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Disposing of the canoe in such a manner that Hist must see it, should she come to the place of meeting previously to their return, the young men looked to their arms and prepared to enter the wood.Après avoir placé la pirogue de manière à ce qu’elle fût aperçue de Hist, au cas où elle viendrait au rendez-vous avant leur retour, ils examinèrent leurs armes et se disposèrent à entrer dans le bois.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
And, finally, the Peeping Toms, professionals in the pay of arms manufacturers, specialists who observed the fighting from a reasonable distance, took photos, noted the performance of weapons, filmed death.Enfin, les «voyeurs», ces professionnels engagés par les entreprises d'armement, des spécialistes qui, d'une distance raisonnable, suivaient les combats, prenaient des photos, notaient les performances des armes, filmaient la mort.Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
Deeply disturbed by the magnitude of the proliferation, illicit circulation and traffic of small arms in the States of the Sahelo-Saharan subregion,Profondément préoccupée par l'ampleur du phénomène de la prolifération, de la circulation illicite et du trafic des armes légères dans les États de la sous-région sahélo-saharienne,© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 18.05.2011© Organisation des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 18.05.2011
A foolish young woman, the wife of a notary in Veteuil, threw herself into his arms.Une jeune femme étourdie, mariée à un notaire de Véteuil, vint se jeter entre ses bras.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Then he crossed his arms behind his head, and began talking of other things, without, however, taking his eyes off his picture, over which the twilight began to cast a slight shadow.Il avait croisé les deux bras sous sa nuque, il se mit à parler d’autre chose, sans quitter des yeux son tableau, que le crépuscule commençait à obscurcir d’une ombre fine.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Granoux thought it was a call to arms.Granoux crut à un appel aux armes.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Abbe Mouret was about to intervene, but La Teuse sharply inquired if they wanted to make game of her and keep her arms up there all night.L'abbé Mouret voulut intervenir. Mais la Teuse demanda si on se moquait d'elle, à lui laisser si longtemps les bras en l'air.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Before he could stretch out his arms, however, a girl's head appeared above the wall.Il n’avait pas encore tendu les bras, qu’une tête de jeune fille apparut au-dessus de la muraille.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Her hair was scanty and black, her eyes and cheeks hollow, her arms thin, her chest narrow, showing a battle between life and death, a duel without truce in which the mother had so far been victorious.Ses cheveux rares et noirs, ses veux caves, ses joues creuses, ses bras amaigris, sa poitrine étroite annonçaient un débat entre la vie et la mort, duel sans trêve où jusqu’alors la comtesse était victorieuse.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
As for the men, they either ate, slept, or examined their arms.Quant aux hommes, ils mangeaient, dormaient, ou examinaient leurs armes.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
She took her in her arms and gave her two hearty kisses.Elle l'avait prise entre les bras, elle lui donna deux gros baisers.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
The lesson over, Jacques jumped into his mother's arms; she caught him and held him tightly to her, kissing him passionately.La leçon finie, Jacques se jeta dans les bras de sa mère qui le reçut et le garda sur elle avec la force que prête l’excès des voluptés, et ce fut des baisers, des caresses sans fin.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
He has a female in his arms-a girl, a beautiful girl, robed in gold and bright plumes.Il tient une femme entre ses bras; une jeune fille, une belle jeune fille couverte d'or et de plumes brillantes.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He followed this rapid play of her arms complacently, deriving a singular pleasure from seeing them so firm and quick.Il suivait complaisamment ce jeu rapide des bras de la paysanne, goûtant un singulier plaisir à les voir si fermes et si prompts.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Each warrior rushed for his arms, and then all on the point, man, woman and child, eagerly sought the covers.Les guerriers indiens coururent chercher leurs armes, et tous, hommes, femmes et enfants, ne songèrent plus qu’à chercher un couvert.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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Collocations
arms industry
industrie des armements
arms programme
programme d'armements
arms expert
expert en armements
arms trafficker
trafiquant d'armes
arms embargo
embargo sur les armements
trade in arms
trafic d'armes
arms length
bras tendus
arms stretched
bras tendus
arms stretched out
bras tendus
arms dump
dépôt de munitions
Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms
Groupe d'experts gouvernementaux sur les armes légères
Reference Group on Small Arms
Groupe de référence sur les armes légères
Chief Arms Monitor
Contrôleur en chef des armements
Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects
Programme d'action en vue de prévenir, combattre et éliminer le commerce illicite des armes légères sous tous ses aspects
rocker arm
culbuteur
Word forms
arm
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | arm | arms |
| Possessive case | arm's | arms' |
arm
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | armed |
| Imperative | arm |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | arming |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | armed |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I arm | we arm |
| you arm | you arm |
| he/she/it arms | they arm |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am arming | we are arming |
| you are arming | you are arming |
| he/she/it is arming | they are arming |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have armed | we have armed |
| you have armed | you have armed |
| he/she/it has armed | they have armed |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been arming | we have been arming |
| you have been arming | you have been arming |
| he/she/it has been arming | they have been arming |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I armed | we armed |
| you armed | you armed |
| he/she/it armed | they armed |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was arming | we were arming |
| you were arming | you were arming |
| he/she/it was arming | they were arming |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had armed | we had armed |
| you had armed | you had armed |
| he/she/it had armed | they had armed |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been arming | we had been arming |
| you had been arming | you had been arming |
| he/she/it had been arming | they had been arming |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will arm | we shall/will arm |
| you will arm | you will arm |
| he/she/it will arm | they will arm |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be arming | we shall/will be arming |
| you will be arming | you will be arming |
| he/she/it will be arming | they will be arming |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have armed | we shall/will have armed |
| you will have armed | you will have armed |
| he/she/it will have armed | they will have armed |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been arming | we shall/will have been arming |
| you will have been arming | you will have been arming |
| he/she/it will have been arming | they will have been arming |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would arm | we should/would arm |
| you would arm | you would arm |
| he/she/it would arm | they would arm |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be arming | we should/would be arming |
| you would be arming | you would be arming |
| he/she/it would be arming | they would be arming |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have armed | we should/would have armed |
| you would have armed | you would have armed |
| he/she/it would have armed | they would have armed |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been arming | we should/would have been arming |
| you would have been arming | you would have been arming |
| he/she/it would have been arming | they would have been arming |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am armed | we are armed |
| you are armed | you are armed |
| he/she/it is armed | they are armed |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being armed | we are being armed |
| you are being armed | you are being armed |
| he/she/it is being armed | they are being armed |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been armed | we have been armed |
| you have been armed | you have been armed |
| he/she/it has been armed | they have been armed |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was armed | we were armed |
| you were armed | you were armed |
| he/she/it was armed | they were armed |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being armed | we were being armed |
| you were being armed | you were being armed |
| he/she/it was being armed | they were being armed |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been armed | we had been armed |
| you had been armed | you had been armed |
| he/she/it had been armed | they had been armed |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be armed | we shall/will be armed |
| you will be armed | you will be armed |
| he/she/it will be armed | they will be armed |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been armed | we shall/will have been armed |
| you will have been armed | you will have been armed |
| he/she/it will have been armed | they will have been armed |
arms
noun, plural
| Plural | |
| Common case | arms |
| Possessive case | *arms' |