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There was a sound of loud laughter; the auctioneers shouted at the top of their voices; the dealers who had filled the benches in front of the auction table tried in vain to obtain silence, in order to transact their business in peace.On riait fort ; les commissaires criaient à tue-tête ; les marchands qui avaient envahi les bancs disposés devant les tables de vente essayaient en vain d'imposer silence, pour faire leurs affaires tranquillement.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
TD came out on top for its performance on climate change in a recent executive brief by the Ethical Funds Company, a leader in socially responsible mutual funds.La Banque TD est aussi ressortie dans le peloton de tête, dans le cadre d’une récente communication aux chefs d’entreprise transmise par l’Ethical Funds Company, chef de file des fonds communs de placement socialement responsables.© TDhttp://www.td.com/ 02.06.2009
Sometimes a big sweep of river showed, and, looking out at one station I saw a funny church with a thing like an onion on top of its spire.De temps à autre, on apercevait le cours d’une rivière, et dans une des gares où nous passâmes, j’aperçus une église curieuse dont le clocher était surmonté d’un objet en forme d’oignon.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
back to top The India OfficeLe bureau en Indehttp://www.fda.gov 3/13/2012http://www.fda.gov 3/13/2012
Presently we came to a long slope which cheered me. But at the top there was no light visible anywhere - only a black void like the inside of a shell.Nous parvînmes bientôt à une longue pente dont la vue me ragaillardit, mais parvenus au sommet, nous ne vîmes aucune lumière, seulement un gouffre noir comme l’intérieur d’une coquille.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It's the door on the left on the fourth floor, right up at the top.'Voyez au quatrième, tout en haut, la porte à gauche.»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
On the top of a rather lofty hillock to the left stood the ruins of a windmill, blanched by the moon; the tower, which had fallen in on one side, alone remained.Là, à gauche, se trouvait un monticule assez élevé, au sommet duquel la lune blanchissait les ruines d’un moulin à vent; la tour seule restait, tout écroulée d’un côté.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"My heart was going top speed. I was all trembling from head to foot as if I were only a sort of heart myself.» Le cœur me battait ; j’en étais tout tremblant des pieds à la tête comme si je n’étais plus qu’une espèce de cœur.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Cap wore a tight solid queue, done up in eelskin, while the top of his head was nearly bald; and he mechanically passed his hand over both as if to make certain that each was in its right place.Cap portait ses cheveux en queue, serrée et entourée d’une peau d’anguille, tandis que le haut de sa tête était presque chauve, et il passa machinalement la main sur le tout, comme pour s’assurer que chaque chose était à sa place.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
"There's nothing worse than the mortar-toad, that seems to chase after you and jump over the top of you, and it bursts in the very trench, just scraping over the bank."– Y a pas pire que l’crapouillot, qui a l’air de courir après vous et de vous sauter dessus, et qui éclate dans la tranchée même, rasoche du talus.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
These hydrometers shall be graduated so as to be read 'at the top of the meniscus'.Ces aréomètres doivent être gradués de manière à être lus au «sommet du ménisque».http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
Press the 'close' button in the top right corner to leave the Holter window.Appuyez ensuite sur le bouton de 'fermeture' dans le coin supérieur droit pour quitter la fenêtre Holter.© Medtronic, Inc.http://medtronic.com 2/7/2011© Medtronic, Inc.http://medtronic.com 2/7/2011
We arrive at a junction of trenches, and on the top of the maltreated hillock which is outlined on the cloudy grayness, a mournful signboard stands crookedly in the wind.On parvient à un nœud de boyaux ; au sommet du tertre bousculé qui se profile sur la nuée grise, un lugubre écriteau est piqué obliquement dans le vent.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Far left, top Sydney 2000: Cuba (red) defeat Russia (green) to win the gold medal in the women's volleyball.En haut à gauche : Sydney 2000, Cuba (rouge) défait la Russie (vert) et gagne la médaille d'or du volleyball féminin.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 12/12/2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 12/12/2011
The use of top-side chafers shall be limited to those listed in Annex XI.L'utilisation de tabliers est limitée à ceux énumérés à l'annexe XI.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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Collocations
top hat
haut-de-forme
on top
dessus
on top of
sur
top gear
vitesse supérieure
top left corner
coin haut gauche
top management
cadres supérieurs
top of the line
haut de gamme
top rate
taux maximum
top row
rangée supérieure
top quality
qualité supérieure
top speed
vitesse de pointe
top hat
chapeau haut-de-forme
top position
position au-dessus
top rail
liston
top management
dirigeants
Word forms
top
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | topped |
Imperative | top |
Present Participle (Participle I) | topping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | topped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I top | we top |
you top | you top |
he/she/it tops | they top |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am topping | we are topping |
you are topping | you are topping |
he/she/it is topping | they are topping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have topped | we have topped |
you have topped | you have topped |
he/she/it has topped | they have topped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been topping | we have been topping |
you have been topping | you have been topping |
he/she/it has been topping | they have been topping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I topped | we topped |
you topped | you topped |
he/she/it topped | they topped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was topping | we were topping |
you were topping | you were topping |
he/she/it was topping | they were topping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had topped | we had topped |
you had topped | you had topped |
he/she/it had topped | they had topped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been topping | we had been topping |
you had been topping | you had been topping |
he/she/it had been topping | they had been topping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will top | we shall/will top |
you will top | you will top |
he/she/it will top | they will top |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be topping | we shall/will be topping |
you will be topping | you will be topping |
he/she/it will be topping | they will be topping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have topped | we shall/will have topped |
you will have topped | you will have topped |
he/she/it will have topped | they will have topped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been topping | we shall/will have been topping |
you will have been topping | you will have been topping |
he/she/it will have been topping | they will have been topping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would top | we should/would top |
you would top | you would top |
he/she/it would top | they would top |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be topping | we should/would be topping |
you would be topping | you would be topping |
he/she/it would be topping | they would be topping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have topped | we should/would have topped |
you would have topped | you would have topped |
he/she/it would have topped | they would have topped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been topping | we should/would have been topping |
you would have been topping | you would have been topping |
he/she/it would have been topping | they would have been topping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am topped | we are topped |
you are topped | you are topped |
he/she/it is topped | they are topped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being topped | we are being topped |
you are being topped | you are being topped |
he/she/it is being topped | they are being topped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been topped | we have been topped |
you have been topped | you have been topped |
he/she/it has been topped | they have been topped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was topped | we were topped |
you were topped | you were topped |
he/she/it was topped | they were topped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being topped | we were being topped |
you were being topped | you were being topped |
he/she/it was being topped | they were being topped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been topped | we had been topped |
you had been topped | you had been topped |
he/she/it had been topped | they had been topped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be topped | we shall/will be topped |
you will be topped | you will be topped |
he/she/it will be topped | they will be topped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been topped | we shall/will have been topped |
you will have been topped | you will have been topped |
he/she/it will have been topped | they will have been topped |
top
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | top | tops |
Possessive case | top's | tops' |