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Ah! that ebb and flow, that ceaseless tide of black gowns and frocks of every hue!
Ah ! ce flux et ce reflux, cette continuelle marée, dans Rome, des robes noires, des frocs de toutes les couleurs !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The atheistic taunts of his cruel master sunk his before dejected soul to the lowest ebb; and, though the hand of faith still held to the eternal rock, it was a numb, despairing grasp.
Les railleries impies de son maître avaient fait reculer son âme lassée, jusqu’au point le plus bas: si la main de la foi le rattachait encore à l’impérissable roc, c’était avec l’étreinte glacée du désespoir.
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
"Hour!" echoed Mabel, as the other first used the word; the tell-tale blood, which had begun to ebb towards her heart, rushing again tumultuously to her very temples; "surely not an hour, Pathfinder?"
– Une heure ! répéta Mabel ; et le sang qui avait reflué vers son cœur se répandit sur ses joues en une rougeur accusatrice. Une heure ! est-ce possible, Pathfinder ?
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
The mere action of lifting my arm regularly as I drew the stitches rocked my thoughts and gave to my spirit when the tempest raged a monotonous ebb and flow which seemed to regulate its emotions.
L’action de lever le bras en temps égaux berçait ma pensée et communiquait à mon âme, où grondait l’orage, la paix du flux et du reflux en réglant ainsi ses émotions.
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
"Good!" ejaculated the Indian, whose voice retained its depth even as life ebbed away; "young head - old wisdom!"
– Bon ! s’écria l’Indien, dont la voix conservait encore sa force, quoique sa fin approchât ; jeune tête, – vieille sagesse.
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
After the terrible blow of the Salon, the novelist had felt very anxious about his old chum, divining that something had irreparably snapped within him, that there was some wound by which life ebbed away unseen.
Après le coup terrible du Salon, il s’était inquiété de son vieux camarade, devinant en lui une cassure irréparable, quelque plaie où la vie coulait, invisible.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
They felt as if a wave had cast them beside the highway, then ebbed back and left them stranded.
Il leur semblait qu’un flot les avait jetés sur le bord de la route et que la mer s’était ensuite retirée.
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
Nearly two hours to lose while, yonder, the wretched Laveuve lay with life ebbing from him on his bed of rags, in his icy den.
Près de deux heures à perdre, pendant que le misérable Laveuve, là-bas, sur ses loques, dans son taudis glacé, agonisait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
It was one of the fine bits of former days, a masterpiece of limpidity and power, to which was added a note of boundless melancholy, the end of everything--all life ebbing away with the death of that child.
C’était un des bons morceaux de jadis, un chef-d’œuvre de clarté et de puissance, avec une immense tristesse en plus, la fin de tout, la vie mourant de la mort de cet enfant.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
She was now only able to stagger along, and as each step brought them nearer to the river, she felt life ebbing from her limbs.
Elle n’avançait plus qu’en chancelant, et à chaque pas qui les rapprochait de la rivière, elle sentait la vie se retirer de ses membres.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Then the trumpet feeling ebbed and he was falling through a black manhole.
Puis l'impression de trompette sonore s'affaiblit et il se sentit tomber dans une trappe noire.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
The ebbed waters lay beyond, very far away, across this plain of slimy weed, of a black and shining olive green.
La mer basse était là-bas, très loin, derrière cette plaine gluante de varechs, d'un vert luisant et noir.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de

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ebb tide
reflux
ebb tide
marée descendante

Word forms

ebb

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseebbebbs
Possessive caseebb'sebbs'

ebb

verb
Basic forms
Pastebbed
Imperativeebb
Present Participle (Participle I)ebbing
Past Participle (Participle II)ebbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ebbwe ebb
you ebbyou ebb
he/she/it ebbsthey ebb
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ebbingwe are ebbing
you are ebbingyou are ebbing
he/she/it is ebbingthey are ebbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have ebbedwe have ebbed
you have ebbedyou have ebbed
he/she/it has ebbedthey have ebbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ebbingwe have been ebbing
you have been ebbingyou have been ebbing
he/she/it has been ebbingthey have been ebbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I ebbedwe ebbed
you ebbedyou ebbed
he/she/it ebbedthey ebbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ebbingwe were ebbing
you were ebbingyou were ebbing
he/she/it was ebbingthey were ebbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had ebbedwe had ebbed
you had ebbedyou had ebbed
he/she/it had ebbedthey had ebbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ebbingwe had been ebbing
you had been ebbingyou had been ebbing
he/she/it had been ebbingthey had been ebbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ebbwe shall/will ebb
you will ebbyou will ebb
he/she/it will ebbthey will ebb
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ebbingwe shall/will be ebbing
you will be ebbingyou will be ebbing
he/she/it will be ebbingthey will be ebbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have ebbedwe shall/will have ebbed
you will have ebbedyou will have ebbed
he/she/it will have ebbedthey will have ebbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ebbingwe shall/will have been ebbing
you will have been ebbingyou will have been ebbing
he/she/it will have been ebbingthey will have been ebbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ebbwe should/would ebb
you would ebbyou would ebb
he/she/it would ebbthey would ebb
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ebbingwe should/would be ebbing
you would be ebbingyou would be ebbing
he/she/it would be ebbingthey would be ebbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have ebbedwe should/would have ebbed
you would have ebbedyou would have ebbed
he/she/it would have ebbedthey would have ebbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ebbingwe should/would have been ebbing
you would have been ebbingyou would have been ebbing
he/she/it would have been ebbingthey would have been ebbing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am ebbedwe are ebbed
you are ebbedyou are ebbed
he/she/it is ebbedthey are ebbed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being ebbedwe are being ebbed
you are being ebbedyou are being ebbed
he/she/it is being ebbedthey are being ebbed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been ebbedwe have been ebbed
you have been ebbedyou have been ebbed
he/she/it has been ebbedthey have been ebbed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was ebbedwe were ebbed
you were ebbedyou were ebbed
he/she/it was ebbedthey were ebbed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being ebbedwe were being ebbed
you were being ebbedyou were being ebbed
he/she/it was being ebbedthey were being ebbed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been ebbedwe had been ebbed
you had been ebbedyou had been ebbed
he/she/it had been ebbedthey had been ebbed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be ebbedwe shall/will be ebbed
you will be ebbedyou will be ebbed
he/she/it will be ebbedthey will be ebbed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been ebbedwe shall/will have been ebbed
you will have been ebbedyou will have been ebbed
he/she/it will have been ebbedthey will have been ebbed