I forget which was the first distemper I plunged into - some fearful, devastating scourge, I know - and, before I had glanced half down the list of "premonitory symptoms," it was borne in upon me that I had fairly got it.
J’ai oublié le nom de la première sur laquelle je tombai – c’était en tout cas un mal terrible et dévastateur – mais, avant même d’avoir lu la moitié des « symptômes prémonitoires », il m’apparut évident que j’en souffrais bel et bien.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Nor do they always understand how devastating it is for us in Canada to be in trade disputes with the US that cannot be resolved - despite clear agreements and procedures to do so.
De même, ils ne comprennent pas toujours l'effet dévastateur qu'a sur le Canada un différend commercial avec les États-Unis, différend qui ne peut être réglé malgré des ententes et des procédures claires établies à cet effet.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, who became Iran's president in 1989, was committed to improving relations with Washington, and Iran, which had recently suffered through a devastating war with Iraq, was hardly a military threat to the United States.
Akbar Hashemi Rafsandjani, élu président en 1989, était tout disposé à améliorer les relations avec Washington, et l'Iran, qui sortait d'un conflit dévastateur avec l'Irak, ne représentait certainement pas une menace militaire pour les États-Unis.
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
The psychological and social consequences of being excluded from the full benefits of the social assistance regime were equally devastating.
Les conséquences psychologiques et sociales de l'exclusion des jeunes adultes du plein bénéfice du régime d'aide sociale étaient également dévastatrices.
These few seconds of clearly negligent driving, which had devastating consequences, are the only evidence of Mr. Beatty's manner of driving.
Ces quelques secondes de conduite clairement négligente, qui ont eu des conséquences désastreuses, constituent la seule preuve de la façon de conduire de M. Beatty.
" It is clearly proved that the catastrophe of the conflagration which is now devastating the world could have been prevented if we could have concluded a genuine agreement with England to keep the peace."
« II est clairement démontré, dit-il, qu'on aurait pu empêcher la catastrophe de cette conflagration qui ravage le monde, si on avait abouti à une entente sincère avec l'Angleterre, dirigée vers la paix. »
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
While the granting of a remedy of confinement interferes with a mother's liberty interests, those interests must bend when faced with a situation where devastating harm and a life of suffering can so easily be prevented.
Bien que l'octroi d'une telle réparation porte atteinte au droit à la liberté de la mère, ce droit doit fléchir dans un cas où il est si facile de prévenir un préjudice dévastateur et toute une vie de souffrances.
The jury may, nonetheless, find the independent evidence sparse and quite unconvincing, and use a hearsay declaration of apparently devastating force to connect the accused with the conspiracy.
Le jury peut néanmoins conclure que la preuve indépendante est insuffisante et pas du tout convaincante et puis utiliser une déclaration apparemment accablante, qui se dégage d'une preuve par ouï-dire, pour lier l'accusé au complot.
Even should they win this war, it may well be doubted whether they will be received more cordially than they were before by the countries which they have devastated.
Supposons les Allemands victorieux au cours de la lutte actuelle, seraient-ils mieux reçus dans les pays ravagés par eux? On en peut douter.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
The devastated plain, strewn with fragments and corpses, extended before his eyes, wrapped in a winding-sheet of light; and this light, which was not the light of day, lit up the darkness without dispelling its silent horror.
La plaine dévastée, semée de débris et de morts, s’étendait devant le regard, couverte d’un linceul de lumière ; et cette lumière, qui n’était pas le jour, éclairait les ténèbres, sans en dissiper les horreurs muettes.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Lourdes was inundated, devastated, disfigured by it all to such a point as to quite upset persons with any delicacy of taste who happened to stray through its streets.
Lourdes en était inondé, ravagé, enlaidi, au point d’incommoder les personnes de goût un peu délicat, égarées dans ses rues.
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
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devastate
verb
Basic forms
Past
devastated
Imperative
devastate
Present Participle (Participle I)
devastating
Past Participle (Participle II)
devastated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I devastate
we devastate
you devastate
you devastate
he/she/it devastates
they devastate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am devastating
we are devastating
you are devastating
you are devastating
he/she/it is devastating
they are devastating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have devastated
we have devastated
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he/she/it has devastated
they have devastated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been devastating
we have been devastating
you have been devastating
you have been devastating
he/she/it has been devastating
they have been devastating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I devastated
we devastated
you devastated
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they devastated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was devastating
we were devastating
you were devastating
you were devastating
he/she/it was devastating
they were devastating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had devastated
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I had been devastating
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he/she/it had been devastating
they had been devastating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will devastate
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they will devastate
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I shall/will be devastating
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they will be devastating
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I shall/will have devastated
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Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been devastating
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you will have been devastating
you will have been devastating
he/she/it will have been devastating
they will have been devastating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would devastate
we should/would devastate
you would devastate
you would devastate
he/she/it would devastate
they would devastate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be devastating
we should/would be devastating
you would be devastating
you would be devastating
he/she/it would be devastating
they would be devastating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have devastated
we should/would have devastated
you would have devastated
you would have devastated
he/she/it would have devastated
they would have devastated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice