What does deuxième in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word deuxième in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use deuxième in French.

The word deuxième in French means second, second one, second arrondissement, second gear, second-degree burn, fifth year of primary school, second cousin, over a second phase, in a second phase, secondhand, second chance, second opportunity, second chance, second coat, second layer, lay on thick, sixth form, second university cycle, second reading, second row, second line of defence, second law of thermodynamics, second half, late evening, private, middle name, the Second Republic, second basement, secondly, second-generation immigrant, The Second Sex, second class, private, twenty-second, twenty-second, twenty-second, a twenty-second, one twenty-second. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word deuxième

second

(de rang 2)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
C'est la deuxième fois que nous venons ici. // Cet événement a eu lieu au deuxième siècle (or: IIᵉ siècle) avant Jésus-Christ.
This event took place in the 2nd century AD.

second one

nom masculin et féminin (juste après le premier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tu es le deuxième à me demander ça ce matin.
You are the second one to ask me that this morning.

second arrondissement

nom masculin (arrondissement d'une ville)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Paul habite dans le deuxième à Lyon.
Paul lives in the second arrondissement of Lyon.

second gear

nom féminin (Automobile : vitesse)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Passe la deuxième, tu es en surrégime, là !
Shift into second; you're over-revving there!

second-degree burn

nom féminin (cloque, phlyctène) (injury)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le soleil peut provoquer des brûlures au 2e degré.

fifth year of primary school

nom masculin (France (classe pour enfants de 10 ans)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second cousin

(cousin issu de germain)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

over a second phase, in a second phase

locution adverbiale (en second lieu, pas prioritairement)

secondhand

locution adjectivale (d'occasion)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

second chance, second opportunity

nom féminin (nouvelle chance)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second chance

nom féminin (effacement d'une première faute)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second coat, second layer

nom féminin (revêtement : couche supplémentaire)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il faut attendre 24 heures avant de passer la deuxième couche.

lay on thick

nom féminin (figuré (rappel insistant) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Pour être sûr que je m'en souvienne bien, ma mère m'en a mis une deuxième couche.

sixth form

nom masculin (France (années du lycée) (UK, equivalent (within a school)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second university cycle

nom masculin (master, années de spécialisation)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second reading

nom féminin (figuré (deuxième examen de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second row

nom féminin (ligne en retrait de la première) (Rugby)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second line of defence

nom féminin (figuré (renfort) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second law of thermodynamics

nom féminin (principe d'évolution)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second half

nom féminin (Sport : seconde partie de rencontre) (Sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

late evening

nom féminin (TV : de 22 h 30 à minuit) (uncountable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Je vais enregistrer le film en deuxième partie de soirée et le regarder ce week-end. Ils avaient programmé cette série en deuxième partie de soirée mais elle a eu tellement de succès qu'ils l'ont passée en première partie de soirée.

private

nom masculin (soldat de deuxième classe) (soldier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

middle name

nom masculin (deuxième prénom de [qqn])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

the Second Republic

nom féminin (France (régime français de 1848 à 1852) (France)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second basement

nom masculin (niveau -2)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

secondly

locution adverbiale (de façon secondaire)

second-generation immigrant

(enfant d'immigré)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

The Second Sex

nom propre (roman de S. de Beauvoir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

second class

nom féminin (transports : classe économique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les sièges sont moins confortables en seconde classe.

private

nom masculin (soldat de base) (soldier)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les secondes classe sont tout en bas de la hiérarchie militaire.

twenty-second

adjectif (rang du nombre 22)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Le vingt-deuxième inscrit recevra un cadeau.

twenty-second

nom masculin et féminin (de rang 22)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma sœur est arrivée vingt-deuxième au marathon de Paris.

twenty-second, a twenty-second, one twenty-second

nom masculin (fraction) (fraction)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un vingt-deuxième de la production a dû être jeté.

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