They were steeped in gloom. The dampness made them shudder as they stood there amidst the dilapidated walls and the dust of the old rubbish piled upon either side.
Les ténèbres les baignaient, l’humidité leur donnait un frisson, au milieu du délabrement des murs, de la poussière des vieilles loques entassées.
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The dilapidated pavilion stood at the extreme edge of the woods whose copses, intersected by patches of heath, spread over a lofty plateau to the distant farms of Mareuil and Lillebonne.
L’ancien rendez-vous de chasse, le pavillon délabré se trouvait au bord extrême des grands bois dont les bouquets coupés de landes occupaient un vaste plateau, jusqu’aux fermes lointaines de Mareuil et de Lillebonne.
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There were three men in sight, one of whom was a policeman; a market-cart full of cabbages, and a dilapidated looking cab.
Il aperçut trois hommes, dont un policeman, une voiture de maraîcher chargée de choux et un fiacre d’aspect lamentable.
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When Plassans had buckled and tightened its belt of dilapidated ramparts, when it had bolted itself in like a besieged fortress at the approach of an assault, the most terrible anguish passed over the mournful houses.
Quand Plassans eut bouclé et serré autour de lui la ceinture usée de ses remparts, quand il se fut verrouillé comme une forteresse assiégée aux approches d’un assaut, une angoisse mortelle passa sur les maisons mornes.
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It looked perhaps yet more dilapidated than the others, with its hangings of green damask worn by age and resembling the faded moss on ancient trees.
Elle était peut-être encore plus délabrée que les deux autres, avec sa tenture de damas vert, élimée par l’âge, pareille à la mousse qui se décolore sur les vieux arbres.
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Abbe Mouret, who had an affection for this dilapidated door, leaned against one of its leaves as he stood upon the steps.
L'abbé Mouret, qui avait des tendresses pour cette ruine, alla s'adosser contre un des vantaux, sur le perron.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Although the quay was not yet finished, the work seemed to be quite abandoned. There were heaps of rubbish, blocks of stone, broken fences, and dilapidated tool-sheds all around.
Le quai n’était pas achevé, les travaux semblaient même abandonnés complètement, c’était tout un chantier immense, encombré de gravats, de pierres de taille, coupé de palissades à demi rompues et de baraques à outils dont les toits s’effondraient.
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The latter proceeded to call the priest's attention to the dilapidated state of the gate, which was not only eaten up with rust, but had one hinge off, and the lock broken.
Celui-ci fit remarquer au curé le mauvais état de la grille. Elle était toute rongée de rouille, un gond descellé, la serrure brisée.
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The dilapidated furniture, the frayed velvet, the chandelier soiled with fly-marks, all those poor wrecks now seemed to her like the glorious bullet-riddled debris of a battle-field.
Les meubles éclopés, le velours éraillé, le lustre noir de chiures, toutes ces ruines prirent à ses yeux un aspect de débris glorieux traînant sur un champ de bataille.
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Then Constance, contemptuous at the idea of such poverty, recalled what Madame Seguin — to whom she referred as Valentine — had told her of the dilapidated condition of the old shooting-box.
À son tour, Constance, que l’idée d’une telle pauvreté rendait moqueuse se rappela ce que Mme Séguin, Valentine, comme elle la nommait, lui avait dit du délabrement de cet ancien rendez-vous de chasse.
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Mme Gabin lifted her, placed her in a dilapidated armchair near the fireplace and proceeded to comfort her.
Mme Gabin la souleva, l'assit dans le fauteuil boiteux qui se trouvait près de la cheminée ; et, là, elle tâcha de la consoler.
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Come, monsieur, you would be nicely caught if, at your age and with your dilapidated old body, your Blessed Virgin should be pleased to restore the use of your legs to you.
Voyons, vous, monsieur, à votre âge, avec votre corps en ruine, vous seriez bien attrapé, si votre Sainte Vierge vous rendait les jambes.
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dilapidate
verb
Basic forms
Past
dilapidated
Imperative
dilapidate
Present Participle (Participle I)
dilapidating
Past Participle (Participle II)
dilapidated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dilapidate
we dilapidate
you dilapidate
you dilapidate
he/she/it dilapidates
they dilapidate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dilapidating
we are dilapidating
you are dilapidating
you are dilapidating
he/she/it is dilapidating
they are dilapidating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dilapidated
we have dilapidated
you have dilapidated
you have dilapidated
he/she/it has dilapidated
they have dilapidated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dilapidating
we have been dilapidating
you have been dilapidating
you have been dilapidating
he/she/it has been dilapidating
they have been dilapidating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dilapidated
we dilapidated
you dilapidated
you dilapidated
he/she/it dilapidated
they dilapidated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dilapidating
we were dilapidating
you were dilapidating
you were dilapidating
he/she/it was dilapidating
they were dilapidating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dilapidated
we had dilapidated
you had dilapidated
you had dilapidated
he/she/it had dilapidated
they had dilapidated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dilapidating
we had been dilapidating
you had been dilapidating
you had been dilapidating
he/she/it had been dilapidating
they had been dilapidating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dilapidate
we shall/will dilapidate
you will dilapidate
you will dilapidate
he/she/it will dilapidate
they will dilapidate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dilapidating
we shall/will be dilapidating
you will be dilapidating
you will be dilapidating
he/she/it will be dilapidating
they will be dilapidating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dilapidated
we shall/will have dilapidated
you will have dilapidated
you will have dilapidated
he/she/it will have dilapidated
they will have dilapidated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dilapidating
we shall/will have been dilapidating
you will have been dilapidating
you will have been dilapidating
he/she/it will have been dilapidating
they will have been dilapidating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dilapidate
we should/would dilapidate
you would dilapidate
you would dilapidate
he/she/it would dilapidate
they would dilapidate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dilapidating
we should/would be dilapidating
you would be dilapidating
you would be dilapidating
he/she/it would be dilapidating
they would be dilapidating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dilapidated
we should/would have dilapidated
you would have dilapidated
you would have dilapidated
he/she/it would have dilapidated
they would have dilapidated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice