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But I knew long before we reached it that it was no trickle. It was a hill stream coming down in spate, and, as I soon guessed, in a deep ravine.Mais bien avant d’y être parvenu, je devinai qu’il ne s’agissait pas d’un ruisseau mais d’un torrent des montagnes, qui descendait par un profond ravin.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
But here the unleashing of the springtime spate had none of the devastating power of the Amur.D'ailleurs, cette délivrance du flux printanier n'avait rien de la force dévastatrice de l'Amour.Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
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spate
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | spate | spates |
Possessive case | spate's | spates' |