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I have come this long journey as much to satisfy my own eyes concerning these facts, as to oblige the Sergeant and Magnet, though the first was my sister's husband, and I love the last like a child."
J’ai fait ce long voyage autant pour mettre mes yeux et mon palais en état de prononcer sur ces faits que pour obliger le sergent et Magnet, quoique le premier ait été le mari de ma sœur et que j’aime l’autre comme si elle était ma fille.
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
"Now kindly oblige me by going to play outside," said Mathieu.
« Mes amours, dit le père, faites-moi le plaisir de descendre jouer dehors.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
If the motto Noblesse oblige sums up the advice I gave you just now, my further advice on your relations to women is based upon that other motto of chivalry, "Serve all, love one!"
Si ce mot, "noblesse oblige" , contient une grande partie de mes premières recommandations, mes avis sur vos relations avec les femmes sont aussi dans ce mot de chevalerie: "les servir toutes, n’en aimer qu’une".
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
Government-run registries can oblige banks to report data, something that private ones cannot.
Les registres exploités par l'Etat peuvent obliger les banques à communiquer leurs données, ce que les registres privés ne peuvent pas faire.
Helms, BrigitHelms, Brigit
lms, Brigit
Helms, Brigi
© 2006 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / THE WORLD BANK
© 2006 Les Éditions Saint-Martin inc.
© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
lms, Brigit
Helms, Brigi
© 2012 CGAP: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor
© 2006 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / The World Bank
"Do you know, Sister," said he, "this journey to Lourdes, which I undertook to oblige a friend, will be one of the few delights of my life."
« Vous savez, ma sœur, que ce voyage à Lourdes, dont j’ai accepté la corvée pour rendre service à un ami, va être un des rares bonheurs de mon existence. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
But you know it's just to oblige you, because you're soldiers."
Mais vous savez, c’est pour vous obliger parce que vous êtes des militaires.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The agreements oblige the retailers to purchase only from the market leader for at least four years.
Les accords obligent les détaillants à ne s'approvisionner qu'auprès du leader pendant au moins quatre ans.
Noblesse oblige.
" Noblesse oblige!"
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
Well, my friend, oblige me by continuing your researches; endeavor to procure me some precise information about this boy's habits and disposition.
Eh ! bien, mon ami, rendez-moi le service de continuer vos recherches, tâchez de m’avoir des renseignements précis sur les habitudes et le caractère de cet enfant.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
"I mean, Pathfinder, that you have talked of this match more to oblige my father than anything else; that your feelings are no way concerned, let my answer be what it may?"
– Je veux dire que vous avez parlé de ce mariage pour faire plaisir à mon père plutôt que pour autre chose, et que, quelle que soit ma réponse, vous n’en serez pas sérieusement contrarié.
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
" To-morrow morning," resumed Madame Josserand, " you will oblige me by calling on the Campardons, and reminding them very politely, if you can, that we are expecting to see them in the evening.
– Demain matin, reprit madame Josserand, vous me ferez le plaisir d'entrer chez les Campardon et de leur rappeler très poliment, si vous pouvez, que nous comptons sur eux pour le soir....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
This stipulation did not oblige the engineer to go to the contactor and instruct him to avoid any error in his own area of responsibility: the method of carrying out the work.
Cette stipulation n'obligeait pas l'ingénieur à aller au-devant de l'entrepreneur pour lui enjoindre d'éviter toute erreur dans ce qui est son domaine: la méthode d'exécution des travaux.
He promised to come twice a week, left directions for the treatment with Monsieur Deslandes, and pointed out the threatening symptoms that might oblige us to send for him.
Il promit de revenir deux fois par semaine, indiqua la marche à tenir à monsieur Deslandes et désigna les symptômes menaçants qui pouvaient exiger qu’on vînt le chercher à Tours.
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
When an SE no longer complies with the requirement laid down in Article 7, the Member State in which the SE's registered office is situated shall take appropriate measures to oblige the SE to regularise its position within a specified period either:
Lorsqu'une SE ne remplit plus l'obligation de l'article 7, l'État membre dans lequel la SE a son siège statutaire prend les mesures appropriées pour obliger la SE à régulariser la situation dans un délai déterminé:
While it does not oblige individuals to put certain waste out for disposal, common sense and hygienic imperatives dictate that people have no choice but to dispose incrementally of the waste in their home.
Bien qu’il n’oblige pas les gens à mettre certaines choses aux ordures, le bon sens et des impératifs d’hygiène publique dictent que les gens n’ont d’autre choix que de se débarrasser régulièrement de leurs déchets domestiques.

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oblige

verb
Basic forms
Pastobliged
Imperativeoblige
Present Participle (Participle I)obliging
Past Participle (Participle II)obliged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I obligewe oblige
you obligeyou oblige
he/she/it obligesthey oblige
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am obligingwe are obliging
you are obligingyou are obliging
he/she/it is obligingthey are obliging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have obligedwe have obliged
you have obligedyou have obliged
he/she/it has obligedthey have obliged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been obligingwe have been obliging
you have been obligingyou have been obliging
he/she/it has been obligingthey have been obliging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I obligedwe obliged
you obligedyou obliged
he/she/it obligedthey obliged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was obligingwe were obliging
you were obligingyou were obliging
he/she/it was obligingthey were obliging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had obligedwe had obliged
you had obligedyou had obliged
he/she/it had obligedthey had obliged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been obligingwe had been obliging
you had been obligingyou had been obliging
he/she/it had been obligingthey had been obliging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will obligewe shall/will oblige
you will obligeyou will oblige
he/she/it will obligethey will oblige
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be obligingwe shall/will be obliging
you will be obligingyou will be obliging
he/she/it will be obligingthey will be obliging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have obligedwe shall/will have obliged
you will have obligedyou will have obliged
he/she/it will have obligedthey will have obliged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been obligingwe shall/will have been obliging
you will have been obligingyou will have been obliging
he/she/it will have been obligingthey will have been obliging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would obligewe should/would oblige
you would obligeyou would oblige
he/she/it would obligethey would oblige
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be obligingwe should/would be obliging
you would be obligingyou would be obliging
he/she/it would be obligingthey would be obliging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have obligedwe should/would have obliged
you would have obligedyou would have obliged
he/she/it would have obligedthey would have obliged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been obligingwe should/would have been obliging
you would have been obligingyou would have been obliging
he/she/it would have been obligingthey would have been obliging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am obligedwe are obliged
you are obligedyou are obliged
he/she/it is obligedthey are obliged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being obligedwe are being obliged
you are being obligedyou are being obliged
he/she/it is being obligedthey are being obliged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been obligedwe have been obliged
you have been obligedyou have been obliged
he/she/it has been obligedthey have been obliged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was obligedwe were obliged
you were obligedyou were obliged
he/she/it was obligedthey were obliged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being obligedwe were being obliged
you were being obligedyou were being obliged
he/she/it was being obligedthey were being obliged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been obligedwe had been obliged
you had been obligedyou had been obliged
he/she/it had been obligedthey had been obliged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be obligedwe shall/will be obliged
you will be obligedyou will be obliged
he/she/it will be obligedthey will be obliged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been obligedwe shall/will have been obliged
you will have been obligedyou will have been obliged
he/she/it will have been obligedthey will have been obliged