Segundo in english

Second

pronunciation: sekənd part of speech: adjective, noun
In gestures

2º (segundo) = 2nd (second). 

Example: The subject of AIDS was chosen for the 1st study and family/genetic studies of cleft lip and palate for the 2nd.

segundo1 = second (2nd) ; second-best [2nd-best] ; runner-up ; second from (the) top. 

Example: The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.Example: In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.Example: This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.Example: Draw a vertical line that goes from the leftmost point of the horizontal line that is second from the top to the bottommost horizontal line.

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» acabar (el) segundofinish + secondfinish + runner-upcome in + secondcome in + runner-up .

Example: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches.

Example: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions.

Example: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold).

Example: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.

» acabar en segundo lugarfinish in + second placecome in + second place .

Example: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.

Example: They came in second place in the 2003 season.

» acabar segundotake + second placecome off + second-best .

Example: Niamh practised her words with her mother and went on to take second place in the spelling final.

Example: The Americana tends to come off second-best in just about every evaluative test (size, readability, accessibility, up-to-dateness, prestige, etc.).

» alumno de segundosecond grader .

Example: The evaluation survey demonstrated how second graders felt they had benefited from the project.

» alumno de segundo añosecond grader .

Example: The evaluation survey demonstrated how second graders felt they had benefited from the project.

» alumno de segundo cursosecond grader .

Example: The evaluation survey demonstrated how second graders felt they had benefited from the project.

» ciudadano de segunda clasesecond-class citizen .

Example: Long treated as second-class citizens, the women say they have found an unexpected equality on the front lines of the protest.

» coche de segunda manoused carsecond-hand car .

Example: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market.

Example: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.

» como segunda alternativaas a backup .

Example: Will the electronic version become the primary mode of access/distribution with print as a backup?.

» compraventa de artículos de segunda manosecond-hand dealer .

Example: They trucks had sat gathering dust ever since, but have now been flogged off for a pittance to a second-hand dealer = Desde entonces los camiones han estado allí muertos de risa, pero ahora se han podido deshacer de ellos vendiéndoselos por cuatro perras a un compraventa de artículos de segunda mano.

» concesionario de automóviles de segunda manoused-car dealership .

Example: We stand apart from other used car dealerships by making it our daily mission to provide quality and service for every customer.

» concesionario de cohes de segunda manoused-car dealership .

Example: We stand apart from other used car dealerships by making it our daily mission to provide quality and service for every customer.

» conseguir el segundo puestowin + second place .

Example: She won second place in shotput at the state championship.

» con segundasdouble-edgedloaded .

Example: We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children.

Example: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.

» con segundas intencionesloaded .

Example: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.

» dar una segunda oportunidadgive + a second chance .

Example: If their answer is incorrect, they are given a second chance.

» dar una segunda vidagive + a second life .

Example: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.

» dejar en segundo planoovershadow .

Example: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.

» de segundasecond-qualitydownmarketdownscale .

Example: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers.

Example: Those downmarket films brought my family financial security.

Example: It is a relatively small and shabby building in the middle of a downscale neighborhood.

» de segunda calidadsecond-qualitysecond-best [2nd-best]downmarketdownscale .

Example: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers.

Example: Librarians should view teenage romances not as a 2nd-best literature but as valuable books in themselves.

Example: Those downmarket films brought my family financial security.

Example: It is a relatively small and shabby building in the middle of a downscale neighborhood.

» de segunda categoríasecond-rate .

Example: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.

» de segunda clasesecond-ratesecond-class .

Example: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.

Example: Why is it considered 'second class' to be living in a flat rather than a house?.

» de segunda importanciamarginalback burneron the back burner [También se usa on a back burner]second in importance .

Example: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.

Example: Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.

Example: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.

Example: In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment.

» de segunda importancia en relación consecondary to .

Example: The important thing to remember is that specifications of this kind are always to be regarded as secondary to subject.

» de segunda manosecond-hand [secondhand] .

Example: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.

» de segundo gradosecond-degreein the second degree .

Example: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.

Example: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.

» de segundo nivelsecond-level .

Example: The fourth second-level heading under this term is 'miscellaneous'.

» de segundo ordenminorsecond-order [2nd-order] .

Example: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.

Example: A meta-programming approach is applied in which the raw bibliographic material is viewed as a logic programme upon which a 2nd-order logic programme is developed.

» disponer de una segunda oportunidadget + a second chance .

Example: According to an old saying, you never get a second chance to make a first impression = Según un antiguo dicho, nunca se tiene una seguna oportunidad para causar una primera impresión.

» el segundo mencionadolatter [Frecuentemente precedido del artículo 'the' y contrapuesto a 'the former' (el primero mencionado)] .

Example: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.

» en circuitos de segunda categoríain the provinces .

Example: It was intended that the service should fill the gap in the provinces created by the vast concentration of on-line activity in the metropolis.

» en circuitos de segundo ordenin the provinces .

Example: It was intended that the service should fill the gap in the provinces created by the vast concentration of on-line activity in the metropolis.

» en el segundo casoin the latter case .

Example: In the latter case a classified arrangement of subjects is also considered an important starting point in searching.

» en segundo lugarsecondlysecond-best [2nd-best]in the second place .

Example: Secondly, there will be increasing use of personal computer (PC) on their own, linked to local area networks (LANs).

Example: In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian.

Example: European companies target European markets and, in the second place, North America.

» en un segundo planoin the background .

Example: He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.

» estudiante universitario de segundo añosophomore .

Example: The frequency of document use was highest among political science students and lowest among history students, and more frequent among seniors and juniors than freshmen and sophomores.

» finalización en segundo lugarsecond place finish .

Example: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.

» finalizar (el) segundofinish + secondfinish + runner-upcome in + secondcome in + runner-up .

Example: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches.

Example: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions.

Example: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold).

Example: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.

» finalizar en el segundo lugarcome in + second place .

Example: They came in second place in the 2003 season.

» finalizar en segundo lugarfinish in + second place .

Example: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.

» hotel de segundadownscale hoteldownmarket hotel .

Example: Room rates are so steeply discounted that the top resorts will put you up today for the same price that downscale hotels charged two years ago.

Example: It's an awful downmarket hotel in the worst location in Las Vegas with terrible service and staff who couldn't care less.

» hotel de segunda categoríadownscale hoteldownmarket hotel .

Example: Room rates are so steeply discounted that the top resorts will put you up today for the same price that downscale hotels charged two years ago.

Example: It's an awful downmarket hotel in the worst location in Las Vegas with terrible service and staff who couldn't care less.

» inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una personamiddle initial .

Example: If you're not sure of the exact form of the phrase (Does the author have a middle initial?), enter as much of the phrase as you know.

» la segunda mejor opciónthe next best option .

Example: If friends or family can't help, the next best option is to approach your bank or a credit union for a personal loan.

» la segunda mitad de + Fechathe latter part of + Fecha .

Example: This town library was in the latter part of the 17th century permitted to sink 'into careless guardianship and ultimate neglect' = A finales del siglo XVII no se hizo nada por evitar que esta biblioteca municipal se sumiese "en la negligencia y en el abandono total".

» la segunda opciónthe next best choice .

Example: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.

» la segunda vezthe second time around .

Example: His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April.

» llegar (el) segundofinish + secondfinish + runner-upcome in + secondcome in + runner-up .

Example: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches.

Example: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions.

Example: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold).

Example: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.

» llegar en segundo lugarfinish in + second placecome in + second place .

Example: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.

Example: They came in second place in the 2003 season.

» llegar segundotake + second place .

Example: Niamh practised her words with her mother and went on to take second place in the spelling final.

» material donado de segunda manohand-me-down material .

Example: There had been no problems organizing the collection of 'hand-me-down' materials.

» mercadillo de prendas de segunda manorummage salejumble sale [Generalmente con fines benéficos] .

Example: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.

Example: Jumble sales are great places to pick up hidden treasures like vintage clothes, designer cast offs and all sorts of quirky bric-a-brac for a fraction of their original price.

» negocio de venta de coches de segunda manoused-car business .

Example: Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.

» ocupar un segundo planostand in + the background .

Example: He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.

» oír por segundas personashear + second-hand .

Example: I'm only reporting to you what I've heard second-hand.

» parte segundarevisited .

Example: The article 'The forgiving building revisited' discusses planning library facilities which will meet new developments in automation technology with flexibility.

» por segunda veza second timethe second time arounda second time aroundfor a/the second time .

Example: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Example: His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April.

Example: Will Fiat fare better a second time around in US market?.

Example: After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.

» primer y segundo platomain dish .

Example: Mandarin oranges are little segments of bright citrus flavor suitable for salads, vegetables, main dishes and, of course, desserts.

» primo segundosecond cousin .

Example: For the most part in Latin America, people consider cousin relationship to be incestuous only if they are first cousins, second cousins and onwards are not subject to this taboo.

» quedar en segundo planocome in + a poor second .

Example: If the library is not to come in a poor second to such 'basic' or 'essential' services as police and garbage collection, the library's services must also be regarded as 'essential'.

» quedar segundocome off + second-besttake + second place .

Example: The Americana tends to come off second-best in just about every evaluative test (size, readability, accessibility, up-to-dateness, prestige, etc.).

Example: Niamh practised her words with her mother and went on to take second place in the spelling final.

» quemadura de segundo gradosecond-degree burn .

Example: My daughter grabbed a hot appliance today and got a second-degree burn on her middle finger that quickly sprouted a large blister.

» relegado a un segundo planoon the back burner [También se usa on a back burner]back burner .

Example: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.

Example: Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.

» relegar a segunda categoríarelegate + Nombre + to second-class status .

Example: Through the years, the large Muslim minority in the military outposts was relegated to second class status, much like other colonised peoples.

» relegar a un segundo planotake + second placeput + Nombre + on the back burner .

Example: He considered his first job as that of healer; the writer and teacher took second place.

Example: She put her education on the back burner for several years so that her husband could get his first.

» relegarse a un segundo planotake + a back seat .

Example: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.

» relegar una idea a un segundo planoput + an idea on the back burner .

Example: My girlfriend and I looked at rings together about a year ago, then put the idea on the back burner because of money issues.

» ropa de segunda manosecond-hand clothes .

Example: They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.

» segunda casasecond home .

Example: In recent decades tourism has vastly increased in the area and many once empty houses have been restored as second or holiday homes.

» segunda categoríasecond-class status .

Example: Some Christians in Egypt are upset about a new law, which they say cements their 'second-class status'.

» segunda clasesecond-class status .

Example: Some Christians in Egypt are upset about a new law, which they say cements their 'second-class status'.

» segunda edición2nd editionsecond edition .

Example: It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.

Example: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.

» Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2)AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition) .

Example: AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.

» Segunda Guerra Mundial2nd World WarWorld War II [Second World War] .

Example: This article considers the maturing and professionalisation of Slavic librarianship in the USA since the 2nd World War.

Example: War, for example, is divided into Militaria, War, World War I, World War II, Vehicles and Equipment.

» Segunda Guerra Mundial, laSecond World War, the [World War II] .

Example: From the beginnings of the UNESCO activity after the Second World War the emphasis ever since in universal bibliographic control has been upon collective endeavours.

» segunda mangasecond leg .

Example: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.

» segunda mitad, lasecond half, the .

Example: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.

» segunda partesequel [Obra literaria o imaginative completa por sí misma pero que continúa un trabajo anterior]follow-up .

Example: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.

Example: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow-up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.

» segunda parte, lasecond half, the .

Example: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.

» segundas intencioneshidden agendaulterior motives .

Example: This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information.

Example: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives.

» segunda vivienda en la ciudadpied-à-terre [Generalmente para personas que viven fuera de ella] .

Example: Get a pied-à-terre in London and an investment too.

» segunda votaciónrunoff [Generalmente para intentar resolver un empate ]election runoff [Generalmente para intentar resolver un empate] .

Example: Runoffs must be held just two weeks after the primary election.

Example: Egypt Islamists have claimed most seats in the election runoff.

» segundo análisisre-examination [reexamination]  .

Example: New theories of management and different demands on university libraries encourage a re-examination of organisational design and staffing practices.

» segundo contramaestreboatswain's mate .

Example: It is unlikely that many pirate vessels had boatswain's mates aboard.

» segundo cursosecond grade .

Example: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.

» segundo de abordosecond in commandsecond banana .

Example: The disadvantages may be minimized if a well qualified second in command is appointed.

Example: I don't mean to oversimplify life, but on some days it seems to me that society divides into two categories: the top bananas and the second bananas.

» segundo de candidaturarunning mate .

Example: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.

» segundo en la candidatura de Alguienrunning mate .

Example: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.

» segundo finalistafirst runner up .

Example: She was the first runner up in the 1st Canadian Library Journal Student Article Contest.

» segundo lugarsecond place .

Example: A close competition, there was a winning team and two teams tied in second place.

» segundo molar12-year molar .

Example: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.

» segundo + Nombre + más grande, elsecond-largest + Nombre, thesecond-biggest + Nombre, the .

Example: At $300 billion a year in sales, health and personal care is the second-largest retail category in the US behind groceries.

Example: A diamond almost as large as a tennis ball has been found in Botswana -- the second biggest ever unearthed.

» segundo platoa little something on the sideentrée [Especialmente en los Estados Unidos]main entréemain course .

Example: For a man who has created a nearly perfect life for himself, what harm could there be if he discreetly indulges in a little something on the side?.

Example: It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree.

Example: At least 20 different main entree items, side entree items and appetizers will be made available to taste.

Example: No matter how stuffed you are after the main course you always have room for a little dessert.

» segundo por arribasecond from (the) top .

Example: Draw a vertical line that goes from the leftmost point of the horizontal line that is second from the top to the bottommost horizontal line.

» segundo por la colasecond from (the) bottomsecond to last .

Example: They are second from bottom with 20 points from 22 matches.

Example: In a recent survey of 16 European countries, the UK comes second to last, beating only Belgium.

» segundo puestosecond place .

Example: A close competition, there was a winning team and two teams tied in second place.

» segundo tiempo, elsecond half, the .

Example: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.

» segundo trimestresecond quarter .

Example: The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.

» ser el segundowin + second place .

Example: She won second place in shotput at the state championship.

» ser el segundo de a bordoplay + second fiddle .

Example: His classification was an attempt to adapt knowledge to the decimal pattern, and ideas had to play second fiddle; which is not a formula for efficient classification or a model for others.

» tener segundas intencionespush + Posesivo + (personal) agendapush + a hidden agenda .

Example: She interrupted other speakers to push her agenda, and failed to keep her answers relevant to the questions.

Example: This week the frontline blogosphere has been picking holes in Government policy and wondering whether Ministers are reckless or are pushing a hidden agenda.

» tener una segunda destrezahave + a second string to + Posesivo + bow .

Example: After school she was employed for many years as a secretary but she had a second string to her bow as a presenter on a radio station.

» tener una segunda habilidadhave + a second string to + Posesivo + bow .

Example: After school she was employed for many years as a secretary but she had a second string to her bow as a presenter on a radio station.

» tener una segunda oportunidadget + a second chancehave + a second chance .

Example: According to an old saying, you never get a second chance to make a first impression = Según un antiguo dicho, nunca se tiene una seguna oportunidad para causar una primera impresión.

Example: Individuals who have gone afoul of the law should have and must have a second chance.

» tener un segundo empleomoonlightwork + a second job .

Example: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.

Example: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.

» tener un segundo trabajomoonlightwork + a second job .

Example: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.

Example: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.

» terminar (el) segundofinish + secondfinish + runner-upcome in + secondcome in + runner-up .

Example: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches.

Example: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions.

Example: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold).

Example: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.

» terminar en segundo lugarfinish in + second placecome in + second place .

Example: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.

Example: They came in second place in the 2003 season.

» terminar segundotake + second placecome off + second-best .

Example: Niamh practised her words with her mother and went on to take second place in the spelling final.

Example: The Americana tends to come off second-best in just about every evaluative test (size, readability, accessibility, up-to-dateness, prestige, etc.).

» tienda de ropa de segunda manosecond-hand clothes shopsecond-hand clothes store .

Example: One of the advantages of living in Mayfair is the quality of second-hand clothes shops.

Example: Jackets of this kind could sometimes be found in second-hand clothes stores, but very rarely, and they cost a heap of money.

» TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua)TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) [Examen de inglés que todo estudiante extranjero debe hacer como requisito para su entrada en una universidad americana] .

Example: Results of the Pearson Product Moment Test showed a moderate correlation between the students' exit TOEFL scores and the post-test lirary skills scores.

» una segunda opinióna second opinion .

Example: Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.

» una segunda veza second time arounda second timefor a/the second time .

Example: Will Fiat fare better a second time around in US market?.

Example: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.

Example: After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.

» vendedor de coches de segunda manoused-car dealersecond-hand car dealerused-car salesman .

Example: Turning back the odometer is probably the most common and infamous used-car dealer trick.

Example: Second-hand car dealers generally sell cars that have seen a bit more use and abuse than those on the new car dealer's lot.

Example: Game show hosts often feel like TV's version of used-car salesmen -- they're expected to be overly chummy, and their wardrobes are never quite as nice as those of news anchors or actors.

» viajar en segunda clasetravel (in) + second-class .

Example: It has often been said that traveling in second-class on Titanic was like traveling first-class on earlier ships.

segundo2 = second ; sec. 

Example: If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.Example: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

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» actuar en segundo planolurk in + the wings .

Example: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.

» a los pocos segundoswithin moments .

Example: Within moments, however, the birds began to squawk, almost scream at each other.

» aprovechar cada segundomake + every second count .

Example: If Mimi could have a final wish to her family and friends it would be, 'think of me as a girl that wants to fly high, shine bright, and make every second count'.

» décima de segundosplit second .

Example: If you can see why, then next time, in the split second before you click, you'll ask yourself, is there a better place to get my information?.

» durante un segundofor a second .

Example: Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face.

» en cuestión de segundoswithin secondsin a matter of seconds .

Example: An online catalog is certainly more complete in its accesses and more up to date than is possible with a card catalog since the entries are available within seconds after completion of cataloging.

Example: In a matter of seconds, some 50 people were killed, 250 injured.

» en los últimos segundosin the final seconds .

Example: After a quick turn of events, Michigan defense shut the door on Ohio State in the final seconds.

» entrar un segundonip in .

Example: We were on our way to the market and decided to nip in here for a quick late lunch.

» en uno o dos segundosin an instant or two .

Example: Now rapid selection can slide just the proper card into position in an instant or two, and return it afterward.

» en unos segundosin seconds .

Example: This curler creates movie star eyelashes in seconds and also beats mascara allergy.

» en un par de segundosin an instant or two .

Example: Now rapid selection can slide just the proper card into position in an instant or two, and return it afterward.

» en un segundoin the blink of an eyein the twinkling of an eyein a snapwith the tip of a hatin a jiff(y)in a heartbeatin a secondin the wink of an eye .

Example: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye.

Example: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling.

Example: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free.

Example: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.

Example: My son had his milk teeth removed and the doctor did it in a jiffy and my son didn't even realise.

Example: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat.

Example: A potato can be peeled in a second by steaming first for an hour before dipping it in ice water.

Example: This incident happened in plain daylight and in the wink of an eye.

» ESL (Inglés como Segunda Lengua)ESL (English as a Second Language) .

Example: The similarities in narrative style, the emphasis on incident and the use of colourful themes such as the supernatural, horror and fantasy, enable Chinese ESL (English-as-a-second-language) readers to identify with these novels.

» esperar un segundohang on (for) + a sec(ond) .

Example: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

» fracción de segundosplit second .

Example: If you can see why, then next time, in the split second before you click, you'll ask yourself, is there a better place to get my information?.

» ganar el segundo puestowin + second place .

Example: She won second place in shotput at the state championship.

» hablar un segundo conhave + a quick word withhave + a brief word withhave + a short word with .

Example: In many cases, having a quick word with your academic advisor during their office hours can nip the problem in the bud.

Example: We would recommend having a brief word with your ophthalmologist at the hospital to make sure he thinks your running is OK.

Example: Sadly I was busy so I only got to have a short word with them.

» hacer en un segundowhip upknock up .

Example: I respect artists, don't get me wrong, but this is something anybody could whip up in 10 minutes.

Example: It's simple food and and to be honest not unlike something you could knock up at home but it's nice for someone else to cook.

» ni por un segundonot even for a minute!not for a second .

Example: This will serve as a reminder to never leave a child in the car alone, not even for a minute!.

Example: Never leave a child unattended in a car, not for a minute, not for a second.

» ni un segundonever for a minute .

Example: But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.

» no desperdiciar ni un segundomake + every second count .

Example: If Mimi could have a final wish to her family and friends it would be, 'think of me as a girl that wants to fly high, shine bright, and make every second count'.

» no perder ni un segundomake + every second count .

Example: If Mimi could have a final wish to her family and friends it would be, 'think of me as a girl that wants to fly high, shine bright, and make every second count'.

» por un segundofor a second .

Example: Wren glared at her for a second, then shut the door in her face.

» preparar en un segundoknock upwhip up .

Example: It's simple food and and to be honest not unlike something you could knock up at home but it's nice for someone else to cook.

Example: I respect artists, don't get me wrong, but this is something anybody could whip up in 10 minutes.

» segundosmoments .

Example: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.

» unos segundos de reflexióna moment's thoughta moment's reflection .

Example: A moment's thought should show that whereas specificity is a device to increase relevance at the cost of recall, exhaustivity works in the opposite direction, by increasing recall, but at the expense of relevance.

Example: A moment's reflection on the characteristics of this type of catalog as shown in figure 1 reveals the retrieval power of such a catalog.

» un par de segundosa blink or two .

Example: On the last day we walked around the small town which only took a blink or two and then drove around to look at the old brewery, post office and other stuff.

» un segundofor a minute .

Example: Put your hand on a hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour -- sit with a pretty girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute.

» volver en un segundobe back in a sec(ond)be back in a tickbe back in a jiffybe back in a flashbe back in a mo(ment)be back in a jiff .

Example: She got up and said, "Just going for a wee. Back in a sec," and walked off across the lounge in the direction of the toilets, leaving Rudi quite alone.

Example: I have to finish up some paperwork but I'll be back in a tick.

Example: Pour yourselves another drink and I will be back in a jiffy.

Example: He went to the bar and was back in a flash with pulled pork nachos and two glasses of wine.

Example: 'I'm just popping in for an ice cream, I'll be back in a mo,' she said apologetically.

Example: There was a sign on the door that said be back in a jiff with a cell phone number.

» y al segundoand the next minute .

Example: Many of us thought that it was flying rather low to the ground and the next minute there was a huge ball of fire and black smoke.

Segundo synonyms

back in spanish: atrás, pronunciation: bæk part of speech: adverb forward in spanish: adelante, pronunciation: fɔrwɜrd part of speech: adverb bit in spanish: poco, pronunciation: bɪt part of speech: noun s in spanish: s, pronunciation: es part of speech: noun minute in spanish: minuto, pronunciation: mɪnət part of speech: noun, adjective endorse in spanish: endosar, pronunciation: endɔrs part of speech: verb moment in spanish: momento, pronunciation: moʊmənt part of speech: noun intermediate in spanish: intermedio, pronunciation: ɪntɜrmidiɪt part of speech: adjective endorsement in spanish: aprobación, pronunciation: endɔrsmənt part of speech: noun instant in spanish: instante, pronunciation: ɪnstənt part of speech: noun, adjective ordinal in spanish: ordinal, pronunciation: ɔrdənəl part of speech: adjective, noun irregular in spanish: irregular, pronunciation: ɪregjəlɜr part of speech: adjective sec in spanish: segundo, pronunciation: sek part of speech: noun secondly in spanish: en segundo lugar, pronunciation: sekəndli part of speech: adverb indorse in spanish: endosar, pronunciation: ɪndɔrs part of speech: verb 2d in spanish: 2d, pronunciation: d part of speech: adjective 2nd in spanish: 2do, pronunciation: nd part of speech: adjective second base in spanish: segunda base, pronunciation: sekəndbeɪs part of speech: noun arcsecond in spanish: arcosegundo, pronunciation: ɑrskənd part of speech: noun second gear in spanish: segunda marcha, pronunciation: sekəndgɪr part of speech: noun
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