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We hear the creaking of axles, shouts, disputes, commands which collide, and the roar of the ocean of rain.On entend un brouillement de cris d’essieux, de voix, de disputes, d’ordres qui se heurtent, et le grand bruit d’océan de la pluie.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
When Worlds CollideLa collision des planètes©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
The plaintiff collided with Wood, an association official, who following usual practice had signalled the end of the race by moving to the middle of the track.Le demandeur a heurté Wood, un responsable de l'association, qui selon sa pratique habituelle s'était avancé au milieu de la piste pour signaler la fin de la course.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011
Our jaws are set and we swallow our thoughts, hurrying, bustling, colliding, and grumbling without words.Les mâchoires sont serrées. On avale ses réflexions. On se dépêche, on se bouscule, on se cogne, en grognant sans parler.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They collided with another, like two icebergs in the bottleneck of a strait, they disintegrated at the edges, breaking countries in half, tearing nations apart; avoiding the worst while in disputed zones there was continual friction.Ils se heurtaient, comme deux banquises dans l'étranglement d'un détroit, leurs bords s'effritaient en cassant en deux les pays en déchirant les peuples, en évitant le pire dans le permanent broyage des zones en litige.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
This difference in emphasis [across the years] resulted in part from the manner in which the interests collided in particular cases.Cette différence [au fil des ans] tient en partie à la façon dont les intérêts se heurtaient dans des cas donnés.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011
But, even as I sat there, I could see whirlwinds arising on the ridge of the dune for a moment, then settling again with a dry rustling sound as they collided with the tall tufts of tangled plants.D'ailleurs même assis, j'apercevais sur la crête de la dune des tourbillons qui s'élevaient un instant et retombaient avec un bruissement sec, heurtant les touffes de longues herbes emmêlées.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
But as he goes out he collides at the entry with Corporal Broyer, who is running down the street like a peddler, and shouting at every opening, "Morning parade!"Mais il se cogne à la sortie, à l’entrée – contre le caporal Broyer, qui va galopant dans la rue comme un camelot en criant à chaque ouverture :– Au rapport !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
On December 11, 1984, the MV Beograd, loaded with pinto beans en route to Brazil, collided with an anchored ship, the MV Federal Danube, in the St. Lawrence Seaway.Le 11 décembre 1984, le NM Beograd, qui transportait un chargement de haricots Pinto vers le Brésil, a abordé un navire au mouillage, le Fédéral Danube, dans la Voie maritime du Saint-Laurent.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011
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Word forms
collide
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Basic forms | |
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Past | collided |
Imperative | collide |
Present Participle (Participle I) | colliding |
Past Participle (Participle II) | collided |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I collide | we collide |
you collide | you collide |
he/she/it collides | they collide |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am colliding | we are colliding |
you are colliding | you are colliding |
he/she/it is colliding | they are colliding |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have collided | we have collided |
you have collided | you have collided |
he/she/it has collided | they have collided |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been colliding | we have been colliding |
you have been colliding | you have been colliding |
he/she/it has been colliding | they have been colliding |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I collided | we collided |
you collided | you collided |
he/she/it collided | they collided |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was colliding | we were colliding |
you were colliding | you were colliding |
he/she/it was colliding | they were colliding |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had collided | we had collided |
you had collided | you had collided |
he/she/it had collided | they had collided |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been colliding | we had been colliding |
you had been colliding | you had been colliding |
he/she/it had been colliding | they had been colliding |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will collide | we shall/will collide |
you will collide | you will collide |
he/she/it will collide | they will collide |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be colliding | we shall/will be colliding |
you will be colliding | you will be colliding |
he/she/it will be colliding | they will be colliding |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have collided | we shall/will have collided |
you will have collided | you will have collided |
he/she/it will have collided | they will have collided |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been colliding | we shall/will have been colliding |
you will have been colliding | you will have been colliding |
he/she/it will have been colliding | they will have been colliding |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would collide | we should/would collide |
you would collide | you would collide |
he/she/it would collide | they would collide |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be colliding | we should/would be colliding |
you would be colliding | you would be colliding |
he/she/it would be colliding | they would be colliding |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have collided | we should/would have collided |
you would have collided | you would have collided |
he/she/it would have collided | they would have collided |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been colliding | we should/would have been colliding |
you would have been colliding | you would have been colliding |
he/she/it would have been colliding | they would have been colliding |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am collided | we are collided |
you are collided | you are collided |
he/she/it is collided | they are collided |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being collided | we are being collided |
you are being collided | you are being collided |
he/she/it is being collided | they are being collided |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been collided | we have been collided |
you have been collided | you have been collided |
he/she/it has been collided | they have been collided |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was collided | we were collided |
you were collided | you were collided |
he/she/it was collided | they were collided |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being collided | we were being collided |
you were being collided | you were being collided |
he/she/it was being collided | they were being collided |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been collided | we had been collided |
you had been collided | you had been collided |
he/she/it had been collided | they had been collided |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be collided | we shall/will be collided |
you will be collided | you will be collided |
he/she/it will be collided | they will be collided |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been collided | we shall/will have been collided |
you will have been collided | you will have been collided |
he/she/it will have been collided | they will have been collided |