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second-hand adj 1. previously owned or used 2. not from an original source or experience 3. (Business / Commerce) dealing in or selling goods that are not new a second-hand car dealer adv
1. from a source of previously owned or used goods he prefers to buy second-hand 2. not directly he got the news second-hand ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms second-hand adjective 1. used, old, handed down, hand-me-down (informal), nearly new, pre-owned, reach-me-down (informal) a stack of second-hand books 2. secondary, derivative, indirect, rehashed, unoriginal second-hand information Translations second-hand [ˈsekəndˈhænd] A. ADJ (gen) → de segunda mano; [car] → usado, de segunda mano second-hand bookseller → librero/a m/f de viejo second-hand bookshop → librería f de viejo second-hand clothes → ropa f usada or de segunda mano second-hand information → información f de segunda mano second-hand shop → tienda f de segunda mano, bazar m (Mex), cambalache m (S. Cone) second-hand [ˌsɛk/əndˈhænd] 2. adv to buy sth second-hand → comprare qc di seconda mano second-hand news → notizie fpl di seconda mano to hear sth second-hand → venire a sapere qc da terze persone second-hand [ˌsɛk/əndˈhænd] 2. adv to buy sth second-hand → comprare qc di seconda mano second-hand news → notizie fpl di seconda mano to hear sth second-hand → venire a sapere qc da terze persone How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The Beaver's best course was, no doubt, to procure A second-hand dagger-proof coat-- So the Baker advised it-- and next, to insure Its life in some Office of note: I quickly found myself a tiny apartment on the fifth floor of a house in the Rue des Dames, and for a couple of hundred francs bought at a second-hand dealer's enough furniture to make it habitable. I sold my hard-bought school books for ridiculous sums to second-hand bookmen. |
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