secondary

zweitrangig, untergeordnet

Weniger wichtig als die Hauptsache.

In einfachem Englisch: Less important than the main thing.

• Cost is a secondary concern.
• Her own comfort was secondary to the children’s safety.
• He played a secondary role in the project.

So benutzt man es: secondary to something (For us, price is secondary to quality.)

Synonyme: less important, minor, subordinate

Gegenteile: primary, main

Häufige Wendungen: secondary concern, secondary importance, secondary to something

sekundär, weiterführend

Auf die erste Stufe folgend; im Schulwesen auf die Grundschule folgend.

In einfachem Englisch: Coming after the first stage or place in a series.

• She starts secondary school next year.
• The process enters its secondary stage after cooling.
• These pupils have completed their secondary education.

Synonyme: second

Gegenteile: primary

Häufige Wendungen: secondary school, secondary education, secondary stage

sekundär

Über eine Farbe: durch Mischen zweier Grundfarben entstanden.

In einfachem Englisch: Made by mixing two basic colours.

• Orange is a secondary colour in painting.
• Mix two primary colours to make a secondary colour.
• The children identified the secondary colours on the wheel.

Gegenteile: primary

Häufige Wendungen: secondary colour, secondary colors

delegiert

Von jemandem ausgeführt oder bereitgestellt, der im Auftrag der hauptsächlich verantwortlichen Person handelt.

In einfachem Englisch: Done or provided by someone acting for the person mainly responsible.

• The work passed through secondary hands.
• He accepted reports from secondary agents acting for the king.
• The orders came from a secondary authority appointed by the governor.

Synonyme: delegated

Häufige Wendungen: secondary hands, secondary authority

weiterführende Schule

Schule, die Kinder nach Abschluss der Grundschule besuchen.

In einfachem Englisch: A school for children who have finished primary school.

• She attends the local secondary.
• Two secondaries in the district offer music lessons.
• Parents compared the nearby secondaries before applying.

Synonyme: secondary school

Häufige Wendungen: local secondary, a secondary

Stellvertreter

Person, die einen leitenden Amtsträger unterstützt und an seiner Stelle handeln kann.

In einfachem Englisch: A person who helps a senior official and can act in their place.

• The secondary assisted the sheriff.
• A new secondary was appointed to handle the records.
• The sheriff left these duties to his secondary.

Synonyme: deputy, assistant

Häufige Wendungen: a secondary, the secondary