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Then he threw a handful of small pebbles like a volley of grape-shot.
Il lui jeta une volée de petites pierres en façon de mitraille.
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
We knew all this; but we knew, too, that a first volley, when well delivered, invariably staggers an Indian charge, and we relied on such a hope for our safety.
Nous comprenions fort bien tout cela, mais nous savions aussi qu'une première décharge, quand elle est bien dirigée, a pour effet certain d'arrêter court une troupe d'Indiens, et nous comptions là-dessus pour notre salut.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He had no inducements to delay, for he thought he could hear behind him the movement of the Turkish working party, and was in terror that a flare might reveal him and a volley accompany his retreat.
Il se faufila parmi eux sans s’attarder, car il lui sembla entendre derrière lui le bruit de l’équipe turque; il redoutait qu’une fusée ne révélât sa présence et qu’une salve ne vînt interrompre sa retraite.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Already a thin heap of earth is winding along, and each man has the idea of reinforcing the incipient breastwork with his pouch and his rolled-up greatcoat, and he hoods himself behind the slender pile of shadow when a volley comes—
Déjà serpente une maigre bosselure de déblais, et chacun se donne l’impression de renforcer cet embryon de talus avec sa musette et sa capote roulée, et se pelotonne derrière ce mince tas d’ombre lorsqu’une rafale arrive…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The national guards, exasperated by their long wait, eager to shake off the discomfort weighing upon them in that dismal court-yard, had fired a volley with feverish haste.
Les gardes nationaux, exaspérés par l’attente, pressés d’être délivrés du cauchemar qui pesait sur eux dans cette cour morne, avaient lâché leur feu tous à la fois, avec une hâte fébrile.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
However, another volley was fired, and Monsieur Peirotte fell face foremost, with a heavy thud, to the ground.
Il y eut encore une décharge. Et M. Peirotte tomba par terre, le nez en avant, comme une masse.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
A terrible volley bursts point-blank in our faces, flinging in front of us a sudden row of flames the whole length of the earthen verge.
Une salve terrible nous éclate à la figure, à bout portant, jetant devant nous une subite rampe de flammes tout le long de la bordure.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They saw that the hunters carried knives and pistols; but they thought that, after the first volley, uncertain and ill-directed, the knives would be no match for their terrible tomahawks.
Ils avaient vu les couteaux et les pistolets; mais ils pensaient qu'après une première décharge incertaine et mal dirigée, les couteaux ne seraient pas d'un grand secours contre leurs terribles tomahawks.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
" Why! it's you! " said she, when her brothers had drawn her from the volley of notes, which isolated and enveloped her like a storm of hail.
– Tiens! c'est vous! dit-elle, lorsque ses frères l'eurent tirée de l'averse battante des notes, qui l'isolait et la criblait, comme sous un nuage de grêle.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
A volley of oaths erupted in the midst of our tightly packed crowd.
Une bordée de jurons explosa au milieu de notre foule serrée.
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2003 by Mercure de France
The Earth And Sky Of Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2003 by Mercure de France
The soldiers, who could only be seen from their shoulders upwards, had just fired their first volley.
Les soldats, dont on ne voyait encore que les épaules, venaient de lâcher leur premier feu.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Several of the Indians had fallen at the first volley. A number had ridden forward to the spot of our ambush, and fired their arrows in our faces.
Plusieurs Indiens étaient tombés à notre première volée, d'autres s'étaient avancés jusqu'au lieu de notre embuscade et nous lançaient leurs flèches à la figure.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Then, between two volleys some one exclaimed in a voice of terror: "Every man for himself! Sauve qui peut!"
Puis, entre deux décharges, un homme cria: «Sauve qui peut!» avec un accent terrible de terreur.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Volleys are let loose so monstrously resounding that one feels himself annihilated by the mere sound of the downpoured thunder of these great constellations of destruction that form in the sky.
Des rafales se déchaînent si monstrueusement retentissantes qu’on se sent annihilé par le seul bruit de ces averses de tonnerre, de ces grandes étoiles de débris qui se forment en l’air.
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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low volley
volée basse

Word forms

volley

noun
SingularPlural
Common casevolleyvolleys
Possessive casevolley'svolleys'

volley

verb
Basic forms
Pastvolleyed
Imperativevolley
Present Participle (Participle I)volleying
Past Participle (Participle II)volleyed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I volleywe volley
you volleyyou volley
he/she/it volleysthey volley
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am volleyingwe are volleying
you are volleyingyou are volleying
he/she/it is volleyingthey are volleying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have volleyedwe have volleyed
you have volleyedyou have volleyed
he/she/it has volleyedthey have volleyed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been volleyingwe have been volleying
you have been volleyingyou have been volleying
he/she/it has been volleyingthey have been volleying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I volleyedwe volleyed
you volleyedyou volleyed
he/she/it volleyedthey volleyed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was volleyingwe were volleying
you were volleyingyou were volleying
he/she/it was volleyingthey were volleying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had volleyedwe had volleyed
you had volleyedyou had volleyed
he/she/it had volleyedthey had volleyed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been volleyingwe had been volleying
you had been volleyingyou had been volleying
he/she/it had been volleyingthey had been volleying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will volleywe shall/will volley
you will volleyyou will volley
he/she/it will volleythey will volley
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be volleyingwe shall/will be volleying
you will be volleyingyou will be volleying
he/she/it will be volleyingthey will be volleying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have volleyedwe shall/will have volleyed
you will have volleyedyou will have volleyed
he/she/it will have volleyedthey will have volleyed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been volleyingwe shall/will have been volleying
you will have been volleyingyou will have been volleying
he/she/it will have been volleyingthey will have been volleying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would volleywe should/would volley
you would volleyyou would volley
he/she/it would volleythey would volley
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be volleyingwe should/would be volleying
you would be volleyingyou would be volleying
he/she/it would be volleyingthey would be volleying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have volleyedwe should/would have volleyed
you would have volleyedyou would have volleyed
he/she/it would have volleyedthey would have volleyed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been volleyingwe should/would have been volleying
you would have been volleyingyou would have been volleying
he/she/it would have been volleyingthey would have been volleying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am volleyedwe are volleyed
you are volleyedyou are volleyed
he/she/it is volleyedthey are volleyed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being volleyedwe are being volleyed
you are being volleyedyou are being volleyed
he/she/it is being volleyedthey are being volleyed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been volleyedwe have been volleyed
you have been volleyedyou have been volleyed
he/she/it has been volleyedthey have been volleyed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was volleyedwe were volleyed
you were volleyedyou were volleyed
he/she/it was volleyedthey were volleyed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being volleyedwe were being volleyed
you were being volleyedyou were being volleyed
he/she/it was being volleyedthey were being volleyed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been volleyedwe had been volleyed
you had been volleyedyou had been volleyed
he/she/it had been volleyedthey had been volleyed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be volleyedwe shall/will be volleyed
you will be volleyedyou will be volleyed
he/she/it will be volleyedthey will be volleyed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been volleyedwe shall/will have been volleyed
you will have been volleyedyou will have been volleyed
he/she/it will have been volleyedthey will have been volleyed