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segundo.

second (ordinal numeral for 2)

7 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/seˈɡũ.du/Brazil/siˈɡũ.du/Brazil/sɨˈɡũ.du/Portugal[sɨˈɣũ.du]Portugal
  1. second (ordinal numeral for 2)

    A segunda batalha foi muito mais violenta.
    Chegamos em segundo lugar.
  2. second; subsequent; other; further (coming after the first)

    broadly
    Fizemos três segundas tentativas.
  3. secondary (lesser in importance or rank)

    Eles tinham vários segundos planos.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

noun/seˈɡũ.du/Brazil/siˈɡũ.du/Brazil/sɨˈɡũ.du/Portugal[sɨˈɣũ.du]Portugal
  1. second (¹⁄₆₀ of a minute)

    masculine
    Um minuto tem sessenta segundos.
  2. second (extremely short period of time)

    figuratively · masculine
    O relâmpago durou um segundo.
  3. the second one (something that comes immediately after the first)

    masculine
    O segundo não conseguiu ultrapassar o primeiro.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

adv/seˈɡũ.du/Brazil/siˈɡũ.du/Brazil/sɨˈɡũ.du/Portugal[sɨˈɣũ.du]Portugal
  1. second (in second place)

    not-comparable
    Chegamos segundo.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

prep/seˈɡũ.du/Brazil/siˈɡũ.du/Brazil/sɨˈɡũ.du/Portugal[sɨˈɣũ.du]Portugal
  1. according to (based on what is stated by)

    Segundo o professor, não existe um único “idioma tupi-guarani”.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

conj/seˈɡũ.du/Brazil/siˈɡũ.du/Brazil/sɨˈɡũ.du/Portugal[sɨˈɣũ.du]Portugal
  1. as (at the same time that)

    Saíam segundo chegávamos.
  2. as (according to what)

    Comprava livros segundo permitia seu salário.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese segundo, from Latin secundus, probably taken as a semi-learned term.

verb/seˈɡũ.du/Brazil/siˈɡũ.du/Brazil/sɨˈɡũ.du/Portugal[sɨˈɣũ.du]Portugal
  1. first-person singular present indicative of segundar

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

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