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Vigile was with them, too; his body wasn't touched, but they found him with his head completely flattened out, flat as a pancake, and huge-as big as that.
Il y avait aussi Vigile avec eux ; lui, son corps n’avait rien, mais sa tête s’est trouvée complètement aplatie, aplatie comme une galette, et énorme : large comme ça.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"It's past understanding," said a third, after a silence, "if it wasn't for the example the sergeant spoke about."
– Ça s’comprendrait pas, fit un troisième après un silence, s’il n’y avait pas cette chose de l’exemple que disait le sergent.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
—"No, it wasn't me, it was you!"
– Non, ce n’est pas moi, c’est toi !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"It wasn't my game," quavers a discontented but unconvinced voice.
– C’était pas mon jeu, chevrote une voix mécontente, mais mal assurée.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"Just a little friendly bout, wasn't it Herfy?"
— C'était un petit match pour rire, hein, Herfy?
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
Then we both noticed I wasn't wearing any rings.
Nous remarquâmes alors tous deux que je ne portais pas de bague ce jour-là.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
"Ah, my boy, if all we've gone through wasn't the end of this great calamity! I value my life; I've got my wife, my family, my home around them; I've got schemes for my life afterwards, mind you.
– Ah ! mon vieux, si tout c’qu’on a subi n’était pas la fin de c’grand malheur-là – j’tiens à la vie : j’ai ma femme, ma famille, avec la maison autour d’eux, j’ai des idées pour ma vie d’après, va…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"I wasn't thinking of anything."
— Je ne pensais à rien.
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
Those are your enemies. All those people whose childish and odiously ridiculous disputes you hear snarling above you—"It wasn't me that began, it was you!"
Tous ces gens-là, qui entretiennent ces discussions d’enfants, odieusement ridicules, que vous entendez gronder au-dessus de vous : « Ce n’est pas moi qui ai commencé, c’est toi !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It might look like just old times, but it wasn't.
Cela pouvait paraître une répétition des autres fois ; mais ça ne l'était pas.
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the blues
Lady sings the blues
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William
© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
© 1984, 2003, 2009, pour la traduction francaise: Editions Parentheses
Lady sings the blues
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William
© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
I was like you at first except that I wasn't married and didn't run around with men.
Z'étais comme toi, au début, sauf que je n'étais pas mariée et que je n'allais pas avec les hommes.
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
"It wasn't an ordinary listening-post hole, where one comes and goes regularly.
C’était pas un trou d’écoute ordinaire où qu’on va t’et vient en service régulier.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It wasn't going to be in Baltimore.
En aucun cas à Baltimore.
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the blues
Lady sings the blues
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William
© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
© 1984, 2003, 2009, pour la traduction francaise: Editions Parentheses
Lady sings the blues
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William
© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
He'd discovered that my phone wasn't working when he tried to call, and when I told him my marriage was close to being off the hook as well, he'd suggested I come down to talk it over.
Il avait remarqué que mon téléphone restait muet quand il tentait de m'appeler. Quand je lui dis que mon mariage allait très bientôt être lui aussi aux abonnés absents, il me suggéra d'aller lui en parler.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
"And if he wasn't alone," wantonly adds Pepin, whose eye is in quest of other targets among the flow of new arrivals.
– Et s’i’ n’était pas saoul, ajoute gratuitement Pépin, qui en cherche d’autres de l’œil dans le flux des arrivants.
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

human being
être humain
be geared to
être indexé sur
be made of
être fait en
be prone to
avoir tendance à
be torn apart
voler en éclats
be wedged between
être coincé entre
forces in being
forces constituées
be made from
être fait en
once upon a time there was
il était une fois
be in freefall
chute
be worth
peser
be self-financing
s'autofinancer
Declaration on the Human Rights of Individuals Who are not Nationals of the Country in which They Live
Déclaration sur les droits de l'homme des personnes qui ne possèdent pas la nationalité du pays dans lequel elles vivent
consent to be bound by a treaty
consentement à être lié par un traité
right to be heard
droit d'être entendu

Word forms

be

verb
Basic forms
Pastwas, were
Present Participle (Participle I)being, *bein'
Past Participle (Participle II)been
Present Simple, Active Voice, Affirmative
I amwe are
you are, *artyou are, *art
he/she/it isthey are
Present Simple, Active Voice, Negative
I *ain'twe aren't
you aren'tyou aren't
he/she/it isn'tthey aren't
Present Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative
I am being, *bein'we are being, *bein'
you are being, *bein'you are being, *bein'
he/she/it is being, *bein'they are being, *bein'
Present Perfect, Active Voice, Affirmative
I have beenwe have been
you have beenyou have been
he/she/it has beenthey have been
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative
I have been being, *bein'we have been being, *bein'
you have been being, *bein'you have been being, *bein'
he/she/it has been being, *bein'they have been being, *bein'
Past Simple, Active Voice, Affirmative
I waswe were
you wereyou were
he/she/it wasthey were
Past Simple, Active Voice, Negative
I wasn'twe weren't
you weren'tyou weren't
he/she/it wasn'tthey weren't
Past Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative
I was being, *bein'we were being, *bein'
you were being, *bein'you were being, *bein'
he/she/it was being, *bein'they were being, *bein'
Past Perfect, Active Voice, Affirmative
I had beenwe had been
you had beenyou had been
he/she/it had beenthey had been
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative
I had been being, *bein'we had been being, *bein'
you had been being, *bein'you had been being, *bein'
he/she/it had been being, *bein'they had been being, *bein'
Future Simple, Active Voice, Affirmative
I shall/will bewe shall/will be
you will beyou will be
he/she/it will bethey will be
Future Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative
I shall/will be being, *bein'we shall/will be being, *bein'
you will be being, *bein'you will be being, *bein'
he/she/it will be being, *bein'they will be being, *bein'
Future Perfect, Active Voice, Affirmative
I shall/will have beenwe shall/will have been
you will have beenyou will have been
he/she/it will have beenthey will have been
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice, Affirmative
I shall/will have been being, *bein'we shall/will have been being, *bein'
you will have been being, *bein'you will have been being, *bein'
he/she/it will have been being, *bein'they will have been being, *bein'
Future Simple in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative
I should/would bewe should/would be
you would beyou would be
he/she/it would bethey would be
Future Continuous in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative
I should/would be being, *bein'we should/would be being, *bein'
you would be being, *bein'you would be being, *bein'
he/she/it would be being, *bein'they would be being, *bein'
Future Perfect in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative
I should/would have beenwe should/would have been
you would have beenyou would have been
he/she/it would have beenthey would have been
Future Perfect Continuous in the Past, Active Voice, Affirmative
I should/would have been being, *bein'we should/would have been being, *bein'
you would have been being, *bein'you would have been being, *bein'
he/she/it would have been being, *bein'they would have been being, *bein'