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He made no secret of the fact that he would much like to sell the estate, but where could he possibly find a purchaser for those unproductive woods, those sterile plains, those marshes and those tracts of gravel ?Aussi ne cachait-il pas qu’il serait très heureux de se débarrasser de Chantebled, mais où trouver un acquéreur pour ces bois si peu productifs, pour ces immenses terrains stériles, des marécages et des champs de cailloux ?Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Both studies find evidence of such a decline.Les deux études obtiennent des résultats qui confirment cette hypothèse.© 1995 - 2010, Bank of Canadahttp://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/ 30.11.2009
She had better not give me any of her nonsense if she wants me ever to find her another situation.Ah ! il ne faut pas qu’elle m’ennuie, si elle veut que je la place encore...Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
I find, however, that the Board's decision to dismiss the complaint for delay was not based on the termination date.Cependant, j'estime que la décision de la Commission de rejeter la plainte pour cause de retard ne reposait pas sur la date de cessation d'emploi.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/13/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/13/2011
At last, thoroughly exhausted, he declared that he would touch the canvas no more; and Sandoz, on coming to see him one day, at four o'clock, did not find him at home.Enfin, épuisé, il déclara qu’il n’y toucherait pas davantage; et, ce jour-là, comme Sandoz montait le voir, vers quatre heures, il ne le trouva point.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
And they could not find words warm enough to express their happiness at seeing such coveted wealth and luxury come to seek their daughter.Et ils ne trouvaient plus de remerciements assez chauds, pour dire leur bonheur de tout ce luxe, si convoité par eux, qui était ainsi venu chercher leur fille.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Instinctively we stopped trying to find a way in.Nous cessâmes, instinctivement, de chercher par où entrer.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
So, in my view, with the right to fish and dispose of them, which I find on the evidence includes the right to trade and barter them.En conséquence, à mon avis, le droit de prendre du poisson et d'en disposer inclut, selon la preuve, le droit de l'échanger ou de le troquer.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 08.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 08.12.2011
You find a place on the banks that is not quite so puddly as other places you have seen, and you land and lug out the tent, and two of you proceed to fix it.Vous trouvez enfin un endroit un peu moins fangeux que les autres où débarquer. Deux d’entre vous déplient la tente et entreprennent de la dresser.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
You close your great eyes wearily, and I, who no longer find inspiration there, stammer on, without coming to a conclusion.Tes grands yeux, tu les fermes d’ennui, et moi, qui ne peux plus y puiser l’inspiration, je bégaye sans parvenir à trouver un dénouement.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
I brought another couple with me for Rougon. You will find them at home, Félicité, and you must tell me how they turn out.J'en avais aussi deux pour Rougon; vous les trouverez chez vous, Félicité, et vous m'en direz des nouvelles.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
He can't give me orders, but he offers the job of going out to find what the mischief is.Il ne peut me donner aucun ordre, mais il m’offre d’aller découvrir quel est le mal.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Some women who have suffered sexual .violence find it easier to tell, their full story to another woman.Il est plus facile pour les femmes ayant subi des violences sexuelles de parler de leur expérience dans sa, totalité à une autre femme.http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/ 12/13/2011
The Schengen States find it necessary to take the following measures to fight against this immigration:Les États Schengen estiment qu'il est nécessaire d'adopter les mesures suivantes pour lutter contre cette immigration:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
"If I hold my tongue, it is because I am unable to find fine phrases to delight you, like these gentlemen."Si je me tais, c’est que je ne sais point, comme ces messieurs, trouver de ces belles choses qui vous mettent en joie.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
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Collocations
find out
découvrir
find out
inventer
find command
commande de recherche
find a job
trouver une place
find and replace
trouver et remplacer
find back
retrouver
case finding
dépistage
finding command
commande de recherche
Word forms
find
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | found |
Imperative | find |
Present Participle (Participle I) | finding |
Past Participle (Participle II) | found |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I find | we find |
you find | you find |
he/she/it finds | they find |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am finding | we are finding |
you are finding | you are finding |
he/she/it is finding | they are finding |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have found | we have found |
you have found | you have found |
he/she/it has found | they have found |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been finding | we have been finding |
you have been finding | you have been finding |
he/she/it has been finding | they have been finding |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I found | we found |
you found | you found |
he/she/it found | they found |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was finding | we were finding |
you were finding | you were finding |
he/she/it was finding | they were finding |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had found | we had found |
you had found | you had found |
he/she/it had found | they had found |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been finding | we had been finding |
you had been finding | you had been finding |
he/she/it had been finding | they had been finding |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will find | we shall/will find |
you will find | you will find |
he/she/it will find | they will find |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be finding | we shall/will be finding |
you will be finding | you will be finding |
he/she/it will be finding | they will be finding |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have found | we shall/will have found |
you will have found | you will have found |
he/she/it will have found | they will have found |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been finding | we shall/will have been finding |
you will have been finding | you will have been finding |
he/she/it will have been finding | they will have been finding |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would find | we should/would find |
you would find | you would find |
he/she/it would find | they would find |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be finding | we should/would be finding |
you would be finding | you would be finding |
he/she/it would be finding | they would be finding |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have found | we should/would have found |
you would have found | you would have found |
he/she/it would have found | they would have found |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been finding | we should/would have been finding |
you would have been finding | you would have been finding |
he/she/it would have been finding | they would have been finding |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am found | we are found |
you are found | you are found |
he/she/it is found | they are found |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being found | we are being found |
you are being found | you are being found |
he/she/it is being found | they are being found |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been found | we have been found |
you have been found | you have been found |
he/she/it has been found | they have been found |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was found | we were found |
you were found | you were found |
he/she/it was found | they were found |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being found | we were being found |
you were being found | you were being found |
he/she/it was being found | they were being found |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been found | we had been found |
you had been found | you had been found |
he/she/it had been found | they had been found |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be found | we shall/will be found |
you will be found | you will be found |
he/she/it will be found | they will be found |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been found | we shall/will have been found |
you will have been found | you will have been found |
he/she/it will have been found | they will have been found |
find
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | find | finds |
Possessive case | find's | finds' |