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When lovers besiege her she hands them her program; each writes his name there; it is for those who are the most in love to come first.
Lorsque les amants l’assiègent, elle leur présente le carnet ; chacun y inscrit son nom, c’est aux plus amoureux à arriver les premiers.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
At the close of bis busy days, amidst the crowd of visitors who besieged his drawing-room, he felt alone and lost and heartbroken, because his old familiar friends were not there.
Après ses journées si remplies, au milieu de la foule qui assiégeait son salon, il se retrouvait seul, perdu, navré. Ses familiers lui manquaient.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
When Pierre at last reached the cantine van near the middle of the train, he found it already besieged.
Lorsque, enfin, Pierre arriva au fourgon de la cantine, vers le milieu du train, il le trouva déjà assiégé.
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
But at one of the Court balls you would see a general pillage, the buffets besieged, and everything swallowed up amidst a scramble of amazing voracity!"
Mais, si vous assistiez à un bal de la cour, vous verriez un pillage sans nom, le buffet assiégé, les plats engloutis, une bousculade d’une voracité extraordinaire ! »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
New to country life, I besieged him with questions about prices, means of preparing and working the soil, etc., and he seemed glad to answer all in detail.
Neuf aux travaux de la campagne, je l’accablais de questions sur les prix des choses, sur les moyens d’exploitation, et il me parut heureux d’avoir à m’apprendre tant de détails.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
When Plassans had buckled and tightened its belt of dilapidated ramparts, when it had bolted itself in like a besieged fortress at the approach of an assault, the most terrible anguish passed over the mournful houses.
Quand Plassans eut bouclé et serré autour de lui la ceinture usée de ses remparts, quand il se fut verrouillé comme une forteresse assiégée aux approches d’un assaut, une angoisse mortelle passa sur les maisons mornes.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
With his eyes shining in delirium, the narrator sought to express and convey the deep disturbing idea that was besieging him, that he was struggling against.
Les yeux luisants de délire, le narrateur tâchait de rendre la grande impression émouvante qui l’assiégeait et contre laquelle il se débattait.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
During the Parliamentary struggle, Reading was besieged by the Earl of Essex, and, a quarter of a century later, the Prince of Orange routed King James's troops there.
Durant la Guerre parlementaire, Reading fut assiégée par le comte d’Essex, et, un quart de siècle plus tard, le prince d’Orange y mit en déroute les troupes du roi James.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
He saw that Hurry did not overrate the strength of this position in a military point of view, since it would not be easy to attack it without exposing the assailants to the fire of the besieged.
Il vit donc aisément que Hurry n’exagérait pas la force de cette position, sous un point de vue militaire, car il n’aurait pas été facile de l’attaquer sans que les assaillants fussent exposés au feu des assiégés.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Gusts of wind beat against the house with the roar of a wild beast, rattling the windows and the doors; you might have thought that a pack of wolves was besieging the little' coffee and shaking it from top to bottom with their furious claws'
Des coups de vent s’abattaient sur la maison avec des hurlements de bête, ébranlant les fenêtres et les portes; on eût dit qu’une bande de loups assiégeait le pavillon et le secouait tout entier de ses griffes furieuses.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Jasper anchored directly abeam; and the howitzer, too, was kept trained upon the negotiators: so that the besieged and their friends, with the exception of the man who held the match, had no hesitation about exposing their persons.
Jasper jeta l’ancre par le travers du fort, et l’obusier continua d’être braqué sur les négociateurs ; ainsi les assiégés et leurs amis, à l’exception de l’homme qui tenait la mèche, n’hésitèrent pas à exposer leurs personnes.
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
The thousands of pilgrims of the national pilgrimage streamed along the thoroughfares and besieged the shops in a final scramble.
Les milliers de pèlerins du pèlerinage national, en une bousculade dernière, ruisselaient par les rues, assiégeaient les boutiques.
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
Those that surround our actual life may perhaps be compared with an army besieging a city.
Nos pensées, autour de notre vie réelle, on dirait d'une armée qui assiège une ville.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Pierre wished to join Madame Vincent to soothe her with a few kind, encouraging words; however, a fresh string of pilgrims not only prevented him from passing, but threw him towards the fountain which another throng besieged.
Pierre voulut rejoindre Mme Vincent, pour lui dire une bonne parole de consolation ; mais un flot de pèlerins l’empêcha de passer, le rejeta vers la fontaine, qu’une autre cohue assiégeait.
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
He was supposed to know more than any one else about the Turkish Army, which he had organized, and German, Austrian, Hungarian, English, and even French journalists besieged his door.
On le tenait pour l'homme qui connaissait le mieux l'armée turque qu'il avait formée. Les journalistes allemands, autrichiens, hongrois, anglais, français même, assiégeaient sa porte.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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besiege

verb
Basic forms
Pastbesieged
Imperativebesiege
Present Participle (Participle I)besieging
Past Participle (Participle II)besieged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I besiegewe besiege
you besiegeyou besiege
he/she/it besiegesthey besiege
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am besiegingwe are besieging
you are besiegingyou are besieging
he/she/it is besiegingthey are besieging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have besiegedwe have besieged
you have besiegedyou have besieged
he/she/it has besiegedthey have besieged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been besiegingwe have been besieging
you have been besiegingyou have been besieging
he/she/it has been besiegingthey have been besieging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I besiegedwe besieged
you besiegedyou besieged
he/she/it besiegedthey besieged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was besiegingwe were besieging
you were besiegingyou were besieging
he/she/it was besiegingthey were besieging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had besiegedwe had besieged
you had besiegedyou had besieged
he/she/it had besiegedthey had besieged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been besiegingwe had been besieging
you had been besiegingyou had been besieging
he/she/it had been besiegingthey had been besieging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will besiegewe shall/will besiege
you will besiegeyou will besiege
he/she/it will besiegethey will besiege
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be besiegingwe shall/will be besieging
you will be besiegingyou will be besieging
he/she/it will be besiegingthey will be besieging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have besiegedwe shall/will have besieged
you will have besiegedyou will have besieged
he/she/it will have besiegedthey will have besieged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been besiegingwe shall/will have been besieging
you will have been besiegingyou will have been besieging
he/she/it will have been besiegingthey will have been besieging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would besiegewe should/would besiege
you would besiegeyou would besiege
he/she/it would besiegethey would besiege
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be besiegingwe should/would be besieging
you would be besiegingyou would be besieging
he/she/it would be besiegingthey would be besieging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have besiegedwe should/would have besieged
you would have besiegedyou would have besieged
he/she/it would have besiegedthey would have besieged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been besiegingwe should/would have been besieging
you would have been besiegingyou would have been besieging
he/she/it would have been besiegingthey would have been besieging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am besiegedwe are besieged
you are besiegedyou are besieged
he/she/it is besiegedthey are besieged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being besiegedwe are being besieged
you are being besiegedyou are being besieged
he/she/it is being besiegedthey are being besieged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been besiegedwe have been besieged
you have been besiegedyou have been besieged
he/she/it has been besiegedthey have been besieged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was besiegedwe were besieged
you were besiegedyou were besieged
he/she/it was besiegedthey were besieged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being besiegedwe were being besieged
you were being besiegedyou were being besieged
he/she/it was being besiegedthey were being besieged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been besiegedwe had been besieged
you had been besiegedyou had been besieged
he/she/it had been besiegedthey had been besieged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be besiegedwe shall/will be besieged
you will be besiegedyou will be besieged
he/she/it will be besiegedthey will be besieged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been besiegedwe shall/will have been besieged
you will have been besiegedyou will have been besieged
he/she/it will have been besiegedthey will have been besieged