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Thereupon the tumult reached a climax.
Du coup, le tumulte fut à son comble.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
His appointment would be the climax of impudence; bankruptcy would speedily and infallibly ensue.
Ce serait le comble de l’impudence, la banqueroute infaillible et prochaine.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
This revelation brought Pierre's emotion to a climax.
Cette révélation acheva d’émotionner Pierre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The climax of war-fever had passed.
La fièvre de guerre était retombée.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
The sight of those young men, so gaily and zealously toiling, ended by quite irritating him; and the arrival of Marie brought his distress to a climax.
La vue des trois frères, si ardents, si gais à la besogne, finissait par l’emplir d’une sorte d’irritation mauvaise. Mais l’arrivée de Marie l’acheva.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
That will be the climax!
Ce sera le comble...
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
Such strange nudity--like unto a monstrance gleaming with precious stones and intended for religious adoration--brought her anger to a climax.
Une si étrange nudité d’ostensoir, où des pierreries semblaient luire, pour quelque adoration religieuse, acheva de la fâcher.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
This was the climax of the prelate's favour, the apogee of his power.
Ce fut l’époque de la grande faveur du prélat, l’apogée de sa toute-puissance.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Then, at the very climax of this holy frenzy, the miracles began amidst supplications and sobs, as when the heavens open during a storm, and a thunderbolt falls on earth.
Alors, au plus fort de cette folie sacrée, dans les supplications et dans les sanglots, comme dans un orage, lorsque le ciel s’ouvre et que la foudre tombe, des miracles éclatèrent.
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
The dismay therefore reached a climax when the station-master suddenly rushed up shouting: "The Bayonne express is signalled.
Alors, l’effarement fut à son comble, lorsque le chef de gare se précipita, criant : « L’express de Bayonne est signalé...
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
The thought that Chantebled might yet be increased by the fields which he, Lepailleur, had withheld from it brought the miller's delirious rage to a climax.
Cette pensée que Chantebled pourrait s’arrondir encore de ses champs, acheva de faire délirer le meunier.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
When his gaiety reached a climax, and he could find no adequate means of expressing it, he always took to chanting the 'Vespers,' which he repeated for hours at a time.
Quand sa gaieté était au comble, quand il ne trouvait plus rien pour l'exprimer, il chantait ainsi les Vêpres, pendant des heures.
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 carriage doors opened and a torrent of travellers alighted, whilst another torrent climbed in, these two obstinately contending currents bringing the tumult to a climax.
Et les portières s’ouvrirent, un flot de voyageurs descendit, tandis qu’un autre flot montait, dans un double courant contraire, d’une obstination qui acheva de mettre le tumulte à son comble.
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
Much vexed that circumstances should be so unpropitious, Madame Theodore nevertheless ventured to ask for the loan of twenty sons; and this brought her sister's despair and confusion to a climax.
Très ennuyée de tomber si mal pour sa demande d’emprunt, Mme Théodore, cependant, finit par se risquer, demanda vingt sous. Et cela mit au comble la confusion désespérée d’Hortense.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The soldiers had informed him of his cousin's death, and now the murder of the wheelwright brought his happiness to a climax.
Les soldats lui avaient appris la mort de sa cousine, l’assassinat du charron achevait de le mettre en joie.
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

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climax

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseclimaxclimaxes
Possessive caseclimax', climax'sclimaxes'

climax

verb
Basic forms
Pastclimaxed
Imperativeclimax
Present Participle (Participle I)climaxing
Past Participle (Participle II)climaxed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I climaxwe climax
you climaxyou climax
he/she/it climaxesthey climax
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am climaxingwe are climaxing
you are climaxingyou are climaxing
he/she/it is climaxingthey are climaxing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have climaxedwe have climaxed
you have climaxedyou have climaxed
he/she/it has climaxedthey have climaxed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been climaxingwe have been climaxing
you have been climaxingyou have been climaxing
he/she/it has been climaxingthey have been climaxing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I climaxedwe climaxed
you climaxedyou climaxed
he/she/it climaxedthey climaxed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was climaxingwe were climaxing
you were climaxingyou were climaxing
he/she/it was climaxingthey were climaxing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had climaxedwe had climaxed
you had climaxedyou had climaxed
he/she/it had climaxedthey had climaxed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been climaxingwe had been climaxing
you had been climaxingyou had been climaxing
he/she/it had been climaxingthey had been climaxing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will climaxwe shall/will climax
you will climaxyou will climax
he/she/it will climaxthey will climax
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be climaxingwe shall/will be climaxing
you will be climaxingyou will be climaxing
he/she/it will be climaxingthey will be climaxing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have climaxedwe shall/will have climaxed
you will have climaxedyou will have climaxed
he/she/it will have climaxedthey will have climaxed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been climaxingwe shall/will have been climaxing
you will have been climaxingyou will have been climaxing
he/she/it will have been climaxingthey will have been climaxing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would climaxwe should/would climax
you would climaxyou would climax
he/she/it would climaxthey would climax
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be climaxingwe should/would be climaxing
you would be climaxingyou would be climaxing
he/she/it would be climaxingthey would be climaxing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have climaxedwe should/would have climaxed
you would have climaxedyou would have climaxed
he/she/it would have climaxedthey would have climaxed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been climaxingwe should/would have been climaxing
you would have been climaxingyou would have been climaxing
he/she/it would have been climaxingthey would have been climaxing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am climaxedwe are climaxed
you are climaxedyou are climaxed
he/she/it is climaxedthey are climaxed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being climaxedwe are being climaxed
you are being climaxedyou are being climaxed
he/she/it is being climaxedthey are being climaxed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been climaxedwe have been climaxed
you have been climaxedyou have been climaxed
he/she/it has been climaxedthey have been climaxed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was climaxedwe were climaxed
you were climaxedyou were climaxed
he/she/it was climaxedthey were climaxed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being climaxedwe were being climaxed
you were being climaxedyou were being climaxed
he/she/it was being climaxedthey were being climaxed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been climaxedwe had been climaxed
you had been climaxedyou had been climaxed
he/she/it had been climaxedthey had been climaxed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be climaxedwe shall/will be climaxed
you will be climaxedyou will be climaxed
he/she/it will be climaxedthey will be climaxed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been climaxedwe shall/will have been climaxed
you will have been climaxedyou will have been climaxed
he/she/it will have been climaxedthey will have been climaxed