second couteau
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sə.ɡɔ̃ ku.to/
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Noun
second couteau m (plural seconds couteaux)
- (figuratively) second fiddle, sidekick, stooge (person with a secondary role, person of secondary importance)
Usage notes
- This term does not translate English second fiddle in its musical sense; second violon is used instead.