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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrésidence secondaire
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁe.zi.dɑ̃s sə.kɔ̃.dɛʁ
"Ils possèdent une résidence secondaire dans le sud de la France."
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2 senses- 1
A residential property, such as a vacation house or cottage, that is owned and used by someone in addition to their primary residence.
"They spend their summers relaxing at their second-home by the lake." - 2
A place or environment where an individual feels equally welcome, comfortable, and settled as they do in their actual residence.
"After visiting the coastal village for years, it truly felt like a second-home to her."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the numeral ordinal 'second' (from Old French 'secont', ultimately from Latin 'secundus') and 'home' (from Old English 'hām', denoting a dwelling place or homestead). The compound emerged in modern real estate and socioeconomic discourse to describe properties owned in addition to a primary residence, gaining widespread prominence during the late 20th-century rise in leisure travel and remote property ownership.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Second-home" is said worldwide
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résidence secondaire
Transliteration: ʁe.zi.dɑ̃s sə.kɔ̃.dɛʁ
"Ils possèdent une résidence secondaire dans le sud de la France."
Zweitwohnsitz
Transliteration: tsvaɪtˌvoːn.zɪts
"Die Familie verbringt die Wochenenden in ihrem Zweitwohnsitz in den Bergen."
seconda casa
Transliteration: seˈkonda ˈkaza
"Molte persone comprano una seconda casa al mare."
segunda residencia
Transliteration: seˈɣunda re.siˈden.sja
"Compraron una segunda residencia cerca de la playa."
segunda habitação
Transliteration: seˈɡũ.dɐ a.bi.taˈsãw
"Eles passam as férias na sua segunda habitação."
दूसरा घर
Transliteration: dūsrā ghar
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"पहाड़ों में उनका एक दूसरा घर है।"
第二 住宅
Transliteration: dì'èr zhùzhái
Script: 中文汉字
"他们在乡村买了一套第二住宅。"
세컨드 하우스
Transliteration: se-keon-deu ha-u-seu
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 바닷가에 세컨드 하우스를 가지고 있다."
セカンドハウス
Transliteration: sekando hausu
Script: 日本語
"週末は郊外のセカンドハウスで過ごします。"
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