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He tried to clasp her in his arms again and to soothe her with a caress; but she slipped away from him, and, with a despairing gesture, made sign that they were not alone.
Il voulait la reprendre, la calmer d'une caresse; mais elle s'écarta, elle lui fit signe, d'un geste désespéré, qu'ils n'étaient plus seuls.
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
His desire—the wish of all his strength and all his life—is to caress her.
Il veut l’embrasser. Il le veut de toute sa force, de toute sa vie.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
And how well-behaved he was, for it was wonderful to see how quickly he ceased wailing and gave signs of satisfaction when he felt the all-enveloping caress of the warm water.
Était-il sage aussi, car c’était un prodige de le voir tout d’un coup se taire et témoigner une satisfaction béate, dès qu’il sentait la caresse enveloppante de l’eau tiède !
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
He felt the hand tremble; but it was not withdrawn. On the contrary it ever and anon gave a sudden caress.
Il sentait cette main trembler; mais elle ne se retirait pas, elle avait au contraire des caresses brusques.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
And no doubt it will end in the beautiful season that is coming, that already illumines us, whose zephyrs already caress us.
Et elle finira sans doute dans cette belle saison qui vient et qui déjà nous éclaire et commence à nous caresser avec sa brise.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Suddenly the velvety caress, whose gentle pressure he had felt upon his shoulder, turned fierce and savage: sharp talons seemed to be rending his flesh, and once more he felt his blood streaming forth.
Brusquement la caresse de velours, dont il sentait la douceur sur sa nuque, était devenue féroce; des griffes lui arrachaient la chair, son sang coulait une fois encore.
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
The younger walked in front; happiness beaming upon his lips, and his eyes having a caress for each blade of grass.
Le plus jeune marchait en avant ; l’insouciance chantait sur sa lèvre ; son regard avait une caresse pour chaque brin d’herbe.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
For some time past the madman had been displaying a singular affection for him, like the caress of an animal yielding to an instinct.
Le fou lui témoignait depuis quelque temps une affection singulière, comme la caresse d'une bête qui céderait à un instinct, à un flair pénétrant les délicatesses lointaines d'un sentiment.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
And then, when the darkness really came, it was like one long caress.
Puis, lorsqu'il fit noir, ce fut comme un long bercement.
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
Every girl who hangs on a youth's neck is already a woman, a woman unconsciously, whom a caress may awaken to conscious womanhood.
Toute fille qui se pend au cou d’un garçon est femme déjà, femme inconsciente, qu’une caresse peut éveiller.
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
He offers a half-hearted caress in the direction of the moist and bedaubed countenance.
Et Marthereau tend une caresse hésitante vers cette face peinturlurée et juteuse.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
What earthly caress could be compared to the air in which he moved, the breath of Mary?
Quelle caresse de la terre était comparable à ce souffle de Marie dans lequel il marchait?
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
Then he began to caress and fondle her, but she insisted that he, also, should go and look at the cage.
Et il la caressait, il se faisait très-calme Mais il fallut qu'il allât, lui aussi, voir la cage.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
All the Paradou was one great caress.
Le Paradou était une grande caresse.
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
She exhaled delicious scent, and the touch of her warm swaying skirts seemed like a caress.
Elle sentait bon, elle balançait des jupes tièdes, dont les frôlements ressemblaient à des caresses.
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

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caress

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecaresscaresses
Possessive casecaress', caress'scaresses'

caress

verb
Basic forms
Pastcaressed
Imperativecaress
Present Participle (Participle I)caressing
Past Participle (Participle II)caressed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I caresswe caress
you caressyou caress
he/she/it caressesthey caress
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am caressingwe are caressing
you are caressingyou are caressing
he/she/it is caressingthey are caressing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have caressedwe have caressed
you have caressedyou have caressed
he/she/it has caressedthey have caressed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been caressingwe have been caressing
you have been caressingyou have been caressing
he/she/it has been caressingthey have been caressing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I caressedwe caressed
you caressedyou caressed
he/she/it caressedthey caressed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was caressingwe were caressing
you were caressingyou were caressing
he/she/it was caressingthey were caressing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had caressedwe had caressed
you had caressedyou had caressed
he/she/it had caressedthey had caressed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been caressingwe had been caressing
you had been caressingyou had been caressing
he/she/it had been caressingthey had been caressing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will caresswe shall/will caress
you will caressyou will caress
he/she/it will caressthey will caress
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be caressingwe shall/will be caressing
you will be caressingyou will be caressing
he/she/it will be caressingthey will be caressing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have caressedwe shall/will have caressed
you will have caressedyou will have caressed
he/she/it will have caressedthey will have caressed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been caressingwe shall/will have been caressing
you will have been caressingyou will have been caressing
he/she/it will have been caressingthey will have been caressing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would caresswe should/would caress
you would caressyou would caress
he/she/it would caressthey would caress
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be caressingwe should/would be caressing
you would be caressingyou would be caressing
he/she/it would be caressingthey would be caressing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have caressedwe should/would have caressed
you would have caressedyou would have caressed
he/she/it would have caressedthey would have caressed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been caressingwe should/would have been caressing
you would have been caressingyou would have been caressing
he/she/it would have been caressingthey would have been caressing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am caressedwe are caressed
you are caressedyou are caressed
he/she/it is caressedthey are caressed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being caressedwe are being caressed
you are being caressedyou are being caressed
he/she/it is being caressedthey are being caressed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been caressedwe have been caressed
you have been caressedyou have been caressed
he/she/it has been caressedthey have been caressed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was caressedwe were caressed
you were caressedyou were caressed
he/she/it was caressedthey were caressed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being caressedwe were being caressed
you were being caressedyou were being caressed
he/she/it was being caressedthey were being caressed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been caressedwe had been caressed
you had been caressedyou had been caressed
he/she/it had been caressedthey had been caressed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be caressedwe shall/will be caressed
you will be caressedyou will be caressed
he/she/it will be caressedthey will be caressed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been caressedwe shall/will have been caressed
you will have been caressedyou will have been caressed
he/she/it will have been caressedthey will have been caressed