seconds in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for seconds in the English»French Dictionary

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

I.split second N

split second

fraction f de seconde

in/for a split second

en/pendant une fraction de seconde

II.split-second ADJ

split-second decision

éclair

split-second inv reflex

extrêmement rapide

the success of the mission depends on split-second timing

pour réussir il faut que la mission suive un programme fixé à la seconde près

the jokes require split-second timing

il faut que les blagues soient minutées à la seconde près

I.second best N

I refuse to settle for or take second best

je refuse de me contenter de pis-aller

as a second best, I suppose it will do

je suppose que faute de mieux, cela fera l'affaire

II.second best ADV

he came off Brit or out Am second best

il a été largement battu

in the choice between quality and price, quality often comes off second best

quand il faut choisir entre la qualité et le prix, c'est généralement la qualité qui passe après

second chamber N

second chamber

chambre f haute

second ballot N

second ballot

second tour m

second ballot

deuxième tour m (du scrutin)

I.second class N

1. second class (of post):

second class

≈ acheminement m lent

2. second class RAIL:

second class

deuxième classe f

II.second-class ADJ

1. second-class (of post):

second-class post, mail, stamp

au tarif lent

2. second-class RAIL:

second-class carriage, ticket

de deuxième classe

3. second-class Brit UNIV:

second-class degree

≈ licence f obtenue avec mention assez bien

4. second-class (second rate):

second-class goods, product, treatment

de qualité inférieure

second-class citizen

citoyen/-enne m/f de seconde zone

III.second class ADV

second class RAIL travel

en deuxième classe

second class (of post) send

au tarif lent

second degree N UNIV

second degree

≈ diplôme m de troisième cycle

second cousin N

second cousin

cousin/-e m/f issu/-e de germains

I.second generation N

second generation

deuxième génération f

II.second-generation ADJ

second-generation artist, computer:

second-generation

de la deuxième génération

second lieutenant N MIL

second lieutenant

sous-lieutenant m

seconds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seconds in the English»French Dictionary

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

second best ADJ

to feel second best

se sentir relégué en second choix

to settle for second best

se rabattre sur un deuxième choix

I.second-hand ADJ

1. second-hand (for purchases):

second-hand clothes, shop

d'occasion

2. second-hand (from sb else):

second-hand news

de seconde main

II.second-hand ADV

1. second-hand (used):

second-hand buy

d'occasion

2. second-hand (from third party):

second-hand hear

d'un tiers

second chamber N POL

second chamber

deuxième chambre f

second floor N

1. second floor Brit, Aus (second floor above ground):

second floor

deuxième étage m

2. second floor Am, Aus (floor above ground):

second floor

premier étage m

second lieutenant N

second lieutenant

second lieutenant m

second hand N

second hand

aiguille f des secondes

I.second class N

second class

deuxième classe f

II.second class ADV

1. second class (in second class):

second class travel

en deuxième classe

2. second class Brit (by second-class mail):

second class

en tarif lent

III.second class ADJ second-class

1. second class (in second class):

second-class

de deuxième classe

2. second class pej (inferior):

second-class

de deuxième rang

second sight N no pl

second sight

double vue f

seconds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

in a matter of seconds

dans une poignée de secondes

he'll be with you in a second

il est à vous dans une seconde

anyone for seconds?

est-ce que qn en veut encore?

to be five seconds/metres ahead of sb Brit

devancer qn de cinq secondes/mètres

to be five seconds/meters ahead of sb Am

devancer qn de cinq secondes/mètres

he had assigned his second-in-command to us

il nous avait délégué le sous-chef

team relegated to the second division

équipe reléguée en seconde division

to miss the bus by a few seconds

rater le bus à quelques secondes près

lying has become second nature to him

le mensonge lui est devenu familier

to eat at the first/second sitting

manger au premier/second service

seconds Glossary « Intégration et égalité des chances » courtesy of the French-German Youth Office

Translations for seconds in the French»English Dictionary

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deuxième et troisième génération

second and third generation

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Ragtime won by 4 minutes, 31 seconds in a record-breaking finish.

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The vehicle was launched by seven solid booster rockets which had a burn time of four seconds, after which the liquid fuel sustainer motor took over.

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Low grunts are produced every few seconds for communication.

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One hundred and four seconds after launch, longitudinal resonance within the rocket's strap-on booster rockets caused the vehicle to disintegrate.

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It takes around 60 to 90 seconds to bring a unit from cold start-up to full load; this is much shorter than for gas turbines or steam plants.

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Dental practitioners recommend spending a full two minutes brushing, focusing on each quadrant of the mouth for 30 seconds.

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There have also been reports of wakeful sleeping where a person will spontaneous fall asleep for 0.5 seconds up to 10 seconds without remembering that they were asleep at all.

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If strap-on solid fuel boosters are employed, each provides an additional 1.27 meganewtons (285,500 lbf) of thrust for 94 seconds.

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The audio-visual equipment allows reporters to both write about and film stories as they happen, and the articles can be published on-line within seconds.

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For immediate interpretation, fixed slides are stained with undiluted toluidine blue and read with brightfield microscopy after 15 seconds.

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