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Not finding him there, should they not discover our tracks, they would return upon the war-trail to their country.
Ne le trouvant pas à la source, en supposant même qu'ils ne découvrissent pas nos traces, ils retourneraient dans leur pays par le sentier de la guerre.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
She was about to retire and close the accursed door, without even seeking to discover who had opened it, when she suddenly perceived Miette and Silvere.
Elle allait se retirer, fermer la porte maudite, sans chercher même à connaître la main qui l’avait violée, lorsqu’elle aperçut Miette et Silvère.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The Kingdom of the Happy is situated in a world that geographers have as yet been unable to discover, but which kind-hearted beings of all ages have well known, having visited it in dreams.
Le Royaume des Heureux est situé dans un monde que les géographes n’ont encore pu découvrir, mais qu’ont bien connu les braves cœurs de tous les temps, pour l’avoir maintes fois visité en songe.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
This epithet of " lucky chance " is, however, freely applied to those who discover anything.
Ce qualificatif de chance heureuse est assez généralement d'ailleurs appliqué à ceux qui découvrent quelque chose.
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
"The reason of the properties of weight/' he said, " I have not yet been able to discover."
« La raison des propriétés de la pesanteur, dit-il, je n'ai pas encore pu la déduire. »
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
But by descending to the very first stages of life we shall discover the outline of an explanation of psychical phenomena.
Mais en descendant aux toutes premières étapes de la vie, on découvrira l'ébauche d'une explication des phénomènes psychiques.
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
He speaks to me, and though I am quite familiar with the singsong accent of the North, I discover that he is singing.
Il me parle, et moi qui suis bien habitué pourtant à son accent du Nord qui chante, je découvre qu’il chante.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It was followed down to the eastern point, at the river's mouth, where what was doing in port, might be seen; but it did not cross, as we could discover."
Nous la suivîmes jusqu’à la pointe orientale, à l’embouchure de la rivière, d’où l’on pouvait voir ce qui se passait dans le port.
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
It suffices not to discover new truths in the world of thought or of fact.
Il ne suffit pas de découvrir une vérité nouvelle dans le monde des idées ou des faits.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
"Ah!" cried Jane, "how can I move about in the world, while I know the eyes of all are on me, in curiosity to discover how I bear my disappointments.
– Ah ! s’écria Jane, comment voulez-vous que je paraisse de nouveau dans le monde, lorsque je sais que tous les yeux sont fixés sur moi avec une curiosité maligne, pour voir comment je supporte mon désappointement ?
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
We shall now endeavour to discover the causes which in one short week inclined peace-loving England to thoughts of war.
Nous allons chercher maintenant quelles causes conduisirent, en une semaine, la pacifique Angleterre à devenir belliqueuse.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
He looked at him in his pretty way, and, calling to mind the Bishop's prediction, tried to discover the weak point which would bring that colossus toppling in the dust.
Il le regardait de son air joli, blessé de sa rudesse, se souvenant de la prédiction de monseigneur, cherchant la fente qui ferait tomber en poudre le colosse.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
One may also wish to discover how much phosphorescence the infra-red is capable of taking away from luminous sulphides, and thus fix its calorific equivalent.
On peut se proposer aussi de rechercher ce que l'infra-rouge est susceptible doter de phosphorescence aux sulfures lumineux et voir ainsi son équivalent calorifique.
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
So the mother accompanied them to the kitchen, to see if they could discover anything.
Et la mère finit par les accompagner à la cuisine, pour voir s'il ne restait pas quelque chose.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
I firmly believed that I should discover them somewhere, and I fancied that I had pictured them as they really existed.
Je croyais fermement que je les rencontrerais quelque part, je m’imaginais les avoir devinés tels qu’ils devaient être.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile

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discover

verb
Basic forms
Pastdiscovered
Imperativediscover
Present Participle (Participle I)discovering
Past Participle (Participle II)discovered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I discoverwe discover
you discoveryou discover
he/she/it discoversthey discover
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am discoveringwe are discovering
you are discoveringyou are discovering
he/she/it is discoveringthey are discovering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have discoveredwe have discovered
you have discoveredyou have discovered
he/she/it has discoveredthey have discovered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been discoveringwe have been discovering
you have been discoveringyou have been discovering
he/she/it has been discoveringthey have been discovering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I discoveredwe discovered
you discoveredyou discovered
he/she/it discoveredthey discovered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was discoveringwe were discovering
you were discoveringyou were discovering
he/she/it was discoveringthey were discovering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had discoveredwe had discovered
you had discoveredyou had discovered
he/she/it had discoveredthey had discovered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been discoveringwe had been discovering
you had been discoveringyou had been discovering
he/she/it had been discoveringthey had been discovering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will discoverwe shall/will discover
you will discoveryou will discover
he/she/it will discoverthey will discover
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be discoveringwe shall/will be discovering
you will be discoveringyou will be discovering
he/she/it will be discoveringthey will be discovering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have discoveredwe shall/will have discovered
you will have discoveredyou will have discovered
he/she/it will have discoveredthey will have discovered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been discoveringwe shall/will have been discovering
you will have been discoveringyou will have been discovering
he/she/it will have been discoveringthey will have been discovering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would discoverwe should/would discover
you would discoveryou would discover
he/she/it would discoverthey would discover
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be discoveringwe should/would be discovering
you would be discoveringyou would be discovering
he/she/it would be discoveringthey would be discovering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have discoveredwe should/would have discovered
you would have discoveredyou would have discovered
he/she/it would have discoveredthey would have discovered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been discoveringwe should/would have been discovering
you would have been discoveringyou would have been discovering
he/she/it would have been discoveringthey would have been discovering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am discoveredwe are discovered
you are discoveredyou are discovered
he/she/it is discoveredthey are discovered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being discoveredwe are being discovered
you are being discoveredyou are being discovered
he/she/it is being discoveredthey are being discovered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been discoveredwe have been discovered
you have been discoveredyou have been discovered
he/she/it has been discoveredthey have been discovered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was discoveredwe were discovered
you were discoveredyou were discovered
he/she/it was discoveredthey were discovered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being discoveredwe were being discovered
you were being discoveredyou were being discovered
he/she/it was being discoveredthey were being discovered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been discoveredwe had been discovered
you had been discoveredyou had been discovered
he/she/it had been discoveredthey had been discovered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be discoveredwe shall/will be discovered
you will be discoveredyou will be discovered
he/she/it will be discoveredthey will be discovered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been discoveredwe shall/will have been discovered
you will have been discoveredyou will have been discovered
he/she/it will have been discoveredthey will have been discovered