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• Describe un vino que no es dulce; que tiene un sabor agudo, astringente o ligeramente ácido.

Describes a wine that is not sweet; having a sharp, tangy, or acidic taste.

1. B2formalculinary

   Used to describe a wine or champagne that is moderately dry, containing a small amount of residual sugar.

   seco (vino ligeramente dulce)

   • She prefers sec champagne over the sweeter varieties.
   • The sommelier recommended a sec wine to pair with the fish.
   • This sec sparkling wine has a crisp, balanced finish.

   Sinónimosmedium-drysemi-dry

   Antónimossweet

• Sustantivo que puede designar una unidad de tiempo igual a 1/60 de minuto, o la razón trigonométrica en un triángulo rectángulo.

A noun that can refer to a unit of time equal to 1/60 of a minute, or to a trigonometric ratio in a right-angled triangle.

1. A1formal

   A unit of time equal to one sixtieth of a minute, the basic unit of time in the International System of Units.

   Segundo (unidad de tiempo)

   • The race was won by just a few seconds.
   • Please wait a second while I check the information.
   • The timer counts down from ten seconds.

   Sinónimossecond

2. Trigonometric functionC1formalscientific

   The ratio of the length of the hypotenuse to the length of the adjacent side in a right-angled triangle.

   Secante (trigonometría)

   • The secant of an angle is the reciprocal of its cosine.
   • In trigonometry, sec is often used in advanced calculations.
   • The value of sec(0) is 1.

   Sinónimossecant