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It was Pierre, however, who enlightened him.
Et ce fut Pierre qui accourut le renseigner.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Theirs are the enlightened minds of the district, they are the only persons who venture to speak disparagingly of the ramparts; in fact, they have several times demanded of the authorities the demolition of those old walls, relics of a former age.
Ce sont les esprits avancés de l’endroit, les seuls qui se permettent de rire en parlant des remparts; ils ont même plusieurs fois réclamé de «l’édilité» la démolition de ces vieilles murailles, «vestige d’un autre âge».
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
And if Othello had taken Corneille's Pauline to wife and not Desdemona, would Desdemona's destiny then, all else remaining unchanged, have dared to come within reach of the enlightened love of Pauline?
Et si le More de Venise, au lieu d'épouser Desdémone, eût pris pour femme la Pauline de Corneille, croyez-vous que dans des circonstances identiques la destinée de Desdémone eût osé rôder un instant autour de l'amour éclairé de Pauline?
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Madame Theodore was at once enlightened.
Mme Théodore, du coup, fut renseignée.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
One day, when he returned to the Propaganda, Cardinal Sarno spoke to him of Freemasonry with such icy rage that he was abruptly enlightened.
Un jour qu’il était retourné à la Propagande, le cardinal Sarno lui parla de la franc-maçonnerie avec une telle rage froide, que, tout d’un coup, il vit clair.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
I asked this question, and was soon enlightened.
Il ne me fut pas difficile de m'en instruire.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
At that last word which enlightened him, the accountant's good sense suddenly awoke.
Alors, à ce dernier mot qui l’éclairait, il y eut chez le comptable un brusque réveil de bon sens.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
So I never doubted but what you would of your own free will withdraw your book as soon as men and things should have enlightened you respecting the Vatican at the present day.
Ainsi je n’ai jamais douté que vous retireriez votre livre, de votre plein gré, comme une erreur fâcheuse, dès que les choses et les hommes vous auraient renseigné sur le Vatican...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
She looked charming amidst all this whiteness, with her fresh complexion, her golden hair, her laughing eyes, and her candid mouth of an already enlightened girl.
Dans cette blancheur, elle était charmante, avec son teint frais, ses cheveux dorés, ses yeux rieurs, sa bouche candide de fille déjà savante.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
But who, sir, makes the trader? Who is most to blame? The enlightened, cultivated, intelligent man, who supports the system of which the trader is the inevitable result, or the poor trader himself?
–  Et je vous prie, monsieur, qui donc fait le marchand? qui est le plus à blâmer? du trafiquant grossier, ou de l’individu cultivé, instruit, intelligent, qui défend le système, dont le trafiquant n’est que l’inévitable résultat.
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
However, the principle of enlightened and full consent still applies.
Cependant, le principe du consentement éclairé et complet subsiste.
This declaration must delight the Collectivist Socialists, but it will hardly appeal to the enlightened minds of those who know that progress and great discoveries are the work of the chosen few, not of collectivities.
Cette déclaration a dû réjouir les socialiste? collectivistes. Elle rencontrera difficilement des adhérents chez les esprits éclairés qui savent que le progrès et les grandes découvertes sont l'œuvre des élites et non des collectivités.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
A mother would have enlightened her on the errors of her mind.
Une mère l’aurait éclairée sur les erreurs de son esprit.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
She also said that she did not give enlightened consent to the operation because Dr. B allegedly did not inform her of Dr. M-N's report on his 1981 consultation, which advised against any further surgery.
Elle indique également qu'elle n'a pas donné un consentement éclairé à l'opération puisque le Dr B ne l'aurait pas informée du rapport de consultation du Dr M-N, rédigé en 1981, qui déconseillait toute autre intervention chirurgicale.
Both hoped to conceal their disgust and fear, and neither seemed to think of the peculiar nights they passed, which should have enlightened them as to the real state of their beings.
Tous les deux avaient l'espérance de cacher leurs dégoûts et leurs peurs, et aucun des deux ne paraissait songer à l'étrangeté des nuits qu'ils passaient, et qui devaient les éclairer mutuellement sur l'état véritable de leur être.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile

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enlighten

verb
Basic forms
Pastenlightened
Imperativeenlighten
Present Participle (Participle I)enlightening
Past Participle (Participle II)enlightened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I enlightenwe enlighten
you enlightenyou enlighten
he/she/it enlightensthey enlighten
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am enlighteningwe are enlightening
you are enlighteningyou are enlightening
he/she/it is enlighteningthey are enlightening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have enlightenedwe have enlightened
you have enlightenedyou have enlightened
he/she/it has enlightenedthey have enlightened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been enlighteningwe have been enlightening
you have been enlighteningyou have been enlightening
he/she/it has been enlighteningthey have been enlightening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I enlightenedwe enlightened
you enlightenedyou enlightened
he/she/it enlightenedthey enlightened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was enlighteningwe were enlightening
you were enlighteningyou were enlightening
he/she/it was enlighteningthey were enlightening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had enlightenedwe had enlightened
you had enlightenedyou had enlightened
he/she/it had enlightenedthey had enlightened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been enlighteningwe had been enlightening
you had been enlighteningyou had been enlightening
he/she/it had been enlighteningthey had been enlightening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will enlightenwe shall/will enlighten
you will enlightenyou will enlighten
he/she/it will enlightenthey will enlighten
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be enlighteningwe shall/will be enlightening
you will be enlighteningyou will be enlightening
he/she/it will be enlighteningthey will be enlightening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have enlightenedwe shall/will have enlightened
you will have enlightenedyou will have enlightened
he/she/it will have enlightenedthey will have enlightened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been enlighteningwe shall/will have been enlightening
you will have been enlighteningyou will have been enlightening
he/she/it will have been enlighteningthey will have been enlightening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would enlightenwe should/would enlighten
you would enlightenyou would enlighten
he/she/it would enlightenthey would enlighten
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be enlighteningwe should/would be enlightening
you would be enlighteningyou would be enlightening
he/she/it would be enlighteningthey would be enlightening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have enlightenedwe should/would have enlightened
you would have enlightenedyou would have enlightened
he/she/it would have enlightenedthey would have enlightened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been enlighteningwe should/would have been enlightening
you would have been enlighteningyou would have been enlightening
he/she/it would have been enlighteningthey would have been enlightening
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am enlightenedwe are enlightened
you are enlightenedyou are enlightened
he/she/it is enlightenedthey are enlightened
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being enlightenedwe are being enlightened
you are being enlightenedyou are being enlightened
he/she/it is being enlightenedthey are being enlightened
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been enlightenedwe have been enlightened
you have been enlightenedyou have been enlightened
he/she/it has been enlightenedthey have been enlightened
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was enlightenedwe were enlightened
you were enlightenedyou were enlightened
he/she/it was enlightenedthey were enlightened
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being enlightenedwe were being enlightened
you were being enlightenedyou were being enlightened
he/she/it was being enlightenedthey were being enlightened
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been enlightenedwe had been enlightened
you had been enlightenedyou had been enlightened
he/she/it had been enlightenedthey had been enlightened
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be enlightenedwe shall/will be enlightened
you will be enlightenedyou will be enlightened
he/she/it will be enlightenedthey will be enlightened
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been enlightenedwe shall/will have been enlightened
you will have been enlightenedyou will have been enlightened
he/she/it will have been enlightenedthey will have been enlightened