hand-me-down

• Décrit quelque chose, surtout des vêtements, qui a déjà été utilisé par quelqu'un d'autre et qui est transmis à une autre personne, souvent un membre plus jeune de la famille.

Describes something, especially clothing, that has been used by someone else and passed on to another person.

1. Passed on from one person to anotherB1informal

   Describes an item, especially clothing, that is given to a younger or less wealthy person after the original owner no longer uses it.

   vêtement de récupération

   • She wore her older sister's hand-me-down jeans.
   • Most of his toys were hand-me-downs from his cousins.
   • The hand-me-down furniture still looked good in the apartment.

   Synonymescast-offhanded-downsecondhandused

   Antonymesneworiginal

• Nom désignant un objet, généralement un vêtement, qui est transmis d'une personne à une autre après que le propriétaire initial en a grandi ou n'en a plus besoin.

A noun referring to an item, typically a piece of clothing, that is passed from one person to another after the original owner has outgrown it or no longer needs it.

1. Passed-down clothing or itemA2informal

   A garment or other item that is no longer used by its original owner and is given to another person, typically a younger sibling or relative.

   vêtement ou affaire récupéré(e)

   • She wore her older sister's hand-me-downs for years.
   • The jacket was a hand-me-down from his cousin.
   • I have a box of hand-me-down toys for the new baby.