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Slopes and irregularities are acceptable only if the variations in noise level caused by them lie within the error tolerances of the measuring equipment;
Des pentes et inégalités ne sont admissibles que si les variations du niveau sonore causées par elles se trouvent comprises dans les limites d'erreur des appareils de mesure;
"Then tell her the truth. I see no reason Judith Hutter shouldn't hear the truth about me, as well as a lie.
– Eh bien ! dites-lui la vérité ; je ne vois pas de raison pour ne pas dire à Judith Hutter la vérité sur moi aussi bien qu’un mensonge.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Pierre, quite dismayed by the news of Marie's indisposition, and frightened by the idea of betraying his secret, thereupon managed to tell a lie. "Yes, she wasn't very well on the day when we went cycling," he quietly responded.
Bouleversé par l’émoi de Marie, épouvanté à l’idée de se trahir, Pierre réussit à mentir cette fois, en répondant d’une voix tranquille : « Oui, elle n’était déjà pas très bien, le jour où nous sommes allés à bicyclette...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
This quiet lie was equivalent to a confession of everything.
Et ce tranquille mensonge suffisait à tout confesser.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"Your horse is standing at the maize-trough, not ten paces from where you lie.
– Votre cheval est ici, attaché à sa mangeoire pleine de maïs, à dix pas de vous.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
When he heard Constance lie in that quiet fashion, he looked at her.
Quand il entendit Constance mentir avec cette tranquillité, il la regarda.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
It suggests that trade union freedoms lie at the core of the Charter, and in turn that legislation instantiating those freedoms ought not be selectively withheld where it is most needed.
Cela indique que les libertés syndicales sont au cœur de la Charte, et que la loi qui leur donne effet ne devrait pas être sélectivement inapplicable là où elle est le plus nécessaire.
At these times, Rose would take her and lay her upon her bed, where she would lie for hours with pinched lips and half-closed eyes like a dead woman.
Rose la portait alors sur son lit, où elle restait pendant des heures avec les lèvres minces, les yeux entr'ouverts d'une morte.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Again, isn't there both shame and danger in that pretended alliance with the democracy which in itself gives the lie to the ancient spirit of the papacy?
De même, n’est-ce pas à la fois un danger et une honte, cette prétendue alliance avec la démocratie, cette politique que suffit à condamner l’esprit séculaire de la papauté ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"A lie! a lie!" he muttered; "but surely it isn't lying just to say what is good of a man, leaving out all the rest, especially when a man has good points as Agostino certainly has.
« Mentir, mentir, murmura-t-il, ce n’est pas mentir que de dire le bon uniquement, quand il y en a, et tout de même Agostino a du bon.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
However, I must really tell you, because I don't know bow to lie and besides, after all, it's my duty .
« Cependant, il faut que je vous dise, parce que, moi, je ne sais pas mentir, et qu’après tout, c’est mon devoir...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
The low buildings and scrubby trees, all poor and ugly of aspect, seemed almost to lie on a level with the ground, under a vast sky in which stars were appearing, as the moon gradually declined.
Les constructions basses, les arbres chétifs, toute cette laideur pauvre semblait s’étendre au ras de terre, sous un ciel immense, où les étoiles renaissaient, derrière la lune déclinante.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
«And let the Mermaid-Flora-Weasel-Bruiser, and all the sloops lie well off, until we have landed the soldiers: the pilot says the channel is full of luggers, and Jonathan has grown very saucy."
– Ah ! que la Syrène, la Flore, la Belette, et tous les sloops se tiennent au large, jusqu’à ce que nous ayons débarqué les troupes.
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
The permissible relationship between the braking rate TR PR and the pressure pm shall lie within the designated areas in diagram 2 for the laden and undladen stated of load.'
Le rapport admissible entre le taux de freinage TR PR et la pression pm doit se situer dans les zones indiquées dans le tableau 2 pour les conditions en charge et à vide. »
'Tis but a day's march from the nearest garrison, and true soldiers will never lie idle with the foe in their neighborhood.
Du lac au fort le plus voisin il n’y a qu’une journée de marche, et de bons soldats ont de longues jambes quand les ennemis sont dans les environs.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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lie down
coucher
tell a lie
mentir
lay down
poser
lay days
jours de planche

Word forms

lie

verb
Basic forms
Pastlay
Imperativelie
Present Participle (Participle I)lying
Past Participle (Participle II)lain
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I liewe lie
you lieyou lie
he/she/it liesthey lie
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lyingwe are lying
you are lyingyou are lying
he/she/it is lyingthey are lying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lainwe have lain
you have lainyou have lain
he/she/it has lainthey have lain
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lyingwe have been lying
you have been lyingyou have been lying
he/she/it has been lyingthey have been lying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I laywe lay
you layyou lay
he/she/it laythey lay
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lyingwe were lying
you were lyingyou were lying
he/she/it was lyingthey were lying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lainwe had lain
you had lainyou had lain
he/she/it had lainthey had lain
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lyingwe had been lying
you had been lyingyou had been lying
he/she/it had been lyingthey had been lying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will liewe shall/will lie
you will lieyou will lie
he/she/it will liethey will lie
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lyingwe shall/will be lying
you will be lyingyou will be lying
he/she/it will be lyingthey will be lying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lainwe shall/will have lain
you will have lainyou will have lain
he/she/it will have lainthey will have lain
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lyingwe shall/will have been lying
you will have been lyingyou will have been lying
he/she/it will have been lyingthey will have been lying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would liewe should/would lie
you would lieyou would lie
he/she/it would liethey would lie
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lyingwe should/would be lying
you would be lyingyou would be lying
he/she/it would be lyingthey would be lying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lainwe should/would have lain
you would have lainyou would have lain
he/she/it would have lainthey would have lain
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lyingwe should/would have been lying
you would have been lyingyou would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lyingthey would have been lying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lainwe are lain
you are lainyou are lain
he/she/it is lainthey are lain
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lainwe are being lain
you are being lainyou are being lain
he/she/it is being lainthey are being lain
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lainwe have been lain
you have been lainyou have been lain
he/she/it has been lainthey have been lain
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lainwe were lain
you were lainyou were lain
he/she/it was lainthey were lain
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lainwe were being lain
you were being lainyou were being lain
he/she/it was being lainthey were being lain
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lainwe had been lain
you had been lainyou had been lain
he/she/it had been lainthey had been lain
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lainwe shall/will be lain
you will be lainyou will be lain
he/she/it will be lainthey will be lain
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lainwe shall/will have been lain
you will have been lainyou will have been lain
he/she/it will have been lainthey will have been lain

lie

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselielies
Possessive caselie'slies'

lie

verb
Basic forms
Pastlied
Imperativelie
Present Participle (Participle I)lying
Past Participle (Participle II)lied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I liewe lie
you lieyou lie
he/she/it liesthey lie
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lyingwe are lying
you are lyingyou are lying
he/she/it is lyingthey are lying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have liedwe have lied
you have liedyou have lied
he/she/it has liedthey have lied
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lyingwe have been lying
you have been lyingyou have been lying
he/she/it has been lyingthey have been lying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I liedwe lied
you liedyou lied
he/she/it liedthey lied
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lyingwe were lying
you were lyingyou were lying
he/she/it was lyingthey were lying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had liedwe had lied
you had liedyou had lied
he/she/it had liedthey had lied
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lyingwe had been lying
you had been lyingyou had been lying
he/she/it had been lyingthey had been lying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will liewe shall/will lie
you will lieyou will lie
he/she/it will liethey will lie
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lyingwe shall/will be lying
you will be lyingyou will be lying
he/she/it will be lyingthey will be lying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have liedwe shall/will have lied
you will have liedyou will have lied
he/she/it will have liedthey will have lied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lyingwe shall/will have been lying
you will have been lyingyou will have been lying
he/she/it will have been lyingthey will have been lying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would liewe should/would lie
you would lieyou would lie
he/she/it would liethey would lie
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lyingwe should/would be lying
you would be lyingyou would be lying
he/she/it would be lyingthey would be lying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have liedwe should/would have lied
you would have liedyou would have lied
he/she/it would have liedthey would have lied
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lyingwe should/would have been lying
you would have been lyingyou would have been lying
he/she/it would have been lyingthey would have been lying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am liedwe are lied
you are liedyou are lied
he/she/it is liedthey are lied
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being liedwe are being lied
you are being liedyou are being lied
he/she/it is being liedthey are being lied
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been liedwe have been lied
you have been liedyou have been lied
he/she/it has been liedthey have been lied
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was liedwe were lied
you were liedyou were lied
he/she/it was liedthey were lied
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being liedwe were being lied
you were being liedyou were being lied
he/she/it was being liedthey were being lied
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been liedwe had been lied
you had been liedyou had been lied
he/she/it had been liedthey had been lied
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be liedwe shall/will be lied
you will be liedyou will be lied
he/she/it will be liedthey will be lied
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been liedwe shall/will have been lied
you will have been liedyou will have been lied
he/she/it will have been liedthey will have been lied