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"Sodger guns" were sent to perdition; and as the old trapper was angry about the wound which his mare had received, "crook-eyed greenhorns" came in for a share of his anathemas.Sa colère était doublement motivée. Les fusils de munition furent voués à tous les diables, et comme le vieux trappeur était inquiet de la blessure reçue par sa jument, les fichues ganaches à l'œil de travers reçurent une large part de ses anathèmes.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
They were strolling along a deserted, wooded lane, one of those delightful dingle paths of the region, when, at a turning, they came upon three middle-class people out for a walk-father, mother, and daughter.Ils suivaient un chemin désert et boisé, un de ces délicieux chemins creux, lorsque, à un détour, ils tombèrent sur trois bourgeois en promenade, le père, la mère et la fille.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
And then, as Victorine came in followed by Giacomo to lay the little table for Pierre's supper, he turned his back upon the Botticelli and said no more about it.La soirée s’avançait, et comme Victorine entrait suivie de Giacomo, pour mettre le couvert sur la petite table, il tourna le dos au Botticelli, il n’en souffla plus mot.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
When Silvere came to see him, he complained, with tears, of his children's ingratitude.Quand Silvère vint le voir, il se plaignit avec des larmes de l’ingratitude des enfants.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
My father was seated in my room in his dressing-gown; he was writing, and I saw at once, by the way in which he raised his eyes to me when I came in, that there was going to be a serious discussion.Mon père, en robe de chambre, était assis dans mon salon et il écrivait. Je compris tout de suite, à la façon dont il leva les yeux sur moi quand j'entrai, qu'il allait être question de choses graves.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
He wanted to set her on her feet, but such a quiver of pain came upon the girl that he laid her down again, and said to her entreatingly: "Speak to me, pray.Il voulait la mettre debout; mais l’enfant eut une telle secousse de douleur qu’il la recoucha. Il la suppliait: «Parle-moi, je t’en prie.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But all at once came a thunderbolt.Brusquement, ce fut la foudre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Progressive at first, it afterwards becomes instantaneous ; at a certain period of old age, the elements return to the ether whence they came.Progressive d'abord, elle devient instantanée ensuite. A une certaine période de vieillesse, les éléments retournent à l'éther d'où ils sont sortis.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
"The Comte de G. came to her box for an instant; but she went off with the duke.– Le comte de G… est venu un instant dans sa loge; mais elle s'en est allée avec le duc.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Star-like crossways followed one upon other, and at last he came to a broad lawn, where the full light dazzled him.Des étoiles de carrefours se succédaient, il traversa une grande pelouse, où la pleine lumière lui donna comme un éblouissement.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Tom silently as he came near to her, transferred several handfuls of cotton from his own sack to hers.Tom s’approcha d’elle, et sans rien dire fit passer plusieurs poignées de coton de son sac dans le panier de la pauvre créature.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
But she was interrupted, for Celeste, the maid, a tall dark girl with an equine head, big features, and a pleasant air, now came in with the two children.Mais elle fut interrompue, la femme de chambre, Céleste, une grande fille brune, avec une tête de cheval, aux traits forts, d’air agréable, amenait les deux enfants.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
The trader waked up bright and early, and came out to see to his live stock.Haley se leva de bonne heure, et courut, alerte et dispos, visiter sa vivante marchandise.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Monsieur Maffre came to my house boiling over with anger, and assailed me with the bitterest reproaches, crying out that it was all my fault, as I had brought my son up badly.Monsieur Maffre est venu comme un furieux chez moi; il m'a fait les plus sanglants reproches, en criant que c'est ma faute, que j'ai mal élevé mon fils....Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Luck was, however, against her, for just as the Trouches arrived, Marthe, who was going out, came up from the garden, followed by her children.Mais elle joua de malheur. Comme les Trouche entraient, Marthe, qui allait sortir, monta du jardin, suivie des enfants.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
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Collocations
come out
sortir
coming and going
va-et-vient
coming into force
entrée en vigueur
how come
pourquoi
come to rest
s'immobiliser
come alongside
accoster
come forward
avancer
come out
ouverture
come out point
point d'ouverture
come along
amener
come to life
animer
come into
entrer
come up
lever
come past
passer
come from
provenir
Word forms
come
verb
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Past | came |
Imperative | come |
Present Participle (Participle I) | coming |
Past Participle (Participle II) | come |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I come | we come |
you come | you come |
he/she/it comes | they come |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am coming | we are coming |
you are coming | you are coming |
he/she/it is coming | they are coming |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have come | we have come |
you have come | you have come |
he/she/it has come | they have come |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been coming | we have been coming |
you have been coming | you have been coming |
he/she/it has been coming | they have been coming |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I came | we came |
you came | you came |
he/she/it came | they came |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was coming | we were coming |
you were coming | you were coming |
he/she/it was coming | they were coming |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had come | we had come |
you had come | you had come |
he/she/it had come | they had come |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been coming | we had been coming |
you had been coming | you had been coming |
he/she/it had been coming | they had been coming |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will come | we shall/will come |
you will come | you will come |
he/she/it will come | they will come |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be coming | we shall/will be coming |
you will be coming | you will be coming |
he/she/it will be coming | they will be coming |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have come | we shall/will have come |
you will have come | you will have come |
he/she/it will have come | they will have come |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been coming | we shall/will have been coming |
you will have been coming | you will have been coming |
he/she/it will have been coming | they will have been coming |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would come | we should/would come |
you would come | you would come |
he/she/it would come | they would come |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be coming | we should/would be coming |
you would be coming | you would be coming |
he/she/it would be coming | they would be coming |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have come | we should/would have come |
you would have come | you would have come |
he/she/it would have come | they would have come |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been coming | we should/would have been coming |
you would have been coming | you would have been coming |
he/she/it would have been coming | they would have been coming |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am come | we are come |
you are come | you are come |
he/she/it is come | they are come |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being come | we are being come |
you are being come | you are being come |
he/she/it is being come | they are being come |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been come | we have been come |
you have been come | you have been come |
he/she/it has been come | they have been come |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was come | we were come |
you were come | you were come |
he/she/it was come | they were come |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being come | we were being come |
you were being come | you were being come |
he/she/it was being come | they were being come |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been come | we had been come |
you had been come | you had been come |
he/she/it had been come | they had been come |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be come | we shall/will be come |
you will be come | you will be come |
he/she/it will be come | they will be come |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been come | we shall/will have been come |
you will have been come | you will have been come |
he/she/it will have been come | they will have been come |