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They were trying to look on their union from the standpoint of fashionable people who get married from expediency, to increase their fortune or perpetuate their name.Ils s’efforçaient d’entendre le mariage à la façon des gens du monde qui se marient par convenance, pour arrondir leur fortune et ne pas laisser périr leur nom.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
He was never tired of looking at it, and even held a council with Eva on the expediency of getting it framed, to hang up in his room.Il ne se pouvait lasser de la lire et relire, et il eut, avec Éva, une grande consultation pour savoir s’il ne la ferait pas encadrer, afin de la suspendre dans sa chambre.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Then, again, there was some truth, and a good deal of expediency, in the principle of retaliation, of which they both availed themselves, in particular, to answer the objections of their juster-minded and more scrupulous companion.Il y avait donc quelque vérité et beaucoup d’à-propos dans le principe de représailles que Hutter et Hurry adoptaient tous deux pour répondre aux objections de leur compagnon, dont l’esprit était plus juste et plus scrupuleux.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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expediency
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | expediency | *expediencies |
Possessive case | expediency's | *expediencies' |