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Then, on reaching a downhill road, she noticed there a number of women of the locality who were on the watch, offering furnished rooms, bed and board, according to the state of the pilgrim's purse.Comme elle arrivait à la route qui dévale, elle remarqua des groupes de femmes du pays, aux aguets, offrant des chambres à louer, le lit et la table, selon les bourses.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
People can be showing signs of going downhill or uphill but I can't put numbers onto things like that at all.Une personne peut donner des signes d'aggravation ou d'amélioration, mais je ne peux vraiment pas quantifier de telles choses.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11/4/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 11/4/2011
It appeared on the programme as a demonstration sport in 1948 as part of a winter pentathlon (fencing, shooting, horse-riding, 18km cross country skiing and downhill Alpine skiing).Il entra au programme à titre de sport de démonstration en 1948 sous la forme de pentathlon d'hiver (escrime, tir, équitation, 18 km en ski de fond et une descente en ski alpin).© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 10.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 10.08.2011
"I say, we're going downhill a hell of a lot, don't you think?" asks Blaire.– Dis donc, ça descend bougrement, vous ne trouvez pas ? fait Blaire.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Jean-Claude Killy, IOC member, triple Olympic champion, downhill skiing slalom, giant slalom, Grenoble 1968, participant in 1964.Jean-Claude Killy, membre du CIO, triple champion olympique en ski, Grenoble 1968, participant en 1964.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 10.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 10.08.2011
Inline downhillRoller de descente© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 29.07.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 29.07.2011
After a while I got so giddy I decided to try making it downhill.Au bout d'un certain temps, ça m'a tellement grisée que j'ai voulu effectuer une descente.Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesLady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.© 1984, 2003, 2009, pour la traduction francaise: Editions ParenthesesLady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
Alpine skiing - speed (downhill)Ski alpin - vitesse (descente)© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011
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downhill race
course de descente
downhill racer
descendeur
downhill ski
ski aval
downhill ski turn
virage aval
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downhill
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Common case | downhill | downhills |
Possessive case | downhill's | downhills' |