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It was false to say that the forest had become voiceless and bare.
C'était un mensonge de dire que la forêt devenait muette et vide.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
There are faces that become more distorted and emaciated from minute to minute.
Des faces s’altèrent, se creusent, de minute en minute.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It was he, the' lover of a night that had become the lover of a year, the man whose memory, long dormant in her breast, was awakening and hurting her cruelly, by this sudden apparition.
C’était lui, l’amant d’une nuit devenu l’amant d’une année, l’homme dont le souvenir endormi dans sa poitrine s’éveillait et la déchirait cruellement, à cette brusque apparition.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
As well, the state from which a fugitive is requested has a legitimate interest in seeing that it does not become a haven for criminals.
De même, l'État à qui l'on demande l'extradition du fugitif a légitimement intérêt à veiller à ne pas devenir un refuge de criminels.
Given the colossal energy of intra-atomic energy, we can understand that the cell may become a mighty generator of energy without its composition being perceptibly altered.
Étant donnée la grandeur colossale de l'énergie intra-atomique, on comprend que la cellule puisse devenir un générateur très puissant d'énergie sans que sa composition soit sensiblement altérée.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
It seemed as though she had re-donned her armour and become an amazon again.
Il semblait qu’au sortir de ce lit défait, où elle se sentait sans défense, elle eût remis son armure, avec ses bottines et sa robe.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
We should tell ourselves, once and for all, that it is the first duty of the soul to become as happy, complete, independent, and great as lies in its power.'
Convainquons-nous une fois pour toutes, que le devoir capital de notre âme est d'être aussi complète, aussi heureuse, aussi indépendante, aussi grande que possible.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
The staircase had again become as peaceful as a church; not a breath issued from behind the mahogany doors, which were forever closed upon the profound respectability of the various homes.
L'escalier retrouvait son recueillement de chapelle bourgeoise; pas un souffle ne sortait des portes d'acajou, toujours closes sur la profonde honnêteté des appartements.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The third danger is that the jury might become confused as it concentrates on resolving whether the accused actually committed the similar acts.
Troisièmement, il y a un danger que les jurés s'embrouillent à force d'essayer de déterminer si l'accusé a en fait commis les actes similaires.
Thus, this support has become of great assistance for the running of the NOCs, particularly those which have limited resources or which receive very little or even no financial assistance from the governments of their countries.
Ainsi, ce soutien est devenu une aide importante pour le fonctionnement des CNO, en particulier ceux qui disposent de moyens limités ou qui ne reçoivent que peu voire aucune aide financière de la part des gouvernements de leurs pays.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
For instance, he has helped a bobsledder learn about his carbon impact and to become carbon neutral.
C'est ainsi qu'il a aidé un coureur de bobsleigh à prendre conscience de l'impact de carbone qu'il laisse et à devenir neutre quant à ses émissions de carbone.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
When I thought that one day this old man, who was now imploring me for the future of his son, would bid his daughter mingle my name with her prayers, as the name of a mysterious friend, I seemed to become transformed, and I felt a pride in myself.
Quand je songeais qu'un jour ce vieillard, qui m'implorait pour l'avenir de son fils, dirait à sa fille de mêler mon nom à ses prières, comme le nom d'une mystérieuse amie, je me transformais et j'étais fière de moi.
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
For the moment, however, Elise Rouquet's case interested him still more; for it had now become evident that the lupus, the sore which was eating away her face, was showing signs of cure.
Mais, à cette minute, le cas d’Élise Rouquet le frappa davantage encore ; car il devenait certain maintenant que le lupus, dont la plaie lui mangeait la face, s’était amendé.
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
I went to the cemetery, saying to myself: "One glance at Marguerite's grave, and I shall know if Armand's sorrow still exists, and perhaps I may find out what has become of him."
Je me rendis au cimetière, en me disant : à la seule inspection de la tombe de Marguerite, je verrai bien si la douleur d'Armand existe encore, et j'apprendrai peut-être ce qu'il est devenu.
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
and what has become of the warrior who was in the river?"
Et qu’est devenu le guerrier que vous combattiez dans la rivière ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

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Collocations

become less frequent
espacer
become stable
stabiliser
become oxidized
oxyder
become more expensive
enchérir
become effective
avoir effet
become allied
allier
become President
s'emparer du pouvoir
become thin
maigrir

Word forms

become

verb
Basic forms
Pastbecame
Imperativebecome
Present Participle (Participle I)becoming
Past Participle (Participle II)become
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I becomewe become
you becomeyou become
he/she/it becomesthey become
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am becomingwe are becoming
you are becomingyou are becoming
he/she/it is becomingthey are becoming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have becomewe have become
you have becomeyou have become
he/she/it has becomethey have become
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been becomingwe have been becoming
you have been becomingyou have been becoming
he/she/it has been becomingthey have been becoming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I becamewe became
you becameyou became
he/she/it becamethey became
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was becomingwe were becoming
you were becomingyou were becoming
he/she/it was becomingthey were becoming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had becomewe had become
you had becomeyou had become
he/she/it had becomethey had become
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been becomingwe had been becoming
you had been becomingyou had been becoming
he/she/it had been becomingthey had been becoming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will becomewe shall/will become
you will becomeyou will become
he/she/it will becomethey will become
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be becomingwe shall/will be becoming
you will be becomingyou will be becoming
he/she/it will be becomingthey will be becoming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have becomewe shall/will have become
you will have becomeyou will have become
he/she/it will have becomethey will have become
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been becomingwe shall/will have been becoming
you will have been becomingyou will have been becoming
he/she/it will have been becomingthey will have been becoming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would becomewe should/would become
you would becomeyou would become
he/she/it would becomethey would become
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be becomingwe should/would be becoming
you would be becomingyou would be becoming
he/she/it would be becomingthey would be becoming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have becomewe should/would have become
you would have becomeyou would have become
he/she/it would have becomethey would have become
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been becomingwe should/would have been becoming
you would have been becomingyou would have been becoming
he/she/it would have been becomingthey would have been becoming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am becomewe are become
you are becomeyou are become
he/she/it is becomethey are become
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being becomewe are being become
you are being becomeyou are being become
he/she/it is being becomethey are being become
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been becomewe have been become
you have been becomeyou have been become
he/she/it has been becomethey have been become
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was becomewe were become
you were becomeyou were become
he/she/it was becomethey were become
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being becomewe were being become
you were being becomeyou were being become
he/she/it was being becomethey were being become
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been becomewe had been become
you had been becomeyou had been become
he/she/it had been becomethey had been become
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be becomewe shall/will be become
you will be becomeyou will be become
he/she/it will be becomethey will be become
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been becomewe shall/will have been become
you will have been becomeyou will have been become
he/she/it will have been becomethey will have been become