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Rewrapping centres must set up a special registration system so as to enable the competent authority to trace a rewrapped product back to the establishment of origin.Les centres de reconditionnement doivent mettre en place un système d'enregistrement spécial de manière à permettre à l'autorité compétente de remonter à l'établissement d'origine à partir d'un produit reconditionné.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
And then, as Victorine came in followed by Giacomo to lay the little table for Pierre's supper, he turned his back upon the Botticelli and said no more about it.La soirée s’avançait, et comme Victorine entrait suivie de Giacomo, pour mettre le couvert sur la petite table, il tourna le dos au Botticelli, il n’en souffla plus mot.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
But at the light touch of his fingers she cried out with such an expression of pain that he drew back, trembling.Mais, comme il la touchait à peine du bout des doigts, elle poussa un cri, si désespéré, qu'il s'arrêta, tout tremblant.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
But he succeeded in seizing Catherine and one boy by the ears and led them back towards the village, clutching them tightly with his big hairy fingers, and overwhelming them with abuse.Mais il avait réussi à saisir par les oreilles Catherine et un autre gamin. Il les ramena du côté du village, les tenant ferme de ses gros doigts velus, les accablant d'injures.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
One of the patients can no longer hold back his tears; they come in floods, and as he shakes his head he sprinkles his neighbors.Un des patients ne peut plus retenir ses larmes, les lâche à flots, et, secouant la tête, en arrose ses voisins.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Under the inky cloud the tempest of men flows back, climbs towards the right, eddying, pitching and falling, along the dark and ruined mole.Sous le nuage d’encre, l’orage d’hommes reflue, monte dans le même sens, vers la droite, avec des ressauts et des tourbillonnements, le long de la sombre jetée défoncée.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"I'm confident," cries Cocon, "it's that Pepere that's keeping the others back.– Moi, j’suis sûr, crie Cocon, que c’est c’cochon de Pépère qui met les autres en retard.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
While she was speaking, the eye of the Quartermaster was not quiet for a moment, glancing from the rag to the face of our heroine, then back again to the rag.Tandis qu’elle parlait, les yeux du quartier-maître ne furent pas un instant en repos, regardant tour à tour le visage de Mabel et le chiffon qu’il tenait.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Then he suddenly sprang backwards, with a shriek, for the old man, swinging his stick with all his strength, had just broken it over his back.Mais il poussa un hurlement, en faisant un bond en arrière. Le bâton du vieux, lancé à toute volée, venait de se casser sur son échine.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
By a command from Seguin the hunters drew back among the trees, and entered into a hurried council.Sur l'ordre de Séguin, les chasseurs se retirèrent sous les arbres et tinrent précipitamment conseil.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Campardon, after hesitating, at length said to Octave that he would call again for him to take him back to dinner.Campardon, hésitant, dit enfin à Octave qu'il repasserait le prendre, pour le dîner.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
The three deputies looked about for them, and at last discovered them ensconced at the back of the gallery, in the front part of which they had been seated at the opening of the sitting.Ces messieurs les cherchèrent. Enfin ils les découvrirent au fond de la tribune, dont ils occupaient le premier banc, à l'ouverture de la séance.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
At this moment a shot fired at the savage scorched her hip, and, setting back her ears, she commenced squealing and kicking so violently that all her feet seemed to be in the air at the same time.À ce moment, une balle tirée sur le sauvage écorcha la hanche du mustang qui, baissant les oreilles, commença à se cabrer et à ruer avec une telle violence que ses quatre pieds semblaient détachés du sol en même temps.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
" Come, don't shudder like that," he continued, " I have promised you that I would be off the moment he comes back.– Eh! ne frissonne pas ainsi, reprit-il, je t’ai promis de me sauver dès qu’il reviendrait.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
All close together and back to back, the men seemed from a distance like a great moving sponge.Les hommes serrés là, dos à dos, formaient, de loin, comme une vaste éponge grouillante.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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Collocations
back pay
rappel de salaire
back rest
dossier
get back
reprendre
put back
remettre
take back
retirer
back home
à la maison
back-pedaling
marche arrière
money-back
remboursement
way back home
chemin du retour
back strain
surcharge de la colonne vertébrale
kick-back preventer
dispositif antiretour
low-back pain
lombalgie
back side
verso
back office
back-office
phone back
rappeler
Word forms
back
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | back | backs |
Possessive case | back's | backs' |
back
verb
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Past | backed |
Imperative | back |
Present Participle (Participle I) | backing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | backed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I back | we back |
you back | you back |
he/she/it backs | they back |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am backing | we are backing |
you are backing | you are backing |
he/she/it is backing | they are backing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have backed | we have backed |
you have backed | you have backed |
he/she/it has backed | they have backed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been backing | we have been backing |
you have been backing | you have been backing |
he/she/it has been backing | they have been backing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I backed | we backed |
you backed | you backed |
he/she/it backed | they backed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was backing | we were backing |
you were backing | you were backing |
he/she/it was backing | they were backing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had backed | we had backed |
you had backed | you had backed |
he/she/it had backed | they had backed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been backing | we had been backing |
you had been backing | you had been backing |
he/she/it had been backing | they had been backing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will back | we shall/will back |
you will back | you will back |
he/she/it will back | they will back |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be backing | we shall/will be backing |
you will be backing | you will be backing |
he/she/it will be backing | they will be backing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have backed | we shall/will have backed |
you will have backed | you will have backed |
he/she/it will have backed | they will have backed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been backing | we shall/will have been backing |
you will have been backing | you will have been backing |
he/she/it will have been backing | they will have been backing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would back | we should/would back |
you would back | you would back |
he/she/it would back | they would back |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be backing | we should/would be backing |
you would be backing | you would be backing |
he/she/it would be backing | they would be backing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have backed | we should/would have backed |
you would have backed | you would have backed |
he/she/it would have backed | they would have backed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been backing | we should/would have been backing |
you would have been backing | you would have been backing |
he/she/it would have been backing | they would have been backing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am backed | we are backed |
you are backed | you are backed |
he/she/it is backed | they are backed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being backed | we are being backed |
you are being backed | you are being backed |
he/she/it is being backed | they are being backed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been backed | we have been backed |
you have been backed | you have been backed |
he/she/it has been backed | they have been backed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was backed | we were backed |
you were backed | you were backed |
he/she/it was backed | they were backed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being backed | we were being backed |
you were being backed | you were being backed |
he/she/it was being backed | they were being backed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been backed | we had been backed |
you had been backed | you had been backed |
he/she/it had been backed | they had been backed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be backed | we shall/will be backed |
you will be backed | you will be backed |
he/she/it will be backed | they will be backed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been backed | we shall/will have been backed |
you will have been backed | you will have been backed |
he/she/it will have been backed | they will have been backed |