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They could only find firm soil at the very base of the height, and they had to excavate more than eighty shafts, fill them with concrete, and then rear their church on all those subterranean columns. . . .Il leur a fallu aller chercher le bon sol au fond de la Butte, ils ont creusé plus de quatre-vingts puits, dans lesquels ils ont coulé du béton, pour poser leur église sur ces quatre-vingts colonnes souterraines...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
She said it had not been like washing, it had been more in the nature of excavating.Elle n’avait pas eu à faire une simple lessive, nous dit-elle, mais un véritable désincrustage.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
A brasier full of red and black masses huge and furious fell about me, excavating the ground, tearing it from under my feet, throwing me aside like a bouncing toy.Un brasier avec d’immenses et furieuses masses rouges et noires tombait autour de moi, creusant la terre, l’ôtant de dessous mes pieds, et me jetant de côté comme un jouet rebondissant.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
At this very moment, while I am now addressing you, from the north to the south of the country canals are being excavated, railway lines are being laid down, mountains are being tunnelled, bridges are being built 'Au moment même où je vous parle, du nord au midi, on creuse des canaux, on construit des voies ferrées, on perce des montagnes, on élève des ponts...»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
And in this wise, in these catacombs of St. Calixtus, in less than four centuries, the Christians excavated more than ten miles of galleries, in which more than a million of their dead must have been laid to rest.Et c’est de la sorte qu’ici, par exemple, en moins de quatre siècles ils ont creusé seize kilomètres de galeries, où plus d’un million de chrétiens ont dû être inhumés.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
He paused and brought the flamelet of his candle near to the compartments excavated on either hand of the passage.Il s’interrompit, montra, à la faible flamme de sa bougie, les cases creusées à droite et à gauche, dans les parois.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Earth-moving and excavating machinery, self-propelled; and parts thereof 444c "Matériels de terrassement 444c "http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Excavating and materials-handling vehicles and machineryVéhicules et engins de terrassement et de manutention de matériauxhttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
The lien claims by Ken Gordon Excavating Limited, in its own right, and by S, Henry & Sons Limited are valid and must be paid in full by OHC.Les revendications de privilège faites par Ken Gordon Excavating Limited en son propre nom et par S, Henry Se Sons Limited sont valides et SLO doit en payer le montant intégral.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/16/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/16/2011
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excavated material
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Word forms
excavate
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | excavated |
Imperative | excavate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | excavating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | excavated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I excavate | we excavate |
you excavate | you excavate |
he/she/it excavates | they excavate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am excavating | we are excavating |
you are excavating | you are excavating |
he/she/it is excavating | they are excavating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have excavated | we have excavated |
you have excavated | you have excavated |
he/she/it has excavated | they have excavated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been excavating | we have been excavating |
you have been excavating | you have been excavating |
he/she/it has been excavating | they have been excavating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I excavated | we excavated |
you excavated | you excavated |
he/she/it excavated | they excavated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was excavating | we were excavating |
you were excavating | you were excavating |
he/she/it was excavating | they were excavating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had excavated | we had excavated |
you had excavated | you had excavated |
he/she/it had excavated | they had excavated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been excavating | we had been excavating |
you had been excavating | you had been excavating |
he/she/it had been excavating | they had been excavating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will excavate | we shall/will excavate |
you will excavate | you will excavate |
he/she/it will excavate | they will excavate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be excavating | we shall/will be excavating |
you will be excavating | you will be excavating |
he/she/it will be excavating | they will be excavating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have excavated | we shall/will have excavated |
you will have excavated | you will have excavated |
he/she/it will have excavated | they will have excavated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been excavating | we shall/will have been excavating |
you will have been excavating | you will have been excavating |
he/she/it will have been excavating | they will have been excavating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would excavate | we should/would excavate |
you would excavate | you would excavate |
he/she/it would excavate | they would excavate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be excavating | we should/would be excavating |
you would be excavating | you would be excavating |
he/she/it would be excavating | they would be excavating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have excavated | we should/would have excavated |
you would have excavated | you would have excavated |
he/she/it would have excavated | they would have excavated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been excavating | we should/would have been excavating |
you would have been excavating | you would have been excavating |
he/she/it would have been excavating | they would have been excavating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am excavated | we are excavated |
you are excavated | you are excavated |
he/she/it is excavated | they are excavated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being excavated | we are being excavated |
you are being excavated | you are being excavated |
he/she/it is being excavated | they are being excavated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been excavated | we have been excavated |
you have been excavated | you have been excavated |
he/she/it has been excavated | they have been excavated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was excavated | we were excavated |
you were excavated | you were excavated |
he/she/it was excavated | they were excavated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being excavated | we were being excavated |
you were being excavated | you were being excavated |
he/she/it was being excavated | they were being excavated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been excavated | we had been excavated |
you had been excavated | you had been excavated |
he/she/it had been excavated | they had been excavated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be excavated | we shall/will be excavated |
you will be excavated | you will be excavated |
he/she/it will be excavated | they will be excavated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been excavated | we shall/will have been excavated |
you will have been excavated | you will have been excavated |
he/she/it will have been excavated | they will have been excavated |