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Lady Dudley abandoned her place in the British empyrean, gave up her wealth, and endeavored to eclipse by her sacrifices her whose virtue had been the cause of this great disaster.Lady Dudley quitta son nuage dans l’empyrée britannique, se réduisit à sa fortune, et voulut éclipser par ses sacrifices "celle" dont la vertu causa ce célèbre désastre.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
But a past which had been dead for seven and twenty centuries seemed to rise up before him, and those crumbling, blackened blocks, the foundation of such a mighty eclipse of power and splendour, acquired extraordinary majesty.Seulement, un passé de vingt-sept siècles s’évoquait, et ces pierres effritées et noircies, qui avaient supporté un si retentissant édifice de splendeur et de toute-puissance, prenaient une extraordinaire majesté.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Only for a moment, at rare intervals, was there a sudden eclipse; the procession, no doubt, was then passing behind some clump of trees.Parfois, seulement, il y avait une éclipse soudaine, la procession devait passer derrière un bouquet d’arbres.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
What feat could he perform that would eclipse the one just witnessed?Par quel exploit voulait-il donc éclipser le coup dont on venait d'être témoin?Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
When Deerslayer drew nearer to the castle, however, objects of interest presented themselves that at once eclipsed any beauties that might have distinguished the scenery of the lake, and the site of the singular edifice.Mais quand Deerslayer fut plus près du château, il vit se présenter à lui des objets d’intérêt qui éclipsèrent toutes les beautés du lac et l’attrait de cet édifice singulier.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The illusions of orators and writers are eclipsed by deeds of action, and discussion falls silent before the noise of the guns.Les illusions des rhéteurs et des livres s'effacent devant l'action. Le bruit du canon fait taire les discours.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
I even noticed over there a landscape, the general yellowish tinge of which completely eclipsed all the women who approached it.'J’ai même remarqué, là-bas, un paysage dont la tonalité jaune éteignait complètement les femmes qui s’en approchaient.»Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
But the gleam was eclipsed by the tail of a wall, and the place thereof relapsed upon gloom.Puis elle s’est éclipsée derrière le pan de mur ; l’endroit est retombé dans l’ombre…Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Howsever, turn it does, as all my people say, and you ought to believe 'em, since they can foretell eclipses, and other prodigies, that used to fill the tribes with terror, according to your own traditions of such things."Quoi qu’il en soit, elle tourne, comme le disent tous les blancs, et il faut bien les croire, puisqu’ils peuvent prédire les éclipses et d’autres prodiges qui jetaient la terreur dans toutes vos tribus, comme l’apprennent vos traditions.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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eclipse
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | eclipsed |
Imperative | eclipse |
Present Participle (Participle I) | eclipsing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | eclipsed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I eclipse | we eclipse |
you eclipse | you eclipse |
he/she/it eclipses | they eclipse |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am eclipsing | we are eclipsing |
you are eclipsing | you are eclipsing |
he/she/it is eclipsing | they are eclipsing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have eclipsed | we have eclipsed |
you have eclipsed | you have eclipsed |
he/she/it has eclipsed | they have eclipsed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been eclipsing | we have been eclipsing |
you have been eclipsing | you have been eclipsing |
he/she/it has been eclipsing | they have been eclipsing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I eclipsed | we eclipsed |
you eclipsed | you eclipsed |
he/she/it eclipsed | they eclipsed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was eclipsing | we were eclipsing |
you were eclipsing | you were eclipsing |
he/she/it was eclipsing | they were eclipsing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had eclipsed | we had eclipsed |
you had eclipsed | you had eclipsed |
he/she/it had eclipsed | they had eclipsed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been eclipsing | we had been eclipsing |
you had been eclipsing | you had been eclipsing |
he/she/it had been eclipsing | they had been eclipsing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will eclipse | we shall/will eclipse |
you will eclipse | you will eclipse |
he/she/it will eclipse | they will eclipse |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be eclipsing | we shall/will be eclipsing |
you will be eclipsing | you will be eclipsing |
he/she/it will be eclipsing | they will be eclipsing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have eclipsed | we shall/will have eclipsed |
you will have eclipsed | you will have eclipsed |
he/she/it will have eclipsed | they will have eclipsed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been eclipsing | we shall/will have been eclipsing |
you will have been eclipsing | you will have been eclipsing |
he/she/it will have been eclipsing | they will have been eclipsing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would eclipse | we should/would eclipse |
you would eclipse | you would eclipse |
he/she/it would eclipse | they would eclipse |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be eclipsing | we should/would be eclipsing |
you would be eclipsing | you would be eclipsing |
he/she/it would be eclipsing | they would be eclipsing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have eclipsed | we should/would have eclipsed |
you would have eclipsed | you would have eclipsed |
he/she/it would have eclipsed | they would have eclipsed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been eclipsing | we should/would have been eclipsing |
you would have been eclipsing | you would have been eclipsing |
he/she/it would have been eclipsing | they would have been eclipsing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am eclipsed | we are eclipsed |
you are eclipsed | you are eclipsed |
he/she/it is eclipsed | they are eclipsed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being eclipsed | we are being eclipsed |
you are being eclipsed | you are being eclipsed |
he/she/it is being eclipsed | they are being eclipsed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been eclipsed | we have been eclipsed |
you have been eclipsed | you have been eclipsed |
he/she/it has been eclipsed | they have been eclipsed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was eclipsed | we were eclipsed |
you were eclipsed | you were eclipsed |
he/she/it was eclipsed | they were eclipsed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being eclipsed | we were being eclipsed |
you were being eclipsed | you were being eclipsed |
he/she/it was being eclipsed | they were being eclipsed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been eclipsed | we had been eclipsed |
you had been eclipsed | you had been eclipsed |
he/she/it had been eclipsed | they had been eclipsed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be eclipsed | we shall/will be eclipsed |
you will be eclipsed | you will be eclipsed |
he/she/it will be eclipsed | they will be eclipsed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been eclipsed | we shall/will have been eclipsed |
you will have been eclipsed | you will have been eclipsed |
he/she/it will have been eclipsed | they will have been eclipsed |
eclipse
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | eclipse | eclipses |
Possessive case | eclipse's | eclipses' |