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I look through the loophole, and discern in the misty and pallid atmosphere expanded by the meteor the rows of stakes and even the thin lines of barbed wire which cross and recross between the posts.
Je regarde au créneau. Je distingue, dans la vaporeuse atmosphère blafarde qu’a épandue le météore, les piquets rangés et même les lignes ténues des fils de fer barbelés qui s’entrecroisent d’un piquet à l’autre.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The shades of evening fell fast upon the forest; and by the time all was ready for the attempt, it was found impossible to discern objects on the opposite shore.
Les ombres de la nuit tombaient rapidement sur la forêt, et lorsque tout fut prêt, on ne pouvait plus distinguer aucun objet sur la rive opposée.
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
For the eye to discern an object placed behind a body supposed to be opaque—a wooden plank or piece of black paper, for example—it is evidently necessary that the rays should first pass through it.
Pour que l'œil puisse voir un objet placé derrière un corps supposé opaque, une planche de bois on du papier noir, par exemple, il faut d'abord, évidemment, que les rayons le traversent.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
She could hear his light breathing, she could discern his profile, then the nape of his neck.
Elle entendit sa respiration légère, elle vit son profil, puis sa nuque.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
There, in a sort of basement, low and dark, like a gallery in a mine, Pierre could discern some hundreds of men, women, and children, stretched on shelves fixed one above another, or lying on the floor in heaps.
Alors, dans une sorte de souterrain obscur et bas, pareil aux galeries des mines, Pierre aperçut des centaines d'hommes, de femmes et d'enfants étendus sur des planches superposées ou grouillant par tas sur le sol.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
He would discern in her face a lucid interval of peace and with the willingness of a torturer would, with a word, revive the anguish that had been lulled for a moment.
Il guettait sur sa figure les intermittences de repos, et, avec des ruses de tortionnaire, réveillait par un seul mot la douleur un instant calmée.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Among the vast uproar of the guns we discern very clearly this surprising silence of bullets around us—
Parmi l’énorme rumeur du canon, on distingue très bien ce silence extraordinaire des balles autour de nous…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
For example, it is possible to discern whether an issue is associated with a candidate or political party from their platform.
Par exemple, il est possible de déterminer si une question est associée à un candidat ou à un parti politique en consultant leur programme électoral.
And on this side the background was one of gold and purple, a dazzling mountain on whose sides one could only discern the road which snaked between the trees on its way to the Calvary above.
C’était comme un fond de pourpre et d’or, un mont éblouissant, où l’on ne distinguait que le chemin qui serpente et monte au Calvaire, parmi des arbres.
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
I am unable to discern any grounds upon which this agreement can be said to be unconstitutional let alone have any unconstitutional effects on the provisions of the Code.
Je ne puis voir aucun motif qui permette de dire que cette entente est inconstitutionnelle, encore moins qu'elle a des effets inconstitutionnels sur les dispositions du Code.
In truth the eye could discern no shelter in the plain where our work had begun.
En effet, dans la plaine où s’était amorcé notre travail de terrassement, l’œil ne découvrait pas l’abri.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Pierre turned round and could discern its red eye dim through the fog.
Pierre se retourna et aperçut son oeil rouge, terni de brume.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
The respondent argued that this Court should not subscribe a priori to either a benevolent or strict approach, but rather seek to discern the "true intent" of s. 936.
L'intimée a soutenu que notre Cour ne doit opter a priori ni pour une méthode d'interprétation bienveillante ni pour une règle stricte, mais chercher plutôt à cerner l'«intention véritable» de l'art. 936.
One of the passengers, however, had discovered an air shaft in the tunnel, and, crowding round, we all saw this shaft, above which we could discern a blue patch about the size of a wafer.
Un de nous venait de découvrir un puits dans le tunnel; et nous courions tous, nous allions voir ce puits d'air, en haut duquel on apercevait une tache bleue, grande comme un pain à cacheter.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
Love has its blazon, and the countess discerned it inwardly.
L’amour a son blason, et la comtesse le déchiffra secrètement.
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

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discern

verb
Basic forms
Pastdiscerned
Imperativediscern
Present Participle (Participle I)discerning
Past Participle (Participle II)discerned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I discernwe discern
you discernyou discern
he/she/it discernsthey discern
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am discerningwe are discerning
you are discerningyou are discerning
he/she/it is discerningthey are discerning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have discernedwe have discerned
you have discernedyou have discerned
he/she/it has discernedthey have discerned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been discerningwe have been discerning
you have been discerningyou have been discerning
he/she/it has been discerningthey have been discerning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I discernedwe discerned
you discernedyou discerned
he/she/it discernedthey discerned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was discerningwe were discerning
you were discerningyou were discerning
he/she/it was discerningthey were discerning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had discernedwe had discerned
you had discernedyou had discerned
he/she/it had discernedthey had discerned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been discerningwe had been discerning
you had been discerningyou had been discerning
he/she/it had been discerningthey had been discerning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will discernwe shall/will discern
you will discernyou will discern
he/she/it will discernthey will discern
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be discerningwe shall/will be discerning
you will be discerningyou will be discerning
he/she/it will be discerningthey will be discerning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have discernedwe shall/will have discerned
you will have discernedyou will have discerned
he/she/it will have discernedthey will have discerned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been discerningwe shall/will have been discerning
you will have been discerningyou will have been discerning
he/she/it will have been discerningthey will have been discerning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would discernwe should/would discern
you would discernyou would discern
he/she/it would discernthey would discern
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be discerningwe should/would be discerning
you would be discerningyou would be discerning
he/she/it would be discerningthey would be discerning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have discernedwe should/would have discerned
you would have discernedyou would have discerned
he/she/it would have discernedthey would have discerned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been discerningwe should/would have been discerning
you would have been discerningyou would have been discerning
he/she/it would have been discerningthey would have been discerning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am discernedwe are discerned
you are discernedyou are discerned
he/she/it is discernedthey are discerned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being discernedwe are being discerned
you are being discernedyou are being discerned
he/she/it is being discernedthey are being discerned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been discernedwe have been discerned
you have been discernedyou have been discerned
he/she/it has been discernedthey have been discerned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was discernedwe were discerned
you were discernedyou were discerned
he/she/it was discernedthey were discerned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being discernedwe were being discerned
you were being discernedyou were being discerned
he/she/it was being discernedthey were being discerned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been discernedwe had been discerned
you had been discernedyou had been discerned
he/she/it had been discernedthey had been discerned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be discernedwe shall/will be discerned
you will be discernedyou will be discerned
he/she/it will be discernedthey will be discerned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been discernedwe shall/will have been discerned
you will have been discernedyou will have been discerned
he/she/it will have been discernedthey will have been discerned