Usage examples of "a second" in English with translation to French

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Hold on a second. Attends une seconde.

Hold on a second, I'll be right back. Don't hang up! Attends une seconde, je reviens tout de suite. Ne raccroche pas !

To each group of people its language, and a second, common to all. À chaque peuple sa langue, et une seconde, commune, pour tous.

Russia had emerged as a second superpower. La Russie est devenue une deuxième superpuissance.

Seventy percent of people in the UK cannot speak a second language. Soixante-dix pour cent des gens au Royaume-Uni ne savent pas parler de seconde langue.

Doctors refused to perform a second operation. Les médecins ont refusé d'effectuer une deuxième opération.

Do it a second time. Faites-le une seconde fois.

I know! And let me also say that Keiko is a SECOND cousin of mine. Je sais ! Et laisse-moi te dire que Keiko est ma cousine au SECOND degré.

Christopher Columbus once accidentally ate a sea urchin. Then, he did it a second time... intentionally. Une fois, Christophe Colomb mangea accidentellement un oursin. Ensuite il le refit, intentionnellement.

Would you wait a second? Attendras-tu un peu ?

Everyone deserves a second chance. Tout le monde mérite une seconde chance.

He had a second helping of soup. On lui donna une seconde fois de la soupe.

Wait for a second chance. Attendez une seconde chance.

A second is a sixtieth part of a minute. Une seconde est un soixantième de minute.

My doctor thinks it's cancerous but told me to feel free to get a second opinion. Mon médecin pense que c'est cancéreux, mais m'a dit que je pouvais prendre un deuxième avis.

I have a hunch boracasli is using a second account. Quelque chose me dit que boracasli utilise un deuxième compte.

He will be back in a second. Il sera de retour dans une seconde.

In all likelihood, the president will serve a second term. En toute probabilité, le président exercera un second mandat.

There is a second way to define the Gabriel-Roiter measure which may be more intuitive. Il y a une seconde façon de définir la mesure de Gabriel-Roiter qui peut être plus intuitive.

You never get a second chance to make a first impression. Tu n'as jamais une seconde occasion de faire une première impression.

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