every second

English

Adjective

every second (not comparable)

Every other; each alternate.
Take the medication every second day.

Synonyms

every other

Translations

every other; each alternate

Chinese:
Mandarin: 每隔一 (měi gé yī), 每兩, 每两 (měi liǎng)
Danish: hver anden
Finnish: joka toinen
French: un sur deux m, une sur deux f
Galician: cada dous m, cada dúas f
German: jeder zweite
Ido: omna duesma
Irish: gach dara, gach re

Japanese: 一つおきの (ひとつおきの, hitotsu oki no)
Macedonian: секој втор (sékoj vtor)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: annenhver m or f, annethvert n

Nynorsk: annankvar
Portuguese: cada dois
Russian: ка́ждый второ́й (káždyj vtorój)
Scottish Gaelic: gach dàrnacha
Swedish: varannan (sv)

Adverb

every second (not comparable)

Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: Once per second.
(figuratively) Very frequently; more frequently than is desired.
Why do you keep bothering me every second?

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