second
US /ˈsɛkənd/ •
UK /ˈsɛk(ə)nd/adjective1. a. segundothe second time he rang me la segunda vez que me llamóher second husband su segundo maridohe had a second cup of tea se tomó otra taza de téhe's already had a second helping ya ha repetidoya se ha repetido (Chile)he won't do that a second time no lo volverá a hacerto give somebody a second chance darle a alguién otra oportunidadevery second Tuesday/week cada dos martes/semanasmartes/semana por medio (Southern Cone, Peru)second generation segunda generación (feminine)second home segunda vivienda (feminine)b. (in seniority, standing) segundothe country's second city la segunda ciudad del país2. (elliptical use) I leave on the second (of the month) me voy el (día) dosadverb1. (in position, time, order) en segundo lugarUnited finished second to Rovers in the championship el United quedó en segundo lugar en la clasificación después del Roverswork comes second, family first la familia está antes que el trabajo2. (secondly) en segundo lugar3. (second class) (Railways) [travel] en segunda (clase)4. (with superlative) the second tallest boy in the class el chico que le sigue al más alto de la clasethe second highest building el segundo edificio en alturait's the second largest city in the world ocupa el segundo lugar entre las ciudades más grandes del mundonoun1. a. also second gear (Motor Vehicles) (no article) segunda (feminine)b. (in competition) he finished a good/poor second quedó en un honroso/deslucido segundo lugarc. (British, University) upper/lower second segunda y tercera nota de la escala de calificaciones de un título universitario2. (attendant) (in boxing, wrestling) segundo (masculine)(in dueling) padrino (masculine)3. (substandard product) artículo con defectos de fábrica (masculine)4. seconds (plural) (second helping) (informal) can I have seconds? ¿puedo repetir?¿puedo repetirme? (Chile)5. (Music) segunda (feminine)transitive verb (support) [motion/candidate] secundar, apoyaridioms
second to noneour service is second to none nuestro servicio es insuperable
second
US /ˈsɛkənd/ •
UK /ˈsɛk(ə)nd/noun1. (of time) segundo (masculine)Torrance squeezed the trigger, waited twenty five seconds and fired again.North AmericanGod, why couldn't he have come just three seconds earlier?North AmericanThe score that well and truly got Tallow back into contention came just sixty seconds before the half-time break.IrishBut, my question is: why is it four minutes and thirty three seconds long in the first place?British2. (moment) segundo (masculine)it doesn't take a second no lleva ni un segundo, es cosa de un segundo3. (of angle) segundo (masculine)In actual numbers its resolution is about half an arc second, which is equivalent of seeing a five cent piece from about 10 kilometres away.AustralianFor a gyroscope in polar orbit, it works out to be about 0.041 arc second per year.North AmericanIt crosses at a point 50 seconds of arc to the east of the previous year.BritishThese gave results correct to 1 second of arc but were not too practical as the series converged slowly.British
second
US /səˈkɑnd/ •
US /ˈsɛkənd/ •
UK /sɪˈkɒnd/transitive verb (attach) (British) to second somebody (to something) trasladar a alguién temporalmente (a algo)The mutual aid process, in which officers are seconded to other forces, has also come under scrutiny.BritishThis trend continued after Crown rule in 1858 and nearly all military engineers seconded to the Indian Army were British sapper officers.North AmericanReed was its national convenor, while Bone and Cook were seconded to work for the forum from their Rotherham Council jobs.BritishIn May 1942, Truscott, as a colonel, was seconded to Combined Operations headquarters in London.British