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Was there not some gallery where people grinned, some corner full of noise and banter, some gathering of jesting spectators, insulting a picture?N’y avait-il donc pas une salle où l’on riait, un coin de blague et de tumulte, un attroupement de public farceur injuriant une œuvre?Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
He was already taking notes on a corner of the table.Déjà, il prenait des notes sur un coin de la table.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
I gave her my arm, and we passed through the courtyard with slow and measured steps, as though our rhythmic movement were consoling to us. When we reached the grove of trees which forms a corner of the boundary she stopped.Je lui donnai le bras, et nous sortîmes par les cours en marchant à pas lents, comme si nous savourions nos mouvements confondus; nous atteignîmes ainsi un bouquet d’arbres qui enveloppait un coin de l’enceinte extérieure.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
The perpetrator of the deed had been arrested immediately--in fact, just as he was turning the corner of the Rue Caumartin.On avait d’ailleurs arrêté tout de suite l’auteur de l’attentat, comme il allait tourner le coin de la rue de Caumartin, pour fuir.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
If the destination song already contains data, the name of the song file will appear in the middle right corner of the display.Si le morceau de destination que vous avez sélectionné est sur la même disquette, et s'il contient déjà des données, le nom du fichier apparaîtra dans le coin supérieur droit de l'affichage.© 2011 Yamaha Corporation© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
Then she turned the corner and went back home.Elle tourna le coin, elle remonta.Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
Select the box beside 'Save' (bottom left-hand corner of the 'Analysis of Variance: Estimate Model' window) and scroll down the accompanying selections to choose Residuals/Data.Choisir la boîte située à côté de « Save » (en bas à gauche de la fenêtre intitulée « Analysis of Variance: Estimate Model ») et déplacer la flèche vers le bas pour cliquer sur Residuals/Data.© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2005http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
A heavy old Dutch clock, that stood in the corner of the room, began, and slowly struck twelve.Une vieille horloge hollandaise, qui se dressait dans un coin de la pièce, sonna lentement.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
Soon they were quite familiar with all the little scandals of the corner of Paris which they frequented.Bientôt ils furent au courant des petits scandales du coin parisien qu’ils fréquentaient.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
He was still tarrying in the ante-room, when he espied a neatly-dressed man, who, balancing a small round felt hat between his fingers, stood in a respectful attitude in a corner.Il s'arrêta au milieu de l'anti-chambre, lorsqu'il aperçut, respectueusement debout, dans un coin, un individu proprement mis, balançant entre ses doigts un petit chapeau de feutre rond.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Cassy sat looking intensely at him in the shadow of the corner.Du fond de son coin sombre, Cassy le regardait avec fixité.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
She hungered for that finish, hungered to the point of suffering, seized by one of those sudden desperate longings which beget crime i such as when a passer-by is despoiled and throttled at the corner of a street.Elle avait faim de cela, elle en souffrait, prise d’une de ces fringales qui font le crime, le passant dépouillé, égorgé, au coin d’une rue.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
At times she raised her head and watched the sky darken, with eyes that glittered as if to thank it for throwing so dense a gloom over that deserted corner, that spot so fit for an ambuscade.Parfois, elle levait la tête, regardait de ses yeux luisants le ciel noircir, comme pour le remercier de jeter tant d’ombre, dans ce coin désert de guet-apens.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
With extended arm, he pointed to the dark corner where he perceived the sinister face of Camille.Le bras tendu, il montrait le coin d'ombre dans lequel il apercevait le visage sinistre de Camille.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Bachelard and Gueulin, without troubling themselves about the maniac, as they called him, chuckled in a corner, whilst playfully slapping one another.Bachelard et Gueulin, sans s'occuper du toqué, comme ils le nommaient, ricanaient dans un coin, en s'allongeant des tapes.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
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Collocations
lower left corner
coin inférieur gauche
top left corner
coin haut gauche
blue corner
coin bleu
corner arc
surface de coin
corner area
surface de coin
corner flag
drapeau de coin
corner kick
coup de pied de coin
corner post
poteau du ring
corner stool
tabouret
long corner
grand corner
neutral corner
coin neutre
penalty corner
petit corner
red corner
coin rouge
turn away for a corner
dégager en corner
corner post
poteau de but
Word forms
corner
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | corner | corners |
Possessive case | corner's | corners' |
corner
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | cornered |
Imperative | corner |
Present Participle (Participle I) | cornering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | cornered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I corner | we corner |
you corner | you corner |
he/she/it corners | they corner |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am cornering | we are cornering |
you are cornering | you are cornering |
he/she/it is cornering | they are cornering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have cornered | we have cornered |
you have cornered | you have cornered |
he/she/it has cornered | they have cornered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been cornering | we have been cornering |
you have been cornering | you have been cornering |
he/she/it has been cornering | they have been cornering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cornered | we cornered |
you cornered | you cornered |
he/she/it cornered | they cornered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was cornering | we were cornering |
you were cornering | you were cornering |
he/she/it was cornering | they were cornering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had cornered | we had cornered |
you had cornered | you had cornered |
he/she/it had cornered | they had cornered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been cornering | we had been cornering |
you had been cornering | you had been cornering |
he/she/it had been cornering | they had been cornering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will corner | we shall/will corner |
you will corner | you will corner |
he/she/it will corner | they will corner |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be cornering | we shall/will be cornering |
you will be cornering | you will be cornering |
he/she/it will be cornering | they will be cornering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have cornered | we shall/will have cornered |
you will have cornered | you will have cornered |
he/she/it will have cornered | they will have cornered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cornering | we shall/will have been cornering |
you will have been cornering | you will have been cornering |
he/she/it will have been cornering | they will have been cornering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would corner | we should/would corner |
you would corner | you would corner |
he/she/it would corner | they would corner |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be cornering | we should/would be cornering |
you would be cornering | you would be cornering |
he/she/it would be cornering | they would be cornering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have cornered | we should/would have cornered |
you would have cornered | you would have cornered |
he/she/it would have cornered | they would have cornered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been cornering | we should/would have been cornering |
you would have been cornering | you would have been cornering |
he/she/it would have been cornering | they would have been cornering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am cornered | we are cornered |
you are cornered | you are cornered |
he/she/it is cornered | they are cornered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being cornered | we are being cornered |
you are being cornered | you are being cornered |
he/she/it is being cornered | they are being cornered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been cornered | we have been cornered |
you have been cornered | you have been cornered |
he/she/it has been cornered | they have been cornered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was cornered | we were cornered |
you were cornered | you were cornered |
he/she/it was cornered | they were cornered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being cornered | we were being cornered |
you were being cornered | you were being cornered |
he/she/it was being cornered | they were being cornered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been cornered | we had been cornered |
you had been cornered | you had been cornered |
he/she/it had been cornered | they had been cornered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be cornered | we shall/will be cornered |
you will be cornered | you will be cornered |
he/she/it will be cornered | they will be cornered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cornered | we shall/will have been cornered |
you will have been cornered | you will have been cornered |
he/she/it will have been cornered | they will have been cornered |