second-hand

second-hand
[ˈsekəndˈhænd]
adjetivo
1. de segunda mano (car, clothes)
adverbio
2. de segunda mano (to buy)
  • to hear news second-hand -> enterarse de una noticia a través de terceros

second-hand [se-kond-jand]
sustantivo
1. Segunda mano, la posesión que se recibe del primer poseedor.
2. Manecilla de reloj que indica los segundos.
  • At second-hand -> por imitación; secundariamente; de segunda mano, de lance

"second-hand" in the Answers forum

Q: hand-me-down
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