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"What does it matter? That'll be all right, seeing there's a plank here—and that's a bench ready-made, eh, Lamuse?"– Qu’est-ce que ça fait, ça ira bien, attendu qu’y a une planche ici là : c’est un banc tout trouvé. Pas, Lamuse ?Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
'Did they provide you with ready-made spies here?' I asked in astonishment.– Vous a-t-il donc fourni des espions tout faits? demandai-je étonné.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He was dressed that day in a complete suit of yellow duck, a cheap ready-made line, stained and creased, and here and there unsewn at the scams. His boots, too, were split, and his straw hat lacked a ribbon.Ce jour-là, il était tout habillé de coutil jaune, un vêtement complet à vingt-neuf francs, fripé, taché, éclaté aux coutures; et il avait des bottes crevées, des gants havane, un large chapeau de paille sans ruban.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Poor old Peter had no greatcoat, so we went into a Jew's shop and bought a ready-made abomination, which looked as if it might have been meant for a dissenting parson.Mais ce pauvre vieux Peter n’avait pas de pardessus. Nous allâmes donc chez un juif, marchand d’habits, où nous achetâmes un horrible paletot tout fait.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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ready-made
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | ready-made | ready-mades |
Possessive case | ready-made's | ready-mades' |