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As I told you, it was a numerical cypher, and by an elaborate system of experiments I had pretty well discovered what were the nulls and stops.Comme je l'ai dit, c'était un cryptogramme numérique, et une laborieuse série de recherches avait fini par me livrer la signification des zéros et des points.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Now I was certain that Scudder never did anything without a reason, andI was pretty sure that there was a cypher in all this.Or, il me répugnait de croire que Scudder eût jamais rien fait sans motif, et je me persuadai qu'il y avait là-dessous un «chiffre».Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
A was J, the tenth letter of the alphabet, and so represented by X in the cypher.A égalait J, dixième lettre de l'alphabet, qui était représenté par X dans le chiffre.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
So I fastened on the printed words, for you can make a pretty good numerical cypher if you have a key word which gives you the sequence of the letters.Je m'attachai donc aux mots en clair, car on peut composer un très bon cryptogramme numérique en se servant d'un mot-clef qui donne la série des lettres.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
I got rid of the innkeeper for the afternoon, for I was getting very warm in my search for the cypher.Je me débarrassai de l'aubergiste pour l'après-midi, car l'étude du cryptogramme me passionnait de plus en plus.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Scudder had said it was the key to the Karolides business, and it occurred to me to try it on his cypher.Scudder voyait en elle la clef de voûte de l'affaire Karolidès, et je m'avisai d'appliquer ce nom au chiffre.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
I explained the cypher, and he was jolly quick at picking it up.Je lui expliquai le chiffre, et il sut s'en servir tout de suite.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
I've got the cutest cypher ...Je possède un chiffre fort amusant…Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I have a head for things like chess and puzzles, and I used to reckon myself pretty good at finding out cyphers.J'ai des dispositions pour les échecs, la «patience» et les jeux analogues, et je m'estimais de bonne force dans le déchiffrement des cryptogrammes.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
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Word forms
cypher
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | cypher | cyphers |
Possessive case | cypher's | cyphers' |
cypher
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | cyphered |
Imperative | cypher |
Present Participle (Participle I) | cyphering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | cyphered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cypher | we cypher |
you cypher | you cypher |
he/she/it cyphers | they cypher |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am cyphering | we are cyphering |
you are cyphering | you are cyphering |
he/she/it is cyphering | they are cyphering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have cyphered | we have cyphered |
you have cyphered | you have cyphered |
he/she/it has cyphered | they have cyphered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been cyphering | we have been cyphering |
you have been cyphering | you have been cyphering |
he/she/it has been cyphering | they have been cyphering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cyphered | we cyphered |
you cyphered | you cyphered |
he/she/it cyphered | they cyphered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was cyphering | we were cyphering |
you were cyphering | you were cyphering |
he/she/it was cyphering | they were cyphering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had cyphered | we had cyphered |
you had cyphered | you had cyphered |
he/she/it had cyphered | they had cyphered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been cyphering | we had been cyphering |
you had been cyphering | you had been cyphering |
he/she/it had been cyphering | they had been cyphering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will cypher | we shall/will cypher |
you will cypher | you will cypher |
he/she/it will cypher | they will cypher |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be cyphering | we shall/will be cyphering |
you will be cyphering | you will be cyphering |
he/she/it will be cyphering | they will be cyphering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have cyphered | we shall/will have cyphered |
you will have cyphered | you will have cyphered |
he/she/it will have cyphered | they will have cyphered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cyphering | we shall/will have been cyphering |
you will have been cyphering | you will have been cyphering |
he/she/it will have been cyphering | they will have been cyphering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would cypher | we should/would cypher |
you would cypher | you would cypher |
he/she/it would cypher | they would cypher |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be cyphering | we should/would be cyphering |
you would be cyphering | you would be cyphering |
he/she/it would be cyphering | they would be cyphering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have cyphered | we should/would have cyphered |
you would have cyphered | you would have cyphered |
he/she/it would have cyphered | they would have cyphered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been cyphering | we should/would have been cyphering |
you would have been cyphering | you would have been cyphering |
he/she/it would have been cyphering | they would have been cyphering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am cyphered | we are cyphered |
you are cyphered | you are cyphered |
he/she/it is cyphered | they are cyphered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being cyphered | we are being cyphered |
you are being cyphered | you are being cyphered |
he/she/it is being cyphered | they are being cyphered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been cyphered | we have been cyphered |
you have been cyphered | you have been cyphered |
he/she/it has been cyphered | they have been cyphered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was cyphered | we were cyphered |
you were cyphered | you were cyphered |
he/she/it was cyphered | they were cyphered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being cyphered | we were being cyphered |
you were being cyphered | you were being cyphered |
he/she/it was being cyphered | they were being cyphered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been cyphered | we had been cyphered |
you had been cyphered | you had been cyphered |
he/she/it had been cyphered | they had been cyphered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be cyphered | we shall/will be cyphered |
you will be cyphered | you will be cyphered |
he/she/it will be cyphered | they will be cyphered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cyphered | we shall/will have been cyphered |
you will have been cyphered | you will have been cyphered |
he/she/it will have been cyphered | they will have been cyphered |