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The evidence pointed in different and sometimes opposite directions.La preuve pointe dans des directions différentes et parfois opposées.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 25.11.2011
In Nordenfelt, Lord Macnaghten pointed out that there is greater freedom to contract between buyer and seller than between employer and employee.Dans Nordenfelt, lord Macnaghten a souligné qu'il existe une plus grande liberté de contracter entre l'acquéreur et le vendeur qu'entre l'employeur et l'employé.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 16.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 16.10.2011
The man pointed to his lasso.L'homme montra son lasso.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Then, having grown a great deal taller since the morning, and standing upright on the hill, she pointed with her hand to heaven, saying to her people : " Thank Jesus; thank Mary."Alors, ayant beaucoup grandi depuis le matin, debout sur le coteau, elle leva la main au ciel, disant à son peuple : – Remerciez Jésus, remerciez Marie.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
He pretended to be a good-natured fellow, made scathing allusions with exquisite politeness, enjoying, like a connoisseur, the bitterness of the double-pointed words that he addressed to her, words the refined cruelty of which he alone understood.Il faisait le bonhomme, l’égratignait au sang avec une exquise politesse, goûtait en gourmet l’amertume des paroles à double sens qu’il lui adressait et dont lui seul comprenait la fine cruauté.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Here, Natalie, is the voice which echoed through the silence of that night. Behold the noble figure which stood before me and pointed to the right path among the cross-ways at which I stood.Voici, Natalie, l’adorable voix qui tout à coup retentit dans le silence de la nuit, voici la sublime figure qui se dressa pour me montrer du doigt le vrai chemin dans le carrefour où j’étais arrivé.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
The dealer in imitation jewelry pointed out the emaciated profile of the young widow to each of her customers, as an interesting and lamentable curiosity.La marchande de bijoux faux montrait à chacune de ses clientes le profil amaigri de la jeune veuve comme une curiosité intéressante et lamentable.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Very scarce are the scholars who, following the example of the illustrious mathematician Henri Poincare, have discovered its weakness and pointed out its uncertainties.Très rares sont les savants qui, à l'exemple de l'illustre mathématicien Poincare, en ont pénétré les faiblesses et signalé les incertitudes.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
This was pointed out in Schwartz, supra.Cette observation a été faite dans l'arrêt Schwartz, précité.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011
As Medvedev pointed out, a raw materials-based economy is always vulnerable to volatile commodity prices.Et comme l'a précisé Medvedev, une économie centrée sur ses matières premières demeure toujours vulnérable à la volatilité des prix.Skidelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Robertidelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Rober© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 5/1/2011idelsky, RobertSkidelsky, Rober© Project Syndicate 1995 - 2011http://www.project-syndicate.org/ 5/1/2011
They also pointed out that many of the arguments are not raised within the context of the product concerned but within the context of the like product determination, and that the exporting producers are confusing these two issues.Elle a également signalé que de nombreux arguments n'avaient pas été invoqués dans le cadre du produit concerné, mais dans celui de la détermination du produit similaire et que les producteurs-exportateurs confondaient ces deux notions.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
At one time we saw semi-globular shapes like the domes of churches; at another, Gothic turrets rose before us; and the next opening brought in view sharp needle-pointed peaks, shooting upward into the blue sky.Là, nous apercevions des formes hémisphériques comme des dômes d'église; ici, des tours gothiques se dressaient devant nous; ailleurs, c'étaient des aiguilles gigantesques dont la pointe semblait percer la voûte bleue.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The guide pointed into the gap, as we rode forward to our halting-place.Le guide montra cette ouverture, pendant que nous nous avancions vers le lieu de notre halte.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
With extended arm, he pointed to the dark corner where he perceived the sinister face of Camille.Le bras tendu, il montrait le coin d'ombre dans lequel il apercevait le visage sinistre de Camille.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
This shows, as our sub-commission pointed out in 1999, that Olympic Family leaders are often in as much need of Olympic education and intercultural counsel as our young people.Cela prouve, et notre sous-commission l'avait indiqué en 1999, que les dirigeants de la famille olympique ont souvent tout autant besoin d'une éducation olympique et de conseils dans le domaine interculturel que nos jeunes.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 11.08.2011
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sharp-pointed
pointu
match point
balle de match
saturation point
point de saturation
flash point
point d'éclair
break-even point
seuil de rentabilité
point of sale
point de vente
basis point
point de base
break-even point
point mort
completion point
point d'achèvement
decision point
point de décision
intervention point
point d'intervention
breaker point
plot de rupteur
point of reference
point de repère
starting point
point de départ
critical point
point critique
Word forms
point
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | pointed |
Imperative | point |
Present Participle (Participle I) | pointing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | pointed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I point | we point |
you point | you point |
he/she/it points | they point |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am pointing | we are pointing |
you are pointing | you are pointing |
he/she/it is pointing | they are pointing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have pointed | we have pointed |
you have pointed | you have pointed |
he/she/it has pointed | they have pointed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been pointing | we have been pointing |
you have been pointing | you have been pointing |
he/she/it has been pointing | they have been pointing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pointed | we pointed |
you pointed | you pointed |
he/she/it pointed | they pointed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was pointing | we were pointing |
you were pointing | you were pointing |
he/she/it was pointing | they were pointing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had pointed | we had pointed |
you had pointed | you had pointed |
he/she/it had pointed | they had pointed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been pointing | we had been pointing |
you had been pointing | you had been pointing |
he/she/it had been pointing | they had been pointing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will point | we shall/will point |
you will point | you will point |
he/she/it will point | they will point |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be pointing | we shall/will be pointing |
you will be pointing | you will be pointing |
he/she/it will be pointing | they will be pointing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have pointed | we shall/will have pointed |
you will have pointed | you will have pointed |
he/she/it will have pointed | they will have pointed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pointing | we shall/will have been pointing |
you will have been pointing | you will have been pointing |
he/she/it will have been pointing | they will have been pointing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would point | we should/would point |
you would point | you would point |
he/she/it would point | they would point |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be pointing | we should/would be pointing |
you would be pointing | you would be pointing |
he/she/it would be pointing | they would be pointing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have pointed | we should/would have pointed |
you would have pointed | you would have pointed |
he/she/it would have pointed | they would have pointed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been pointing | we should/would have been pointing |
you would have been pointing | you would have been pointing |
he/she/it would have been pointing | they would have been pointing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am pointed | we are pointed |
you are pointed | you are pointed |
he/she/it is pointed | they are pointed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being pointed | we are being pointed |
you are being pointed | you are being pointed |
he/she/it is being pointed | they are being pointed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been pointed | we have been pointed |
you have been pointed | you have been pointed |
he/she/it has been pointed | they have been pointed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was pointed | we were pointed |
you were pointed | you were pointed |
he/she/it was pointed | they were pointed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being pointed | we were being pointed |
you were being pointed | you were being pointed |
he/she/it was being pointed | they were being pointed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been pointed | we had been pointed |
you had been pointed | you had been pointed |
he/she/it had been pointed | they had been pointed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be pointed | we shall/will be pointed |
you will be pointed | you will be pointed |
he/she/it will be pointed | they will be pointed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pointed | we shall/will have been pointed |
you will have been pointed | you will have been pointed |
he/she/it will have been pointed | they will have been pointed |