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twine, cordage, ropes or cables, plaited or not (heading No 5607);
les ficelles, cordes et cordages, tressés ou non (n° 5607);
Gently and silently she would then twine her arms around her neck.
Doucement, sans parler, elle se pendait à son cou.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
The bottle with the encircled twine is attached to the longline(2), midway between weights (the attachment point).
La bouteille autour de laquelle est enroulé le fil est attachée à la palangre(2), à mi-chemin entre les lests (le point d'attache).
Then, as he had a piece of twine in his pocket, he tied it up and hid it in a deep portion of the stream, beneath the trunk of a tree that overhung the Brindille.
Alors, comme il avait de la ficelle dans ses poches, il le lia et le cacha dans un trou profond du ruisseau, sous un tronc d'arbre dont le pied baignait dans la Brindille.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
multiple twine netting shall mean netting constructed of two or more twines, where the twines can be separated between the knots without damage to the twine structure;
«nappe à fil multiple»: une nappe de filet constituée d'au moins deux fils, dans laquelle les fils peuvent être séparés entre les noeuds sans endommager la structure du fil;
There is a requirement on the part of some fishermen to deploy double-twine cod-ends.
Il importe donc que certains pêcheurs puissent déployer des culs de chalut à fil double.
And when she clasped him with her supple curving arms, he half expected to see her, so slight and slender she was, twine herself around him.
Lorsqu'elle le prenait entre ses bras nus, souples comme des couleuvres, il s'attendait à la voir, tant elle était mince, s'enrouler à son corps, s'endormir là, collée à sa peau.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The carrying on board or the use of any towed nets constructed wholly or in part in the cod-end of single twine netting materials having a twine thickness of more than eight millimetres shall be prohibited.
Il est interdit de détenir à bord ou d'utiliser tout filet remorqué constitué entièrement ou en partie, au cul du chalut, de matériaux de filet à fil unique ayant une épaisseur de fil supérieure à 8 millimètres.
Twine, cordage, ropes and cables of sisal or other fibres of the Agave family, other than the products of category
Ficelles, cordes et cordages de sisal ou d'autres fibres de la famille des agaves, autres que les produits de la catégorie
Her dishevelled hair was twined round the leg of a chair, and her hands had so firmly gripped hold of the chest of drawers, that it was pulled from its place and now stood in front of the door.
Ses cheveux dénoués s'étaient enroulés au pied d'une chaise; ses mains avaient dû se cramponner à la commode avec une telle force, que le meuble se trouvait en travers de la porte.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
His lips knew her lips, his arms knew the twining of her arms, he knew the deep woods of her hair, he loved her.
Il connaissait la forêt profonde de ses cheveux; ses lèvres connaissaient le goût de ses lèvres; ses bras connaissaient les lacs de ses bras... Il l'aimait.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Strong hands grasp the garments of the Indian, and are twined into his loose hair.
Des mains vigoureuses empoignent l'Indien par ses vêtements et 'accrochent à ses cheveux.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And among them twined yet slenderer plants, binding them more and more closely together, weaving them into a fragrant woof.
Et d'autres plantes, plus frêles, s'enlaçaient encore à celles-ci, les liaient davantage, les tissaient d'une trame odorante.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The next Legree heard of his mother was, when, one night, as he was carousing among drunken companions, a letter was put into his hand. He opened it, and a lock of long, curling hair fell from it, and twined about his fingers.
Legris n’entendit plus parler de sa mère qu’une fois. C’était la nuit, il s’enivrait avec ses compagnons de débauche; on lui remit une lettre, il l’ouvrit: une longue mèche de cheveux se déroula, s’enlaça autour de ses doigts.
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
There dropped out of it a silver dollar, and a long, shining curl of fair hair, – hair which, like a living thing, twined itself round Legree's fingers.
Il en sortit un dollar d’argent, et une longue et brillante mèche de beaux cheveux blonds et bouclés, – qui, comme choses vivantes, s’enroulèrent autour des doigts de Legris.
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

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twine

verb
Basic forms
Pasttwined
Imperativetwine
Present Participle (Participle I)twining
Past Participle (Participle II)twined
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twinewe twine
you twineyou twine
he/she/it twinesthey twine
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am twiningwe are twining
you are twiningyou are twining
he/she/it is twiningthey are twining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have twinedwe have twined
you have twinedyou have twined
he/she/it has twinedthey have twined
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been twiningwe have been twining
you have been twiningyou have been twining
he/she/it has been twiningthey have been twining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I twinedwe twined
you twinedyou twined
he/she/it twinedthey twined
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was twiningwe were twining
you were twiningyou were twining
he/she/it was twiningthey were twining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had twinedwe had twined
you had twinedyou had twined
he/she/it had twinedthey had twined
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been twiningwe had been twining
you had been twiningyou had been twining
he/she/it had been twiningthey had been twining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will twinewe shall/will twine
you will twineyou will twine
he/she/it will twinethey will twine
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be twiningwe shall/will be twining
you will be twiningyou will be twining
he/she/it will be twiningthey will be twining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have twinedwe shall/will have twined
you will have twinedyou will have twined
he/she/it will have twinedthey will have twined
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been twiningwe shall/will have been twining
you will have been twiningyou will have been twining
he/she/it will have been twiningthey will have been twining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would twinewe should/would twine
you would twineyou would twine
he/she/it would twinethey would twine
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be twiningwe should/would be twining
you would be twiningyou would be twining
he/she/it would be twiningthey would be twining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have twinedwe should/would have twined
you would have twinedyou would have twined
he/she/it would have twinedthey would have twined
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been twiningwe should/would have been twining
you would have been twiningyou would have been twining
he/she/it would have been twiningthey would have been twining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am twinedwe are twined
you are twinedyou are twined
he/she/it is twinedthey are twined
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being twinedwe are being twined
you are being twinedyou are being twined
he/she/it is being twinedthey are being twined
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been twinedwe have been twined
you have been twinedyou have been twined
he/she/it has been twinedthey have been twined
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was twinedwe were twined
you were twinedyou were twined
he/she/it was twinedthey were twined
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being twinedwe were being twined
you were being twinedyou were being twined
he/she/it was being twinedthey were being twined
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been twinedwe had been twined
you had been twinedyou had been twined
he/she/it had been twinedthey had been twined
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be twinedwe shall/will be twined
you will be twinedyou will be twined
he/she/it will be twinedthey will be twined
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been twinedwe shall/will have been twined
you will have been twinedyou will have been twined
he/she/it will have been twinedthey will have been twined

twine

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetwinetwines
Possessive casetwine'stwines'