So the struggle began, and it was this Commissary who, on the first Sunday in Lent, at the time of the first apparitions, summoned Bernadette to his office in order that he might question her.
La lutte commença, ce fut ce commissaire qui, le premier dimanche de carême, dès les premières visions, fit amener Bernadette devant lui, pour l’interroger.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Thereupon the Baron undertook this business for him and sent him away with the wish that he might spend a merry mid-Lent.
Le baron se chargea de son affaire, le renvoya, en lui souhaitant une bonne mi-carême.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Fortunately, the Chamber did not meet that Wednesday; in fact, it had adjourned until the Friday, with the view of making mid-Lent a holiday.
Heureusement, la Chambre ne siégeait pas le mercredi, et elle s’était ajournée au vendredi, voulant fêter le jeudi de la mi-carême.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
ALREADY at eight o'clock on that holiday-making mid-Lent Thursday, when all the offices of the Home Department were empty, Monferrand, the Minister, sat alone in his private room.
Dès huit heures, par ce jour férié du jeudi de la mi-carême, lorsque tous les bureaux du vaste hôtel étaient vides, Monferrand, le ministre de l’Intérieur, se trouvait seul dans son cabinet.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
ON the Wednesday preceding the mid-Lent Thursday, a great charity bazaar was held at the Duvillard mansion, for the benefit of the Asylum of the Invalids of Labour.
Ce mercredi, la veille du jeudi de la mi-carême, il y avait une grande vente de charité, à l’hôtel Duvillard, au bénéfice de l’œuvre des Invalides du travail.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
' No, father! the boy replied, this is a book that Abbé Bourrette has lent me. It is an account of the missions in China.'
--Non, mon père, répondit l'enfant. C'est un livre que l'abbé Bourrette m'a prêté, la relation des Missions en Chine.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
I faced a man who, although our situation lent itself to an exchange of confidences, would not seek to delve into my past.
J'étais en face d'un homme qui, malgré notre situation propice aux confidences, ne chercherait pas à fouiller dans mon passé.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
When I posed to you, only one idea lent me the courage that I needed. I wanted to fight them, I hoped to win you back; but you granted me nothing, not even a kiss on my shoulder!
Quand je posais, là, toute nue, une idée seule m’en donnait le courage: je voulais lutter, j’espérais te reprendre; et rien, pas même un baiser sur mon épaule, avant de me laisser rhabiller!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Lend me the oldest tweed suit you've got.
Prêtez-moi le plus vieux costume de cheviotte que vous ayez.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
I slipped on a green dressing-gown Blenkiron had lent me, and sallied forth to investigate.
J’endossai donc une robe de chambre verte que Blenkiron m’avait prêtée et j’allais voir qui c’était.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
The lofty greenish flames seemed to dance in the air, glaring through'the darkness without illuminating it, brightening nothing except the scarlet waistcoats, to which they lent a purplish tinge.
Ces hautes flammes vertes dansaient en l'air, comme flottantes et suspendues, tachant la nuit sans l'éclairer, ne tirant du noir que la double rangée de gilets écarlates qu'elle rendait violâtres.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Lend me your cap and overall for ten minutes, and here's a sovereign for you.'
Prêtez-moi votre calot et votre blouse pour dix minutes, et ce souverain est à vous.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Key leaders of the major pro-Israel organizations lent their voices to the campaign for war.
Des dirigeants influents des principales organisations pro-israéliennes joignirent leurs voix à la campagne qu'ils menaient.
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
She surely wouldn't deny that he had lent Rougon his boots a score of times to enable him to go to the houses of highly-placed people and mix in a lot of mysterious goings-on.
Elle ne démentirait peut-être pas qu'il lui avait prêté ses bottes vingt fois, pour aller chez des gens comme il faut se mêler à un tas de trafics, auxquels personne ne comprenait rien.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
But he keepit on at me, and syne I said he maun be thinkin' o' my gude-brither frae the Cleuch that whiles lent me a haun'.
Mais comme il ne me lâchait pas, je lui ai dit finalement qu'il parlait sans doute de mon beau-frère de Cleuch, qui des fois me donne un coup de main.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
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Collocations
lending limit
plafond de crédit
lending rate
taux de prêt
Word forms
lend
verb
Basic forms
Past
lent
Imperative
lend
Present Participle (Participle I)
lending
Past Participle (Participle II)
lent
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lend
we lend
you lend
you lend
he/she/it lends
they lend
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lending
we are lending
you are lending
you are lending
he/she/it is lending
they are lending
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lent
we have lent
you have lent
you have lent
he/she/it has lent
they have lent
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lending
we have been lending
you have been lending
you have been lending
he/she/it has been lending
they have been lending
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lent
we lent
you lent
you lent
he/she/it lent
they lent
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lending
we were lending
you were lending
you were lending
he/she/it was lending
they were lending
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lent
we had lent
you had lent
you had lent
he/she/it had lent
they had lent
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lending
we had been lending
you had been lending
you had been lending
he/she/it had been lending
they had been lending
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lend
we shall/will lend
you will lend
you will lend
he/she/it will lend
they will lend
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lending
we shall/will be lending
you will be lending
you will be lending
he/she/it will be lending
they will be lending
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lent
we shall/will have lent
you will have lent
you will have lent
he/she/it will have lent
they will have lent
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lending
we shall/will have been lending
you will have been lending
you will have been lending
he/she/it will have been lending
they will have been lending
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lend
we should/would lend
you would lend
you would lend
he/she/it would lend
they would lend
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lending
we should/would be lending
you would be lending
you would be lending
he/she/it would be lending
they would be lending
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lent
we should/would have lent
you would have lent
you would have lent
he/she/it would have lent
they would have lent
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice