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« That it is certainly too late to help," cried the admiral, wondering if the ingenuity of his friend could devise a remedy for this evil too.
– Voilà encore un de ces événements qu’il est trop tard pour empêcher, s’écria l’amiral en riant et en regardant dans les yeux de son ami si son génie lui suggérerait aussi un remède à ce mal.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
He knew that he was trying to devise a new motor, a question in which he himself was extremely interested; still he evinced the greatest discretion, never questioning Thomas, but awaiting the result of his endeavours.
Et, tout en le sachant occupé de la question des petits moteurs, qui le passionnait lui-même, il montrait la plus grande discrétion, il attendait, sans le questionner. Thomas présenta le prêtre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Time now pressed; for Indian cunning could devise so many expedients for passing so narrow a stream, that the Pathfinder was getting impatient to quit the spot.
Le temps pressait, car les Indiens rusés pouvaient imaginer bien des expédients pour traverser une rivière si peu large, et il tardait à Pathfinder de pouvoir partir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
What stratagem will they devise, I wonder, to overthrow the Marquis? They will certainly have recourse to one of some kind or other; they will do their best somehow to e£fect the conquest of Plassans.'
Hein! que vont-ils inventer pour jeter par terre le marquis? car ils inventeront quelque chose, ils tâcheront, d'une façon ou d'une autre, de faire la conquête de Plassans.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Still it was of the last importance that Judith and her sister should seek immediate refuge in the Ark, where the defences offered a temporary shelter at least, and the first step was to devise the means of inducing them to do so.
Il était de la plus grande importance que Judith et Hetty vinssent sans délai chercher un refuge dans l’arche, ou elles trouveraient du moins un abri temporaire, et la première chose à faire était d’imaginer les moyens de les y déterminer.
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
All three were seeking to devise something disagreeable when an opportunity presented itself.
Et ils cherchaient tous les trois ce qu’ils pourraient bien trouver de désagréable, lorsqu’une occasion se présenta.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Their plan was to repair to Chantebled in the first instance, in order that Ambroise and Denis might begin by talking to Gervais, who was of a gentler nature than Gregoire, and with whom they thought they might devise some means of conciliation.
Leur plan fut de se rendre d’abord à Chantebled, pour qu’Ambroise et Denis pussent causer avant tout avec Gervais, le sachant d’humeur plus douce, espérant trouver, près de lui, un terrain de conciliation.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Indeed, it would not have been easy to devise any means more favourable to reconnoitering round an Indian camp, than those afforded by the actual state of things.
Dans le fait, il eût été difficile d’inventer un meilleur moyen pour faire une reconnaissance autour d’un camp indien, que celui que lui procurait la situation actuelle des choses.
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
She who had bitterly lamented that she could devise no obstacle had merely to let this helpful chance take its own course.
Elle qui, passionnément, se désespérait de ne pouvoir imaginer un obstacle, n’avait qu’à laisser faire le hasard secourable.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
And he was still laboriously trying to devise some scheme, when the usher entered saying that Monsieur Gascogne, the Chief of the Detective Police, particularly wished to speak to him.
Et il s’enfonçait dans des combinaisons laborieuses, lorsque l’huissier se présenta, en disant que M. Gascogne, le chef de la Sûreté, insistait pour parler à M. le ministre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
He tried a score of times to hit upon some scheme by which they could get away and live together like happy lovers, but he could devise nothing satisfactory.
A vingt reprises, il tenta d'arrêter un plan d'enlèvement, d'arranger leur existence d'amants heureux. Il ne trouva rien.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
And so fell George's last hope; – nothing before him but a life of toil and drudgery, rendered more bitter by every little smarting vexation and indignity which tyrannical ingenuity could devise.
Ainsi s’évanouit le dernier espoir de Georges. – Rien, plus rien qu’une vie d’abjects et pénibles travaux, rendue plus amère encore par toutes les indignités, toutes les cuisantes vexations de détail que la tyrannie est si habile à inventer.
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
He stood still, his fingers clinched on the door-handle, trying to devise a reason, an excuse.
Il demeurait debout, les doigts crispés sur la serrure et cherchant une raison, un prétexte.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
It is usually the Boards that devise the solutions to conflicts.
C'est normalement les commissions qui trouvent les solutions aux conflits.
One afternoon, Monsieur de Bourdeu, after vainly trying to devise some means of bringing poUtical matters forward, exclaimed abruptly, addressing himself to Doctor Porquier: I say, doctor, have you seen the " Moniteur " this morning?
Une après-midi, M. de Bourdeu, après avoir vainement cherché une transition, s'écria, en s'adressant au docteur Porquier: --Dites donc, docteur, avez-vous lu le Moniteur, ce matin?
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile

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devise

verb
Basic forms
Pastdevised
Imperativedevise
Present Participle (Participle I)devising
Past Participle (Participle II)devised
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I devisewe devise
you deviseyou devise
he/she/it devisesthey devise
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am devisingwe are devising
you are devisingyou are devising
he/she/it is devisingthey are devising
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have devisedwe have devised
you have devisedyou have devised
he/she/it has devisedthey have devised
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been devisingwe have been devising
you have been devisingyou have been devising
he/she/it has been devisingthey have been devising
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I devisedwe devised
you devisedyou devised
he/she/it devisedthey devised
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was devisingwe were devising
you were devisingyou were devising
he/she/it was devisingthey were devising
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had devisedwe had devised
you had devisedyou had devised
he/she/it had devisedthey had devised
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been devisingwe had been devising
you had been devisingyou had been devising
he/she/it had been devisingthey had been devising
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will devisewe shall/will devise
you will deviseyou will devise
he/she/it will devisethey will devise
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be devisingwe shall/will be devising
you will be devisingyou will be devising
he/she/it will be devisingthey will be devising
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have devisedwe shall/will have devised
you will have devisedyou will have devised
he/she/it will have devisedthey will have devised
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been devisingwe shall/will have been devising
you will have been devisingyou will have been devising
he/she/it will have been devisingthey will have been devising
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would devisewe should/would devise
you would deviseyou would devise
he/she/it would devisethey would devise
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be devisingwe should/would be devising
you would be devisingyou would be devising
he/she/it would be devisingthey would be devising
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have devisedwe should/would have devised
you would have devisedyou would have devised
he/she/it would have devisedthey would have devised
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been devisingwe should/would have been devising
you would have been devisingyou would have been devising
he/she/it would have been devisingthey would have been devising
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am devisedwe are devised
you are devisedyou are devised
he/she/it is devisedthey are devised
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being devisedwe are being devised
you are being devisedyou are being devised
he/she/it is being devisedthey are being devised
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been devisedwe have been devised
you have been devisedyou have been devised
he/she/it has been devisedthey have been devised
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was devisedwe were devised
you were devisedyou were devised
he/she/it was devisedthey were devised
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being devisedwe were being devised
you were being devisedyou were being devised
he/she/it was being devisedthey were being devised
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been devisedwe had been devised
you had been devisedyou had been devised
he/she/it had been devisedthey had been devised
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be devisedwe shall/will be devised
you will be devisedyou will be devised
he/she/it will be devisedthey will be devised
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been devisedwe shall/will have been devised
you will have been devisedyou will have been devised
he/she/it will have been devisedthey will have been devised

devise

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Possessive casedevise'sdevises'