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Early in the morning those bidden to the feast began to arrive in bands; the dispersed family returned to the common nest, swooping down upon it from the four points of the compass.
Puis, ce fut, dès le matin, l’arrivée en bandes, le retour au nid commun de la famille dispersée, s’abattant des quatre points de l’horizon.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
It was spread with a couple of small mattresses and some pillows; a box near by was plentifully stored with candles, provisions, and all the clothing necessary to their journey, which Cassy had arranged into bundles of an astonishingly small compass.
Il était garni de deux matelas et d’oreillers: tout à côté, une boîte était remplie de chandelles, de vivres et de tous les vêtements nécessaires au voyage, rassemblés en paquets étonnamment petits et compacts.
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
'We've a map and compass, anyhow.
– En tout cas, nous possédons une carte et une boussole.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
We steer by the stars and the compass on these lakes, running from headland to headland; and having little need of figures and calculations, make no use of them.
Nous naviguons sur nos lacs à l’aide des astres et de la boussole, passant d’un cap à un autre, et n’ayant guère besoin de chiffres et de calculs, nous n’en faisons pas usage.
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
Their house also annoyed them -that barracks where they had to take their meals amid the greasy refuse of the kitchen, where their room seemed a meeting-place for the winds from every point of the compass.
Leur maison aussi les irritait, cette caserne où il fallait manger dans le graillon de la cuisine, où leur chambre était le rendez-vous des quatre vents du ciel.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
We were without compass, too, but this we heeded not.
Nous n'avions pas de boussole, mais nous pouvions nous en passer.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I had out the map and the compass, and tried to fix our route so as to round the flank of a spur of the mountains which separated us from the valley we were aiming at.
Aidé de la carte et de la boussole, j’essayai de faire en sorte que notre chemin côtoyât le flanc d’un des éperons qui nous séparait de la vallée à atteindre.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It had been a dyer's drying shed, and was nearly fifty feet long and more than thirty broad, with walls of board and plaster admitting the wind from every point of the compass.
C’était un ancien séchoir de teinturier, une baraque de quinze mètres de long sur dix de large, dont les planches et le plâtre laissaient passer tous les vents du ciel.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
So they begin to walk quickly to and fro in the scanty place that three strides might compass; they turn about and cross and brush each other, bent forward, hands pocketed—tramp, tramp.
Et les voilà qui se mettent à déambuler très vite, de long en large, dans ce local exigu qu’on a parcouru en trois enjambées, qui tournent en rond, se croisant, se frôlant, penchés en avant, les mains dans les poches, en tapant la semelle par terre.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A few glances of the eye sufficed for Arrowhead; but old Cap deliberately set the smoke by a pocket-compass, before he trusted himself within the shadows of the trees.
Il ne fallut pour cela qu’un coup d’œil à Arrowhead ; mais le vieux Cap, avant de se fier à la sombre obscurité des bois, reconnut la situation d’où partait la fumée par le moyen d’une boussole de poche.
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
"Is poor Hetty compass enough for that, Judith?" demanded the just-minded young man.
– La pauvre Hetty a-t-elle l’esprit dans une situation qui lui permette d’agir ainsi, Judith ? demanda le jeune chasseur avec sa droiture ordinaire.
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
Now we have got the p'ints of the compass in our minds once more, and 't will be our own faults if we let anything turn them topsy-turvy ag'in, as has just happened.
À présent, nous avons retrouvé tous les points du compas, et ce sera notre faute si nous les perdons encore, comme cela vient de nous arriver.
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
The Indian turned, cast a glance at the compass, which Cap held in a way to direct his course, and gravely answered, "A pale-face eye.
L’Indien se retourna, jeta un regard sur la boussole que Cap tenait de manière à diriger sa marche, et répondit :– C’est l’œil d’une face-pâle :
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
Peter had a compass, but he didn't need to use it, for he had a kind of 'feel' for landscape, a special sense which is born in savages and can only be acquired after long experience by the white man.
Peter possédait une boussole, mais il ne s’en servit pas, car il savait instinctivement s’orienter, possédant ce sens spécial inné chez les sauvages et que les Blancs n’acquièrent qu’avec une longue expérience.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Rachel Halliday moved quietly to and fro, collecting from her household stores such needments as could be arranged in the smallest compass, for the wanderers who were to go forth that night.
Rachel Halliday, toujours calme, allait et venait, choisissant parmi ses provisions de ménage ce qui pouvait tenir le moins de place dans le bagage des voyageurs.
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

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magnetic compass
compas magnétique

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compass

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecompasscompasses
Possessive casecompass', compass'scompasses'

compass

verb
Basic forms
Pastcompassed
Imperativecompass
Present Participle (Participle I)compassing
Past Participle (Participle II)compassed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I compasswe compass
you compassyou compass
he/she/it compassesthey compass
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am compassingwe are compassing
you are compassingyou are compassing
he/she/it is compassingthey are compassing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have compassedwe have compassed
you have compassedyou have compassed
he/she/it has compassedthey have compassed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been compassingwe have been compassing
you have been compassingyou have been compassing
he/she/it has been compassingthey have been compassing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I compassedwe compassed
you compassedyou compassed
he/she/it compassedthey compassed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was compassingwe were compassing
you were compassingyou were compassing
he/she/it was compassingthey were compassing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had compassedwe had compassed
you had compassedyou had compassed
he/she/it had compassedthey had compassed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been compassingwe had been compassing
you had been compassingyou had been compassing
he/she/it had been compassingthey had been compassing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will compasswe shall/will compass
you will compassyou will compass
he/she/it will compassthey will compass
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be compassingwe shall/will be compassing
you will be compassingyou will be compassing
he/she/it will be compassingthey will be compassing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have compassedwe shall/will have compassed
you will have compassedyou will have compassed
he/she/it will have compassedthey will have compassed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been compassingwe shall/will have been compassing
you will have been compassingyou will have been compassing
he/she/it will have been compassingthey will have been compassing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would compasswe should/would compass
you would compassyou would compass
he/she/it would compassthey would compass
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be compassingwe should/would be compassing
you would be compassingyou would be compassing
he/she/it would be compassingthey would be compassing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have compassedwe should/would have compassed
you would have compassedyou would have compassed
he/she/it would have compassedthey would have compassed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been compassingwe should/would have been compassing
you would have been compassingyou would have been compassing
he/she/it would have been compassingthey would have been compassing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am compassedwe are compassed
you are compassedyou are compassed
he/she/it is compassedthey are compassed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being compassedwe are being compassed
you are being compassedyou are being compassed
he/she/it is being compassedthey are being compassed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been compassedwe have been compassed
you have been compassedyou have been compassed
he/she/it has been compassedthey have been compassed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was compassedwe were compassed
you were compassedyou were compassed
he/she/it was compassedthey were compassed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being compassedwe were being compassed
you were being compassedyou were being compassed
he/she/it was being compassedthey were being compassed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been compassedwe had been compassed
you had been compassedyou had been compassed
he/she/it had been compassedthey had been compassed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be compassedwe shall/will be compassed
you will be compassedyou will be compassed
he/she/it will be compassedthey will be compassed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been compassedwe shall/will have been compassed
you will have been compassedyou will have been compassed
he/she/it will have been compassedthey will have been compassed