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second adjective

  /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ , /ˈsɛkənd/ , /ˈsɛkɪnd/
  • Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
 anden, næst-, nummer to

second noun

  /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/
  • A unit of time historically and commonly defined as a sixtieth of a minute which the International System of Units more precisely defines as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
  • (informal) A short, indeterminate amount of time.
 sekund, øjeblik
  • A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
 sekund

second noun

  /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ , /ˈsɛkənd/ , /ˈsɛkɪnd/
  • (music) The interval between two adjacent notes in a diatonic scale (either or both of them may be raised or lowered from the basic scale via any type of accidental).
 sekund
  • (baseball) Second base.
 anden base
  • A chance or attempt to achieve what should have been done the first time, usually indicating success this time around. (See second-guess.)
 anden chance, en til chance
  • Something that is number two in a series.
  • The place that is next below or after first in a race or contest.
 andenplads
  • The second gear of an engine.
 andet gear
  • Something that is next in rank, quality, precedence, position, status, or authority.
 næst-
  • (usually, in the plural) A manufactured item that, though still usable, fails to meet quality control standards.
 sekundavare

second adverb

  /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ , /ˈsɛkənd/ , /ˈsɛkɪnd/
  • (with superlative) After the first; at the second rank.
  • After the first occurrence but before the third.
 anden

second verb

  /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/ , /ˈsɛkənd/ , /ˈsɛkɪnd/
  • To follow in the next place; to succeed.
 efterfølger

second noun

  /səˈkɑnd/ , /səˈkɒnd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/
  • One who supports another in a contest or combat, such as a dueller's assistant.
 sekundant, støtte
  • One who supports or seconds a motion, or the act itself, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.
 støtte

second verb

  /səˈkɑnd/ , /səˈkɒnd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nd/ , /ˈsɛk.(ə)nt/
  • (transitive, UK) To transfer temporarily to alternative employment.
 afløse
  • (transitive) To assist or support; to back.
 assistere, understøtte
  • (Should we move, merge or split(+) this sense?) (transitive) To agree as a second person to (a proposal), usually to reach a necessary quorum of two. (This may come from etymology 1 above.)
 bakke op, sekundere, støtte

secondment noun

  /səˈkɒn(d)mənt/
  • The process or state of being seconded, the temporary transfer of a person from their normal duty to another assignment.
 afdeling
second cousin
næstsøskendebarn
second lieutenant
sekondløjtnant, løjtnant
second language
andetsprog
second-hand
brugt
every second
hver anden
metre per second
meter [[pr.]] sekund, sekundmeter
twenty-second
toogtyvende
second fiddle
andenviolin
second hand
sekundviser
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