No. 447 in French
secondes
"Secondes" in English means "seconds," referring to units of time or ordinal placement.
In a sentence
Il faut attendre cinq secondes avant de commencer.
You must wait five seconds before starting.
In this sentence, 'secondes' refers to units of time.
Les secondes parfois s'écoulent très lentement.
The seconds sometimes pass very slowly.
Here, 'secondes' is used to emphasize the fleeting nature of time.
Elle a gagné par quelques secondes, ce qui était impressionnant.
She won by a few seconds, which was impressive.
In this example, 'secondes' highlights a short time interval determining an outcome.
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