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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.
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
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.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
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Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
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.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
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.
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
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.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
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
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
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.
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
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.
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 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.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
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.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
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.
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

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dilapidate

verb
Basic forms
Pastdilapidated
Imperativedilapidate
Present Participle (Participle I)dilapidating
Past Participle (Participle II)dilapidated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dilapidatewe dilapidate
you dilapidateyou dilapidate
he/she/it dilapidatesthey dilapidate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dilapidatingwe are dilapidating
you are dilapidatingyou are dilapidating
he/she/it is dilapidatingthey are dilapidating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dilapidatedwe have dilapidated
you have dilapidatedyou have dilapidated
he/she/it has dilapidatedthey have dilapidated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dilapidatingwe have been dilapidating
you have been dilapidatingyou have been dilapidating
he/she/it has been dilapidatingthey have been dilapidating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dilapidatedwe dilapidated
you dilapidatedyou dilapidated
he/she/it dilapidatedthey dilapidated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dilapidatingwe were dilapidating
you were dilapidatingyou were dilapidating
he/she/it was dilapidatingthey were dilapidating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dilapidatedwe had dilapidated
you had dilapidatedyou had dilapidated
he/she/it had dilapidatedthey had dilapidated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dilapidatingwe had been dilapidating
you had been dilapidatingyou had been dilapidating
he/she/it had been dilapidatingthey had been dilapidating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dilapidatewe shall/will dilapidate
you will dilapidateyou will dilapidate
he/she/it will dilapidatethey will dilapidate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dilapidatingwe shall/will be dilapidating
you will be dilapidatingyou will be dilapidating
he/she/it will be dilapidatingthey will be dilapidating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dilapidatedwe shall/will have dilapidated
you will have dilapidatedyou will have dilapidated
he/she/it will have dilapidatedthey will have dilapidated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dilapidatingwe shall/will have been dilapidating
you will have been dilapidatingyou will have been dilapidating
he/she/it will have been dilapidatingthey will have been dilapidating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dilapidatewe should/would dilapidate
you would dilapidateyou would dilapidate
he/she/it would dilapidatethey would dilapidate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dilapidatingwe should/would be dilapidating
you would be dilapidatingyou would be dilapidating
he/she/it would be dilapidatingthey would be dilapidating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dilapidatedwe should/would have dilapidated
you would have dilapidatedyou would have dilapidated
he/she/it would have dilapidatedthey would have dilapidated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dilapidatingwe should/would have been dilapidating
you would have been dilapidatingyou would have been dilapidating
he/she/it would have been dilapidatingthey would have been dilapidating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dilapidatedwe are dilapidated
you are dilapidatedyou are dilapidated
he/she/it is dilapidatedthey are dilapidated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dilapidatedwe are being dilapidated
you are being dilapidatedyou are being dilapidated
he/she/it is being dilapidatedthey are being dilapidated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dilapidatedwe have been dilapidated
you have been dilapidatedyou have been dilapidated
he/she/it has been dilapidatedthey have been dilapidated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dilapidatedwe were dilapidated
you were dilapidatedyou were dilapidated
he/she/it was dilapidatedthey were dilapidated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dilapidatedwe were being dilapidated
you were being dilapidatedyou were being dilapidated
he/she/it was being dilapidatedthey were being dilapidated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dilapidatedwe had been dilapidated
you had been dilapidatedyou had been dilapidated
he/she/it had been dilapidatedthey had been dilapidated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dilapidatedwe shall/will be dilapidated
you will be dilapidatedyou will be dilapidated
he/she/it will be dilapidatedthey will be dilapidated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dilapidatedwe shall/will have been dilapidated
you will have been dilapidatedyou will have been dilapidated
he/she/it will have been dilapidatedthey will have been dilapidated