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It is one of Harris's fixed ideas that he CAN sing a comic song; the fixed idea, on the contrary, among those of Harris's friends who have heard him try, is that he CAN'T and never will be able to, and that he ought not to be allowed to try.
Harris s’est mis en tête qu’il sait pousser la chansonnette. Mais ceux de ses amis qui l’ont entendu sont persuadés qu’il ne sait pas et ne saura jamais chanter, et qu’on ne devrait même pas lui permettre d’essayer.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Listed in alphabetical order, these cities are PyeongChang (KOR), Salzburg (AUT) and Vancouver (CAN).
Ces villes sont par ordre alphabétique : PyeongChang (KOR), Salzbourg (AUT) et Vancouver (CAN).
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IT CAN BE ENLARGED PROPORTIONALLY TO FIT AN A4 PAGE.
IL PEUT ÊTRE AGRANDI PROPORTIONNELLEMENT POUR CORRESPONDRE À UNE PAGE DE FORMAT A4.
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© Copyright 2009
AND IN A SAD WORLD WHERE SO MANY ARE VICTIMS, I CAN TAKE PRIDE THAT I AM ALSO A FIGHTER.
DANS UN TRISTE MONDE OU TANT DE GENS SONT VICTIMES, JE PEUX ETRE FIÈRE D'ETRE ÉGALEMENT UNE LUTTEUSE.
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© Copyright 2009
Thus he said to the Magdalen: "Much shall be forgiven thee because thou hast loved much," a sublimity of pardon which can only have called forth a sublime faith.
Ainsi, il disait à Madeleine: «Il te sera beaucoup remis parce que tu as beaucoup aimé», sublime pardon qui devait éveiller une foi sublime.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Ah! dear madame, I told you of all my worries, and you can understand my happiness, can't you?"
Ah ! chère madame, vous à qui j’ai dit mes peines, vous comprenez mon bonheur, n’est-ce pas ? »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
For the sake of completeness I am obliged to speak of these last; but I do so with the certainty that I can say nothing useful on the subject.
Je suis obligé de parler de ces dernières pour ne pas être incomplet; mais je le fais avec la certitude de ne pouvoir rien dire d'utile à leur sujet.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
'Well! how can one wonder at it when you go on as you do!
- Pardi! ce n'est pas étonnant, quand on fait les cent dix-neuf coups!...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Their hearts mingled in ardent brotherly affection, the most perfect and heroic affection that can blend men together.
Leurs cœurs s’unirent dans cette ardente affection fraternelle la plus entière, la plus héroïque qui puisse fondre un homme dans un autre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Avoid everybody, live in such a way that people shall be virtually ignorant of your existence, visit Rome in peace and quietness--that is the best course you can adopt to forward your interests."
Evitez tout le monde, vivez sans qu’on sache que vous existez, visitez Rome en paix, c’est la meilleure façon d’avancer vos affaires. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
One of the patients can no longer hold back his tears; they come in floods, and as he shakes his head he sprinkles his neighbors.
Un des patients ne peut plus retenir ses larmes, les lâche à flots, et, secouant la tête, en arrose ses voisins.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Can you hear how he's moaning, poor brother? . . .
Vous entendez, comme il souffre, le pauvre frère ?...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Scalping tickets: When a show is sold out, sometimes you can buy tickets from someone outside the venue.
Racheter une place à la sauvette. Quand un concert est complet, il y a parfois des gens qui revendent leur place à l'entrée.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Nor can there have been any mistake on their part.
Il ne pouvait pas non plus y avoir d'erreur de leur part.
Given the colossal energy of intra-atomic energy, we can understand that the cell may become a mighty generator of energy without its composition being perceptibly altered.
Étant donnée la grandeur colossale de l'énergie intra-atomique, on comprend que la cellule puisse devenir un générateur très puissant d'énergie sans que sa composition soit sensiblement altérée.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908

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Athletes CAN
Athlètes CAN
oil can
burette
can opener
ouvre-boîtes
trash can
poubelle
aerosol can
atomiseur
cannot observe
ne suis pas en mesure d'observer

Word forms

Can

noun, singular
Singular
Common caseCan, *Can.
Possessive case-

can

verb
Basic forms
Pastcanned
Imperativecan
Present Participle (Participle I)canning
Past Participle (Participle II)canned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I canwe can
you canyou can
he/she/it cansthey can
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am canningwe are canning
you are canningyou are canning
he/she/it is canningthey are canning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have cannedwe have canned
you have cannedyou have canned
he/she/it has cannedthey have canned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been canningwe have been canning
you have been canningyou have been canning
he/she/it has been canningthey have been canning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I cannedwe canned
you cannedyou canned
he/she/it cannedthey canned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was canningwe were canning
you were canningyou were canning
he/she/it was canningthey were canning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had cannedwe had canned
you had cannedyou had canned
he/she/it had cannedthey had canned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been canningwe had been canning
you had been canningyou had been canning
he/she/it had been canningthey had been canning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will canwe shall/will can
you will canyou will can
he/she/it will canthey will can
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be canningwe shall/will be canning
you will be canningyou will be canning
he/she/it will be canningthey will be canning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have cannedwe shall/will have canned
you will have cannedyou will have canned
he/she/it will have cannedthey will have canned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been canningwe shall/will have been canning
you will have been canningyou will have been canning
he/she/it will have been canningthey will have been canning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would canwe should/would can
you would canyou would can
he/she/it would canthey would can
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be canningwe should/would be canning
you would be canningyou would be canning
he/she/it would be canningthey would be canning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have cannedwe should/would have canned
you would have cannedyou would have canned
he/she/it would have cannedthey would have canned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been canningwe should/would have been canning
you would have been canningyou would have been canning
he/she/it would have been canningthey would have been canning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am cannedwe are canned
you are cannedyou are canned
he/she/it is cannedthey are canned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being cannedwe are being canned
you are being cannedyou are being canned
he/she/it is being cannedthey are being canned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been cannedwe have been canned
you have been cannedyou have been canned
he/she/it has been cannedthey have been canned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was cannedwe were canned
you were cannedyou were canned
he/she/it was cannedthey were canned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being cannedwe were being canned
you were being cannedyou were being canned
he/she/it was being cannedthey were being canned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been cannedwe had been canned
you had been cannedyou had been canned
he/she/it had been cannedthey had been canned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be cannedwe shall/will be canned
you will be cannedyou will be canned
he/she/it will be cannedthey will be canned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been cannedwe shall/will have been canned
you will have been cannedyou will have been canned
he/she/it will have been cannedthey will have been canned

can

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecancans
Possessive casecan'scans'

can

verb, modal
Basic forms
Presentcan
Pastcould
Present Indefinite Affirmative
I canwe can
you canyou can
he/she/it canthey can
Present Indefinite Negative
I can't, cannotwe can't, cannot
you can't, cannotyou can't, cannot
he/she/it can't, cannotthey can't, cannot
Past Indefinite Affirmative
I couldwe could
you couldyou could
he/she/it couldthey could
Past Indefinite Negative
I couldn'twe couldn't
you couldn'tyou couldn't
he/she/it couldn'tthey couldn't