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The road has become blinding—a long-drawn cloud of desicсated chalk and dust that rises high above our columns and powders us as we go.La route s’est faite aveuglante et c’est maintenant un long nuage desséché de calcaire et de poussière qui s’étend au-dessus de notre marche et nous frotte au passage.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Erzerum isn't invested by a long chalk.Il s’en faut de beaucoup qu’Erzurum soit investi.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
magnesian chalk, ground magnesium limestone, etc.)craie magnésienne, roche calcique magnésienne moulue,...)"http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
It is a chalk country through which we are passing on this torrid forenoon—"They mend this road with lime, the dirty devils!"La région que nous traversons dans la matinée torride, c’est le pays de la craie. – I’s empierrent avec de la pierre à chaux, ces salauds-là !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Molinia meadows on chalk and clay (Eu-Molinion)Prairies à molinies sur calcaire et argile (Eu-Molinion)http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
The wall-paper was defaced, in spots, by slops of beer and wine; or garnished with chalk memorandums, and long sums footed up, as if somebody had been practising arithmetic there.Des taches de bière et de vin souillaient le papier, barbouillé de notes et d’additions à la craie, comme si là quelqu’un se fût livré à l’étude de l’arithmétique.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
-- then, leaving these woods so cool and branchy, behold a chalk-land lying fallow, where among the warm and cavernous mosses adders glide to their lairs, or lift their proud slim heads.Puis au sortir de ces bois frais et touffus, une jachère crayeuse où sur des mousses ardentes et sonores, des couleuvres repues rentrent chez elles en levant leurs têtes élégantes et fines.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
He wasn't a coward by a long chalk, but he was a bully, and had never been struck in his life.Il était loin d’être poltron, mais c’était un bravache qui n’avait jamais été frappé.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Thereupon Dubuche turned to a corner of the greyish wall on which the addresses of several models were written in chalk, haphazard.Et Dubuche s’était tourné vers un pan de mur grisâtre, où se trouvaient, écrites à la craie, jetées dans tous les sens, des adresses de modèles.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
'The big chalk headland in Kent, close to Bradgate.– C'est un grand promontoire de craie, dans le Kent, tout près de Bradgate.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
billiard chalks (heading No 9504);les craies de billards (n° 9504);http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Pencils, crayons, pencil leads, pastels, drawing charcoals, writing or drawing chalks and tailors' chalksAssortiments d'articles pour écriture et partieshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
billiard chalksles craies de billardshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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chalk
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | chalk | chalks |
Possessive case | chalk's | chalks' |
chalk
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | chalked |
Imperative | chalk |
Present Participle (Participle I) | chalking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | chalked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I chalk | we chalk |
you chalk | you chalk |
he/she/it chalks | they chalk |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am chalking | we are chalking |
you are chalking | you are chalking |
he/she/it is chalking | they are chalking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have chalked | we have chalked |
you have chalked | you have chalked |
he/she/it has chalked | they have chalked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been chalking | we have been chalking |
you have been chalking | you have been chalking |
he/she/it has been chalking | they have been chalking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I chalked | we chalked |
you chalked | you chalked |
he/she/it chalked | they chalked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was chalking | we were chalking |
you were chalking | you were chalking |
he/she/it was chalking | they were chalking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had chalked | we had chalked |
you had chalked | you had chalked |
he/she/it had chalked | they had chalked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been chalking | we had been chalking |
you had been chalking | you had been chalking |
he/she/it had been chalking | they had been chalking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will chalk | we shall/will chalk |
you will chalk | you will chalk |
he/she/it will chalk | they will chalk |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be chalking | we shall/will be chalking |
you will be chalking | you will be chalking |
he/she/it will be chalking | they will be chalking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have chalked | we shall/will have chalked |
you will have chalked | you will have chalked |
he/she/it will have chalked | they will have chalked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been chalking | we shall/will have been chalking |
you will have been chalking | you will have been chalking |
he/she/it will have been chalking | they will have been chalking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would chalk | we should/would chalk |
you would chalk | you would chalk |
he/she/it would chalk | they would chalk |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be chalking | we should/would be chalking |
you would be chalking | you would be chalking |
he/she/it would be chalking | they would be chalking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have chalked | we should/would have chalked |
you would have chalked | you would have chalked |
he/she/it would have chalked | they would have chalked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been chalking | we should/would have been chalking |
you would have been chalking | you would have been chalking |
he/she/it would have been chalking | they would have been chalking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am chalked | we are chalked |
you are chalked | you are chalked |
he/she/it is chalked | they are chalked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being chalked | we are being chalked |
you are being chalked | you are being chalked |
he/she/it is being chalked | they are being chalked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been chalked | we have been chalked |
you have been chalked | you have been chalked |
he/she/it has been chalked | they have been chalked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was chalked | we were chalked |
you were chalked | you were chalked |
he/she/it was chalked | they were chalked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being chalked | we were being chalked |
you were being chalked | you were being chalked |
he/she/it was being chalked | they were being chalked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been chalked | we had been chalked |
you had been chalked | you had been chalked |
he/she/it had been chalked | they had been chalked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be chalked | we shall/will be chalked |
you will be chalked | you will be chalked |
he/she/it will be chalked | they will be chalked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been chalked | we shall/will have been chalked |
you will have been chalked | you will have been chalked |
he/she/it will have been chalked | they will have been chalked |