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He no longer dared to paint, always dreading that he would resuscitate his victim at the least stroke of his brush.Ainsi il n'oserait plus travailler, il redouterait toujours de ressusciter sa victime au moindre coup de pinceau.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
(Bow said, after a while, that he did not feel himself a sufficiently accomplished oarsman to pull with me, but that he would sit still, if I would allow him, and study my stroke. He said it interested him. )(L’aviron d’avant me dit bientôt qu’il ne se sentait pas lui-même assez bon rameur pour souquer avec moi, et qu’il préférait, si cela ne me dérangeait pas, s’arrêter un moment et étudier mon coup d’aviron, qui l’intéressait. )Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
"I'm not anxious to retain 'my' Bonaparte," he said, with some firmness; "you know where I would send him to if I were the master. I simply assert that the expedition to Rome was a good stroke."«Je ne tiens pas à «mon» Bonaparte, dit-il avec assez de fermeté; vous savez où je l’enverrais, si j’étais le maître; je prétends simplement que l’expédition de Rome est une bonne chose.»Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
She had learned to swim in a fortnight, and often, when they raced together, he had seen her stem the current with a stroke as rapid as his own.En quinze jours, elle avait appris à nager, et souvent, quand ils luttaient de vitesse, il l’avait vue couper le courant d’un bras aussi rapide que le sien.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"While the parties were thus discoursing, the canoe had been gradually drawing nearer to the "castle," and was now so close as to require but a single stroke of a paddle to reach the landing.Tout en discourant ainsi, ils s’approchaient du château, et la pirogue en était alors si près qu’il ne fallait plus qu’un coup de rames pour y arriver.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
A feeling of weariness stopped him, a kind of torpor benumbed him for long minutes, during which he did not give a single stroke with the brush.Des lassitudes l’arrêtaient, une torpeur qui l’engourdissait pendant de longues minutes, sans qu’il donnât un coup de pinceau.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The factor KH for the correction of the NOx emissions is equal to 1 for two-stroke engines:Le facteur KH pour la correction des émissions de NOx est égal à 1 pour les moteurs deux temps:http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
At last Seguin, in his dry shrill voice, with a tinge of bitterness born of his own ruin, remarked: "You have done a good stroke of business.Séguin dit simplement de sa petite voix sèche, avec un ricanement que sa ruine personnelle aiguisait d’amertume : « Vous avez fait une bonne affaire.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Almost half (47%) of all NRS clients received rehabilitation for orthopedic conditions, with an additional 16% of clients receiving rehabilitation following a stroke.Près de la moitié (47 %) des clients du SNIR ont eu recours à des services de réadaptation en raison de troubles orthopédiques, et 16 % à la suite d'un accident vasculaire cérébral.© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)https://secure.cihi.ca/ 11.03.2011© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).https://secure.cihi.ca/ 11.03.2011
A thunderbolt fell, shivering one of the neighbouring trees, as though with the stroke of a giant axe, amidst a great crash of twisted and broken branches.Le tonnerre tomba, dut fendre un des arbres voisins, d’un coup de cognée géant, dans un grand craquement de branches tordues et brisées.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Ten percent of those who survived their admission returned to hospital within one year with a recurrent stroke.Il en ressort que 10 % des patients ayant survécu après leur admission sont retournés à l'hôpital dans l'année suivante en raison d'un AVC récidivant.© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)https://secure.cihi.ca/ 17.03.2011© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).https://secure.cihi.ca/ 17.03.2011
The parish church had responded to the first stroke of vespers chiming at the Basilica; and now all the convents, one after another, were contributing to the swelling peals.Au premier coup des vêpres, sonné à la Basilique, la paroisse venait de répondre, et, maintenant, c’étaient les couvents, les uns après les autres qui se joignaient aux sonneries croissantes.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
From the first stroke he had made with his hammer, he had said to himself that he.would only stop when he had saved enough money to commence business on his own account.Dès le premier coup de marteau qu’il avait donné, il s’était dit qu’il s’arrêterait seulement lorsqu’il aurait économisé la somme nécessaire pour s’établir à son compte.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Then with a stroke of his pen, that cut through the paper, he effaced the name.Et, d'un trait de plume qui écorcha le papier, il biffa le nom.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
And there were yet the others journeying away, Blaise, Denis, and Ambroise, travelling to Paris at that very moment, in ignorance of the unforeseen, frightful hatchet-stroke which had fallen on the family.Mais il y en avait d’autres par les chemins, les aînés Blaise, Denis, Ambroise, qui roulaient vers Paris à ce moment même, ignorant l’imprévu, l’effroyable coup de hache qui s’abattait sur la famille.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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Collocations
two-stroke engine
moteur deux-temps
follow-on stroke
deuxième coup intempestif
lightning stroke cataract
cataracte due à la foudre
single-stroke device
dispositif de protection contre le coup redoublé
four-stroke engine
moteur à quatre temps
approach stroke
coup d'approche
backhand stroke
coup de revers
backhand stroke
revers
butterfly stroke
papillon
defensive stroke
coup défensif
forehand stroke
coup droit
forehand stroke with underspin
coup droit coupé
forward stroke
phase d'appui
forward stroke
traction
length of stroke
longueur de coup
Word forms
stroke
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | stroked |
Imperative | stroke |
Present Participle (Participle I) | stroking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | stroked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I stroke | we stroke |
you stroke | you stroke |
he/she/it strokes | they stroke |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am stroking | we are stroking |
you are stroking | you are stroking |
he/she/it is stroking | they are stroking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have stroked | we have stroked |
you have stroked | you have stroked |
he/she/it has stroked | they have stroked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been stroking | we have been stroking |
you have been stroking | you have been stroking |
he/she/it has been stroking | they have been stroking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I stroked | we stroked |
you stroked | you stroked |
he/she/it stroked | they stroked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was stroking | we were stroking |
you were stroking | you were stroking |
he/she/it was stroking | they were stroking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had stroked | we had stroked |
you had stroked | you had stroked |
he/she/it had stroked | they had stroked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been stroking | we had been stroking |
you had been stroking | you had been stroking |
he/she/it had been stroking | they had been stroking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will stroke | we shall/will stroke |
you will stroke | you will stroke |
he/she/it will stroke | they will stroke |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be stroking | we shall/will be stroking |
you will be stroking | you will be stroking |
he/she/it will be stroking | they will be stroking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have stroked | we shall/will have stroked |
you will have stroked | you will have stroked |
he/she/it will have stroked | they will have stroked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been stroking | we shall/will have been stroking |
you will have been stroking | you will have been stroking |
he/she/it will have been stroking | they will have been stroking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would stroke | we should/would stroke |
you would stroke | you would stroke |
he/she/it would stroke | they would stroke |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be stroking | we should/would be stroking |
you would be stroking | you would be stroking |
he/she/it would be stroking | they would be stroking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have stroked | we should/would have stroked |
you would have stroked | you would have stroked |
he/she/it would have stroked | they would have stroked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been stroking | we should/would have been stroking |
you would have been stroking | you would have been stroking |
he/she/it would have been stroking | they would have been stroking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am stroked | we are stroked |
you are stroked | you are stroked |
he/she/it is stroked | they are stroked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being stroked | we are being stroked |
you are being stroked | you are being stroked |
he/she/it is being stroked | they are being stroked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been stroked | we have been stroked |
you have been stroked | you have been stroked |
he/she/it has been stroked | they have been stroked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was stroked | we were stroked |
you were stroked | you were stroked |
he/she/it was stroked | they were stroked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being stroked | we were being stroked |
you were being stroked | you were being stroked |
he/she/it was being stroked | they were being stroked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been stroked | we had been stroked |
you had been stroked | you had been stroked |
he/she/it had been stroked | they had been stroked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be stroked | we shall/will be stroked |
you will be stroked | you will be stroked |
he/she/it will be stroked | they will be stroked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been stroked | we shall/will have been stroked |
you will have been stroked | you will have been stroked |
he/she/it will have been stroked | they will have been stroked |
stroke
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | stroke | strokes |
Possessive case | stroke's | strokes' |