Formes composées
steady | |
| Anglais | Français |
go steady,
go steady with [sb] vi | US, informal (date one another exclusively) | sortir ensemble vi + adv |
| être ensemble vi + adv |
| Sheila and Mike have been going steady for six months. |
| Sheila et Mike sortent ensemble depuis six mois. |
| hold steady vi + adj | figurative (person: remain firm) | tenir bon vi |
| After holding steady for years, she finally gave up and sold the failing business. |
| Elle a tenu bon pendant des années, mais elle a dû se résoudre à vendre son commerce. |
| hold [sth] steady vtr + adj | (thing: secure) | maintenir (en place) vtr |
| This chain will hold the post steady against the wind. |
"Ready,
set,
go!" (US),
"Ready,
steady,
go!" (UK),
"On your marks,
get set,
go!" interj | (start of race) | À vos marques, prêts, partez ! interj |
| Runners: Ready, set, go! |
rock steady,
rock-steady adj | (not fluctuating) | extrêmement stable loc adj |
| Note: A hyphen is used when the adjective precedes the noun. |
| rocksteady n | (music style: ska) (anglicisme, style de musique) | rocksteady nm |
| slow but steady adj | (progress: gradual but regular) | lentement mais sûrement adv |
| (proverbe) | qui veut voyager loin ménage sa monture expr |
| steady growth n | (economy: regular rate of development) | croissance stable nf |
| croissance régulière nf |
| steady job n | (job: stable and pays regularly) | emploi stable nm |
| steady state n | (physics: condition which does not change over time) | état d'équilibre nm |
