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It is appropriate to widen the European dimension of projects to three Member States or to two Member States and an applicant country in order to promote the formation of partnerships and the exchange of information and good national practice.
Il convient d'élargir la dimension européenne des projets à trois États membres ou à deux États membres et un pays candidat afin de favoriser la constitution de partenariats et l'échange d'informations et de bonnes pratiques nationales.
The splendid evening seemed to widen the horizon.
La belle soirée élargissait l’horizon.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Increased emphasis will be placed on exploiting networks with other research institutions and stakeholders in order to deepen and widen the support.
Une importance accrue sera accordée à l'exploitation de réseaux avec d'autres institutions et parties intéressées, afin d'approfondir et d'élargir le soutien apporté.
And these questions become the more tranquil as they seem to comprise more and more; and to the sage, whatever may happen will still widen the scope of the questions, still give deeper confidence to the reply.
À mesure que ces questions s'étendent, elles deviennent plus paisibles, et tout ce qui arrive au sage agrandit ces questions et apaise ces réponses.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
When they were on the new bridge, Sandoz tried to calm him by showing him the view which had not formerly existed, the widened bed of the Seine, full to the brim, as it were, and the water flowing onward, proudly and slowly.
Sur le nouveau pont, Sandoz tenta de le calmer, en lui faisant voir un motif qui n’existait pas autrefois, la coulée de la Seine élargie, roulant à pleins bords, dans une lenteur superbe.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The others were widening and making solid behind.
Les autres élargissaient et consolidaient derrière.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Thus, little by little, the breach between the couple widened, in spite of the husband's efforts, he being desirous of having no disturbance in his existence.
Peu à peu, la désunion augmentait ainsi entre les époux, malgré les efforts du mari, désireux de ne pas troubler son existence.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Hardly anything is left visible in the night, but at the exit from the hole we see a disorder of beams which flounder in the widened trench—some demolished dug-out.
On n’y voit guère dans la nuit. On voit cependant, à la sortie du trou, un désordre de poutres qui se débattent dans la tranchée élargie : quelque abri démoli.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We have to jump over gaping trenches, and this is not always easy, for the edges have become soft and slippery, and earth-falls have widened them.
On saute par-dessus des boyaux béants. Ce n’est pas toujours facile : les bords en deviennent gluants, glissants, et des éboulements les évasent.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The breach between Claude and his old friends had gradually widened.
La lente rupture s’était aggravée entre Claude et les amis de l’ancienne bande.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The trench is shored with sandbags. It is widened everywhere, and in many places ripped up by landslides.
La tranchée est étayée de sacs de terre ; elle est élargie de partout et, en maints endroits, éventrée par des éboulements.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As its ripples gradually widened and died away, he perceived the image reappearing.
Et à mesure que les rides de l’eau s’élargissaient et se mouraient, il vit l’apparition se reformer.
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
As a result, the definition of financial institutions must be widened in order to cover such activities.
En conséquence, la définition des établissements financiers doit couvrir ces activités.
There in the widened fairway, Bertrand's squad beaches itself.
C’est là, dans le passage élargi, qu’échoue l’escouade de Bertrand.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
You will notice throughout how my unhappiness increased in proportion as the social spheres on which I entered widened.
Vous verrez toujours mon malheur s’agrandissant en raison de la circonférence des sphères sociales où j’entrerai.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de

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widen

verb
Basic forms
Pastwidened
Imperativewiden
Present Participle (Participle I)widening
Past Participle (Participle II)widened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I widenwe widen
you widenyou widen
he/she/it widensthey widen
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am wideningwe are widening
you are wideningyou are widening
he/she/it is wideningthey are widening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have widenedwe have widened
you have widenedyou have widened
he/she/it has widenedthey have widened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been wideningwe have been widening
you have been wideningyou have been widening
he/she/it has been wideningthey have been widening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I widenedwe widened
you widenedyou widened
he/she/it widenedthey widened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was wideningwe were widening
you were wideningyou were widening
he/she/it was wideningthey were widening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had widenedwe had widened
you had widenedyou had widened
he/she/it had widenedthey had widened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been wideningwe had been widening
you had been wideningyou had been widening
he/she/it had been wideningthey had been widening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will widenwe shall/will widen
you will widenyou will widen
he/she/it will widenthey will widen
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be wideningwe shall/will be widening
you will be wideningyou will be widening
he/she/it will be wideningthey will be widening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have widenedwe shall/will have widened
you will have widenedyou will have widened
he/she/it will have widenedthey will have widened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been wideningwe shall/will have been widening
you will have been wideningyou will have been widening
he/she/it will have been wideningthey will have been widening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would widenwe should/would widen
you would widenyou would widen
he/she/it would widenthey would widen
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be wideningwe should/would be widening
you would be wideningyou would be widening
he/she/it would be wideningthey would be widening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have widenedwe should/would have widened
you would have widenedyou would have widened
he/she/it would have widenedthey would have widened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been wideningwe should/would have been widening
you would have been wideningyou would have been widening
he/she/it would have been wideningthey would have been widening
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am widenedwe are widened
you are widenedyou are widened
he/she/it is widenedthey are widened
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being widenedwe are being widened
you are being widenedyou are being widened
he/she/it is being widenedthey are being widened
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been widenedwe have been widened
you have been widenedyou have been widened
he/she/it has been widenedthey have been widened
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was widenedwe were widened
you were widenedyou were widened
he/she/it was widenedthey were widened
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being widenedwe were being widened
you were being widenedyou were being widened
he/she/it was being widenedthey were being widened
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been widenedwe had been widened
you had been widenedyou had been widened
he/she/it had been widenedthey had been widened
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be widenedwe shall/will be widened
you will be widenedyou will be widened
he/she/it will be widenedthey will be widened
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been widenedwe shall/will have been widened
you will have been widenedyou will have been widened
he/she/it will have been widenedthey will have been widened