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It is within ourselves that reward must be found, for the law of gravitation will not swerve.Ce n'est pas dans les lois de la gravitation mais en nous qu'il faut trouver ces récompenses.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
Your dog escapes, and a car driver has to swerve and causes a collision.Votre chien s’échappe, un automobiliste doit l’éviter et provoque une collision.© 2010 ING Belgium SA/NVhttp://www.ing.be/ 15.10.2009
The second is that the Generalissimo hoped to take advantage of the swerve to the east of General von Kluck's army, and suddenly decided to attack it.La seconde, que le généralissime ait songé à profiter du changement de direction vers l'Est de l'armée du général von Kluck et se soit décidé brusquement à l'attaquer.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
He asked her if she had swerved to miss a deer, as she had said earlier.Il lui a demandé si elle avait viré brusquement pour éviter un chevreuil, comme elle l'avait dit plus tôt.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
Pavel eyed the slightly bent back, the swerves in Marelst's step necessitated by the rocking of the base...Pavel regardait ce dos légèrement courbé, les écarts de la marche imposés par le va-et-vient de la plaque…Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
The accused was driving in an entirely normal manner until his vehicle suddenly swerved over the centre line of the road, for reasons that remain unclear.L'accusé conduisait d'une façon tout à fait normale jusqu'à ce que, pour des raisons qui demeurent incertaines, son véhicule traverse la ligne médiane de la route.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 09.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 09.11.2011
“After twenty years of living in America,” he said, swerving the truck to avoid a pothole the size of a beach ball.Même après vingt ans aux Etats-Unis? Il fit une embardée pour éviter une ornière de la taille d'un ballon de plage.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
After a brief discussion, Sgt. Tait told her that she did not have to provide a written statement and then asked her if she had swerved to miss a deer, as she had previously said.Après une brève discussion, le sergent Tait lui a dit qu'elle n'était pas tenue de faire une déclaration écrite et lui a alors demandé si elle avait donné un coup de volant pour éviter un chevreuil, comme elle l'avait dit plus tôt.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 07.12.2011
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swerve
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | swerved |
Imperative | swerve |
Present Participle (Participle I) | swerving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | swerved |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I swerve | we swerve |
you swerve | you swerve |
he/she/it swerves | they swerve |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am swerving | we are swerving |
you are swerving | you are swerving |
he/she/it is swerving | they are swerving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have swerved | we have swerved |
you have swerved | you have swerved |
he/she/it has swerved | they have swerved |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been swerving | we have been swerving |
you have been swerving | you have been swerving |
he/she/it has been swerving | they have been swerving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I swerved | we swerved |
you swerved | you swerved |
he/she/it swerved | they swerved |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was swerving | we were swerving |
you were swerving | you were swerving |
he/she/it was swerving | they were swerving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had swerved | we had swerved |
you had swerved | you had swerved |
he/she/it had swerved | they had swerved |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been swerving | we had been swerving |
you had been swerving | you had been swerving |
he/she/it had been swerving | they had been swerving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will swerve | we shall/will swerve |
you will swerve | you will swerve |
he/she/it will swerve | they will swerve |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be swerving | we shall/will be swerving |
you will be swerving | you will be swerving |
he/she/it will be swerving | they will be swerving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have swerved | we shall/will have swerved |
you will have swerved | you will have swerved |
he/she/it will have swerved | they will have swerved |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been swerving | we shall/will have been swerving |
you will have been swerving | you will have been swerving |
he/she/it will have been swerving | they will have been swerving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would swerve | we should/would swerve |
you would swerve | you would swerve |
he/she/it would swerve | they would swerve |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be swerving | we should/would be swerving |
you would be swerving | you would be swerving |
he/she/it would be swerving | they would be swerving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have swerved | we should/would have swerved |
you would have swerved | you would have swerved |
he/she/it would have swerved | they would have swerved |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been swerving | we should/would have been swerving |
you would have been swerving | you would have been swerving |
he/she/it would have been swerving | they would have been swerving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am swerved | we are swerved |
you are swerved | you are swerved |
he/she/it is swerved | they are swerved |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being swerved | we are being swerved |
you are being swerved | you are being swerved |
he/she/it is being swerved | they are being swerved |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been swerved | we have been swerved |
you have been swerved | you have been swerved |
he/she/it has been swerved | they have been swerved |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was swerved | we were swerved |
you were swerved | you were swerved |
he/she/it was swerved | they were swerved |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being swerved | we were being swerved |
you were being swerved | you were being swerved |
he/she/it was being swerved | they were being swerved |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been swerved | we had been swerved |
you had been swerved | you had been swerved |
he/she/it had been swerved | they had been swerved |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be swerved | we shall/will be swerved |
you will be swerved | you will be swerved |
he/she/it will be swerved | they will be swerved |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been swerved | we shall/will have been swerved |
you will have been swerved | you will have been swerved |
he/she/it will have been swerved | they will have been swerved |
swerve
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | swerve | swerves |
Possessive case | swerve's | swerves' |