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They are certainly not infallible. If we employ them, it is because no ropes have yet been invented, which are sufficiently long and strong to bind down a nation.
Certes, ils ne sont pas infaillibles ; si nous en faisons usage, c’est qu’on n’a pas encore inventé de bonnes cordes assez longues et assez fortes pour garrotter une nation.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Then perfecting his scheme, he cried: "We might employ Macquart.
Puis, son projet se complétant, il s’écria: «On pourrait employer Macquart…
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 requirements for employment and the levels of education and experience are established by the individual museums, art galleries, universities, and government departments that employ them.
Chaque musée, galerie d'art, université et ministère détermine les conditions d'emploi et le niveau d'éducation et d'expérience requis.
© 1990-2010 Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials
'Here is a fellow who used to be in my employ, Captain Schenk.
– Capitaine Schenk, voici un gars qui était autrefois sous mes ordres.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"Certainly, girl, and he has a right to employ them -God bless him!
– Oui, certainement, il en emploie, et il en a bien le droit, que Dieu le protège !
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
Neither you nor your officials have done anything to employ fully the mandate given under these resolutions to protect the people of Gorazde and United Nations credibility alike.
Vous n'avez rien fait, pas plus que vos collaborateurs, pour exercer pleinement le mandat conféré par ces résolutions, qui est de protéger la population de Gorazde de même que la crédibilité de l'Organisation des Nations Unies.
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
Finally, at a loss how to employ his time, he jumped down, fetched his gun from the pile of planks where he had concealed it, and amused himself by working the trigger.
Puis, ne sachant plus comment tuer le temps, il redescendit, prit son fusil dans le tas de planches, où il l’avait caché, et s’amusa à en faire jouer la batterie.
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
Some of them, like Krupp's, employ a hundred thousand operatives, the Mannesmann works fifteen thousand, the Badische eight thousand, and Bayer's almost as many.
Certaines, comme celles de Krupp, occupent 100.000 ouvriers. L'usine de Mannesmann en utilise 15.000; la Badische, 8.000, et celle de Bayer presque autant.
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
Yet his mental perturbation was becoming great, he had to seek for ideas, wondering how he should enter the Pope's presence, what he should say, what precise terms he should employ.
Cependant, il se troublait de plus en plus, il en venait à chercher ses idées, il se demandait comment il entrerait, ce qu’il dirait, et en quels termes.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
However, Clorinde, who, to employ her nervous fingers, was knotting a corner of her shawl, caught sight of pretty Madame Bouchard walking slowly along the garden, upon M. d'Escorailles' arm, with her head inclined over his shoulder.
Clorinde, qui nouait nerveusement un coin de son châle pour occuper ses doigts irrités, vit alors au fond du jardin la jolie Mme Bouchard qui marchait doucement au bras de M. d'Escorailles, la tête un peu penchée sur son épaule.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
"You wish to know how I shall employ him in the place," she resumed.
« Vous voulez savoir à quoi je l’emploierai, dans cette maison ?
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
All IRB tournaments employ dedicated legacy, development and promotional programmes to grow the game on and off the field.
Tous les tournois de l'IRB reposent sur des programmes dédiés d'héritage, de développement et de promotion, conçus pour faire évoluer la discipline sur le terrain et en marge de la compétition.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
"But, father, does not his Majesty employ Indians also?" asked Mabel, with some curiosity.
– Mais, mon père, le roi d’Angleterre n’emploie-t-il pas aussi des Indiens ? – demanda Mabel avec curiosité.
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 is one of the many words whose content varies at different periods of time and according to the individuals who employ it.
C'est un de ces mots nombreux dont le contenu varie suivant les époques et les personnes qui en font usage.
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
A vessel of polished metal loses its heat by slow degrees, and this is why we employ it to keep liquids at a high temperature.
Un vase de métal poli perd lentement sa chaleur, c'est pourquoi on l'emploie pour conserver les liquides à une température élevée.
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

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return on capital employed
rendement des capitaux engagés
capital employed
capital engagé
capital employed
capitaux permanents

Word forms

employ

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseemployemploys
Possessive caseemploy'semploys'

employ

verb
Basic forms
Pastemployed
Imperativeemploy
Present Participle (Participle I)employing
Past Participle (Participle II)employed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I employwe employ
you employyou employ
he/she/it employsthey employ
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am employingwe are employing
you are employingyou are employing
he/she/it is employingthey are employing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have employedwe have employed
you have employedyou have employed
he/she/it has employedthey have employed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been employingwe have been employing
you have been employingyou have been employing
he/she/it has been employingthey have been employing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I employedwe employed
you employedyou employed
he/she/it employedthey employed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was employingwe were employing
you were employingyou were employing
he/she/it was employingthey were employing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had employedwe had employed
you had employedyou had employed
he/she/it had employedthey had employed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been employingwe had been employing
you had been employingyou had been employing
he/she/it had been employingthey had been employing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will employwe shall/will employ
you will employyou will employ
he/she/it will employthey will employ
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be employingwe shall/will be employing
you will be employingyou will be employing
he/she/it will be employingthey will be employing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have employedwe shall/will have employed
you will have employedyou will have employed
he/she/it will have employedthey will have employed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been employingwe shall/will have been employing
you will have been employingyou will have been employing
he/she/it will have been employingthey will have been employing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would employwe should/would employ
you would employyou would employ
he/she/it would employthey would employ
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be employingwe should/would be employing
you would be employingyou would be employing
he/she/it would be employingthey would be employing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have employedwe should/would have employed
you would have employedyou would have employed
he/she/it would have employedthey would have employed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been employingwe should/would have been employing
you would have been employingyou would have been employing
he/she/it would have been employingthey would have been employing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am employedwe are employed
you are employedyou are employed
he/she/it is employedthey are employed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being employedwe are being employed
you are being employedyou are being employed
he/she/it is being employedthey are being employed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been employedwe have been employed
you have been employedyou have been employed
he/she/it has been employedthey have been employed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was employedwe were employed
you were employedyou were employed
he/she/it was employedthey were employed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being employedwe were being employed
you were being employedyou were being employed
he/she/it was being employedthey were being employed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been employedwe had been employed
you had been employedyou had been employed
he/she/it had been employedthey had been employed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be employedwe shall/will be employed
you will be employedyou will be employed
he/she/it will be employedthey will be employed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been employedwe shall/will have been employed
you will have been employedyou will have been employed
he/she/it will have been employedthey will have been employed