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My brother told me the water was rising and I panicked.
Mon frère m'a dit que l'eau montait et j'ai paniqué.
I thought her soul was rising to the sky.
Je pensais que son âme montait au ciel.
The cost of living in the United States was rising.
Le coût de la vie aux États-Unis d'Amérique augmentait.
I was rising above the buildings and trees.
Je montais au-dessus des bâtiments et des arbres.
The river was rising, and a snowstorm was coming.
L'eau montait, une tempête de neige arrivait.
Smoke was rising from the chimney.
De la fumée sortait de la cheminée.
I came home on a rainy weekend and discovered the river was rising.
Je suis rentrée lors d'un week-end pluvieux et j'ai vu que la rivière montait.
By then it was rising to the surface, but cautiously, while slowly emptying its ballast tanks.
Il remontait alors vers la surface, mais prudemment, en vidant lentement ses réservoirs.
If you look at the statistics, the truth is that, until the financial crisis, employment was rising everywhere.
Si vous regardez les statistiques, la vérité c'est que, jusqu'à la crise financière, l'emploi montait partout.
While the side of it were spheric like as usual, the middle was getting flatter and the center was rising.
Alors que les bords commençaient en sphère comme d'habitude, le milieu lui s'aplatissait, et le centre remontait.
As the number of students was rising steadily, the Commission greatly appreciated Governments' voluntary contributions to the programme.
Comme le nombre d'étudiants augmente régulièrement, la CDI sait extrêmement gré aux gouvernements des contributions volontaires qu'ils fournissent au programme.
The water was rising partly to the edge of the roof, and the population did not know anymore where to fly.
L'eau montait partiellement jusqu'aux bords des toits, et les habitants ne savaient pas comment sortir la maison.
According to the relevant data, representation of women in the diplomatic service was rising, but the highest echelons were nearly entirely male-dominated and there was still no female ambassador.
D'après les données pertinentes, la représentation des femmes au sein du service diplomatique augmente, mais les échelons les plus élevés sont presque entièrement dominés par les hommes et il n'y a pas encore de femme occupant le poste d'ambassadeur.
The number of natural disasters was rising at an alarming rate: IFRC had responded to 482 disaster events in 2006, compared to 287 in 2004, and another record figure was expected for 2007.
Le nombre de catastrophes naturelles augmente a une cadence alarmante : la Fédération internationale des sociétés de la Croix-Rouge et du Croissant-rouge est intervenue à l'occasion de 482 catastrophes en 2006 contre 287 en 2004 et on s'attend à un nouveau record en 2007.
The feeling of suffocation grew in the sauna as the temperature was rising.
La sensation d'étouffement augmentait dans le sauna à mesure que la température montait.
One of the twelve signs was rising at that time.
Un des douze signes s'élevait à ce moment-là.
It was already dark and the moon was rising.
Il faisait déjà sombre, et la lune se levait.
It was rising out of the void coming directly towards me.
Elle sortait du vide, venant directement vers moi.
He also noted that there was rising tension between communities.
Il a également noté l'émergence de certaines tensions entre les communautés.
The number of women parliamentarians was still low, but was rising.
Le nombre des femmes parlementaires est encore faible, mais il est en augmentation.
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