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Four separate times we go forward and then retire, before the company is regularly echeloned along the length of the trench to be dug, before an equal interval is left between each team of one striker and two shovelers.
À quatre reprises différentes, il faut avancer, puis rétrograder pour que la compagnie s’échelonne régulièrement sur la longueur du boyau à creuser et que le même intervalle subsiste entre chaque équipe d’un piocheur et de deux pelleteurs.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It is the trench.
C’est la tranchée.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Peter concluded that that trench must be very thinly held, probably only by a few observers, and the nearest might be a dozen yards off.
Peter se dit que cette tranchée était sans doute très faiblement défendue, probablement par quelques observateurs, dont le plus proche était peut-être éloigné d’une douzaine de mètres.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He indicates a bayonet stuck in the wall of the trench close to the mouth of a funk-hole—"There, hanging on the toothpick there."
Il désigne une baïonnette fichée dans la paroi, près d’une entrée de cagna : – Là, pendue à c’cure-dents qu’est planté ici là.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"And that isn't enough either, even when you're not a big eater and you've got a communication trench as flat as a pancake."
– C’est pas assez, tout ça, même si tu mange pas beaucoup, et qu’t’as l’boyau plat.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I had got myself adjusted to this trench business and was quite happy.
Je m’étais ajusté à la vie des tranchées et j’y étais très heureux.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It is very dangerous to capture a trench, but to defend it afterwards is sometimes even more perilous, for as a matter of fact it is usually more or less demolished by the howitzer shells and must be repaired under the enemy's fire.
Prendre une tranchée est fort périlleux; la défendre après l'avoir prise l'est parfois davantage. Elle se trouve généralement, en effet, plus ou moins démolie par les obus et il faut la réparer sous le feu de l'ennemi.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
"There's nothing worse than the mortar-toad, that seems to chase after you and jump over the top of you, and it bursts in the very trench, just scraping over the bank."
– Y a pas pire que l’crapouillot, qui a l’air de courir après vous et de vous sauter dessus, et qui éclate dans la tranchée même, rasoche du talus.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Stick me down in a trench and I could stand being shot at as well as most people, and my blood could get hot if it were given a chance.
Fourrez-moi dans une tranchée, j’y supporterai tout aussi bien que quiconque de servir de cible et je m’échaufferai vite à l’occasion.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
We could not gaze upon the head that showed in low relief upon the trench-wall that the landslide had laid bare.
Cette tête qui apparaissait en bas-relief sur la paroi que la chute de terre avait mise à nu, on ne pouvait pas la dévisager.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
But the embankment of that trench was moving; it was made of men mingled in confusion, who seemed to be coming out and abandoning it.
Mais le talus de cette tranchée bougeait. C’étaient des hommes confusément mêlés, qui semblaient s’en détacher, l’abandonner.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Across the entry to Trench 97 a felled oak twists his great body, and a corpse stops up the trench.
À l’entrée du boyau 97, en travers, un chêne terrassé tord son grand corps.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They hadn't been able to do it till then. As soon as one gets out of the trench he's on a downward slope, that's got a funny name."
On n’avait jamais pu le faire jusqu’ici : dès qu’on sort de la tranchée, on est en vue sur la descente, qui s’appelle d’un drôle de nom.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A head was pulled backward over the edge of the trench, and he felt in the air the motion of the left arm pawing feebly but unable to reach behind.
Une tête apparut, tirée en arrière par-dessus le rebord de la tranchée, et il sentit dans l’air le battement d’un bras gauche qui tâtait faiblement sans pouvoir l’atteindre.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
EVENING is falling upon the trench.
Le soir tombe sur la tranchée.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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Collocations

trench cage
bâti pour la mise en place du blindage
trench fever
fièvre quintane
trench shoring
blindage de fouilles en tranchées
trench-shoring device
cage de blindage

Word forms

trench

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetrenchtrenches
Possessive casetrench'strenches'

trench

verb
Basic forms
Pasttrenched
Imperativetrench
Present Participle (Participle I)trenching
Past Participle (Participle II)trenched
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I trenchwe trench
you trenchyou trench
he/she/it trenchesthey trench
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am trenchingwe are trenching
you are trenchingyou are trenching
he/she/it is trenchingthey are trenching
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have trenchedwe have trenched
you have trenchedyou have trenched
he/she/it has trenchedthey have trenched
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been trenchingwe have been trenching
you have been trenchingyou have been trenching
he/she/it has been trenchingthey have been trenching
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I trenchedwe trenched
you trenchedyou trenched
he/she/it trenchedthey trenched
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was trenchingwe were trenching
you were trenchingyou were trenching
he/she/it was trenchingthey were trenching
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had trenchedwe had trenched
you had trenchedyou had trenched
he/she/it had trenchedthey had trenched
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been trenchingwe had been trenching
you had been trenchingyou had been trenching
he/she/it had been trenchingthey had been trenching
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will trenchwe shall/will trench
you will trenchyou will trench
he/she/it will trenchthey will trench
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be trenchingwe shall/will be trenching
you will be trenchingyou will be trenching
he/she/it will be trenchingthey will be trenching
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have trenchedwe shall/will have trenched
you will have trenchedyou will have trenched
he/she/it will have trenchedthey will have trenched
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been trenchingwe shall/will have been trenching
you will have been trenchingyou will have been trenching
he/she/it will have been trenchingthey will have been trenching
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would trenchwe should/would trench
you would trenchyou would trench
he/she/it would trenchthey would trench
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be trenchingwe should/would be trenching
you would be trenchingyou would be trenching
he/she/it would be trenchingthey would be trenching
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have trenchedwe should/would have trenched
you would have trenchedyou would have trenched
he/she/it would have trenchedthey would have trenched
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been trenchingwe should/would have been trenching
you would have been trenchingyou would have been trenching
he/she/it would have been trenchingthey would have been trenching
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am trenchedwe are trenched
you are trenchedyou are trenched
he/she/it is trenchedthey are trenched
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being trenchedwe are being trenched
you are being trenchedyou are being trenched
he/she/it is being trenchedthey are being trenched
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been trenchedwe have been trenched
you have been trenchedyou have been trenched
he/she/it has been trenchedthey have been trenched
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was trenchedwe were trenched
you were trenchedyou were trenched
he/she/it was trenchedthey were trenched
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being trenchedwe were being trenched
you were being trenchedyou were being trenched
he/she/it was being trenchedthey were being trenched
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been trenchedwe had been trenched
you had been trenchedyou had been trenched
he/she/it had been trenchedthey had been trenched
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be trenchedwe shall/will be trenched
you will be trenchedyou will be trenched
he/she/it will be trenchedthey will be trenched
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been trenchedwe shall/will have been trenched
you will have been trenchedyou will have been trenched
he/she/it will have been trenchedthey will have been trenched