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It is by Seguin's request that the instrument has been brought up, with the music, to chase away heavy memories; or, perhaps, from a hope that it may soothe those savage ones still dwelling in the bosom of his child.C'est à la demande de Séguin que l'instrument a été apporté, il veut, par la musique, chasser les sombres souvenirs; ou peut-être espère-t-il adoucir les pensées cruelles qui tourmentent encore son enfant.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A measuring instrument shall bear the following inscriptions:Un instrument de mesure doit porter les inscriptions suivantes:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Under such a system the institution shall take the market value of each fixed-rate debt instrument and thence calculate its yield to maturity, which is implied discount rate for that instrument.Dans un tel système, l'établissement prend la valeur de marché de chaque titre de créance à taux fixe et calcule ensuite son rendement à l'échéance, qui est le taux d'actualisation implicite de ce titre.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The MONITOR OUT signal consists of the monitor signals from the four microphone/instrument channels and the SOURCE 1 and SOURCE 2 channels.Le signal MONITOR OUT comprend les signaux MONITOR des quatre canaux microphone/instrument et des canaux SOURCE 1 et SOURCE 2.© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
In addition, the fact that the Canadian courts subsequently embraced Simms also weakens the finality of payment argument significantly in a case involving payment of an instrument bearing a forged signature.De plus, le fait que les tribunaux canadiens aient par la suite adopté le raisonnement suivi dans Simms enlève énormément de poids à l'argument de l'irrévocabilité dans le cas du paiement d'un effet portant une signature contrefaite.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011
Deerslayer saw the keen instrument whirling towards him, and believed all was over; still, he was not touched.Deerslayer vit arriver le tomahawk en tournant, et crut qu’il lui apportait le coup de la mort.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
You would think that Society, for its own sake, would do all it could to assist a man to acquire the art of playing a musical instrument.On croit la société disposée, dans l’intérêt général, à faire de son mieux pour encourager ce genre d’initiative.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
Ah! what an admirable instrument for absolute despotism is that religion of death, which the principle of charity alone has enabled men to tolerate, but which the need of justice will perforce sweep away.Admirable instrument de police, de despotisme absolu, religion de la mort que l’idée de charité a pu seule faire tolérer, mais que le besoin de justice emportera forcément.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Since he was acquainted with everything, it was only needful that she, with all determination and bravery, should utilize him as her docile instrument.Puisqu’il était au courant, elle n’avait qu’à l’utiliser comme un instrument docile, en toute volonté, en toute bravoure.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Their looks were directed to that fatal point, where scarlet coats were still to be seen gliding among the trees, and where the magnifying power of the instrument also showed spades at work, and the sad duty of interment going on.Leurs regards se dirigeaient vers la fatale pointe où l’on voyait encore entre les arbres des habits écarlates, et des soldats, la pioche en main, occupés du triste devoir d’enterrer les morts.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
whereas in actual fact the purpose of amending these Annexes is simply to incorporate into a Community instrument decisions taken by the Member States concerned or their competent authorities;que, en effet, la modification de ces annexes ne vise que l'insertion dans un instrument communautaire des décisions prises par les États membres intéressés ou par leurs autorités compétentes;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Using screws of the wrong size can resuit in damage to the instrument.Le fait d'utiliser des vis de dimensions incorrectes pourrait endommager l'instrument.© 2011 Yamaha Corporation© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
whereas the creation of an appropriate Community legal instrument in the form of a European Economic Interest Grouping would contribute to the achievement of the abovementioned objectives and therefore proves necessary;que la création d'un instrument juridique approprié au niveau communautaire sous la forme d'un groupement européen d'intérêt économique contribue à la réalisation des objectifs précités et apparaît donc nécessaire;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
Stalin, too, was no more than 'an instrument in the hand of this almighty Jewry'.Staline n'était lui aussi qu'un « instrument entre les mains de cette toute-puissante juiverie».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
A declaration of conformity shall be drawn up and kept at the disposal of the national authorities for 10 years after the instrument has been manufactured.Une déclaration de conformité est établie et est tenue à la disposition des autorités nationales pendant une durée de dix ans à partir de la fabrication du dernier instrument.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
instrument panel
tableau de bord
debt instrument
titre de créance
instrument flight
vol aux instruments
fiscal instrument
instrument fiscal
indicating instrument
instrument indicateur
measuring instrument
instrument de mesure
negotiable instrument
effet de commerce
negotiable instrument
instrument négociable
percussion instrument
instrument à percussion
integrating instrument
appareil intégrateur
measuring instrument
appareil de mesure
hedging instrument
instrument de couverture
investment instrument
instrument de placement
financial instrument
instrument financier
testing instrument
instrument d'essai
Word forms
instrument
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | instrument | instruments |
Possessive case | instrument's | instruments' |
instrument
verb
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Past | instrumented |
Imperative | instrument |
Present Participle (Participle I) | instrumenting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | instrumented |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I instrument | we instrument |
you instrument | you instrument |
he/she/it instruments | they instrument |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am instrumenting | we are instrumenting |
you are instrumenting | you are instrumenting |
he/she/it is instrumenting | they are instrumenting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have instrumented | we have instrumented |
you have instrumented | you have instrumented |
he/she/it has instrumented | they have instrumented |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been instrumenting | we have been instrumenting |
you have been instrumenting | you have been instrumenting |
he/she/it has been instrumenting | they have been instrumenting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I instrumented | we instrumented |
you instrumented | you instrumented |
he/she/it instrumented | they instrumented |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was instrumenting | we were instrumenting |
you were instrumenting | you were instrumenting |
he/she/it was instrumenting | they were instrumenting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had instrumented | we had instrumented |
you had instrumented | you had instrumented |
he/she/it had instrumented | they had instrumented |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been instrumenting | we had been instrumenting |
you had been instrumenting | you had been instrumenting |
he/she/it had been instrumenting | they had been instrumenting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will instrument | we shall/will instrument |
you will instrument | you will instrument |
he/she/it will instrument | they will instrument |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be instrumenting | we shall/will be instrumenting |
you will be instrumenting | you will be instrumenting |
he/she/it will be instrumenting | they will be instrumenting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have instrumented | we shall/will have instrumented |
you will have instrumented | you will have instrumented |
he/she/it will have instrumented | they will have instrumented |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been instrumenting | we shall/will have been instrumenting |
you will have been instrumenting | you will have been instrumenting |
he/she/it will have been instrumenting | they will have been instrumenting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would instrument | we should/would instrument |
you would instrument | you would instrument |
he/she/it would instrument | they would instrument |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be instrumenting | we should/would be instrumenting |
you would be instrumenting | you would be instrumenting |
he/she/it would be instrumenting | they would be instrumenting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have instrumented | we should/would have instrumented |
you would have instrumented | you would have instrumented |
he/she/it would have instrumented | they would have instrumented |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been instrumenting | we should/would have been instrumenting |
you would have been instrumenting | you would have been instrumenting |
he/she/it would have been instrumenting | they would have been instrumenting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am instrumented | we are instrumented |
you are instrumented | you are instrumented |
he/she/it is instrumented | they are instrumented |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being instrumented | we are being instrumented |
you are being instrumented | you are being instrumented |
he/she/it is being instrumented | they are being instrumented |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been instrumented | we have been instrumented |
you have been instrumented | you have been instrumented |
he/she/it has been instrumented | they have been instrumented |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was instrumented | we were instrumented |
you were instrumented | you were instrumented |
he/she/it was instrumented | they were instrumented |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being instrumented | we were being instrumented |
you were being instrumented | you were being instrumented |
he/she/it was being instrumented | they were being instrumented |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been instrumented | we had been instrumented |
you had been instrumented | you had been instrumented |
he/she/it had been instrumented | they had been instrumented |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be instrumented | we shall/will be instrumented |
you will be instrumented | you will be instrumented |
he/she/it will be instrumented | they will be instrumented |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been instrumented | we shall/will have been instrumented |
you will have been instrumented | you will have been instrumented |
he/she/it will have been instrumented | they will have been instrumented |