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Every living being is derived from one primitive cell—the ovum, the transformations of which suffice to form a complete being in a very short space of time.Tout être vivant dérive d'une cellule primitive, l'ovule, dont les transformations suffisent à former en un temps très court un être complet.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
For a short time Helene had been watching Malignon.Depuis un instant, Hélène surveillait Malignon.Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
His breath grew thick and short; a mist gathered before his eyes; he silently pressed the little hand that lay trembling on his arm.La respiration de Georges devint courte et pressée; un brouillard s’amassa devant ses yeux; il pressa en silence la petite main qui tremblait dans la sienne.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
No matter where you are in America or the rest of the world, chances are that a cool jazz festival is a short plane, train, or automobile ride away.Où que vous habitiez, il y a un festival de jazz près de chez vous, à portée de train, d'avion ou de voiture.Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nulsLe Jazz pour les nulsSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
It was Stumm's car again and to my consternation it stopped just a little short of the sandpit.C’était l’auto de Stumm et, à ma consternation, elle s’arrêta un peu avant la sablière.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He stopped short.Il s’interrompit.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Darkness fell when we were some miles short of the city, and the last part was difficult driving.Nous fûmes surpris par la nuit à quelques kilomètres d’Erzurum, et la dernière étape de notre voyage fut assez pénible.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Victorine continued to whisper words of advice whilst Pierre, afraid of slipping on the shiny slabs, put forth an excess of strength which made his breath come short.Victorine continuait à chuchoter des recommandations, tandis que Pierre, de peur de glisser au bord des pierres luisantes, déployait une force exagérée, qui l’essoufflait.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
At that they all stopped short with heads thrown back, and eyes on the alert for another worm.Alors, toutes s'arrêtèrent net, le cou renversé, l'oeil rond, attendant un autre ver.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Madame Theodore knew that her sister was generally short of money towards the month's end, and therefore felt rather ill at ease in thus venturing to apply for a loan.Mme Théodore n’ignorait point les embarras de sa sœur, lorsque venaient les fins de mois. Aussi ne se risquait-elle qu’avec trouble à tenter ainsi un emprunt.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
La Moineaude, short and fat like her husband, was a woman of about forty, worn out before her time, with ashen face, pale eyes, thin faded hair, and a weak mouth which already lacked many teeth.La Moineaude était une femme grosse et courte, comme son mari, d’une quarantaine d’années, usée avant l’âge, avec une face grise, des yeux troubles, des cheveux rares et décolorés, une bouche molle où beaucoup de dents manquaient déjà.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
They have, in short, "been applied for ages in the industry and by the courts"En somme, elles « sont appliquées depuis toujours dans l'industrie et par les tribunaux »http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011
AUCC released 14 higher education-related background papers on issues arising from the federal government's innovation strategy as well as a short introductory document.Publication de 14 documents d'information et un court aperçu qui portent sur des questions liées à l'enseignement supérieur soulevées dans la Stratégie d'innovation du gouvernement fédéral.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
"Nobody, as I knows on," said the child, with a short laugh.– Personne, bien sûr,» dit l’enfant avec un court éclat de rire.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
In sum, the aspects of the Tribunal's decision discussed above admittedly represent short extracts of a long and complex analysis.Somme toute, les aspects de la décision du Tribunal examinés plus haut ne représentent, j'en conviens, que de courts extraits d'une longue et complexe analyse.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/26/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/26/2011
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Collocations
short circuit
court-circuit
sell short
vendre à découvert
short position
position à découvert
short position
position courte
short rate
taux courte durée
short sale
vente à découvert
at short notice
à court délai
in short supply
insuffisant
short bill
traite à courte échéance
short covering
couverture de position
short rate
taux à court terme
short seller
vendeur à découvert
short term bond
obligation à court terme
short position
position vendeur
short ton
tonne courte
Word forms
short
adverb
Positive degree | short |
Comparative degree | shorter |
Superlative degree | shortest |
short
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | short | shorts |
Possessive case | short's | shorts' |
short
adjective
Positive degree | short |
Comparative degree | shorter |
Superlative degree | shortest |
short
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | shorted |
Imperative | short |
Present Participle (Participle I) | shorting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | shorted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I short | we short |
you short | you short |
he/she/it shorts | they short |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am shorting | we are shorting |
you are shorting | you are shorting |
he/she/it is shorting | they are shorting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have shorted | we have shorted |
you have shorted | you have shorted |
he/she/it has shorted | they have shorted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been shorting | we have been shorting |
you have been shorting | you have been shorting |
he/she/it has been shorting | they have been shorting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shorted | we shorted |
you shorted | you shorted |
he/she/it shorted | they shorted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was shorting | we were shorting |
you were shorting | you were shorting |
he/she/it was shorting | they were shorting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had shorted | we had shorted |
you had shorted | you had shorted |
he/she/it had shorted | they had shorted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been shorting | we had been shorting |
you had been shorting | you had been shorting |
he/she/it had been shorting | they had been shorting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will short | we shall/will short |
you will short | you will short |
he/she/it will short | they will short |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be shorting | we shall/will be shorting |
you will be shorting | you will be shorting |
he/she/it will be shorting | they will be shorting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have shorted | we shall/will have shorted |
you will have shorted | you will have shorted |
he/she/it will have shorted | they will have shorted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shorting | we shall/will have been shorting |
you will have been shorting | you will have been shorting |
he/she/it will have been shorting | they will have been shorting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would short | we should/would short |
you would short | you would short |
he/she/it would short | they would short |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be shorting | we should/would be shorting |
you would be shorting | you would be shorting |
he/she/it would be shorting | they would be shorting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have shorted | we should/would have shorted |
you would have shorted | you would have shorted |
he/she/it would have shorted | they would have shorted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been shorting | we should/would have been shorting |
you would have been shorting | you would have been shorting |
he/she/it would have been shorting | they would have been shorting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am shorted | we are shorted |
you are shorted | you are shorted |
he/she/it is shorted | they are shorted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being shorted | we are being shorted |
you are being shorted | you are being shorted |
he/she/it is being shorted | they are being shorted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been shorted | we have been shorted |
you have been shorted | you have been shorted |
he/she/it has been shorted | they have been shorted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was shorted | we were shorted |
you were shorted | you were shorted |
he/she/it was shorted | they were shorted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being shorted | we were being shorted |
you were being shorted | you were being shorted |
he/she/it was being shorted | they were being shorted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been shorted | we had been shorted |
you had been shorted | you had been shorted |
he/she/it had been shorted | they had been shorted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be shorted | we shall/will be shorted |
you will be shorted | you will be shorted |
he/she/it will be shorted | they will be shorted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shorted | we shall/will have been shorted |
you will have been shorted | you will have been shorted |
he/she/it will have been shorted | they will have been shorted |