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They were strolling along a deserted, wooded lane, one of those delightful dingle paths of the region, when, at a turning, they came upon three middle-class people out for a walk-father, mother, and daughter.Ils suivaient un chemin désert et boisé, un de ces délicieux chemins creux, lorsque, à un détour, ils tombèrent sur trois bourgeois en promenade, le père, la mère et la fille.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
He thought there was something very sad about that execrable painting, and the wasted life of that peasant who was a victim of middle-class admiration.Il trouvait une mélancolie profonde à l’exécrable peinture, à la vie manquée de ce paysan, victime des admirations bourgeoises.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
There was even a carpet, which just covered the middle of the floor, and a chandelier in a white muslin cover which the flies had spotted with black specks.Il y avait même un tapis qui ne couvrait que le milieu du parquet, et un lustre garni d’un étui de mousseline blanche que les mouches avaient piqué de chiures noires.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But I fear it may be chilly outside; and besides, where could I go in the middle of the night?Mais j’ai peur qu’il ne fasse froid ; et puis, où aller, dans la nuit ?...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
If the destination song already contains data, the name of the song file will appear in the middle right corner of the display.Si le morceau de destination que vous avez sélectionné est sur la même disquette, et s'il contient déjà des données, le nom du fichier apparaîtra dans le coin supérieur droit de l'affichage.© 2011 Yamaha Corporation© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
Of the middle-classes, however, one found only a few matrons living in the neighbourhood, who sat here and there on the benches busy with embroidery or watching their children play.À peine quelques bourgeoises des quartiers voisins étaient-elles sur les bancs et dans les fourrés, une broderie aux doigts, à regarder jouer leurs enfants.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Towards the middle of December, however, after weeks of drowsy listlessness, he again reverted to his great scheme.Pourtant, vers le milieu de décembre, après des semaines d'une paix endormie, il recommença à parler de sa grande affaire.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
When they were fairly in the middle of the scattered rice the hen eagerly pecked at it, and threw down the grains she cracked, while her little ones hastily began to feed.Puis, quand ils furent au beau milieu des grains de riz, la mère donna de furieux coups de bec, rejetant les grains qu'elle cassait, tandis que les petits piquaient devant elle, d'un air pressé.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
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
One evening, while conversing peacefully with Therese and Laurent, she remained in the middle of a sentence with her mouth wide open: she felt as if she was being throttled.Un soir, comme elle s'entretenait paisiblement avec Thérèse et Laurent, elle resta, au milieu d'une phrase, la bouche béante: il lui semblait qu'on l'étranglait.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Helene, interrupted in the middle of her mournful lamentations, suddenly stopped short, casting a glance of terror at her lover, as if she were afraid he would ill-treat her for having dared to complain.Hélène, interrompue au milieu de ses doléances, s’arrêta net, en jetant un coup d’œil craintif sur son amant, comme si elle eût redouté d’être maltraitée par lui pour avoir osé se plaindre.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Zoe was between us; and as we reached the middle of the grove, she turned suddenly, and laying her hand upon mine, whispered in a trembling voice, "Enrique, tell me, what is `to marry'?"Zoé se trouvait entre nous deux, et au moment où nous étions au milieu du bosquet, elle se retourna soudainement, et plaçant sa main sur la mienne, murmura en tremblant et à voix basse: – Henri, dites-moi ce que c'est qu'épouser?Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
At last he came back to the middle of the room, furious at not having been able to learn anything.Il se décida enfin à revenir au milieu de la pièce, furieux de n’avoir rien pu apprendre.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
The plaintiff collided with Wood, an association official, who following usual practice had signalled the end of the race by moving to the middle of the track.Le demandeur a heurté Wood, un responsable de l'association, qui selon sa pratique habituelle s'était avancé au milieu de la piste pour signaler la fin de la course.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011
He was not too tired, however, to hold forth to his secretaries and other members of his close circle, summoned to join him for tea in the middle of the night.Mais il n'était pas trop fatigué pour disserter en présence de ses secrétaires ou d'autres membres de son cercle rapproché, invités à prendre le thé avec lui au milieu de la nuit.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
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Collocations
middle ages
moyen-age
middle manager
cadre moyen
middle name
deuxième prénom
middle-class
bourgeois
middle-class
bourgeoise
middle class
bourgeoisie
middle management
cadres moyens
middle classes
classes moyennes
middle post
pivot mi-haut
middle score
note intermédiaire
middle shot
tir à mi-distance
middle-distance runner
coureur de demi-fond
middle-distance swimmer
nageur de demi-fond
middle finger
le majeur
Establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in the region of the Middle East
Création d'une zone exempte d'armes nucléaires dans la région du Moyen-Orient
Word forms
middle
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | middled |
Imperative | middle |
Present Participle (Participle I) | middling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | middled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I middle | we middle |
you middle | you middle |
he/she/it middles | they middle |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am middling | we are middling |
you are middling | you are middling |
he/she/it is middling | they are middling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have middled | we have middled |
you have middled | you have middled |
he/she/it has middled | they have middled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been middling | we have been middling |
you have been middling | you have been middling |
he/she/it has been middling | they have been middling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I middled | we middled |
you middled | you middled |
he/she/it middled | they middled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was middling | we were middling |
you were middling | you were middling |
he/she/it was middling | they were middling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had middled | we had middled |
you had middled | you had middled |
he/she/it had middled | they had middled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been middling | we had been middling |
you had been middling | you had been middling |
he/she/it had been middling | they had been middling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will middle | we shall/will middle |
you will middle | you will middle |
he/she/it will middle | they will middle |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be middling | we shall/will be middling |
you will be middling | you will be middling |
he/she/it will be middling | they will be middling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have middled | we shall/will have middled |
you will have middled | you will have middled |
he/she/it will have middled | they will have middled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been middling | we shall/will have been middling |
you will have been middling | you will have been middling |
he/she/it will have been middling | they will have been middling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would middle | we should/would middle |
you would middle | you would middle |
he/she/it would middle | they would middle |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be middling | we should/would be middling |
you would be middling | you would be middling |
he/she/it would be middling | they would be middling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have middled | we should/would have middled |
you would have middled | you would have middled |
he/she/it would have middled | they would have middled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been middling | we should/would have been middling |
you would have been middling | you would have been middling |
he/she/it would have been middling | they would have been middling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am middled | we are middled |
you are middled | you are middled |
he/she/it is middled | they are middled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being middled | we are being middled |
you are being middled | you are being middled |
he/she/it is being middled | they are being middled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been middled | we have been middled |
you have been middled | you have been middled |
he/she/it has been middled | they have been middled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was middled | we were middled |
you were middled | you were middled |
he/she/it was middled | they were middled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being middled | we were being middled |
you were being middled | you were being middled |
he/she/it was being middled | they were being middled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been middled | we had been middled |
you had been middled | you had been middled |
he/she/it had been middled | they had been middled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be middled | we shall/will be middled |
you will be middled | you will be middled |
he/she/it will be middled | they will be middled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been middled | we shall/will have been middled |
you will have been middled | you will have been middled |
he/she/it will have been middled | they will have been middled |
middle
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | middle | middles |
Possessive case | middle's | middles' |