Significado de second thought en inglés

second thought

noun [ C ]

/ˌsek.ənd ˈθɔːt/ us

/ˌsek.ənd ˈθɑːt/

without a second thought

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If you do something without a second thought, you do it without first considering if you should do it or not:

She'll spend a hundred dollars on a dress without a second thought.

have second thoughts

to change your opinion about something or start to doubt it:

You're not having second thoughts about getting married, are you?

on second thoughts UK (US on second thought)

used when you want to change a decision you have made:

Can I have a cup of coffee, please? - actually, on second thoughts, I'll have a beer.

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(Definición de second thought del Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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second thought

noun [ C ]

/ˈsek·ənd ˈθɔt, ˌθɔt/

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a change in a decision or opinion:

He apparently had second thoughts about that remark.

On second thought (= after thinking about it further), I would like a glass of water.

(Definición de second thought del Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Ejemplos de second thought

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Experimental psychologists use it without a second thought, catalogues and handbooks rubricate it fairly consistently, and historians succeed in pinpointing its legitimizing powers.

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Most physicians would not and should not give a second thought to aiding draft evaders during a just war.

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It was occupied by a pair of industrial sheds in a ruinous state which most architects and developers would have demolished without a second thought.

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No one needed to make anything explicit or give the situation a second thought.

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Take a second thought experiment.

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Why especially is the second thought necessary?

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Most doctors partake of these meals without giving a second thought to where they come from, how they influence them, or what the consequences might be.

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The second thought is that renewable energy sources really only have one single enemy.

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A second thought is that the neighbourhood policy must have regard to each country's specific characteristics.

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The second thought that comes immediately to mind is the threat to employment.

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