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Observation is improved if a magnifying glass, dissecting microscope, or other magnifying device is used to observe plants and a light is directed into the side or bottom of the cup.Pour faciliter l'observation des plantes, on peut utiliser une loupe, un microscope à dissection ou tout autre moyen de grossissement, la lumière étant dirigée vers le côté ou le fond du récipient.© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2006-10-23http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2006http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
It is impossible to observe any radio-activity during the exposure of the photographic plate to the light;Il est impossible d'observer aucune radio-activité pendant l'exposition de la plaque photographique à la lumière ;Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
'Maybe you can,' I said; 'but observe the situation.– C’est bien possible, mais observez un peu la situation, dis-je.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
And observe how this bears on the question of the temporal power.Aussi voyez ce qu’il a fait du pouvoir temporel.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
On the women we observe the graceful rebozo, the short nagua, and the embroidered chemisette.Chez les femmes, nous pûmes admirer le gracieux rebozo, la courte nagua et la chemisette brodée.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
This thought that his fingers possessed the fatal and unconscious faculty of reproducing without end the portrait of Camille, made him observe his hand in terror.Cette pensée que ses doigts avaient la faculté fatale et inconsciente de reproduire sans cesse le portrait de Camille lui fit regarder sa main avec terreur.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
observe hygiene conditions strictly;respecter strictement les conditions d'hygiène;© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 10.09.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 10.09.2011
This is particularly relevant to the current proceedings as we observe around us the staging of the 4th Busan TAFISA World Sports for All Games.Cela est particulièrement applicable aux débats actuels alors que nous assistons autour de nous à l'organisation des 4e Jeux mondiaux du sport pour tous de la TAFISA à Busan.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011
On the other, it must, of necessity, observe the "natural limitations" that exist in the case of any appellate court proceeding wholly or substantially on the record.D'autre part, elle doit nécessairement respecter les « limites normales » auxquelles se heurte toute cour d'appel agissant entièrement ou dans une large mesure sur la foi du dossier.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 2/17/2012http://www.canlii.org/en/ 2/17/2012
We observe the mules, small, smooth, light-limbed, and vicious.Les mules étaient petites, à poil ras, à jambes grêles et rétives.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
We thus expect to observe de-excitation lines like that of l2C at 4.439 MeV, and probably also of Li, Be and B, but the fraction of excited nuclei produced by the spallation reactions is unknown.On s'attend donc à la production de raies comme celles de 12C à 4,439 MeV, et sans doute aussi de raies de Li, Be et B excité, mais on ignore encore la proportion de ces noyaux qui sont formés sous forme excitée.Lequeux, James / The Interstellar MediumLequeux, James / Le milieu interstellaireLe milieu interstellaireLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS EditionsThe Interstellar MediumLequeux, James© 2002, EDP Sciences/CNRS Editions, Paris, France© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2005
"You see I do," she answered; "but observe that we are only at our second day, and already I have had to forgive you something.– Vous le voyez bien, me répondit-elle ; mais remarquez que nous n'en sommes qu'au second jour, et que déjà j'ai quelque chose à vous pardonner.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
One way to achieve this and to ensure integrity of the process is to have international monitors to observe the elections.Pour atteindre cet objectif et assurer l'intégrité du processus électoral, il serait utile que des observateurs internationaux surveillent les élections.© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 30.05.2011© Organisation des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 30.05.2011
She probably was of mortal birth; but, as far as ever I could observe, there was no trace of any human weakness or error about her; and everybody that lives to remember her, whether bond or free, servant, acquaintance, relation, all say the same.Elle pouvait être de race mortelle, mais jamais je n’ai pu découvrir en elle une trace de faiblesse humaine ou d’erreur; et tous ceux qui se la rappellent, esclaves ou hommes libres, serviteurs ou amis, en disent autant.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
In the manifestations of intra-atomic energy, we observe just the contrary.Dans les manifestations de l'énergie intra-atomique, le contraire s'observe.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
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Collocations
cannot observe
ne suis pas en mesure d'observer
Global Observing System
Système mondial d'observation
Global Terrestrial Observing System
Système mondial d'observation terrestre
Word forms
observe
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Past | observed |
Imperative | observe |
Present Participle (Participle I) | observing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | observed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I observe | we observe |
you observe | you observe |
he/she/it observes | they observe |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am observing | we are observing |
you are observing | you are observing |
he/she/it is observing | they are observing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have observed | we have observed |
you have observed | you have observed |
he/she/it has observed | they have observed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been observing | we have been observing |
you have been observing | you have been observing |
he/she/it has been observing | they have been observing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I observed | we observed |
you observed | you observed |
he/she/it observed | they observed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was observing | we were observing |
you were observing | you were observing |
he/she/it was observing | they were observing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had observed | we had observed |
you had observed | you had observed |
he/she/it had observed | they had observed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been observing | we had been observing |
you had been observing | you had been observing |
he/she/it had been observing | they had been observing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will observe | we shall/will observe |
you will observe | you will observe |
he/she/it will observe | they will observe |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be observing | we shall/will be observing |
you will be observing | you will be observing |
he/she/it will be observing | they will be observing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have observed | we shall/will have observed |
you will have observed | you will have observed |
he/she/it will have observed | they will have observed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been observing | we shall/will have been observing |
you will have been observing | you will have been observing |
he/she/it will have been observing | they will have been observing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would observe | we should/would observe |
you would observe | you would observe |
he/she/it would observe | they would observe |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be observing | we should/would be observing |
you would be observing | you would be observing |
he/she/it would be observing | they would be observing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have observed | we should/would have observed |
you would have observed | you would have observed |
he/she/it would have observed | they would have observed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been observing | we should/would have been observing |
you would have been observing | you would have been observing |
he/she/it would have been observing | they would have been observing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am observed | we are observed |
you are observed | you are observed |
he/she/it is observed | they are observed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being observed | we are being observed |
you are being observed | you are being observed |
he/she/it is being observed | they are being observed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been observed | we have been observed |
you have been observed | you have been observed |
he/she/it has been observed | they have been observed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was observed | we were observed |
you were observed | you were observed |
he/she/it was observed | they were observed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being observed | we were being observed |
you were being observed | you were being observed |
he/she/it was being observed | they were being observed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been observed | we had been observed |
you had been observed | you had been observed |
he/she/it had been observed | they had been observed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be observed | we shall/will be observed |
you will be observed | you will be observed |
he/she/it will be observed | they will be observed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been observed | we shall/will have been observed |
you will have been observed | you will have been observed |
he/she/it will have been observed | they will have been observed |