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Then she slowly turned her eyes towards the friend who was present, and who was gazing at her with ecstasy, striving to accentuate the slavish submissive-ness of his attitude.
Lentement elle tourna les yeux vers l’ami qui était là, qui la regardait d’un air d’extase, outrant son attitude d’esclave, dans la caresse soumise dont il l’enveloppait.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
« Only, accentuate the time more.
Accentuez seulement davantage la mesure....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Then, on catching sight of Mathieu, he began to apologize, evincing much politeness and striving to accentuate his air of frigid distinction.
Puis, dès qu’il aperçut Mathieu, il s’excusa, d’une politesse excessive, outrant son air de froide distinction, de détachement supérieur.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
However, air or water streams are only effective when current velocity is less than 26 cm/sec (0.5 knots), and if local currents exceed 52 cm/sec (1.0 knot) these methods only accentuate the problem by causing the oil to form emulsions.
Cependant, ils ne sont efficaces que lorsque le courant est inférieur à 26 cm/s (0,5 noeud) et, quand les courants excèdent 52 cm/s (1,0 noeud), ils ne servent qu'à accentuer le problème en émulsionnant les hydrocarbures.
© Ministre des Approvisionnements et Services Canada 1978
© Minister of Supply and Services Canada, 1978
The milky whiteness of her skin was accentuated by her beautiful black hair, caught up in a huge coil, and her big black eyes, which beamed with all the gentleness of spouse and mother.
Elle avait la peau d’une blancheur de lait, qu’accentuaient encore ses admirables cheveux noirs, relevés simplement en un énorme chignon, et ses grands yeux noirs, d’une douceur d’amante et de mère, d’un calme sacré de bonne déesse féconde.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Whereas, however, the Commission report on rates highlighted the fact that distortions of competition exist and are likely to be accentuated by the introduction of the single currency;
considérant que, toutefois, le rapport de la Commission sur les taux d'imposition a mis en exergue que des distorsions de concurrence existent et sont susceptibles d'être accentuées par l'introduction de la monnaie unique;
To answer them properly, one requires a certain knack, and I had not had the opportunity of acquiring it; besides, the idea that I had formed of Marguerite accentuated the effects of her mockery.
Aussi faut-il pour leur répondre une certaine habitude de leur monde, habitude que je n'avais pas ; puis, l'idée que je m'étais faite de Marguerite m'exagéra sa plaisanterie.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
The old senator dwelt no further on that subject; but in a very deliberate way, accentuating each sentence by bringing one hand down upon the other, he resumed : ' That, however, is not the important point.
Le sénateur n'insista pas. Il reprit d'un ton très lent, en accentuant chaque phrase d'un petit claquement de main:«La question est ailleurs.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At these words, Christine's vague smile became more accentuated.
À cette phrase, le sourire vague de Christine augmenta, abaissa finement les coins délicats de ses lèvres.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Some deputies accentuated their attention, holding their hands to their ears so that they might lose nothing of this carefully prepared report.
Certains députés exagéraient leur attention, les mains aux oreilles, pour ne rien perdre de cette prose soignée.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Whilst speaking thus, the People's Friend gesticulated, accentuating the figures with his voice, curving his long body, as if to put himself within reach of my weak understanding.
En parlant ainsi, l’Ami du peuple gesticulait, appuyant de la voix sur les chiffres, courbant sa longue taille, comme pour se mettre à la portée de mon faible entendement.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
This was said in well-accentuated and most un-Indianlike English, which would have drawn my attention to the man had not his singularly-imposing appearance riveted me already.
Ces mots furent prononcés avec l'accent anglais le plus pur, le moins mélangé d'indien, et cela seul aurait suffi pour exciter ma surprise si déjà mon attention n'eût été vivement éveillée sur cet homme.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
They are simple men further simplified, in whom the merely primitive instincts have been accentuated by the force of circumstances—the instinct of self-preservation, the hard-gripped hope of living through, the joy of food, of drink, and of sleep.
Ce sont de simples hommes qu’on a simplifiés encore, et dont, par la force des choses, les seuls instincts primordiaux s’accentuent : instinct de la conservation, égoïsme, espoir tenace de survivre toujours, joie de manger, de boire et de dormir.
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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accentuate

verb
Basic forms
Pastaccentuated
Imperativeaccentuate
Present Participle (Participle I)accentuating
Past Participle (Participle II)accentuated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I accentuatewe accentuate
you accentuateyou accentuate
he/she/it accentuatesthey accentuate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am accentuatingwe are accentuating
you are accentuatingyou are accentuating
he/she/it is accentuatingthey are accentuating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have accentuatedwe have accentuated
you have accentuatedyou have accentuated
he/she/it has accentuatedthey have accentuated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been accentuatingwe have been accentuating
you have been accentuatingyou have been accentuating
he/she/it has been accentuatingthey have been accentuating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I accentuatedwe accentuated
you accentuatedyou accentuated
he/she/it accentuatedthey accentuated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was accentuatingwe were accentuating
you were accentuatingyou were accentuating
he/she/it was accentuatingthey were accentuating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had accentuatedwe had accentuated
you had accentuatedyou had accentuated
he/she/it had accentuatedthey had accentuated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been accentuatingwe had been accentuating
you had been accentuatingyou had been accentuating
he/she/it had been accentuatingthey had been accentuating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will accentuatewe shall/will accentuate
you will accentuateyou will accentuate
he/she/it will accentuatethey will accentuate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be accentuatingwe shall/will be accentuating
you will be accentuatingyou will be accentuating
he/she/it will be accentuatingthey will be accentuating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have accentuatedwe shall/will have accentuated
you will have accentuatedyou will have accentuated
he/she/it will have accentuatedthey will have accentuated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been accentuatingwe shall/will have been accentuating
you will have been accentuatingyou will have been accentuating
he/she/it will have been accentuatingthey will have been accentuating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would accentuatewe should/would accentuate
you would accentuateyou would accentuate
he/she/it would accentuatethey would accentuate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be accentuatingwe should/would be accentuating
you would be accentuatingyou would be accentuating
he/she/it would be accentuatingthey would be accentuating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have accentuatedwe should/would have accentuated
you would have accentuatedyou would have accentuated
he/she/it would have accentuatedthey would have accentuated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been accentuatingwe should/would have been accentuating
you would have been accentuatingyou would have been accentuating
he/she/it would have been accentuatingthey would have been accentuating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am accentuatedwe are accentuated
you are accentuatedyou are accentuated
he/she/it is accentuatedthey are accentuated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being accentuatedwe are being accentuated
you are being accentuatedyou are being accentuated
he/she/it is being accentuatedthey are being accentuated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been accentuatedwe have been accentuated
you have been accentuatedyou have been accentuated
he/she/it has been accentuatedthey have been accentuated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was accentuatedwe were accentuated
you were accentuatedyou were accentuated
he/she/it was accentuatedthey were accentuated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being accentuatedwe were being accentuated
you were being accentuatedyou were being accentuated
he/she/it was being accentuatedthey were being accentuated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been accentuatedwe had been accentuated
you had been accentuatedyou had been accentuated
he/she/it had been accentuatedthey had been accentuated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be accentuatedwe shall/will be accentuated
you will be accentuatedyou will be accentuated
he/she/it will be accentuatedthey will be accentuated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been accentuatedwe shall/will have been accentuated
you will have been accentuatedyou will have been accentuated
he/she/it will have been accentuatedthey will have been accentuated