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He lay perfectly quiet for two or three minutes, trusting to the single sense of hearing, confident that the noise in the lake would reach his ears, did any one venture to approach by swimming.Il resta deux ou trois minutes sans oser faire aucun mouvement, se fiant à son oreille, et comptant que, si quelque Huron tentait d’approcher de lui à la nage, le bruit de l’eau le lui apprendrait.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
He gets everything out of one without asking a single question!'il ne demande rien et on lui dit tout!Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
6A205.c. does not control single mode oscillators;L'alinéa 6A205.c. ne vise pas les oscillateurs monomodes.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
The campaign focuses on alternatives to single-occupancy vehicles and highlights the role of public transit in creating cleaner and healthier communities.Elle met l'accent sur la recherche de solutions de rechange aux véhicules à passager unique et sur l'importance du transport en commun pour l'assainissement de l'air.http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 3/26/2012
She had enabled one of them to gain a hundred million francs in-a single haul by merely telling him of an approaching change of ministry in a neighbouring state.Elle avait, d'un coup, fait gagner à l'un d'eux une centaine de millions, par la simple confidence d'un changement de ministère, dans un État voisin.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
By way of derogation from paragraph 2, where a type II variation leads to consequential variations, a single application may cover all such variations.Par dérogation au paragraphe 2, lorsqu'une modification de type II entraîne des modifications en cascade, celles-ci peuvent faire l'objet d'une demande unique.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Most of the villages of the Pas du Calais are composed of a single street, but such a street!La plupart des villages du Pas-de-Calais se composent d’une seule rue. Mais quelle rue !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Clayton testified that there was a single group — the one that assaulted Darren Watts — that ran to the hospital.Clayton a témoigné qu'un seul groupe — celui qui avait commis des voies de fait contre Darren Watts — avait couru vers l'hôpital.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 05.12.2011
" You will believe me if you like, sir," said Monsieur Vuillaume, " but my daughter had not read a single novel when she was past eighteen.– Vous me croirez si vous voulez, monsieur, dit M. Vuillaume, mais ma fille n'avait pas encore lu un seul roman, à dix-huit ans passés....Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Not a single belated pedestrian was to be seen.Pas un promeneur attardé, pas un être.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
At the time of the Review Board disposition under appeal, Mr. Winko was a 47-year-old, single, unemployed man living at the Hampton Hotel in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia.Lorsque la commission d'examen a rendu la décision contestée en l'espèce, M. Winko avait 47 ans, il était célibataire et sans emploi et il résidait à l'hôtel Hampton, au centre-ville de Vancouver, en Colombie-Britannique.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
He would say to himself that he was alone, and that there was not a single being who had,any pity for him.Il se disait qu’il était seul, que pas un être n’avait pitié de lui.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
A single cannon-shot echoed along the plain of the ocean.Un coup de canon retentit sur la plaine blanche de l’Océan.Balzac, Honore de / El verdugoBalzac, Honore de / El verdugoEl verdugoBalzac, Honore deEl verdugoBalzac, Honore de
A soldier crouched over the mane of his horse, welded to it as if into a single dark arrow, streaking past the trunks of the birch trees.Un militaire courbé vers la crinière de son cheval, uni à lui en une seule flèche noire qui raya les troncs des bouleaux.Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
To do so would create a situation where the style of drafting would be the single critical factor in the determination of a remedy.On créerait ainsi une situation où le style de rédaction serait le seul critère critique dans la détermination d'une réparation.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/8/2011
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Collocations
single currency
monnaie unique
single-entry bookkeeping
comptabilité en partie simple
single limit
tous dommages confondus
single crystal
monocristal
every single time
chaque fois
in single file
en file indienne
single bed
lit pour une personne
single cycle
cycle unique
single density
simple densité
single father
père célibataire
single file
file indienne
single price
prix unique
single tax
impôt unique
single track
voie unique
single word
mot unique
Word forms
single
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | singled |
Imperative | single |
Present Participle (Participle I) | singling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | singled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I single | we single |
you single | you single |
he/she/it singles | they single |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am singling | we are singling |
you are singling | you are singling |
he/she/it is singling | they are singling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have singled | we have singled |
you have singled | you have singled |
he/she/it has singled | they have singled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been singling | we have been singling |
you have been singling | you have been singling |
he/she/it has been singling | they have been singling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I singled | we singled |
you singled | you singled |
he/she/it singled | they singled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was singling | we were singling |
you were singling | you were singling |
he/she/it was singling | they were singling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had singled | we had singled |
you had singled | you had singled |
he/she/it had singled | they had singled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been singling | we had been singling |
you had been singling | you had been singling |
he/she/it had been singling | they had been singling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will single | we shall/will single |
you will single | you will single |
he/she/it will single | they will single |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be singling | we shall/will be singling |
you will be singling | you will be singling |
he/she/it will be singling | they will be singling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have singled | we shall/will have singled |
you will have singled | you will have singled |
he/she/it will have singled | they will have singled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been singling | we shall/will have been singling |
you will have been singling | you will have been singling |
he/she/it will have been singling | they will have been singling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would single | we should/would single |
you would single | you would single |
he/she/it would single | they would single |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be singling | we should/would be singling |
you would be singling | you would be singling |
he/she/it would be singling | they would be singling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have singled | we should/would have singled |
you would have singled | you would have singled |
he/she/it would have singled | they would have singled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been singling | we should/would have been singling |
you would have been singling | you would have been singling |
he/she/it would have been singling | they would have been singling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am singled | we are singled |
you are singled | you are singled |
he/she/it is singled | they are singled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being singled | we are being singled |
you are being singled | you are being singled |
he/she/it is being singled | they are being singled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been singled | we have been singled |
you have been singled | you have been singled |
he/she/it has been singled | they have been singled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was singled | we were singled |
you were singled | you were singled |
he/she/it was singled | they were singled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being singled | we were being singled |
you were being singled | you were being singled |
he/she/it was being singled | they were being singled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been singled | we had been singled |
you had been singled | you had been singled |
he/she/it had been singled | they had been singled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be singled | we shall/will be singled |
you will be singled | you will be singled |
he/she/it will be singled | they will be singled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been singled | we shall/will have been singled |
you will have been singled | you will have been singled |
he/she/it will have been singled | they will have been singled |
single
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | single | singles |
Possessive case | single's | singles' |