instant

  • 21INSTANT — s. m. Moment très court, le plus petit espace de temps. Il fit cela en un instant. En cet instant. Il ne faut qu un instant. Il a eu quelques instants de relâche. Je reviens dans un instant. Restez encore un instant. Il peut revenir d un instant… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22INSTANT — n. m. Durée très courte, le plus petit espace de temps. Il fit son ouvrage en un instant. En cet instant. Il ne faut qu’un instant. Il a eu quelques instants de relâche. Je reviens dans un instant. Restez encore un instant. Il peut revenir d’un… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 23Instant on — En los computadores, instant on (encendido instantáneo) es la capacidad de arrancar (boot) casi instantáneamente, de tal manera que se pueda estar en línea o usar una aplicación específica sin tener que esperar que sea lanzado el sistema… …

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  • 24instant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, fleeting ▪ For a brief instant, I thought she was going to fall. ▪ given, one, single ▪ His new …

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  • 25instant — in|stant1 S3 [ˈınstənt] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: Latin instans, present participle of instare to stand on, be present , from stare to stand ] 1.) [usually before noun] happening or produced immediately = ↑immediate ▪ an instant… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 26instant — 01. She was too lazy to make herself a sandwich and salad, and decided to just have some [instant] soup. 02. The [instant] replay became a standard technique on television beginning in 1964. 03. The television became an [instant] success when it… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 27instant — in|stant1 [ ınstənt ] adjective ** 1. ) immediate: We can t promise instant solutions, but we can promise to listen. They took an instant liking to each other. 2. ) instant food or drink can be prepared in a very short time, usually by adding hot …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 28instant — I UK [ˈɪnstənt] / US adjective ** 1) immediate We can t promise instant solutions, but we can promise to listen. They took an instant liking to each other. 2) instant food or drink can be prepared in a very short time, usually by adding hot water …

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  • 29instant — /in steuhnt/, n. 1. an infinitesimal or very short space of time; a moment: They arrived not an instant too soon. 2. the point of time now present or present with reference to some action or event. 3. a particular moment: at the instant of… …

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  • 30instant — [[t]ɪ̱nstənt[/t]] ♦♦♦ instants 1) N COUNT: usu sing An instant is an extremely short period of time. For an instant, Catherine was tempted to flee... The pain disappeared in an instant. Syn: moment 2) N SING …

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