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Meanings of
expedient
(expedients)
in inglês
espanhol
conveniente
Back to the meaning
Serving to promote your interest.
inexpedient
Related terms
useful
appropriate
convenient
advantageous
opportunistic
politic
opportunist
utile
timeserving
espanhol
conveniente
Providing comfort.
comfortable
agreeable
comfy
Usage of
expedients
in inglês
1
The fertility of his genius appeared in
expedients
and in quick contrivances.
2
I will find you
expedients
;
it is my business to obey you.
3
One must not in all cases have recourse to the same
expedients
.
4
Even these
expedients
did not much hasten the progress of the expedition.
5
One of the simplest and most effective
expedients
of defence was delay.
6
I find myself anxious indeed, but fertile in
expedients
for escaping unscathed.
7
The Conquerer's reign was a time of tentative
expedients
and simple solutions.
8
All sorts of legal and technical
expedients
were used to defer action.
9
By such
expedients
very much might be done for the literary atmosphere.
10
This is the reason why many
expedients
can not be even attempted.
11
Such
expedients
as these have never removed the discontents which produced them.
12
These are mere
expedients
,
and
expedients
are only useful for the moment.
13
To further either of these
expedients
,
the Archduke would do his best.
14
Our foe, though small, was altogether too fertile in
expedients
for us.
15
But that officer, while an excellent soldier, was not fertile in
expedients
.
16
But it was said that these
expedients
were not devised by himself.
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About this term
expedients
expedient
Noun
Plural
Frequent collocations
other expedients
such expedients
various expedients
temporary expedients
desperate expedients
More collocations
Translations for
expedients
espanhol
conveniente
Expedients
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Expedients
across language varieties
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