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Several times the sisters fancied they saw it, looming up in the obscurity, like a low black rock; but on each occasion it was found to be either an optical illusion, or some swell of the foliage on the shore.
Plusieurs fois elles crurent l’entrevoir dans l’obscurité comme un rocher noir presque à fleur d’eau ; mais, à chaque occasion, c’était une illusion d’optique occasionnée par une cause ou par une autre.
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
Upon one occasion he remarked that the husband and wife were surprisingly alike.
Une fois, il fit la remarque que les deux époux se ressemblaient étonnamment.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
One circumstance which has induced me to speak to you is that on an occasion when I accompanied Madame Angelin to a house in the Rue de Miromesnil, I perceived you there with that girl, who had another child in her arms.
Enfin, ce qui achève de me décider, c’est le souvenir de notre rencontre, le jour où j’ai accompagné Mme Angelin chez la sage femme de la rue de Miromesnil, et où je vous ai aperçu, avec cette fille, qui avait de nouveau un enfant au bras...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
On this occasion he was posing for the gentleman, shaved and brushed up, and with a rose in his buttonhole, restraining himself from breaking the crockery, which he was in the habit of doing.
Ce jour-là, il posait pour l'homme bien, une rose à la boutonnière, peigné et rasé, se retenant de casser la vaisselle, ainsi qu'il en avait l'habitude.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
But on this occasion, one who did not know his history and character might have thought his exceeding care and studied attention to self-preservation proceeded from an unworthy motive.
Mais dans cette occasion ceux qui n’auraient connu ni son histoire, ni sa réputation, auraient pu croire que ce soin excessif de sa conversation prenait sa source dans un motif indigne de lui ; mais un tel juge n’aurait pas compris Pathfinder.
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
Back then, in what now appears to be a tragic omen, innocent people from several countries died; on this occasion human beings from 86 nations perished.
Si le premier attentat - de triste augure - a tué des citoyens innocents de plusieurs pays, le second a emporté des nationaux de 86 nations.
© United Nations 2010
© Organisation des Nations Unies, 2010
When Member States adopt these provisions, they shall contain a reference to this Directive or shall be accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication.
Lorsque les États membres adoptent les dispositions visées au premier alinéa, celles-ci contiennent une référence à la présente directive ou sont accompagnées d'une telle référence lors de leur publication officielle.
Mathieu had read it three times, indulging on each occasion in fresh hypotheses of a gloomier and gloomier nature; for the more he reflected, the more did the seem to him to be fraught with menace.
Il l’avait relue trois fois, faisant chaque fois des hypothèses nouvelles, de plus en plus sombres, tellement l’aventure lui semblait grosse de confuses menaces.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
On this occasion he did not go far from the land, the bushes affording a sufficient cover, by keeping as close in as possible.
Cette fois il ne s’écarta que peu de la terre, car les buissons lui offraient un abri suffisant, pourvu qu’il en passât aussi près que possible.
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
Should we have occasion to defend our traps, and the territory, he'll be useful in feeding us all; for he's a reg'lar dealer in ven'son."
Si nous avons besoin de défendre nos trappes et notre territoire, il nous sera très-utile pour nous fournir des vivres, car on sait qu’il ne manque jamais un daim.
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
accompanied by such reference on the occasion of their official publication.
sont accompagnées d'une telle référence lors de leur publication officielle.
Thereupon Madame Paloque lost all control of herself, raised her voice, and shrieked out: ' I have no occasion to go in now!
Alors, madame Paloque perdit toute mesure; elle éleva le ton, elle cria: --Je n'ai pas besoin d'entrer.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
But Harris, who is an old traveller, rose to the occasion, and, laughing cheerily, said: "Oh, well, we can't help it.
Mais Harris, qui est un vieux routier, se montra à la hauteur de la circonstance, et avec un bon rire, répliqua : « Dans ce cas, n’insistons pas. Tant pis !
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
He himself could not vote, as to do so it was necessary to have been 'hung' on at least one occasion.
Lui, ne pouvait voter, puisqu’il fallait avoir été reçu au moins une fois.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
. . . in the context of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, this Court had occasion to consider whether such discretion constituted an affront to the principles of fundamental justice.
. . . dans le contexte de la Charte canadienne des droits et libertés, notre Cour a eu 1 ' occasion d'examiner si ce pouvoir discrétionnaire constituait une atteinte aux principes de justice fondamentale.

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on occasion
de temps en temps
Declaration on the Occasion of the Sixtieth Anniversary of United Nations Peacekeeping
Déclaration à l'occasion du soixantième anniversaire des opérations de maintien de la paix des Nations Unies

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occasion

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseoccasionoccasions
Possessive caseoccasion'soccasions'

occasion

verb
Basic forms
Pastoccasioned
Imperativeoccasion
Present Participle (Participle I)occasioning
Past Participle (Participle II)occasioned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I occasionwe occasion
you occasionyou occasion
he/she/it occasionsthey occasion
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am occasioningwe are occasioning
you are occasioningyou are occasioning
he/she/it is occasioningthey are occasioning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have occasionedwe have occasioned
you have occasionedyou have occasioned
he/she/it has occasionedthey have occasioned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been occasioningwe have been occasioning
you have been occasioningyou have been occasioning
he/she/it has been occasioningthey have been occasioning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I occasionedwe occasioned
you occasionedyou occasioned
he/she/it occasionedthey occasioned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was occasioningwe were occasioning
you were occasioningyou were occasioning
he/she/it was occasioningthey were occasioning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had occasionedwe had occasioned
you had occasionedyou had occasioned
he/she/it had occasionedthey had occasioned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been occasioningwe had been occasioning
you had been occasioningyou had been occasioning
he/she/it had been occasioningthey had been occasioning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will occasionwe shall/will occasion
you will occasionyou will occasion
he/she/it will occasionthey will occasion
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be occasioningwe shall/will be occasioning
you will be occasioningyou will be occasioning
he/she/it will be occasioningthey will be occasioning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have occasionedwe shall/will have occasioned
you will have occasionedyou will have occasioned
he/she/it will have occasionedthey will have occasioned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been occasioningwe shall/will have been occasioning
you will have been occasioningyou will have been occasioning
he/she/it will have been occasioningthey will have been occasioning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would occasionwe should/would occasion
you would occasionyou would occasion
he/she/it would occasionthey would occasion
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be occasioningwe should/would be occasioning
you would be occasioningyou would be occasioning
he/she/it would be occasioningthey would be occasioning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have occasionedwe should/would have occasioned
you would have occasionedyou would have occasioned
he/she/it would have occasionedthey would have occasioned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been occasioningwe should/would have been occasioning
you would have been occasioningyou would have been occasioning
he/she/it would have been occasioningthey would have been occasioning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am occasionedwe are occasioned
you are occasionedyou are occasioned
he/she/it is occasionedthey are occasioned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being occasionedwe are being occasioned
you are being occasionedyou are being occasioned
he/she/it is being occasionedthey are being occasioned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been occasionedwe have been occasioned
you have been occasionedyou have been occasioned
he/she/it has been occasionedthey have been occasioned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was occasionedwe were occasioned
you were occasionedyou were occasioned
he/she/it was occasionedthey were occasioned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being occasionedwe were being occasioned
you were being occasionedyou were being occasioned
he/she/it was being occasionedthey were being occasioned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been occasionedwe had been occasioned
you had been occasionedyou had been occasioned
he/she/it had been occasionedthey had been occasioned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be occasionedwe shall/will be occasioned
you will be occasionedyou will be occasioned
he/she/it will be occasionedthey will be occasioned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been occasionedwe shall/will have been occasioned
you will have been occasionedyou will have been occasioned
he/she/it will have been occasionedthey will have been occasioned