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Next he had thought of the Bourse, where he might strike a blow at money, the great agent of corruption, and the capitalist society in whose clutches the wage-earners groaned. Only, here again the blow would fall upon a restricted circle.
Ensuite, il avait songé à la Bourse : là, il frappait l’argent qui corrompt, la société capitaliste sous laquelle râle le salariat ; seulement, n’était-ce pas encore bien restreint, bien spécial ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

This was the final blow.
Ce fut le dernier coup.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

It's a blow too much for me, with all I was bearing before."
Ce coup est trop affreux, après tout ce que j’ai supporté.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

Then he dealt the first blow with his pick.
Et il donna le coup de pioche.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

Whenever Justice strikes a man her blow travels beyond him, fells innocent beings and kills them.
La justice qui frappe l’homme, atteint derrière et tue les innocents.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

You have won in the East, and it now remains to strike the English where they cannot fend the blow.
Vous avez triomphé en Orient. Il vous faut maintenant frapper les Anglais là où ils ne pourront parer le coup.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

But the loss of its sole star performer would have been a major, perhaps fatal, blow to the NSDAP.
La perte de son unique étoile eût été cependant pour le NSDAP un coup rude, voire fatal.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company

She knew very well the misfortunes of Lady Brandon; to remind her of them was to send a dagger to her heart, though the weapon might be blunted by the blow.
Elle savait le désastre de lady Brandon; le lui rappeler, c’était lui donner un coup de poignard au cœur quoique l’arme dût s’y émousser.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

How crushing indeed had been the blow when the Sixtine Chapel was thrown open and the rivals entered!
Quel foudroiement, lorsque la chapelle Sixtine fut ouverte et que les rivaux entrèrent !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile

I know where the blow comes from.
Je sais d’où vient le coup.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar

I tell ye, Tom, I want to blow him up! it would do me good!"
Je voudrais lui dire son fait, Tom! cela me ferait du bien.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

He still suffered from the terrible blow which had almost driven them both mad, but the first crushing pain was passing away.
Il souffrait bien encore du coup brutal qui venait de les affoler tous deux mais la douleur première de ce coup s’apaisait elle-même.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

What's the blow now?"
Allons, voyons où la mouche vous pique?
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

Yet he was apparently unmoved, though he kept all his senses on the alert, in readiness to escape, or to strike a blow at the proper moment.
Cependant il ne montrait aucune émotion, quoique tous ses sens fussent en garde, et qu’il fût prêt soit à s’échapper, soit à frapper un coup quand l’occasion l’exigerait.
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

Down below, one's foot detaches itself from a matrix of blood, stiffened with French bayonets that have been bent, doubled, and twisted by the force of the blow.
Par terre, le pied décolle d’une gangue de sang durci des baïonnettes françaises faussées, pliées, tordues par la puissance du choc.
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

blow up

sauter

glancing blow

choc rasant

blow up

décharge

blow up

explosion

blow below the belt

coup bas

blow with the open glove

coup avec le gant ouvert

body blow

coup au corps

decisive blow

coup décisif

deflect a blow

dévier un coup

illegal blow

coup irrégulier

low blow

coup bas

right-hand blow

coup de la droite

blow missing the target

coup raté

death blow

coup fatal

strike a blow

porter un coup

Word forms

blow

verb

Basic forms
Past	blew
Imperative	blow
Present Participle (Participle I)	blowing
Past Participle (Participle II)	blown

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I blow	we blow
you blow	you blow
he/she/it blows	they blow

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am blowing	we are blowing
you are blowing	you are blowing
he/she/it is blowing	they are blowing

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have blown	we have blown
you have blown	you have blown
he/she/it has blown	they have blown

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been blowing	we have been blowing
you have been blowing	you have been blowing
he/she/it has been blowing	they have been blowing

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I blew	we blew
you blew	you blew
he/she/it blew	they blew

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was blowing	we were blowing
you were blowing	you were blowing
he/she/it was blowing	they were blowing

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had blown	we had blown
you had blown	you had blown
he/she/it had blown	they had blown

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been blowing	we had been blowing
you had been blowing	you had been blowing
he/she/it had been blowing	they had been blowing

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will blow	we shall/will blow
you will blow	you will blow
he/she/it will blow	they will blow

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be blowing	we shall/will be blowing
you will be blowing	you will be blowing
he/she/it will be blowing	they will be blowing

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have blown	we shall/will have blown
you will have blown	you will have blown
he/she/it will have blown	they will have blown

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been blowing	we shall/will have been blowing
you will have been blowing	you will have been blowing
he/she/it will have been blowing	they will have been blowing

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would blow	we should/would blow
you would blow	you would blow
he/she/it would blow	they would blow

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be blowing	we should/would be blowing
you would be blowing	you would be blowing
he/she/it would be blowing	they would be blowing

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have blown	we should/would have blown
you would have blown	you would have blown
he/she/it would have blown	they would have blown

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been blowing	we should/would have been blowing
you would have been blowing	you would have been blowing
he/she/it would have been blowing	they would have been blowing

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am blown	we are blown
you are blown	you are blown
he/she/it is blown	they are blown

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being blown	we are being blown
you are being blown	you are being blown
he/she/it is being blown	they are being blown

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been blown	we have been blown
you have been blown	you have been blown
he/she/it has been blown	they have been blown

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was blown	we were blown
you were blown	you were blown
he/she/it was blown	they were blown

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being blown	we were being blown
you were being blown	you were being blown
he/she/it was being blown	they were being blown

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been blown	we had been blown
you had been blown	you had been blown
he/she/it had been blown	they had been blown

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be blown	we shall/will be blown
you will be blown	you will be blown
he/she/it will be blown	they will be blown

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been blown	we shall/will have been blown
you will have been blown	you will have been blown
he/she/it will have been blown	they will have been blown

blow

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	blow	blows
Possessive case	blow's	blows'