second

second, second-in-command, deputy, second floor

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adjective Uncommon #17,251

second Used before a masculine singular noun; the feminine form is « seconde ».

FR: C'est mon second jour ici.

EN: It's my second day here.

Forms of second

	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	—	seconde

Le premier tire le neutralise et le second le termine.

The first one shoots, neutralizes him, and the second one finishes him off.

— Léon (1994)

Nous habitons au second étage.

We live on the second floor.

Second et conseiller scientifique.

Second-in-command and scientific adviser.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Au second niveau !

On the second level!

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Le Retour du roi (2003)

Tourne à droite au second carrefour.

Turn right at the second intersection.

Je suspecte que boracasli utilise un second compte.

I suspect that boracasli is using a second account.

Premier ou second ?

First or second?

— Les Bonnes étoiles (2022)

Second lieutenant Tanaka.

Second Lieutenant Tanaka.

— Assassination (2015)

Second lieutenant Tanaka ?

Second Lieutenant Tanaka?

— Assassination (2015)

Je suis né du second mariage de ma mère.

I was born from my mother's second marriage.

Et puis elle a changé, elle a ajouté un second cycle.

And then she changed it; she added a second cycle.

— Alien, la résurrection (1997)

Swami, tu sais pourquoi tu arrives toujours second ?

Swami, do you know why you always come in second?

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

Il a désigné sa fille aînée comme responsable du second restaurant.

He appointed his eldest daughter as manager of the second restaurant.

Vous laissez votre second attaquer pendant que vous observez.

You let your second-in-command attack while you watch.

— Space Seed (1967)

Senna, second.

— Senna (2010)

Mon diplôme de second rang ne vaut rien ?

Is my second-rate degree worthless?

— La Vague (2008)

Je doute que tu connaisses même mon second prénom.

I doubt you even know my middle name.

— La Famille Tenenbaum (2001)

J'ai appliqué un second garrot.

I applied a second tourniquet.

— En terrain miné (2014)

Je propose que Don Lope de Aguirre reste commandant en second.

I propose that Don Lope de Aguirre remain second-in-command.

— Aguirre, la colère de Dieu (1972)

Muzan ne m’a pas seulement pris mon frère, mais aussi mon second père.

Muzan not only took my brother from me, but also my second father.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Tu attends la mort de ton second enfant ?

Are you waiting for your second child to die?

— Interstellar (2014)

Il prit un second morceau pour l'apporter à son amie malade.

He took a second piece to bring to his sick friend.

Devait-il envoyer un second détachement au secours du premier ?

Should he send a second detachment to the aid of the first?

C'est la trace de mon premier suicide et celle-ci, de mon second.

This is the mark from my first suicide, and this one from my second.

— Audition (2000)

J'ai comme la vague idée que boracasli utilise un second compte.

I have a vague idea that boracasli is using a second account.

Voilà un second geste d'amitié que je n'oublierai pas.

Here is a second gesture of friendship that I will never forget.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

C'est ton second voyage en France ?

Is this your second trip to France?

noun · masculine Uncommon #21,395

second-in-command, deputy Often used for a ship’s first mate or another person who assists a leader.

FR: Le capitaine parle à son second.

EN: The captain is talking to his second-in-command.

second floor In French, the second floor is one level above the first floor; the ground floor is not counted as the first floor.

FR: Elle habite au second.

EN: She lives on the second floor.

Non, j'ai besoin de mon second pour commander.

No, I need my second to command.

Impossible un second de prendre.

Impossible to take a second.

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Dites à mon second de prendre le commandement.

Tell my second in command to take command.

Vous et le second.

You and the second one.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Le second finit par prendre la parole.

The second one eventually speaks up.

Moi aussi, déclara le second.

“Me too,” said the second one.

Le second devait frapper John durant son enfance.

The second one was supposed to hit John during his childhood.

— Terminator 2 : Le Jugement dernier (1991)

Puis un second.

Then a second one.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Je vais devoir trouver un remplaçant pour mon second.

I'm going to have to find a replacement for my second.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Qui sait quel second ils vous auraient envoyé.

Who knows what second they would have sent you.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Tu es doué, petit, mais tant que je serai là, tu ne seras que le second.

You're good, kid, but as long as I'm around, you'll always be second-best.

— The Mask (1994)

Le second d'Hitler.

Hitler's second-in-command.

— Nuremberg (2025)

Le messager était son second, Arthur Merlinson.

The messenger was his second-in-command, Arthur Merlinson.

Victor Wilsonson céda la barre à son second.

Victor Wilsonson handed the helm over to his first mate.

C’est arrivé au second de mon père, l’année où il a quitté le Golden Oak.

It happened to my father’s second-in-command the year he left Golden Oak.

Mon second est vraiment à bout.

My second child is really at their wit's end.

— Le Bateau (1981)

La vieille vit au second.

The old woman lives on the second floor.

— [REC] (2007)

Puis, dans le second, ça a changé brutalement.

Then, in the second one, it changed abruptly.

— Senna (2010)

Capitaine, le second vous cherche.

Captain, the second mate is looking for you.

— Le Bateau (1981)

Vous serez désormais mon second.

You will now be my second-in-command.

— Star Trek, le film (1979)

Le second a besoin de courroies.

The second one needs belts.

— Le Bateau (1981)

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