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At times they would play like children, running after one another, getting entangled in the briars and slipping on the grass.
Parfois ils jouaient comme des enfants; ils se poursuivaient, s’accrochant aux ronces, glissant sur l’herbe.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
So you stumble into an accumulating pile of mud; it entangles you at the foot of the steps on this threshold of hell.
C’est ainsi qu’un tas de boue s’accumule, dans lequel on bute et on s’empêtre, au bas des marches, au seuil de cet enfer.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then, seized with strange drowsiness and staggering with giddiness, their feet as though entangled in the grass, they would lean against the wall, with half-closed eyes, unable to move a step.
Alors, pris d’étranges lassitudes, troublés et vacillants, les pieds comme liés par les herbes, ils s’adossaient contre la muraille, les yeux demi-clos, ne pouvant plus avancer.
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
You'd get a scaffolding pole entangled you would!"
Tu ferais des nœuds avec tes propres jambes ! »
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
Sometimes she came back with briars, leaves, or bits of wood entangled in her clothes.
Elle revenait parfois avec des ronces, des feuilles, des bouts de bois accrochés à ses vêtements.
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
It is apparent that provincial objectives can become so entangled in the enforcement of criminal law as to be declared ultra vires.
Il est évident que les objectifs provinciaux peuvent s'enchevêtrer dans l'application du droit criminel au point d'être déclarés ultra vires.
Rougon would push back the young woman's straying hair, which always seemed to be blowing loose, or help her with the train of her dress, which was invariably very long and apt to become entangled among the chairs.
Il lui ramenait sur les tempes les mèches folles de ses cheveux, qu'elle avait toujours au vent, ou bien l'aidait à retrouver au milieu des fauteuils, la traîne de sa robe d'une longueur exagérée.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Those weeds, in which their entangled feet often stumbled on sultry nights, were fingers, tapered by tomb life, that sprang up from the earth to detain them and cast them into each other's arms.
Ces herbes, qui leur liaient les pieds par les nuits de feu, et qui les faisaient vaciller, c’étaient des doigts minces, effilés par la tombe, sortis de terre pour les retenir, pour les jeter aux bras l’un de l’autre.
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
He turned all that feminine apparel over very awkwardly, got entangled with the black dress-body, and went on all fours to pick up the stockings that had fallen behind an old canvas.
Il tournait et retournait maladroitement ces chiffons de femme, s’embarrassait dans le corsage de laine noire, cherchait à quatre pattes les bas, tombés derrière une vieille toile.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Fishing sinkers and jigs may be accidentally dropped into the water or may be lost if the hook or line becomes entangled and the line breaks or is cut.
Les pesées et les turluttes peuvent tomber accidentellement à l'eau ou être perdues si l'hameçon ou la ligne s'emmêle et que la ligne casse ou est coupée.
© Sa Majeste la Reine du chef du Canada representee par le ministre de l’Environnement, 2003
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada,represented by the Minister of the Environment, 2003
You were hanging over on your lasso, that by a lucky accident had become entangled around your body.
Vous étiez suspendu par votre lasso, qui, par un hasard heureux, s'était noué autour de votre corps.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He sat down, heavy with the world of thought that entangled him.
Il s’assit, lourd d’un monde de réflexions qui s’enchevêtraient.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Profoundly entangled in the supernatural din, we shook from neck to heels.
De la nuque aux talons on vibrait, mêlés profondément aux vacarmes surnaturels.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
After that I got entangled in some confounded kind of enclosure and had to climb paling after paling of rough stakes plaited with osiers.
Après cela, je me trouvai dans une espèce d’enceinte et je dus escalader plusieurs palissades formées de pieux très grossiers reliés entre eux par des osiers.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It was as if its immense weight had become entangled in the innumerable lines of barbed-wire fencing stretched across its path.
On aurait dit que son poids immense s'était embrouillé dans les innombrables rangs des barbelés tendus sur son parcours.
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin

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entangle

verb
Basic forms
Pastentangled
Imperativeentangle
Present Participle (Participle I)entangling
Past Participle (Participle II)entangled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I entanglewe entangle
you entangleyou entangle
he/she/it entanglesthey entangle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am entanglingwe are entangling
you are entanglingyou are entangling
he/she/it is entanglingthey are entangling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have entangledwe have entangled
you have entangledyou have entangled
he/she/it has entangledthey have entangled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been entanglingwe have been entangling
you have been entanglingyou have been entangling
he/she/it has been entanglingthey have been entangling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I entangledwe entangled
you entangledyou entangled
he/she/it entangledthey entangled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was entanglingwe were entangling
you were entanglingyou were entangling
he/she/it was entanglingthey were entangling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had entangledwe had entangled
you had entangledyou had entangled
he/she/it had entangledthey had entangled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been entanglingwe had been entangling
you had been entanglingyou had been entangling
he/she/it had been entanglingthey had been entangling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will entanglewe shall/will entangle
you will entangleyou will entangle
he/she/it will entanglethey will entangle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be entanglingwe shall/will be entangling
you will be entanglingyou will be entangling
he/she/it will be entanglingthey will be entangling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have entangledwe shall/will have entangled
you will have entangledyou will have entangled
he/she/it will have entangledthey will have entangled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been entanglingwe shall/will have been entangling
you will have been entanglingyou will have been entangling
he/she/it will have been entanglingthey will have been entangling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would entanglewe should/would entangle
you would entangleyou would entangle
he/she/it would entanglethey would entangle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be entanglingwe should/would be entangling
you would be entanglingyou would be entangling
he/she/it would be entanglingthey would be entangling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have entangledwe should/would have entangled
you would have entangledyou would have entangled
he/she/it would have entangledthey would have entangled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been entanglingwe should/would have been entangling
you would have been entanglingyou would have been entangling
he/she/it would have been entanglingthey would have been entangling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am entangledwe are entangled
you are entangledyou are entangled
he/she/it is entangledthey are entangled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being entangledwe are being entangled
you are being entangledyou are being entangled
he/she/it is being entangledthey are being entangled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been entangledwe have been entangled
you have been entangledyou have been entangled
he/she/it has been entangledthey have been entangled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was entangledwe were entangled
you were entangledyou were entangled
he/she/it was entangledthey were entangled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being entangledwe were being entangled
you were being entangledyou were being entangled
he/she/it was being entangledthey were being entangled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been entangledwe had been entangled
you had been entangledyou had been entangled
he/she/it had been entangledthey had been entangled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be entangledwe shall/will be entangled
you will be entangledyou will be entangled
he/she/it will be entangledthey will be entangled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been entangledwe shall/will have been entangled
you will have been entangledyou will have been entangled
he/she/it will have been entangledthey will have been entangled