As one American author stated, the "value of the famous Lone Cypress of Monterey Peninsula cannot be reduced to its price as lumber".
Comme le disait un auteur américain, la « valeur du célèbre Lone Cypress de la péninsule de Monterey ne saurait se mesurer au prix qu'on paierait pour son bois ».
How many people, on that voyage, load up the boat till it is ever in danger of swamping with a store of foolish things which they think essential to the pleasure and comfort of the trip, but which are really only useless lumber.
Combien de gens, dans ce voyage, chargent leur bateau, jusqu’à le mettre en danger de sombrer, de toute une cargaison de vanités qu’ils tiennent pour indispensable à leur bien-être, et qui ne sont en fait qu’encombrantes futilités !
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
Throw the lumber over, man!
Jette ta charge par-dessus bord, frère !
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
It is lumber, man - all lumber!
Tout cela, frère, n’est que surcharge négligeable et rien de plus !
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
I took the finest pieces of furniture out of the lumber attic, and then I made those calico curtains to prevent the daylight from dazzling me.
J'ai pris les plus beaux meubles du grenier; puis, j'ai fait ces rideaux de calicot, pour que le jour ne m'aveuglât pas...
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Attorney General of Canada, Forest Practices Board, Sierra Club of Canada, David Suzuki Foundation, Council of Forest Industries, Forest Products Association of Canada and Coast Forest & Lumber Association
Procureur général du Canada, Conseil des pratiques forestières, Sierra Club du Canada, David Suzuki Foundation, Council of Forest Industries, Association des produits forestiers du Canada et Coast Forest & Lumber Association
The concept of a community usufruct over land was first discussed by this Court in St. Catharines Milling and Lumber Co. v. The Oueen
La notion d'un usufruit détenu par une collectivité sur un territoire a été employée pour la première fois par cette Cour dans St. Catharines MillingandLumber Co. c. The Oueen
Adolph tripped gracefully forward, and Tom, with lumbering tread, went after.
Adolphe marcha devant d’un pas leste, et Tom le suivit d’un pas lourd.
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
In ten minutes I found myself on board, and ten minutes later we were out in mid-stream and our tows were lumbering into line.
Dix minutes plus tard, je me trouvais à bord du remorqueur, et un quart d’heure s’était à peine écoulé que nous étions au milieu du fleuve, nos péniches nous suivant à la queue leu leu.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
They reached F-- two hours before the lumbering coach of their uncle drove into the yard of the inn, and had sufficient time to refresh their own horses for the journey homewards.
Ils arrivèrent à F*** deux heures avant que la lourde voiture de leur oncle fût entrée dans la cour de l’auberge, et ils eurent tout le temps de faire rafraîchir leurs chevaux pour le retour.
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
I watched the cratered road rise and fall, whirl its tail around the mountainside, counted the multicolored trucks packed with squatting men lumbering past.
Je regardai la route défoncée monter, descendre, s'enrouler autour de la montagne, et comptai les camions multicolores qui nous croisaient, emplis d'hommes accroupis.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Why was George to fool about all day, and leave us to lug this lumbering old top-heavy barge up and down the river by ourselves to meet him? Why couldn't George come and do some work?
Pourquoi George restait-il à paresser toute la journée ou presque, nous laissant remorquer seuls cette vieille passoire surchargée, en attendant tranquillement qu’on vienne le rejoindre, lui, George ?
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
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lumber
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
lumber
lumbers
Possessive case
lumber's
lumbers'
lumber
verb
Basic forms
Past
lumbered
Imperative
lumber
Present Participle (Participle I)
lumbering
Past Participle (Participle II)
lumbered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lumber
we lumber
you lumber
you lumber
he/she/it lumbers
they lumber
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lumbering
we are lumbering
you are lumbering
you are lumbering
he/she/it is lumbering
they are lumbering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lumbered
we have lumbered
you have lumbered
you have lumbered
he/she/it has lumbered
they have lumbered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lumbering
we have been lumbering
you have been lumbering
you have been lumbering
he/she/it has been lumbering
they have been lumbering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lumbered
we lumbered
you lumbered
you lumbered
he/she/it lumbered
they lumbered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lumbering
we were lumbering
you were lumbering
you were lumbering
he/she/it was lumbering
they were lumbering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lumbered
we had lumbered
you had lumbered
you had lumbered
he/she/it had lumbered
they had lumbered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lumbering
we had been lumbering
you had been lumbering
you had been lumbering
he/she/it had been lumbering
they had been lumbering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lumber
we shall/will lumber
you will lumber
you will lumber
he/she/it will lumber
they will lumber
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lumbering
we shall/will be lumbering
you will be lumbering
you will be lumbering
he/she/it will be lumbering
they will be lumbering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lumbered
we shall/will have lumbered
you will have lumbered
you will have lumbered
he/she/it will have lumbered
they will have lumbered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lumbering
we shall/will have been lumbering
you will have been lumbering
you will have been lumbering
he/she/it will have been lumbering
they will have been lumbering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lumber
we should/would lumber
you would lumber
you would lumber
he/she/it would lumber
they would lumber
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lumbering
we should/would be lumbering
you would be lumbering
you would be lumbering
he/she/it would be lumbering
they would be lumbering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lumbered
we should/would have lumbered
you would have lumbered
you would have lumbered
he/she/it would have lumbered
they would have lumbered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice