second reading

ˈsɛkənd ˈriːdɪŋ

Definition

Definition of second reading - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

government

TECH.

debate on bill's general principles in legislature

TECH.

The second reading focused on the bill's main ideas.

legislative process

TECH.

stage in legislature for bill's second presentation

TECH.

The bill passed its second reading in Parliament.

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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 reading

cold reading

act of reading without prior preparation

The actor excelled at cold reading during auditions.

reading the signs

interpreting indications or signals

The farmer was skilled at reading the signs of the weather.

make gloomy reading

cause people to feel sad or worried when reading

The report on climate change makes gloomy reading.

it is compulsive reading

exp.

said when a book is so gripping you cannot stop

This thriller hooks you from page one; it is compulsive reading.

reading tea leaves

interpreting patterns in tea leaves to predict future

She practices reading tea leaves to foresee events.

light reading

books or articles that are easy and fun to read

She brought some light reading for the beach.

palm reading

the practice of interpreting lines on the palm to predict the future

She visited a psychic for a palm reading to discover her fate..

poetry reading

event where poetry is read aloud to an audience

We attended a poetry reading at the local bookstore.

reading assignment

material assigned to be read

I need to finish my reading assignment before the class.

reading book

book for learning to read

The child picked up a colorful reading book.

Examples of second reading in a sentence

During the second reading, amendments were proposed.
The committee scheduled the second reading for next week.
Debate intensified during the second reading of the proposal.

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French:deuxième lecture, seconde lecture, ...
German:zweite Lesung, ...
Italian:seconda lettura, ...
Spanish:segunda lectura, segundo debate, ...
Portuguese:segunda leitura, ...
Chinese:二读, ...
Japanese:第二読会, 二読, ...
Arabic:قِرَاءَة ثَانِيَة, ...
Hebrew:קְרִיאָה שְׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:второе чтение, ...
Ukrainian:друге читання, ...
Hindi:दूसरी वाचन, दूसरी प्रस्तुति, ...
Bengali:দ্বিতীয় পাঠ, ...
Catalan:segon debat, segona lectura, ...
Czech:druhé čtení, ...
Danish:andenbehandling, anden behandling, ...
Dutch:tweede lezing, ...
Greek:δεύτερη ανάγνωση, δεύτερη συζήτηση, ...
Hungarian:második olvasat, második tárgyalás, ...
Khmer:ដំណាក់កាលអានលើកទីពីរនៃសេចក្តីព្រាងច្បាប់ ដែលពិភាក្សាគោលការណ៍ទូទៅនៅសភា, ការអានលើកទីពីរ, ...
Korean:제2독회, 2차 심의, ...
Persian:خوانش دوم, دومین قرائت, ...
Polish:drugie czytanie, ...
Portuguese (BR):segunda leitura, ...
Romanian:a doua lectură, a doua citire, ...
Swedish:andra behandlingen, andra behandling, ...
Thai:การอ่านครั้งที่สอง, ขั้นตอนการอ่านครั้งที่สอง, ...
Turkish:ikinci okuma, ...
Vietnamese:lần đọc thứ hai, phiên đọc thứ hai, ...

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