second helping

English

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Noun

second helping (plural second helpings)

1. A second portion of the same thing, usually of food; seconds; refill.

   Synonym: double helping

   He had already eaten six sausages, but that did not stop him reaching for a second helping.

Translations

a second portion of the same thing (usually of food)

Chinese: Mandarin: (no exact equivalent exists) 再來一份 / 再来一份, (food) 再来一份 (zàilái yī fèn) (food), 再來一杯 / 再来一杯 (zàilái yī bēi) (drinks) Finnish: santsaus, santsi, lisäannos French: deuxième portion f German: Nachschlag (de) m Italian: una seconda porzione Japanese: お代わり (ja) (おかわり, o-kawari) Macedonian: репете n (repete) Polish: dokładka f (solid), dolewka (pl) f (liquid) Russian: доба́вка (ru) f (dobávka), втора́я по́рция f (vtorája pórcija) Swedish: påtår (sv) c (coffee)