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After they had ridden about a mile, Haley suddenly drew up at the door of a blacksmith's shop, when, taking out with him a pair of handcuffs, he stepped into the shop, to have a little alteration in them.Au bout d’environ un mille, Haley s’arrêta devant une forge, et y entra, une paire de menottes à la main.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Haley now came to the door, with the handcuffs in his hands.Haley sortit de la forge les menottes à la main, comme Georgie sautait à bas du chariot.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
'At Erzerum I reckon they'll be waiting for us with the handcuffs.Je crois qu’à Erzurum, on nous accueillera avec des menottes.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
As the handcuffs clinked on his wrists I said my last word to him.Tandis que les menottes se refermaient sur ses poignets, je lui lançai ce dernier trait:Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
It is partly a neck hold, and partly a paralysing backward twist of the right arm, but if it is practised on a man from behind, it locks him as sure as if he were handcuffed.C’est en partie une étreinte du cou, et en partie une contorsion paralysante du bras droit qui, pratiquées par derrière, immobilisent votre homme aussi sûrement que s’il avait des menottes aux poings.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I do not wish to handcuff the police nor abolish a legitimate tool of investigation.Je ne veux pas paralyser l'action de la police ni abolir un outil légitime d'enquête.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
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handcuff
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | handcuff | handcuffs |
Possessive case | handcuff's | handcuffs' |
handcuff
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | handcuffed |
Imperative | handcuff |
Present Participle (Participle I) | handcuffing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | handcuffed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I handcuff | we handcuff |
you handcuff | you handcuff |
he/she/it handcuffs | they handcuff |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am handcuffing | we are handcuffing |
you are handcuffing | you are handcuffing |
he/she/it is handcuffing | they are handcuffing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have handcuffed | we have handcuffed |
you have handcuffed | you have handcuffed |
he/she/it has handcuffed | they have handcuffed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been handcuffing | we have been handcuffing |
you have been handcuffing | you have been handcuffing |
he/she/it has been handcuffing | they have been handcuffing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I handcuffed | we handcuffed |
you handcuffed | you handcuffed |
he/she/it handcuffed | they handcuffed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was handcuffing | we were handcuffing |
you were handcuffing | you were handcuffing |
he/she/it was handcuffing | they were handcuffing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had handcuffed | we had handcuffed |
you had handcuffed | you had handcuffed |
he/she/it had handcuffed | they had handcuffed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been handcuffing | we had been handcuffing |
you had been handcuffing | you had been handcuffing |
he/she/it had been handcuffing | they had been handcuffing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will handcuff | we shall/will handcuff |
you will handcuff | you will handcuff |
he/she/it will handcuff | they will handcuff |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be handcuffing | we shall/will be handcuffing |
you will be handcuffing | you will be handcuffing |
he/she/it will be handcuffing | they will be handcuffing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have handcuffed | we shall/will have handcuffed |
you will have handcuffed | you will have handcuffed |
he/she/it will have handcuffed | they will have handcuffed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been handcuffing | we shall/will have been handcuffing |
you will have been handcuffing | you will have been handcuffing |
he/she/it will have been handcuffing | they will have been handcuffing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would handcuff | we should/would handcuff |
you would handcuff | you would handcuff |
he/she/it would handcuff | they would handcuff |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be handcuffing | we should/would be handcuffing |
you would be handcuffing | you would be handcuffing |
he/she/it would be handcuffing | they would be handcuffing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have handcuffed | we should/would have handcuffed |
you would have handcuffed | you would have handcuffed |
he/she/it would have handcuffed | they would have handcuffed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been handcuffing | we should/would have been handcuffing |
you would have been handcuffing | you would have been handcuffing |
he/she/it would have been handcuffing | they would have been handcuffing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am handcuffed | we are handcuffed |
you are handcuffed | you are handcuffed |
he/she/it is handcuffed | they are handcuffed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being handcuffed | we are being handcuffed |
you are being handcuffed | you are being handcuffed |
he/she/it is being handcuffed | they are being handcuffed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been handcuffed | we have been handcuffed |
you have been handcuffed | you have been handcuffed |
he/she/it has been handcuffed | they have been handcuffed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was handcuffed | we were handcuffed |
you were handcuffed | you were handcuffed |
he/she/it was handcuffed | they were handcuffed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being handcuffed | we were being handcuffed |
you were being handcuffed | you were being handcuffed |
he/she/it was being handcuffed | they were being handcuffed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been handcuffed | we had been handcuffed |
you had been handcuffed | you had been handcuffed |
he/she/it had been handcuffed | they had been handcuffed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be handcuffed | we shall/will be handcuffed |
you will be handcuffed | you will be handcuffed |
he/she/it will be handcuffed | they will be handcuffed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been handcuffed | we shall/will have been handcuffed |
you will have been handcuffed | you will have been handcuffed |
he/she/it will have been handcuffed | they will have been handcuffed |