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And at last, from the summit sprang the Basilica, somewhat slender and frail, recalling some finely chased jewel of the Renascence, and looking very new and very white--like a prayer, a spotless dove, soaring aloft from the rocks of Massabielle.Et, enfin, la Basilique s’élançait un peu mince et frêle, trop neuve, trop blanche, avec son style amaigri de fin bijou, jaillie des roches de Massabielle ainsi qu’une prière, une envolée de colombe pure.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
I will be resigned; I was wicked to speak as I did." Eva soon lay like a wearied dove in her father's arms; and he, bending over her, soothed her by every tender word he could think of.Je serai résigné.» Comme une colombe fatiguée, Éva resta blottie dans le sein de son père qui, penché sur elle, cherchait à la calmer par les plus tendres, les plus caressantes paroles.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
At last she made a cut through the Eue de la Licorne and the Eue des Trois Canettes, and in this way emerged upon the Place du Parvis, after losing at the ventilator of a suspicious house one of the flounces of her dove-coloured dress.Elle dut se décider à couper par la rue de la Licorne et la rue des Trois-Canettes. Enfin, elle déboucha sur la place du Parvis, après avoir laissé à un soupirail de maison suspecte tout un volant de sa robe gorge-de-pigeon.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Madame Melanie Correur, arrayed in a dress of dove-coloured silk, was just then passing on the opposite footwalk.C'était Mme Mélanie Correur, en robe de soie gorge-de-pigeon, qui passait sur le trottoir, en face.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Doubtless the diggers worked chance-wise and clumsily; the craftsmen no longer knew how to engrave a name or carve a palm or a dove.Sans doute, tout art avait disparu, les fossoyeurs creusaient au hasard, avec des irrégularités d’ouvriers maladroits, les artistes ne savaient plus graver un nom, ni sculpter une palme ou une colombe.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
"She is a true dove, Jasper" said the Pathfinder, neither relinquishing the hand he held until the girl herself, in native modesty, saw fit to withdraw it, "and wonderfully winning!– C’est une vraie colombe, Jasper, – dit Pathfinder, qui ne lâcha la main qu’il tenait que lorsque Mabel, par modestie naturelle, jugea à propos de la retirer.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
She was laughing with the cooing sound of a dove, and looked charming with her thick black hair and her superb eyes, set in a somewhat square face, which had a straight forehead, chubby cheeks, and full red lips.Elle riait d’un roucoulement de tourterelle, charmante, avec d’épais cheveux noirs, des yeux superbes dans une face un peu carrée, au front droit, aux joues larges, aux fortes lèvres rouges.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The duck dove at the flash, as had been expected, and the bullet skipped harmlessly along the surface of the lake, first striking the water within a few inches of the spot where the bird had so lately swam.L’oiseau plongea à la première lueur de l’amorce, comme Deerslayer s’y attendait, et la balle glissa sans le toucher sur la surface du lac, frappant d’abord l’eau à quelques pouces de l’endroit ou le plongeon nageait quelques instants auparavant.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
One by one they dove under one train, then under another...Un à un, ils plongeaient sous un wagon, puis sous un autre…Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
At other times there is an emblem, the dove of purity, the palm of martyrdom, or else the fish whose name in Greek is composed of five letters which, as initials, signify: 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour.'"D’autres fois, il y a un emblème, la colombe de la pureté, la palme du martyre, ou bien le poisson, dont le nom grec est composé de cinq lettres, qui sont les initiales des cinq mots grecs : Jésus-Christ, Fils de Dieu, Sauveur des hommes. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
"The Sergeant was wrong - yes, he was wrong, and it's of no avail to attempt to make the dove consort with the wolf."– Le sergent a eu tort. – Oui, il a eu tort. – Doit-on essayer d’unir la tourterelle avec le loup ?Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
"Come, little dove!" said the father, taking her by the hands; "do not be so easily fluttered.– Allons, ma petite colombe! dit le père en lui prenant les deux mains; ne t'effarouche pas ainsi.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A dove with an olive branch in its mouth is a symbol of peace.Une colombe avec un rameau d'olivier dans son bec est un symbole de paix.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 12/12/2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 12/12/2011
They say the Muskrat, as they called your father, has dove to the bottom of the lake; that he will never come up again, and that his young will soon be in want of wigwams if not of food.Ils disent que le Rat-Musqué, comme ils appellent votre père, a fait le plongeon dans le lac, qu’il ne reviendra jamais à la surface, et que ses petits auront bientôt besoin de wigwam, sinon de nourriture.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Then my eyes cleared and I found myself looking at the inside of a car upholstered in some soft dove-coloured fabric, and beautifully finished off in ivory and silver.Puis, m’étant accoutumé à la clarté, j’aperçus une auto dont l’intérieur était tapissé de gris tourterelle avec de merveilleuses garnitures d’argent et d’ivoire.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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Collocations
clearance diving
déminage par plongeur
diving table
table de décompression
diving dress
scaphandre
armstand dive
plongeon en équilibre
back dive
plongeon arrière
back dive
simple arrière
dive without limit
plongeon au choix
dive without limit
plongeon libre
diving shot
tir plongé
failed dive
plongeon manqué
inward dive
plongeon retourné
inward dive
simple retourné
starting dive
plongeon de départ
swallow dive
saut de l'ange
warm-up dive
plongeon d'échauffement
Word forms
dive
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | dived, dove |
Imperative | dive |
Present Participle (Participle I) | diving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dived |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dive | we dive |
you dive | you dive |
he/she/it dives | they dive |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am diving | we are diving |
you are diving | you are diving |
he/she/it is diving | they are diving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dived | we have dived |
you have dived | you have dived |
he/she/it has dived | they have dived |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been diving | we have been diving |
you have been diving | you have been diving |
he/she/it has been diving | they have been diving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dived, dove | we dived, dove |
you dived, dove | you dived, dove |
he/she/it dived, dove | they dived, dove |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was diving | we were diving |
you were diving | you were diving |
he/she/it was diving | they were diving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dived | we had dived |
you had dived | you had dived |
he/she/it had dived | they had dived |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been diving | we had been diving |
you had been diving | you had been diving |
he/she/it had been diving | they had been diving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dive | we shall/will dive |
you will dive | you will dive |
he/she/it will dive | they will dive |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be diving | we shall/will be diving |
you will be diving | you will be diving |
he/she/it will be diving | they will be diving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dived | we shall/will have dived |
you will have dived | you will have dived |
he/she/it will have dived | they will have dived |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been diving | we shall/will have been diving |
you will have been diving | you will have been diving |
he/she/it will have been diving | they will have been diving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dive | we should/would dive |
you would dive | you would dive |
he/she/it would dive | they would dive |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be diving | we should/would be diving |
you would be diving | you would be diving |
he/she/it would be diving | they would be diving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dived | we should/would have dived |
you would have dived | you would have dived |
he/she/it would have dived | they would have dived |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been diving | we should/would have been diving |
you would have been diving | you would have been diving |
he/she/it would have been diving | they would have been diving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dived | we are dived |
you are dived | you are dived |
he/she/it is dived | they are dived |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dived | we are being dived |
you are being dived | you are being dived |
he/she/it is being dived | they are being dived |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dived | we have been dived |
you have been dived | you have been dived |
he/she/it has been dived | they have been dived |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dived | we were dived |
you were dived | you were dived |
he/she/it was dived | they were dived |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dived | we were being dived |
you were being dived | you were being dived |
he/she/it was being dived | they were being dived |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dived | we had been dived |
you had been dived | you had been dived |
he/she/it had been dived | they had been dived |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dived | we shall/will be dived |
you will be dived | you will be dived |
he/she/it will be dived | they will be dived |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dived | we shall/will have been dived |
you will have been dived | you will have been dived |
he/she/it will have been dived | they will have been dived |
dove
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | dove | doves |
Possessive case | dove's | doves' |