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Just then a low roll of drums announced the arrival of the President and other officials of the Chamber.Mais un roulement assourdi de tambours annonça l’arrivée du président et du bureau.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
The three bandits, Alexandre, Richard, and Alfred, who had been crouching low, sprang forward and threw themselves upon Madame Angelin with such hungry, wolfish violence that she was thrown to the ground.Les trois bandits, Alexandre, Richard et Alfred, terrés dans l’ombre, bondirent, se jetèrent sur Mme Angelin, d’un tel choc de loups dévorants, qu’elle fut renversée.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
This was a long, narrow room, traversed by two low iron rails.C'était une pièce très oblongue, étroite, traversée par deux solides barres de fer, assez basses sur le sol.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Five minutes later a low continuous rumbling announced the approach of the column.Cinq minutes plus tard, un roulement sourd et continu annonçait l’approche de la colonne.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And slowly they passed along clothed with sunlight – nay, they were themselves the sun – worshipped by the low bending flowers.Ils passaient lentement, vêtus de soleil; ils étaient le soleil lui-même. Les fleurs, penchées, les adoraient.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Stricken low in her thirteenth year, she had grown no older in mind.Frappée par le mal dès l’âge de treize ans, elle n’avait plus vieilli.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
' You are the only person I rely on, Eugene,' she replied in a low, tender voice.--Je ne compte que sur vous, Eugène», dit-elle tendrement, très bas.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Several times the sisters fancied they saw it, looming up in the obscurity, like a low black rock; but on each occasion it was found to be either an optical illusion, or some swell of the foliage on the shore.Plusieurs fois elles crurent l’entrevoir dans l’obscurité comme un rocher noir presque à fleur d’eau ; mais, à chaque occasion, c’était une illusion d’optique occasionnée par une cause ou par une autre.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Crouching low in the runnels of the bog, I ran till the sweat blinded my eyes.Me dissimulant dans les creux du marais, je courus tant que la sueur finit par m'aveugler.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
He was already disgusted with her; he saw how stupid she was, and common, smacking of low life.Mais déjà il se dégoûtait d'elle, la voyait bête, commune, sentant le peuple.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
The Indian controlled his looks, and affected to comply with the simple request of the girl. "Hist told me to say, in a very low voice, that you mustn't trust the Iroquois in anything.L’Indien réprima l’ardeur de ses regards, et affecta de se conformer à la demande de la jeune fille :– Hist m’a chargée, à voix bien basse, de vous dire que vous ne devez vous fier en rien aux Iroquois.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
' I thank your excellency a thousand times,' said Merle, with a low bow.--Je remercie mille fois Son Excellence», dit Merle en s'inclinant.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
At the other end of the gallery some talk was now going on in low tones.Cependant, à l'autre bout de la galerie, un petit bruit de voix montait.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
As in many other arenas, the HIV response has helped forge new ways of improving access to essential medications in low- and middle-income countries.Comme dans de nombreux autres domaines, la riposte au VIH a contribué à trouver de nouveaux moyens d'améliorer l'accès aux médicaments essentiels dans les pays à revenu faible ou intermédiaire.© Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida (ONUSIDA) 2008www.unaids.org 2/29/2012© Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
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
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Collocations
low tide
marée basse
low-fat
maigre
low-income country
pays à faible revenu
all-time low
niveau le plus bas
low capacity
faible capacité
low value
valeur faible
low wall
mur bas
low-keyed
discret
low-noise
peu bruyant
low-risk
peu risqué
low-speed
lent
low blood potassium level
hypokaliémie
low blood potassium level
hypopotassémie
low-back pain
lombalgie
low sound
son grave
Word forms
low
adverb
Positive degree | low |
Comparative degree | lower |
Superlative degree | lowest |
low
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | low | lows |
Possessive case | low's | lows' |
low
adjective
Positive degree | low |
Comparative degree | lower |
Superlative degree | lowest |
low
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | lowed |
Imperative | low |
Present Participle (Participle I) | lowing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | lowed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I low | we low |
you low | you low |
he/she/it lows | they low |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am lowing | we are lowing |
you are lowing | you are lowing |
he/she/it is lowing | they are lowing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have lowed | we have lowed |
you have lowed | you have lowed |
he/she/it has lowed | they have lowed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been lowing | we have been lowing |
you have been lowing | you have been lowing |
he/she/it has been lowing | they have been lowing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I lowed | we lowed |
you lowed | you lowed |
he/she/it lowed | they lowed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was lowing | we were lowing |
you were lowing | you were lowing |
he/she/it was lowing | they were lowing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had lowed | we had lowed |
you had lowed | you had lowed |
he/she/it had lowed | they had lowed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been lowing | we had been lowing |
you had been lowing | you had been lowing |
he/she/it had been lowing | they had been lowing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will low | we shall/will low |
you will low | you will low |
he/she/it will low | they will low |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be lowing | we shall/will be lowing |
you will be lowing | you will be lowing |
he/she/it will be lowing | they will be lowing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have lowed | we shall/will have lowed |
you will have lowed | you will have lowed |
he/she/it will have lowed | they will have lowed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lowing | we shall/will have been lowing |
you will have been lowing | you will have been lowing |
he/she/it will have been lowing | they will have been lowing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would low | we should/would low |
you would low | you would low |
he/she/it would low | they would low |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be lowing | we should/would be lowing |
you would be lowing | you would be lowing |
he/she/it would be lowing | they would be lowing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have lowed | we should/would have lowed |
you would have lowed | you would have lowed |
he/she/it would have lowed | they would have lowed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been lowing | we should/would have been lowing |
you would have been lowing | you would have been lowing |
he/she/it would have been lowing | they would have been lowing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am lowed | we are lowed |
you are lowed | you are lowed |
he/she/it is lowed | they are lowed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being lowed | we are being lowed |
you are being lowed | you are being lowed |
he/she/it is being lowed | they are being lowed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been lowed | we have been lowed |
you have been lowed | you have been lowed |
he/she/it has been lowed | they have been lowed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was lowed | we were lowed |
you were lowed | you were lowed |
he/she/it was lowed | they were lowed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being lowed | we were being lowed |
you were being lowed | you were being lowed |
he/she/it was being lowed | they were being lowed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been lowed | we had been lowed |
you had been lowed | you had been lowed |
he/she/it had been lowed | they had been lowed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be lowed | we shall/will be lowed |
you will be lowed | you will be lowed |
he/she/it will be lowed | they will be lowed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been lowed | we shall/will have been lowed |
you will have been lowed | you will have been lowed |
he/she/it will have been lowed | they will have been lowed |