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March had no other motive in landing than a senseless bravado, and having shaken the door in a manner to put its solidity to the proof, he joined Hutter in the canoe and began to aid him in opening the gate.March n’avait eu d’autre motif qu’une bravade puérile pour sauter sur la plate-forme, et, après avoir secoué la porte de la maison de manière à en mettre la solidité à l’épreuve, il alla joindre Hutter sur la pirogue pour l’aider dans ses opérations.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
You have given me an opening-so much the worse for you.tu m'en donnes l'occasion, tant pis pour toi.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
The three deputies looked about for them, and at last discovered them ensconced at the back of the gallery, in the front part of which they had been seated at the opening of the sitting.Ces messieurs les cherchèrent. Enfin ils les découvrirent au fond de la tribune, dont ils occupaient le premier banc, à l'ouverture de la séance.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
But now, each time that we reached an opening towards the neighboring slope which gave to view the pretty castle I had first noticed in the morning, I stopped to look at it with pleasure.Mais chaque fois que je retrouvais au penchant de la côte voisine le mignon castel aperçu, choisi par mon premier regard, je m’y arrêtais complaisamment.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
Their bent knees almost reached the opening, and though they thrust themselves back as far as possible, the spray of the rain bathed their cheeks and hands.Leurs genoux repliés arrivaient presque au ras de l’ouverture, et ils s’enfonçaient le plus possible, les joues et les mains baignées d’une fine poussière de pluie.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Apart from opening up the activities of the seven thematic priorities to participation by third-country researchers and institutions, international cooperation activities will take the form of specific activities.En dehors de l'ouverture à la participation de chercheurs et d'institutions des pays tiers des activités relevant des sept domaines thématiques prioritaires, les actions de coopération internationale prennent la forme d'activités spécifiques.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
endeavour to ensure that the following correspond: - opening hours of frontier posts,elles s'efforceront d'assurer la correspondance: - des heures d'ouverture des postes frontières,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
A slight noise, that of the opening gate, made every heart throb.Un petit bruit sourd, la porte qui s’ouvrait, brisa tous les cœurs.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
The strong ties between the two main branches of the lobby were on display at the 2007 AIPAC Policy Conference, where John Hagee's address to the opening dinner received an overwhelmingly enthusiastic reception from those in attendance.Les liens solides qui unissent les deux principales branches du lobby étaient à l'honneur lors de la conférence annuelle de l'AIPAC de 2007, où le discours qu'a prononcé John Hagee pour le dîner d'inauguration a reçu un accueil très enthousiaste.Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineLe lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaineMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
Commission Regulation (EC) No 328/2004 of 26 February 2004 derogating, for 2004, from Regulation (EC) No 1474/95 opening and providing for the administration of the tariff quotas in the egg sector and for egg albuminRèglement (CE) no 328/2004 de la Commission du 26 février 2004 dérogeant, pour l'année 2004, au règlement (CE) n° 1474/95 portant ouverture et mode de gestion dans le secteur des oeufs et pour les ovalbumines des contingents tarifaireshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
the roof or opening roof;le toit ou le toit ouvrant;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
"I had saved some money out of my pay, and I began to think of opening upon my own account.Quand j'eus économisé quelque argent sur mes appointements, je commençai à penser à m'établir pour mon propre compte.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
After activation of the opening controls by the driver, it shall be possible for passengers to open the door as follows:Après branchement de la commande d'ouverture par le conducteur, les passagers doivent pouvoir ouvrir la porte comme suit:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
At one time we saw semi-globular shapes like the domes of churches; at another, Gothic turrets rose before us; and the next opening brought in view sharp needle-pointed peaks, shooting upward into the blue sky.Là, nous apercevions des formes hémisphériques comme des dômes d'église; ici, des tours gothiques se dressaient devant nous; ailleurs, c'étaient des aiguilles gigantesques dont la pointe semblait percer la voûte bleue.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Then she began to regret that she had yielded to the attraction of that white opening, of that doorway gaping upon the days which were now for ever lost.Alors elle regretta d’avoir cédé à la fascination de la trouée blanche, de cette porte béante sur les jours à jamais disparus.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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Collocations
opening hours
heures d'ouverture
opening price
cours d'ouverture
opening stock
stock initial
opening brace
accolade gauche
opening ceremony
cérémonie d'ouverture
opening price order
ordre au premier cours
discharge opening
ouverture d'évacuation
exhaust opening
bouche d'extraction
explosion-relief opening
évent d'explosion
opening balance sheet
bilan d'ouverture
opening day
jour d'ouverture
opening session
séance d'ouverture
opening stock
stock d'ouverture
open sea
large
open position
position ouverte
Word forms
open
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | opened |
Imperative | open |
Present Participle (Participle I) | opening |
Past Participle (Participle II) | opened |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I open | we open |
you open | you open |
he/she/it opens | they open |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am opening | we are opening |
you are opening | you are opening |
he/she/it is opening | they are opening |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have opened | we have opened |
you have opened | you have opened |
he/she/it has opened | they have opened |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been opening | we have been opening |
you have been opening | you have been opening |
he/she/it has been opening | they have been opening |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I opened | we opened |
you opened | you opened |
he/she/it opened | they opened |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was opening | we were opening |
you were opening | you were opening |
he/she/it was opening | they were opening |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had opened | we had opened |
you had opened | you had opened |
he/she/it had opened | they had opened |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been opening | we had been opening |
you had been opening | you had been opening |
he/she/it had been opening | they had been opening |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will open | we shall/will open |
you will open | you will open |
he/she/it will open | they will open |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be opening | we shall/will be opening |
you will be opening | you will be opening |
he/she/it will be opening | they will be opening |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have opened | we shall/will have opened |
you will have opened | you will have opened |
he/she/it will have opened | they will have opened |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been opening | we shall/will have been opening |
you will have been opening | you will have been opening |
he/she/it will have been opening | they will have been opening |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would open | we should/would open |
you would open | you would open |
he/she/it would open | they would open |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be opening | we should/would be opening |
you would be opening | you would be opening |
he/she/it would be opening | they would be opening |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have opened | we should/would have opened |
you would have opened | you would have opened |
he/she/it would have opened | they would have opened |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been opening | we should/would have been opening |
you would have been opening | you would have been opening |
he/she/it would have been opening | they would have been opening |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am opened | we are opened |
you are opened | you are opened |
he/she/it is opened | they are opened |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being opened | we are being opened |
you are being opened | you are being opened |
he/she/it is being opened | they are being opened |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been opened | we have been opened |
you have been opened | you have been opened |
he/she/it has been opened | they have been opened |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was opened | we were opened |
you were opened | you were opened |
he/she/it was opened | they were opened |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being opened | we were being opened |
you were being opened | you were being opened |
he/she/it was being opened | they were being opened |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been opened | we had been opened |
you had been opened | you had been opened |
he/she/it had been opened | they had been opened |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be opened | we shall/will be opened |
you will be opened | you will be opened |
he/she/it will be opened | they will be opened |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been opened | we shall/will have been opened |
you will have been opened | you will have been opened |
he/she/it will have been opened | they will have been opened |
opening
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | opening | openings |
Possessive case | opening's | openings' |