quand on pose des questions toutes faites, on reçoit des réponses toutes prêtes

idea for translation into French

Robert et Collins

pat peut avoir un sens positif - voir dessous, mais vu le contexte probablemenet le deuxième sens


adj]  exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"

pat

[n]  a light touch or stroke
[n]  the sound made by a gentle blow
[adv]  completely or perfectly; "he has the lesson pat"; "had the system down pat"
[adj]  exactly suited to the occasion; "a pat reply"
[adj]  having only superficial plausibility; "glib promises"; "a slick commercial"
[v]  hit lightly
[v]  pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, esp. under the chin


adjective 

1. glib: so easily and readily produced as to suggest lack of proper thought
pat answers



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Note added at 4 hrs 25 mins (2004-08-26 23:44:47 GMT) Post-grading
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readily produced was given in MSN Encarta but I meant to use ready-made and the asker understood that it fitted his context. That is what matters