Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь - second-best
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second-best
прил. второсортный
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1. предмет или человек, занимающий второе место; не самое лучшее it's a second best —- годится за неимением лучшего 2. (также second-best) на втором месте to come off second best —- прийти к финишу вторым; потерпеть поражение ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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3.
I. noun Date: 1647 one that is below or after the best II. adverb Date: 1777 in second place ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
4.
also second-best 1. Second best is used to describe something that is not as good as the best thing of its kind but is better than all the other things of that kind. He put on his second best suit... ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. You can use second best to describe something that you have to accept even though you would have preferred something else. He refused to settle for anything that was second best. ADJ • Second best is also a noun. Oatmeal is a good second best. N-SING ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
5.
~1 adj not quite as good as the best thing of the same type (Allie was the second best shooter on the team.) ~2 n something that is not as good as the best (I've never been able to accept second best.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
{adv.} Second; in second place. * /The team came off second best in the game./ SECOND BEST {n.} Something that is lower than or not quite as good as the best. * /Tom liked the deluxe model bicycle; but he could afford only a second best./ * /Joan chose the best and Mary had to take the second best./ * /There were ten boys in the race. Jack won and Fred was a close second best./ Compare: RUNNER UP. ...Английский словарь американских идиом
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