instant
/ˈɪnstənt/ adjectif A2En français : instantané
- Impending; imminent.
- Urgent; pressing; acute.
- Insistent; persistent. · January 2, 1827, Thomas Carlyle, letter to Mrs. Carlyle, Scotsbrig I am beginning to be very instant for some sort of occupation.
- Present; current; extant.
- Occurring immediately; immediate; present.
- Lasting for a short moment; momentary; short-lived.
- Very quickly and easily prepared. · instant coffee; instant noodles; instant mashed potato; instant photo
- Of the current month. · I refer to your letter of the 16th instant in regard to traffic disruption.
Dans la bibliothèque
Chandler assisted her to her feet with instant and solicitous courtesy.
Come back this instant and put something on you.
He paused in hopes of an answer: but his companion was not disposed to make any; and Elizabeth at that instant moving towards them, he was struck with the notion of doing a very gallant thing, and called out to her,--
Still, the instant’s delay brought Rikki-tikki up to her, and as she plunged into the rat-hole where she and Nag used to live, his little white teeth were clenched on her tail, and he went down with her--and very few mongooses, however wise and old they may be, care to follow a cobra into its hole.
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