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Then he took a grip on himself, resumed the search for his double.Puis se reprenait, se remettait à chercher son double.Makine, Andreï / Music of a LifeMakine, Andreï / La musique d'une vieLa musique d'une vieMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Andrei MakineMusic of a LifeMakine, Andreï© 2002 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2001 by Andreï Makine
He shook his head, got a grip on himself.Il secoua la tête, se ressaisit.Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
"Tout ca," says Lamuse, "has no substance; it gets no grip on your guts.– Tout ça, dit Lamuse, ça n’a pas d’consistance, ça n’tient pas au bide.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
'Say, friend,' he shouted, 'you've left your grip,' and he handed me my bag from the luggage rack.– Eh, l’ami! cria-t-il, vous oubliez votre valise. Et il me tendit mon sac.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It wasn't thinking in an arm-chair that would solve the mystery. But I was getting a sort of grip on a plan of operations.Je ne pouvais résoudre le mystère en demeurant à réfléchir assis dans un fauteuil, mais je commençais à bâtir un plan d’action.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Tears flowed slowly and refreshingly down his cheeks, and he drew a long breath, still fearing to move, lest the Evil One should again grip him by the neck, for he yet thought that he heard the snarl of a beast behind him.Des larmes lentes rafraîchirent ses joues, pendant qu'il respirait longuement, n'osant encore remuer, de crainte d'être repris à la nuque. Il entendait toujours un grondement fauve derrière lui.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
'She sent for me and I hobbled off with a grip full of plans, for she's mighty set on Mesopotamy.'Elle m’a fait appeler et je me suis rendu chez elle avec une valise pleine de plans – car elle est très emballée au sujet de la Mésopotamie.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Was it not abominable that the grip of disease should for weeks have been incessantly torturing her child, whose cry she knew not how to quiet?N’était-ce pas une abomination, ces tenailles de la maladie torturant sans relâche, depuis des semaines, ce pauvre être, dont elle ne savait comment apaiser le cri ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
"I am glad to see you, friend," said Cap, giving the young fresh-water sailor a cordial grip; "though you must have something still to learn, considering the school to which you have been sent.– Je suis charmé de vous voir, l’ami, – dit Cap en serrant cordialement la main du jeune marin d’eau douce, – quoique vous deviez avoir encore quelque chose à apprendre, vu l’école à laquelle vous avez été élevé.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
I was certain that they would pursue me with a keenness and vigilance unknown to the British law, and that once their grip closed on me I should find no mercy.J'étais sûr qu'ils me poursuivraient avec une vigilance et une perspicacité inconnues à la justice anglaise, et qu'une fois leurs serres refermées sur moi je n'aurais plus de grâce à espérer.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
I felt as if I were in the grip of a big ape.Il me semblait subir l’étreinte d’un orang-outang.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
We had no grip, and if he had stumbled we should all three have been in the courtyard.Nous n’avions aucune prise, et s’il avait trébuché, nous serions tous trois tombés dans la cour.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The bow hand grip requires very little muscle contraction promoting relaxation.La tenue de l'arc demande peu de contractions musculaires, ce qui favorise la détente.© FITAwww.archery.org 18.08.2011© FITAwww.archery.org 18.08.2011
To get a grip of the water with both at the same time I had to stand up.Pour prendre appui sur l’eau des deux à la fois, je dus me tenir debout.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
Return the starter grip gently.POIGNEE DE DEMARREUR© 2005 Honda Motor Co., Ltd.http://engines.honda.com/ 3/26/2012
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Collocations
Continental grip
prise continentale
cross grip
prise croisée
forehand grip
prise de base
French grip
poignée française
grip change
changement de prise
hook grip
crochetage
mixed grip
prise mixte
narrow grip
prise étroite
ordinary grip
prise normale
orthopedic grip
poignée orthopédique
starting grip
poignée de départ
gripping wax
fart de retenue
Word forms
grip
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | gripped |
Imperative | grip |
Present Participle (Participle I) | gripping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | gripped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grip | we grip |
you grip | you grip |
he/she/it grips | they grip |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am gripping | we are gripping |
you are gripping | you are gripping |
he/she/it is gripping | they are gripping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have gripped | we have gripped |
you have gripped | you have gripped |
he/she/it has gripped | they have gripped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been gripping | we have been gripping |
you have been gripping | you have been gripping |
he/she/it has been gripping | they have been gripping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I gripped | we gripped |
you gripped | you gripped |
he/she/it gripped | they gripped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was gripping | we were gripping |
you were gripping | you were gripping |
he/she/it was gripping | they were gripping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had gripped | we had gripped |
you had gripped | you had gripped |
he/she/it had gripped | they had gripped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been gripping | we had been gripping |
you had been gripping | you had been gripping |
he/she/it had been gripping | they had been gripping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will grip | we shall/will grip |
you will grip | you will grip |
he/she/it will grip | they will grip |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be gripping | we shall/will be gripping |
you will be gripping | you will be gripping |
he/she/it will be gripping | they will be gripping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have gripped | we shall/will have gripped |
you will have gripped | you will have gripped |
he/she/it will have gripped | they will have gripped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been gripping | we shall/will have been gripping |
you will have been gripping | you will have been gripping |
he/she/it will have been gripping | they will have been gripping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would grip | we should/would grip |
you would grip | you would grip |
he/she/it would grip | they would grip |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be gripping | we should/would be gripping |
you would be gripping | you would be gripping |
he/she/it would be gripping | they would be gripping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have gripped | we should/would have gripped |
you would have gripped | you would have gripped |
he/she/it would have gripped | they would have gripped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been gripping | we should/would have been gripping |
you would have been gripping | you would have been gripping |
he/she/it would have been gripping | they would have been gripping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am gripped | we are gripped |
you are gripped | you are gripped |
he/she/it is gripped | they are gripped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being gripped | we are being gripped |
you are being gripped | you are being gripped |
he/she/it is being gripped | they are being gripped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been gripped | we have been gripped |
you have been gripped | you have been gripped |
he/she/it has been gripped | they have been gripped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was gripped | we were gripped |
you were gripped | you were gripped |
he/she/it was gripped | they were gripped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being gripped | we were being gripped |
you were being gripped | you were being gripped |
he/she/it was being gripped | they were being gripped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been gripped | we had been gripped |
you had been gripped | you had been gripped |
he/she/it had been gripped | they had been gripped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be gripped | we shall/will be gripped |
you will be gripped | you will be gripped |
he/she/it will be gripped | they will be gripped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been gripped | we shall/will have been gripped |
you will have been gripped | you will have been gripped |
he/she/it will have been gripped | they will have been gripped |
grip
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | grip | grips |
Possessive case | grip's | grips' |