second-hand

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

Thesaurus

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)

B. ADV
to buy sth second-hand → comprar algo de segunda mano
I heard it only second-hand → yo lo supe solamente por otro
she heard it second-hand from her friend → se enteró por su amiga

second-hand [ˌsɛk/əndˈhænd]

1. adj → di seconda mano, usato/a
second-hand bookshop → negozio di libri usati

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

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second-hand [ˌsɛk/əndˈhænd]

1. adj → di seconda mano, usato/a
second-hand bookshop → negozio di libri usati

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