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She felt the eternity of the bonds of the flesh; any fresh love would degrade her and fill her with avenging memories.
Elle eut conscience de l’éternité des liens de la chair, tout nouvel amour la prostituerait et la jetterait dans des souvenirs vengeurs.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Besides, I should have to lie in my heart, disguise my voice, lower my head, degrade my gesture-- do not ask of me such falsehoods.
D’ailleurs, ne devrais-je pas faire mentir mon cœur, déguiser ma voix, armer mon front, corrompre mon geste… ne me demandez pas de tels mensonges.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
They provide a natural water purification system by absorbing and filtering contaminants and excessive nutrients, which could otherwise degrade groundwater or the quality of rivers and lakes.
Ils purifient naturellement l'eau en absorbant et en filtrant les contaminants et les éléments nutritifs excédentaires qui, autrement, pourraient porter atteinte aux eaux souterraines ou à la qualité des rivières et des lacs.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 1995
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 1995
The capitalist and aristocrat of England cannot feel that as we do, because they do not mingle with the class they degrade as we do.
Le capitaliste, l’aristocrate anglais ne sentent pas de même, parce qu’ils ne se mêlent pas à la classe qu’ils dégradent.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
the bearing surface wheel/rail is not polluted, so as to not degrade braking performance.
afin de ne pas dégrader les performance de freinage, la table de roulement roue-rail ne doit pas avoir été polluée.
However, the child had been bathed just before the night of the murder and this, combined with the bacterial environment of a child in diapers, would quickly degrade sperm.
Toutefois, l'enfant avait été baignée juste avant la nuit du meurtre, et ce bain et les bactéries auxquelles est exposé un enfant qui porte la couche contribueraient à détériorer le sperme rapidement.
"You wouldn't degrade yourself that way, Emily?
–  Vous ne vous dégraderiez pas à ce point, Émilie!
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"Degrade! would it degrade me as much as to break my faith with the helpless?
–  Me dégrader! – ne serait-il pas mille fois plus dégradant de manquer de parole à de pauvres abandonnés?
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Like diamonds they shine against the settling of thoughts degraded by alloy, of bitter regrets for a lost happiness.
pareilles à des diamants elles brillent serties par des pensées pleines d’alliage, regrets fondus dans le souvenir des bonheurs évanouis!
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
The community does not tolerate degrading acts or sexual exploitation either
Par ailleurs, la société ne tolère pas non plus les actes dégradants ou l'exploitation sexuelle
"Beauty lies solely in the unexpressed, and life is simply degraded when one introduces anything material into it."
La beauté n’est jamais que dans l’inexprimé, toute vie qui se réalise tombe à l’abjection. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Conservation and rehabilitation of wetlands is integral to the work of the LaMPs to improve degraded fish and wildlife populations and restore lost fish and wildlife habitat.
La conservation et la remise en état des terres humides font partie intégrante des PAP en vue de rétablir les populations en déclin de poissons et d'autres espèces sauvages et de restaurer les habitats perdus pour la faune.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 2002
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada, 2002
S02, organic carbon and NOx are the dominant pollutants responsible for degraded visibility in the Basin.
Le S02, le carbone organique et les NOx sont les principaux polluants responsables d'une réduction de la visibilité dans le Bassin.
He talked of his paper's dignity and gravity; and declared that the lavishing of such fulsome praise upon a hussy--yes, a mere hussy, in a journal whose exemplary morality and austerity had cost him so much labour, would seem monstrous and degrading.
Il défendait la dignité, la gravité de son journal, et de tels éloges donnés à une fille, à une simple fille, apparaîtraient monstrueux salissants, dans une feuille dont il avait eu tant de peine à faire un organe austère d’une moralité inattaquable.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Water, sediment, and fish contaminated with mercury, PCBs, and other metals are the result of the long-standing degraded nature of this AOC.
L'eau, les sédiments et les poissons contaminés au mercure, aux BPC et aux autres métaux sont le résultat de la nature qui s'est détériorée pendant longtemps dans ce SP.
© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada représentée par le ministre de l’Environnement, 2011
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2011

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Declaration on the Protection of All Persons from Being Subjected to Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment
Déclaration sur la protection de toutes les personnes contre la torture et autres peines ou traitement cruels, inhumains ou dégradants

Word forms

degrade

verb
Basic forms
Pastdegraded
Imperativedegrade
Present Participle (Participle I)degrading
Past Participle (Participle II)degraded
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I degradewe degrade
you degradeyou degrade
he/she/it degradesthey degrade
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am degradingwe are degrading
you are degradingyou are degrading
he/she/it is degradingthey are degrading
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have degradedwe have degraded
you have degradedyou have degraded
he/she/it has degradedthey have degraded
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been degradingwe have been degrading
you have been degradingyou have been degrading
he/she/it has been degradingthey have been degrading
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I degradedwe degraded
you degradedyou degraded
he/she/it degradedthey degraded
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was degradingwe were degrading
you were degradingyou were degrading
he/she/it was degradingthey were degrading
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had degradedwe had degraded
you had degradedyou had degraded
he/she/it had degradedthey had degraded
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been degradingwe had been degrading
you had been degradingyou had been degrading
he/she/it had been degradingthey had been degrading
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will degradewe shall/will degrade
you will degradeyou will degrade
he/she/it will degradethey will degrade
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be degradingwe shall/will be degrading
you will be degradingyou will be degrading
he/she/it will be degradingthey will be degrading
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have degradedwe shall/will have degraded
you will have degradedyou will have degraded
he/she/it will have degradedthey will have degraded
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been degradingwe shall/will have been degrading
you will have been degradingyou will have been degrading
he/she/it will have been degradingthey will have been degrading
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would degradewe should/would degrade
you would degradeyou would degrade
he/she/it would degradethey would degrade
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be degradingwe should/would be degrading
you would be degradingyou would be degrading
he/she/it would be degradingthey would be degrading
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have degradedwe should/would have degraded
you would have degradedyou would have degraded
he/she/it would have degradedthey would have degraded
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been degradingwe should/would have been degrading
you would have been degradingyou would have been degrading
he/she/it would have been degradingthey would have been degrading
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am degradedwe are degraded
you are degradedyou are degraded
he/she/it is degradedthey are degraded
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being degradedwe are being degraded
you are being degradedyou are being degraded
he/she/it is being degradedthey are being degraded
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been degradedwe have been degraded
you have been degradedyou have been degraded
he/she/it has been degradedthey have been degraded
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was degradedwe were degraded
you were degradedyou were degraded
he/she/it was degradedthey were degraded
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being degradedwe were being degraded
you were being degradedyou were being degraded
he/she/it was being degradedthey were being degraded
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been degradedwe had been degraded
you had been degradedyou had been degraded
he/she/it had been degradedthey had been degraded
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be degradedwe shall/will be degraded
you will be degradedyou will be degraded
he/she/it will be degradedthey will be degraded
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been degradedwe shall/will have been degraded
you will have been degradedyou will have been degraded
he/she/it will have been degradedthey will have been degraded