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You must be a flat if you grind yourself to death.»Il faudrait être jobard pour s'esquinter le tempérament.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
The dear child had assuredly lost her head, imagining big sous were sparrows' money, and that these children of God have millers to grind and bakers to knead their daily bread.La chère enfant avait sûrement perdu la tête, s’imaginant que les gros sous sont monnaie de pierrots, et que ces enfants du bon Dieu ont meuniers pour moudre et boulangers pour pétrir le pain de chaque jour.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
The a-axis is configured to grind barrel cams.l'axe est configuré pour rectifier des tambours à rainures;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Speer sent him a memorandum on 5 September pointing out that the loss of chrome from Turkey meant that the entire armaments production would grind to a halt within sixteen or so months, by 1 January 1946.Le 5 septembre, Speer lui adressa un mémoire soulignant que la perte du chrome de Turquie promettait l'arrêt total de la production d'armements dans les seize mois, soit d'ici au 1er janvier 1946.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
They grind their teeth and approach each other in a foaming rage.Ils écument et grincent et s’avancent l’un vers l’autre.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
« They grind you down, and you are delighted.On vous mange, et vous êtes ravi....Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
It is common ground that the Boar received grain of the kind, grade and quantity to which it was entitled.Il n'est pas contesté que la Commission a reçu du grain dont le genre, la classc et la quantité étaient ceux auxquels elle avait droit.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/14/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/14/2011
whose verdict is affirmed on that ground by the court of appeal, ordont le verdict est confirmé par la cour d’appel pour ce motif,http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010http://csc.lexum.umontreal.ca 11/21/2010
He is on the ground; he has a knife-thrust somewhere."Il est par terre, il a un coup de couteau quelque part. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
The three bandits, Alexandre, Richard, and Alfred, who had been crouching low, sprang forward and threw themselves upon Madame Angelin with such hungry, wolfish violence that she was thrown to the ground.Les trois bandits, Alexandre, Richard et Alfred, terrés dans l’ombre, bondirent, se jetèrent sur Mme Angelin, d’un tel choc de loups dévorants, qu’elle fut renversée.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
She remained motionless, with drooping head, as if dreaming, and unconscious of the cold ground that chilled her knees.Elle restait immobile, la tête basse, comme perdue et ne sentant pas la froide terre qui lui glaçait les genoux.Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
With their eyes fixed on the ground level, they see the darkness moving on the right, and then a shadow with legs detaches itself, approaches, and passes.Leurs yeux braqués à ras de terre voient la nuit remuer, à droite, puis une ombre avec des jambes, se détache, approche, passe…Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The little black hen was lying on the ground, dead, killed as by lightning.Par terre, la petite poule noire gisait foudroyée, morte.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
During "bad air days", 50 per cent of the ground level ozone comes from the U.S.Les jours où l'air est jugé de mauvaise qualité, 50 p. 100 de l'ozone troposphérique provient des États-Unis.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/20/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/20/2012
As soon as she saw Renardet she began to shriek: "My little girl! Where's my little girl?" so distractedly that she did not glance down at the ground.Dès qu'elle aperçut Renardet, elle se mit à hurler: «Ma p'tite, ous qu'est ma p'tite?» tellement affolée qu'elle ne regardait point par terre.Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite RoqueLa petite RoqueMaupassant, Guy deLittle Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de
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Collocations
gathering ground
bassin versant
grinding wheel
meule
ground clearance
garde au sol
dry grinding
broyage à sec
desired ground zero
point zéro désiré
ground signal
signal de trafic
down on the ground
par terre
fishing ground
zone de pêche
ground coffee
café moulu
ground connection
prise de terre
ground control
contrôle au sol
ground force
force terrestre
ground rent
rente foncière
ground troop
troupe au sol
ground resistance
résistance de diffusion
Word forms
grind
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ground |
Imperative | grind |
Present Participle (Participle I) | grinding |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ground |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grind | we grind |
you grind | you grind |
he/she/it grinds | they grind |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am grinding | we are grinding |
you are grinding | you are grinding |
he/she/it is grinding | they are grinding |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ground | we have ground |
you have ground | you have ground |
he/she/it has ground | they have ground |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been grinding | we have been grinding |
you have been grinding | you have been grinding |
he/she/it has been grinding | they have been grinding |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ground | we ground |
you ground | you ground |
he/she/it ground | they ground |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was grinding | we were grinding |
you were grinding | you were grinding |
he/she/it was grinding | they were grinding |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ground | we had ground |
you had ground | you had ground |
he/she/it had ground | they had ground |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been grinding | we had been grinding |
you had been grinding | you had been grinding |
he/she/it had been grinding | they had been grinding |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will grind | we shall/will grind |
you will grind | you will grind |
he/she/it will grind | they will grind |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be grinding | we shall/will be grinding |
you will be grinding | you will be grinding |
he/she/it will be grinding | they will be grinding |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ground | we shall/will have ground |
you will have ground | you will have ground |
he/she/it will have ground | they will have ground |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been grinding | we shall/will have been grinding |
you will have been grinding | you will have been grinding |
he/she/it will have been grinding | they will have been grinding |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would grind | we should/would grind |
you would grind | you would grind |
he/she/it would grind | they would grind |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be grinding | we should/would be grinding |
you would be grinding | you would be grinding |
he/she/it would be grinding | they would be grinding |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ground | we should/would have ground |
you would have ground | you would have ground |
he/she/it would have ground | they would have ground |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been grinding | we should/would have been grinding |
you would have been grinding | you would have been grinding |
he/she/it would have been grinding | they would have been grinding |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ground | we are ground |
you are ground | you are ground |
he/she/it is ground | they are ground |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ground | we are being ground |
you are being ground | you are being ground |
he/she/it is being ground | they are being ground |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ground | we have been ground |
you have been ground | you have been ground |
he/she/it has been ground | they have been ground |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ground | we were ground |
you were ground | you were ground |
he/she/it was ground | they were ground |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ground | we were being ground |
you were being ground | you were being ground |
he/she/it was being ground | they were being ground |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ground | we had been ground |
you had been ground | you had been ground |
he/she/it had been ground | they had been ground |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ground | we shall/will be ground |
you will be ground | you will be ground |
he/she/it will be ground | they will be ground |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ground | we shall/will have been ground |
you will have been ground | you will have been ground |
he/she/it will have been ground | they will have been ground |
grind
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | grind | grinds |
Possessive case | grind's | grinds' |