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- "Eu preciso de um segundo."
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When you are looking for the word for the unit of time measurement equivalent to 1/60th of a minute, it is always «um segundo».
The words «segundo» and «segunda» are adjectives that mean "second." You can also turn them into nouns; for example, a woman who says, "I am the second one in line," would be «Sou a segunda na fila.».
Also, «segunda» can be short for «segunda-feira» = "Monday."