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In fact, Louvois said, "We must outdo the Germans in inhumanity if they will not make up their minds to fight honourably,.' "
Louvois écrit en effet : « Il faut enchérir en inhumanité sur les Allemands, s'ils ne prennent pas le parti de faire une guerre honnête ».
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
The 55th, Sergeant, is a judicous regiment in the way of eating, as I know from having been so long in its company, though I daresay militia corps could be found that would outdo them in feats of that natur' too."
Le 55e est un régiment très-judicieux, sergent, en ce qui est de savoir manger, car je le sais pour avoir vécu si longtemps en sa compagnie ; mais j’ose dire qu’il peut se trouver des corps de milice qui le dépasseraient en ce genre.
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
"And do you so much crave to outdo me, an old and tried friend? - and that, as it might be, in my own way?
– Désirez-vous donc tellement l’emporter sur moi, – moi, votre ancien ami, votre ami éprouvé, – et dans ce que je puis appeler mon métier ?
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
We shall not be able to outdo him in this field, but there are others in which our time-honoured pre-eminence will hold its own.
Nous ne saurions l'emporter sur de tels terrains, mais il en est d'autres où notre supériorité séculaire pourra se maintenir.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
We must outdo the mayor's dinner."
Il faut enfoncer le dîner du maire.»
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
As a hunter, I do think there is no man near the lines that can outdo me.
Comme chasseur, je crois qu’il n’y a personne sur les frontières qui puisse me surpasser.
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
I can't bring the dead to life, but as to feeding the living, there's few on all this frontier can outdo me, though I say it in the way of pity and consolation, like, and in no particular, in the way of boasting."
Je ne puis rendre la vie aux morts ; mais quant à nourrir les vivants, peu d’hommes sur toute cette frontière pourraient le faire mieux que moi, quoique je le dise par forme de pitié et de consolation, et non pour me vanter.
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
"You may call this shooting, Mingos!" he exclaimed, "but we've squaws among the Delawares, and I have known Dutch gals on the Mohawk, that could outdo your greatest indivours.
– Vous pouvez appeler cela tirer, Mingos, dit-il, mais nous avons des squaws chez les Delawares, et j’ai connu de jeunes Hollandaises sur les bords du Mohawk qui tirent mieux que vous.
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
Who does not know how our great men are outdoing themselves, in declaiming against the foreign slave-trade.
Qui ne sait que nos grands hommes déclament à l’envi contre la traite des noirs à l’étranger?
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
If there's anything on 'arth that would make my tongue bold and persuading, Mabel, I do think it's yourself; and yet in our late conversations Jasper has outdone me, even on this point, in a way to make me ashamed of myself.
Si quelque chose sur la terre devait rendre ma langue hardie et persuasive, c’était vous, Mabel, et cependant dans nos dernières conversations Jasper m’a dépassé sur ce point de manière à me rendre honteux de moi-même.
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
Her complexion outdoes the lily, her eyes are literally bright as diamonds.
Son teint efface le lys, et ses yeux ont l’éclat du diamant!
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

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outdo

verb
Basic forms
Pastoutdid
Imperativeoutdo
Present Participle (Participle I)outdoing
Past Participle (Participle II)outdone
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I outdowe outdo
you outdoyou outdo
he/she/it outdoesthey outdo
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am outdoingwe are outdoing
you are outdoingyou are outdoing
he/she/it is outdoingthey are outdoing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have outdonewe have outdone
you have outdoneyou have outdone
he/she/it has outdonethey have outdone
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been outdoingwe have been outdoing
you have been outdoingyou have been outdoing
he/she/it has been outdoingthey have been outdoing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I outdidwe outdid
you outdidyou outdid
he/she/it outdidthey outdid
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was outdoingwe were outdoing
you were outdoingyou were outdoing
he/she/it was outdoingthey were outdoing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had outdonewe had outdone
you had outdoneyou had outdone
he/she/it had outdonethey had outdone
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been outdoingwe had been outdoing
you had been outdoingyou had been outdoing
he/she/it had been outdoingthey had been outdoing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will outdowe shall/will outdo
you will outdoyou will outdo
he/she/it will outdothey will outdo
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be outdoingwe shall/will be outdoing
you will be outdoingyou will be outdoing
he/she/it will be outdoingthey will be outdoing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have outdonewe shall/will have outdone
you will have outdoneyou will have outdone
he/she/it will have outdonethey will have outdone
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been outdoingwe shall/will have been outdoing
you will have been outdoingyou will have been outdoing
he/she/it will have been outdoingthey will have been outdoing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would outdowe should/would outdo
you would outdoyou would outdo
he/she/it would outdothey would outdo
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be outdoingwe should/would be outdoing
you would be outdoingyou would be outdoing
he/she/it would be outdoingthey would be outdoing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have outdonewe should/would have outdone
you would have outdoneyou would have outdone
he/she/it would have outdonethey would have outdone
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been outdoingwe should/would have been outdoing
you would have been outdoingyou would have been outdoing
he/she/it would have been outdoingthey would have been outdoing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am outdonewe are outdone
you are outdoneyou are outdone
he/she/it is outdonethey are outdone
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being outdonewe are being outdone
you are being outdoneyou are being outdone
he/she/it is being outdonethey are being outdone
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been outdonewe have been outdone
you have been outdoneyou have been outdone
he/she/it has been outdonethey have been outdone
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was outdonewe were outdone
you were outdoneyou were outdone
he/she/it was outdonethey were outdone
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being outdonewe were being outdone
you were being outdoneyou were being outdone
he/she/it was being outdonethey were being outdone
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been outdonewe had been outdone
you had been outdoneyou had been outdone
he/she/it had been outdonethey had been outdone
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be outdonewe shall/will be outdone
you will be outdoneyou will be outdone
he/she/it will be outdonethey will be outdone
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been outdonewe shall/will have been outdone
you will have been outdoneyou will have been outdone
he/she/it will have been outdonethey will have been outdone