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second-rate

second-rateadjective
more second-rate
Comp.
most second-rate
Super.
Main and most common use: describes quality or rank.
Translations
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.
Additional translations
de seconde zoneFamilier.
Definitions
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-rateadverb
Less frequent, but attested: modifies verbs to mean "in an inferior way."
Translations
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.
Additional translations
médiocrementEmploi adverbial soutenu.
Definitions
In an inferior or mediocre manner.
The repairs were done second-rate and had to be redone a week later.
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