second mate in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for second mate in the English»French Dictionary

second mate N NAUT

second mate

deuxième lieutenant m

Translations for second mate in the English»French Dictionary

I.mate [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] N

1. mate Brit inf:

mate (friend)

copain m inf

mate (at work, school)

camarade mf

hello mate!

salut mon vieux! inf

2. mate ZOOL:

mate (sexual partner) (male)

mâle m

mate (female)

femelle f

mate (person) hum

partenaire mf

3. mate (assistant):

mate

aide mf

builder's mate

aide-maçon m

4. mate Brit NAUT (in merchant navy):

mate

≈ second m (capitaine)

5. mate (in chess):

mate

mat m

II.mate [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB trans

1. mate animal:

mate

accoupler (with à or avec)

2. mate (in chess):

mate

faire mat

III.mate [Brit meɪt, Am meɪt] VB intr

mate animal:

mate

s'accoupler (with à, avec)

See also second mate, first mate

second mate N NAUT

second mate

deuxième lieutenant m

first mate N NAUT

first mate

second m

I.second N [Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd, Am ˈsɛkənd]

1. second:

second (unit of time) MATH, PHYS

seconde f

second (instant)

instant m

the whole thing was over in seconds

tout s'est passé en (l'espace de) quelques secondes

with (just) seconds to spare

à quelques secondes près

this won't take a second

cela ne prendra qu'un instant

now just a second!

un instant, là!

(with)in seconds she was asleep

elle s'est endormie en l'espace de quelques instants

they should arrive any second now

ils devraient arriver d'un instant à l'autre

we arrived at six o'clock to the second

nous sommes arrivés à six heures pile

2. second (ordinal number):

second

deuxième mf

second

second/-e m/f

she came a good or close second

elle ne s'est fait battre que de justesse dans la course

X was the most popular in the survey, but Y came a close second

dans le sondage X était le plus populaire mais Y suivait de près

he came a poor second

il est arrivé deuxième, mais loin derrière le premier

his family comes a poor second to his desire for success

sa famille passe loin après son désir de réussir

the problem of crime was seen as second only to unemployment

le problème du crime venait juste derrière le chômage

3. second (date):

the second of May

le deux mai

4. second Brit UNIV:

upper/lower second

≈ licence f avec mention bien/assez bien

5. second:

second, a. second gear MOTOR

deuxième f

second, a. second gear MOTOR

seconde f

in second

en deuxième or seconde

6. second (defective article):

second

article m à défauts

these plates are (slight) seconds

ce sont des assiettes à défauts

7. second:

second (in boxing, wrestling)

soigneur m

second (in duel)

témoin m

seconds out (of the ring)! (in boxing, wrestling)

soigneurs, hors du ring!

8. second MUS (interval):

second

seconde f

II.seconds N

seconds npl [ˈsekəndz] inf:

seconds

rab m inf

to ask for/have seconds

demander/prendre du rab inf

III.second ADJ [ˈsekənd]

second

deuxième, second

for the second time

pour la deuxième fois

the second teeth

les dents définitives

second violin MUS

second violon

he thinks he's a second Churchill

il se prend pour un second Churchill

every second day/Monday

un jour/un lundi sur deux

to have or take a second helping (of sth)

reprendre (de qc)

to have a second chance to do sth

avoir une nouvelle chance de faire

you won't get a second chance! (good opportunity)

l'occasion ne se représentera pas

you won't get a second chance! (to take exams)

tu n'auras pas de deuxième chance

to ask for a second opinion (from doctor)

demander l'opinion d'un autre médecin

to ask for a second opinion (from lawyer)

demander l'opinion d'un autre avocat

I like this one, but can you give me a second opinion?

j'aime bien celui-ci, mais qu'en penses-tu?

IV.second ADV [ˈsekənd]

1. second (in second place):

second

deuxième

to come or finish second (in race, competition)

arriver or finir deuxième or en deuxième position

I agreed to speak second

j'ai accepté de parler le deuxième

to travel second

voyager en deuxième classe

the second biggest/most beautiful building

le deuxième bâtiment de par sa grandeur/sa beauté

the second oldest in the family

le deuxième de la famille

his loyalty to the firm comes second to or after his personal ambition

sa loyauté envers la société passe après son ambition personnelle

the fact that he's my father comes second

le fait qu'il soit mon père est secondaire

Phrases:

second, a. secondly

deuxièmement

second, I have to say…

deuxièmement, je dois dire…

V.second VB trans

1. second (help) (gen):

second person

seconder

second SPORTS boxer

être le soigneur de

second duellist

être le témoin de

2. second [ˈsekənd] (support):

second (gen) person

soutenir

second idea

appuyer

second (in debate, election) motion, resolution, vote of thanks

appuyer

3. second [sɪˈkɒnd]:

second MIL, COMM

détacher (from de, to à)

VI.second

every second counts

chaque seconde compte

to be second nature (to sb)

être automatique (chez qn)

to be second to none

être sans pareil

to do sth without (giving it) a second thought

faire qc sans réfléchir

he didn't give them a second thought

il ne s'est pas posé de questions à leur sujet

on second thoughts

à la réflexion

to have second thoughts

avoir quelques hésitations or doutes

to have second thoughts about doing

avoir moins envie de faire

to get one's second wind

trouver son second souffle

second mate in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for second mate in the English»French Dictionary

I.mate¹ [meɪt] N

1. mate Brit, Aus inf (friend):

mate

copain(-ine) m (f)

mate school

camarade mf

mate at work

collègue mf

2. mate (sexual partner):

mate

compagnon m

mate

compagne f

3. mate BIOL:

mate

partenaire mf

4. mate Brit, Aus inf (form of address):

mate

mon pote

5. mate (assistant):

mate

aide mf

driver's mate

coéquipier(-ière) m (f)

II.mate¹ [meɪt] VB intr

mate

s'accoupler

III.mate¹ [meɪt] VB trans

to mate sth with sth

accoupler qc avec qc

I.mate² [meɪt] N GAMES

mate

mat m

II.mate² [meɪt] VB trans

mate

faire échec et mat à

I.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADJ

1. second (after first):

second

deuxième

every second week/year

tous les quinze jours/deux ans

2. second (after winner):

second

second(e)

3. second (not first in importance, size):

second

deuxième

to be second only to sb/sth

être juste derrière qn/qc

to be second to none

être le meilleur

4. second (another):

second car, chance

deuxième

to be a second Mozart

être un nouveau Mozart

to ask for a second opinion

demander un deuxième avis

to have second thoughts about sth

ne plus être sûr de qc

II.second¹ [ˈsekənd] N

1. second Brit (degree grade):

second

licence avec mention bien/assez bien

2. second no art, no pl (second gear):

second

seconde f

to change down to second

rétrograder en seconde

3. second pl (extra helping):

second

supplément m

anyone for seconds?

est-ce que qn en veut encore?

4. second (imperfect item):

second

article m de deuxième choix

5. second (in a duel):

second

témoin m

6. second (in boxing):

second

soigneur m

III.second¹ [ˈsekənd] ADV

second

deuxième

IV.second¹ [ˈsekənd] VB trans

1. second (support):

second

appuyer

I'll second that

je suis d'accord

2. second Brit, Aus MIL:

second

détacher

to be seconded from sth to sth

être détaché de qc vers qc

second² [ˈsekənd] N

second

seconde f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Female guppies re-mate more actively and delay the development of a brood when the anticipated second mate is more attractive than the first male.

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The second mate is the third in command (or on some ocean liners fourth) and a watchkeeping officer, customarily the ship's navigator.

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Traditionally, the second mate stands a 12-4 watch: from midnight until 4am and noon until 4pm.

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The ship was temporarily abandoned, but the second mate re-boarded her with ten men and sailed the ship out of the danger zone.

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The second mate was dreadfully wounded, and was lying on the ground in a state of delirium.

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There are five other survivors, a woman, 2 young children, a cabin boy and the second mate.

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