sec

• Se dit d'un vin qui n'est pas sucré, ayant un goût âpre, astringent ou légèrement acide.

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.

   Demi-sec (vin)

   • 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.

   Synonymesmedium-drysemi-dry

   Antonymessweet

• Nom qui peut désigner une unité de temps égale à 1/60 de minute, ou le rapport trigonométrique dans un triangle rectangle.

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.

   Seconde (unité de temps)

   • 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.

   Synonymessecond

2. Trigonometric functionC1formalscientific

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

   Sécante (trigonométrie)

   • 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.

   Synonymessecant