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Removing the cap he wore, he put it on the end of this stick, and just let it appear over the edge of the canoe, as far as possible from his own person.Ôtant le bonnet de chasse qu’il portait, il le mit sur un bout de ce bâton, et le laissa paraître au-dessus du bord de la pirogue, aussi loin de lui qu’il le put.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
After some trouble I got the thing prised open, and catching the edges of the hole with my fingers raised my body and got my knees on the edge.Après quelques difficultés, je parvins à soulever la trappe et, faisant un rétablissement, je me hissai à genoux, sur le rebord.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
On the Quai de Bourbon, in front of his door, he looked up, full of surprise on seeing a cab waiting at the edge of the foot pavement, and barring his way.Quai de Bourbon, devant sa porte, il leva les yeux, étonné qu’un fiacre attendît là, arrêté au bord du trottoir, lui barrant le chemin.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Have a person walk upstream with a graduated rod that is at least 2 m high. The person should place the rod at water's edge so that it is not beneath the water surface.Demander à une personne de marcher vers l'amont, munie d'une perche graduée d'au moins 2 m. Cette personne doit placer la perche au ras de l'eau.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/4/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/4/2012
As for Deerslayer, he had brought a stool to the edge of the platform, at the point towards which the raft was advancing, and taken his seat with his rifle leaning carelessly between his legs.Quant à Deerslayer, il avait porté un tabouret au bord de la plate-forme, au point vers lequel le radeau s’avançait, et il s’était assis avec sa carabine négligemment appuyée entre ses jambes.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Euterpe, the cyclist, passes and gives us good-day. Then he turns in his tracks and draws from the cuff of his coat-sleeve an envelope, whose protruding edge had conferred a white stripe on him.Le cycliste Euterpe, que nous avons revu depuis, passe et nous dit bonjour. Une fois passé, il revient sur ses pas et tire du parement de sa manche une enveloppe dont le bord dépassant lui faisait un galon blanc.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
By the end of January, the ice extent was normal everywhere except slightly less than normal in places along the leading edge of the ice pack in Davis Strait.À la fin de janvier, l'expansion de la glace était partout normale sauf à certains endroits le long de la lisière frontale de la banquise du détroit de Davis où elle était légèrement inférieure à la normale.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012
The young husband would gladly have welcomed the courage to send her to live alone in the little house on the edge of the park.Le jeune homme aurait bien voulu avoir le courage de l’envoyer vivre seule dans le pavillon qui se trouvait au bout du parc.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
The point on the illuminating surface which is farthest from the median longitudinal plane of the vehicle must not be more than 400 mm from the extreme outer edge of the vehicle.le point de la plage éclairante le plus éloigné du plan longitudinal médian du véhicule ne doit pas se trouver à plus de 400 mm de l'extrémité de la largeur hors tout du véhicule.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
In some places on the edge of the clusters, the little bright points festoon the gloom like illuminated streamers in a merry-making street.À certains endroits au bord des groupements, la suite ininterrompue des petits points clairs festonne l’obscurité comme une banderole illuminée de rue en fête.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They used to sit down on the moss at the feet of the huge tall trees or walk along the water's edge watching the trout gliding among the weeds.Ils s'asseyaient sur la mousse au pied des grands arbres énormes, ou bien s'en allaient le long de l'eau en guettant les truites qui filaient sous les herbes.Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite RoqueLa petite RoqueMaupassant, Guy deLittle Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de
I meant to compromise matters by going down to the edge and just throwing the water over myself; so I took a towel and crept out on the bank and wormed my way along on to the branch of a tree that dipped down into the water.Je m’en tins donc au compromis qui consistait à descendre jusqu’au bord et à m’asperger simplement d’eau. Je pris une serviette et m’aventurai sur la basse branche d’un arbre qui trempait dans le fleuve.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
The dilapidated pavilion stood at the extreme edge of the woods whose copses, intersected by patches of heath, spread over a lofty plateau to the distant farms of Mareuil and Lillebonne.L’ancien rendez-vous de chasse, le pavillon délabré se trouvait au bord extrême des grands bois dont les bouquets coupés de landes occupaient un vaste plateau, jusqu’aux fermes lointaines de Mareuil et de Lillebonne.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
When she came back again putting the benches straight on her way, and making sure that there was holy-water in the fonts, the priest, whose hands were resting on the edge of the altar-cloth, was praying in subdued tones.Quand elle revint, rangeant les bancs, s'assurant que les bénitiers n'étaient pas vides, le prêtre, monté à l'autel, les mains posées au bord de la nappe, priait à voix basse.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
When the vehicle is unladen (5) the lower edge of the device must at no point be more than 55 cm above the ground;Le véhicule étant à vide (5), le bord inférieur du dispositif ne doit être en aucun point à une hauteur au-dessus du sol supérieure à 55 cm;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
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Collocations
cutting edge
tranchant
outer edge
bord extérieur
sharp edge
bord coupant
forward edge of the battle area
limite avant de la zone de bataille
irregular outer edge
contour extérieur irrégulier du champ de mines
at the cutting edge
à la pointe du progrès
cutting edge
mordant
cutting edge
taillant
outer edge of the continental margin
limite extérieure de la marge continentale
outer edge of the continental margin
rebord externe de la marge continentale
change of edge
changement de carre
edge change
changement de carre
edge control
contrôle des carres
increase the edge set
prendre de la carre
inner edge
bord intérieur
Word forms
edge
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | edged |
Imperative | edge |
Present Participle (Participle I) | edging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | edged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I edge | we edge |
you edge | you edge |
he/she/it edges | they edge |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am edging | we are edging |
you are edging | you are edging |
he/she/it is edging | they are edging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have edged | we have edged |
you have edged | you have edged |
he/she/it has edged | they have edged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been edging | we have been edging |
you have been edging | you have been edging |
he/she/it has been edging | they have been edging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I edged | we edged |
you edged | you edged |
he/she/it edged | they edged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was edging | we were edging |
you were edging | you were edging |
he/she/it was edging | they were edging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had edged | we had edged |
you had edged | you had edged |
he/she/it had edged | they had edged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been edging | we had been edging |
you had been edging | you had been edging |
he/she/it had been edging | they had been edging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will edge | we shall/will edge |
you will edge | you will edge |
he/she/it will edge | they will edge |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be edging | we shall/will be edging |
you will be edging | you will be edging |
he/she/it will be edging | they will be edging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have edged | we shall/will have edged |
you will have edged | you will have edged |
he/she/it will have edged | they will have edged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been edging | we shall/will have been edging |
you will have been edging | you will have been edging |
he/she/it will have been edging | they will have been edging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would edge | we should/would edge |
you would edge | you would edge |
he/she/it would edge | they would edge |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be edging | we should/would be edging |
you would be edging | you would be edging |
he/she/it would be edging | they would be edging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have edged | we should/would have edged |
you would have edged | you would have edged |
he/she/it would have edged | they would have edged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been edging | we should/would have been edging |
you would have been edging | you would have been edging |
he/she/it would have been edging | they would have been edging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am edged | we are edged |
you are edged | you are edged |
he/she/it is edged | they are edged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being edged | we are being edged |
you are being edged | you are being edged |
he/she/it is being edged | they are being edged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been edged | we have been edged |
you have been edged | you have been edged |
he/she/it has been edged | they have been edged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was edged | we were edged |
you were edged | you were edged |
he/she/it was edged | they were edged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being edged | we were being edged |
you were being edged | you were being edged |
he/she/it was being edged | they were being edged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been edged | we had been edged |
you had been edged | you had been edged |
he/she/it had been edged | they had been edged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be edged | we shall/will be edged |
you will be edged | you will be edged |
he/she/it will be edged | they will be edged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been edged | we shall/will have been edged |
you will have been edged | you will have been edged |
he/she/it will have been edged | they will have been edged |
edge
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | edge | edges |
Possessive case | edge's | edges' |