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He would detain the latter in all the corners, casting mistrusted glances about; then, if he found they were alone, he would speak to him of her, always repeating the same stories in broken phrases.
Dans tous les coins, il arrêtait celui-ci, jetait autour d'eux des regards méfiants, puis s'ils étaient seuls, lui parlait d'elle, répétait toujours les mêmes histoires, en phrases heurtées.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
We think it necessary to detain you; but not necessary to confine or to maltreat you.
Nous avons jugé nécessaire de vous retenir, mais non de vous enfermer ou de vous maltraiter.
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
Well, I dare not detain you if you feel tired."
Je n’ose vous retenir, si vous sentez quelque fatigue. »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Pierre, meantime, seeing that his wife wanted to detain him, deigned a determination to force his way out.
Cependant Pierre, depuis que sa femme le retenait, faisait mine de vouloir sortir à toute force.
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
He offered a variety of reasons to detain me.
Il me donna quantité d'excellentes raisons pour me faire changer d'avis.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
If a Community authority establishes that a shipment of rough diamonds, for which a Community certificate is requested, does not fulfil the conditions of Articles 11, 12, or 13, that authority shall detain the shipment.
Lorsqu'une autorité communautaire établit qu'un chargement de diamants bruts, pour lesquels un certificat communautaire est exigé, ne remplit pas les conditions énumérés aux articles 11, 12 ou 13, cette autorité saisit le chargement.
It would be sufficient for him to detain the letters and distribute them only on the second day.
Il suffisait qu’il gardât les lettres et ne les distribuât que le surlendemain.
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
Then Rougon left his room, giving Merle orders to detain the prefect of the Somme and the editor of the VaiiL National.
Alors, il quitta son cabinet, en donnant à Merle l'ordre de retenir le préfet de la Somme et le directeur du Voeu national.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
He did not force her to sit in the police car and did not detain her.
Il ne l'a pas forcée à s'asseoir dans la voiture de police et ne l'a pas détenue.
"Go, Mr. Denbigh-go. You were going to Miss Moseley-do not let me detain you."
– Continuez votre chemin, monsieur Denbigh… continuez ; vous alliez retrouver miss Moseley que je ne vous retienne pas.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
"grounding" means the formal prohibition of an aircraft to leave an airport, and the taking of such steps as are necessary to detain it;
"immobilisation au sol", l'interdiction formelle pour un aéronef de quitter un aéroport, assortie, au besoin, des mesures pour l'en empêcher;
He did not detain her, for disgust with themselves made their presence a torture, and they longed for the relief of no longer seeing each other.
Il ne la retint pas, car le dégoût d'eux-mêmes faisait de leur présence une torture, et ils aspiraient au soulagement de ne plus se voir.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
It was indeed Saturnin, who a week before had left the Asile des Mou-lineaux, where for a second time Doctor Chassagne declined to detain him any longer, still considering him not sufficiently mad.
C'était en effet Saturnin, sorti depuis une semaine de l'asile des Moulineaux, où le docteur Chassagne refusait une seconde fois de le garder davantage, ne jugeant toujours pas, chez lui, la folie assez caractérisée.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
" It was bound to end thus," murmured Monsieur Josserand, not daring to detain his daughter, who went off also, holding her cheek, and crying louder than ever.
– Ça devait finir par là, murmura M. Josserand, qui n'osa pas retenir sa fille, partie, elle aussi, en se tenant la joue et en pleurant plus fort.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
I was afraid that Beauchene might detain you and make you miss your train."
J’avais peur que Beauchêne ne t’attardât et ne te fît manquer ton train. »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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detain

verb
Basic forms
Pastdetained
Imperativedetain
Present Participle (Participle I)detaining
Past Participle (Participle II)detained
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I detainwe detain
you detainyou detain
he/she/it detainsthey detain
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am detainingwe are detaining
you are detainingyou are detaining
he/she/it is detainingthey are detaining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have detainedwe have detained
you have detainedyou have detained
he/she/it has detainedthey have detained
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been detainingwe have been detaining
you have been detainingyou have been detaining
he/she/it has been detainingthey have been detaining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I detainedwe detained
you detainedyou detained
he/she/it detainedthey detained
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was detainingwe were detaining
you were detainingyou were detaining
he/she/it was detainingthey were detaining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had detainedwe had detained
you had detainedyou had detained
he/she/it had detainedthey had detained
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been detainingwe had been detaining
you had been detainingyou had been detaining
he/she/it had been detainingthey had been detaining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will detainwe shall/will detain
you will detainyou will detain
he/she/it will detainthey will detain
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be detainingwe shall/will be detaining
you will be detainingyou will be detaining
he/she/it will be detainingthey will be detaining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have detainedwe shall/will have detained
you will have detainedyou will have detained
he/she/it will have detainedthey will have detained
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been detainingwe shall/will have been detaining
you will have been detainingyou will have been detaining
he/she/it will have been detainingthey will have been detaining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would detainwe should/would detain
you would detainyou would detain
he/she/it would detainthey would detain
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be detainingwe should/would be detaining
you would be detainingyou would be detaining
he/she/it would be detainingthey would be detaining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have detainedwe should/would have detained
you would have detainedyou would have detained
he/she/it would have detainedthey would have detained
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been detainingwe should/would have been detaining
you would have been detainingyou would have been detaining
he/she/it would have been detainingthey would have been detaining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am detainedwe are detained
you are detainedyou are detained
he/she/it is detainedthey are detained
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being detainedwe are being detained
you are being detainedyou are being detained
he/she/it is being detainedthey are being detained
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been detainedwe have been detained
you have been detainedyou have been detained
he/she/it has been detainedthey have been detained
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was detainedwe were detained
you were detainedyou were detained
he/she/it was detainedthey were detained
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being detainedwe were being detained
you were being detainedyou were being detained
he/she/it was being detainedthey were being detained
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been detainedwe had been detained
you had been detainedyou had been detained
he/she/it had been detainedthey had been detained
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be detainedwe shall/will be detained
you will be detainedyou will be detained
he/she/it will be detainedthey will be detained
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been detainedwe shall/will have been detained
you will have been detainedyou will have been detained
he/she/it will have been detainedthey will have been detained