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For the first time he felt the strength of the chain which linked him to his band.Il sentait pour la première fois la force du lien qui l'attachait à sa bande.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
We are evidently confronted by a chain of causalities of which we possess no single link, and which consequently we do not understand.Nous nous trouvons évidemment en présence d'une chaîne de causalités, dont nous ne tenons aucun anneau et que, par conséquent, nous ne comprenons pas.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
All prospects of opposition to Hitler had been dimmed following the astonishing chain of military successes between autumn 1939 and spring 1941.Entre l'automne 1939 et le printemps 1941, l'enchaînement stupéfiant des succès militaires avait réduit les perspectives de l'opposition à Hitler.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
whereas exemption may, nevertheless, be provided for in the case of certain operations which either are very marginal and specific or take place at the start of the distribution chain, or in the case of products intended for processing;que des exceptions peuvent toutefois être prévues pour certaines opérations qui soit sont très marginales et ponctuelles, soit ont lieu au début du circuit de commercialisation ou pour des produits destiné à la transformation;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Still in silence, he watched Madame Angelin as she closed it, slipped its little chain round her wrist, and then finally rose from her chair.Toujours silencieux, il la regarda le fermer, en passer à son poignet la chaînette, puis se lever de sa chaise.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
And I did not have the classic humanitarian's feeble excuse, for I was often healing people just to put them straight back into the chain.Et je n'avais pas la maigre excuse de l'humaniste de service, car souvent je soignais pour remettre dans la chaîne.Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
The draft Code addressed all measures that had been proven to prevent and reduce Ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination in wine and that covered all stages of the production chain.L'avant-projet du Code contient toutes les mesures ayant fait la preuve de leur efficacité pour la prévention et la réduction de la contamination du vin par l'ochratoxine A (OTA) et couvre toutes les étapes de la chaîne de production.© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 10/25/2011© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 10/25/2011
integrating traffic into a trans-European transport network or a multimodal transport chain,intégrer le trafic dans un réseau transeuropéen de transport ou une chaîne de transport multimodalhttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Samples were collected from air, water, lake and tributary sediments, fish and organisms lower in the food chain than fish.On a prélevé des échantillons d'air, d'eau, de sédiments des lacs et affluents, de poissons et d'organismes situés sous les poissons dans la chaîne alimentaire.© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada, représentée par le ministre de l’Environnement, 2010http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/29/2012© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2010http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/29/2012
Deduce that the corresponding chain is either null-recurrent or transient when the prior (F) is improper.En déduire que la chaîne associée est soit récurrente nulle, soit transiente lorsque l’a priori n est impropre.Robert, Christian P. / The Bayesian ChoiceRobert, Christian P. / Le choix bayesienLe choix bayesienRobert, Christian P.© Springer-Verlag France, Paris, 2006The Bayesian ChoiceRobert, Christian P.© 2007 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC
The sub-prefect himself went to put the chain in a better order, as it was bulging out in the middle, through the pushing of some rough fellows who had run up from the outskirts of the town.Le sous-préfet était allé en personne rectifier la chaîne, qui se bossuait au milieu des poussées de certains farceurs accourus du faubourg.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The pearl tinkled in the golden bell ; the chain hung low, still warm from the hands of the giver ; and on the velvet flashed the diamond letters by which Rougon could easily read the secret known to everybody.La perle fine tintait dans le grelot d'or; la chaîne pendait, comme tiède encore de la main du maître; les diamants luisaient sur le velours, où il épelait aisément le secret connu de tous.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Where a causal connection could not be established, a relationship based on the "chain of events" surrounding the obtaining of the evidence could satisfy the first inquiry where it is not too remote.Lorsqu'il était impossible d'établir l'existence d'un lien causal, un rapport fondé sur la «suite des événements» ayant entouré l'obtention de la preuve pouvait satisfaire au premier volet de l'analyse s'il n'était pas trop éloigné.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
At stage four of the value chain, serving the SME client, a critical aspect of managing credit risk is addressing problem loans before they go bad.Au quatrième maillon dans la chaîne de valeur, services fournis aux PME, un aspect crucial de la gestion du risque de crédit consiste à s'occuper des prêts douteux avant qu'ils ne deviennent irrécouvrables.© 2009 Société financière internationale (IFC)http://www.ifc.org 12/7/2010© 2009 International Finance Corporation (IFC)http://www.ifc.org 12/7/2010
To increase the chances of success, SDTC requires every project to involve a consortium of partners from the relevant supply chain.Afin d'accroître les chances de succès, TDDC exige pour chaque projet la participation d'un consortium de partenaires appartenant à la chaîne d'approvisionnement pertinente.© 2012 Technologies du développement durable Canadahttp://www.sdtc.ca 4/9/2012© 2012 Sustainable Development Technology Canadahttp://www.sdtc.ca 4/9/2012
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Collocations
chain up
enchaîner
chain of dimensions
chaîne de cotes
chain of command
chaîne de commandement
chain length
longueur de la chaîne
chain store
magasin à succursales
food chain
chaîne alimentaire
lateral chain
chaîne latéral
anchor chain
chaîne d'ancre
chain of mountains
chaîne de montagnes
chain tension
tension de la chaîne
multiple chain
chaîne multiple
timing chain
chaîne de distribution
retail chain
chaîne de détail
distribution chain
chaîne de distribution
value chain
chaîne de valeur
Word forms
chain
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | chain | chains |
Possessive case | chain's | chains' |
chain
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | chained |
Imperative | chain |
Present Participle (Participle I) | chaining |
Past Participle (Participle II) | chained |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I chain | we chain |
you chain | you chain |
he/she/it chains | they chain |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am chaining | we are chaining |
you are chaining | you are chaining |
he/she/it is chaining | they are chaining |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have chained | we have chained |
you have chained | you have chained |
he/she/it has chained | they have chained |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been chaining | we have been chaining |
you have been chaining | you have been chaining |
he/she/it has been chaining | they have been chaining |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I chained | we chained |
you chained | you chained |
he/she/it chained | they chained |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was chaining | we were chaining |
you were chaining | you were chaining |
he/she/it was chaining | they were chaining |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had chained | we had chained |
you had chained | you had chained |
he/she/it had chained | they had chained |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been chaining | we had been chaining |
you had been chaining | you had been chaining |
he/she/it had been chaining | they had been chaining |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will chain | we shall/will chain |
you will chain | you will chain |
he/she/it will chain | they will chain |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be chaining | we shall/will be chaining |
you will be chaining | you will be chaining |
he/she/it will be chaining | they will be chaining |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have chained | we shall/will have chained |
you will have chained | you will have chained |
he/she/it will have chained | they will have chained |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been chaining | we shall/will have been chaining |
you will have been chaining | you will have been chaining |
he/she/it will have been chaining | they will have been chaining |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would chain | we should/would chain |
you would chain | you would chain |
he/she/it would chain | they would chain |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be chaining | we should/would be chaining |
you would be chaining | you would be chaining |
he/she/it would be chaining | they would be chaining |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have chained | we should/would have chained |
you would have chained | you would have chained |
he/she/it would have chained | they would have chained |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been chaining | we should/would have been chaining |
you would have been chaining | you would have been chaining |
he/she/it would have been chaining | they would have been chaining |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am chained | we are chained |
you are chained | you are chained |
he/she/it is chained | they are chained |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being chained | we are being chained |
you are being chained | you are being chained |
he/she/it is being chained | they are being chained |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been chained | we have been chained |
you have been chained | you have been chained |
he/she/it has been chained | they have been chained |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was chained | we were chained |
you were chained | you were chained |
he/she/it was chained | they were chained |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being chained | we were being chained |
you were being chained | you were being chained |
he/she/it was being chained | they were being chained |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been chained | we had been chained |
you had been chained | you had been chained |
he/she/it had been chained | they had been chained |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be chained | we shall/will be chained |
you will be chained | you will be chained |
he/she/it will be chained | they will be chained |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been chained | we shall/will have been chained |
you will have been chained | you will have been chained |
he/she/it will have been chained | they will have been chained |