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Reduced to powder, and put in a tube placed in a sand bath or in water slowly heated in the dark, it begins to shine with a feeble light at 51° C.Réduite en poudre et mise dans un tube placé ensuite dans un bain de sable ou dans de l'eau chauffée lentement dans l'obscurité, elle commence à briller faiblement à 51 degrés.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
It is a graceful arc of sand pushed by wind and water.C'est un gracieux croissant de sable façonné par le vent et par l'eau.© Janvier 2003http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/6/2012© January, 2003http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/6/2012
the catch of sand eel and/or sprat retained on board and caught in the said areas constitutes at least 90 % of the total live weight of the marine organisms on board and caught in the said areas, andque les lançons et/ou sprats conservés à bord et capturés dans lesdites zones constituent au moins 90 % du poids vif total des organismes marins conservés à bord et capturés dans lesdites zoneshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The one that spoke sits down for a breathing space on the curves of a sand-bag that protrudes from the line.Celui qui a parlé s’assoit, pour souffler, sur les rotondités d’un sac de terre qui dépasse l’alignement, et pose ses grenades à ses pieds.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It is then easily verified that the sand and the stone exercise an important power of absorption, and are by no means completely transparent.On constate alors que le. sable et la pierre exercent une absorption notable et ne sont pas du tout complètement transparents.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
To verify this last fact, we had a wooden box constructed with walls 30 centimetres thick and filled with dry sand.Pour vérifier ce dernier fait nous fîmes construire une caisse de bois, remplie de sable sec, dont les parois avaient 30 centimètres d'épaisseur.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
soil, sand, clay including dredging spoils;terres, argiles ou sables, y compris boues de dragage;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
There is a short, ghastly struggle that ends in their mutual destruction. The sand is precipitated to the earth, and the dust floats off in dun, shapeless masses.Un choc court et violent provoque leur mutuelle destruction; le sable retombe sur la terre, et un nuage de poussière flotte au-dessus, se dissipant peu à peu.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
We were the first to jump out onto the sand.Nous sautâmes sur le sable les premiers.Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
The project explores creative uses for the inert tailings of rock and sand produced at the IOC mine near Labrador City, such as the creation of wetland, upland, and riparian habitats.Le projet examine les utilisations innovatrices des résidus inertes de rochers et de sable produits à la mine IOC près de Labrador City, telles que la création de terres humides, les terres montagneuses et les habitats riverains.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/5/2012
The ecological function of the dunes is to shelter the wetlands and protect them from being encroached upon by blowing sand and by high energy wave action from Lake Ontario.Les dunes jouent un rôle écologique, car elles protègent les milieux humides en empêchant que le sable balayé par le vent ne les envahisse et en faisant obstacle à l'action des fortes vagues du lac Ontario.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/7/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/7/2012
In general, steep, rocky shorelines have smaller intertidal zones than gradually sloping sand or gravel beaches.En général, les rivages abrupts et rocheux ont une zone intercotidale plus petite que les rivages en pente douce constitués de sable ou de gravier.© Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada, 1978http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/24/2012© Minister of Supply and Service Canada, 1978http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/24/2012
Apart from the woods there was only uncultivated land on the estate, marshes, patches of sand, and fields of stones and for centuries past the opinion of the district had been that no agriculturist could ever turn the expanse to good account.En dehors des bois, il n’y avait là que des terrains incultes, des marécages, des sables, des champs de pierrailles, et l’opinion légendaire, dans le pays, était que jamais cultivateur n’en tirerait rien de bon.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
All these many distinctions, as different as seas of sand and seas of water, rain forests and polar ice caps, prevent uniform warming.Ces nombreuses distinctions, aussi extrêmes par exemple que les déserts de sable et les mers, la végétation équatoriale et les champs de glace des pôles, empêchent un réchauffement uniforme.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/30/2012
And leaning back, with his arms hanging listlessly, he was watching with dreamy eyes the play of some very little children, who, with the help of their wooden spades, were laboriously raising mounds of sand, and then destroying them by dint of kicks.Et, adossé, les bras abandonnés, il regardait de ses yeux de rêve jouer de tout petits enfants, qui, devant lui, faisaient laborieusement des tas de sable, avec des pelles, puis qui, à coups de pied, les détruisaient.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
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le sable
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Collocations
sand casting
moulage en sable
sand blasting
sablage
foundry sand
sable de fonderie
sand bank
banc de sable
sand mold
moule en sable
sand bag
sac de terre
sand leveller
râteau d'aplanissement
shifting sands
sables mouvants
tar sands
sables asphaltiques
Word forms
sand
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sand | sands |
Possessive case | sand's | sands' |
sand
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sanded |
Imperative | sand |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sanding |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sanded |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sand | we sand |
you sand | you sand |
he/she/it sands | they sand |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sanding | we are sanding |
you are sanding | you are sanding |
he/she/it is sanding | they are sanding |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sanded | we have sanded |
you have sanded | you have sanded |
he/she/it has sanded | they have sanded |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sanding | we have been sanding |
you have been sanding | you have been sanding |
he/she/it has been sanding | they have been sanding |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sanded | we sanded |
you sanded | you sanded |
he/she/it sanded | they sanded |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sanding | we were sanding |
you were sanding | you were sanding |
he/she/it was sanding | they were sanding |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sanded | we had sanded |
you had sanded | you had sanded |
he/she/it had sanded | they had sanded |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sanding | we had been sanding |
you had been sanding | you had been sanding |
he/she/it had been sanding | they had been sanding |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sand | we shall/will sand |
you will sand | you will sand |
he/she/it will sand | they will sand |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sanding | we shall/will be sanding |
you will be sanding | you will be sanding |
he/she/it will be sanding | they will be sanding |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sanded | we shall/will have sanded |
you will have sanded | you will have sanded |
he/she/it will have sanded | they will have sanded |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sanding | we shall/will have been sanding |
you will have been sanding | you will have been sanding |
he/she/it will have been sanding | they will have been sanding |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sand | we should/would sand |
you would sand | you would sand |
he/she/it would sand | they would sand |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sanding | we should/would be sanding |
you would be sanding | you would be sanding |
he/she/it would be sanding | they would be sanding |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sanded | we should/would have sanded |
you would have sanded | you would have sanded |
he/she/it would have sanded | they would have sanded |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sanding | we should/would have been sanding |
you would have been sanding | you would have been sanding |
he/she/it would have been sanding | they would have been sanding |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sanded | we are sanded |
you are sanded | you are sanded |
he/she/it is sanded | they are sanded |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sanded | we are being sanded |
you are being sanded | you are being sanded |
he/she/it is being sanded | they are being sanded |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sanded | we have been sanded |
you have been sanded | you have been sanded |
he/she/it has been sanded | they have been sanded |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sanded | we were sanded |
you were sanded | you were sanded |
he/she/it was sanded | they were sanded |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sanded | we were being sanded |
you were being sanded | you were being sanded |
he/she/it was being sanded | they were being sanded |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sanded | we had been sanded |
you had been sanded | you had been sanded |
he/she/it had been sanded | they had been sanded |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sanded | we shall/will be sanded |
you will be sanded | you will be sanded |
he/she/it will be sanded | they will be sanded |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sanded | we shall/will have been sanded |
you will have been sanded | you will have been sanded |
he/she/it will have been sanded | they will have been sanded |