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You'd like to tweak your environment but aren't quite sure where to start.Vous souhaitez adapter votre environnement mais vous ne savez pas vraiment par où commencer.Albing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron / bash CookbookAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron / bash Le livre de recettesbash Le livre de recettesAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron© 2007 O’Reilly Media, Inc.© ÉDITIONS O’REILLY, Paris, 2007bash CookbookAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron© 2007 O’Reilly Media, Inc.
If you don't know any tunes yet, you probably aren't ready for a band, unless it's specifically a beginning band.Si vous ne connaissez encore aucun morceau, il est trop tôt pour jouer avec d'autres musiciens, sauf peut-être de grands débutants.Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nulsLe Jazz pour les nulsSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Most jazz performers aren't media superstars (except maybe Wynton Marsalis), and they don't get mobbed.La majorité des jazzmen ne sont pas des «stars» (à l'exception peut-être de Wynton Marsalis), et ils n'ont pas souvent à affronter des hordes de fans.Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nulsLe Jazz pour les nulsSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Are you going to play or aren't you, worm-face?"Tu joues ou tu n’joues-t’i’ pas, face de ver ?Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Ah, I don't say," he concedes at once, "but what those two there aren't a bit fresh, nor a little elevated; without being absolutely blind, they're somewhat boozed, pr'aps—"» Ah ! j’dis pas, concède-t-il tout de suite, que ces deux-là n’soient pas un peu garnis, ni un peu vaseux… Sans être tout à fait mûrs, ils ont l’nez sale, quoi… »Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"Hullo, aren't you going too?" Cocon cries to him.– Ben quoi, tu marches pas, toi ? lui crie Cocon.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A zouave with his arm in a sling, who sits awry and seems to carry his shoulder like a torturing burden, speaks to him: "You're the aviator that fell, aren't you?"Un zouave, au bras en écharpe, et qui, incliné de côté, porte son épaule comme un fardeau déchirant, s’adresse à lui :– T’es l’aviateur qu’est tombé, s’pas ?Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"Muddy... mother why aren't you eating your soup?"— Maman, pourquoi ne mangez-vous pas votre soupe?Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
We are really in danger. Those that only get a bit of it, or only once, aren't in it at all.Nous, on est vraiment au danger ; ceux qui y sont en partie, ou une fois, n’y sont pas.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"But you're rehearsing now, aren't you?"— Mais vous avez bien un engagement, en ce moment?Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Behold him pulling up in front of a sturdy good-wife that had a mustache, and he only sees her mustache, so he bullyrags her—'Why aren't you at the front, you?'"V’là-t-i’ pas qu’i’ s’arrête devant une forte commère qu’avait d’la moustache, et ne r’garde plus que c’te moustache et il l’engueule : « Tu n’pourrais pas être sur le front, toi ? »Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We're two or three hours from the Bethune road, aren't we? And how many hours, think you, from the road to an ambulance where they can operate?On est à deux ou trois heures de la route de Béthune, pas, et d’la route, y a combien d’heures, dis voir, pour une ambulance où on peut opérer ?Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Those that aren't picked off by the explosion are struck dead by the wind of it, or they're gas-poisoned before they can say 'ouf!'"Ceux qui ne sont pas arrachés par les éclats sont assommés par le vent du machin, ou clabottent asphyxiés sans avoir le temps de souffler ouf.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"There aren't only the 77's," Mesnil Andre broke in, "there's all damned sorts.– Y a pas qu’des 77, interrompit Mesnil André.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"And there are lots of people coming over from abroad on that boat aren't there daddy?"«Et il y a beaucoup de gens qui arrivent sur ce bateau, n'est-ce pas, papa?Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
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Collocations
human being
être humain
be geared to
être indexé sur
be made of
être fait en
be prone to
avoir tendance à
be torn apart
voler en éclats
be wedged between
être coincé entre
forces in being
forces constituées
be made from
être fait en
once upon a time there was
il était une fois
be in freefall
chute
be worth
peser
be self-financing
s'autofinancer
Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live
Déclaration sur les droits de l'homme des personnes qui ne possèdent pas la nationalité du pays dans lequel elles vivent
consent to be bound by a treaty
consentement à être lié par un traité
right to be heard
droit d'être entendu
Word forms
be
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | was, were |
Present Participle (Participle I) | being, *bein' |
Past Participle (Participle II) | been |
Present Simple, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I am | we are |
you are, *art | you are, *art |
he/she/it is | they are |
Present Simple, Active Voice, Negative | |
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I *ain't | we aren't |
you aren't | you aren't |
he/she/it isn't | they aren't |
Present Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I am being, *bein' | we are being, *bein' |
you are being, *bein' | you are being, *bein' |
he/she/it is being, *bein' | they are being, *bein' |
Present Perfect, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I have been | we have been |
you have been | you have been |
he/she/it has been | they have been |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I have been being, *bein' | we have been being, *bein' |
you have been being, *bein' | you have been being, *bein' |
he/she/it has been being, *bein' | they have been being, *bein' |
Past Simple, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I was | we were |
you were | you were |
he/she/it was | they were |
Past Simple, Active Voice, Negative | |
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I wasn't | we weren't |
you weren't | you weren't |
he/she/it wasn't | they weren't |
Past Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I was being, *bein' | we were being, *bein' |
you were being, *bein' | you were being, *bein' |
he/she/it was being, *bein' | they were being, *bein' |
Past Perfect, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I had been | we had been |
you had been | you had been |
he/she/it had been | they had been |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I had been being, *bein' | we had been being, *bein' |
you had been being, *bein' | you had been being, *bein' |
he/she/it had been being, *bein' | they had been being, *bein' |
Future Simple, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I shall/will be | we shall/will be |
you will be | you will be |
he/she/it will be | they will be |
Future Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I shall/will be being, *bein' | we shall/will be being, *bein' |
you will be being, *bein' | you will be being, *bein' |
he/she/it will be being, *bein' | they will be being, *bein' |
Future Perfect, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I shall/will have been | we shall/will have been |
you will have been | you will have been |
he/she/it will have been | they will have been |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I shall/will have been being, *bein' | we shall/will have been being, *bein' |
you will have been being, *bein' | you will have been being, *bein' |
he/she/it will have been being, *bein' | they will have been being, *bein' |
Future Simple in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I should/would be | we should/would be |
you would be | you would be |
he/she/it would be | they would be |
Future Continuous in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I should/would be being, *bein' | we should/would be being, *bein' |
you would be being, *bein' | you would be being, *bein' |
he/she/it would be being, *bein' | they would be being, *bein' |
Future Perfect in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I should/would have been | we should/would have been |
you would have been | you would have been |
he/she/it would have been | they would have been |
Future Perfect Continuous in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative | |
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I should/would have been being, *bein' | we should/would have been being, *bein' |
you would have been being, *bein' | you would have been being, *bein' |
he/she/it would have been being, *bein' | they would have been being, *bein' |