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second-string

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second string
n.
The group of players that substitute for the starting players or from which substitute players are drawn on a sports team.
second-string (sknd-strng) adj.
second-stringer (-strngr) n.
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Adj.1.second-string - being a replacement or substitute for a regular member of a team; "a second-string pitcher"
secondary - being of second rank or importance or value; not direct or immediate; "the stone will be hauled to a secondary crusher"; "a secondary source"; "a secondary issue"; "secondary streams"
Translations
second-string [ˌsekəndˈstrɪŋ]
A. ADJ → suplente
B. N → sustituto m
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