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"Well, yer see," said Sam, proceeding gravely to wash down Haley's pony, "I'se'quired what yer may call a habit o' bobservation, Andy.
– Écoute, Andy, poursuivit gravement Sam, tout en bouchonnant le cheval de Haley, la bobservation, vois-tu, c’est la chose; et moi avoir gagné de la bobservation.
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

With childish cajolery he used to call her aunt Dide, a name which ultimately clung to the old woman; the word "aunt" employed in this way is simply a term of endearment in Provence.
Par une cajolerie d’enfant, il l’appelait tante Dide, nom qui finit par rester à la vieille femme; le nom de tante, ainsi employé, est en Provence une simple caresse.
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

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

But she explained to him that she wished, first of all, to call upon her sister Euphrasie in the Rue Caroline.
Mais elle lui expliqua qu’elle devait passer d’abord rue Caroline, chez sa sœur Euphrasie.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

Granoux thought it was a call to arms.
Granoux crut à un appel aux armes.
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

She had a curious propensity to call Mrs. Bounderby ‘Miss Gradgrind,’ and yielded to it some three or four score times in the course of the evening.
Elle avait un penchant bizarre à nommer Mme Bounderby Mlle Gradgrind, et elle y céda plus de soixante fois dans le courant de la soirée.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

The worst was that he must have been perceived, for a light cry, like the clear call of an owl, rang out, and was repeated farther and farther off.
Et le pis fut qu’on avait dû le voir, car un cri léger s’éleva, tel qu’une note claire de chouette, répétée bientôt de loin en loin, à l’infini.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

"The phone call from His Majesty King Hassan II in the Olympic stadium itself just a few moments after my victory.
«L'appel téléphonique de Sa Majesté le Roi Hassan II dans l'enceinte même du stade olympique quelques instants après ma victoire.
© Copyright 2009
http://olympic.org 10.08.2011
© Copyright 2009
http://olympic.org 10.08.2011

"They call it the national votive offering," he now exclaimed. "But the nation's longing is for health and strength and restoration to its old position by work.
« Le Vœu national, ah, certes, oui, un vœu national de travail, de santé, de force et de relèvement !...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

I tried to put on a smiling countenance, and I went to call on Prudence.
J'essayai de me faire un visage souriant, et je me rendis chez Prudence.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group

Whatever he might choose to do could only be right and good; and they, his sons, were ready to do the same and help him at the very first call, without pausing to inquire into his purpose.
Vivant à son côté, ils ne lui posaient aucune question sur ses travaux, sur ses projets, trouvant que ce qu’il faisait ne pouvait être que juste et bon, prêts à le faire avec lui, sans examen, au moindre appel.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

"If Lundie himself were to call on me for an opinion which I admire more, your person or your wit, beautiful and caustic Mabel, I should be at a loss to answer.
– Si Lundie lui-même me demandait ce que j’admire le plus de votre personne ou de votre esprit, belle et caustique Mabel, je ne saurais que lui répondre.
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

Deerslayer, indeed, appeared to be the first who was conscious of the time that had been thus wasted, and to call the attention of his companions to the necessity of doing something towards putting the plan of ransoming into execution.
Dans le fait, Deerslayer parut s’apercevoir le premier de cette perte de temps, et ce fut lui qui appela l’attention de ses compagnons sur la nécessité d’adopter quelque mesure pour l’exécution du plan arrêté au sujet de la rançon.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

He had the impudence to call me the knight barrow-knight, your honor, and we had a quarrel upon that account.»
Daniels eut alors l’impudence d’appeler ma maison l’hôtel des rouliers ; nous eûmes une vive querelle à cette occasion, et ce sont de ces injures qu’on ne pardonne pas aisément.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore

4 Detectors and manually operated call points shall be grouped into sections.
4 Les détecteurs et les avertisseurs à commande manuelle doivent être divisés en sections.
http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009

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Collocations

call centre

centre d'appels

call off

annuler

call up

appeler

port of call

escale

courtesy call

visite de courtoisie

call option

option d'achat

call sign

indicatif d'appel

on call

à la demande

call money

argent au jour le jour

call price

prix de rachat

margin call

appel de marge

business call

visite d'affaires

call for funds

appel de fonds

call waiting

appel en attente

local call

communication locale

Word forms

call

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	call	calls
Possessive case	call's	calls'

call

verb

Basic forms
Past	called
Imperative	call
Present Participle (Participle I)	calling
Past Participle (Participle II)	called

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I call	we call
you call	you call
he/she/it calls	they call

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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