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However, I must emphasize that this conclusion does not detract from the power of the Commission to determine whether complaints fall within federal jurisdiction according to the division of powers.
Cependant, je dois souligner que cette conclusion ne diminue pas le pouvoir de la Commission de déterminer si les plaignants sont visés par la compétence du gouvernement fédéral selon le partage des pouvoirs.
However, that does not detract from the principle that a person should be permitted to create a partnership for a single transaction.
Toutefois, le principe demeure qu'une personne devrait être autorisée à créer une société en nom collectif aux fins d'une opération unique.
Her plumpness did not detract from the grace of her figure nor from the rounded outlines which made her shape beautiful though well developed.
Son embonpoint ne détruisait ni la grâce de sa taille, ni la rondeur voulue pour que ses formes demeurassent belles quoique développées.
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
It does not prove but certainly does not detract from this thesis that the appellants in the present case are both members of a visible minority.
Bien qu'il n'établisse pas cette thèse, le fait que les deux appelantes en l'espèce appartiennent à une minorité visible n'y porte sûrement pas atteinte.
Rougon alighted from his carriage, raised his eyes, and looked about the hollow in which he found himself, vexed to find the spot so small, so shut in, for this seemed to detract from the impressiveness of the ceremony.
Rougon descendit de voiture. Il levait les yeux, il regardait le trou au fond duquel il se trouvait, fâché de cet étranglement de l'horizon, qui lui semblait rapetisser la solennité.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The soul that has sought in itself has the right to know of its beauty; but to brood on this beauty too much, to become over-conscious thereof, were perhaps to detract somewhat from the unconsciousness of its love.
Une âme qui a acquis quelque conscience d'elle-même a le droit de savoir qu'elle est belle; mais tout ce qu'elle ajoute trop volontairement à la conscience de sa beauté, elle l'enlève peut-être à l'inconscience de l'amour.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
When, as here, the exclusion specifically detracts from the general legislative purpose, the objective of the restriction cannot be considered pressing and substantial.
Lorsque, comme c'est le cas en l'espèce, l'exclusion réduit expressément l'objet législatif général, l'objectif de la restriction ne peut être considéré comme urgent et réel.
A gross alloy enters into the love of our middle life, sadly detracting from the divinity of its character.
L'amour de l'âge mûr est mélangé d'un grossier alliage qui altère son caractère divin.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
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detract

verb
Basic forms
Pastdetracted
Imperativedetract
Present Participle (Participle I)detracting
Past Participle (Participle II)detracted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I detractwe detract
you detractyou detract
he/she/it detractsthey detract
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am detractingwe are detracting
you are detractingyou are detracting
he/she/it is detractingthey are detracting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have detractedwe have detracted
you have detractedyou have detracted
he/she/it has detractedthey have detracted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been detractingwe have been detracting
you have been detractingyou have been detracting
he/she/it has been detractingthey have been detracting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I detractedwe detracted
you detractedyou detracted
he/she/it detractedthey detracted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was detractingwe were detracting
you were detractingyou were detracting
he/she/it was detractingthey were detracting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had detractedwe had detracted
you had detractedyou had detracted
he/she/it had detractedthey had detracted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been detractingwe had been detracting
you had been detractingyou had been detracting
he/she/it had been detractingthey had been detracting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will detractwe shall/will detract
you will detractyou will detract
he/she/it will detractthey will detract
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be detractingwe shall/will be detracting
you will be detractingyou will be detracting
he/she/it will be detractingthey will be detracting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have detractedwe shall/will have detracted
you will have detractedyou will have detracted
he/she/it will have detractedthey will have detracted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been detractingwe shall/will have been detracting
you will have been detractingyou will have been detracting
he/she/it will have been detractingthey will have been detracting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would detractwe should/would detract
you would detractyou would detract
he/she/it would detractthey would detract
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be detractingwe should/would be detracting
you would be detractingyou would be detracting
he/she/it would be detractingthey would be detracting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have detractedwe should/would have detracted
you would have detractedyou would have detracted
he/she/it would have detractedthey would have detracted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been detractingwe should/would have been detracting
you would have been detractingyou would have been detracting
he/she/it would have been detractingthey would have been detracting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am detractedwe are detracted
you are detractedyou are detracted
he/she/it is detractedthey are detracted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being detractedwe are being detracted
you are being detractedyou are being detracted
he/she/it is being detractedthey are being detracted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been detractedwe have been detracted
you have been detractedyou have been detracted
he/she/it has been detractedthey have been detracted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was detractedwe were detracted
you were detractedyou were detracted
he/she/it was detractedthey were detracted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being detractedwe were being detracted
you were being detractedyou were being detracted
he/she/it was being detractedthey were being detracted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been detractedwe had been detracted
you had been detractedyou had been detracted
he/she/it had been detractedthey had been detracted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be detractedwe shall/will be detracted
you will be detractedyou will be detracted
he/she/it will be detractedthey will be detracted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been detractedwe shall/will have been detracted
you will have been detractedyou will have been detracted
he/she/it will have been detractedthey will have been detracted