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☊ Sekunde ☊ 秒 ☊ miǎo Also gut, ich hole das Video. Ich bin in einer Sekunde zurück. ☊ Được rồi,anh đi thuê băng đây. Anh về ngay. ☊ (Lektion 38, Nr. 557) The winner cut ten seconds off (= ran the distance ten seconds faster than) the world record. ☊ cut sth off ☊
The pilot escaped death by seconds. ☊ escape ☊
+ adv./prep.: He finished 12 seconds outside the world record. ☊ finish ☊
The patient's heart stopped beating for a few seconds. ☊ heart ☊
He seemed to hesitate a second. ☊ hesitate ☊
a/one hundredth of a second ☊ hundredth ☊
lead (sb/sth) by sth: The champion is leading (her nearest rival) by 18 seconds. ☊ lead ☊
He managed to hold a lead of two seconds over his closest rival. ☊ lead ☊
a/one millionth of a second ☊ millionth ☊
He lost by less than one second. ☊ one ☊
It only took a few seconds. ☊ only ☊
It took only a few seconds. ☊ only ☊
The whole operation is performed in less than three seconds. ☊ operation ☊
report sth (to sb): The crash happened seconds after the pilot reported engine trouble. ☊ report ☊
They reached safety seconds before the building was engulfed in flames. ☊ safety ☊
She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds. ☊ second ☊
For several seconds he did not reply. ☊ second ☊
The light flashes every 5 seconds. ☊ second ☊
The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second. ☊ second ☊
They had finished in/within seconds. ☊ second ☊
He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game. ☊ second ☊
a/one thousandth of a second ☊ thousandth ☊
He scored the winning goal just seconds before the final whistle. ☊ whistle ☊