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It is easier to gather grapes than to mow wheat.Il est plus facile de cueillir les grappes que de scier les blés.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Are we to relinquish the conquests of civilization and see an unending repetition of these horrible hecatombs, which mow down the youth of a nation, ruin entire provinces, and destroy the most unsullied masterpieces of the past?Devons-nous renoncer à ces conquêtes de la civilisation et voir se répéter sans trêve ces effroyables hécatombes qui fauchent la jeunesse d'une nation, ruinent des provinces entières et anéantissent les plus purs chefs-d'œuvre du passé?Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
These have only got scythes, but they'll mow down the troops as close as the grass in their meadows – Saint-Eutrope!Ils n’ont que des faux, ceux-là, mais ils faucheront la troupe aussi rase que l’herbe de leurs prés… Saint-Eutrope!Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
If you stay the night on land at Clifton, you cannot do better than put up at the "Barley Mow. "Si vous passez la nuit à terre dans Clipton, vous ne pouvez mieux faire que de vous arrêter à l’auberge de La Meule d’Orge.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
At the "Barley Mow" she would bump her head against the ceiling each time she did this.À l’auberge de la Meule d’Orge, pareils exercices leur vaudraient inévitablement de se cogner la tête contre les poutres.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
To save time two machine-guns were brought into action and they mowed down hundreds of civilians, men, women, and children, who had been massed in the open street."A un moment donné, pour aller plus vite, on mit en action deux mitrailleuses qui fauchèrent des centaines de civils, hommes, femmes et enfants qui avaient été massés sur la voie publique.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
" This explains the extraordinary astonishment of our troops when they first came in contact with the enemy and saw that they were being mowed down by projectiles which came from invisible positions that could not be reached by our artillery.Et on s'explique ainsi la surprise terrible qu'éprouvèrent nos troupes quand elles se virent accablées an premier contact par des avalanches de projectiles parties de positions invisibles, que notre artillerie ne pouvait atteindre.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
"I shall have to see that the lawn is mowed then."Il faut que je fasse faucher la pelouse. »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Of what use had it been for her to kill Blaise, since Denis was there ? When death mows down a soldier of life, another is always ready to take the vacant post of combat.À quoi bon avoir tué Blaise, puisque Denis était là ? quand la mort fauche un de ces soldats de la vie, il y en a toujours un autre, pour prendre la place de combat restée vide.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Only one thing could surpass him: the scythe of death which blindly mows the world.Après lui, il n’y avait rien, rien que la faux aveugle qui rase le monde.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Prairie grassland, mowed or burned;Prairie herbeuse vallonnée, coupée ou brûlée;Kennedy, J.A.,Dilworth-Christie, Pam,Erskine, A.J.Kennedy, J.A.,Dilworth-Christie, Pam,Erskine, A.J.nnedy, J.A.,Dilworth-Christie, Pam,Erskine, A.J.Kennedy, J.A.,Dilworth-Christie, Pam,Erskine, A.J© Ministre de Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada, 1999http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/3/2012nnedy, J.A.,Dilworth-Christie, Pam,Erskine, A.J.Kennedy, J.A.,Dilworth-Christie, Pam,Erskine, A.J© Minister of Supply and Services Canada 1999http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/3/2012
I meditated long about myself, debating what I could do after a blow like this which had mown down every flower of my soul.Je méditai longuement sur moi-même, en me demandant ce que j’allais faire après un coup qui fauchait toutes mes fleurs.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
From the empty field arose an odour like that of a newly mown meadow.Il montait du champ vide une odeur de pré fauché.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
The raids swept on like tempest blasts; Death's scythe never knew dead season, at every hour it mowed down budding life.Les rafles passaient en coups de vent, la faux abattait des épis à chaque heure, sans connaître de morte-saison.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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mow
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | mowed |
Imperative | mow |
Present Participle (Participle I) | mowing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | mown, *mowed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mow | we mow |
you mow | you mow |
he/she/it mows | they mow |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am mowing | we are mowing |
you are mowing | you are mowing |
he/she/it is mowing | they are mowing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have mown, *mowed | we have mown, *mowed |
you have mown, *mowed | you have mown, *mowed |
he/she/it has mown, *mowed | they have mown, *mowed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been mowing | we have been mowing |
you have been mowing | you have been mowing |
he/she/it has been mowing | they have been mowing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mowed | we mowed |
you mowed | you mowed |
he/she/it mowed | they mowed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was mowing | we were mowing |
you were mowing | you were mowing |
he/she/it was mowing | they were mowing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had mown, *mowed | we had mown, *mowed |
you had mown, *mowed | you had mown, *mowed |
he/she/it had mown, *mowed | they had mown, *mowed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been mowing | we had been mowing |
you had been mowing | you had been mowing |
he/she/it had been mowing | they had been mowing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will mow | we shall/will mow |
you will mow | you will mow |
he/she/it will mow | they will mow |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be mowing | we shall/will be mowing |
you will be mowing | you will be mowing |
he/she/it will be mowing | they will be mowing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have mown, *mowed | we shall/will have mown, *mowed |
you will have mown, *mowed | you will have mown, *mowed |
he/she/it will have mown, *mowed | they will have mown, *mowed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mowing | we shall/will have been mowing |
you will have been mowing | you will have been mowing |
he/she/it will have been mowing | they will have been mowing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would mow | we should/would mow |
you would mow | you would mow |
he/she/it would mow | they would mow |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be mowing | we should/would be mowing |
you would be mowing | you would be mowing |
he/she/it would be mowing | they would be mowing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have mown, *mowed | we should/would have mown, *mowed |
you would have mown, *mowed | you would have mown, *mowed |
he/she/it would have mown, *mowed | they would have mown, *mowed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been mowing | we should/would have been mowing |
you would have been mowing | you would have been mowing |
he/she/it would have been mowing | they would have been mowing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am mown, *mowed | we are mown, *mowed |
you are mown, *mowed | you are mown, *mowed |
he/she/it is mown, *mowed | they are mown, *mowed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being mown, *mowed | we are being mown, *mowed |
you are being mown, *mowed | you are being mown, *mowed |
he/she/it is being mown, *mowed | they are being mown, *mowed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been mown, *mowed | we have been mown, *mowed |
you have been mown, *mowed | you have been mown, *mowed |
he/she/it has been mown, *mowed | they have been mown, *mowed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was mown, *mowed | we were mown, *mowed |
you were mown, *mowed | you were mown, *mowed |
he/she/it was mown, *mowed | they were mown, *mowed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being mown, *mowed | we were being mown, *mowed |
you were being mown, *mowed | you were being mown, *mowed |
he/she/it was being mown, *mowed | they were being mown, *mowed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been mown, *mowed | we had been mown, *mowed |
you had been mown, *mowed | you had been mown, *mowed |
he/she/it had been mown, *mowed | they had been mown, *mowed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be mown, *mowed | we shall/will be mown, *mowed |
you will be mown, *mowed | you will be mown, *mowed |
he/she/it will be mown, *mowed | they will be mown, *mowed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mown, *mowed | we shall/will have been mown, *mowed |
you will have been mown, *mowed | you will have been mown, *mowed |
he/she/it will have been mown, *mowed | they will have been mown, *mowed |
mow
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | mow | mows |
Possessive case | mow's | mows' |
mow
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | mowed |
Imperative | mow |
Present Participle (Participle I) | mowing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | mowed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mow | we mow |
you mow | you mow |
he/she/it mows | they mow |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am mowing | we are mowing |
you are mowing | you are mowing |
he/she/it is mowing | they are mowing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have mowed | we have mowed |
you have mowed | you have mowed |
he/she/it has mowed | they have mowed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been mowing | we have been mowing |
you have been mowing | you have been mowing |
he/she/it has been mowing | they have been mowing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I mowed | we mowed |
you mowed | you mowed |
he/she/it mowed | they mowed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was mowing | we were mowing |
you were mowing | you were mowing |
he/she/it was mowing | they were mowing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had mowed | we had mowed |
you had mowed | you had mowed |
he/she/it had mowed | they had mowed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been mowing | we had been mowing |
you had been mowing | you had been mowing |
he/she/it had been mowing | they had been mowing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will mow | we shall/will mow |
you will mow | you will mow |
he/she/it will mow | they will mow |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be mowing | we shall/will be mowing |
you will be mowing | you will be mowing |
he/she/it will be mowing | they will be mowing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have mowed | we shall/will have mowed |
you will have mowed | you will have mowed |
he/she/it will have mowed | they will have mowed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mowing | we shall/will have been mowing |
you will have been mowing | you will have been mowing |
he/she/it will have been mowing | they will have been mowing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would mow | we should/would mow |
you would mow | you would mow |
he/she/it would mow | they would mow |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be mowing | we should/would be mowing |
you would be mowing | you would be mowing |
he/she/it would be mowing | they would be mowing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have mowed | we should/would have mowed |
you would have mowed | you would have mowed |
he/she/it would have mowed | they would have mowed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been mowing | we should/would have been mowing |
you would have been mowing | you would have been mowing |
he/she/it would have been mowing | they would have been mowing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am mowed | we are mowed |
you are mowed | you are mowed |
he/she/it is mowed | they are mowed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being mowed | we are being mowed |
you are being mowed | you are being mowed |
he/she/it is being mowed | they are being mowed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been mowed | we have been mowed |
you have been mowed | you have been mowed |
he/she/it has been mowed | they have been mowed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was mowed | we were mowed |
you were mowed | you were mowed |
he/she/it was mowed | they were mowed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being mowed | we were being mowed |
you were being mowed | you were being mowed |
he/she/it was being mowed | they were being mowed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been mowed | we had been mowed |
you had been mowed | you had been mowed |
he/she/it had been mowed | they had been mowed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be mowed | we shall/will be mowed |
you will be mowed | you will be mowed |
he/she/it will be mowed | they will be mowed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been mowed | we shall/will have been mowed |
you will have been mowed | you will have been mowed |
he/she/it will have been mowed | they will have been mowed |