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The second question is whether certain events constituted an actual or apparent affront to judicial independence.
La deuxième question est de savoir s'il y a eu atteinte, réelle ou apparente, à l'indépendance judiciaire.
He anxiously wished for the countess's consent to the scheme, for he would not affront her, even after he was dead.
Il désirait vivement que la comtesse agréât son projet, car il n’eût point voulu lui désobéir, même après sa mort.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
. . . in the context of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, this Court had occasion to consider whether such discretion constituted an affront to the principles of fundamental justice.
. . . dans le contexte de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, notre Cour a eu 1 ' occasion d'examiner si ce pouvoir discrétionnaire constituait une atteinte aux principes de justice fondamentale.
If he did not kiss the lilac he was sure to suffer an affront.
S’il ne baisait point ces lilas, il aurait un affront.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It went even further by stating that the existing regime of separate property constituted an affront to the dignity and worth of the spouse whose contributions are not recognized:
Elle est même allée plus loin, jusqu'à affirmer que le régime existant de séparation de biens était un affront à la dignité et à la valeur de l'époux dont les contributions n'étaient pas reconnues :
This affront very seriously compromised the appearance of judicial independence.
Cette atteinte a compromis très sérieusement l'impression d'indépendance que doit donner le pouvoir judiciaire.
And when he had finished there came delirium; the beautiful ladies did not even think of wiping away the many affronts they had received, but applauded frantically. The whole assembly stamped and shouted, and wallowed, distracted, in its ignominy.
Et, quand il eut fini, ce fut du délire, les belles bourgeoises ne s’essuyaient même pas de tant d’affronts elles applaudissaient frénétiquement, la salle trépignait, s’enrouait, se vautrait éperdue dans son ignominie.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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affront

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseaffrontaffronts
Possessive caseaffront'saffronts'

affront

verb
Basic forms
Pastaffronted
Imperativeaffront
Present Participle (Participle I)affronting
Past Participle (Participle II)affronted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I affrontwe affront
you affrontyou affront
he/she/it affrontsthey affront
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am affrontingwe are affronting
you are affrontingyou are affronting
he/she/it is affrontingthey are affronting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have affrontedwe have affronted
you have affrontedyou have affronted
he/she/it has affrontedthey have affronted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been affrontingwe have been affronting
you have been affrontingyou have been affronting
he/she/it has been affrontingthey have been affronting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I affrontedwe affronted
you affrontedyou affronted
he/she/it affrontedthey affronted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was affrontingwe were affronting
you were affrontingyou were affronting
he/she/it was affrontingthey were affronting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had affrontedwe had affronted
you had affrontedyou had affronted
he/she/it had affrontedthey had affronted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been affrontingwe had been affronting
you had been affrontingyou had been affronting
he/she/it had been affrontingthey had been affronting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will affrontwe shall/will affront
you will affrontyou will affront
he/she/it will affrontthey will affront
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be affrontingwe shall/will be affronting
you will be affrontingyou will be affronting
he/she/it will be affrontingthey will be affronting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have affrontedwe shall/will have affronted
you will have affrontedyou will have affronted
he/she/it will have affrontedthey will have affronted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been affrontingwe shall/will have been affronting
you will have been affrontingyou will have been affronting
he/she/it will have been affrontingthey will have been affronting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would affrontwe should/would affront
you would affrontyou would affront
he/she/it would affrontthey would affront
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be affrontingwe should/would be affronting
you would be affrontingyou would be affronting
he/she/it would be affrontingthey would be affronting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have affrontedwe should/would have affronted
you would have affrontedyou would have affronted
he/she/it would have affrontedthey would have affronted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been affrontingwe should/would have been affronting
you would have been affrontingyou would have been affronting
he/she/it would have been affrontingthey would have been affronting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am affrontedwe are affronted
you are affrontedyou are affronted
he/she/it is affrontedthey are affronted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being affrontedwe are being affronted
you are being affrontedyou are being affronted
he/she/it is being affrontedthey are being affronted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been affrontedwe have been affronted
you have been affrontedyou have been affronted
he/she/it has been affrontedthey have been affronted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was affrontedwe were affronted
you were affrontedyou were affronted
he/she/it was affrontedthey were affronted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being affrontedwe were being affronted
you were being affrontedyou were being affronted
he/she/it was being affrontedthey were being affronted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been affrontedwe had been affronted
you had been affrontedyou had been affronted
he/she/it had been affrontedthey had been affronted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be affrontedwe shall/will be affronted
you will be affrontedyou will be affronted
he/she/it will be affrontedthey will be affronted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been affrontedwe shall/will have been affronted
you will have been affrontedyou will have been affronted
he/she/it will have been affrontedthey will have been affronted