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She laughed with proud disdain, and raised her hands as if to defy Heaven.
Elle eut un rire superbe. Elle levait les bras, elle défiait le ciel.
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
Only that is by no means proved in the case of lupus, and I defy a committee of doctors to assemble and explain mademoiselle's cure by ordinary means."
Seulement, rien n’est moins prouvé, dans le cas du lupus, et je défie qu’une commission de médecins s’assemble et s’entende pour expliquer, par les voies ordinaires, la guérison de mademoiselle... »
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
I would defy even a sparrow to force its way through.
Je défie bien à un moineau de passer...
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
I wished to buy something at her sale, and I bid higher and higher for this book out of mere obstinacy and to annoy some one else, who was equally keen to obtain it, and who seemed to defy me to the contest.
J'ai voulu acheter quelque chose à sa vente et je me suis entêté à renchérir sur ce volume, je ne sais pourquoi, pour le plaisir de faire enrager un monsieur qui s'acharnait dessus et semblait me défier de l'avoir.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
God does not dwell there; the only purpose of that huge edifice is to defy reason, truth and justice; it has been erected on the highest spot that could be found, like a citadel of error that dominates, insults and threatens Paris!"
Dieu n’est pas là, il n’y a là qu’un défi à la raison, à la vérité, à la justice, un colossal édifice qu’on a dressé le plus haut possible, comme une citadelle de l’absurde, dominant Paris, qu’il insulte et qu’il menace. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Now all that, which it was a pleasure to defy in the warmth of home, must become a peril and a constant discomfort.
Maintenant, tout ce qu'on aime braver dans la chaleur du logis fermé deviendrait un danger et une constante souffrance.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
I shall never love but one woman. I shall love her in such a way that I defy fate to disturb our affection."
Je n’aimerai jamais qu’une seule femme, et je l’aimerai tant que je défie le sort de troubler nos tendresses.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
"Thirty," said the first bidder in a tone which seemed to defy further competition.
– Trente, fit le premier enchérisseur d'un ton qui semblait défier qu'on mît davantage.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
"Bah! I defy you," said Macquart calmly.
«Ça, je vous en défie», dit tranquillement Macquart.
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
I defy anybody on earth to read our slave-code, as it stands in our law-books, and make anything else of it.
Je défie qui que ce soit de lire notre Code noir, tel qu’il existe dans nos livres de lois, et d’en tirer autre chose.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
He says: " At the end of the eighteenth century, the principles of mechanics seemed to defy all criticism, and the work of the founders of the science of motion formed a block which seemed for ever safe against the lapse of time.
Voici comment il s'exprime : « A la fin du XVIIIe siècle, les principes de la Mécanique semblaient au-dessus de toute critique, et l'œuvre des fondateurs de la science du mouvement formait un bloc que Ton croyait devoir défier à jamais le temps.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
"If one could smoke, Master Pathfinder," observed the old sailor, "this berth would be snug enough; for, to give the devil his due, you have got the canoes handsomely landlocked, and into moorings that would defy a monsoon.
– Si seulement on pouvait fumer, – ajouta le vieux marin, – on serait ici assez commodément ; car, pour rendre au diable ce qui lui est dû, nos pirogues sont dans un mouillage qui défierait tous les vents.
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
It was firmly believed that to defy the oath by lying would lead to divine retribution that would include punishment in this earthly life and eternal damnation in the hereafter.
Les gens croyaient fermement que, s'ils mentaient sous serment, ils s'exposaient au châtiment divin qui attirerait sur eux une punition ici-bas et la damnation éternelle dans l'au-delà.
- "Give me a ready witted squaw for a fri'nd, and though I'll not downright defy an Iroquois, I think I would defy the devil."
– Donnez-moi pour amie une squaw ayant l’esprit vif, et si je ne défiais pas tout à fait un Iroquois, je crois que je défierais le diable.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
So long as there is any doubt about its origins, there is something in it which defies analysis and which is, therefore, only half proved.
Tant qu'un doute pourra subsister sur ses origines, il demeurera en elle, quelque chose de rebelle à l'analyse; partant, de seulement à demi-prouvé.
Bloch, Marc / The Historian's CraftBloch, Marc / Apologie pour l'Histoire
Apologie pour l'Histoire
Bloch, Marc
© Armand Colin, Paris, 2007, 2009, pour la présente impression
© Armand Colin/VUEF, Paris, 2002
© Armand Colin, Paris, 1993, 1997
The Historian's Craft
Bloch, Marc
© 1953, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.

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defy

verb
Basic forms
Pastdefied
Imperativedefy
Present Participle (Participle I)defying
Past Participle (Participle II)defied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I defywe defy
you defyyou defy
he/she/it defiesthey defy
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am defyingwe are defying
you are defyingyou are defying
he/she/it is defyingthey are defying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have defiedwe have defied
you have defiedyou have defied
he/she/it has defiedthey have defied
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been defyingwe have been defying
you have been defyingyou have been defying
he/she/it has been defyingthey have been defying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I defiedwe defied
you defiedyou defied
he/she/it defiedthey defied
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was defyingwe were defying
you were defyingyou were defying
he/she/it was defyingthey were defying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had defiedwe had defied
you had defiedyou had defied
he/she/it had defiedthey had defied
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been defyingwe had been defying
you had been defyingyou had been defying
he/she/it had been defyingthey had been defying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will defywe shall/will defy
you will defyyou will defy
he/she/it will defythey will defy
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be defyingwe shall/will be defying
you will be defyingyou will be defying
he/she/it will be defyingthey will be defying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have defiedwe shall/will have defied
you will have defiedyou will have defied
he/she/it will have defiedthey will have defied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been defyingwe shall/will have been defying
you will have been defyingyou will have been defying
he/she/it will have been defyingthey will have been defying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would defywe should/would defy
you would defyyou would defy
he/she/it would defythey would defy
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be defyingwe should/would be defying
you would be defyingyou would be defying
he/she/it would be defyingthey would be defying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have defiedwe should/would have defied
you would have defiedyou would have defied
he/she/it would have defiedthey would have defied
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been defyingwe should/would have been defying
you would have been defyingyou would have been defying
he/she/it would have been defyingthey would have been defying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am defiedwe are defied
you are defiedyou are defied
he/she/it is defiedthey are defied
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being defiedwe are being defied
you are being defiedyou are being defied
he/she/it is being defiedthey are being defied
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been defiedwe have been defied
you have been defiedyou have been defied
he/she/it has been defiedthey have been defied
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was defiedwe were defied
you were defiedyou were defied
he/she/it was defiedthey were defied
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being defiedwe were being defied
you were being defiedyou were being defied
he/she/it was being defiedthey were being defied
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been defiedwe had been defied
you had been defiedyou had been defied
he/she/it had been defiedthey had been defied
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be defiedwe shall/will be defied
you will be defiedyou will be defied
he/she/it will be defiedthey will be defied
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been defiedwe shall/will have been defied
you will have been defiedyou will have been defied
he/she/it will have been defiedthey will have been defied