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It is reasonable to assume that toxic bitumen has always naturally leached into surface water.Il est raisonnable de présumer que du bitume toxique s'est toujours naturellement infiltré dans les eaux de surface.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012
Then she retired completely within herself and remained trembling; while the priest seemed to assume still colder reserve than before, and strode away from her like some unheeding god at whose feet she wished to pour out her soul.Alors elle gardait tout en elle, elle demeurait frissonnante. Et lui, prenait une hauteur plus grande, se mettait hors de sa portée, comme un dieu aux pieds duquel elle finissait par agenouiller son âme.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
So, eventually, he made one final arrangement with himself, which he has religiously held to ever since, and that was to count each fish that he caught as ten, and to assume ten to begin with.Il finit donc par se décider (et il s’est toujours tenu scrupuleusement à cette décision depuis) à compter pour dix chaque prise, et à poser dix pour commencer –Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
The ideas which dominate Germany inspire apprehension because they have come to assume a religious form.Les conceptions dominatrices de l'Allemagne sont redoutables parce qu'elles ont fini par revêtir une forme religieuse.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
These examples assume that the aircraft is flying at an altitude higher than its point of departure; if the arrival point is lower than the departure point, the altimetric error will have the reverse effect.Les exemples présument qu'il s'agit de vols se déroulant à une altitude supérieure à celle du point de départ ; si le point d'arrivée est plus bas que le point d'origine, l'erreur altimétrique se traduit par le résultat inverse.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012
I am prepared to assume without deciding that there was such early working, and therefore this is a case in which the NOC Regulations may apply.Je supposerai, sans trancher la question, qu'il y a effectivement eu de tels travaux préalables et que, par conséquent, le Règlement AC peut s'appliquer à la présente espèce.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011
Then does the station assume a fantastic air.La gare prend alors un aspect fantastique.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
One of Canada's guiding principles on climate change is that no one region should be asked to assume an unreasonable share of the burden for GHG reduction efforts.Selon un principe fondamental qui a été adopté au Canada pour les changements climatiques, aucune région ne devrait être tenue d’assumer une part déraisonnable du fardeau que représente l’effort de réduction des émissions de GES.© Ministère des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 2001http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012© Minister of Public Works and Government Services 2001http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012
The purpose of the trust fund was to ensure someone would promptly assume the warranties.Le fonds en fiducie avait pour objet d'assurer que quelqu'un endosserait rapidement les garanties.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011
For the purposes of this survey, Environment Canada will assume that they all give equivalent results.Aux fins de ce relevé, Environnement Canada supposera que les résultats de toutes les méthodes sont équivalents.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/2/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/2/2012
By virtue of their inertia alone, bodies would only assume a uniform and rectilinear movement.En vertu de leur inertie seule, les corps conserveraient un mouvement uniforme et rectiligne.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
Let us now assume, for the moment, that the medium is in local thermal equilibrium (LTE) at a temperature T.Nous supposons pour le moment que le milieu est à l'équilibre thermodynamique local (ETL) à la température T.Lequeux, James / The Interstellar MediumLequeux, James / Le milieu interstellaireLe milieu interstellaireLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS EditionsThe Interstellar MediumLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS Editions, Paris, France© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
I think we may assume that he has every detail stamped on his mind.Nous devons, je crois, admettre qu'il en a emporté tout le détail imprimé dans son souvenir.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
A key difference is that taxpayers assume the role of shareholders and could ultimately bear the cost of PS pension deficits.La principale distinction entre eux tient au fait que les contribuables, qui en sont en somme les actionnaires, pourraient finir par devoir assumer le coût des déficits accusés par les régimes publics.© 1995 - 2010, Bank of Canadahttp://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/ 30.11.2009
My parents would be willing to assume the expense of this treatment if necessary.Mes parents seraient prêts à assumer les dépenses de ce traitement, s'il le faut.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 18.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 18.11.2011
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Word forms
assume
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | assumed |
Imperative | assume |
Present Participle (Participle I) | assuming |
Past Participle (Participle II) | assumed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I assume | we assume |
you assume | you assume |
he/she/it assumes | they assume |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am assuming | we are assuming |
you are assuming | you are assuming |
he/she/it is assuming | they are assuming |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have assumed | we have assumed |
you have assumed | you have assumed |
he/she/it has assumed | they have assumed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been assuming | we have been assuming |
you have been assuming | you have been assuming |
he/she/it has been assuming | they have been assuming |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I assumed | we assumed |
you assumed | you assumed |
he/she/it assumed | they assumed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was assuming | we were assuming |
you were assuming | you were assuming |
he/she/it was assuming | they were assuming |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had assumed | we had assumed |
you had assumed | you had assumed |
he/she/it had assumed | they had assumed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been assuming | we had been assuming |
you had been assuming | you had been assuming |
he/she/it had been assuming | they had been assuming |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will assume | we shall/will assume |
you will assume | you will assume |
he/she/it will assume | they will assume |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be assuming | we shall/will be assuming |
you will be assuming | you will be assuming |
he/she/it will be assuming | they will be assuming |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have assumed | we shall/will have assumed |
you will have assumed | you will have assumed |
he/she/it will have assumed | they will have assumed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been assuming | we shall/will have been assuming |
you will have been assuming | you will have been assuming |
he/she/it will have been assuming | they will have been assuming |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would assume | we should/would assume |
you would assume | you would assume |
he/she/it would assume | they would assume |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be assuming | we should/would be assuming |
you would be assuming | you would be assuming |
he/she/it would be assuming | they would be assuming |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have assumed | we should/would have assumed |
you would have assumed | you would have assumed |
he/she/it would have assumed | they would have assumed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been assuming | we should/would have been assuming |
you would have been assuming | you would have been assuming |
he/she/it would have been assuming | they would have been assuming |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am assumed | we are assumed |
you are assumed | you are assumed |
he/she/it is assumed | they are assumed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being assumed | we are being assumed |
you are being assumed | you are being assumed |
he/she/it is being assumed | they are being assumed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been assumed | we have been assumed |
you have been assumed | you have been assumed |
he/she/it has been assumed | they have been assumed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was assumed | we were assumed |
you were assumed | you were assumed |
he/she/it was assumed | they were assumed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being assumed | we were being assumed |
you were being assumed | you were being assumed |
he/she/it was being assumed | they were being assumed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been assumed | we had been assumed |
you had been assumed | you had been assumed |
he/she/it had been assumed | they had been assumed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be assumed | we shall/will be assumed |
you will be assumed | you will be assumed |
he/she/it will be assumed | they will be assumed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been assumed | we shall/will have been assumed |
you will have been assumed | you will have been assumed |
he/she/it will have been assumed | they will have been assumed |