seconder

Sec´ond`er

n.

1.

One who seconds{3} or supports what another attempts, affirms, moves, or proposes; as, the seconder of an enterprise or of a motion.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

Translations

seconder [ˈsɛkəndə^r] n [motion] → personne f qui appuie une motion
second fiddle n
to play second fiddle → jouer les seconds rôles
second form n → cinquième f
second gear n → seconde f
second-grader [ˌsɛkəndˈgreɪdə^r] n → élève mf de CE1
second-guess [ˌsɛkəndˈgɛs] vt [+ sb's reaction] → essayer d'anticiper
They're still trying to second-guess his motives
BUT Ils essaient toujours de comprendre ses raisons.
second-half [ˌsɛkəndˈhɑːf] modif (SPORT) [goal, try, substitution] → en deuxième mi-temps
second hand n (on clock) → trotteuse f
second-hand secondhand [ˌsɛkəndˈhænd]

adj

[car, books, clothes] → d'occasion
a secondhand car → une voiture d'occasion

[shop] → d'articles d'occasion

[stories, information, news, opinions] → de seconde main

adv

[buy] → d'occasion

(= indirectly) → indirectement
to hear sth secondhand → apprendre qch indirectement
second-hand bookshop secondhand bookshop n → bouquiniste m
second-in-command [ˌsɛkəndɪnkəˈmɑːnd] n

(MILITARY) → commandant m en second

(ADMINISTRATION) → adjoint(e) m/f, sous-chef mf
second language n → deuxième langue f
to teach English as a second language → enseigner l'anglais langue seconde
second lieutenant n

(British) → lieutenant m en second

(US) → lieutenant m en second

seconder

n → Befürworter(in) m(f)

seconder [ˈsɛk/əndəʳ] n → sostenitore/trice