secondhand

UK
/ˈsɛk.ənd.hænd/
US
/ˈsɛk.ənˌhænd/
secondhandnoun
secondhands
pl
UK
/ˌsek.əndˈhænd/
US
/ˌsek.əndˈhænd/
Translations
article d'occasionEmploi nominal rare ; désigne un objet déjà utilisé.
The thrift shop sells secondhands at very reasonable prices.
La friperie vend des articles d'occasion à des prix très raisonnables.
Definitions
An item that has been previously owned or used by someone else.
The thrift shop sells secondhands at very reasonable prices.
Synonyms
secondhand goods
previously owned
secondhandadjective
UK
/ˈsɛk.ənd.hænd/
US
/ˈsɛk.ənˌhænd/
Translations
She bought a secondhand car to save money.
Elle a acheté une voiture d'occasion pour économiser de l'argent.
Additional translations
de seconde mainAu sens de « non original », reçu par l'intermédiaire d'une autre source.
Definitions
Previously used or owned by someone else.
She bought a secondhand car to save money.
Not original; derived from another source.
His knowledge of the event was secondhand, as he wasn't there himself.
Synonyms
not new
previously owned
secondhandadverb
UK
/ˌsek.əndˈhænd/
US
/ˌsɛk.əndˈhænd/
Translations
de seconde mainAu sens d'information obtenue indirectement.
She heard the news secondhand from a friend who read it online.
Elle a appris la nouvelle de seconde main par une amie qui l'avait lue en ligne.
Additional translations
Definitions
In a manner that is not original or firsthand; indirectly.
She heard the news secondhand from a friend who read it online.