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There was even a carpet, which just covered the middle of the floor, and a chandelier in a white muslin cover which the flies had spotted with black specks.Il y avait même un tapis qui ne couvrait que le milieu du parquet, et un lustre garni d’un étui de mousseline blanche que les mouches avaient piqué de chiures noires.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
On the other hand, I had been spotted by Rasta, and had got the envoy of the most powerful man in Constantinople locked in a cupboard.D’autre part, Rasta m’avait reconnu et je détenais enfermé dans une armoire l’envoyé de l’homme le plus puissant de Constantinople!Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
'You say he spotted you, and your subsequent doings of course would not disillusion him.Vous dites qu’il vous a reconnus, dans ce cas, tous vos agissements ne le détromperont point.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
When he spotted a black jockey figurine, he would lasso off its head.Lorsqu'il repérait une statue de jockey noir, il prenait sa tête au lasso.Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de MingusPour l'amour de MingusMingus, Sue© 2003 Editions du LayeurTonight at noonMingus, Sue© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
The prickly-pears spread out fleshy leaves spotted with ruddy spikes that resembled swarms of microscopic bees.Les opuntias dressaient en arbres leurs feuilles charnues, poudrées d'aiguilles rougies, pareilles à des essaims d'abeilles microscopiques, à des bourses pleines de vermine et dont les mailles crevaient.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
I think I spotted every one of them the first day.Je crois que je les avais tous repérés dès le premier jour.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
In succession they passed ankle-deep through the spotted silk of soft rose catchflies, through the tufted satin of feathered pinks, and the blue velvet of forget-me-nots, studded with melancholy little eyes.Par moments, ils disparaissaient jusqu'aux chevilles dans la soie mouchetée des sirènes roses, dans le satin panaché des oeillets mignardises, dans le velours bleu des myosotis, criblé de petits yeux mélancoliques.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
She raised her handkerchief to her lips, and when she took it away again it was spotted with blood.Elle porta à ses lèvres un mouchoir, qu'elle retira tâché de quelques gouttes de sang.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The warm rains of early spring have ended and the Yellow-spotted Salamander, after spending five months underground, returns to breed in the pond in which she was hatched.Les chaudes pluies des permiers jours du printemps ont pris fin et la Salamandre maculée, après cinq mois sous terre, retourne se reproduire dans l'étang où elle a éclos.© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada 1995http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/6/2012© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada 1995http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/6/2012
One might have fancied oneself above some very ancient, abandoned stone quarry, which a few clumps of trees spotted with dark green.On aurait dit quelque très ancienne carrière de pierres abandonnée, éclairée d’aplomb, que les rares îlots d’arbres tachaient seuls de vert sombre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Between the broken balustrades drooped tresses of stonecrop, light greenish locks, spotted as with mouldiness.Des sedums, entre les balustres brisés, laissaient pendre des tresses blondes, des chevelures verdâtres de fleuve toutes tachées de moisissures.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
and the spotted one already flapping his tiny wings!Et celui-là, le moucheté, qui bat déjà des ailes!...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
"None of them now, I suppose; but bring me that spotted mustang, and clear me a hundred lengths of him on the prairie, and I shall teach you a trick."– Ce n'est aucun de ceux dont vous vous êtes servis, bien sûr; mais amenez-moi ce mustang pommelé, donnez-moi un champ de cent fois sa longueur sur la prairie, et je vous apprendrai un nouveau tour.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A murmur ran through the room, the voices dropped, two streams of black coats again flowed to the doors; and, looking over the heads, one beheld for a moment Duveyrier's red-spotted face wearing an agonized expression.Un murmure courut, les voix tombèrent, deux flots d'habits noirs débordèrent de nouveau aux portes; et, par-dessus les têtes, on aperçut un instant la face de Duveyrier, tachée de rouge, exprimant une angoisse.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Sister Hyacinthe, however, immediately raised her head and wiped her lips with a linen cloth, which became spotted with blood.Et, tout de suite, sœur Hyacinthe lui souleva la tête, lui essuya les lèvres avec un linge, qui se tachait de rouge.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
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Rocky Mountain spotted fever
fièvre des Montagnes Rocheuses
spotted owl
chouette tachetée
spotted ray
raie tachetée de bleu
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
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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 |