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The level crossing once passed, it was a regular little town, with shops, footpaths, women, cafés, all of which we eyed with the dazzled stupidity of savages, without ever growing tired of shouting our delight.Le passage à niveau franchi, c’était toute une petite ville, avec des boutiques, des trottoirs, des femmes, des cafés, que nous regardions avec une hébétude éblouie de sauvage, sans nous lasser de crier notre joie.Dorgeles, Roland / Wooden CrossesDorgeles, Roland / Les croix de boisLes croix de boisDorgeles, Roland© 1919 by Albin MichelWooden CrossesDorgeles, Roland© 1921 by G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
While he was speaking, however, he caught sight of M. Beulin-d'Orchere crossing the ante-chamber, and thereupon he darted forward, and drew him by the hand into his private room.Mais il parlait encore qu'il vit M. Beulin-d'orchère traverser l'anti-chambre. Il alla vivement à sa rencontre, l'attira d'une poignée de main dans son cabinet, en criant:Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
To save crossing the wet courtyard, Octave went back up the principal staircase.Octave, pour ne pas traverser la cour mouillée, remonta le grand escalier.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
As soon as his carriage, after crossing the Piazza di Venezia, entered the Corso, he gave rein to his childish vanity, his desire to shine, his passion for gay, happy life in the open under the lovely sky.Dès que la voiture, après avoir traversé la place de Venise, s’engagea dans le Corso, il laissa éclater sa vanité enfantine, son amour de la vie au-dehors, heureuse et gaie, sous le beau ciel.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
He adroitly threaded his way through the dancers, silently crossing the clear spaces which their respect opened out for him.Il manoeuvrait prudemment au milieu des danseuses, s'avançant muet et seul, dans le vide que le respect ouvrait devant lui.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Then she sat down beside him on the sofa, and continued, in a determined voice: "And even, before crossing the frontier, if you want to earn a thousand-franc note, I can put you in the way of doing so."Elle s’assit à côté de lui sur le divan, puis continua d’une voix décidée: «Et même, avant de passer la frontière, si vous voulez gagner un billet de mille francs, je puis vous en fournir les moyens.»Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Twilight was falling and we were still in an unfeatured waste, crossing the shallow glen of a stream.Le crépuscule tombait et nous étions toujours au milieu d’une désolation monotone que traversait le vallon creux d’une rivière.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I was down stream a mile or so, looking to my traps, when I struck a fresh trail, crossing the corner of a swamp, and moving northward.Je descendais la rivière à environ un mille d’ici, examinant mes trappes, quand j’aperçus une piste qui traversait le coin d’un marécage, et qui allait vers le nord.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Of course, momentum and energy are conserved when crossing the shockBien entendu, la masse, la quantité de mouvement et l'énergie se conservent au cours de la traversée du choc.Lequeux, James / The Interstellar MediumLequeux, James / Le milieu interstellaireLe milieu interstellaireLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS EditionsThe Interstellar MediumLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS Editions, Paris, France© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
And, crossing himself, chalice in hand, with the paten once again below his chin, he drank all the precious blood in three draughts, never taking his lips from the cup's rim, but imbibing the divine Sacrifice to the last drop.Et, se signant avec le calice, portant de nouveau la patène sous son menton, il prit tout le précieux Sang, en trois fois, sans quitter des lèvres le bord de la coupe, consommant jusqu'à la dernière goutte le divin Sacrifice.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
They must be kept from crossing for an hour or two, if possible, when we must do our best in the darkness."Il faut les empêcher de passer la rivière avant une heure ou deux, s’il est possible, et nous ferons de notre mieux pendant l’obscurité.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Here and there our path trended away from the river, crossing its numerous loops.De temps en temps, la route s'éloignait beaucoup de la rivière pour éviter ses coudes nombreux.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Vehicles carrying out transport operations under such arrangements shall display a visual symbol to that effect when crossing the border.Les véhicules exécutant des transports relevant de ces régimes se signalent au passage de la frontière par l'apposition d'un symbole optique.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
intra-Community sea crossing means the movement between two Community ports without any intermediate calls, of a vessel plying regularly between two or more specified Community ports;traversée maritime intracommunautaire: le déplacement, entre deux ports communautaires, sans escale entre ces deux ports, d'un navire assurant régulièrement la correspondance entre deux ou plusieurs ports communautaires déterminés;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
He proved to his own satisfaction, that he did wrong to suffer, that he had just attained supreme felicity, consisting in crossing his arms, and that he was an idiot not to enjoy this bliss in peace.Il se prouvait qu'il avait tort de souffrir, qu'il venait d'atteindre la suprême félicité, qui consiste à se croiser les bras, et qu'il était un imbécile de ne pas goûter en paix cette félicite.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
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Collocations
crossing area
zone de franchissement
deliberate crossing
franchissement préparé
back-crossing
rétrocroisement
crossing space
espace de passage
crossing the lateral boundary
sortie latérale
crossing the rear limit
sortie arrière
level crossing with gates
passage à la balustrade
level-crossing
passage à niveau
crossed cheque
chèque barré
cross rate
taux croisé
cross reference
entrées multiples
cross default
défaut croisé
cross-servicing
soutien logistique mutuel
cross check
recoupement
cross section
coupe transversal
Word forms
cross
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | crossed |
Imperative | cross |
Present Participle (Participle I) | crossing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | crossed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cross | we cross |
you cross | you cross |
he/she/it crosses | they cross |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am crossing | we are crossing |
you are crossing | you are crossing |
he/she/it is crossing | they are crossing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have crossed | we have crossed |
you have crossed | you have crossed |
he/she/it has crossed | they have crossed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been crossing | we have been crossing |
you have been crossing | you have been crossing |
he/she/it has been crossing | they have been crossing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I crossed | we crossed |
you crossed | you crossed |
he/she/it crossed | they crossed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was crossing | we were crossing |
you were crossing | you were crossing |
he/she/it was crossing | they were crossing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had crossed | we had crossed |
you had crossed | you had crossed |
he/she/it had crossed | they had crossed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been crossing | we had been crossing |
you had been crossing | you had been crossing |
he/she/it had been crossing | they had been crossing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will cross | we shall/will cross |
you will cross | you will cross |
he/she/it will cross | they will cross |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be crossing | we shall/will be crossing |
you will be crossing | you will be crossing |
he/she/it will be crossing | they will be crossing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have crossed | we shall/will have crossed |
you will have crossed | you will have crossed |
he/she/it will have crossed | they will have crossed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been crossing | we shall/will have been crossing |
you will have been crossing | you will have been crossing |
he/she/it will have been crossing | they will have been crossing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would cross | we should/would cross |
you would cross | you would cross |
he/she/it would cross | they would cross |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be crossing | we should/would be crossing |
you would be crossing | you would be crossing |
he/she/it would be crossing | they would be crossing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have crossed | we should/would have crossed |
you would have crossed | you would have crossed |
he/she/it would have crossed | they would have crossed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been crossing | we should/would have been crossing |
you would have been crossing | you would have been crossing |
he/she/it would have been crossing | they would have been crossing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am crossed | we are crossed |
you are crossed | you are crossed |
he/she/it is crossed | they are crossed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being crossed | we are being crossed |
you are being crossed | you are being crossed |
he/she/it is being crossed | they are being crossed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been crossed | we have been crossed |
you have been crossed | you have been crossed |
he/she/it has been crossed | they have been crossed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was crossed | we were crossed |
you were crossed | you were crossed |
he/she/it was crossed | they were crossed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being crossed | we were being crossed |
you were being crossed | you were being crossed |
he/she/it was being crossed | they were being crossed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been crossed | we had been crossed |
you had been crossed | you had been crossed |
he/she/it had been crossed | they had been crossed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be crossed | we shall/will be crossed |
you will be crossed | you will be crossed |
he/she/it will be crossed | they will be crossed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been crossed | we shall/will have been crossed |
you will have been crossed | you will have been crossed |
he/she/it will have been crossed | they will have been crossed |
crossing
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | crossing | crossings |
Possessive case | crossing's | crossings' |