second floor

ˈsɛkənd flɔr

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Definition of second floor - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

US building

storey above the ground floor in the US

The library is on the second floor.

UK building

storey above the first floor in the UK

Her office is on the second floor.

upstairs

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storey above the ground floor in the US

Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with floor

floor it

move at maximum speed in any context

When the alarm rang, she had to floor it to the exit.

killing floor

place of intense violence or bloodshed

The battlefield became a killing floor during the war.

floor general

leader directing strategy in team activities

As a floor general, she organized the entire project team.

pick oneself up off the floor

stand up from lying or sitting position on the floor

He had to pick himself up off the floor after falling down.

have the floor

be given the right to speak in a meeting

When you have the floor, please discuss the budget issues.

hit the dance floor

start dancing in a lively way at a party or event

Let's hit the dance floor and show our moves!

hit the floor

fall to the ground suddenly

He slipped on the ice and hit the floor.

open the floor

invite people to speak or ask questions

The moderator will open the floor for questions.

sweep the floor with

clean the floor using a broom

She swept the floor with a broom after the party.

take the floor

stand up to start dancing

They took the floor as the music began.

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two flights up

adv.

building floors

located on the second floor above the current one

Examples of second floor in a sentence

They moved to an apartment on the second floor.
The library is located on the second floor.

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French:deuxième étage, premier étage, ...
German:erster Stock, zweiter Stock, ...
Italian:secondo piano, piano superiore, ...
Spanish:segundo piso, planta segunda, ...
Portuguese:andar superior, segundo andar, ...
Chinese:二楼, ...
Japanese:2階, ...
Arabic:طَابِق ثَانٍ, ...
Hebrew:קוֹמָה שְׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:второй этаж, ...
Ukrainian:другий поверх, ...
Hindi:दूसरी मंज़िल, ...
Bengali:দ্বিতীয় তলা, দোতলা, ...
Catalan:primera planta, segona planta, ...
Czech:první patro, druhé patro, ...
Danish:første sal, anden sal, ...
Dutch:tweede verdieping, ...
Greek:πρώτος όροφος, όροφος πάνω από τον πρώτο όροφο στη βρετανική αρίθμηση, ...
Hungarian:első emelet, második emelet, ...
Khmer:ជាន់ទីពីរ, ជាន់នៅលើជាន់ទីមួយតាមការរាប់ជាន់របស់ចក្រភពអង់គ្លេស, ...
Korean:2층, 2층 건물, ...
Persian:طبقه اول, ...
Polish:drugie piętro, druga kondygnacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):andar superior, segundo andar, ...
Romanian:etajul doi, ...
Swedish:andra våningen, andra planet, ...
Thai:ชั้นสอง, ชั้นที่อยู่เหนือชั้นหนึ่ง, ...
Turkish:ikinci kat, ...
Vietnamese:tầng hai, tầng thứ hai, ...

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