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The severity of the issues facing our universities requires that the two orders of government work cooperatively in addressing the concerns that we have raised here today.La gravité des problèmes que celles-ci éprouvent exige que les deux ordres de gouvernement se concertent pour les dégager des préoccupations que nous venons d’évoquer.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
'Dominus vobiscum,' said he, turning round and facing the cold white church.- Dominus vobiscum, dit-il en se tournant, le regard noyé, en face des blancheurs froides de l'église.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
At last Pierre raised his eyes to the Vatican, but facing the piazza there was here merely a confused jumble of walls, amidst which only two gleams of light appeared on the floor of the papal apartments.Pierre leva les yeux sur le Vatican. Mais il n’y avait là qu’un entassement de façades confuses, où ne luisaient que deux petites lueurs de lampe, à l’étage des appartements du pape.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Many a time when facing a huge ox, who fixed his mournful eyes on her for hours together, she had anxiously sought to ascertain what the poor creature that was looking at her so sadly, wanted.Bien des fois, en face d’un grand bœuf qui arrêtait, des heures entières, ses yeux mornes sur elle, elle avait cherché avec angoisse ce que pouvait désirer la pauvre créature qui la regardait si tristement.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
"We are very aware of the fiscal realities facing all governments. In our proposals, every dollar invested by the federal government will leverage additional dollars from other sources."« Nous reconnaissons la difficile réalité fiscale qui est celle de tous les gouvernements, mais selon notre plan, chaque dollar fédéral investi entraînera les autres partenaires à consentir un investissement de contrepartie équivalent. »©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
These practices have contributed to the unprecedented surge in the published body of knowledge, which is one of the keystones of the looming crisis facing university libraries.Ces pratiques ont contribué à faire grossir, d'une manière encore jamais vue, la masse des connaissances publiées, une des pierres angulaires de la crise imminente qui se profile à l'horizon des bibliothèques universitaires.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
Citing the arrival of strong enemy reinforcements facing and flanking Army Group Centre, Hitler now, on 30 July, cancelled the Supplement to Directive No.33.Invoquant l'arrivée de puissants renforts ennemis face au groupe centre et sur ses flancs, Hitler se décida le 30 juillet à annuler le supplément à la directive n° 33.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
The challenges you are facing serve to highlight the fact that implementing the fourth leg of the OECD policy consensus is not easy.Les difficultés auxquelles vous devez faire face montrent bien qu'il n'est pas aisé de mettre en pratique le quatrième principe du consensus au sujet de la politique économique qui s'est dégagé au sein de l'OCDE.© 1995 - 2010, Bank of Canadahttp://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/ 30.11.2009
China is the biggest supplier of peanuts into the EU; the application of such a standard for cadmium in peanuts would lead to the EU facing serious shortages and increased prices.La Chine est le plus grand fournisseur d'arachides vers l'UE : la mise en oeuvre d'une telle norme pour le cadmium dans les arachides aboutirait à des pénuries graves et des hausses de prix.© FAO, 2011ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 26.09.2011© FAO, 2011ftp://ftp.fao.org/ 26.09.2011
The difficulty facing the federal Crown, however, is that administration of justice is an exclusive provincial head of power. . . .La difficulté pour le fédéral tient à ce que l'administration de la justice est un domaine de compétence exclusivement provincial ...http://www.canlii.org/en/ 3/7/2012
Head orientation facing the target (chin & nose pointed towards the target),La tête en direction de la cible (le menton et le nez pointés vers la cible).© FITAwww.archery.org 18.08.2011© FITAwww.archery.org 18.08.2011
Tajikistan is a low-income country and is facing particularly critical economic, social and political circumstances.Le Tadjikistan est un pays à bas revenu confronté à une situation économique, sociale et politique particulièrement critique.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Even on the landing, where was the entrance to Donna Serafina's apartments, facing those occupied by her niece, nothing indicated that a reception was being held that evening.Même sur le palier, où s’ouvrait la porte de l’appartement de donna Serafina, en face de celle qui conduisait chez sa nièce, rien n’indiquait qu’il pût y avoir réception, ce soir-là.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Fact sheets on challenges facing Canadian universities:Fiches d'information sur les enjeux auxquels les universités canadiennes sont confrontées©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
both arms are bent with the palms facing upwards, and the forearms make slow movements towards the bodyLes deux bras pliés, les paumes des mains vers l'intérieur, les avant-bras font des mouvements lents vers le corpshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
clutch-facing
garniture d'embrayage
Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty
Garanties pour la protection des droits des personnes passibles de la peine de mort
rock face
paroi rocheuse
face amount
valeur nominale
inner face
face intérieure
outer face
face extérieure
red-faced
rougeaud
face shield
écran de protection du visage
bold face
caractères gras
face mask
masque
closed racket face
raquette fermée
face mask
masque facial
target face
blason
side face
face latérale
wash face
débarbouiller
Word forms
face
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | faced |
Imperative | face |
Present Participle (Participle I) | facing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | faced |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I face | we face |
you face | you face |
he/she/it faces | they face |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am facing | we are facing |
you are facing | you are facing |
he/she/it is facing | they are facing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have faced | we have faced |
you have faced | you have faced |
he/she/it has faced | they have faced |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been facing | we have been facing |
you have been facing | you have been facing |
he/she/it has been facing | they have been facing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I faced | we faced |
you faced | you faced |
he/she/it faced | they faced |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was facing | we were facing |
you were facing | you were facing |
he/she/it was facing | they were facing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had faced | we had faced |
you had faced | you had faced |
he/she/it had faced | they had faced |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been facing | we had been facing |
you had been facing | you had been facing |
he/she/it had been facing | they had been facing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will face | we shall/will face |
you will face | you will face |
he/she/it will face | they will face |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be facing | we shall/will be facing |
you will be facing | you will be facing |
he/she/it will be facing | they will be facing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have faced | we shall/will have faced |
you will have faced | you will have faced |
he/she/it will have faced | they will have faced |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been facing | we shall/will have been facing |
you will have been facing | you will have been facing |
he/she/it will have been facing | they will have been facing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would face | we should/would face |
you would face | you would face |
he/she/it would face | they would face |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be facing | we should/would be facing |
you would be facing | you would be facing |
he/she/it would be facing | they would be facing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have faced | we should/would have faced |
you would have faced | you would have faced |
he/she/it would have faced | they would have faced |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been facing | we should/would have been facing |
you would have been facing | you would have been facing |
he/she/it would have been facing | they would have been facing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am faced | we are faced |
you are faced | you are faced |
he/she/it is faced | they are faced |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being faced | we are being faced |
you are being faced | you are being faced |
he/she/it is being faced | they are being faced |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been faced | we have been faced |
you have been faced | you have been faced |
he/she/it has been faced | they have been faced |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was faced | we were faced |
you were faced | you were faced |
he/she/it was faced | they were faced |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being faced | we were being faced |
you were being faced | you were being faced |
he/she/it was being faced | they were being faced |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been faced | we had been faced |
you had been faced | you had been faced |
he/she/it had been faced | they had been faced |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be faced | we shall/will be faced |
you will be faced | you will be faced |
he/she/it will be faced | they will be faced |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been faced | we shall/will have been faced |
you will have been faced | you will have been faced |
he/she/it will have been faced | they will have been faced |
facing
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | facing | facings |
Possessive case | facing's | facings' |