second couteau

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sə.ɡɔ̃ ku.to/
France (Vosges) (file)

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.

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