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Its desire to have an entertaining king on the throne appears to me even more praiseworthy.
Quant à son désir d’avoir sur le trône un roi amusant, ce désir me paraît en lui-même encore plus digne d’éloges.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
' And a good thing, too !' exclaimed Clorinde, stretching herself out on the bed; ' he's by no means entertaining.'
«Il a bien fait, dit Clorinde en se couchant tout à fait sur le lit. Il est si peu amusant!»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Hyacinthe was very much spoilt, and considered very entertaining.
On le gâtait beaucoup, on le trouvait très drôle.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
You know that Monsieur Garconnet is entertaining the colonel and the prefect.
Tu sais que M. Garçonnet traite le colonel et le préfet.
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
The latter, who had been vigorously attacked for a fortnight past, still hesitated, evidently entertaining doubts with respect to the dowry.
Celui-ci, vivement attaqué depuis quinze jours, hésitait encore, travaillé de doutes évidents sur la question de la dot.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
All the suspicions against Jasper, which she had hitherto disdained entertaining, crowded in a body on her thoughts; and the sensation that they brought was so sickening, that for an instant she imagined she was about to faint.
Tous les soupçons contre Jasper, soupçons qu’elle avait repoussés jusqu’alors, revinrent à la fois à sa pensée ; et la sensation qu’ils lui causèrent fut si douloureuse qu’elle crut un instant qu’elle allait s’évanouir.
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
"How glad Clara will be to see us all the day after to-morrow," said Mrs. Wilson; "your new housekeepers delight in their first efforts in entertaining their friends.
– Combien Clara sera charmée de nous recevoir tous après-demain ! dit Mrs Wilson ; ces nouvelles maîtresses de maison ont tant de plaisir à montrer tous leurs petits arrangements à leurs amis.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
Although she had sworn to be brave, there were days that were so devoid of interest and so sad, that on certain nights, she would find herself in the midst of her dejection, entertaining thoughts of weakness that were unworthy of herself.
Bien qu’elle se fût juré d’être forte, elle passait des journées si vides, si tristes, que, certains soirs, elle surprenait, au fond de son accablement, des pensées indignes de faiblesse.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
This duty discharged, he subsided into the bosom of the family; and, entertaining himself with a strolling or peripatetic breakfast, watched, with genteel indifference, the process of loading the carriage.
Ce devoir accompli, M. Chukster présenta ses devoirs à la famille ; puis se réconfortant par un bon déjeuner qu’il fit debout, en péripatéticien, il assista avec une indifférence parfaite au chargement de la chaise de poste.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
'You don't want to be fossicking around somebody's stables and find a horse-boy entertaining his friends.
Vous ne voulez pas rôder autour des écuries d’un monsieur quelconque et puis y trouver le palefrenier en train d’amuser ses amis?
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I am surprised they do not read the history of philosophy with avidity; for madmen, though philosophers, are nevertheless very entertaining fools.
Je m’étonne de ne pas leur voir lire avec passion l’histoire de la philosophie ; car les fous, pour être philosophes, n’en sont pas moins des fous très récréatifs.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Formerly I chanced to glance at one of those books, in which the countries that are known were comprised in some twenty or thirty leaves; it is not an entertaining collection, and is good at the best to stock a child's memory.
Jadis, j’ai par hasard regardé un de ces livres renfermant les contrées connues en vingt ou trente feuilles ; c’est une collection peu récréative, bonne tout au plus à meubler la mémoire des enfants.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
I had to promise the Mor-anges that I would take dejeuner with them i and this evening Beaucheneis entertaining a customer—a business dinner, which I'm obliged to attend.
J’ai dû promettre aux Morange de déjeuner chez eux, et ce soir Beauchêne traite un client, un dîner d’affaires, auquel il faut que j’assiste...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
But that which above all made him the worst of scapegraces was the supercilious disdain which he entertained for the poor devils who had to earn their bread.
Mais ce qui fit surtout de lui le pire des garnements, ce fut le beau dédain qu’il contracta pour les pauvres diables qui gagnaient le matin leur pain du soir.
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
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

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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