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They were stranded, as it were, on some reef above a dense void.
Ils étaient comme perdus sur la pointe d’un récif, au-dessus du vide.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"It's rather a rough day," said the man to us, as we put off: "better take in a reef and luff sharp when you get round the bend. "
« Ça souffle dur, aujourd’hui, nous lança le patron. Vous feriez bien de prendre un ris et de lofer court quand vous passerez la pointe. »
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
The surf thundered loud on the barrier reef.
Les vagues mugissaient sur la ligne des récifs.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
The matter concerns one of the most interesting problems of human life,-- a crisis to which most men are subjected, and which I desire to explain, if only to place a warning light upon the reef.
Il s’agit ici d’un des problèmes les plus intéressants de la vie humaine, d’une crise à laquelle ont été soumis la plus grande partie des hommes, et que je voudrais expliquer, ne fût-ce que pour allumer un phare sur cet écueil.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
We said we would make a point of it, and left him with a cheery "Good- morning," wondering to ourselves how you "luffed," and where we were to get a "reef" from, and what we were to do with it when we had got it.
Nous lui répondîmes que nous n’y manquerions pas, et le quittâmes sur un joyeux « Au revoir », tout en nous demandant ce qu’il entendait par « lofer court » et « prendre un ris ».
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
The other major capital cost is to remediate PAH contaminated sediments in the area of Randle Reef estimated at $25 million.
Les autres dépenses importantes en matière d'immobilisations visent à assainir les sédiments contaminés par les HAP dans le secteur du récif Randle; le coût de cette opération est estimé à 25 millions de dollars.
Jean Bart hastily hauled up the jib, and the triangle of canvas, full of wind, looked like a wing; then, with two strides to the stern, he let out the spinnaker, which was close-reefed against his mast.
Jean-Bart tout à coup hissa le foc, dont le triangle, plein de vent, semblait une aile, puis gagnant l'arrière en deux enjambées il dénoua le tapecul amarré contre son mât.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
The only canvas she had set was a close-reefed main-topsail, and two small storm-staysails, one forward and the other aft.
Les seules voiles qu’il portât étaient son grand hunier au bas ris, et deux petites voiles de cap, l’une sur l’avant, l’autre de l’arrière.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"We have reefs, and often have occasion to use them," quietly returned the young man.
– Nous avons des ris, et les occasions de les prendre ne nous manquent pas, – répondit-il.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"I suppose you have such things as reefs, though you can hardly have occasion to use them?"
– Je suppose que vous avez ce qu’on appelle des ris, quoique vous puissiez à peine avoir occasion de vous en servir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
The noise of the mainsail flapping when it filled, loose-reefed as it was, sounded like the report of a gun, and Cap trembled lest the seams should open.
Le bruit que produisit le vent en prenant dans la grande voile, sembla celui d’un coup de canon, quoiqu’elle eût tous ses ris pris, et Cap trembla que les coutures ne s’ouvrissent.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
The death of coral reefs would severely impact the innumerable reefs that provide subsistence and livelihoods for island and coastal communities in the Pacific region.
La disparition des récifs de corail aurait des conséquences dramatiques sur les innombrables récifs fournissant la subsistance et le gagne-pain des communautés insulaires et côtières de la région du Pacifique.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
On the water which overflows from a stretch particularly cross-seamed and gullied, some lumps are floating, some round-backed reefs.
Sur l’eau qui déborde d’une tranchée au milieu d’un terrain particulièrement hachuré et raviné, flottent des masses, des récifs ronds.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
There were pools of rain on it, and masses of tangled snow-laden junipers, and long reefs of wet slaty stone.
La pluie y avait creusé des flaques et on y voyait des masses confuses de genièvres chargés de neige, et de longs récifs d’ardoise mouillée.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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Collocations

coral reef
récif de corail
fringing reef
récif frangeant
reef band
bande de ris
grey reef shark
requin gris de récif

Word forms

reef

noun
SingularPlural
Common casereefreefs
Possessive casereef'sreefs'

reef

verb
Basic forms
Pastreefed
Imperativereef
Present Participle (Participle I)reefing
Past Participle (Participle II)reefed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I reefwe reef
you reefyou reef
he/she/it reefsthey reef
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am reefingwe are reefing
you are reefingyou are reefing
he/she/it is reefingthey are reefing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have reefedwe have reefed
you have reefedyou have reefed
he/she/it has reefedthey have reefed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been reefingwe have been reefing
you have been reefingyou have been reefing
he/she/it has been reefingthey have been reefing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I reefedwe reefed
you reefedyou reefed
he/she/it reefedthey reefed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was reefingwe were reefing
you were reefingyou were reefing
he/she/it was reefingthey were reefing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had reefedwe had reefed
you had reefedyou had reefed
he/she/it had reefedthey had reefed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been reefingwe had been reefing
you had been reefingyou had been reefing
he/she/it had been reefingthey had been reefing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will reefwe shall/will reef
you will reefyou will reef
he/she/it will reefthey will reef
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be reefingwe shall/will be reefing
you will be reefingyou will be reefing
he/she/it will be reefingthey will be reefing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have reefedwe shall/will have reefed
you will have reefedyou will have reefed
he/she/it will have reefedthey will have reefed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been reefingwe shall/will have been reefing
you will have been reefingyou will have been reefing
he/she/it will have been reefingthey will have been reefing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would reefwe should/would reef
you would reefyou would reef
he/she/it would reefthey would reef
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be reefingwe should/would be reefing
you would be reefingyou would be reefing
he/she/it would be reefingthey would be reefing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have reefedwe should/would have reefed
you would have reefedyou would have reefed
he/she/it would have reefedthey would have reefed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been reefingwe should/would have been reefing
you would have been reefingyou would have been reefing
he/she/it would have been reefingthey would have been reefing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am reefedwe are reefed
you are reefedyou are reefed
he/she/it is reefedthey are reefed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being reefedwe are being reefed
you are being reefedyou are being reefed
he/she/it is being reefedthey are being reefed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been reefedwe have been reefed
you have been reefedyou have been reefed
he/she/it has been reefedthey have been reefed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was reefedwe were reefed
you were reefedyou were reefed
he/she/it was reefedthey were reefed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being reefedwe were being reefed
you were being reefedyou were being reefed
he/she/it was being reefedthey were being reefed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been reefedwe had been reefed
you had been reefedyou had been reefed
he/she/it had been reefedthey had been reefed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be reefedwe shall/will be reefed
you will be reefedyou will be reefed
he/she/it will be reefedthey will be reefed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been reefedwe shall/will have been reefed
you will have been reefedyou will have been reefed
he/she/it will have been reefedthey will have been reefed