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"This is extraordinary!" exclaimed Jasper, who had not yet acquired that material part of his trade, the ability to spin a yarn.– Cela est fort extraordinaire ! – s’écria Jasper, qui, dans le fait, n’avait pas encore acquis cette qualité essentielle dans sa profession, la faculté d’inventer un conte.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
If it were not for me, the spiders would spin their webs across it, and moss would soon grow over it.Sans moi, les araignées y feraient leurs toiles, la mousse y pousserait.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
Flow forming machines, spin forming machines capable of flow forming functions, other than those specified in 2B009 or 2B109, and mandrels, as follows:Machines de fluotournage ou de tournage centrifuge capables de remplir des fonctions de fluotournage, autres que celles visées aux paragraphes 2B009 ou 2B109, et mandrins, comme suit:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Beauchene, who was accompanying them as far as the gate, bareheaded and ever sturdy and victorious, gayly exclaimed to his wife: "Give the youngster a good spin on his legs !Beauchêne, qui les accompagnait jusqu’à la grille, nu-tête, toujours solide et vainqueur, cria gaiement : « Et fais-le-moi marcher rondement, ce petit bonhomme !Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
The remoteness he sensed within himself gave him the strength to remain calm, to avoid going into a spin (that curse of the Airacobras), to stop checking the fuel at every moment.Ce lointain qu'il devinait en lui donnait la force de rester calme, d'éviter la vrille, cette malédiction des Aircobra, de ne pas vérifier à chaque instant le niveau du carburant.Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeLa terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2003 by Mercure de FranceThe Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2003 by Mercure de France
When you spin your yarns in front of a fatigue gang, or when you take the best bit or the best place, it's the others that suffer."Quand tu devant une corvée ou qu’tu prends l’bon morceau ou la bonne place, c’est les autres qui écopent, philosopha Volpatte.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Our time was getting pretty short, and I doubted if we could spin out more than three days more in Constantinople.Le temps passait, et je doutais qu’on nous accordât encore plus de trois jours à Constantinople.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
And when she at length managed to get rid of them, she again began to call in a coaxing voice: ' Only twenty sous a spin, gentlemen.Et, quand elle les eut renvoyés, elle reprit sa voix engageante de marchande. «Voyons, messieurs, à vingt sous le coup....Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
"Spin it out as long as they can, they can't help my dying, some time! – and, after that, they can't do no more. I'm clar, I'm set!Qu’ils fassent durer le mal tant qu’ils voudront, ils ne m’empêcheront pas de mourir à la fin! – Et, après, ils ne peuvent plus rien! je suis délivré! je suis libre!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
She took her distaff', seated herself in front of the hearth, where a cricket was singing, and the ivory spindle spun round rapidly between her fingers.Elle prit sa quenouille, s’assit devant l’âtre où chantait le grillon, et le fuseau d’ivoire tourna rapidement entre ses doigts.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
After the emission test a zero gas and the same span gas will be used for re-checking.Après l'essai d'émission, un gaz de mise à zéro et le même gaz d'étalonnage sont utilisés pour une nouvelle vérification.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Some enterprise groups span the whole world, but need to be analysed for the economic territory of the Community and for that of each Member State.L'univers des groupes est mondial, mais doit être analysé pour le territoire économique de chacun des États membres ainsi que pour le territoire économique de la Communauté.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Alternative methods of diluting and quantifying of CO2 and NO span gas values such as dynamic mixing/blending can be used.D'autres méthodes de dilution et de quantification des valeurs du gaz de réglage de sensibilité au CO2 et au NO, telles que le mélange/dosage dynamique, peuvent être appliquées.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
Strangely clear were the countless webs that destiny had spun round this life; and the most trivial event seemed endowed with marvellous malice and forethought.Rien n'était plus visible que les fils innombrables tissés par le destin autour de cette vie, et le moindre incident semblait doué d'une prévoyance et d'une malice incomparables.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
The NO span gas shall then be bubbled through water at room temperature and passed through the (H)CLD and the NO value recorded as C.On laisse le gaz de réglage de sensibilité au NO barboter dans de l'eau à température ambiante pour passer ensuite à travers le (H)CLD et on enregistre la valeur mesurée pour le NO en tant que valeur C.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Biellmann spin
pirouette Biellmann
change of spin
variation d'effet
combined spin
vrille combinée
continuous spin
vrille continue
helical spin
effet hélicoïdal
mixed spin
effet combiné
spin service
service à effet
spin turn
virage-culbute
spin-down
vrille descendante
spin-up
vrille ascendante
twist-spin
tour vrillé
centrifugal spinning
filage centrifuge
life span
longévité
Word forms
spin
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | span, spun |
Imperative | spin |
Present Participle (Participle I) | spinning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | spun |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spin | we spin |
you spin | you spin |
he/she/it spins | they spin |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am spinning | we are spinning |
you are spinning | you are spinning |
he/she/it is spinning | they are spinning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have spun | we have spun |
you have spun | you have spun |
he/she/it has spun | they have spun |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been spinning | we have been spinning |
you have been spinning | you have been spinning |
he/she/it has been spinning | they have been spinning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I span, spun | we span, spun |
you span, spun | you span, spun |
he/she/it span, spun | they span, spun |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was spinning | we were spinning |
you were spinning | you were spinning |
he/she/it was spinning | they were spinning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had spun | we had spun |
you had spun | you had spun |
he/she/it had spun | they had spun |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been spinning | we had been spinning |
you had been spinning | you had been spinning |
he/she/it had been spinning | they had been spinning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will spin | we shall/will spin |
you will spin | you will spin |
he/she/it will spin | they will spin |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be spinning | we shall/will be spinning |
you will be spinning | you will be spinning |
he/she/it will be spinning | they will be spinning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have spun | we shall/will have spun |
you will have spun | you will have spun |
he/she/it will have spun | they will have spun |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spinning | we shall/will have been spinning |
you will have been spinning | you will have been spinning |
he/she/it will have been spinning | they will have been spinning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would spin | we should/would spin |
you would spin | you would spin |
he/she/it would spin | they would spin |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be spinning | we should/would be spinning |
you would be spinning | you would be spinning |
he/she/it would be spinning | they would be spinning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have spun | we should/would have spun |
you would have spun | you would have spun |
he/she/it would have spun | they would have spun |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been spinning | we should/would have been spinning |
you would have been spinning | you would have been spinning |
he/she/it would have been spinning | they would have been spinning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am spun | we are spun |
you are spun | you are spun |
he/she/it is spun | they are spun |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being spun | we are being spun |
you are being spun | you are being spun |
he/she/it is being spun | they are being spun |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been spun | we have been spun |
you have been spun | you have been spun |
he/she/it has been spun | they have been spun |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was spun | we were spun |
you were spun | you were spun |
he/she/it was spun | they were spun |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being spun | we were being spun |
you were being spun | you were being spun |
he/she/it was being spun | they were being spun |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been spun | we had been spun |
you had been spun | you had been spun |
he/she/it had been spun | they had been spun |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be spun | we shall/will be spun |
you will be spun | you will be spun |
he/she/it will be spun | they will be spun |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spun | we shall/will have been spun |
you will have been spun | you will have been spun |
he/she/it will have been spun | they will have been spun |
spin
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | spin | spins |
Possessive case | spin's | spins' |