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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;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
"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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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 cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, 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 - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, 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.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.12.2011
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 PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, 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 - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, 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 - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, 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 - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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 mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, 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. »http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
'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 daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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Collocations
lie down
coucher
tell a lie
mentir
lay down
poser
lay days
jours de planche
Word forms
lie
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lay |
Imperative | lie |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lain |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lie | we lie |
you lie | you lie |
he/she/it lies | they lie |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lying | we are lying |
you are lying | you are lying |
he/she/it is lying | they are lying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lain | we have lain |
you have lain | you have lain |
he/she/it has lain | they have lain |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lying | we have been lying |
you have been lying | you have been lying |
he/she/it has been lying | they have been lying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lay | we lay |
you lay | you lay |
he/she/it lay | they lay |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lying | we were lying |
you were lying | you were lying |
he/she/it was lying | they were lying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lain | we had lain |
you had lain | you had lain |
he/she/it had lain | they had lain |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lying | we had been lying |
you had been lying | you had been lying |
he/she/it had been lying | they had been lying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lie | we shall/will lie |
you will lie | you will lie |
he/she/it will lie | they will lie |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lying | we shall/will be lying |
you will be lying | you will be lying |
he/she/it will be lying | they will be lying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lain | we shall/will have lain |
you will have lain | you will have lain |
he/she/it will have lain | they will have lain |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lying | we shall/will have been lying |
you will have been lying | you will have been lying |
he/she/it will have been lying | they will have been lying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lie | we should/would lie |
you would lie | you would lie |
he/she/it would lie | they would lie |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lying | we should/would be lying |
you would be lying | you would be lying |
he/she/it would be lying | they would be lying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lain | we should/would have lain |
you would have lain | you would have lain |
he/she/it would have lain | they would have lain |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lying | we should/would have been lying |
you would have been lying | you would have been lying |
he/she/it would have been lying | they would have been lying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lain | we are lain |
you are lain | you are lain |
he/she/it is lain | they are lain |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lain | we are being lain |
you are being lain | you are being lain |
he/she/it is being lain | they are being lain |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lain | we have been lain |
you have been lain | you have been lain |
he/she/it has been lain | they have been lain |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lain | we were lain |
you were lain | you were lain |
he/she/it was lain | they were lain |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lain | we were being lain |
you were being lain | you were being lain |
he/she/it was being lain | they were being lain |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lain | we had been lain |
you had been lain | you had been lain |
he/she/it had been lain | they had been lain |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lain | we shall/will be lain |
you will be lain | you will be lain |
he/she/it will be lain | they will be lain |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lain | we shall/will have been lain |
you will have been lain | you will have been lain |
he/she/it will have been lain | they will have been lain |
lie
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | lie | lies |
Possessive case | lie's | lies' |
lie
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lied |
Imperative | lie |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lied |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lie | we lie |
you lie | you lie |
he/she/it lies | they lie |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lying | we are lying |
you are lying | you are lying |
he/she/it is lying | they are lying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lied | we have lied |
you have lied | you have lied |
he/she/it has lied | they have lied |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lying | we have been lying |
you have been lying | you have been lying |
he/she/it has been lying | they have been lying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lied | we lied |
you lied | you lied |
he/she/it lied | they lied |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lying | we were lying |
you were lying | you were lying |
he/she/it was lying | they were lying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lied | we had lied |
you had lied | you had lied |
he/she/it had lied | they had lied |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lying | we had been lying |
you had been lying | you had been lying |
he/she/it had been lying | they had been lying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will lie | we shall/will lie |
you will lie | you will lie |
he/she/it will lie | they will lie |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lying | we shall/will be lying |
you will be lying | you will be lying |
he/she/it will be lying | they will be lying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lied | we shall/will have lied |
you will have lied | you will have lied |
he/she/it will have lied | they will have lied |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lying | we shall/will have been lying |
you will have been lying | you will have been lying |
he/she/it will have been lying | they will have been lying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would lie | we should/would lie |
you would lie | you would lie |
he/she/it would lie | they would lie |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lying | we should/would be lying |
you would be lying | you would be lying |
he/she/it would be lying | they would be lying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lied | we should/would have lied |
you would have lied | you would have lied |
he/she/it would have lied | they would have lied |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lying | we should/would have been lying |
you would have been lying | you would have been lying |
he/she/it would have been lying | they would have been lying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lied | we are lied |
you are lied | you are lied |
he/she/it is lied | they are lied |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lied | we are being lied |
you are being lied | you are being lied |
he/she/it is being lied | they are being lied |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lied | we have been lied |
you have been lied | you have been lied |
he/she/it has been lied | they have been lied |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lied | we were lied |
you were lied | you were lied |
he/she/it was lied | they were lied |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lied | we were being lied |
you were being lied | you were being lied |
he/she/it was being lied | they were being lied |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lied | we had been lied |
you had been lied | you had been lied |
he/she/it had been lied | they had been lied |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lied | we shall/will be lied |
you will be lied | you will be lied |
he/she/it will be lied | they will be lied |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lied | we shall/will have been lied |
you will have been lied | you will have been lied |
he/she/it will have been lied | they will have been lied |