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You would think that Society, for its own sake, would do all it could to assist a man to acquire the art of playing a musical instrument.
On croit la société disposée, dans l’intérêt général, à faire de son mieux pour encourager ce genre d’initiative.
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
Bodies very phosphorescent by light—that is, the sulphides of the alkaline earths—only acquire, on the contrary, the property of becoming phosphorescent after having been subjected, during their manufacture, to a high temperature.
Les corps très phosphorescents à la lumière, c'est-à-dire les sulfures alcalino-terreux, n'acquièrent au contraire la propriété de devenir phosphorescents qu'après avoir été soumis pendant leur fabrication à une haute température.
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
It is with merits of this nature as it is with our material welfare--hope clings most persistently to that which we probably never shall have the strength to acquire.
Il en est des mérites de ce genre comme des biens matériels, l'espoir s'attache le plus obstinément à ceux qu'on n'aura probablement jamais la force d'acquérir.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
No one may acquire a firearm classified in category B within the territory of a Member State unless that Member State has so authorized him.
Une arme à feu de la catégorie B ne peut pas être acquise sur le territoire d'un État membre sans autorisation donnée par ce dernier à l'acquéreur.
The fluorites in question acquire, by insolation, a very feeble phosphorescence, which the eye, unless previously rested, does not perceive in the dark.
Les fluorines en question acquièrent par insolation une phosphorescence très faible et qu'un œil non reposé ne voit pas dans l'obscurité.
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
Section 90 prohibits any person, unless authorized by an Act of Parliament, to acquire shares of a corporation that would be held by or on behalf of or in trust for the Crown.
Sauf autorisation d’une loi fédérale, l’art. 90 interdit l’acquisition d’actions d’une personne morale qui seraient détenues par Sa Majesté, en son nom ou en fiducie pour elle.
© Cour suprême du Canada
© Supreme Court of Canada
I eat as little as possible, in order to acquire as much genius as I can.
Je mange le moins possible pour avoir le plus possible de génie.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Iran is still seeking to acquire full control of the nuclear fuel cycle, groups like al Qaeda remain active and dangerous, and the industrial world is still dependent on Persian Gulf oil.
L'Iran cherche toujours à maîtriser le cycle du combustible nucléaire, des groupes tels qu'Al-Qaida demeurent actifs et dangereux, et l'industrie mondiale dépend toujours du pétrole du Golfe persique.
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.
© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
Binding options to acquire all existing or hereafter developed advertising space on public transport in the Host City and cities having an operational role in the staging of the Olympic Winter Games.
Options exécutoires pour l'acquisition de tous les espaces publicitaires existants ou futurs dans les transports publics de la ville hôte et dans les villes jouant un rôle opérationnel dans l'organisation des Jeux Olympiques d'hiver.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Ah! how he would have liked to fall upon his knees and believe in the miracle, to acquire a certain conviction that that divine water had gushed from the rock solely for the healing of suffering humanity.
Ah ! qu’il aurait voulu tomber à genoux, et croire au miracle, et avoir la certitude têtue que cette eau divine n’avait jailli de la roche que pour la guérison de l’humanité souffrante !
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
Sir W. Crookes has remarked that diamonds placed for several months in contact with radium, acquire such a radio-activity that it does not disappear when they are heated to a dark red.
Crookes a remarqué que des diamants mis en contact pendant plusieurs mois avec du radium, acquéraient une telle radio-activité qu'elle ne disparaissait pas quand on les chauffait au rouge sombre.
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
It may result from somewhat different mechanisms, as shown in the following experiments, which prove that bodies subjected to the same electric influence may, according to circumstances, acquire charges of contrary sign.
Cette dernière peut résulter de mécanismes assez différents, en effet. Les expériences suivantes prouvent que des corps soumis à la môme influence électrique pourront, suivant les circonstances, acquérir des charges de sens contraires.
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
the beneficiary undertaking, or body/entity, must have the contractual right to acquire these stocks throughout the period of the contract;
l'entreprise, l'organisme ou l'agence bénéficiaire doit disposer du droit contractuel d'acquérir ces stocks tout au long de la période couverte par le contrat;
Before this occurs, the transaction to acquire the asset can usually be cancelled without significant penalty and, therefore, the asset is not recognised.
Avant que cela se produise, la transaction pour acquérir l'actif peut en général être annulée sans pénalité importante et en conséquence, l'actif n'est pas comptabilisé.
Varun Shipping Company Limited will acquire shipping assets.
Varun Shipping Company Limited acquérra des actifs.
© 2010 IFC
© 2010 IFC

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acquired right
droit acquis
acquired surplus
surplus acquis

Word forms

acquire

verb
Basic forms
Pastacquired
Imperativeacquire
Present Participle (Participle I)acquiring
Past Participle (Participle II)acquired
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I acquirewe acquire
you acquireyou acquire
he/she/it acquiresthey acquire
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am acquiringwe are acquiring
you are acquiringyou are acquiring
he/she/it is acquiringthey are acquiring
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have acquiredwe have acquired
you have acquiredyou have acquired
he/she/it has acquiredthey have acquired
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been acquiringwe have been acquiring
you have been acquiringyou have been acquiring
he/she/it has been acquiringthey have been acquiring
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I acquiredwe acquired
you acquiredyou acquired
he/she/it acquiredthey acquired
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was acquiringwe were acquiring
you were acquiringyou were acquiring
he/she/it was acquiringthey were acquiring
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had acquiredwe had acquired
you had acquiredyou had acquired
he/she/it had acquiredthey had acquired
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been acquiringwe had been acquiring
you had been acquiringyou had been acquiring
he/she/it had been acquiringthey had been acquiring
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will acquirewe shall/will acquire
you will acquireyou will acquire
he/she/it will acquirethey will acquire
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be acquiringwe shall/will be acquiring
you will be acquiringyou will be acquiring
he/she/it will be acquiringthey will be acquiring
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have acquiredwe shall/will have acquired
you will have acquiredyou will have acquired
he/she/it will have acquiredthey will have acquired
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been acquiringwe shall/will have been acquiring
you will have been acquiringyou will have been acquiring
he/she/it will have been acquiringthey will have been acquiring
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would acquirewe should/would acquire
you would acquireyou would acquire
he/she/it would acquirethey would acquire
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be acquiringwe should/would be acquiring
you would be acquiringyou would be acquiring
he/she/it would be acquiringthey would be acquiring
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have acquiredwe should/would have acquired
you would have acquiredyou would have acquired
he/she/it would have acquiredthey would have acquired
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been acquiringwe should/would have been acquiring
you would have been acquiringyou would have been acquiring
he/she/it would have been acquiringthey would have been acquiring
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am acquiredwe are acquired
you are acquiredyou are acquired
he/she/it is acquiredthey are acquired
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being acquiredwe are being acquired
you are being acquiredyou are being acquired
he/she/it is being acquiredthey are being acquired
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been acquiredwe have been acquired
you have been acquiredyou have been acquired
he/she/it has been acquiredthey have been acquired
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was acquiredwe were acquired
you were acquiredyou were acquired
he/she/it was acquiredthey were acquired
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being acquiredwe were being acquired
you were being acquiredyou were being acquired
he/she/it was being acquiredthey were being acquired
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been acquiredwe had been acquired
you had been acquiredyou had been acquired
he/she/it had been acquiredthey had been acquired
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be acquiredwe shall/will be acquired
you will be acquiredyou will be acquired
he/she/it will be acquiredthey will be acquired
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been acquiredwe shall/will have been acquired
you will have been acquiredyou will have been acquired
he/she/it will have been acquiredthey will have been acquired