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Its voice, like that of a fiendish monster, more resonant than thunder-a savage and appalling roar contrived to drown the clamour of the wind and waves-spread through the darkness, across the sea, which was invisible under its shroud of fog.Sa clameur de monstre surnaturel, plus retentissante que le tonnerre, rugissement sauvage et formidable fait pour dominer les voix du vent et des vagues, se répandit dans les ténèbres sur la mer invisible ensevelie sous les brouillards.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
The awful stillness that succeeded was, if possible, more appalling than the fierce and sudden interruption of the deep silence of midnight.Le silence qui y succéda sembla même prendre un caractère encore plus redoutable, s’il est possible, que cette interruption subite et effrayante de la tranquillité de la nuit.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The picture was appalling; and, adding to its awful impression, black clouds were at the moment rolling over the valley, and swathing the mountains in their opaque masses.Ce tableau était effrayant, de sombres nuages roulant au-dessus de la vallée et couvrant les montagnes d'un voile opaque, ajoutaient encore à l'horreur de la scène.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The prospect was appalling. The peril before me was extreme, and under other circumstances I would have hesitated to encounter it.La perspective était redoutable; le péril que j'allais affronter était extrême, et dans toute autre circonstance, il m'aurait fait reculer.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I was desperate for a set of instructions for this appalling activity, which I sensed must be intensely voluptuous.J'espérais tellement un mode d'emploi de cette terrible activité que je devinais intensément voluptueuse.Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve AmourAu temps du fleuve AmourMakine, Andrei© 1994 by Editions du FelinOnce Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan© 1994 by Editions du Felin
They settle down and stagnate, and by the by they degenerate into that appalling subtlety which is their ruling passion gone crooked.Ils s’installent, croupissent, et peu à peu, ils dégénèrent en cette subtilité effrayante qui est la déviation de leur passion dominante.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It was the most appalling rot, too.C'était d'ailleurs un galimatias effarant.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Between each peal, the silence was appalling.Entre chaque décharge, il y avait un silence effrayant.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Himmler was too centrally implicated in the most appalling facets of the Nazi regime to be taken seriously by the Allies as a prospective leader of a post-Hitlerian Germany.Himmler était trop impliqué dans les aspects les plus épouvantables du régime nazi pour que les Alliés pussent sérieusement envisager d'en faire le futur chef d'une Allemagne posthitlérienne.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
The wind from the steppes on this hillside is appalling.Sur cette colline, le vent venu des steppes est atroce.Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeLa terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2003 by Mercure de FranceThe Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2003 by Mercure de France
His appalling memories are summed up in a book, from which I give the following extract :—"In many parts of the world I have seen many terrible and revolting things, but never anything as frightful as Aerschot.Il en rapporta des souvenirs plein d'horreur résumés dans un livre dont voici un fragment : J'ai vu, écrit-il, en maints lieux de la terre, maintes choses terribles et révoltantes, mais rien d'aussi épouvantable qu'Aerschot.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
Between the cutter and the shore the view was still more wild and appalling.Du côté de la terre, la vue était plus effrayante que jamais.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
In those moments an icy horror would stop my pulses while an appalling vision of dissolution rose before me.Une anxiété me serrait la poitrine, la nécessité de la mort me paraissait plus abominable, dans l'étourdissement du réveil.Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier BecailleLa mort d'Olivier BecailleZola, EmileThe Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile
Nothing could be more appalling than this train entombed alive with its passengers perishing one by one.Rien n'était plus effrayant que ce train, ainsi muré tout entier sous terre, comme enterré vivant, avec ses voyageurs, qui mouraient un à un.Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier BecailleLa mort d'Olivier BecailleZola, EmileThe Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile
"Is Sandy among them?" demanded the woman, in a voice that sounded appalling by its hoarseness and energy.– Sandy est-il du nombre ? – demanda la femme d’une voix effrayante par son âpreté et son énergie.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
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appal
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Past | appalled |
Imperative | appal |
Present Participle (Participle I) | appalling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | appalled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I appal | we appal |
you appal | you appal |
he/she/it appals | they appal |
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I am appalling | we are appalling |
you are appalling | you are appalling |
he/she/it is appalling | they are appalling |
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I have appalled | we have appalled |
you have appalled | you have appalled |
he/she/it has appalled | they have appalled |
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I have been appalling | we have been appalling |
you have been appalling | you have been appalling |
he/she/it has been appalling | they have been appalling |
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I appalled | we appalled |
you appalled | you appalled |
he/she/it appalled | they appalled |
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I was appalling | we were appalling |
you were appalling | you were appalling |
he/she/it was appalling | they were appalling |
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I had appalled | we had appalled |
you had appalled | you had appalled |
he/she/it had appalled | they had appalled |
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I had been appalling | we had been appalling |
you had been appalling | you had been appalling |
he/she/it had been appalling | they had been appalling |
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I shall/will appal | we shall/will appal |
you will appal | you will appal |
he/she/it will appal | they will appal |
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I shall/will be appalling | we shall/will be appalling |
you will be appalling | you will be appalling |
he/she/it will be appalling | they will be appalling |
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I shall/will have appalled | we shall/will have appalled |
you will have appalled | you will have appalled |
he/she/it will have appalled | they will have appalled |
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I shall/will have been appalling | we shall/will have been appalling |
you will have been appalling | you will have been appalling |
he/she/it will have been appalling | they will have been appalling |
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I should/would appal | we should/would appal |
you would appal | you would appal |
he/she/it would appal | they would appal |
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I should/would be appalling | we should/would be appalling |
you would be appalling | you would be appalling |
he/she/it would be appalling | they would be appalling |
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I should/would have appalled | we should/would have appalled |
you would have appalled | you would have appalled |
he/she/it would have appalled | they would have appalled |
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I should/would have been appalling | we should/would have been appalling |
you would have been appalling | you would have been appalling |
he/she/it would have been appalling | they would have been appalling |
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I am appalled | we are appalled |
you are appalled | you are appalled |
he/she/it is appalled | they are appalled |
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I am being appalled | we are being appalled |
you are being appalled | you are being appalled |
he/she/it is being appalled | they are being appalled |
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I have been appalled | we have been appalled |
you have been appalled | you have been appalled |
he/she/it has been appalled | they have been appalled |
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I was appalled | we were appalled |
you were appalled | you were appalled |
he/she/it was appalled | they were appalled |
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I was being appalled | we were being appalled |
you were being appalled | you were being appalled |
he/she/it was being appalled | they were being appalled |
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I had been appalled | we had been appalled |
you had been appalled | you had been appalled |
he/she/it had been appalled | they had been appalled |
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I shall/will be appalled | we shall/will be appalled |
you will be appalled | you will be appalled |
he/she/it will be appalled | they will be appalled |
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I shall/will have been appalled | we shall/will have been appalled |
you will have been appalled | you will have been appalled |
he/she/it will have been appalled | they will have been appalled |
appall
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Past | appalled |
Imperative | appall |
Present Participle (Participle I) | appalling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | appalled |
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I appall | we appall |
you appall | you appall |
he/she/it appalls | they appall |
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I am appalling | we are appalling |
you are appalling | you are appalling |
he/she/it is appalling | they are appalling |
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I have appalled | we have appalled |
you have appalled | you have appalled |
he/she/it has appalled | they have appalled |
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I have been appalling | we have been appalling |
you have been appalling | you have been appalling |
he/she/it has been appalling | they have been appalling |
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I appalled | we appalled |
you appalled | you appalled |
he/she/it appalled | they appalled |
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I was appalling | we were appalling |
you were appalling | you were appalling |
he/she/it was appalling | they were appalling |
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I had appalled | we had appalled |
you had appalled | you had appalled |
he/she/it had appalled | they had appalled |
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I had been appalling | we had been appalling |
you had been appalling | you had been appalling |
he/she/it had been appalling | they had been appalling |
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I shall/will appall | we shall/will appall |
you will appall | you will appall |
he/she/it will appall | they will appall |
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I shall/will be appalling | we shall/will be appalling |
you will be appalling | you will be appalling |
he/she/it will be appalling | they will be appalling |
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I shall/will have appalled | we shall/will have appalled |
you will have appalled | you will have appalled |
he/she/it will have appalled | they will have appalled |
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I shall/will have been appalling | we shall/will have been appalling |
you will have been appalling | you will have been appalling |
he/she/it will have been appalling | they will have been appalling |
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I should/would appall | we should/would appall |
you would appall | you would appall |
he/she/it would appall | they would appall |
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I should/would be appalling | we should/would be appalling |
you would be appalling | you would be appalling |
he/she/it would be appalling | they would be appalling |
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I should/would have appalled | we should/would have appalled |
you would have appalled | you would have appalled |
he/she/it would have appalled | they would have appalled |
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I should/would have been appalling | we should/would have been appalling |
you would have been appalling | you would have been appalling |
he/she/it would have been appalling | they would have been appalling |
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I am appalled | we are appalled |
you are appalled | you are appalled |
he/she/it is appalled | they are appalled |
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I am being appalled | we are being appalled |
you are being appalled | you are being appalled |
he/she/it is being appalled | they are being appalled |
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I have been appalled | we have been appalled |
you have been appalled | you have been appalled |
he/she/it has been appalled | they have been appalled |
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I was appalled | we were appalled |
you were appalled | you were appalled |
he/she/it was appalled | they were appalled |
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I was being appalled | we were being appalled |
you were being appalled | you were being appalled |
he/she/it was being appalled | they were being appalled |
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I had been appalled | we had been appalled |
you had been appalled | you had been appalled |
he/she/it had been appalled | they had been appalled |
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I shall/will be appalled | we shall/will be appalled |
you will be appalled | you will be appalled |
he/she/it will be appalled | they will be appalled |
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I shall/will have been appalled | we shall/will have been appalled |
you will have been appalled | you will have been appalled |
he/she/it will have been appalled | they will have been appalled |