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Mathieu, after sitting down a little on one side, contented himself with looking on, while Boutan stood erect, attentive to every detail, like a commander reviewing his troops.Un peu à l’écart Mathieu, après s’être assis, se contentait de regarder, tandis que Boutan, tel qu’un capitaine passant une revue, demeurait debout très attentif, l’œil à chaque détail.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
And so she contented herself with saying: " If monsieur will kindly explain to me what it is I shall be quite at his service."Aussi se contenta-t-elle de dire : « Si monsieur veut bien m’expliquer ce dont il s’agit, je suis toute à son service.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
"I do not desire it; I am contented here."– Je ne le désire pas. Je suis heureuse ici.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He contented himself with portioning out their bread and water.Il se contenta de leur mesurer le pain et l’eau.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And finally, she contented herself with answering: "He has a good heart, he is very fond of me.Et elle se contenta de répondre : « Il est très bon, il m’aime bien...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Then she darted away to sell a packet of pins to an old lady, while the young man contented himself with remarking, in the voice of one who has no illusions left: "She's quite idiotic with her Chamber of Horrors!"Et elle se sauva, elle retourna vendre un paquet d’épingles dix francs à une vieille dame, pendant que le jeune homme se contentait de dire, de sa voix désabusée : « Elle est idiote, avec son Cabinet des Horreurs. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
He even invoked Pierre's testimony, and the young priest, who was unable to believe, contented himself with nodding his head.Il en appelait au témoignage de Pierre ; et celui-ci, qui ne croyait pas, se contentait de hocher la tête.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
I am quite contented here; and then it is necessary that someone should stay with Désirée.'Je suis si tranquille, ici. Puis, il faut que quelqu'un reste avec Désirée.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
M. Bejuin contented himself wit.h nodding twice, but M. Kahn answered more fully for him.M. Béjuin se contenta d'incliner la tête à deux reprises. Ce fut M. Kahn qui répondit pour lui.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The latter contented himself with growling.Celui-ci s'était contenté de grogner.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
A little older she looks; her form a little fuller; her air more matronly than of yore; but evidently contented and happy as woman need be.Un peu moins jeune, un peu moins svelte, elle a dans la figure quelque chose de plus maternel, de moins jeune fille que jadis; mais elle semble aussi heureuse qu’une femme puisse l’être.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
"Ah!" he contented himself with saying, "the absent are always in the wrong."« Ah ! se contenta-t-il de dire, les absents ont toujours tort.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
And the old man would pretend to be deafer than usual and look on with an air of contented imbecility.Et le sourd se faisait plus dur d’oreille, il prenait un air d’imbécile heureux.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Monsieur Rastoil's cascade greatly excited his envy, but he contented himself for the time by choosing a place where he would construct a similar one, if everything should go on all right.La cascade de M. Rastoil le tentait furieusement; mais il se contenta de choisir la place où il en établirait une semblable, «si les affaires marchaient bien».Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
However, he contented himself with lowering his eyelids and assuming a languorous air.Il se contenta de fermer à demi les paupières, d’un air de langueur.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
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Collocations
water content
teneur en eau
editorial content
contenu rédactionnel
table of contents
table des matières
moisture content
teneur en humidité
cubic content
cubage
disk content
contenu du disque
list of content
table des matières
lead content of blood
taux de plomb sanguin
quartz content
teneur en quartz
content provider
fournisseur de contenu
content management
gestion des contenus
content management system
système de gestion des contenus
alcohol content
degré alcoolique
job content
contenu des tâches
Word forms
content
verb
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Past | contented |
Imperative | content |
Present Participle (Participle I) | contenting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | contented |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I content | we content |
you content | you content |
he/she/it contents | they content |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am contenting | we are contenting |
you are contenting | you are contenting |
he/she/it is contenting | they are contenting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have contented | we have contented |
you have contented | you have contented |
he/she/it has contented | they have contented |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been contenting | we have been contenting |
you have been contenting | you have been contenting |
he/she/it has been contenting | they have been contenting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I contented | we contented |
you contented | you contented |
he/she/it contented | they contented |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was contenting | we were contenting |
you were contenting | you were contenting |
he/she/it was contenting | they were contenting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had contented | we had contented |
you had contented | you had contented |
he/she/it had contented | they had contented |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been contenting | we had been contenting |
you had been contenting | you had been contenting |
he/she/it had been contenting | they had been contenting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will content | we shall/will content |
you will content | you will content |
he/she/it will content | they will content |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be contenting | we shall/will be contenting |
you will be contenting | you will be contenting |
he/she/it will be contenting | they will be contenting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have contented | we shall/will have contented |
you will have contented | you will have contented |
he/she/it will have contented | they will have contented |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been contenting | we shall/will have been contenting |
you will have been contenting | you will have been contenting |
he/she/it will have been contenting | they will have been contenting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would content | we should/would content |
you would content | you would content |
he/she/it would content | they would content |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be contenting | we should/would be contenting |
you would be contenting | you would be contenting |
he/she/it would be contenting | they would be contenting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have contented | we should/would have contented |
you would have contented | you would have contented |
he/she/it would have contented | they would have contented |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been contenting | we should/would have been contenting |
you would have been contenting | you would have been contenting |
he/she/it would have been contenting | they would have been contenting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am contented | we are contented |
you are contented | you are contented |
he/she/it is contented | they are contented |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being contented | we are being contented |
you are being contented | you are being contented |
he/she/it is being contented | they are being contented |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been contented | we have been contented |
you have been contented | you have been contented |
he/she/it has been contented | they have been contented |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was contented | we were contented |
you were contented | you were contented |
he/she/it was contented | they were contented |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being contented | we were being contented |
you were being contented | you were being contented |
he/she/it was being contented | they were being contented |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been contented | we had been contented |
you had been contented | you had been contented |
he/she/it had been contented | they had been contented |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be contented | we shall/will be contented |
you will be contented | you will be contented |
he/she/it will be contented | they will be contented |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been contented | we shall/will have been contented |
you will have been contented | you will have been contented |
he/she/it will have been contented | they will have been contented |