This is the 507th most frequent French word.
second
The French word "second" means "second" (as in ordinal position) or "second" (as in secondary or next).
The word "second" is used as an ordinal number to indicate rank or position.
Il est arrivé en second à la compétition.
He arrived second in the competition.
The word "second" is used to mean another or an additional one of the same type.
J'aurai besoin d'un second avis.
I will need a second opinion.
The word "second" is used to refer to the other option in a binary or dual choice context.