He was all for reducing our Navy as a proof of our good faith, and then sending Germany an ultimatum telling her to do the same or we would knock her into a cocked hat.
Il émit la proposition de réduire notre marine, en gage de notre bonne foi, puis d'envoyer à l'Allemagne un ultimatum lui enjoignant d'avoir à nous imiter, faute de quoi nous lui tomberions dessus.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Splendid cheeses they were, ripe and mellow, and with a two hundred horse-power scent about them that might have been warranted to carry three miles, and knock a man over at two hundred yards.
De merveilleux fromages, moelleux et bien faits, d’un fumet d’une puissance de deux cents chevaux-vapeur, et qu’on aurait pu garantir capable de porter à trois milles et de foudroyer son homme à deux cents mètres.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
And absurd sentiments, ideas that would knock a person down, a perpetual mania for making people wild.
Et des sentiments absurdes, des idées à vous renverser, une perpétuelle démangeaison de faire enrager le monde....
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
She always felt him to be there, and whenever he suddenly rapped on the door she recognized his heavy knock and began to tremble as if he had come to beat her.
Toujours elle le sentait là, et, quand il frappait, brusquement, elle reconnaissait son coup de poing, elle se mettait à trembler, comme s’il venait la battre.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
' There ! ' she resumed. ' They may knock as much as they like now.'
«Là. On peut frapper, maintenant.»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
" Brother," he said, in an insinuating tone, " what if I were now to knock these about a little.
– Frère, dit-il d’un ton insinuant, si je frappais un peu sur ceux-ci, maintenant ?
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Claude was growing indignant, but Jory thought it all very clever, when there came a knock at the door.
Claude s’indignait, Jory trouvait ça très fort, lorsqu’on frappa.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He had never killed but one bird in his life, and that, was an owl, of which he took the advantage of daylight and his stocking feet to knock off a tree in the deanery grounds, very early after his arrival.
Malheureusement, depuis qu’il s’adonnait à cet exercice martial, il n’avait tué qu’un seul oiseau, encore était-ce une oie qu’il fit tomber du haut d’un arbre où elle était posée, dans la basse-cour du Doyenné.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
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Collocations
knock down
défoncer
Word forms
knock
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
knock
knocks
Possessive case
knock's
knocks'
knock
verb
Basic forms
Past
knocked
Imperative
knock
Present Participle (Participle I)
knocking
Past Participle (Participle II)
knocked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I knock
we knock
you knock
you knock
he/she/it knocks
they knock
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am knocking
we are knocking
you are knocking
you are knocking
he/she/it is knocking
they are knocking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have knocked
we have knocked
you have knocked
you have knocked
he/she/it has knocked
they have knocked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been knocking
we have been knocking
you have been knocking
you have been knocking
he/she/it has been knocking
they have been knocking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I knocked
we knocked
you knocked
you knocked
he/she/it knocked
they knocked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was knocking
we were knocking
you were knocking
you were knocking
he/she/it was knocking
they were knocking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had knocked
we had knocked
you had knocked
you had knocked
he/she/it had knocked
they had knocked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been knocking
we had been knocking
you had been knocking
you had been knocking
he/she/it had been knocking
they had been knocking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will knock
we shall/will knock
you will knock
you will knock
he/she/it will knock
they will knock
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be knocking
we shall/will be knocking
you will be knocking
you will be knocking
he/she/it will be knocking
they will be knocking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have knocked
we shall/will have knocked
you will have knocked
you will have knocked
he/she/it will have knocked
they will have knocked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been knocking
we shall/will have been knocking
you will have been knocking
you will have been knocking
he/she/it will have been knocking
they will have been knocking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would knock
we should/would knock
you would knock
you would knock
he/she/it would knock
they would knock
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be knocking
we should/would be knocking
you would be knocking
you would be knocking
he/she/it would be knocking
they would be knocking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have knocked
we should/would have knocked
you would have knocked
you would have knocked
he/she/it would have knocked
they would have knocked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice