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He had been acting, while the others had merely been talking ; so it was with genuine satisfaction that he received the great man's thanks.Lui, agissait, pendant que les autres parlaient. Aussi reçut-il avec une véritable jouissance les remerciements très vifs du grand homme.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
My resolution is unshakable; I was a long time coming to it, and in carrying it out I shall simply be acting in accordance with my reason and my conscience."Ma résolution est formelle, je l’ai discutée longtemps, je ne vais agir que selon ma raison et ma conscience. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Starting on 25 October 1933, Roosevelt, Henry Morgenthau, his acting Secretary of the Treasury, and Jesse Jones, head of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, met every morning in Roosevelt's bedroom to set the price of gold.Dès le 25 octobre 1933, Roosevelt, Henry Morgenthau, son Secrétaire au Trésor, et Jesse Jones, directeur de la Reconstruction Finance Corporation, se réunirent chaque matin dans la chambre de Roosevelt pour définir le prix de l'or.Skidelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Robertidelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Rober© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 5/1/2011idelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Rober© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 5/1/2011
Any person or organisation acting on behalf of a city must respect, in particular, the following provisions:Toute personne ou organisation agissant au nom d'une ville doit, en particulier, respecter les dispositions suivantes :© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 30.11.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 30.11.2011
The Council, acting by a qualified majority after consulting the European Parliament, shall adopt provisions on the amounts of the fees and the conditions governing them, to apply as from 1 January 1998.Le Conseil, statuant à la majorité qualifiée après consultation du Parlement européen, arrête les dispositions relatives aux montants des redevances et aux conditions les régissant, à appliquer à partir du 1er janvier 1998.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
FITA would like to propose 13 International Judges, acting under the responsibility of the Judges Committee: seven judges being under 42 years old and six being between 18 and 25 years old.La FITA souhaite proposer un staff de 13 juges internationaux, sous la responsabilité du Comité des Juges: sept d'entre eux auraient moins de 42 ans et six seraient âgés de 18 à 25 ans.© FITAwww.archery.org 02.08.2011© FITAwww.archery.org 02.08.2011
Before the end of 2003, the Contracting Parties, acting in the Joint Committee, undertake to replace all references in this Protocol to GRT with GT and to adapt all the provisions affected thereby accordingly.D'ici la fin de 2003, les parties s'engagent, dans le cadre de la Commission mixte, à remplacer dans le présent protocole toute référence en TJB en GT et à adapter, en conséquence, toutes les dispositions ainsi affectées.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
The general rules concerning national crisis units and the Community crisis units shall be laid down by the Council, acting by a qualified majority on a proposal from the Commission.Les règles générales concernant les cellules de crise nationales et la cellule de crise communautaire sont arrêtées par le Conseil, statuant à la majorité qualifiée sur proposition de la Commission.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
A growing number of educators groups are now dedicated to enhancing the skills of their members and also acting as resources to other teachers.On observe un nombre grandissants de ces éducateurs médicaux qui ont notamment la responsabilité d'agir comme personnes ressources pour l'ensemble des précepteurs.© the College of Family Physicians of Canadahttp://www.cfp.ca/ 11/24/2011© the College of Family Physicians of Canadahttp://www.cfp.ca/ 11/24/2011
In the energy of cohesion we have therefore a force which is very great, but which has the characteristic of only acting upon the particles of bodies when they are a very small distance apart.Nous avons donc dans l'énergie de cohésion une force très grande, mais dont le caractère est de n'agir sur les particules des corps que lorsqu'ils ne sont séparés que par des distances très petites.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
The appellant, who is acting on his own behalf, is challenging a decision of Justice Bedard (judge) of the Tax Court of Canada.L'appelant, qui se représente seul, conteste une décision du juge Bédard (juge) de la Cour canadienne de l'impôt.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/9/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/9/2011
She acted well; but two or three of the old men were equally satisfied that it was merely acting.Elle jouait bien son rôle, mais deux ou trois vieux chefs étaient convaincus que c’était un rôle qu’elle jouait.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
She did not threaten to do so, but, amidst her virginal calmness, there was so much contempt for everything foreign to her love, that her father felt her to be capable of acting with the greatest folly in all ingenuousness.Elle ne l’en menaçait pas, mais il y avait, dans son calme de vierge ignorante, un tel mépris de tout ce qui n’était pas son amour, qu’il la sentait capable des pires folies, commises ingénument.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
In front of the chimney of the lamp, a region fairly warm and acting as a heated body, there is no longer any illumination.Devant la cheminée de la lampe, c'est-à-dire dans la région assez chaude, et agissant comme corps chaud, il n'y en a plus.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
'Spring brakes` are braking devices for which the energy required for braking is supplied by one or more springs acting as an energy accumulator.Les «freins à ressort» sont des dispositifs qui utilisent pour freiner l'énergie fournie par un ou plusieurs ressorts fonctionnant comme accumulateur d'énergie.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
acting manager
directeur intérimaire
act of god
cas de force majeure
act of god
catastrophe naturelle
act of god
force majeure
act of violence
voie de fait
administrative act
acte administratif
constitutional act
acte constitutionnel
act of God
cas de force majeure
act of God
cas fortuit
Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts
Traité d'Amsterdam modifiant le traité sur l'Union européenne, les traités instituant les Communautés européennes et certains actes connexes
Treaty of Nice amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related acts
Traité de Nice modifiant le traité sur l'Union européenne, les traités instituant les Communautés européennes et certains actes connexes
malicious act
actes malveillants
National Housing act
Loi nationale sur l'habitation
Old age security act
Loi sur la sécurité de la vieillesse
pension fund societies act
Loi sur les sociétés de caisse de retraite
Word forms
act
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | acted |
Imperative | act |
Present Participle (Participle I) | acting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | acted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I act | we act |
you act | you act |
he/she/it acts | they act |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am acting | we are acting |
you are acting | you are acting |
he/she/it is acting | they are acting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have acted | we have acted |
you have acted | you have acted |
he/she/it has acted | they have acted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been acting | we have been acting |
you have been acting | you have been acting |
he/she/it has been acting | they have been acting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I acted | we acted |
you acted | you acted |
he/she/it acted | they acted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was acting | we were acting |
you were acting | you were acting |
he/she/it was acting | they were acting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had acted | we had acted |
you had acted | you had acted |
he/she/it had acted | they had acted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been acting | we had been acting |
you had been acting | you had been acting |
he/she/it had been acting | they had been acting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will act | we shall/will act |
you will act | you will act |
he/she/it will act | they will act |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be acting | we shall/will be acting |
you will be acting | you will be acting |
he/she/it will be acting | they will be acting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have acted | we shall/will have acted |
you will have acted | you will have acted |
he/she/it will have acted | they will have acted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been acting | we shall/will have been acting |
you will have been acting | you will have been acting |
he/she/it will have been acting | they will have been acting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would act | we should/would act |
you would act | you would act |
he/she/it would act | they would act |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be acting | we should/would be acting |
you would be acting | you would be acting |
he/she/it would be acting | they would be acting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have acted | we should/would have acted |
you would have acted | you would have acted |
he/she/it would have acted | they would have acted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been acting | we should/would have been acting |
you would have been acting | you would have been acting |
he/she/it would have been acting | they would have been acting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am acted | we are acted |
you are acted | you are acted |
he/she/it is acted | they are acted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being acted | we are being acted |
you are being acted | you are being acted |
he/she/it is being acted | they are being acted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been acted | we have been acted |
you have been acted | you have been acted |
he/she/it has been acted | they have been acted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was acted | we were acted |
you were acted | you were acted |
he/she/it was acted | they were acted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being acted | we were being acted |
you were being acted | you were being acted |
he/she/it was being acted | they were being acted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been acted | we had been acted |
you had been acted | you had been acted |
he/she/it had been acted | they had been acted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be acted | we shall/will be acted |
you will be acted | you will be acted |
he/she/it will be acted | they will be acted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been acted | we shall/will have been acted |
you will have been acted | you will have been acted |
he/she/it will have been acted | they will have been acted |
acting
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | acting | *actings |
Possessive case | acting's | *actings' |