When it found itself blockaded it rose with a dart over the net, shot across the mere, and was gone.
Quand elle se sentit bloquée, elle glissa d'un brusque élan par-dessus le lanet, traversa la mare et disparut.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
It was as if a dart of flaming light fell on him in that free, unbounded expanse where he hovered.
Ce fut comme un trait de flamme qui le frappa, dans l’espace libre, illimité, d’où il planait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
A hundred yards further Vincent surreptitiously bolted, and again glided up towards the church, keeping a watchful eye upon them, and ready to dart behind a bush if they should look round.
Cent pas plus loin, Vincent les quittait sournoisement, remontant vers l'église, les surveillant, prêt à se jeter derrière un buisson, s'ils tournaient la tête.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
And so they were already thrusting back their chairs to dart towards the doctor, when a remark from their mother restrained them.
Aussi bousculaient-ils leurs chaises, pour s’élancer, lorsque leur mère les arrêta d’un mot.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
At other times she laughed lightly, her face shone with an expression of triumphant hope, of which, however, she would not yet speak, and her feet could not remain still, so eager was she to dart away to what seemed to her some last certainty.
D'autres jours, elle avait des rires contenus, la figure rayonnante d'une pensée de triomphe, dont elle ne voulait pas parler encore, les pieds inquiets, ne pouvant tenir en place, ayant hâte de courir à une dernière certitude.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
And ladies were seen to dart after the Pope, to drag themselves on all fours over the marble slabs and kiss his footprints and lap up the dust of his steps!
Et l’on vit des femmes se précipiter derrière le pape, se traîner à quatre pattes sur les dalles de marbre, y baiser ses traces, y boire la poussière de ses pas.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Stooping or kneeling we bestir ourselves; we buckle on our waist-belts; shadowy arms dart from one side to another; pockets are rummaged.
À la hâte, on se redresse à demi. On s’agite, pliés ou agenouillés ; on boucle les ceinturons ; des ombres de bras se lancent de côté et d’autre ; on fourre des objets dans les poches.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Along the avenue, now of an ashy hue, one only saw the shadows of infrequent vehicles dart by.
Sur l’avenue, couleur de cendre, on ne voyait plus filer que les ombres de rares voitures.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
While he was speaking, however, he caught sight of M. Beulin-d'Orchere crossing the ante-chamber, and thereupon he darted forward, and drew him by the hand into his private room.
Mais il parlait encore qu'il vit M. Beulin-d'orchère traverser l'anti-chambre. Il alla vivement à sa rencontre, l'attira d'une poignée de main dans son cabinet, en criant:
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Sallying forward, as the serpent darts at its enemy even while receiving its own death wound, this man of powerful frame fell his length into the open area formed by the circle, quivering in death.
Le sauvage fit un saut pour s’élancer sur le prisonnier, mais il tomba de son long au milieu de l’espace vide laissé dans le demi-cercle, rendant le dernier soupir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
One morning as we left the breakfast table, about a month after my arrival, the countess took me by the arm, darted through an iron gate which led into the vineyard, and dragged me hastily among the vines.
Un mois environ après mon arrivée un matin, en sortant de déjeuner, la comtesse me prit le bras, se sauva par une porte à claire-voie qui donnait dans le verger, et m’entraîna vivement dans les vignes.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Hundreds and hundreds of women went by with trailing skirts, and whispered and jested and laughed; while men darted in pursuit, now of a fair chignon, now of a dark one.
Des femmes par centaines, à la file, traînaient leurs jupes, attendaient d’être accostées, finissaient par accoster elles-mêmes les hommes, chuchotantes, avec des rires engageants.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
At the next instant, she darted into the hut and was seen no more, though she spoke to Hist from a window, to inform her that their friend expected her appearance.
Presque au même instant elle entra dans la maison et elle ne reparut plus. On l’entendit pourtant parler à Hist par la fenêtre pour l’avertir que leur ami l’attendait.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
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 - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
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dart
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
dart
darts
Possessive case
dart's
darts'
dart
verb
Basic forms
Past
darted
Imperative
dart
Present Participle (Participle I)
darting
Past Participle (Participle II)
darted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dart
we dart
you dart
you dart
he/she/it darts
they dart
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am darting
we are darting
you are darting
you are darting
he/she/it is darting
they are darting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have darted
we have darted
you have darted
you have darted
he/she/it has darted
they have darted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been darting
we have been darting
you have been darting
you have been darting
he/she/it has been darting
they have been darting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I darted
we darted
you darted
you darted
he/she/it darted
they darted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was darting
we were darting
you were darting
you were darting
he/she/it was darting
they were darting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had darted
we had darted
you had darted
you had darted
he/she/it had darted
they had darted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been darting
we had been darting
you had been darting
you had been darting
he/she/it had been darting
they had been darting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dart
we shall/will dart
you will dart
you will dart
he/she/it will dart
they will dart
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be darting
we shall/will be darting
you will be darting
you will be darting
he/she/it will be darting
they will be darting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have darted
we shall/will have darted
you will have darted
you will have darted
he/she/it will have darted
they will have darted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been darting
we shall/will have been darting
you will have been darting
you will have been darting
he/she/it will have been darting
they will have been darting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dart
we should/would dart
you would dart
you would dart
he/she/it would dart
they would dart
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be darting
we should/would be darting
you would be darting
you would be darting
he/she/it would be darting
they would be darting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have darted
we should/would have darted
you would have darted
you would have darted
he/she/it would have darted
they would have darted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice