second-rate

Переводы

second-rateприлагательное
more second-rate
Срав.
most second-rate
Превосх.
Main and most common use: describes quality or rank.
They spent the night in a rather second-rate motel on the outskirts of town.
Ils ont passé la nuit dans un motel plutôt médiocre à la périphérie de la ville.
Дополнительные переводы
de seconde zoneFamilier.
second-rateнаречие
Less frequent, but attested: modifies verbs to mean "in an inferior way."
malEmploi adverbial peu courant ; rend l’idée d’une exécution de mauvaise qualité.
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.
Les réparations ont été mal faites et ont dû être refaites une semaine plus tard.
Дополнительные переводы
médiocrementEmploi adverbial soutenu.

Определения

second-rateприлагательное
Of inferior or mediocre quality, importance, or rank; not first-class.
They spent the night in a rather second-rate motel on the outskirts of town.
second-rateнаречие
In an inferior or mediocre manner.
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.