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Madame de Jonquiere, however, was now coming up.Mais Mme de Jonquière arrivait.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
At last, thoroughly exhausted, he declared that he would touch the canvas no more; and Sandoz, on coming to see him one day, at four o'clock, did not find him at home.Enfin, épuisé, il déclara qu’il n’y toucherait pas davantage; et, ce jour-là, comme Sandoz montait le voir, vers quatre heures, il ne le trouva point.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Yes, yes, may peace be concluded around that coming cradle; may the union of those dear children be the indissoluble marriage of Rome and the whole nation, and may all be repaired, and all blossom anew in their love!"Oui, oui ! que la paix se fasse autour de ce prochain berceau, que l’union de ces chers enfants soit l’indissoluble mariage entre Rome et la nation entière, et que tout soit réparé, et que tout resplendisse dans leur amour ! »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
You close your great eyes wearily, and I, who no longer find inspiration there, stammer on, without coming to a conclusion.Tes grands yeux, tu les fermes d’ennui, et moi, qui ne peux plus y puiser l’inspiration, je bégaye sans parvenir à trouver un dénouement.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
My resolution is unshakable; I was a long time coming to it, and in carrying it out I shall simply be acting in accordance with my reason and my conscience."Ma résolution est formelle, je l’ai discutée longtemps, je ne vais agir que selon ma raison et ma conscience. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
His faith was coming back to him, the march across Paris had spurred him on once more; he was again seized by his passion for living flesh.Sa foi revenait, la course à travers Paris l’avait fouetté, il était repris de sa passion de la chair vivante.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Yes, it was sound coming in the echo, light flashing through the darkness, motion shaking the universe; at least, it was rapid like all these things, but far more beautiful, for it was the birth of the soul!Oui, c’était bien le son arrivé dans l’écho, la lumière jetée dans les ténèbres, le mouvement donné à l’univers, ce fut du moins rapide comme toutes ces choses, mais beaucoup plus beau, car c’était la vie de l’âme!Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
What was my astonishment to find that I had been going in the right direction, and that the sounds were coming from the opposite quarter.Quel fut mon étonnement lorsque je reconnus que j'étais bien dans la bonne voie, et que cependant le bruit provenait de l'autre côté!Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Two soldiers are coming up. We can see the protuberance of their burdens and the sharp lines of their rifles.Deux soldats qui arrivent : on voit la boule de leur paquetage et la ligne de leur fusil.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Ah! there's somebody coming now--it's they, no doubt."Tiens ! les voici sans doute. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Auguste will be coming in for his four o'clock snack in a moment, and he won't be at all pleased if he doesn't find his cheese and his glass of wine on the table."Auguste va rentrer pour sa bouchée de quatre heures, et il ne sera guère content, s’il ne trouve pas son fromage et son verre de vin sur la table. »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
He stopped speaking as he saw several people coming down the steps of the neighbouring house and making their way towards the clump of trees.Il s'arrêta, en voyant plusieurs personnes descendre le perron de la maison voisine et se diriger vers la rotonde.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Italy may hold Rome as her capital for another century or more, but the coming popes will never cease to protest and claim their kingdom.Que l’Italie pendant un siècle encore garde Rome capitale, et pendant un siècle les papes qui se succéderont ne cesseront de protester violemment, en réclamant leur royaume.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
James's near presence, the idea of his coming and holding out his hand, caused him an anguish which became more and more violent.Le voisinage de Jacques, l’idée de cet homme venant à lui et lui tendant la main, lui causait une angoisse de plus en plus cuisante.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
How happy I am, my friend, to see happiness coming to you at the same time as to me!Ah ! que je suis heureuse, mon ami, que je suis heureuse de voir que le bonheur vous arrive en même temps qu’à moi !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
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Collocations
coming and going
va-et-vient
coming into force
entrée en vigueur
come out
sortir
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
Basic forms | |
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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 |
coming
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | coming | comings |
Possessive case | coming's | comings' |