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"Mamma," said Eva, "I want to have some of my hair cut off, – a good deal of it."– Maman, reprit Éva quelques minutes après, – je voudrais que l’on coupât une partie de mes cheveux, – une bonne partie.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
" I would sooner cut my leg off," declared Jules.– J'aimerais mieux me couper une jambe, déclara Jules.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
When we see Madame Felicite, your mother, we shall tell her that you would have cut yourself in pieces for us.Quand nous verrons là-bas Mme Félicité votre mère, nous lui dirons que vous vous êtes mis en quatre pour nous.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Then, for the hundredth time, he gave his reasons, relating how the works had narrowly escaped being cut into pieces, annihilated, simply because he had unfortunately been burdened with a sister.Et il exposa pour la centième fois ses raisons, il raconta comment l’usine avait failli être dépecée, anéantie, parce qu’il avait eu l’ennui d’avoir une sœur.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Only the cut flowers had as yet faded, between their paper collars.Seules, les fleurs naturelles, entre leurs collerettes de papier, s’étaient fanées déjà.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
‘Let's cut through the garden.Filons par le jardin.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Badly printed, on wretched paper, it was adorned on its blue cover with a little wood-cut of Our Lady of Lourdes, a naive design alike stiff and awkward.Mal imprimé, de papier humble, il portait, sur sa couverture bleue, une Notre-Dame de Lourdes, une naïve image d’une grâce raidie et gauche.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
When, standing before the mirror, he raised his chin and perceived the red spot beneath the white lather, he at once flew into a rage, and rapidly brought the razor to his neck, to cut right into the flesh.Devant le miroir, quand il levait le menton et qu'il apercevait la tache rouge, sous la mousse blanche du savon, il lui prenait des rages soudaines, il approchait vivement le rasoir, près de couper en pleine chair.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Then I had a bath, and cut my moustache, which was long and drooping, into a short stubbly fringe.Ensuite je pris un bain, et taillai ma moustache, que je portais longue et retombante, en une courte frange hérissée.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
And she not only stretched out her foot, which was very clean and very white, carefully tended indeed, with well-cut, pink nails, but complacently turned it so that the young priest might examine it at his ease.Et elle allongea son pied, très propre, très blanc, soigné même, avec des ongles roses bien coupés, le tournant d’un air de complaisance, pour que le prêtre pût l’examiner commodément.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
If the location is an area of grass or other herbaceous plant material, the plants should be cut to ground level and removed before the sample is collected.Si la surface est recouverte de graminées ou de plantes herbacées, celles-ci devraient être coupées au ras du sol et arrachées avant le prélèvement de l'échantillon.© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2007http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2007http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/23/2012
" I was about to suggest to you that we should cut one another's throats," answered the other.– J’allais vous proposer de nous couper la gorge, répondit l’autre.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
He would take care to be seen first by the workmen who had cut down his wood.Il prendrait soin d'être vu d'abord par les ouvriers qui abattaient son bois.Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite RoqueLa petite RoqueMaupassant, Guy deLittle Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de
Then seeing the priest about to protest he cut him short: 'No, no, for him there is no God, no penitence, no mercy.Puis, voyant le prêtre protester de la tête, lui coupant la parole: - Non, non, il n'y a pas de Dieu pour lui, pas de pénitence, pas de miséricorde...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
Priest that he was, cut off from love and the avocations of other men, he would surely find nothing but hurt and suffering among creatures who were all nature, freedom and health.Lui prêtre, lui châtré, lui rejeté hors de l’amour et des besognes communes, ne trouverait-il pas là que blessures et que souffrances, parmi ces êtres de nature, de liberté et de santé ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
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Collocations
cut and paste
couper-coller
cut down
réduire
cut out
découper
cut into
entamer
budget cut
coupe budgétaire
flam cut
chalumeau
cut of meat
morceau de viande
cut plane
plan de coupe
cut off
arrêt
cut out
découpage
tax cut
baisse des impôts
drastic cut
coupe claire
drastic cut
coupe sombre
annual cut
coupe annuelle
wage cut
réduction de salaire
Word forms
cut
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | cut | cuts |
Possessive case | cut's | cuts' |
cut
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | cut |
Imperative | cut |
Present Participle (Participle I) | cutting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | cut |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cut | we cut |
you cut | you cut |
he/she/it cuts | they cut |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am cutting | we are cutting |
you are cutting | you are cutting |
he/she/it is cutting | they are cutting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have cut | we have cut |
you have cut | you have cut |
he/she/it has cut | they have cut |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been cutting | we have been cutting |
you have been cutting | you have been cutting |
he/she/it has been cutting | they have been cutting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cut | we cut |
you cut | you cut |
he/she/it cut | they cut |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was cutting | we were cutting |
you were cutting | you were cutting |
he/she/it was cutting | they were cutting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had cut | we had cut |
you had cut | you had cut |
he/she/it had cut | they had cut |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been cutting | we had been cutting |
you had been cutting | you had been cutting |
he/she/it had been cutting | they had been cutting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will cut | we shall/will cut |
you will cut | you will cut |
he/she/it will cut | they will cut |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be cutting | we shall/will be cutting |
you will be cutting | you will be cutting |
he/she/it will be cutting | they will be cutting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have cut | we shall/will have cut |
you will have cut | you will have cut |
he/she/it will have cut | they will have cut |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cutting | we shall/will have been cutting |
you will have been cutting | you will have been cutting |
he/she/it will have been cutting | they will have been cutting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would cut | we should/would cut |
you would cut | you would cut |
he/she/it would cut | they would cut |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be cutting | we should/would be cutting |
you would be cutting | you would be cutting |
he/she/it would be cutting | they would be cutting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have cut | we should/would have cut |
you would have cut | you would have cut |
he/she/it would have cut | they would have cut |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been cutting | we should/would have been cutting |
you would have been cutting | you would have been cutting |
he/she/it would have been cutting | they would have been cutting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am cut | we are cut |
you are cut | you are cut |
he/she/it is cut | they are cut |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being cut | we are being cut |
you are being cut | you are being cut |
he/she/it is being cut | they are being cut |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been cut | we have been cut |
you have been cut | you have been cut |
he/she/it has been cut | they have been cut |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was cut | we were cut |
you were cut | you were cut |
he/she/it was cut | they were cut |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being cut | we were being cut |
you were being cut | you were being cut |
he/she/it was being cut | they were being cut |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been cut | we had been cut |
you had been cut | you had been cut |
he/she/it had been cut | they had been cut |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be cut | we shall/will be cut |
you will be cut | you will be cut |
he/she/it will be cut | they will be cut |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cut | we shall/will have been cut |
you will have been cut | you will have been cut |
he/she/it will have been cut | they will have been cut |