spartan

spartiate, dépouillé

Avec très peu de décoration, de meubles ou de confort.

En anglais simple : Having very little decoration, furniture, or comfort.

• The room was spartan.
• Our spartan accommodation had only beds and chairs.
• The office’s spartan furnishings suited his simple tastes.

Synonymes : bare, austere, plain

Contraires : luxurious, lavish

Expressions courantes : spartan room, spartan accommodation, spartan furnishings

austère, spartiate

Qui vit avec peu de confort et renonce volontairement aux plaisirs et aux dépenses inutiles.

En anglais simple : Living with few comforts and deliberately giving up pleasure or unnecessary spending.

• He follows a spartan diet.
• Their spartan lifestyle leaves little room for treats.
• She maintained spartan habits throughout her training.

Synonymes : austere, frugal, ascetic

Contraires : indulgent

Expressions courantes : spartan lifestyle, spartan discipline, spartan habits

stoïque, courageux

Qui reste courageux et déterminé face au danger, à la douleur ou à de grandes difficultés.

En anglais simple : Staying brave and determined when facing danger, pain, or serious difficulty.

• She faced the pain with spartan courage.
• His spartan resolve impressed the other soldiers.
• They showed spartan endurance through a bitter winter.

Synonymes : resolute, stoic, intrepid

Contraires : cowardly

Expressions courantes : spartan courage, spartan resolve, spartan endurance