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'I cannot construe it, but I can tell you the story.Je vais vous raconter l’histoire, bien que je ne puisse l’expliquer.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The first step in a patent suit is to construe the claims.Dans des poursuites en matière de brevet, la première étape consiste à interpréter les revendications.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11.11.2011
The first category is comprised of cases in which the trustees apply to a court to construe the terms of the trust deed so that they may determine the proper administration of the trust.La première catégorie comprend les affaires où les fiduciaires demandent à un tribunal d'interpréter l'acte de fiducie afin qu'ils puissent déterminer la bonne administration de la fiducie.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011
References to the repealed Regulation shall be construed as references to this Regulation.Les références à celui-ci s'entendent comme faites au présent règlement.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The remedy, in his view, was to strike from s. 22(3) the phrase "or advertising that could be construed on reasonable grounds to be appealing to young persons".A son avis, la solution consistait à retirer du par. 22(3) les termes « ou à la publicité dont il existe des motifs raisonnables de croire qu'elle pourrait être attrayante pour les jeunes ». 77http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 12/2/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 12/2/2010
Because previous submissions reported trends in land-use change, this approach may be construed as a decline in inventory quality.Puisque les précédentes déclarations ont fourni les tendances des changements d'affectation des terres, la méthode décrite peut être perçue comme un déclin au chapitre de la qualité de l'inventaire.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012
The necessary exceptions to the access must be strictly construed.Les exceptions nécessaires au droit d'accès doivent être interprétées de manière stricte.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.11.2011
References to Regulation (EEC) No 1600/92 shall be construed as references to this Regulation and should be read in accordance with the correlation table in Annex III.Les références faites au règlement (CEE) n° 1600/92 s'entendent comme faites au présent règlement et sont à lire selon le tableau de correspondance figurant à l'annexe III.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Nothing in the present Section shall be construed as imposing an impact assessment review procedure by the Federal Government unless required by Federal law or regulation.Rien dans le présent chapitre ne doit être interprété comme imposant un processus d'évaluation et d'examen des répercussions par le gouvernement fédéral à moins qu'une loi ou qu'un règlement fédéral l'exige.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.10.2011
'offering for sale` shall mean offering for sale and any action that may reasonably be construed as such, including advertising or causing to be advertised for sale and invitation to treat;«mise en vente»: la mise en vente et toute action pouvant raisonnablement être interprétée comme telle, y compris la publicité directe ou indirecte en vue de la vente et l'invitation à faire des offres;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Failure to do this may result in bias that could be construed as being a concentration effect.faute de quoi, les résultats pourraient présenter un biais qui risquerait d'être interprété comme un effet de la concentration.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
References to these repealed Directives and to the purity criteria for certain food additives referred to in them shall henceforth be construed as references to this Directive.Les références faites à ces directives abrogées et aux critères de pureté de certains additifs alimentaires visés dans ces directives s'entendent désormais comme faites à la présente directive.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to derogate from privileges, immunities, and other benefits granted to personnel described in paragraphs (A) to (D) under other agreements.Aucune disposition du présent accord ne peut être interprétée comme dérogeant aux privilèges, immunités et autres avantages accordés au personnel visé aux paragraphes A à D en vertu d'autres accords.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
I would therefore declare that s. 152(3) is not to be construed and applied so as to place on an importer the onus to establish that goods are not obscene within the meaning of s. 163(8) of the Criminal Code.Je suis donc d'avis de déclarer que le par. 152(3) ne doit pas être interprété et appliqué de manière à imposer à l'importateur la charge d'établir que les marchandises ne sont pas obscènes au sens du par. 163(8) du Code criminel.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11.11.2011
It rejected the Board's interpretation of s. 21 and held that the words "reasonable and bona fide grounds" should be construed according to their plain meaning.Dans sa décision, elle rejette l'interprétation donnée à l'art. 21 par la commission et conclut que l'expression "pour des motifs justifiés de façon raisonnable et de bonne foi" devrait être interprétée dans son sens ordinaire.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011
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construe
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | construed |
Imperative | construe |
Present Participle (Participle I) | construing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | construed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I construe | we construe |
you construe | you construe |
he/she/it construes | they construe |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am construing | we are construing |
you are construing | you are construing |
he/she/it is construing | they are construing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have construed | we have construed |
you have construed | you have construed |
he/she/it has construed | they have construed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been construing | we have been construing |
you have been construing | you have been construing |
he/she/it has been construing | they have been construing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I construed | we construed |
you construed | you construed |
he/she/it construed | they construed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was construing | we were construing |
you were construing | you were construing |
he/she/it was construing | they were construing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had construed | we had construed |
you had construed | you had construed |
he/she/it had construed | they had construed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been construing | we had been construing |
you had been construing | you had been construing |
he/she/it had been construing | they had been construing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will construe | we shall/will construe |
you will construe | you will construe |
he/she/it will construe | they will construe |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be construing | we shall/will be construing |
you will be construing | you will be construing |
he/she/it will be construing | they will be construing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have construed | we shall/will have construed |
you will have construed | you will have construed |
he/she/it will have construed | they will have construed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been construing | we shall/will have been construing |
you will have been construing | you will have been construing |
he/she/it will have been construing | they will have been construing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would construe | we should/would construe |
you would construe | you would construe |
he/she/it would construe | they would construe |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be construing | we should/would be construing |
you would be construing | you would be construing |
he/she/it would be construing | they would be construing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have construed | we should/would have construed |
you would have construed | you would have construed |
he/she/it would have construed | they would have construed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been construing | we should/would have been construing |
you would have been construing | you would have been construing |
he/she/it would have been construing | they would have been construing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am construed | we are construed |
you are construed | you are construed |
he/she/it is construed | they are construed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being construed | we are being construed |
you are being construed | you are being construed |
he/she/it is being construed | they are being construed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been construed | we have been construed |
you have been construed | you have been construed |
he/she/it has been construed | they have been construed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was construed | we were construed |
you were construed | you were construed |
he/she/it was construed | they were construed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being construed | we were being construed |
you were being construed | you were being construed |
he/she/it was being construed | they were being construed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been construed | we had been construed |
you had been construed | you had been construed |
he/she/it had been construed | they had been construed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be construed | we shall/will be construed |
you will be construed | you will be construed |
he/she/it will be construed | they will be construed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been construed | we shall/will have been construed |
you will have been construed | you will have been construed |
he/she/it will have been construed | they will have been construed |