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S <pl 's [or -s]>, s <pl 's> [es] N

S
S nt <-, ->
S
s nt <-(s), -(s)>
S for [or Am as in] Sugar

I. S1 N no pl

S GEOG → south

S
S <-, ->

II. S1 ADJ GEOG

S
S <-, ->

S2 N

S SCHOOL, UNIV abbreviation of satisfactory

S
S
A a. Befriedigend nt
S
≈ genügend CH
See also

sat·is·fac·tory [ˌsætɪsˈfæktəri, Am ˌsæt̬-] ADJ

S3 ADJ

S FASHION abbreviation of small

S
S <-, ->

s <pl ->

s abbreviation of second

s
s <-(s), -(s)>
s
s
See also

se·cond3 [sɪˈkɒnd] VB trans usu passive Brit, Aus

sec·ond2 [ˈsekənd] N

1. second (sixtieth of a minute):

Sekunde f <-, -n>

2. second (very short time):

3. second MATH:

Sekunde f <-, -n>

I. sec·ond1 [ˈsekənd] ADJ inv

1. second usu attr (next after first):

2. second (next after winner):

3. second (not first in importance, size):

the second ... + superl
to be second only to sb/sth
gleich nach jdm/etw kommen inf

4. second attr (another):

Phrases:

II. sec·ond1 [ˈsekənd] N

1. second (order):

2. second (date):

3. second (in titles):

Henry II written

4. second Brit UNIV:

≈ Zwei f
≈ Zweier m A

5. second no pl AUTO:

6. second (extra helping):

Nachschlag m <-(e)s, -schläge> kein pl

7. second Brit inf (dessert):

Nachtisch m <-es [o. -s]> kein pl
Dessert nt <-s, -s> CH form
A esp Nachspeise f

8. second (imperfect item):

9. second (assistant in boxing or duel):

Sekundant(in) m (f) <-en, -en>

10. second (in ballet):

11. second (in baseball):

12. second (musical interval):

Sekunde f <-, -n>

13. second (seconder):

second of a motion
Befürworter(in) m (f) <-s, ->

III. sec·ond1 [ˈsekənd] ADV inv

1. second (secondly):

2. second (in second class):

IV. sec·ond1 [ˈsekənd] VB trans

1. second (support formally in debate):

to second sth proposal

2. second form (back up):

to second sth action

3. second ECON:

4. second LAW, POL:

I. -'s COMP

1. -'s (plural form):

2. -'s (possessive genitive):

3. -'s (local genitive):

II. -'s inf

1. -'s (is):

2. -'s (has):

3. -'s inf (does):

4. -'s (us):

S-bend [ˈesˌbend] N

S-Kurve f
S-bend MECH

s/he [ˈʃi:əʳhi:, Am -ɚhi:] PRON (in general texts)

s/he

S. Yorks Brit

S Yorks abbreviation of South Yorkshire

S-wave, secondary wave N

S cells N (cells of rough and smooth colonies, respectively)

S-Zellen (Zellen von rauen bzw. glatten Kolonien)

S-phase N

s curve INFRASTR

Allen’s rule N

baker’s yeast N

Bartholin’s gland N

Bowman’s capsule N

brewer’s yeast N (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)

Chargaff’s rule N

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Examples from the Internet (not verified by PONS Editors)

[...]
From Stuttgart Airport (1.5 hours ride) Please follow the "DB"/"S" signposts to the railway station.
www.uni-ulm.de
[...]
Von Stuttgart Airport (1.5 Stunden Fahrzeit) Folge den "DB" / "S"- Schildern zum Bahnhof.
[...]
From Muenchen Airport (2 hours ride) Please follow the "DB"/"S" signposts to the railway station.
www.uni-ulm.de
[...]
Von Muenchen Airport (2 Stunden Fahrzeit) Folge den "DB" / "S"- Schildern zum Bahnhof.
[...]
With this race set-up. the 1199 Panigale S is immediately ready to hit the track and take on the stopwatch.
www.ducati.de
[...]
Mit diesem Set-up ist die 1199 Panigale S bereit für den Kampf gegen die Stoppuhr.
[...]
Book area S was completely emptied by the end of March 2012.
[...]
www.aktuelles.uni-konstanz.de
[...]
Der Buchbereich S wurde bis Ende März 2012 termingerecht vollständig ausgeräumt.
[...]
[...]
The amino acids involved in interactions with upstream (S) and downstream (S') substrate aminoacids in the substrate binding groove are seen in a spacefilling view :
www.biologie.uni-hamburg.de
[...]
Aminosäuren mit Wechselwirkungen aufwärts (S) oder abwärts (S') von der Schnittstelle im Substrat können hier in der raumfüllenden Ansicht der Bindungsfurche angesehen werden :

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