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We shall leave them to destroy each other, and then, at the last moment, we shall come forward.
Nous les laisserons se détruire l'un par l'autre, nous n'interviendrons qu'au dernier moment....
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
In the name of his faith a mystic does not hesitate to destroy the beings who are dearest to him, and consequently it is to mysticism that we owe the martyrs of all creeds, religious, political, and social.
Un mystique n'hésitera pas à faire périr, au nom de sa foi, les êtres qui lui étaient les plus chers. C'est au mysticisme que sont dus les martyrs de toutes les croyances : religieuses, politiques et sociales.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
continuing efforts to site permanent and mobile/transportable incinerators to destroy PCBs across Canada.
la poursuite des efforts pour la mise en place d'incinérateurs permanents, mobiles ou transportables aux fins de destruction des BPC à travers le Canada.
To destroy the effect which the declaration had produced--a commingling of fear and compassion--the judge at once wished to proceed with the hearing of the witnesses.
Tout de suite, pour détruire l’effet produit, un sourd malaise d’attendrissement et de peur, le président voulut procéder à l’audition des témoins.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
A lifetime spent trying to be something you are not will destroy you.
Passer votre vie à essayer d'être ce que vous n'êtes pas vous détruira.
© the College of Family Physicians of Canada
© the College of Family Physicians of Canada
It is pore profitable to transact business with one's enemies than to destroy them.
Il est plus profitable de commercer avec ses voisins que de les détruire;
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Still his voice was tinged with haughty sadness as he resumed, "God can do all, even destroy. His own work should it seem evil in His eyes.
Mais une mélancolie hautaine avait passé dans sa voix. « Dieu peut tout, même détruire son œuvre, s’il la trouve mauvaise.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
He began by clearly stating the whole of his opponent's argument? ; enumerating them with an air of fairness and candour Avhich had an immense effect; for it was as though he disdained these arguments and could destroy them by a breath.
Il fit d'abord un exposé très complet des arguments de son adversaire; il y mettait une sorte de coquetterie, une impartialité dont l'effet était immense, comme dédaigneux de toutes ces bonnes raisons et prêt à les écarter d'un souffle.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The scene that followed is not easily described. It was one in which wild confusion, despair, and frenzied efforts, were so blended as to destroy the unity and distinctness of the action.
Il serait difficile de décrire la scène qui suivit : un ordre admirable régnait d’un côté ; de l’autre, ce n’étaient que confusion, efforts frénétiques et désespoir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
And, in fact, had not the primitive Christians been terrible revolutionaries for the pagan world, which they threatened, and did, indeed, destroy?
Anciennement, les premiers chrétiens n’ont-ils pas été des révolutionnaires redoutables pour le monde païen, qu’ils menaçaient, et qu’ils ont en effet détruit ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Instead, I say: "I want to destroy you!"
Je dis plutôt : "Je veux te détruire !"
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
In reality, tenacious consciousness of his genius left him a hope which nothing could destroy, even during his longest crises of despondency.
Au fond, la conscience tenace de son génie lui laissait un espoir indestructible, même pendant les longues crises d’abattement.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
There was none of the vague boredom, the somniferous satiety which at times had saddened their old gatherings; at present there was real ferocity in the struggle, a longing to destroy one another.
Ce n’était plus l’ennui vague, la satiété somnolente qui attristait parfois les anciennes réunions; c’était maintenant de la férocité dans la lutte, un besoin de se détruire.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The idea of the war to destroy the Jews once and for all was beginning to take concrete shape in Hitler's mind.
L'idée d'une guerre pour détruire les Juifs une fois pour toutes commençait à prendre une forme concrète dans l'esprit de Hitler.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
It is only when a sustained course of conduct designed to destroy the relationship is being engaged in that there is a breach of the duty.
Il n'y a violation du devoir que lorsqu'un parent adopte de manière continue un comportement destiné à détruire le rapport avec l'enfant.

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destroy

verb
Basic forms
Pastdestroyed
Imperativedestroy
Present Participle (Participle I)destroying
Past Participle (Participle II)destroyed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I destroywe destroy
you destroyyou destroy
he/she/it destroysthey destroy
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am destroyingwe are destroying
you are destroyingyou are destroying
he/she/it is destroyingthey are destroying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have destroyedwe have destroyed
you have destroyedyou have destroyed
he/she/it has destroyedthey have destroyed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been destroyingwe have been destroying
you have been destroyingyou have been destroying
he/she/it has been destroyingthey have been destroying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I destroyedwe destroyed
you destroyedyou destroyed
he/she/it destroyedthey destroyed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was destroyingwe were destroying
you were destroyingyou were destroying
he/she/it was destroyingthey were destroying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had destroyedwe had destroyed
you had destroyedyou had destroyed
he/she/it had destroyedthey had destroyed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been destroyingwe had been destroying
you had been destroyingyou had been destroying
he/she/it had been destroyingthey had been destroying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will destroywe shall/will destroy
you will destroyyou will destroy
he/she/it will destroythey will destroy
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be destroyingwe shall/will be destroying
you will be destroyingyou will be destroying
he/she/it will be destroyingthey will be destroying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have destroyedwe shall/will have destroyed
you will have destroyedyou will have destroyed
he/she/it will have destroyedthey will have destroyed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been destroyingwe shall/will have been destroying
you will have been destroyingyou will have been destroying
he/she/it will have been destroyingthey will have been destroying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would destroywe should/would destroy
you would destroyyou would destroy
he/she/it would destroythey would destroy
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be destroyingwe should/would be destroying
you would be destroyingyou would be destroying
he/she/it would be destroyingthey would be destroying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have destroyedwe should/would have destroyed
you would have destroyedyou would have destroyed
he/she/it would have destroyedthey would have destroyed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been destroyingwe should/would have been destroying
you would have been destroyingyou would have been destroying
he/she/it would have been destroyingthey would have been destroying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am destroyedwe are destroyed
you are destroyedyou are destroyed
he/she/it is destroyedthey are destroyed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being destroyedwe are being destroyed
you are being destroyedyou are being destroyed
he/she/it is being destroyedthey are being destroyed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been destroyedwe have been destroyed
you have been destroyedyou have been destroyed
he/she/it has been destroyedthey have been destroyed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was destroyedwe were destroyed
you were destroyedyou were destroyed
he/she/it was destroyedthey were destroyed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being destroyedwe were being destroyed
you were being destroyedyou were being destroyed
he/she/it was being destroyedthey were being destroyed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been destroyedwe had been destroyed
you had been destroyedyou had been destroyed
he/she/it had been destroyedthey had been destroyed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be destroyedwe shall/will be destroyed
you will be destroyedyou will be destroyed
he/she/it will be destroyedthey will be destroyed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been destroyedwe shall/will have been destroyed
you will have been destroyedyou will have been destroyed
he/she/it will have been destroyedthey will have been destroyed