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The priest bowed his head without making any reply, and seemed to signify that he would rather not discuss religious matters under such circumstances.
Le prêtre s'était incliné sans répondre, voulant faire entendre par là qu'il préférait ne pas causer de ces choses, en de telles circonstances.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
This would signify that if you exercise a traction of 100 kilogrammes on an infinitely rigid wall it will exercise the same traction on you.
Cela signifie que si vous exercez une traction de 100 kilogr. sur un mur infiniment rigide, il exercera la même traction sur vous.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
And so he hastened to name his other reference, whose authority he imagined to be above discussion: "His Eminence Cardinal Bergerot has been kind enough to signify his full approval of my book."
Aussi s’empressa-t-il de nommer son autre répondant, qu’il pensait d’une autorité indiscutable. « Son Eminence le cardinal Bergerot a bien voulu donner à mon œuvre une entière approbation. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Dijon notary briskly nodded his head to signify that he understood.
Le notaire de Dijon hocha vivement la tête; il avait compris.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Yet the two words signify exactly the same thing.
Cependant les deux mots désignent exactement la même chose.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
At a very low temperature varying with each body, the curve of loss as a function of the time would be represented by a line nearly horizontal, which would signify that at that low temperature the phosphorescence diminished very slowly.
A une température très basse, variable suivant chaque corps, la courbe de la déperdition en fonction dû temps serait représentée par une ligne voisine de l'horizontale, ce qui signifie que la phosphorescence diminue alors fort lentement.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
His young wife shook her head slightly to signify her unwillingness, and then they relapsed into silence.
La jeune femme fit signe que non, d’un léger mouvement de tête. Ils retombèrent dans leur silence.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
I would have liked to talk to them, but officially of course I knew no German, and the conversation I overheard did not signify much.
J’aurais bien voulu leur parler, mais officiellement, je ne connaissais pas l’allemand, et les conversations que je surpris ne m’apprirent pas grand-chose.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
At other times there is an emblem, the dove of purity, the palm of martyrdom, or else the fish whose name in Greek is composed of five letters which, as initials, signify: 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour.'"
D’autres fois, il y a un emblème, la colombe de la pureté, la palme du martyre, ou bien le poisson, dont le nom grec est composé de cinq lettres, qui sont les initiales des cinq mots grecs : Jésus-Christ, Fils de Dieu, Sauveur des hommes. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Narrow limits signify great precision in historical results from a laboratory.
Si elle est étroite, cela signifie que le laboratoire a obtenu des résultats d'une grande précision.
© Sa Majeste la Reine du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2005
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2005
" It does not signify in which direction, I tell you.
– Dans n’importe quel sens, vous dis-je.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
However, to deny the deduction of losses on the simple ground that the losses signify that no business (or property) source exists is contrary to the words and scheme of the Act.
Toutefois, refuser la déduction de pertes pour le seul motif que les pertes indiquent l'inexistence d'une entreprise (ou d'un bien) comme source de revenu va à l'encontre du texte et de l'économie de la Loi.
"Why, what the officers call 'compass meant us,' which I understand to signify that she means always to go in the right direction, but sometimes does not know how.
– Compass meant us, comme je l’ai entendu dire aux officiers ; et je suppose que cela veut dire qu’elle a toujours l’intention de marcher du bon côté ; mais quelquefois elle ne sait comment s’y prendre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Though Madeleine could see me on the terrace, she did not come down. Several times she came out upon the portico and went back in again, as if to signify her contempt.
Quoique Madeleine pût nous apercevoir allant le long de la terrasse, elle ne descendit pas; elle s’avança sur le perron et rentra dans la maison à plusieurs reprises, afin de me marquer son mépris.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
If it be not so, what signify these expressions: ' the total energy of the universe,' or the utilizable energy of the universe ?
Et s'il ne l'est pas, que signifient ces expressions : l'énergie totale de l'univers ? ou l'énergie utilisable de l'univers?
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908

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signify

verb
Basic forms
Pastsignified
Imperativesignify
Present Participle (Participle I)signifying
Past Participle (Participle II)signified
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I signifywe signify
you signifyyou signify
he/she/it signifiesthey signify
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am signifyingwe are signifying
you are signifyingyou are signifying
he/she/it is signifyingthey are signifying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have signifiedwe have signified
you have signifiedyou have signified
he/she/it has signifiedthey have signified
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been signifyingwe have been signifying
you have been signifyingyou have been signifying
he/she/it has been signifyingthey have been signifying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I signifiedwe signified
you signifiedyou signified
he/she/it signifiedthey signified
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was signifyingwe were signifying
you were signifyingyou were signifying
he/she/it was signifyingthey were signifying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had signifiedwe had signified
you had signifiedyou had signified
he/she/it had signifiedthey had signified
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been signifyingwe had been signifying
you had been signifyingyou had been signifying
he/she/it had been signifyingthey had been signifying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will signifywe shall/will signify
you will signifyyou will signify
he/she/it will signifythey will signify
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be signifyingwe shall/will be signifying
you will be signifyingyou will be signifying
he/she/it will be signifyingthey will be signifying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have signifiedwe shall/will have signified
you will have signifiedyou will have signified
he/she/it will have signifiedthey will have signified
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been signifyingwe shall/will have been signifying
you will have been signifyingyou will have been signifying
he/she/it will have been signifyingthey will have been signifying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would signifywe should/would signify
you would signifyyou would signify
he/she/it would signifythey would signify
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be signifyingwe should/would be signifying
you would be signifyingyou would be signifying
he/she/it would be signifyingthey would be signifying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have signifiedwe should/would have signified
you would have signifiedyou would have signified
he/she/it would have signifiedthey would have signified
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been signifyingwe should/would have been signifying
you would have been signifyingyou would have been signifying
he/she/it would have been signifyingthey would have been signifying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am signifiedwe are signified
you are signifiedyou are signified
he/she/it is signifiedthey are signified
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being signifiedwe are being signified
you are being signifiedyou are being signified
he/she/it is being signifiedthey are being signified
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been signifiedwe have been signified
you have been signifiedyou have been signified
he/she/it has been signifiedthey have been signified
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was signifiedwe were signified
you were signifiedyou were signified
he/she/it was signifiedthey were signified
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being signifiedwe were being signified
you were being signifiedyou were being signified
he/she/it was being signifiedthey were being signified
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been signifiedwe had been signified
you had been signifiedyou had been signified
he/she/it had been signifiedthey had been signified
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be signifiedwe shall/will be signified
you will be signifiedyou will be signified
he/she/it will be signifiedthey will be signified
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been signifiedwe shall/will have been signified
you will have been signifiedyou will have been signified
he/she/it will have been signifiedthey will have been signified