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The statement was entirely in keeping with the officer's cell mate role and did not stray from the flow of the conversation about the arrest initiated by the appellant.
La déclaration cadrait parfaitement avec son rôle de compagnon de cellule et ne s'écartait pas du cours de la conversation engagée par l'appelant et portant sur l'arrestation.
Then he turned towards me with an awkward air, as if he were going to beg some favor: "Tell me, mate, I'm wondering if I'm right."
Puis il se tourna vers moi d’un air embarrassé comme s’il avait un service à me demander.– Dis donc, vieux, je m’demande si j’ai raison.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"You and I together, mate," cried Pierre.
- A nous deux, patron! cria Pierre.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
She had not seen him again, she declared; he must have gone with a mate to Belgium, where there was a prospect of some work.
Elle ne l’avait pas revu, il devait être en Belgique avec un camarade, pour du travail.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"Don't touch it, mate, the nurse sez it's deadly," warned my working partner, as I held open a sack into which he was emptying a garbage can.
« Ne touche surtout pas à ça, mon pote, l'infirmière dit que ça peut te faire mourir », m'avertit mon compagnon de travail, comme je lui tendais un sac dans lequel il vidait un tas d'ordures.
London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'Abime
Le Peuple de l'Abime
London, Jack
The People of the Abyss
London, Jack
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
"I'm your mate, Floating Tom, and your comrade, but have nothing to do with any snow.
– Je suis votre lieutenant, Tom Flottant, et votre camarade par-dessus le marché ; mais je n’ai rien de commun avec la neige.
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
"You beat me too easily, Miss Chatterton," he would say when pressed to play, "before I have time to look up it's check-mate-excuse me.
– Je ne suis pas de force miss Chatterton, répondit-il aux instances de la mère et de la fille ; avant d’avoir eu le temps de me reconnaître, j’étais déjà échec et mat ; vous êtes un adversaire dangereux.
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
Sorrow, despondency, despair, and melancholy, passed but not forgotten, are links by which the soul then fastens to its mate.
Les douleurs, les méditations, les désespoirs, les mélancolies passées et non pas oubliées sont autant de liens par lesquels l’âme s’attache à l’âme confidente.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
for certification as chief mate, not less than 12 months, and
de douze mois au moins pour le brevet de second, et
All other creatur's mate, Mabel, and it was intended man should do so too."
– Toutes les autres créatures s’apparient, Mabel, et l’homme a été destiné à en faire autant.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"But a hunter may find a mate, even in this wild region.
– Mais un chasseur peut trouver une compagne même dans cette région sauvage.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
There was one voice that spoke in your favor, Deerslayer, but it was alone, like the song of the wren whose mate has been struck by the hawk."
Il y a eu une voix qui a parlé en votre faveur, Deerslayer ; mais c’était une voix solitaire, comme celle du roitelet dont la compagne a péri sous les serres du faucon.
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
Instinct teaches the bird while wooing his mate to plume his pinions to their highest gloss; and a similar feeling now rendered me solicitous about my toilet.
L'instinct pousse l'oiseau à lisser ses ailes et à donner le plus brillant éclat à son plumage, pendant tout le temps où il courtise sa femelle. Le même sentiment me rendait très soigneux de ma toilette.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
"Who are you?" he asked in a husky whisper, his failing strength refusing to aid him in a louder effort of his voice. "Who are you? - You look like the mate of 'The Snow' - he was a giant, too, and near overcoming us."
– Qui êtes-vous ? lui demanda-t-il à demi-voix, ses forces ne lui permettant pas de faire un effort pour parler plus haut ; – vous ressemblez au lieutenant de la Neige, – c’était un géant, et peu s’en fallut qu’il ne nous donnât notre compte.
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
After he had made his initial statement, Mr. Sinclair told his cell mate (who was in fact an undercover police officer): "They've got me, the body, the sheets, the blood, the fibres on the carpet, witnesses.
Après sa déclaration initiale, M. Sinclair a dit à son compagnon de cellule (qui était en fait un agent d'infiltration) : « Ils m'ont eu. Ils ont le corps, les draps, le sang, les fibres du tapis, des témoins.

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mate

verb
Basic forms
Pastmated
Imperativemate
Present Participle (Participle I)mating
Past Participle (Participle II)mated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I matewe mate
you mateyou mate
he/she/it matesthey mate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am matingwe are mating
you are matingyou are mating
he/she/it is matingthey are mating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have matedwe have mated
you have matedyou have mated
he/she/it has matedthey have mated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been matingwe have been mating
you have been matingyou have been mating
he/she/it has been matingthey have been mating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I matedwe mated
you matedyou mated
he/she/it matedthey mated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was matingwe were mating
you were matingyou were mating
he/she/it was matingthey were mating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had matedwe had mated
you had matedyou had mated
he/she/it had matedthey had mated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been matingwe had been mating
you had been matingyou had been mating
he/she/it had been matingthey had been mating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will matewe shall/will mate
you will mateyou will mate
he/she/it will matethey will mate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be matingwe shall/will be mating
you will be matingyou will be mating
he/she/it will be matingthey will be mating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have matedwe shall/will have mated
you will have matedyou will have mated
he/she/it will have matedthey will have mated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been matingwe shall/will have been mating
you will have been matingyou will have been mating
he/she/it will have been matingthey will have been mating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would matewe should/would mate
you would mateyou would mate
he/she/it would matethey would mate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be matingwe should/would be mating
you would be matingyou would be mating
he/she/it would be matingthey would be mating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have matedwe should/would have mated
you would have matedyou would have mated
he/she/it would have matedthey would have mated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been matingwe should/would have been mating
you would have been matingyou would have been mating
he/she/it would have been matingthey would have been mating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am matedwe are mated
you are matedyou are mated
he/she/it is matedthey are mated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being matedwe are being mated
you are being matedyou are being mated
he/she/it is being matedthey are being mated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been matedwe have been mated
you have been matedyou have been mated
he/she/it has been matedthey have been mated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was matedwe were mated
you were matedyou were mated
he/she/it was matedthey were mated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being matedwe were being mated
you were being matedyou were being mated
he/she/it was being matedthey were being mated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been matedwe had been mated
you had been matedyou had been mated
he/she/it had been matedthey had been mated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be matedwe shall/will be mated
you will be matedyou will be mated
he/she/it will be matedthey will be mated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been matedwe shall/will have been mated
you will have been matedyou will have been mated
he/she/it will have been matedthey will have been mated

mate

noun
SingularPlural
Common casematemates
Possessive casemate'smates'