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Low- and middle-income countries lag behind high-income countries in terms of the number of bank branches, ATMs, and POS terminals.Les pays à faible revenu et à revenu intermédiaire ont moins de succursales de banques, de GAB et de TPV que les pays à revenu élevé.© 2010 par le Groupe consultatif d’aide aux populations les plus pauvres/Groupe de la Banque mondialehttp://www.cgap.org 2/3/2012© 2010 by the Consultative Group to Assist the Poor/The World Bank Grouphttp://www.cgap.org 2/3/2012
By way of derogation from paragraph 1 licence applications for a quantity not exceeding 22 tonnes of products of CN code 0201 or 0202 shall not, at the applicant's request, be subject to the five-day time lag.Par dérogation au paragraphe 1, les demandes de certificats portant sur une quantité inférieure ou égale à 22 tonnes de produits et relevant des codes NC 0201 et 0202 ne sont pas soumises, sur demande de l'opérateur, au délai de cinq jours.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Section 24(2) serves to ensure that, in the application and enforcement of our laws, our constitutional values neither run too far ahead nor lag too far behind our basic values as a society.Le paragraphe 24(2) sert à assurer que, dans l'application de nos lois, il n'y ait pas un trop grand décalage entre nos valeurs constitutionnelles et nos valeurs fondamentales comme société.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
A reduction in the time lag between data collection and data release would also increase the usefulness of the existing data.De plus, une diminution du délai entre la collecte des données et la communication de ces dernières rendrait plus utiles les données existantes.© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)https://secure.cihi.ca/ 28.02.2011© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).https://secure.cihi.ca/ 28.02.2011
As if, after a great time lag, these comedies had gone astray, been washed up by the flow of days onto some deserted shore, and waited for long years to come sailing along at last, one after the other.Comme si, à la suite d'un gigantesque décalage de temps, ces comédies s'étaient égarées, avaient été rejetées par le courant des jours sur quelque rive déserte, attendant de longues années pour déferler enfin, l'une après l'autre.Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
As a result, average economic growth between 1991 and 1997 lagged much behind other industrialised countries.En conséquence, entre 1991 et 1997, le rythme moyen de la croissance économique est resté bien inférieur à celui d'autres pays industrialisés.Schuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. MichaelSchuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michaelhuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. MichaelSchuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michae© Organisation mondiale du commerce, 1999www.wto.org 3/5/2010huknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. MichaelSchuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michae© World Trade Organization 1999www.wto.org 3/5/2010
That could hardly be, she knew, until an hour past midnight; but in the country silence, which did anything but calm the trouble of her thoughts, time lagged wearily.Il ne pouvait guère rentrer, elle le savait, avant une heure du matin ; mais dans le morne silence de la campagne, peu propre à calmer l’agitation de son esprit, le temps lui parut bien long.Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficilesLes temps difficilesDickens, CharlesHard TimesDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
For example, Canada's Aboriginal population lags behind the rest of the population in several important areas, such as health and socioeconomic status.Par exemple, la population autochtone du Canada accuse un retard par rapport au reste de la population en ce qui concerne plusieurs domaines d'importance, comme la santé et le statut socio-économique.© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)https://secure.cihi.ca/ 29.03.2011© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).https://secure.cihi.ca/ 29.03.2011
But the one-eyed man was growing impatient; giving a push to Mourgue, who was lagging behind, he growled: "Get along, do; I don't want to be here all night."Mais le borgne s’impatientait; il poussa Mourgue, qui se faisait traîner, il gronda: «Allez donc, je ne veux pas coucher ici.»Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Whereas regions whose development is lagging behind should be defined as those whose per capita GDP is less than 75% of the Community average;considérant qu'il y a lieu de définir les régions en retard de développement comme celles dont le produit intérieur brut (PIB) par habitant est inférieur à 75 % de la moyenne communautaire;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
But the rapidity of the advance had meant that Soviet supply lines lagged behind. They needed to be assembled across the wrecked transport routes of a battered Poland.Mais, du fait de la rapidité de l'avancée, les lignes de ravitaillement soviétiques avaient pris du retard, d'autant qu'elles devaient emprunter les routes détruites d'une Pologne dévastée.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
We come to a wide depression in the land, I in front and Poterloo lagging behind, his head confused and heavy with thought as he tries in vain to exchange with inanimate things his glances of recognition.Nous arrivons, moi en avant et Poterloo qui, la tête brouillée et alourdie de pensées, se traîne derrière, essayant vainement d’échanger des regards avec les choses, a une dépression de terrain.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The Committee recognized that the risk assessment of microbiological risk was lagging behind that of chemical risk.Le Comité a reconnu que l'évaluation des risques microbiologiques accusait un certain retard par rapport à l'évaluation des risques chimiques.© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 19.08.2011© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 19.08.2011
Just as Clotilde was taking him off to settle the other matter, Duveyrier, who had lagged behind with Leon and Bachelard, arrived, walking painfully.Au moment où Clotilde l'emmenait, pour arranger l'autre histoire, Duveyrier, resté en arrière avec Léon et Bachelard, arriva péniblement.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Exhaust pipes must be suitably lagged, insulated or cooled.Les tuyaux d'échappement doivent être convenablement calorifugés, isolés ou refroidis.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
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lag behind
avoir du retard sur
jet-lag
décalage horaire
lag behind
laisser distancer
lag behind
rester en arrière
lag behind
se laisser distancer
leads and lags
termaillage
Word forms
lag
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lagged |
Imperative | lag |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lagging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lagged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lag | we lag |
you lag | you lag |
he/she/it lags | they lag |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lagging | we are lagging |
you are lagging | you are lagging |
he/she/it is lagging | they are lagging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lagged | we have lagged |
you have lagged | you have lagged |
he/she/it has lagged | they have lagged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lagging | we have been lagging |
you have been lagging | you have been lagging |
he/she/it has been lagging | they have been lagging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lagged | we lagged |
you lagged | you lagged |
he/she/it lagged | they lagged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lagging | we were lagging |
you were lagging | you were lagging |
he/she/it was lagging | they were lagging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lagged | we had lagged |
you had lagged | you had lagged |
he/she/it had lagged | they had lagged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lagging | we had been lagging |
you had been lagging | you had been lagging |
he/she/it had been lagging | they had been lagging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lag | we shall/will lag |
you will lag | you will lag |
he/she/it will lag | they will lag |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lagging | we shall/will be lagging |
you will be lagging | you will be lagging |
he/she/it will be lagging | they will be lagging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lagged | we shall/will have lagged |
you will have lagged | you will have lagged |
he/she/it will have lagged | they will have lagged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lagging | we shall/will have been lagging |
you will have been lagging | you will have been lagging |
he/she/it will have been lagging | they will have been lagging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lag | we should/would lag |
you would lag | you would lag |
he/she/it would lag | they would lag |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lagging | we should/would be lagging |
you would be lagging | you would be lagging |
he/she/it would be lagging | they would be lagging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lagged | we should/would have lagged |
you would have lagged | you would have lagged |
he/she/it would have lagged | they would have lagged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lagging | we should/would have been lagging |
you would have been lagging | you would have been lagging |
he/she/it would have been lagging | they would have been lagging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lagged | we are lagged |
you are lagged | you are lagged |
he/she/it is lagged | they are lagged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lagged | we are being lagged |
you are being lagged | you are being lagged |
he/she/it is being lagged | they are being lagged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lagged | we have been lagged |
you have been lagged | you have been lagged |
he/she/it has been lagged | they have been lagged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lagged | we were lagged |
you were lagged | you were lagged |
he/she/it was lagged | they were lagged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lagged | we were being lagged |
you were being lagged | you were being lagged |
he/she/it was being lagged | they were being lagged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lagged | we had been lagged |
you had been lagged | you had been lagged |
he/she/it had been lagged | they had been lagged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lagged | we shall/will be lagged |
you will be lagged | you will be lagged |
he/she/it will be lagged | they will be lagged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lagged | we shall/will have been lagged |
you will have been lagged | you will have been lagged |
he/she/it will have been lagged | they will have been lagged |
lag
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lag | lags |
Possessive case | lag's | lags' |