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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.
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 - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, 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 Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, 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 Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, 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 Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, 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 chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, 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-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, 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 Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, 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 chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, 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 Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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
SingularPlural
Common casebackbacks
Possessive caseback'sbacks'

back

verb
Basic forms
Pastbacked
Imperativeback
Present Participle (Participle I)backing
Past Participle (Participle II)backed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I backwe back
you backyou back
he/she/it backsthey back
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am backingwe are backing
you are backingyou are backing
he/she/it is backingthey are backing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have backedwe have backed
you have backedyou have backed
he/she/it has backedthey have backed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been backingwe have been backing
you have been backingyou have been backing
he/she/it has been backingthey have been backing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I backedwe backed
you backedyou backed
he/she/it backedthey backed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was backingwe were backing
you were backingyou were backing
he/she/it was backingthey were backing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had backedwe had backed
you had backedyou had backed
he/she/it had backedthey had backed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been backingwe had been backing
you had been backingyou had been backing
he/she/it had been backingthey had been backing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will backwe shall/will back
you will backyou will back
he/she/it will backthey will back
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be backingwe shall/will be backing
you will be backingyou will be backing
he/she/it will be backingthey will be backing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have backedwe shall/will have backed
you will have backedyou will have backed
he/she/it will have backedthey will have backed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been backingwe shall/will have been backing
you will have been backingyou will have been backing
he/she/it will have been backingthey will have been backing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would backwe should/would back
you would backyou would back
he/she/it would backthey would back
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be backingwe should/would be backing
you would be backingyou would be backing
he/she/it would be backingthey would be backing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have backedwe should/would have backed
you would have backedyou would have backed
he/she/it would have backedthey would have backed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been backingwe should/would have been backing
you would have been backingyou would have been backing
he/she/it would have been backingthey would have been backing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am backedwe are backed
you are backedyou are backed
he/she/it is backedthey are backed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being backedwe are being backed
you are being backedyou are being backed
he/she/it is being backedthey are being backed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been backedwe have been backed
you have been backedyou have been backed
he/she/it has been backedthey have been backed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was backedwe were backed
you were backedyou were backed
he/she/it was backedthey were backed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being backedwe were being backed
you were being backedyou were being backed
he/she/it was being backedthey were being backed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been backedwe had been backed
you had been backedyou had been backed
he/she/it had been backedthey had been backed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be backedwe shall/will be backed
you will be backedyou will be backed
he/she/it will be backedthey will be backed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been backedwe shall/will have been backed
you will have been backedyou will have been backed
he/she/it will have been backedthey will have been backed