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"Such, I fear, will turn out to be the fact, Deerslayer. Poor Hetty has hardly sufficient cunning to outwit a savage."– Je crains que cela n’arrive, Deerslayer ; la pauvre Hetty n’a pas assez d’adresse pour tromper un sauvage.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
He wants to outwit blind fate.Il veut déjouer la fatalité stupide.Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
As I read them they're as cunning as cats, and if you play the feline game they will outwit you every time.D’après mes déductions, les Boches sont malins comme des chats, et si vous essayez de ruser avec eux, ils vous rouleront à chaque coup.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"All that's settled, Deerslayer," returned the girl, in a low, confidential and meaning manner, "and you may trust me to outwit the best Indian of them all.– Tout cela est arrangé, Deerslayer, répondit Hetty en baissant la voix et d’un ton confidentiel. Vous pouvez vous fier à moi pour tromper le plus fin de tous ces Indiens.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
She required but little pressing; she received the proposal with the willing smile of a frolicsome lass who has no thought of evil. What made her smile was the idea of outwitting that spy of a Justin.Elle ne se fit guère prier, d’ailleurs; elle accepta cette idée avec des rires satisfaits de gamine qui ne songe pas encore au mal; ce qui la faisait rire, c’était l’idée qu’elle allait jouer de finesse avec cet espion de Justin.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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Word forms
outwit
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | outwitted |
Imperative | outwit |
Present Participle (Participle I) | outwitting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | outwitted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I outwit | we outwit |
you outwit | you outwit |
he/she/it outwits | they outwit |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am outwitting | we are outwitting |
you are outwitting | you are outwitting |
he/she/it is outwitting | they are outwitting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have outwitted | we have outwitted |
you have outwitted | you have outwitted |
he/she/it has outwitted | they have outwitted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been outwitting | we have been outwitting |
you have been outwitting | you have been outwitting |
he/she/it has been outwitting | they have been outwitting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I outwitted | we outwitted |
you outwitted | you outwitted |
he/she/it outwitted | they outwitted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was outwitting | we were outwitting |
you were outwitting | you were outwitting |
he/she/it was outwitting | they were outwitting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had outwitted | we had outwitted |
you had outwitted | you had outwitted |
he/she/it had outwitted | they had outwitted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been outwitting | we had been outwitting |
you had been outwitting | you had been outwitting |
he/she/it had been outwitting | they had been outwitting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will outwit | we shall/will outwit |
you will outwit | you will outwit |
he/she/it will outwit | they will outwit |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be outwitting | we shall/will be outwitting |
you will be outwitting | you will be outwitting |
he/she/it will be outwitting | they will be outwitting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have outwitted | we shall/will have outwitted |
you will have outwitted | you will have outwitted |
he/she/it will have outwitted | they will have outwitted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been outwitting | we shall/will have been outwitting |
you will have been outwitting | you will have been outwitting |
he/she/it will have been outwitting | they will have been outwitting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would outwit | we should/would outwit |
you would outwit | you would outwit |
he/she/it would outwit | they would outwit |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be outwitting | we should/would be outwitting |
you would be outwitting | you would be outwitting |
he/she/it would be outwitting | they would be outwitting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have outwitted | we should/would have outwitted |
you would have outwitted | you would have outwitted |
he/she/it would have outwitted | they would have outwitted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been outwitting | we should/would have been outwitting |
you would have been outwitting | you would have been outwitting |
he/she/it would have been outwitting | they would have been outwitting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am outwitted | we are outwitted |
you are outwitted | you are outwitted |
he/she/it is outwitted | they are outwitted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being outwitted | we are being outwitted |
you are being outwitted | you are being outwitted |
he/she/it is being outwitted | they are being outwitted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been outwitted | we have been outwitted |
you have been outwitted | you have been outwitted |
he/she/it has been outwitted | they have been outwitted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was outwitted | we were outwitted |
you were outwitted | you were outwitted |
he/she/it was outwitted | they were outwitted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being outwitted | we were being outwitted |
you were being outwitted | you were being outwitted |
he/she/it was being outwitted | they were being outwitted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been outwitted | we had been outwitted |
you had been outwitted | you had been outwitted |
he/she/it had been outwitted | they had been outwitted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be outwitted | we shall/will be outwitted |
you will be outwitted | you will be outwitted |
he/she/it will be outwitted | they will be outwitted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been outwitted | we shall/will have been outwitted |
you will have been outwitted | you will have been outwitted |
he/she/it will have been outwitted | they will have been outwitted |