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They were strolling along a deserted, wooded lane, one of those delightful dingle paths of the region, when, at a turning, they came upon three middle-class people out for a walk-father, mother, and daughter.Ils suivaient un chemin désert et boisé, un de ces délicieux chemins creux, lorsque, à un détour, ils tombèrent sur trois bourgeois en promenade, le père, la mère et la fille.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Groups of men are moving about it, identifying the dead of last evening and last night, turning the remains over, recognizing them by some detail in spite of their faces.Des bandes le parcourent, identifiant les morts de la veille et de la nuit, retournant les restes, les reconnaissant à quelque détail, malgré leurs figures.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
—"Yes, in front of you," he cries to me, turning round.– Oui, d’vant toi, me crie-t-il en se retournant.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
‘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 difficilesLes temps difficilesDickens, CharlesHard TimesDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
' Madame here is the sister of his reverence Abbé Faujas,' she said, turning to Olympe, who was listening with much curiosity.--Madame est la soeur de monsieur l'abbé Faujas, dit-elle en montrant Olympe, qui écoutait curieusement.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
' Hallo! what's that ? ' she suddenly exclaimed, turning towards the dressing-room, where a door could be heard creaking.«Eh bien, qu'y a-t-il?» dit-elle en se tournant vers le cabinet de toilette, où une porte grinçait.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
He next raised his right hand wide open, placed his thumb at the tip of his own nose, and, turning to the four points of the horizon, saluted the earth by playing with his fingers in the air in the most gallant manner conceivable.Il leva ensuite la main droite grande ouverte, appuya délicatement le pouce au bout de son propre nez ; et, se tournant aux quatre points de l’horizon, il salua la terre en agitant les doigts de l’air le plus galant qu’on puisse voir.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
The perpetrator of the deed had been arrested immediately--in fact, just as he was turning the corner of the Rue Caumartin.On avait d’ailleurs arrêté tout de suite l’auteur de l’attentat, comme il allait tourner le coin de la rue de Caumartin, pour fuir.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
We are ready to adopt the most conciliatory courses if it be only a question of turning certain difficulties and weighing expressions in order to facilitate agreement. . . .Nous sommes prêt à la conciliation la plus grande, s’il ne s’agit que de tourner certaines difficultés, de ménager les termes pour faciliter l’accord...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Félicité rose from her seat, and turning her back upon Mouret, she said to her daughter: Well, at any rate - I may expect you, mayn't I, my dear?'Félicité se leva, tourna le dos à Mouret, disant à sa fille: --Je compte toujours sur toi, n'est-ce pas, ma chérie?Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
"Oh, yes!" she said, turning her forehead to my lips with a fond motion. "But without you it is fatal to me,-- without thee," she added, putting her burning lips to my ear and whispering the words like a sigh.— Si, dit-elle en apportant son front sous mes lèvres par un mouvement de câlinerie, mais, sans vous, elle m’est funeste… … "sans toi" , reprit-elle en effleurant mon oreille de ses lèvres chaudes pour y jeter ces deux syllabes comme deux soupirs.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Then, turning towards Pierre, he added: "You may go in now."Et, se tournant vers Pierre : « Vous pouvez entrer, maintenant. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
'Ite, missa est,' said the priest, turning round to the congregation.- Ite, missa est, dit le prêtre, se tournant vers l'église.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
'Dominus vobiscum,' said he, turning round and facing the cold white church.- Dominus vobiscum, dit-il en se tournant, le regard noyé, en face des blancheurs froides de l'église.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
He stammered that they must do what they could, and then, turning suddenly round, he called out: ' Auguste ! 'Il balbutia qu'il fallait lutter, qu'il lutterait lui-même. Puis, brusquement, il se tourna, il appela: «Auguste!»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
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Collocations
turning point
point d'inflexion
turning radius
rayon de braquage
turning to account
mise en valeur
great height with arching turning
action de grande technique
great height with arching turning
prise de grande amplitude
turning point
virage
turning target
cible pivotante
half-turn
demi-tour
make a turn
faire un virage
make a turn
virer
turned-on
branché
number of turns
nombre de spires
take turns
alterner
backside turn
virage backside
carved turn
virage coupé
Word forms
turn
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | turned |
Imperative | turn |
Present Participle (Participle I) | turning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | turned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I turn | we turn |
you turn | you turn |
he/she/it turns | they turn |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am turning | we are turning |
you are turning | you are turning |
he/she/it is turning | they are turning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have turned | we have turned |
you have turned | you have turned |
he/she/it has turned | they have turned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been turning | we have been turning |
you have been turning | you have been turning |
he/she/it has been turning | they have been turning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I turned | we turned |
you turned | you turned |
he/she/it turned | they turned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was turning | we were turning |
you were turning | you were turning |
he/she/it was turning | they were turning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had turned | we had turned |
you had turned | you had turned |
he/she/it had turned | they had turned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been turning | we had been turning |
you had been turning | you had been turning |
he/she/it had been turning | they had been turning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will turn | we shall/will turn |
you will turn | you will turn |
he/she/it will turn | they will turn |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be turning | we shall/will be turning |
you will be turning | you will be turning |
he/she/it will be turning | they will be turning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have turned | we shall/will have turned |
you will have turned | you will have turned |
he/she/it will have turned | they will have turned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been turning | we shall/will have been turning |
you will have been turning | you will have been turning |
he/she/it will have been turning | they will have been turning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would turn | we should/would turn |
you would turn | you would turn |
he/she/it would turn | they would turn |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be turning | we should/would be turning |
you would be turning | you would be turning |
he/she/it would be turning | they would be turning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have turned | we should/would have turned |
you would have turned | you would have turned |
he/she/it would have turned | they would have turned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been turning | we should/would have been turning |
you would have been turning | you would have been turning |
he/she/it would have been turning | they would have been turning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am turned | we are turned |
you are turned | you are turned |
he/she/it is turned | they are turned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being turned | we are being turned |
you are being turned | you are being turned |
he/she/it is being turned | they are being turned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been turned | we have been turned |
you have been turned | you have been turned |
he/she/it has been turned | they have been turned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was turned | we were turned |
you were turned | you were turned |
he/she/it was turned | they were turned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being turned | we were being turned |
you were being turned | you were being turned |
he/she/it was being turned | they were being turned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been turned | we had been turned |
you had been turned | you had been turned |
he/she/it had been turned | they had been turned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be turned | we shall/will be turned |
you will be turned | you will be turned |
he/she/it will be turned | they will be turned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been turned | we shall/will have been turned |
you will have been turned | you will have been turned |
he/she/it will have been turned | they will have been turned |
turning
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | turning | turnings |
Possessive case | turning's | turnings' |