This is the 588th most frequent French word.
seconde
"Seconde" means "second" (unit of time) or "second" (ordinal number) in English.
Here, 'seconde' is used to indicate a very short amount of time, approximately one-sixtieth of a minute.
Je peux attendre une seconde.
I can wait for a second.
In this sentence, 'seconde' refers to the ordinal number, indicating something that comes after the first, specifically related to an academic or chronological context.
C'est mon projet de seconde année.
This is my second-year project.
Here, 'seconde' specifies a grade level in the French education system, representing the equivalent of the sophomore year in the United States.