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In these appeals, the C.R.T. can overturn the dismissal, order the employee's reinstatement or fix indemnities.En l'espèce, la C.R.T. peut annuler le congédiement, ordonner la réintégration du salarié ou fixer des indemnités.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 30.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 30.10.2011
In my view, she errs in upholding the decision of the majority of the Court of Appeal to overturn the trial judge and impose a constructive trust over the property in question.A mon avis, elle commet une erreur en confirmant le jugement par lequel les juges majoritaires de la Cour d'appel ont infirmé la décision du juge du procès pour imposer une fiducie par interprétation à l'égard de l'immeuble en question.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 20.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 20.11.2011
Ah, my dear child, if you wish to overturn the world by striving to set a little more happiness in it, you have only to remain in your laboratory here, for human happiness can spring only from the furnace of the scientist."Ah ! mon cher enfant, si vous voulez bouleverser le monde en essayant d’y mettre un peu plus de bonheur, vous n’avez qu’à rester dans votre laboratoire, car le bonheur humain ne peut naître que de votre fourneau de savant. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Oh! the sitting indeed. The gravest matters, some bill of national interest, might be under discussion, yet every member fled from it at the sudden threat of an interpellation which might overturn the ministry.Ah ! la séance, on avait beau y discuter la plus grave des affaires, une loi d’intérêt général, tous les membres la désertaient, sous cette brusque nouvelle d’une interpellation qui pouvait emporter le ministère !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Officially, the panel is helping the Dispute Settlement Body make rulings or recommendations. But because the panel’s report can only be rejected by consensus in the Dispute Settlement Body, its conclusions are difficult to overturn.Le groupe spécial a officiellement pour tâche d’aider l’ORD à énoncer des décisions ou recommandations, mais comme son rapport ne peut être rejeté que par consensus à l’ORD, il est difficile d’infirmer ses conclusions.© Organisation mondiale du commerce, 2001www.wto.org 3/5/2010© World Trade Organization 2001www.wto.org 3/5/2010
As such, it would require a palpable and overriding error in order to overturn her finding that the municipality knew or ought to have known of the hazard, and, in our view, no such error was made.Par conséquent, il faudrait une erreur manifeste et dominante pour écarter sa conclusion que la municipalité connaissait le danger ou aurait dû le connaître et, selon nous, aucune erreur de cette nature n'a été commise.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011
The applicant makes a number of submissions as to why this Court ought to overturn the Umpire's decision.La demanderesse présente plusieurs conclusions quant aux raisons pour lesquelles la Cour devrait infirmer la décision de la juge-arbitre.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/21/2011
This ground was not pressed on appeal and was not, in the Court of Appeal's view, a sufficient ground to overturn the decision of the Commission.En appel, on n'a pas insisté sur ce dernier moyen, qui, de l'avis de la Cour d'appel, n'était pas suffisant pour infirmer la décision de la Commission.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 22.11.2011
The absence of a general requirement of legislative prospectivity exists despite the fact that retrospective and retroactive legislation can overturn settled expectations and is sometimes perceived as unjust:Il n'existe aussi aucune exigence générale que la législation ait une portée uniquement prospective, même si une loi rétrospective et rétroactive peut renverser des expectatives bien établies et être parfois perçue comme étant injustehttp://www.canlii.org/en/ 21.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 21.11.2011
'They said that he had come here to overturn everything, to bestow places right and left and bring about the triumph of the Paris clique.On disait qu'il venait tout bouleverser ici, donner des places à droite et à gauche, faire triompher la clique de Paris.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The court should not overturn a decision as unreasonable simply because it would have come to a different conclusion.Une cour de justice ne doit pas tenir une décision pour déraisonnable et l'annuler seulement parce qu'elle serait arrivée à une autre conclusion.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011
BCE and Bell Canada appealed the overturning of the trial judge's approval of the plan of arrangement, and the debenture-holders cross-appealed the dismissal of the claims for oppression.BCE et Bell Canada ont interjeté appel de l'annulation de l'approbation du plan d'arrangement par le juge de première instance, et les détenteurs de débentures ont formé un appel incident contre le rejet des demandes de redressement pour abus.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 30.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 30.11.2011
He took his place near us, but a little withdrawn all the same, and sits on an overturned tub, his chin on his fists.Il s’est placé près de nous, un peu à l’écart cependant, et s’est assis, les poings au menton, sur une cuve renversée.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
or taking necessary steps to prevent vehicle overturning or derailment, by means of appropriate devices.soit en prenant les dispositions nécessaires pour empêcher le renversement ou le déraillement des véhicules, au moyen de dispositifs appropriés.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
On appeal, the Court of Appeal overturned the acquittals and ordered a new trial.En appel, la Cour d'appel a infirmé les acquittements et ordonné un nouveau procès.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 23.11.2011
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overturn
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | overturn | overturns |
Possessive case | overturn's | overturns' |
overturn
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | overturned |
Imperative | overturn |
Present Participle (Participle I) | overturning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | overturned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I overturn | we overturn |
you overturn | you overturn |
he/she/it overturns | they overturn |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am overturning | we are overturning |
you are overturning | you are overturning |
he/she/it is overturning | they are overturning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have overturned | we have overturned |
you have overturned | you have overturned |
he/she/it has overturned | they have overturned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been overturning | we have been overturning |
you have been overturning | you have been overturning |
he/she/it has been overturning | they have been overturning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I overturned | we overturned |
you overturned | you overturned |
he/she/it overturned | they overturned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was overturning | we were overturning |
you were overturning | you were overturning |
he/she/it was overturning | they were overturning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had overturned | we had overturned |
you had overturned | you had overturned |
he/she/it had overturned | they had overturned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been overturning | we had been overturning |
you had been overturning | you had been overturning |
he/she/it had been overturning | they had been overturning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will overturn | we shall/will overturn |
you will overturn | you will overturn |
he/she/it will overturn | they will overturn |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be overturning | we shall/will be overturning |
you will be overturning | you will be overturning |
he/she/it will be overturning | they will be overturning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have overturned | we shall/will have overturned |
you will have overturned | you will have overturned |
he/she/it will have overturned | they will have overturned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been overturning | we shall/will have been overturning |
you will have been overturning | you will have been overturning |
he/she/it will have been overturning | they will have been overturning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would overturn | we should/would overturn |
you would overturn | you would overturn |
he/she/it would overturn | they would overturn |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be overturning | we should/would be overturning |
you would be overturning | you would be overturning |
he/she/it would be overturning | they would be overturning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have overturned | we should/would have overturned |
you would have overturned | you would have overturned |
he/she/it would have overturned | they would have overturned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been overturning | we should/would have been overturning |
you would have been overturning | you would have been overturning |
he/she/it would have been overturning | they would have been overturning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am overturned | we are overturned |
you are overturned | you are overturned |
he/she/it is overturned | they are overturned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being overturned | we are being overturned |
you are being overturned | you are being overturned |
he/she/it is being overturned | they are being overturned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been overturned | we have been overturned |
you have been overturned | you have been overturned |
he/she/it has been overturned | they have been overturned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was overturned | we were overturned |
you were overturned | you were overturned |
he/she/it was overturned | they were overturned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being overturned | we were being overturned |
you were being overturned | you were being overturned |
he/she/it was being overturned | they were being overturned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been overturned | we had been overturned |
you had been overturned | you had been overturned |
he/she/it had been overturned | they had been overturned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be overturned | we shall/will be overturned |
you will be overturned | you will be overturned |
he/she/it will be overturned | they will be overturned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been overturned | we shall/will have been overturned |
you will have been overturned | you will have been overturned |
he/she/it will have been overturned | they will have been overturned |