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Pierre, however, his eyes fixed upon the big clock, watched the minutes hasten by on the dial, and began to feel surprised at not seeing Marie arrive with her father.Cependant, Pierre, qui, les yeux sur la grande horloge, regardait marcher les minutes, commençait à être surpris de ne pas voir Marie arriver avec son père.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The monetary unit employed, or its symbol, must appear on the dial of the computed-price indicator.L'unité monétaire employée, ou son symbole, doit figurer sur le cadran de l'indicateur des prix.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
The dial of the taximeter must be so constructed that the indications of interest to the passenger can be easily read either by day or by night.La face de lecture du taximètre doit être réalisée de telle sorte que les indications qui intéressent l'usager puissent facilement être lues de jour comme de nuit.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
In addition, the dial or the continuous rotating drum indicating the lowest values shall include a scale of 100 equal divisions or any other arrangement giving similar accuracy of reading.Le dernier cadran, ou le rouleau à rotation continue qui indique les plus faibles valeurs, doit comporter une graduation de cent échelons égaux, ou toute autre disposition assurant une précision de lecture analogue.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
Press the BASIC or LEFT/2 LCD button according to the channel you want to set, then use the data dial or [+]/[-] buttons to set the channel as required.Appuyez sur la touche de l'écran DHSICouLEFT/2 pour spécifier le canal que vous souhaitez régler, et utilisez ensuite le cadran de données ou les touches [+]/[-] pour régler ce canal.© 2011 Yamaha Corporation© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
The hour will sound at last; but let us not waste all our time in seeking it on the dial of life.Elle finit toujours par sonner; mais ne perdons pas notre temps à la chercher sans cesse au cadran de la vie.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
This value must not exceed the price of the quantity equal to the maximum permissible error on the minimum delivery marked on the dial of the indicating mechanism.Cette valeur ne doit pas excéder le prix de la quantité égale à l'erreur maximale tolérée sur la livraison minimale inscrite sur le cadran du dispositif indicateur.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
These fires seem never to stir from the spot where they always have been; but in truth they ever are moving, keeping time with the worlds; and their flame marks the hour of humanity on the dial of the universe.On croirait qu'il ne change pas de place, ce foyer, c'est qu'il avance en même temps que les mondes, et sa petite flamme marque l'heure réelle de l'humanité.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
An informant had told police that Nguyen and Tran ran a cocaine dial-a-dope operation (para. 11).Un informateur avait dit à la police que M. Nguyen et M. Tran dirigeaient un réseau de vente sur appel de cocaïne (par. 11).http://www.canlii.org/en/ 30.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 30.10.2011
Yonder is golden yellow, where the helianthus turns her dial-like face to the sun.Là-bas, le jaune d'or; c'est l'hélianthe qui tourne son disque-cadran vers le soleil.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
the unit symbol m3 must be shown either on the dial or in the immediate vicinity of the digital indication,le symbole m3 doit figurer sur le cadran ou à proximité immédiate de l'indication chiffrée,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
Glutaraldehyde (Pentane-1,5-dial)Glutaraldéhyde (1,5-pentanedial)http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
She is shriveled, bent and bowed in her old bones, and the whole of her face is white as the dial of a clock.Elle est ratatinée, pliée et repliée dans ses vieux os, et elle a la figure toute blanche d’un cadran d’horloge.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The thumb and finger reached half round the circumference, so that a part of the edge was hidden; and the surface turned towards the marksman was not larger than the dial of a common watch.Le pouce et le doigt indicateur en cachaient une partie du bord sur la moitié de la circonférence, et la surface visible pour le tireur ne dépassait pas la largeur du fond d'une montre ordinaire.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
It tells me that it is nine o'clock, and it shows me, too, a dial of delicate color where the sky is reflected in rose-pink and blue, and the fine fret-work of bushes that are planted there above the marges of the trench.Elle me fait voir qu’il est neuf heures ; et elle me montre aussi un cadran délicatement colorié où se reflète un ciel bleu et rose, et la fine découpure des arbustes qui sont plantés là, au-dessus des bords de la tranchée.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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Collocations
dial tone
tonalité
luminous dial
cadran lumineux
speed dial
numérotation abrégée
dial tone
tonalité de numérotation
dialling tone
tonalité de numérotation
Word forms
dial
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | dial | dials |
Possessive case | dial's | dials' |
dial
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | dialed, dialled |
Imperative | dial |
Present Participle (Participle I) | dialing, dialling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dialed, dialled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dial | we dial |
you dial | you dial |
he/she/it dials | they dial |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am dialing, dialling | we are dialing, dialling |
you are dialing, dialling | you are dialing, dialling |
he/she/it is dialing, dialling | they are dialing, dialling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dialed, dialled | we have dialed, dialled |
you have dialed, dialled | you have dialed, dialled |
he/she/it has dialed, dialled | they have dialed, dialled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been dialing, dialling | we have been dialing, dialling |
you have been dialing, dialling | you have been dialing, dialling |
he/she/it has been dialing, dialling | they have been dialing, dialling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dialed, dialled | we dialed, dialled |
you dialed, dialled | you dialed, dialled |
he/she/it dialed, dialled | they dialed, dialled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was dialing, dialling | we were dialing, dialling |
you were dialing, dialling | you were dialing, dialling |
he/she/it was dialing, dialling | they were dialing, dialling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dialed, dialled | we had dialed, dialled |
you had dialed, dialled | you had dialed, dialled |
he/she/it had dialed, dialled | they had dialed, dialled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been dialing, dialling | we had been dialing, dialling |
you had been dialing, dialling | you had been dialing, dialling |
he/she/it had been dialing, dialling | they had been dialing, dialling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dial | we shall/will dial |
you will dial | you will dial |
he/she/it will dial | they will dial |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be dialing, dialling | we shall/will be dialing, dialling |
you will be dialing, dialling | you will be dialing, dialling |
he/she/it will be dialing, dialling | they will be dialing, dialling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dialed, dialled | we shall/will have dialed, dialled |
you will have dialed, dialled | you will have dialed, dialled |
he/she/it will have dialed, dialled | they will have dialed, dialled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dialing, dialling | we shall/will have been dialing, dialling |
you will have been dialing, dialling | you will have been dialing, dialling |
he/she/it will have been dialing, dialling | they will have been dialing, dialling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dial | we should/would dial |
you would dial | you would dial |
he/she/it would dial | they would dial |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be dialing, dialling | we should/would be dialing, dialling |
you would be dialing, dialling | you would be dialing, dialling |
he/she/it would be dialing, dialling | they would be dialing, dialling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dialed, dialled | we should/would have dialed, dialled |
you would have dialed, dialled | you would have dialed, dialled |
he/she/it would have dialed, dialled | they would have dialed, dialled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been dialing, dialling | we should/would have been dialing, dialling |
you would have been dialing, dialling | you would have been dialing, dialling |
he/she/it would have been dialing, dialling | they would have been dialing, dialling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dialed, dialled | we are dialed, dialled |
you are dialed, dialled | you are dialed, dialled |
he/she/it is dialed, dialled | they are dialed, dialled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dialed, dialled | we are being dialed, dialled |
you are being dialed, dialled | you are being dialed, dialled |
he/she/it is being dialed, dialled | they are being dialed, dialled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dialed, dialled | we have been dialed, dialled |
you have been dialed, dialled | you have been dialed, dialled |
he/she/it has been dialed, dialled | they have been dialed, dialled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dialed, dialled | we were dialed, dialled |
you were dialed, dialled | you were dialed, dialled |
he/she/it was dialed, dialled | they were dialed, dialled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dialed, dialled | we were being dialed, dialled |
you were being dialed, dialled | you were being dialed, dialled |
he/she/it was being dialed, dialled | they were being dialed, dialled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dialed, dialled | we had been dialed, dialled |
you had been dialed, dialled | you had been dialed, dialled |
he/she/it had been dialed, dialled | they had been dialed, dialled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dialed, dialled | we shall/will be dialed, dialled |
you will be dialed, dialled | you will be dialed, dialled |
he/she/it will be dialed, dialled | they will be dialed, dialled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dialed, dialled | we shall/will have been dialed, dialled |
you will have been dialed, dialled | you will have been dialed, dialled |
he/she/it will have been dialed, dialled | they will have been dialed, dialled |