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The catamount is actyve I know, but its legs can't keep pace with a woman's wishes."
Le Catamount est actif, je le sais ; mais il a les jambes trop courtes pour suivre les désirs d’une femme.
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
However, he showed no resentment, but began to pace the room, swaying about like a bear contemplating some wily act of treachery.
Mais il ne se fâchait pas, il marchait au milieu du cabinet, sans montrer le moindre dépit. Son grand corps avait des mouvements ralentis d'ours rêvant quelque traîtrise.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Thereupon she quickened her pace.
Alors, elle hâta le pas.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
They fix it straight, however, at last, and start off at a run, pulling the boat along at quite a dangerous pace.
Elles finissent cependant par le tendre correctement, et démarrent ventre à terre, entraînant le canot à une allure des plus périlleuses.
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
"Incline three paces more—too much—one pace to the rear.
– Appuyez encore de trois pas… C’est trop. Un pas en arrière.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The horse then went on at a more rapid pace through the maze of narrow streets.
Et le cheval repartit d’un train plus rapide, au milieu du dédale des rues étroites.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Old men, women, and children have bravely taken the places of the men who were lacking for the labour upon which the subsistence of a country depends, and although life's pace is slower, it has not stopped.
Les femmes, les vieillards, les enfants I ont vaillamment remplacé les hommes manquants I pour les travaux d'où dépend la subsistance du I pays. La vie s'est ralentie mais ne s'est pas éteinte.
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
Two female friends quickened their pace, laughing.
Deux amies hâtaient le pas, en riant.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Renardet slowly descended the steps in front of his house, and, turning to the left, gained the water's edge, which he followed at a slow pace, his hand behind his back.
Renardet descendit lentement les marches de son perron, et, tournant à gauche, gagna le bord de l'eau qu'il suivit à pas lents, les mains derrière le dos.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Other delivery channels may be feasible, depending on the size and complexity of the MFI, type of money transfer services, and pace of development of the country's financial infrastructure.
D'autres canaux de distribution sont envisageables, en fonction de la taille et de la complexité de l'IMF, du type de services de transfert offerts et du rythme de développement des infrastructures financières du pays.
Isern, Jennifer,Donges, William ,Smith, Jeremy Isern, Jennifer,Donges, William ,Smith, Jeremy
ern, Jennifer,Donges, William ,Smith, Jeremy
Isern, Jennifer,Donges, William ,Smith, Jeremy
© 2008, Groupe consultatif d’assistance aux pauvres/Banque mondiale
ern, Jennifer,Donges, William ,Smith, Jeremy
Isern, Jennifer,Donges, William ,Smith, Jeremy
© 2007 Consultative Group to Assist the Poor/The World Bank
Following the German request on 3 October for an armistice, which had shocked a German population totally unprepared for defeat, the movement for peace had gathered pace like a bush-fire.
Le 3 octobre, la demande d'armistice avait choqué une population allemande qui n'était aucunement préparée à la défaite. Dès lors, le mouvement pacifiste s'était propagé comme un feu de brousse.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
Mourel, who quickened his pace, was at last obliged to walk on tip-toes for fear lest the priest should hear him and make his escape.
Mouret qui hâtait le pas, finit par marcher sur la pointe des pieds, de peur que le prêtre ne l'entendît et ne se sauvât.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Our sport is ballet, it is chess; a strategic duel played out at frantic pace, both artisans, combatants, seeking dominance over the same piece of real estate.
Notre sport tient à la fois du ballet et du jeu d'échecs, un duel stratégique qui se déroule à un rythme effréné et où chaque participant tente d'asseoir sa domination dans un seul et même espace physique.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Hussin gave one glance behind and then hurried us on at break- neck pace, with old Blenkiron gasping and stumbling.
Hussin jeta un regard en arrière et puis continua sa course à toute allure. Le vieux Blenkiron le suivait en haletant et en trébuchant.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"I am perfectly astonished," said George, pushing back his chair a pace or two, and looking at Madame de Thoux.
–  Est-il possible? dit George se reculant et la considérant d’un air ébahi.
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

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Collocations

change of pace
changement de vitesse
control the pace
contrôler le rythme
diagonal pace
allure diagonale
lateral pace
allure latérale
maintain the pace
maintenir la cadence
marching pace
allure marchée
pace variation
changement d'allure

Word forms

pace

verb
Basic forms
Pastpaced
Imperativepace
Present Participle (Participle I)pacing
Past Participle (Participle II)paced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I pacewe pace
you paceyou pace
he/she/it pacesthey pace
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am pacingwe are pacing
you are pacingyou are pacing
he/she/it is pacingthey are pacing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have pacedwe have paced
you have pacedyou have paced
he/she/it has pacedthey have paced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been pacingwe have been pacing
you have been pacingyou have been pacing
he/she/it has been pacingthey have been pacing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I pacedwe paced
you pacedyou paced
he/she/it pacedthey paced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was pacingwe were pacing
you were pacingyou were pacing
he/she/it was pacingthey were pacing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had pacedwe had paced
you had pacedyou had paced
he/she/it had pacedthey had paced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been pacingwe had been pacing
you had been pacingyou had been pacing
he/she/it had been pacingthey had been pacing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will pacewe shall/will pace
you will paceyou will pace
he/she/it will pacethey will pace
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be pacingwe shall/will be pacing
you will be pacingyou will be pacing
he/she/it will be pacingthey will be pacing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have pacedwe shall/will have paced
you will have pacedyou will have paced
he/she/it will have pacedthey will have paced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been pacingwe shall/will have been pacing
you will have been pacingyou will have been pacing
he/she/it will have been pacingthey will have been pacing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would pacewe should/would pace
you would paceyou would pace
he/she/it would pacethey would pace
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be pacingwe should/would be pacing
you would be pacingyou would be pacing
he/she/it would be pacingthey would be pacing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have pacedwe should/would have paced
you would have pacedyou would have paced
he/she/it would have pacedthey would have paced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been pacingwe should/would have been pacing
you would have been pacingyou would have been pacing
he/she/it would have been pacingthey would have been pacing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am pacedwe are paced
you are pacedyou are paced
he/she/it is pacedthey are paced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being pacedwe are being paced
you are being pacedyou are being paced
he/she/it is being pacedthey are being paced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been pacedwe have been paced
you have been pacedyou have been paced
he/she/it has been pacedthey have been paced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was pacedwe were paced
you were pacedyou were paced
he/she/it was pacedthey were paced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being pacedwe were being paced
you were being pacedyou were being paced
he/she/it was being pacedthey were being paced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been pacedwe had been paced
you had been pacedyou had been paced
he/she/it had been pacedthey had been paced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be pacedwe shall/will be paced
you will be pacedyou will be paced
he/she/it will be pacedthey will be paced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been pacedwe shall/will have been paced
you will have been pacedyou will have been paced
he/she/it will have been pacedthey will have been paced

pace

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepacepaces
Possessive casepace'spaces'