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He had the blue kite in his hands; that was the first thing I saw.
Je ne notai d'abord qu'une chose: il avait le cerf-volant.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
If I changed my mind and asked for a bigger and fancier kite, Baba would buy it for me--but then he’d buy it for Hassan too.
Quand, changeant d'avis, j'en réclamais un plus gros ou plus beau, il cédait à mon caprice, mais prenait le même pour Hassan.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
The thought of getting my hands on that kite...
Dire qu'il allait bientôt être à moi...
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Now my life on the veld has given me the eyes of a kite, and I can see things for which most men need a telescope ...
Or, l'existence du veld m'a donné des yeux de lynx, et je vois des choses que la plupart des gens ne voient qu'à la lunette…
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
EVERY WINTER, districts in Kabul held a kite-fighting tournament. And if you were a boy living in Kabul, the day of the tournament was undeniably the highlight of the cold season.
Chaque année, plusieurs quartiers de Kaboul organisaient un combat de cerfs-volants que les garçons de la ville considéraient comme l'événement phare de cette époque de l'année.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
He knew about Assef, the kite, the money, the watch with the lightning bolt hands.
Il savait ce qui s'était passé avec Assef, le cerf-volant, l'argent et la montre aux aiguilles en forme d'éclair.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
A series of quick sidearm jerks and our kite shot up counterclockwise, in a half circle.
Une série de rapides mouvements du bras me permit d'exécuter un demi-cercle dans le sens contraire des aiguilles d'une montre.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
That was the thing about kite flying: Your mind drifted with the kite.
C'était toujours pareil avec les cerfs-volants. Vos pensées dérivaient en même temps qu'eux.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
He has the last kite at home, a beautiful blue kite.
Il a rapporté celui de son dernier adversaire à la maison. Un beau cerf-volant tout bleu.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
That was where the kite runners came in, those kids who chased the windblown kite drifting through the neighborhoods until it came spiraling down in a field, dropping in someone’s yard, on a tree, or a rooftop.
Entraient alors en scène les coureurs: ces enfants s'élançaient à la poursuite du cerf-volant éliminé que le vent entraînait à la dérive jusqu'à ce qu'il tombe en vrille dans un champ, un jardin, sur un arbre ou un toit.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
A green kite was closing in. I traced the string to a kid standing about thirty yards from us.
Un cerf-volant vert arrivait sur nous. Je localisai son propriétaire, un gamin aux cheveux coupés ras planté à environ trente mètres de là.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Because Hassan stood with his arms wide open, smiling, waiting for the kite.
Hassan écarta grands les bras et, le sourire toujours aux lèvres, attendit un peu.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
After another thirty minutes, only four kites remained. And I was still flying.
Au bout d'une demi-heure, seuls quatre concurrents bataillaient encore.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
The sheets showed brightly colored kites flying in indigo blue skies.
Les draps avaient pour motifs des cerfs-volants aux couleurs éclatantes sur fond de ciel bleu indigo.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini

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kite

verb
Basic forms
Pastkited
Imperativekite
Present Participle (Participle I)kiting
Past Participle (Participle II)kited
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I kitewe kite
you kiteyou kite
he/she/it kitesthey kite
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am kitingwe are kiting
you are kitingyou are kiting
he/she/it is kitingthey are kiting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have kitedwe have kited
you have kitedyou have kited
he/she/it has kitedthey have kited
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been kitingwe have been kiting
you have been kitingyou have been kiting
he/she/it has been kitingthey have been kiting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I kitedwe kited
you kitedyou kited
he/she/it kitedthey kited
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was kitingwe were kiting
you were kitingyou were kiting
he/she/it was kitingthey were kiting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had kitedwe had kited
you had kitedyou had kited
he/she/it had kitedthey had kited
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been kitingwe had been kiting
you had been kitingyou had been kiting
he/she/it had been kitingthey had been kiting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will kitewe shall/will kite
you will kiteyou will kite
he/she/it will kitethey will kite
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be kitingwe shall/will be kiting
you will be kitingyou will be kiting
he/she/it will be kitingthey will be kiting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have kitedwe shall/will have kited
you will have kitedyou will have kited
he/she/it will have kitedthey will have kited
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been kitingwe shall/will have been kiting
you will have been kitingyou will have been kiting
he/she/it will have been kitingthey will have been kiting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would kitewe should/would kite
you would kiteyou would kite
he/she/it would kitethey would kite
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be kitingwe should/would be kiting
you would be kitingyou would be kiting
he/she/it would be kitingthey would be kiting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have kitedwe should/would have kited
you would have kitedyou would have kited
he/she/it would have kitedthey would have kited
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been kitingwe should/would have been kiting
you would have been kitingyou would have been kiting
he/she/it would have been kitingthey would have been kiting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am kitedwe are kited
you are kitedyou are kited
he/she/it is kitedthey are kited
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being kitedwe are being kited
you are being kitedyou are being kited
he/she/it is being kitedthey are being kited
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been kitedwe have been kited
you have been kitedyou have been kited
he/she/it has been kitedthey have been kited
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was kitedwe were kited
you were kitedyou were kited
he/she/it was kitedthey were kited
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being kitedwe were being kited
you were being kitedyou were being kited
he/she/it was being kitedthey were being kited
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been kitedwe had been kited
you had been kitedyou had been kited
he/she/it had been kitedthey had been kited
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be kitedwe shall/will be kited
you will be kitedyou will be kited
he/she/it will be kitedthey will be kited
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been kitedwe shall/will have been kited
you will have been kitedyou will have been kited
he/she/it will have been kitedthey will have been kited

kite

noun
SingularPlural
Common casekitekites
Possessive casekite'skites'

kite

noun, singular
Singular
Common casekite
Possessive casekite's