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She took delight, like the devil on the pinnacle of the temple, in showing me all the riches of her passionate kingdom.Lady Arabelle prit plaisir, comme le démon sur le faîte du temple, à me montrer les plus riches pays de son ardent royaume.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
A youth world cup has been established to provide a pinnacle for youth involvement.Une coupe du monde junior a été créée afin de donner un but aux jeunes pratiquants.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 29.07.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 29.07.2011
The WKF states that the Olympic Games are in many aspects considered to be the ultimate target, the pinnacle of achievement.Selon la WKF, les Jeux Olympiques sont considérés à de nombreux égards comme le but ultime, le summum de la réussite.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 29.07.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 29.07.2011
Even that unlucky female, Mrs. Sparsit, fallen from her pinnacle of exultation into the Slough of Despond, was not in so bad a plight as that remarkable man and self-made Humbug, Josiah Bounderby of Coketown.Mme Sparsit elle-même, bien que tombée du faîte de la joie dans le bourbier du désespoir, n’était pas encore si bas que cet homme peu ordinaire, le soi-disant enfant de ses œuvres, Josué Bounderby de Cokeville.Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficilesLes temps difficilesDickens, CharlesHard TimesDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"Nor has our friend Amadieu any right to speak ill of him. For you know that this affair has set Amadieu on a pinnacle.Tenez ! pas plus que notre ami Amadieu n’a le droit d’en dire, car vous savez que cette affaire vient de le mettre au pinacle...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
87% agreed / strongly agreed that the Olympic Winter Games were the pinnacle of sporting excellence.pour 87% des athlètes interrogés (d'accord ou largement d'accord), les Jeux Olympiques d'hiver représentent le summum de l'excellence sportive.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 28.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 28.08.2011
Here you are on the pinnacle which you were so anxious to reach.Vous voilà au sommet que vous vouliez atteindre.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The topmost pinnacle of the quartz mountain is on fire.Le sommet le plus élevé de la montagne quartzeuse s'allume.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Against the gable, at a point where there was a pinnacle, and between the two lofty windows lighting the nave, was a statue of Our Lady of Lourdes under a canopy.Contre le pignon, à la pointe d’un pinacle, une statue de Notre-Dame de Lourdes se trouvait sous un dais, entre les deux baies hautes de la nef.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Some German dead are crumbling in front of it, in pinnacled heaps or extended lines.Des cadavres d’Allemands s’égrènent devant – entassés comme des points ou étendus comme des lignes.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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Word forms
pinnacle
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | pinnacled |
Imperative | pinnacle |
Present Participle (Participle I) | pinnacling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | pinnacled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pinnacle | we pinnacle |
you pinnacle | you pinnacle |
he/she/it pinnacles | they pinnacle |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am pinnacling | we are pinnacling |
you are pinnacling | you are pinnacling |
he/she/it is pinnacling | they are pinnacling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have pinnacled | we have pinnacled |
you have pinnacled | you have pinnacled |
he/she/it has pinnacled | they have pinnacled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been pinnacling | we have been pinnacling |
you have been pinnacling | you have been pinnacling |
he/she/it has been pinnacling | they have been pinnacling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pinnacled | we pinnacled |
you pinnacled | you pinnacled |
he/she/it pinnacled | they pinnacled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was pinnacling | we were pinnacling |
you were pinnacling | you were pinnacling |
he/she/it was pinnacling | they were pinnacling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had pinnacled | we had pinnacled |
you had pinnacled | you had pinnacled |
he/she/it had pinnacled | they had pinnacled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been pinnacling | we had been pinnacling |
you had been pinnacling | you had been pinnacling |
he/she/it had been pinnacling | they had been pinnacling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will pinnacle | we shall/will pinnacle |
you will pinnacle | you will pinnacle |
he/she/it will pinnacle | they will pinnacle |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be pinnacling | we shall/will be pinnacling |
you will be pinnacling | you will be pinnacling |
he/she/it will be pinnacling | they will be pinnacling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have pinnacled | we shall/will have pinnacled |
you will have pinnacled | you will have pinnacled |
he/she/it will have pinnacled | they will have pinnacled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pinnacling | we shall/will have been pinnacling |
you will have been pinnacling | you will have been pinnacling |
he/she/it will have been pinnacling | they will have been pinnacling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would pinnacle | we should/would pinnacle |
you would pinnacle | you would pinnacle |
he/she/it would pinnacle | they would pinnacle |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be pinnacling | we should/would be pinnacling |
you would be pinnacling | you would be pinnacling |
he/she/it would be pinnacling | they would be pinnacling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have pinnacled | we should/would have pinnacled |
you would have pinnacled | you would have pinnacled |
he/she/it would have pinnacled | they would have pinnacled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been pinnacling | we should/would have been pinnacling |
you would have been pinnacling | you would have been pinnacling |
he/she/it would have been pinnacling | they would have been pinnacling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am pinnacled | we are pinnacled |
you are pinnacled | you are pinnacled |
he/she/it is pinnacled | they are pinnacled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being pinnacled | we are being pinnacled |
you are being pinnacled | you are being pinnacled |
he/she/it is being pinnacled | they are being pinnacled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been pinnacled | we have been pinnacled |
you have been pinnacled | you have been pinnacled |
he/she/it has been pinnacled | they have been pinnacled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was pinnacled | we were pinnacled |
you were pinnacled | you were pinnacled |
he/she/it was pinnacled | they were pinnacled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being pinnacled | we were being pinnacled |
you were being pinnacled | you were being pinnacled |
he/she/it was being pinnacled | they were being pinnacled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been pinnacled | we had been pinnacled |
you had been pinnacled | you had been pinnacled |
he/she/it had been pinnacled | they had been pinnacled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be pinnacled | we shall/will be pinnacled |
you will be pinnacled | you will be pinnacled |
he/she/it will be pinnacled | they will be pinnacled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pinnacled | we shall/will have been pinnacled |
you will have been pinnacled | you will have been pinnacled |
he/she/it will have been pinnacled | they will have been pinnacled |
pinnacle
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | pinnacle | pinnacles |
Possessive case | pinnacle's | pinnacles' |