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What is to be done with a human being that can be governed only by the lash, – that fails, – it's a very common state of things down here!"
Que faire, en effet, d’un être humain gouverné seulement par le bâton, – si le bâton fait défaut? – et chez nous cet état de choses est des plus ordinaires.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
As well, the state from which a fugitive is requested has a legitimate interest in seeing that it does not become a haven for criminals.
De même, l'État à qui l'on demande l'extradition du fugitif a légitimement intérêt à veiller à ne pas devenir un refuge de criminels.
When these increase, the particles of bodies move farther and farther apart, the molecular attractions which constitute cohesion are overcome, and matter passes first into the liquid, and then into the gaseous state.
Quand ces derniers s'accroissent, les particules des corps s'écartent de plus en plus, les attractions moléculaires constituant la cohésion sont surmontées et la matière passe à l'état liquide, puis à l'état gazeux.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
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 Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
In his state of nervous expectancy, the wild campaign which the press had started, the idiotic and the ferocious things which he found in one or another journal, almost drove him crazy.
La violente campagne qui s’y faisait, les inepties et les férocités qu’il y trouvait, le jetaient hors de lui, dans son attente énervée.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
EUR 500 per tonne of tuna marketed by sea in the raw state for up to 453 tonnes a year;
500 euros par tonne de thon commercialisé par voie maritime à l'état brut pour une quantité maximale de 453 tonnes par an;
A nice state she's in! How are we to get home, I should like to know?
Elle est dans un joli état, et nous voilà propres pour retourner!
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The tacit state of warfare in which they alighted from the train had gradually given place to the familiarity of comrades.
L’état tacite de guerre où ils étaient en descendant de wagon, avait peu à peu fait place à une familiarité de bons camarades.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Does the state have the right to appropriate what is otherwise intensely private information from the home when it is left out for collection and disposal?
L'État a-t-il le droit de s'emparer de ce qui constitue par ailleurs des renseignements éminemment privés provenant de la maison lorsqu'ils sont déposés en vue de leur collecte et de leur élimination?
‘Mr. Bounderby,’ said Jem, turning with a smile to Louisa, ‘is a noble animal in a comparatively natural state, quite free from the harness in which a conventional hack like myself works.’
– Monsieur Bounderby, dit Jem, se tournant vers Louise et souriant, est, à ce que je vois, un noble animal resté presque à l’état sauvage et affranchi de tout ce harnais de convention que doit porter un malheureux cheval de manège comme moi.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
We will continue to depend heavily on existing and future partnerships forged at the federal, state, provincial, and local level to achieve our goals.
Pour atteindre nos objectifs, nous continuerons de dépendre énormément des partenariats existants et futurs instaurés à l'échelle fédérale, provinciale, locale et des Etats.
Had self-defence indeed been everybody' s paramount preoccupation one would have expected there would have been a state of peace guaranteed by mutual deterrence.
Si la légitime défense avait été en fait la préoccupation dominante de tous, on aurait pu s'attendre à voir régner la paix, garantie par la dissuasion mutuelle.
And then, in darkness and dismal silence, the national guards waited in the yard, in a terrible state of anxiety, their eyes fixed on the porch, eager to fire, as though they were lying in wait for a pack of wolves.
Et, dans l’ombre, dans le silence noir de la cour, les gardes nationaux, que l’anxiété effarait, attendaient, les yeux fixés sur le porche, impatients de tirer, comme à l’affût d’une bande de loups.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Here, the difficult test for state intervention is met.
Dans la présente affaire, le critère rigoureux auquel il doit être satisfait pour que l'État puisse intervenir est respecté.
Sections 55(2)(b) to (d) all explicitly state that the "owner" must be in possession of the aircraft.
Les alinéas 55(2)b) à d) énoncent tous explicitement que le « propriétaire » doit être en possession de l'aéronef.

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Collocations

welfare state
État-providence
welfare state
état-providence
end state
état final
state of readiness
état de préparation
change of state
changement d'état
department of state
ministère des affaires étrangères
federal state
etat fédéral
initial state
état initial
police state
régime policier
sorry state
triste état
stable state
état stable
state court
tribunal étatique
state intervention
ingérence de l'état
state of emergency
état d'urgence
state of things
état des choses

Word forms

state

verb
Basic forms
Paststated
Imperativestate
Present Participle (Participle I)stating
Past Participle (Participle II)stated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I statewe state
you stateyou state
he/she/it statesthey state
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am statingwe are stating
you are statingyou are stating
he/she/it is statingthey are stating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have statedwe have stated
you have statedyou have stated
he/she/it has statedthey have stated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been statingwe have been stating
you have been statingyou have been stating
he/she/it has been statingthey have been stating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I statedwe stated
you statedyou stated
he/she/it statedthey stated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was statingwe were stating
you were statingyou were stating
he/she/it was statingthey were stating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had statedwe had stated
you had statedyou had stated
he/she/it had statedthey had stated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been statingwe had been stating
you had been statingyou had been stating
he/she/it had been statingthey had been stating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will statewe shall/will state
you will stateyou will state
he/she/it will statethey will state
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be statingwe shall/will be stating
you will be statingyou will be stating
he/she/it will be statingthey will be stating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have statedwe shall/will have stated
you will have statedyou will have stated
he/she/it will have statedthey will have stated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been statingwe shall/will have been stating
you will have been statingyou will have been stating
he/she/it will have been statingthey will have been stating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would statewe should/would state
you would stateyou would state
he/she/it would statethey would state
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be statingwe should/would be stating
you would be statingyou would be stating
he/she/it would be statingthey would be stating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have statedwe should/would have stated
you would have statedyou would have stated
he/she/it would have statedthey would have stated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been statingwe should/would have been stating
you would have been statingyou would have been stating
he/she/it would have been statingthey would have been stating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am statedwe are stated
you are statedyou are stated
he/she/it is statedthey are stated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being statedwe are being stated
you are being statedyou are being stated
he/she/it is being statedthey are being stated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been statedwe have been stated
you have been statedyou have been stated
he/she/it has been statedthey have been stated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was statedwe were stated
you were statedyou were stated
he/she/it was statedthey were stated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being statedwe were being stated
you were being statedyou were being stated
he/she/it was being statedthey were being stated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been statedwe had been stated
you had been statedyou had been stated
he/she/it had been statedthey had been stated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be statedwe shall/will be stated
you will be statedyou will be stated
he/she/it will be statedthey will be stated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been statedwe shall/will have been stated
you will have been statedyou will have been stated
he/she/it will have been statedthey will have been stated

state

noun
SingularPlural
Common casestatestates
Possessive casestate'sstates'