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We attack the first layer of the new line—little mounds of earth, stringy with grass.On attaque la première couche de la ligne nouvelle : des mottes de terre filandreuses d’herbe.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We had a Wretched dinner of stringy mutton, boiled with vegetables, and a white cheese strong enough to raise the dead.Nous dînâmes fort mal de mouton filandreux, de légumes bouillis et d’un fromage blanc qui sentait si fort qu’il eût pu réveiller les morts.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
THE LEAF STALKS MUST NOT BE BROKEN, STRINGY, CRUSHED OR SPLIT .LES NERVURES PRINCIPALES NE DOIVENT ETRE NI BRISEES, NI FILANDREUSES, NI ECRASEES, NI ECLATEES .http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
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stringy
adjective
Positive degree | stringy |
Comparative degree | stringier |
Superlative degree | stringiest |