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Short, with a pitiful countenance suggesting the knob of a stick carved into a Punch's head, Aristide ferretted and fumbled everywhere, without any scruples, eager only to gratify himself.Petit, la mine chafouine, pareille à une pomme de canne curieusement taillée en tête de Polichinelle, Aristide furetait, fouillait partout, peu scrupuleux, pressé de jouir.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
If the burner flames are accidentally blown out, switch off the burner operating control knob and do not try to relight it for at least one minute.S'il se produit une extinction accidentelle des flammes du brûleur, éteignez les brûleurs et attendez au moins 1 minute avant de les rallumer.© BSH Munich, Germanyhttp://portal.bsh-partner.com 07.06.2011
It's like that brass knob beside me.C’est comme ce bouton de cuivre, à côté de moi.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Class E1, E2 and F1 weights do not have to have a knob; they may consist of a single cylindrical body.Le bouton de préhension n'est pas obligatoire pour les poids des classes E1, E2 et F1 qui peuvent être formés uniquement d'un corps cylindrique.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
To prevent too great a waste of water, the tap only acted when a knob was pressed with the hand.Pour éviter la trop grande perte d’eau, chaque robinet ne fonctionnait que sous l’action d’un bouton.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
And now here we are on our way back to Paris, and there are thirteen bands across the roofing there, and the knob is still shining--all of which tells me that I am again on the same seat, with my legs lifeless.Et puis, voilà que nous retournons à Paris, il y a là-haut treize frises, le bouton brille, tout ça me dit que je me trouve de nouveau sur cette banquette avec mes jambes mortes...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The control knob was not held down for long enough.Le bouton de commande n'a pas été enfoncé assez longtemps.© BSH Munich, Germanyhttp://portal.bsh-partner.com 07.06.2011
Pierre mustered his courage and, pulling a brass knob which glittered like gold, rang the bell.Pierre se risqua, tira la sonnette, un bouton de cuivre luisant comme de l’or.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Оne hand in a white gauntlet nonchalantly jiggled at the reins, in the other wabbled a gold-knobbed riding crop.Une main dans un gantelet blanc jouait nonchalamment avec les rênes, l'autre balançait une cravache à pommeau d'or.Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
With his frock-coat tightly girding him in military fashion, he was, as usual, leaning on his silver-knobbed walking-stick, slightly dragging his left leg, which his second attack of paralysis had stiffened.Sanglé militairement dans sa redingote, il s’appuyait sur sa canne à pomme d’argent, en traînant un peu la jambe gauche, qu’un reste de paralysie, depuis sa deuxième attaque, raidissait.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
He wore his everlasting frock-coat, with its buttonhole decked with a broad red riband, and somebody who had taken the precaution to pick up his silver-knobbed walking-stick had carefully placed it on the ground beside the mattress.Il était vêtu de son éternelle redingote, la boutonnière garnie de son large ruban rouge ; et quelqu’un, ayant eu la précaution de ramasser sa canne à pomme d’argent, l’avait soigneusement posée près du matelas, par terre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The requirements of point 5.3.2 below shall apply to control handles, levers and knobs and to any other protruding objects not referred to in points 5.1 and 5.2 aboveLes prescriptions du point 5.3.2 s'appliquent aux poignées, manettes et boutons de commande, ainsi qu'à tous autres objets faisant saillie, qui ne sont pas visés aux points 5.1 et 5.2http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
As for the furniture, it consisted of a pot-bellied chest of drawers, with brass knobs, a huge wardrobe, a bed, remarkably narrow for two persons, a round table and a few chairs.Quant à l’ameublement, il consistait en une commode ventrue, garnie de poignées de cuivre, une armoire immense, un lit singulièrement étroit pour deux personnes, une table ronde et des chaises.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Do not place large pans on the burners near the control knobs.Ne placez pas les récipients de grande taille sur les brûleurs situés près du bandeau de commandes.© BSH Munich, Germanyhttp://portal.bsh-partner.com 07.06.2011
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Collocations
adjustment knob
bouton de réglage
Word forms
knob
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | knobbed |
Imperative | knob |
Present Participle (Participle I) | knobbing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | knobbed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knob | we knob |
you knob | you knob |
he/she/it knobs | they knob |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am knobbing | we are knobbing |
you are knobbing | you are knobbing |
he/she/it is knobbing | they are knobbing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have knobbed | we have knobbed |
you have knobbed | you have knobbed |
he/she/it has knobbed | they have knobbed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been knobbing | we have been knobbing |
you have been knobbing | you have been knobbing |
he/she/it has been knobbing | they have been knobbing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I knobbed | we knobbed |
you knobbed | you knobbed |
he/she/it knobbed | they knobbed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was knobbing | we were knobbing |
you were knobbing | you were knobbing |
he/she/it was knobbing | they were knobbing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had knobbed | we had knobbed |
you had knobbed | you had knobbed |
he/she/it had knobbed | they had knobbed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been knobbing | we had been knobbing |
you had been knobbing | you had been knobbing |
he/she/it had been knobbing | they had been knobbing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will knob | we shall/will knob |
you will knob | you will knob |
he/she/it will knob | they will knob |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be knobbing | we shall/will be knobbing |
you will be knobbing | you will be knobbing |
he/she/it will be knobbing | they will be knobbing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have knobbed | we shall/will have knobbed |
you will have knobbed | you will have knobbed |
he/she/it will have knobbed | they will have knobbed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knobbing | we shall/will have been knobbing |
you will have been knobbing | you will have been knobbing |
he/she/it will have been knobbing | they will have been knobbing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would knob | we should/would knob |
you would knob | you would knob |
he/she/it would knob | they would knob |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be knobbing | we should/would be knobbing |
you would be knobbing | you would be knobbing |
he/she/it would be knobbing | they would be knobbing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have knobbed | we should/would have knobbed |
you would have knobbed | you would have knobbed |
he/she/it would have knobbed | they would have knobbed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been knobbing | we should/would have been knobbing |
you would have been knobbing | you would have been knobbing |
he/she/it would have been knobbing | they would have been knobbing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am knobbed | we are knobbed |
you are knobbed | you are knobbed |
he/she/it is knobbed | they are knobbed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being knobbed | we are being knobbed |
you are being knobbed | you are being knobbed |
he/she/it is being knobbed | they are being knobbed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been knobbed | we have been knobbed |
you have been knobbed | you have been knobbed |
he/she/it has been knobbed | they have been knobbed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was knobbed | we were knobbed |
you were knobbed | you were knobbed |
he/she/it was knobbed | they were knobbed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being knobbed | we were being knobbed |
you were being knobbed | you were being knobbed |
he/she/it was being knobbed | they were being knobbed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been knobbed | we had been knobbed |
you had been knobbed | you had been knobbed |
he/she/it had been knobbed | they had been knobbed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be knobbed | we shall/will be knobbed |
you will be knobbed | you will be knobbed |
he/she/it will be knobbed | they will be knobbed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been knobbed | we shall/will have been knobbed |
you will have been knobbed | you will have been knobbed |
he/she/it will have been knobbed | they will have been knobbed |
knob
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | knob | knobs |
Possessive case | knob's | knobs' |