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Cassy perceived that her shaft had struck home; and, from that hour, with the most exquisite address, she never ceased to continue the train of influences she had begun.
Cassy vit que le trait avait porté, et s’appliqua, dès lors, avec une rare adresse, à poursuivre l’œuvre commencée.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
There is a tall shaft rising out of its roof, and a banner with a strange device floating at its peak.
De son toit s'élance un grand mât portant une bannière avec un étrange écusson.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Behind a glass partition one perceived the dim back shop, which served as kitchen and dining-room and bedchamber, and which received only a little air from a damp inner yard which suggested a sewer shaft.
Derrière une cloison vitrée, on apercevait, au fond, la pièce obscure dans laquelle vivait le ménage, à la fois cuisine, salle à manger et chambre à coucher, ne prenant un peu d’air que sur une cour humide, pareille à un regard d’égout.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Dark precipices frown me into fear, and my head reels with a dizzy faintness. I hold by the pine-tree shaft, or the angle of the firmer rock.
De noirs précipices me glacent de terreur; une vertigineuse faiblesse me gagne le cerveau; je m'accroche à la tige d'un pin ou à l'angle d'un rocher solide.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Rotary shaft seals
Garnitures d'étanchéité d'arbres
'Steering shaft` means the component which transmits to the steering gear housing the torque applied to the steering control.
par «arbre de direction», la pièce qui transmet au boîter de direction le couple appliqué à la commande de direction;
I struck wildly, but with success. The lance-blade glinted from the head of my weapon. Its shaft passed me; and our bodies met with a shock that caused us both to reel upon the very edge of the cliff.
Heureusement la pointe rencontra le fer de ma hache; la lance détournée passa derrière moi, et nos corps se rencontrèrent avec une violence qui nous fit rouler tous deux au bord du précipice.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Several of the men leaped from their horses, and searched for the shaft that had been shot first.
Quelques hommes descendirent de cheval et cherchèrent la flèche qui avait été tirée la première.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A well extending to the outer bottom is, however, permitted at the after end of the shaft tunnel.
Des puisards allant jusqu'au bordé peuvent cependant être admis à l'extrémité arrière des tunnels de ligne d'arbres.
If the head of the shaft is damaged, it is advisable to cut the shaft down, to fit in with the next standard length of arrow in stock.
Si le bout du coté de la pointe d'un tube est endommagé, il est recommandé de le couper à la longueur d'autres flèches de votre inventaire.
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 18.08.2011
I went to the spot where I had last seen their bodies. Yes; two skeletons lay in front of the shaft, as cleanly picked by the wolves as if they had been dressed for the studio of an anatomist.
À la place où j'avais vu leurs corps, je trouvai deux squelettes dépouillés par les loups aussi complètement que s'ils avaient été préparés pour un cabinet d'anatomie.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Adjustable rod homogenizer (10 mm shaft diameter), rpm range 8000 to 20000.
Homogénéisateur réglable (tige de 10 mm de diamètre), vitesse de rotation de 8000 à 20000 tours par minute
In his last moments he was casting, with bitter pleasure, one parting shaft at this world of misery and shame.
Dans son agonie, il souffletait une dernière fois, avec une volupté amère, ce monde de misère et de honte.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
The sinister truth, like a flash of flame, scorched the eyes of the paralysed woman and penetrated within her with the concussion of a shaft of lightning.
La sinistre vérité, comme un éclair, brûla les yeux de la paralytique et entra eu elle avec le heurt suprême d'un coup de foudre.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
During all this dialogue none of the Indians made their appearance, but we could hear them on both sides of the shaft without.
Pendant tout ce dialogue, aucun des Indiens ne se montra; mais nous les entendions parler de chaque côté de l'ouverture, en dehors.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

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Collocations

counter shaft
arbre secondaire
shaft furnace
four à cuve
cam shaft
arbre à cames
driving shaft
arbre de commande
mine shaft
puits de mine
drive shaft
arbre de transmission

Word forms

shaft

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseshaftshafts
Possessive caseshaft'sshafts'

shaft

verb
Basic forms
Pastshafted
Imperativeshaft
Present Participle (Participle I)shafting
Past Participle (Participle II)shafted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shaftwe shaft
you shaftyou shaft
he/she/it shaftsthey shaft
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shaftingwe are shafting
you are shaftingyou are shafting
he/she/it is shaftingthey are shafting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shaftedwe have shafted
you have shaftedyou have shafted
he/she/it has shaftedthey have shafted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shaftingwe have been shafting
you have been shaftingyou have been shafting
he/she/it has been shaftingthey have been shafting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shaftedwe shafted
you shaftedyou shafted
he/she/it shaftedthey shafted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shaftingwe were shafting
you were shaftingyou were shafting
he/she/it was shaftingthey were shafting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shaftedwe had shafted
you had shaftedyou had shafted
he/she/it had shaftedthey had shafted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shaftingwe had been shafting
you had been shaftingyou had been shafting
he/she/it had been shaftingthey had been shafting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shaftwe shall/will shaft
you will shaftyou will shaft
he/she/it will shaftthey will shaft
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shaftingwe shall/will be shafting
you will be shaftingyou will be shafting
he/she/it will be shaftingthey will be shafting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shaftedwe shall/will have shafted
you will have shaftedyou will have shafted
he/she/it will have shaftedthey will have shafted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shaftingwe shall/will have been shafting
you will have been shaftingyou will have been shafting
he/she/it will have been shaftingthey will have been shafting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shaftwe should/would shaft
you would shaftyou would shaft
he/she/it would shaftthey would shaft
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shaftingwe should/would be shafting
you would be shaftingyou would be shafting
he/she/it would be shaftingthey would be shafting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shaftedwe should/would have shafted
you would have shaftedyou would have shafted
he/she/it would have shaftedthey would have shafted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shaftingwe should/would have been shafting
you would have been shaftingyou would have been shafting
he/she/it would have been shaftingthey would have been shafting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shaftedwe are shafted
you are shaftedyou are shafted
he/she/it is shaftedthey are shafted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shaftedwe are being shafted
you are being shaftedyou are being shafted
he/she/it is being shaftedthey are being shafted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shaftedwe have been shafted
you have been shaftedyou have been shafted
he/she/it has been shaftedthey have been shafted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shaftedwe were shafted
you were shaftedyou were shafted
he/she/it was shaftedthey were shafted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shaftedwe were being shafted
you were being shaftedyou were being shafted
he/she/it was being shaftedthey were being shafted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shaftedwe had been shafted
you had been shaftedyou had been shafted
he/she/it had been shaftedthey had been shafted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shaftedwe shall/will be shafted
you will be shaftedyou will be shafted
he/she/it will be shaftedthey will be shafted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shaftedwe shall/will have been shafted
you will have been shaftedyou will have been shafted
he/she/it will have been shaftedthey will have been shafted