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Legree kicked the boy, and swore at him; but George, without saying another word, turned and strode to the spot.Legris donna un coup de pied au négrillon en jurant; George, sans dire un mot, marcha droit au hangar.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
At this instant a rifle was fired, and the ball pierced both sides of the canoe, within eighteen inches of the spot where his head lay.En ce moment un coup de feu partit, et la balle perça les deux côtés de la pirogue, à moins de dix-huit pouces de l’endroit où était sa tête.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Madeleine had not been mistaken; her life in this secluded spot was to be a happy one.Madeleine ne s’était pas trompée: elle devait être heureuse dans ce coin perdu.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
"I am sorry you think so, Judith," returned Hetty, dropping her head on her bosom, and looking thoughtfully down at the spot where the funeral pile of her mother could just be seen. "I am very sorry to hear it.– Je suis fâchée que vous pensiez ainsi, Judith, répondit Hetty, baissant la tête sur son sein et regardant d’un air mélancolique l’eau qui couvrait le corps de sa mère ; je regrette de vous entendre parler ainsi.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Gerard, who was there, saw Raymonde quickly hurry to the spot with a cup of broth, and at once they began zealously rivalling each other in their attentions to the ailing girl.Tout de suite, Gérard qui était là, vit accourir Raymonde, avec une tasse de bouillon ; et ce fut dès lors, entre eux, un assaut de zèle, autour de la malade.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Then by instinct they give themselves up to the only occupation possible to them in there—to walk up and down on the spot, and thus ward off anchylosis.Puis, instinctivement, ils se livrent à la seule occupation possible ici-bas pour eux : faire les cent pas sur place pour échapper à l’ankylose et au froid.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"If he escape, blood will be in your moccasin prints, from this spot to the Canadas.S’il vous échappe, vos moccasins laisseront des traces de sang depuis l’endroit où nous sommes jusqu’au Canada.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
And so a few years sufficed to efface the spot where one had laboured, loved, and suffered!Quelques années suffisaient donc pour effacer la place où l’on avait travaillé, joui et souffert?Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
At times she raised her head and watched the sky darken, with eyes that glittered as if to thank it for throwing so dense a gloom over that deserted corner, that spot so fit for an ambuscade.Parfois, elle levait la tête, regardait de ses yeux luisants le ciel noircir, comme pour le remercier de jeter tant d’ombre, dans ce coin désert de guet-apens.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
When, standing before the mirror, he raised his chin and perceived the red spot beneath the white lather, he at once flew into a rage, and rapidly brought the razor to his neck, to cut right into the flesh.Devant le miroir, quand il levait le menton et qu'il apercevait la tache rouge, sous la mousse blanche du savon, il lui prenait des rages soudaines, il approchait vivement le rasoir, près de couper en pleine chair.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
It's a cursed spot, which my grandfather's father saw such as it is now, and which my grandson's son will see just the same.C’est un coin maudit que le père de mon grand-père a vu tel qu’il est, et que le fils de mon petit-fils verra tout pareil...Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
At this moment, however, the explanation was interrupted by Angele also hastening to the spot; and she pretended to have just woke up, rubbing her eyes heavy with sleep.D'ailleurs, l'explication dut être interrompue, Angèle accourait de son côté; et elle feignait de se réveiller, elle frottait ses yeux gros de sommeil.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
This is the last inhabited spot in New Mexico, as you approach the terrible desert, the Jornada del Muerte.C'était le dernier point habité du Nouveau-Mexique, et nous approchions du terrible désert: la Jornada del muerte (l'étape de la mort).Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
We reach a spot where failing ground leads to a yawning hole—the Covered Trench.On arrive à l’endroit : une déclivité du sol mène à une fissure qui bée. C’est le Boyau Couvert.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The wood had also become a dreaded spot, a place to be avoided and supposed to be haunted.La futaie, d'ailleurs, était devenue un endroit redouté, évité, qu'on croyait hanté.Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite RoqueLa petite RoqueMaupassant, Guy deLittle Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de
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Collocations
spot market
marché au comptant
spot price
cours du disponible
spot rate
cours au comptant
spot rate
cours du comptant
spot credit
crédit ponctuel
spot elevation
point coté
spot jamming
brouillage sélectif
spot size
dimensions du spot
spot price
prix spot
spot transaction
opération au comptant
spot price
prix au comptant
spot-on
précis
accident black spot
carrefour névralgique
accident black spot
point noir
hazard spot
point de concentration des risques
Word forms
spot
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | spotted |
Imperative | spot |
Present Participle (Participle I) | spotting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | spotted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spot | we spot |
you spot | you spot |
he/she/it spots | they spot |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am spotting | we are spotting |
you are spotting | you are spotting |
he/she/it is spotting | they are spotting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have spotted | we have spotted |
you have spotted | you have spotted |
he/she/it has spotted | they have spotted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been spotting | we have been spotting |
you have been spotting | you have been spotting |
he/she/it has been spotting | they have been spotting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spotted | we spotted |
you spotted | you spotted |
he/she/it spotted | they spotted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was spotting | we were spotting |
you were spotting | you were spotting |
he/she/it was spotting | they were spotting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had spotted | we had spotted |
you had spotted | you had spotted |
he/she/it had spotted | they had spotted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been spotting | we had been spotting |
you had been spotting | you had been spotting |
he/she/it had been spotting | they had been spotting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will spot | we shall/will spot |
you will spot | you will spot |
he/she/it will spot | they will spot |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be spotting | we shall/will be spotting |
you will be spotting | you will be spotting |
he/she/it will be spotting | they will be spotting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have spotted | we shall/will have spotted |
you will have spotted | you will have spotted |
he/she/it will have spotted | they will have spotted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spotting | we shall/will have been spotting |
you will have been spotting | you will have been spotting |
he/she/it will have been spotting | they will have been spotting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would spot | we should/would spot |
you would spot | you would spot |
he/she/it would spot | they would spot |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be spotting | we should/would be spotting |
you would be spotting | you would be spotting |
he/she/it would be spotting | they would be spotting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have spotted | we should/would have spotted |
you would have spotted | you would have spotted |
he/she/it would have spotted | they would have spotted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been spotting | we should/would have been spotting |
you would have been spotting | you would have been spotting |
he/she/it would have been spotting | they would have been spotting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am spotted | we are spotted |
you are spotted | you are spotted |
he/she/it is spotted | they are spotted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being spotted | we are being spotted |
you are being spotted | you are being spotted |
he/she/it is being spotted | they are being spotted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been spotted | we have been spotted |
you have been spotted | you have been spotted |
he/she/it has been spotted | they have been spotted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was spotted | we were spotted |
you were spotted | you were spotted |
he/she/it was spotted | they were spotted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being spotted | we were being spotted |
you were being spotted | you were being spotted |
he/she/it was being spotted | they were being spotted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been spotted | we had been spotted |
you had been spotted | you had been spotted |
he/she/it had been spotted | they had been spotted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be spotted | we shall/will be spotted |
you will be spotted | you will be spotted |
he/she/it will be spotted | they will be spotted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spotted | we shall/will have been spotted |
you will have been spotted | you will have been spotted |
he/she/it will have been spotted | they will have been spotted |
spot
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | spot | spots |
Possessive case | spot's | spots' |