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The insolence of the weak was a puzzle: these mockers knew that he would not condescend to give them a hiding…
Il ignorait cette insolence des faibles: ces persifleurs savaient qu'il ne s'abaisserait pas à leur donner une correction…
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
"Your Eminence will perhaps condescend to remain for a moment near the bodies. I will afterwards escort your Eminence to the private apartments."
– Que Votre Eminence daigne s’arrêter un instant près des corps, et je la conduirai ensuite à Son Eminence.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Then, as her companion, still silent and distant, did not condescend to ask her the cause of her sudden gayety, she ended by saying aloud: "Do you know why I am laughing?
Puis, comme son compagnon, toujours muet et fermé, ne daignait pas lui demander la cause de cette gaieté brusque, elle finit par dire à voix haute : « Vous ne savez pas pourquoi je ris ?...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
"Ah! very good, very good, Monsieur l'Abbe Froment. His Eminence will condescend to receive you, but you must wait, you must wait."
« Ah ! bien, bien ! M. l’abbé Froment, que Son Eminence daignera recevoir... Il faut attendre, il faut attendre. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
' If your excellency would condescend to explain to me,' he at last ventured to say ; ' I don't quite understand '
Il finit par demander:«Si Son Excellence daignait m'expliquer, je ne comprends pas bien pourquoi...
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Dignity is commanding and useful, and there is no getting on without it, as respects the men; but if you would be thoroughly esteemed by a woman, it is necessary to condescend a little on occasions."
Un air de dignité est utile et imposant en ce qui concerne les hommes mais si l’on veut paraître tout à fait estimable aux yeux d’une femme, il faut avoir, dans l’occasion, un peu de condescendance.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Should your Holiness condescend to express a favourable opinion in that sense, the young French Catholic party would certainly know how to turn it to good result, by producing quite a movement of the working classes in favour of the Church."
Si Votre Sainteté daignait se prononcer dans ce sens, le jeune parti catholique, en France, s’aurait en tirer sûrement le plus beau résultat, tout un mouvement ouvrier à la gloire de l’Église. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Jeanbernat did not condescend to notice them, but went his way, upright like a tree, through the clear night.
Jeanbernat, ne daignant plus se fâcher, s'en allait, droit comme un arbre, au fond de la nuit sereine.
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
"Oh! his Eminence condescends to adore them.
– Oh ! monsieur le comte, Son Eminence daigne les adorer.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"This is a wholesome air, my lad," Cap observed, in the manner that a superior on board a vessel sometimes condescends to use to a favored inferior.
– L’air est fort agréable cette nuit, mon garçon, lui dit Cap, comme en passant, avec l’air de condescendance que daigne prendre quelquefois un officier à bord d’un bâtiment en parlant à un matelot favori.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
This story was very well received, and even Monsieur Pequeur des Saulaies and Monsieur Rastoil themselves condescended to smile.
L'histoire de l'abbé eut du succès. M. Péqueur des Saulaies et M. Rastoil eux-mêmes daignèrent sourire.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
He even condescended to jest about it, and told me that my own entourage was no better than his own.'
Il a même daigné plaisanter, en ajoutant que mon entourage ne valait pas mieux que le sien.»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Irma alone, thanks to her fine marriage with a clerk, lived happily, playing the part of a lady, and so full of vanity that she no longer condescended to see her brothers and sisters.
Seule, Irma, grâce à son beau mariage avec un employé, vivait heureuse, faisait la dame, si vaniteuse, qu’elle ne voyait plus ni ses frères ni ses sœurs.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
And he condescended to add: "The little door on the right-hand side of the landing.
Puis, il voulut bien ajouter une explication. « La petite porte, à droite sur le palier.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"This comes of getting things wrong end foremost," answered Cap, with a condescending nod.
– Cela vient de ce qu’on prend les choses par le mauvais bout, – répondit Cap avec un signe de condescendance.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

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condescend

verb
Basic forms
Pastcondescended
Imperativecondescend
Present Participle (Participle I)condescending
Past Participle (Participle II)condescended
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I condescendwe condescend
you condescendyou condescend
he/she/it condescendsthey condescend
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am condescendingwe are condescending
you are condescendingyou are condescending
he/she/it is condescendingthey are condescending
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have condescendedwe have condescended
you have condescendedyou have condescended
he/she/it has condescendedthey have condescended
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been condescendingwe have been condescending
you have been condescendingyou have been condescending
he/she/it has been condescendingthey have been condescending
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I condescendedwe condescended
you condescendedyou condescended
he/she/it condescendedthey condescended
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was condescendingwe were condescending
you were condescendingyou were condescending
he/she/it was condescendingthey were condescending
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had condescendedwe had condescended
you had condescendedyou had condescended
he/she/it had condescendedthey had condescended
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been condescendingwe had been condescending
you had been condescendingyou had been condescending
he/she/it had been condescendingthey had been condescending
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will condescendwe shall/will condescend
you will condescendyou will condescend
he/she/it will condescendthey will condescend
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be condescendingwe shall/will be condescending
you will be condescendingyou will be condescending
he/she/it will be condescendingthey will be condescending
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have condescendedwe shall/will have condescended
you will have condescendedyou will have condescended
he/she/it will have condescendedthey will have condescended
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been condescendingwe shall/will have been condescending
you will have been condescendingyou will have been condescending
he/she/it will have been condescendingthey will have been condescending
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would condescendwe should/would condescend
you would condescendyou would condescend
he/she/it would condescendthey would condescend
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be condescendingwe should/would be condescending
you would be condescendingyou would be condescending
he/she/it would be condescendingthey would be condescending
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have condescendedwe should/would have condescended
you would have condescendedyou would have condescended
he/she/it would have condescendedthey would have condescended
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been condescendingwe should/would have been condescending
you would have been condescendingyou would have been condescending
he/she/it would have been condescendingthey would have been condescending
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am condescendedwe are condescended
you are condescendedyou are condescended
he/she/it is condescendedthey are condescended
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being condescendedwe are being condescended
you are being condescendedyou are being condescended
he/she/it is being condescendedthey are being condescended
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been condescendedwe have been condescended
you have been condescendedyou have been condescended
he/she/it has been condescendedthey have been condescended
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was condescendedwe were condescended
you were condescendedyou were condescended
he/she/it was condescendedthey were condescended
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being condescendedwe were being condescended
you were being condescendedyou were being condescended
he/she/it was being condescendedthey were being condescended
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been condescendedwe had been condescended
you had been condescendedyou had been condescended
he/she/it had been condescendedthey had been condescended
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be condescendedwe shall/will be condescended
you will be condescendedyou will be condescended
he/she/it will be condescendedthey will be condescended
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been condescendedwe shall/will have been condescended
you will have been condescendedyou will have been condescended
he/she/it will have been condescendedthey will have been condescended