seconds in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for seconds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] ADJ

II.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] ADV

III.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] N

IV.second1 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] VB trans (support)

second2 [Am ˈsɛkənd, Brit ˈsɛk(ə)nd] N

second3 [Am səˈkɑnd, Brit sɪˈkɒnd] VB trans

second-guess [Am ˌsɛkənd ˈɡɛs, Brit] VB trans

I.second class [Am ˌsəkənd ˈklæs, Brit] N (in UK)

I.second best [Am ˌsɛkən(d) ˈbɛst, Brit] ADJ

II.second best [Am ˌsɛkən(d) ˈbɛst, Brit] ADV

III.second best [Am ˌsɛkən(d) ˈbɛst, Brit] N U

seconds in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for seconds in the English»Spanish Dictionary

second2 [ˈsekənd] N (unit of time)

second3 [sɪˈkɒnd, Am -ˈkɑ:nd] VB trans Brit, Aus

second-rate [ˌsekəndˈreɪt] ADJ

seconds Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

on second thoughts Brit, Aus, on second thought Am, Aus
can I have seconds?
in a matter of seconds
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
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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We thought we'd give them two seconds of breathing room.
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Low grunts are produced every few seconds for communication.
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It measures the seconds needed for whole blood to clot upon exposure to an activator of the intrinsic pathway.
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Only after follow up observations was a weaker second pulsar detected with a pulse of 2.8 seconds from the companion star.
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Images from digital cameras can be uploaded in seconds to a remote office over a network link, while optical character recognition software can automate the reading of vehicle registration numbers.
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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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The calls consist of grunts and repeated roars that can last for four to five seconds each.
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Though rapid, the descent continued evenly for a few seconds, but then the entire apparatus turned inside out and plunged downwards with increasing speed.
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