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(sĕk) pronunciation
adj.
Dry. Used of wines, especially champagne.

[French, from Old French, from Latin siccus.]


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[SEHK] This French word literally means "dry" and when used to describe still (nonbubbly) wines, indicates that the wine has little if any residual sugar left after fermentation, meaning the wine is dry (not sweet). In sparkling wines such as champagne, however, the word takes on quite another meaning: "sec" indicates a relatively sweet wine (demi-sec even sweeter), while the driest sparkling wines are referred to as brut.

(Fr.)

‘Dry’: an indication that a note or chord should be struck and released abruptly.



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An abbreviation for the Securities and Exchange Commission.

[SEHK] This French word literally means "dry" which in the wine world means "not sweet." When used to describe still (non-sparkling) wines, sec indicates that the wine has little if any residual sugar left after fermentation. In sparkling wines like champagne however, the word takes on quite another meaning: sec indicates a relatively sweet wine, whereas demi-sec is even sweeter. Drier sparkling wines are referred to as brut and the very driest as Extra Brut or Brut Nature.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
abbr. - sekund, sekretær, afsnit, sektor, i henhold til, sekant

2.
n. - sekund, øjeblik

3.
adj. - (om vin) tør

abbr. - (US) Securities and Exchange Commission

Nederlands (Dutch)
seconde, ogenblikje, droog

Français (French)
1.
abbr. - (Math) sécante, seconde (fois), commission des opérations de bourse, secrétaire, section, secteur, selon

2.
n. - seconde, instant

3.
adj. - sec (un vin)

abbr. - (abrév = securities and Exchange commission) commission des opérations de Bourse

Deutsch (German)
1.
abbr. - Sekretär, Sekante

2.
n. - Sekunde

3.
adj. - trocken

abbr. - (USA) Anleihenkontrollkommission (öff. Anleihen und Verschreibungen)

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (καθομ.) δευτερόλεπτο
adj. - (κρασί) ξηρό
abbr. - δευτερόλεπτο/-α, γραμματέας, τέμνουσα

Italiano (Italian)
secondo, secco, secante

Português (Portuguese)
n., -
adj., -
abbr. - segundo

Русский (Russian)
секунда, сухой (о вине)

Español (Spanish)
1.
abbr. - secante, segundo, secretaria, sección, sector, acorde con

2.
n. - momento, instante, segundo

3.
adj. - seco

abbr. - (EE.UU.) agencia de protección de inversiones

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sekund, ögonblick
adj. - torr
abbr. - skärande, sekund, andra, sekreterare, sektor

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
证券交易委员会

1. 无甜味的

2. 秒, 割线

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - Securities and Exchange Commission 之縮寫, 證券交易委員會

1.
adj. - 無甜味的

2.
abbr. - 秒, 割線

한국어 (Korean)
1.
abbr. - 나누는, 교차하는

2.
n. - 잠시 , 순간, ~하자 곧

3.
adj. - (포도주가) 쌉쌀한

abbr. - Securities and Exchange Commission (증권 거래 위원회), Supreme Economic Council (최고 경제 회의)

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 辛口の, 中ぐらいの甘さの
n. - ちょっとの間

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مختصر : ثانيه (صفه) غير حلو (اختصار) مختصر لكلمه ثانيه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
abbr. - ‮מזכיר/ה, מגזר, פרק, לפי, סקנס (טריגונומטריה)‬
n. - ‮שנייה (זמן)‬
adj. - ‮יבש (יין)‬
abbr. - ‮רשות הבטחונות והחליפין (ארה"ב)‬


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