second hand

ˈsɛkənd hænd
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Translation of second hand into Russian

Noun

timekeeping

TECH.
hand on a clock or watch that indicates seconds
TECH.
  • The second hand on his watch ticks loudly..Секундная стрелка на его часах громко тикает
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Expressions with second hand: examples in English and translations in Russian

с рук
He bought the car at second hand.

Examples of second hand in a sentence

  • He watched the second hand as it counted down the final seconds.
second-hand
ˈsɛkənd hænd
Adjective

used goods

owned or used by someone else before
подержанный бывший в употреблении
  • She bought a second-hand bike from her neighbor.Она купила подержанный велосипед у соседа.

Expressions with second-hand: examples in English and translations in Russian

услышать со слов
получить информацию из вторых рук
I heard it only second-hand from a friend.
секонд-хенд
I found a vintage jacket at the second-hand shop.
комиссионный магазин
магазин подержанных вещей
I found a vintage jacket at the second-hand store.
слухи
вторичная информация
I only have second-hand news about the event.
вторичные сведения
косвенная речь
His knowledge of the event was based on second-hand speech from a friend..
рынок подержанных товаров
The second-hand market for smartphones has grown rapidly.

Translations of "second hand" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Noun
вторая рукаnf. - vtoraya ruka

He had to find out about it second hand.

Но нужно понимать, что у него есть вторая рука.

секундная стрелкаnf. - sekundnaya strelka

He noticed the second hand ticking on the watch face during the meeting.

Он заметил, как секундная стрелка тикала на циферблате во время встречи.

Adjective / Participle
подержанныйadj./pp. - poderzhanny

Even today, most mechanical watches employ the hack second hand mechanism.

Даже сегодня, большинство механических часов используют этот подержанный механизм.

бывший в употребленииadj. - byvshiy v upotreblenii

After several complaints about problems with the smartphone, the manufacturer exchanged it for another, second hand and restored.

После нескольких жалоб на проблемы со смартфоном, производитель обменял его на другой, бывший в употреблении и восстановленный.

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second hand: Examples and translations in context

He only knew about the incident at second hand from office gossip.

Он знал об инциденте только из вторых рук, из офисных сплетен.

There's truly nothing worse than hearing about greatness second hand.

Нет ничего противнее, чем узнавать о людях из вторых рук.

And, importantly, the vast majority second hand apartments already furnished.

И, что немаловажно, подавляющее большинство квартир со вторых рук уже меблировано.

I heard the news at second hand, so I can't confirm its accuracy.

Я услышал новости из вторых рук, поэтому не могу подтвердить их точность.

The journalist relied on information received at second hand for his controversial article.

Журналист полагался на информацию, полученную из вторых рук, для своей спорной статьи.

She prefers to experience things firsthand rather than learning about them at second hand.

Она предпочитает испытывать вещи лично, а не узнавать о них из вторых рук.

Don't buy a new car, by the second hand.

Машину я купил не новую, со вторых рук.

I slowly released the second hand and felt upward.

Я медленно разжал эту вторую руку и ощупал ее повыше.

See also:

second-handat second handsecond-hand shopsecond-hand storesecond-hand news
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