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For a moment longer, the mother, who felt the coming storm through her great knowledge of domestic broils, tried to intimidate him; then she was obliged to go up-stairs,merely adding:" Good night, my child.Un instant encore, la mère, qui sentait l'orage avec sa grande habitude des querelles du traversin, tâcha de l'intimider; puis, elle dut monter, elle se contenta de dire: – Bonsoir, ma fille.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
They will let themselves be broiled like cutlets in there!' thought Monsieur Péqueur des Saulaies, astonished at the quiet, sleepy appearance of the house on the street side, where as yet there was no sign of the conflagration.--Ils vont se laisser griller comme des côtelettes, là-dedans! pensa M. Péqueur des Saulaies, étonné du sommeil paisible de la maison, sur la rue, où pas une flamme ne se montrait encore.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Besides, she was growing very uncomfortable in that bed, where she lay broiling; she fidgeted with the idea of going off and putting an end to all these things which, ever since the night before, had seemed to her so much of a dream.D’ailleurs, mal à l’aise dans ce lit où elle brûlait, elle s’agitait, tourmentée de l’idée de s’en aller, d’en finir avec ces choses qui lui semblaient un songe depuis la veille.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The fires were soon blazing under shelter of the overhanging rocks; and the dried meat was broiled for our suppers, and eaten with sufficient relish.Bientôt les feux flambèrent sous le couvert des rochers surplombant. Nous fîmes griller de la viande séchée pour notre souper, et nous mangeâmes avec appétit.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
It was in July, and the air was broiling, although the sun had already sank to the horizon.On était en juillet, l’air brûlait, bien que le soleil fût déjà au bord de l’horizon.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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broil
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | broil | broils |
Possessive case | broil's | broils' |
broil
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | broiled |
Imperative | broil |
Present Participle (Participle I) | broiling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | broiled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I broil | we broil |
you broil | you broil |
he/she/it broils | they broil |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am broiling | we are broiling |
you are broiling | you are broiling |
he/she/it is broiling | they are broiling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have broiled | we have broiled |
you have broiled | you have broiled |
he/she/it has broiled | they have broiled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been broiling | we have been broiling |
you have been broiling | you have been broiling |
he/she/it has been broiling | they have been broiling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I broiled | we broiled |
you broiled | you broiled |
he/she/it broiled | they broiled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was broiling | we were broiling |
you were broiling | you were broiling |
he/she/it was broiling | they were broiling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had broiled | we had broiled |
you had broiled | you had broiled |
he/she/it had broiled | they had broiled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been broiling | we had been broiling |
you had been broiling | you had been broiling |
he/she/it had been broiling | they had been broiling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will broil | we shall/will broil |
you will broil | you will broil |
he/she/it will broil | they will broil |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be broiling | we shall/will be broiling |
you will be broiling | you will be broiling |
he/she/it will be broiling | they will be broiling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have broiled | we shall/will have broiled |
you will have broiled | you will have broiled |
he/she/it will have broiled | they will have broiled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been broiling | we shall/will have been broiling |
you will have been broiling | you will have been broiling |
he/she/it will have been broiling | they will have been broiling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would broil | we should/would broil |
you would broil | you would broil |
he/she/it would broil | they would broil |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be broiling | we should/would be broiling |
you would be broiling | you would be broiling |
he/she/it would be broiling | they would be broiling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have broiled | we should/would have broiled |
you would have broiled | you would have broiled |
he/she/it would have broiled | they would have broiled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been broiling | we should/would have been broiling |
you would have been broiling | you would have been broiling |
he/she/it would have been broiling | they would have been broiling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am broiled | we are broiled |
you are broiled | you are broiled |
he/she/it is broiled | they are broiled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being broiled | we are being broiled |
you are being broiled | you are being broiled |
he/she/it is being broiled | they are being broiled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been broiled | we have been broiled |
you have been broiled | you have been broiled |
he/she/it has been broiled | they have been broiled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was broiled | we were broiled |
you were broiled | you were broiled |
he/she/it was broiled | they were broiled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being broiled | we were being broiled |
you were being broiled | you were being broiled |
he/she/it was being broiled | they were being broiled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been broiled | we had been broiled |
you had been broiled | you had been broiled |
he/she/it had been broiled | they had been broiled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be broiled | we shall/will be broiled |
you will be broiled | you will be broiled |
he/she/it will be broiled | they will be broiled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been broiled | we shall/will have been broiled |
you will have been broiled | you will have been broiled |
he/she/it will have been broiled | they will have been broiled |