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For the man that prophesies us bad weather, on the contrary, we entertain only bitter and revengeful thoughts.
Au contraire, l’individu qui prophétise du mauvais temps ne suscite en nous que d’amers sentiments de vengeance.
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
"But if you gentlemen would like to join us to-morrow we should be extremely pleased to entertain you."
Seulement, si ces messieurs voulaient bien être des nôtres demain, ils nous feraient le plus grand plaisir. »
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
She did not appear to entertain a very clear idea of the position in life reserved for these two poor creatures.
Elle paraissait n’avoir pas une conscience bien nette de la situation faite dans la vie à ces deux pauvres créatures.
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
At last she came to entertain a very unfavourable opinion of her first-born. To her mind this lazy fellow would never be the one to shed any lustre on the family.
Elle finit par se faire une opinion très défavorable sur son fils aîné; selon elle, ce ne pouvait être ce garçon endormi qui serait la gloire de la famille.
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
Now we wish our plaything to be harmless, to entertain, to divert us in accordance with our tastes, without our running the risk of wounding ourselves in turning it over and over between our fingers.
Or nous souhaitons que notre hochet soit inoffensif, qu’il nous réjouisse, qu’il nous divertisse, selon nos goûts, sans que nous courions le risque de nous blesser, à le tourner et le retourner entre nos doigts.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Although these issues may give rise to interesting comments, the appellants expressly acknowledge that this Court does not need to rule on them, because it has jurisdiction to entertain the substance of the appeal in any event.
Bien que ces questions puissent donner lieu à des commentaires intéressants, les appelants reconnaissent expressément qu'il n'est pas nécessaire qu'elles soient tranchées par la Cour qui, de toute façon, a compétence pour examiner le fond du pourvoi.
First, the court has a discretion to refuse to entertain an application for habeas corpus if there exists a viable alternative to the writ.
Premièrement, la cour dispose du pouvoir discrétionnaire de refuser de statuer sur une demande d'habeas corpus s'il existe un autre recours viable.
We might burn the next town to the great delight of the inhabitants; for, if their tastes are a bit like mine, nothing would entertain them so much as beautiful crimson flames on a very dark night."
Nous pourrions brûler la ville prochaine, à l’extrême satisfaction des habitants ; car, pour peu qu’ils aient mon goût, rien ne les distraira autant que de belles flammes rouges par une nuit bien noire.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
An appellate court may depart from the general rule and entertain a new issue where the interests of justice require it and where the court has a sufficient evidentiary record and findings of fact to do so.
Une cour d'appel peut s'écarter de la règle générale et entendre une nouvelle question lorsque l'intérêt de la justice l'exige et lorsque la cour dispose de conclusions de fait et d'un dossier factuel suffisant.
If this continues we shall be rich; we shall have a drawing-room like the tax-receiver's, and be able to entertain people."
Si cela continue, nous serons riches, nous aurons un salon pareil à celui du receveur, et nous donnerons des soirées.»
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
No one can entertain a lower opinion of the writer of an anonymous letter, in ordinary matters, than myself; the very act denotes cowardice, meanness, and baseness; and it usually is a token of falsehood, as well as of other vices.
En affaires ordinaires, personne ne peut avoir une plus mauvaise opinion que moi de quiconque écrit une lettre anonyme ; c’est une preuve de lâcheté, de bassesse, et souvent même de calomnie.
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
For the honourable portion of the press, which is the great voice of public opinion, I assure you that we entertain the most absolute respect.
Mais, entendez-moi bien, nous sommes tous pleins de déférence pour la presse honnête, qui est la grande voix de l'opinion publique.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
As for a pension that was an idea which he could not entertain, as it was the negation of the wage-system such as it existed.
Jamais il n’admettrait le principe d’une pension, parce que c’était la négation même du salariat, tel qu’il fonctionnait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
There is a great deal to be said also on grounds of convenience in favour of investing the Court with jurisdiction to entertain such claims for indemnity.
On pourrait également invoquer plusieurs raisons pratiques favorables à l'attribution à la Cour de la compétence pour connaître de ces demandes d'indemnisation.
In my view, the extradition judge rightly concluded that there was no need to entertain any Charter application as Mr. Anekwu's claim lacked an air of reality
Selon moi, la juge d'extradition a conclu à bon droit qu'il n'était nécessaire d'examiner aucune question fondée sur la Charte, la demande de M. Anekwu étant dépourvue de vraisemblance

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entertain

verb
Basic forms
Pastentertained
Imperativeentertain
Present Participle (Participle I)entertaining
Past Participle (Participle II)entertained
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I entertainwe entertain
you entertainyou entertain
he/she/it entertainsthey entertain
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am entertainingwe are entertaining
you are entertainingyou are entertaining
he/she/it is entertainingthey are entertaining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have entertainedwe have entertained
you have entertainedyou have entertained
he/she/it has entertainedthey have entertained
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been entertainingwe have been entertaining
you have been entertainingyou have been entertaining
he/she/it has been entertainingthey have been entertaining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I entertainedwe entertained
you entertainedyou entertained
he/she/it entertainedthey entertained
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was entertainingwe were entertaining
you were entertainingyou were entertaining
he/she/it was entertainingthey were entertaining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had entertainedwe had entertained
you had entertainedyou had entertained
he/she/it had entertainedthey had entertained
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been entertainingwe had been entertaining
you had been entertainingyou had been entertaining
he/she/it had been entertainingthey had been entertaining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will entertainwe shall/will entertain
you will entertainyou will entertain
he/she/it will entertainthey will entertain
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be entertainingwe shall/will be entertaining
you will be entertainingyou will be entertaining
he/she/it will be entertainingthey will be entertaining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have entertainedwe shall/will have entertained
you will have entertainedyou will have entertained
he/she/it will have entertainedthey will have entertained
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been entertainingwe shall/will have been entertaining
you will have been entertainingyou will have been entertaining
he/she/it will have been entertainingthey will have been entertaining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would entertainwe should/would entertain
you would entertainyou would entertain
he/she/it would entertainthey would entertain
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be entertainingwe should/would be entertaining
you would be entertainingyou would be entertaining
he/she/it would be entertainingthey would be entertaining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have entertainedwe should/would have entertained
you would have entertainedyou would have entertained
he/she/it would have entertainedthey would have entertained
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been entertainingwe should/would have been entertaining
you would have been entertainingyou would have been entertaining
he/she/it would have been entertainingthey would have been entertaining
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am entertainedwe are entertained
you are entertainedyou are entertained
he/she/it is entertainedthey are entertained
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being entertainedwe are being entertained
you are being entertainedyou are being entertained
he/she/it is being entertainedthey are being entertained
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been entertainedwe have been entertained
you have been entertainedyou have been entertained
he/she/it has been entertainedthey have been entertained
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was entertainedwe were entertained
you were entertainedyou were entertained
he/she/it was entertainedthey were entertained
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being entertainedwe were being entertained
you were being entertainedyou were being entertained
he/she/it was being entertainedthey were being entertained
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been entertainedwe had been entertained
you had been entertainedyou had been entertained
he/she/it had been entertainedthey had been entertained
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be entertainedwe shall/will be entertained
you will be entertainedyou will be entertained
he/she/it will be entertainedthey will be entertained
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been entertainedwe shall/will have been entertained
you will have been entertainedyou will have been entertained
he/she/it will have been entertainedthey will have been entertained