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    Segundo (en. Second)

    /se'ɣundo/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    noun
    Unit of measure of time.
    The match lasted more than ninety minutes and added one second.
    El partido duró más de noventa minutos y se añadió un segundo.
    Position that immediately follows the first.
    He came in second place in the race.
    Él llegó en segundo lugar en la carrera.
    Division of a minute into sixty equal parts.
    There are sixty seconds in a minute.
    Hay sesenta segundos en un minuto.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'secundus', which means 'the one that follows'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    second by second
    as time goes by.
    segundo a segundo
    give me a second
    wait a moment.
    dar un segundo
    in a second
    in an instant.
    en un segundo

    Related Words

    second hand
    pointer of the clock that marks the seconds.
    segundero
    secondness
    the quality of that which is second.
    segundidad
    background
    in a secondary or less important position.
    segundo plano

    Slang Meanings

    A moment.
    Wait a second, I'll be right back.
    Espera un segundo, ya vengo.
    Something that is not important.
    That's just a second compared to the real problem.
    Eso es solo un segundo en comparación con el problema real.