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horse-and-buggy

/ˈhɔːrs ənd ˈbʌɡ.i/

Traduction: Adjectif désuet décrivant quelque chose de démodé ou datant d'une époque antérieure aux technologies modernes, comme au temps des chevaux et des calèches.

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adjective

/ˈhɔːrs ənd ˈbʌɡ.i/formalamericanobsolète
  • frAdjectif désuet décrivant quelque chose de démodé ou datant d'une époque antérieure aux technologies modernes, comme au temps des chevaux et des calèches.

An old-fashioned adjective describing something that is outdated or from a time before modern technology, like the era of horse-drawn carriages.

  1. Old-fashioned or outdatedB2informalamerican

    Relating to a time before automobiles and modern technology changed daily life; characteristic of a bygone era.

    frd'antan, désuet

    • His horse-and-buggy approach to business is not working in today's market.
    • The town still has a horse-and-buggy feel, with dirt roads and gas lamps.
    • She has horse-and-buggy ideas about education that don't fit modern classrooms.

    Synonymesantiquatedarchaicbygonedatedobsoleteold-fashionedoutdatedoutmoded

    Antonymesadvancedcontemporarycurrentfuturisticinnovativemodernnewup-to-date

Formes
  • more horse-and-buggy comparative form
  • most horse-and-buggy superlative form