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The number of persons employed may be broken down into the number of employees (16 13 0) and unpaid workers.Le nombre de personnes occupées peut être ventilé en Nombre de salariés (16 13 0) et travailleurs non rémunérés.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
He would detain the latter in all the corners, casting mistrusted glances about; then, if he found they were alone, he would speak to him of her, always repeating the same stories in broken phrases.Dans tous les coins, il arrêtait celui-ci, jetait autour d'eux des regards méfiants, puis s'ils étaient seuls, lui parlait d'elle, répétait toujours les mêmes histoires, en phrases heurtées.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
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
The damaged or broken Brazil nuts, but healthy, must be separated of the totalities and promoted your immediate use or. when not possible, your discards.Les fruits à coque abîmés ou cassés du Brésil, mais sains, doivent être séparés de la totalité et servir à la promotion de votre emploi immédiat ou lorsque cela est possible vos défausses.© FAO, 2011ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 26.09.2011© FAO, 2011ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 26.09.2011
Christine was grieved at this, for she realised well enough that he had broken off all intercourse with his comrades for her sake.Christine s’en désolait, car elle sentait bien qu’il avait rompu pour elle.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Peter and I were doubled up in a small room which contained two camp-beds and little else, and had broken windows through which the wind whistled.On nous conduisit à une toute petite chambre meublée de deux lits pliants, où le vent sifflait par les fenêtres aux carreaux cassés.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
There is power in numbers, even though every unit is broken and fleeing.Mais il y a une puissance dans le nombre, même lorsque chaque unité est brisée et fuyante.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Perhaps, from the casement, standing hand-in-hand, they were watching the calm moonlight on the river, while from the distant halls the boisterous revelry floated in broken bursts of faint-heard din and tumult.Peut-être, de la fenêtre, main dans la main, contemplèrent-ils l’astre des nuits jouant sur l’eau du fleuve, tandis que, des salles lointaines, les éclats de la bruyante débauche leur parvenaient par vagues assourdies…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
And in accordance with his expectation, just as he arrived there, he perceived Guillaume slipping between the broken palings.Et, comme il y arrivait, il aperçut, selon son attente, Guillaume, qui se glissait par la palissade et qui disparaissait.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
As we topped the last ridge I saw below me the van of our charge - a dark mass on the snow - while the broken enemy on both sides were flinging away their arms and scattering in the fields.En parvenant au sommet de la dernière crête, j’aperçus l’avant-garde de notre charge, une masse sombre contre la neige; tandis que des deux côtés les ennemis en déroute jetaient leurs armes et se répandaient à travers champs.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Far away, in front of them, stretched grassy expanses scarce broken here and there by the tender foliage of willows.A l'infini, devant eux, se déroulaient de larges pans d'herbes, à peine coupés de loin en loin par le feuillage tendre d'un rideau de saules.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
Member States shall send the Commission by 31 May 2001 the data referred to in points 6 and 7 of the first paragraph of Article 7, broken down by month, for January, February and March 2001."Les États membres communiquent à la Commission, au plus tard le 31 mai 2001, ventilées par mois, les données visées à l'article 7, points 6 et 7 pour les mois de janvier, février et mars 2001".http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
The eight judges are broken down into two panels to fix the "F" (Final score).Ces huit juges sont répartis en deux jurys afin de fixer la note F (note finale).© Copyright 2009http://www.olympic.org 7/25/2011© Copyright 2009http://www.olympic.org 7/25/2011
He explained how he and other children had gathered shards of glass from broken Coke bottles and cracked Mason jars and brought them to the eccentric Simon Rodia down the street.Il m'expliqua comment, avec d'autres enfants, il avait collecté des éclats de bouteilles de Coca et de brocs cassés pour les apporter à l'excentrique Simon Rodia, en bas de la rue.Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de MingusPour l'amour de MingusMingus, Sue© 2003 Editions du LayeurTonight at noonMingus, Sue© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
The truth had been concealed from William in order that the sad news might be broken gently.On avait caché la vérité à Guillaume pour adoucir le coup de la triste nouvelle.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
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Collocations
broken link
lien rompu
broken link
lien brisé
break away
échapper
break down
craquer
break down
faire tomber
break in
débourrer
break up
séparer
breaking load
charge de rupture
break down
effondrer
break up
disloquer
breaking strain
tension de rupture
commercial break
écran publicitaire
break down
décomposition
breaking and entering
entrée par effraction
breaking strength
résistance à la rupture
Word forms
break
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | broke |
Imperative | break |
Present Participle (Participle I) | breaking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | broken |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I break | we break |
you break | you break |
he/she/it breaks | they break |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am breaking | we are breaking |
you are breaking | you are breaking |
he/she/it is breaking | they are breaking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have broken | we have broken |
you have broken | you have broken |
he/she/it has broken | they have broken |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been breaking | we have been breaking |
you have been breaking | you have been breaking |
he/she/it has been breaking | they have been breaking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I broke | we broke |
you broke | you broke |
he/she/it broke | they broke |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was breaking | we were breaking |
you were breaking | you were breaking |
he/she/it was breaking | they were breaking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had broken | we had broken |
you had broken | you had broken |
he/she/it had broken | they had broken |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been breaking | we had been breaking |
you had been breaking | you had been breaking |
he/she/it had been breaking | they had been breaking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will break | we shall/will break |
you will break | you will break |
he/she/it will break | they will break |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be breaking | we shall/will be breaking |
you will be breaking | you will be breaking |
he/she/it will be breaking | they will be breaking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have broken | we shall/will have broken |
you will have broken | you will have broken |
he/she/it will have broken | they will have broken |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been breaking | we shall/will have been breaking |
you will have been breaking | you will have been breaking |
he/she/it will have been breaking | they will have been breaking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would break | we should/would break |
you would break | you would break |
he/she/it would break | they would break |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be breaking | we should/would be breaking |
you would be breaking | you would be breaking |
he/she/it would be breaking | they would be breaking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have broken | we should/would have broken |
you would have broken | you would have broken |
he/she/it would have broken | they would have broken |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been breaking | we should/would have been breaking |
you would have been breaking | you would have been breaking |
he/she/it would have been breaking | they would have been breaking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am broken | we are broken |
you are broken | you are broken |
he/she/it is broken | they are broken |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being broken | we are being broken |
you are being broken | you are being broken |
he/she/it is being broken | they are being broken |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been broken | we have been broken |
you have been broken | you have been broken |
he/she/it has been broken | they have been broken |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was broken | we were broken |
you were broken | you were broken |
he/she/it was broken | they were broken |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being broken | we were being broken |
you were being broken | you were being broken |
he/she/it was being broken | they were being broken |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been broken | we had been broken |
you had been broken | you had been broken |
he/she/it had been broken | they had been broken |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be broken | we shall/will be broken |
you will be broken | you will be broken |
he/she/it will be broken | they will be broken |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been broken | we shall/will have been broken |
you will have been broken | you will have been broken |
he/she/it will have been broken | they will have been broken |