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In making a factual inference, the trial judge must sift through the relevant facts, decide on their weight, and draw a factual conclusion.Pour tirer une inférence factuelle, le juge de première instance doit passer les faits pertinents au crible, en apprécier la valeur probante et tirer une conclusion factuelle.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.11.2011
"Satan desires to have ye, and sift ye as wheat.Satan veut vous gagner à lui. Il veut vous broyer comme le froment sur l’aire.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
woven plastics bags, sift-proof, (5H2), conforming to marginal 3534,dans des sacs en tissu de plastique, étanches aux pulvérulents (5H2), selon le marginal 3534,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Miss Ophelia lifted out the sifting papers of sweet herbs.Miss Ophélia souleva un des paquets d’herbes aromatiques.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
Her father was usually sifting and sifting at his parliamentary cinder-heap in London (without being observed to turn up many precious articles among the rubbish), and was still hard at it in the national dust- yard.Son père était presque toujours à Londres, occupé à tamiser et à retamiser son tas de cendres parlementaires, sans en retirer paillettes ni lingots, et il se trouvait encore pour le moment fort affairé à farfouiller dans le tas d’ordures national.Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficilesLes temps difficilesDickens, CharlesHard TimesDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
From the sifted sample, a sample of 50 to 100 g shall be taken using a separator.Sur l'échantillon passé au tamis, un échantillon de 50 à 100 g est prélevé à l'aide d'un diviseur.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
If the devil sifts you through a hair sieve, he won't find one."Si le diable s’avise jamais de vous passer au crible, je le défie, ma foi, de trouver trace d’âme!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
They lack the art of sifting what is valuable for them in a book from that which is without value . . .Il leur manque l'art de distinguer dans un livre les valeurs à se mettre pour toujours dans la tête et les passages sans intérêt [...].Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisHitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 1998.© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© 1998 by Ian Kershaw© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
When there are more men than there is work to be done, a sifting-out process must obtain.Dès que la demande dépasse l'offre, la sélection se met à jouer.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Sifting Through Files for a StringRechercher une chaîne dans des fichiersAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron / bash CookbookAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron / bash Le livre de recettesbash Le livre de recettesAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron© 2007 O’Reilly Media, Inc.© ÉDITIONS O’REILLY, Paris, 2007bash CookbookAlbing, Carl,Vossen, JP,Newham, Cameron© 2007 O’Reilly Media, Inc.
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sift
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sift | sifts |
Possessive case | sift's | sifts' |
sift
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sifted |
Imperative | sift |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sifting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sifted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sift | we sift |
you sift | you sift |
he/she/it sifts | they sift |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sifting | we are sifting |
you are sifting | you are sifting |
he/she/it is sifting | they are sifting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sifted | we have sifted |
you have sifted | you have sifted |
he/she/it has sifted | they have sifted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sifting | we have been sifting |
you have been sifting | you have been sifting |
he/she/it has been sifting | they have been sifting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sifted | we sifted |
you sifted | you sifted |
he/she/it sifted | they sifted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sifting | we were sifting |
you were sifting | you were sifting |
he/she/it was sifting | they were sifting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sifted | we had sifted |
you had sifted | you had sifted |
he/she/it had sifted | they had sifted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sifting | we had been sifting |
you had been sifting | you had been sifting |
he/she/it had been sifting | they had been sifting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sift | we shall/will sift |
you will sift | you will sift |
he/she/it will sift | they will sift |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sifting | we shall/will be sifting |
you will be sifting | you will be sifting |
he/she/it will be sifting | they will be sifting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sifted | we shall/will have sifted |
you will have sifted | you will have sifted |
he/she/it will have sifted | they will have sifted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sifting | we shall/will have been sifting |
you will have been sifting | you will have been sifting |
he/she/it will have been sifting | they will have been sifting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sift | we should/would sift |
you would sift | you would sift |
he/she/it would sift | they would sift |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sifting | we should/would be sifting |
you would be sifting | you would be sifting |
he/she/it would be sifting | they would be sifting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sifted | we should/would have sifted |
you would have sifted | you would have sifted |
he/she/it would have sifted | they would have sifted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sifting | we should/would have been sifting |
you would have been sifting | you would have been sifting |
he/she/it would have been sifting | they would have been sifting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sifted | we are sifted |
you are sifted | you are sifted |
he/she/it is sifted | they are sifted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sifted | we are being sifted |
you are being sifted | you are being sifted |
he/she/it is being sifted | they are being sifted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sifted | we have been sifted |
you have been sifted | you have been sifted |
he/she/it has been sifted | they have been sifted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sifted | we were sifted |
you were sifted | you were sifted |
he/she/it was sifted | they were sifted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sifted | we were being sifted |
you were being sifted | you were being sifted |
he/she/it was being sifted | they were being sifted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sifted | we had been sifted |
you had been sifted | you had been sifted |
he/she/it had been sifted | they had been sifted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sifted | we shall/will be sifted |
you will be sifted | you will be sifted |
he/she/it will be sifted | they will be sifted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sifted | we shall/will have been sifted |
you will have been sifted | you will have been sifted |
he/she/it will have been sifted | they will have been sifted |