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Just then a low roll of drums announced the arrival of the President and other officials of the Chamber.
Mais un roulement assourdi de tambours annonça l’arrivée du président et du bureau.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
In front, to right and left, everywhere, thunderclaps roll with great glimpses of short-lived light in the dark-blue sky.
En avant, à droite, à gauche, partout, des coups de tonnerre déploient dans le ciel bleu foncé de grosses lueurs brèves.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Member States shall take the necessary measures to enable a Community voter who has expressed the wish for such to be entered on the electoral roll sufficiently in advance of polling day.
Les États membres prennent les mesures nécessaires pour permettre à l'électeur communautaire qui en a manifesté la volonté d'être inscrit sur la liste électorale dans un délai utile avant le scrutin.
The roll had been prepared in accordance with the provisions of the Real Estate Assessment Act in effect at the time and, under s. 8, immovables were entered on the roll at their actual value.
Le rôle a été confectionné suivant les dispositions de le Loi sur l'évaluation foncière en vigueur à l'époque, et conformément à l'art. 8, les immeubles ont été portés au rôle à leur valeur réelle.
All that Pathfinder would suffer Cap to do, was to roll a barrel filled with water to the hole immediately over the spot, in readiness to be used at the proper instant.
Tout ce que Pathfinder permit à Cap, ce fut de rouler un baril rempli d’eau près de la meurtrière, afin d’en faire usage au moment convenable.
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
Nor need you, to see how alike we soldiers are, be afar off—at that distance, say, when we are only specks of the dust-clouds that roll across the plain.
Si bien qu’un soldat apparaît pareil à un autre sans qu’il soit nécessaire, pour voir cette similitude, de les regarder de loin, aux distances où nous ne sommes que des grains de la poussière qui roule dans la plaine.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
And Madame Imaginaire, that lived in one of the last houses towards the Chateau de Carleul, a large woman who seemed to roll along the ground as if she'd got casters under her big circular petticoats.
Et Mme Imaginaire, celle qu’habitait une des dernières maisons du côté du château de Carleul, une forte femme qu’avait l’air de rouler par terre comme si elle avait eu des roulettes sous le gros rond de ses jupes.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Now and then he put his hand over his back pocket to feel the roll of bills.
De temps à autre il mettait la main sur sa poche de derrière pour y sentir la liasse de billets.
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
As they were all going out again, he favoured her with one slight roll of his movable eye, desiring her to linger behind.
Comme tout le monde se dirigeait vers la porte, ce dernier honora la jeune fille d’un léger roulement de son œil mobile : c’était une manière d’inviter Sissy à rester un instant en arrière.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
For about 30 years, United States governments at the federal and state level have been experimenting with ways to reduce the welfare case-roll for single mothers.
Depuis environ 30 ans, les divers paliers de gouvernement américains étudient des façons de réduire le recours des mères monoparentales à l'aide sociale.
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
For answer he winked gently, smiled like a dusky seraph, and held out his hand. In it I saw a roll of money.
Pour toute réponse, il cligna de l’œil, me sourit et me tendit la main, dans laquelle j’aperçus un rouleau d’or.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Signs should be posted at each elevator explaining that there may be times when the elevator may not be operational due to conditions where the ship's roll exceeds the elevator manufacturer's safe operating criteria.
Des panneaux devraient être installés à chaque ascenseur expliquant qu'il peut arriver que l'ascenseur ne soit pas en service lorsque le roulis du vaisseau excède les critères d'exploitation sécuritaire du fabricant de l'ascenseur.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
He, who had had the whole country-side to roll about in, felt stifled in the narrow space where he now had to keep quiet.
Lui, qui avait eu la campagne vaste pour se rouler en liberté, étouffait dans l’espace étroit où il devait se tenir sage.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
As soon as our pushing and jolted file emerges, two men close to me are hit, two shadows are hurled to the ground and roll under our feet, one with a sharp cry, and the other silently, as a felled ox.
Dès que notre file lancée, cahotée, émerge, je sens que deux hommes près de moi sont frappés, deux ombres sont précipitées à terre, roulent sous nos pieds, l’une avec un cri aigu, l’autre en silence comme un bœuf.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They do not know what politeness and ceremony are. It is as if you were to offer perfumes to dogs--they would think it smelled bad, and go and roll in the gutter."
Elles ne savent pas ce que c'est que l'élégance et la politesse; c'est comme les chiens auxquels on met des parfums, ils trouvent que cela sent mauvais et vont se rouler dans le ruisseau.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group

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Collocations

rock and roll
rock and roll
roll up
enrouler
dinner roll
petit pain
roll axis
axe de roulis
roll crusher
broyeur à cylindres
hip roll
tour de hanche
knee roll
faux quartier
roll over
faire rouler
roll over the shoulders
rouler d'une épaule à l'autre
side roll
chute latérale
Abuja Declaration to Roll Back Malaria in Africa
Déclaration d'Abuja sur le projet Faire reculer le paludisme en Afrique
rolling bearing
roulement
rolling mill
laminoir
hot rolling
laminage à chaud
rolling-key clutch
embrayage à clavette oscillante

Word forms

roll

noun
SingularPlural
Common caserollrolls
Possessive caseroll'srolls'

roll

verb
Basic forms
Pastrolled
Imperativeroll
Present Participle (Participle I)rolling
Past Participle (Participle II)rolled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I rollwe roll
you rollyou roll
he/she/it rollsthey roll
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am rollingwe are rolling
you are rollingyou are rolling
he/she/it is rollingthey are rolling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have rolledwe have rolled
you have rolledyou have rolled
he/she/it has rolledthey have rolled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been rollingwe have been rolling
you have been rollingyou have been rolling
he/she/it has been rollingthey have been rolling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I rolledwe rolled
you rolledyou rolled
he/she/it rolledthey rolled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was rollingwe were rolling
you were rollingyou were rolling
he/she/it was rollingthey were rolling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had rolledwe had rolled
you had rolledyou had rolled
he/she/it had rolledthey had rolled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been rollingwe had been rolling
you had been rollingyou had been rolling
he/she/it had been rollingthey had been rolling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will rollwe shall/will roll
you will rollyou will roll
he/she/it will rollthey will roll
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be rollingwe shall/will be rolling
you will be rollingyou will be rolling
he/she/it will be rollingthey will be rolling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have rolledwe shall/will have rolled
you will have rolledyou will have rolled
he/she/it will have rolledthey will have rolled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been rollingwe shall/will have been rolling
you will have been rollingyou will have been rolling
he/she/it will have been rollingthey will have been rolling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would rollwe should/would roll
you would rollyou would roll
he/she/it would rollthey would roll
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be rollingwe should/would be rolling
you would be rollingyou would be rolling
he/she/it would be rollingthey would be rolling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have rolledwe should/would have rolled
you would have rolledyou would have rolled
he/she/it would have rolledthey would have rolled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been rollingwe should/would have been rolling
you would have been rollingyou would have been rolling
he/she/it would have been rollingthey would have been rolling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am rolledwe are rolled
you are rolledyou are rolled
he/she/it is rolledthey are rolled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being rolledwe are being rolled
you are being rolledyou are being rolled
he/she/it is being rolledthey are being rolled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been rolledwe have been rolled
you have been rolledyou have been rolled
he/she/it has been rolledthey have been rolled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was rolledwe were rolled
you were rolledyou were rolled
he/she/it was rolledthey were rolled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being rolledwe were being rolled
you were being rolledyou were being rolled
he/she/it was being rolledthey were being rolled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been rolledwe had been rolled
you had been rolledyou had been rolled
he/she/it had been rolledthey had been rolled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be rolledwe shall/will be rolled
you will be rolledyou will be rolled
he/she/it will be rolledthey will be rolled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been rolledwe shall/will have been rolled
you will have been rolledyou will have been rolled
he/she/it will have been rolledthey will have been rolled