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As soon as he began to show unmistakable signs of impatience, Antoine would employ strong expedients to exasperate him against their relatives.Dès qu’il donnait des signes trop vifs d’impatience, Antoine employait les grands moyens pour l’exaspérer contre leurs parents.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
She felt happy at night, alone in her bed; no longer did she find the thin face, and piteous form of Camille at her side to exasperate her.La nuit, seule dans son lit, elle se trouvait heureuse; elle ne sentait plus à son côté la face maigre, le corps chétif de Camille qui exaspérait sa chair et la jetait dans des désirs inassouvis.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
"Look here, don't exasperate me, or if you do you'll suffer for it.Vois-tu, ne m'exaspère pas, cela pourrait mal finir....Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
The other things are what exasperate me, understand!Ce qui m'exaspère, c'est le reste, entendez-vous!...Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Unfortunately, however, Hyacinthe had carried his symbolism so far as to exasperate Rosemonde, and on one occasion they had come to blows over it, and then to tears when this lover's quarrel had ended as many such quarrels do.Le malheur fut, une nuit, dans un hôtel, comme il s’obstinait à la traiter en fiction, en pur lis symbolique, qu’elle s’exaspéra au point de prendre une cravache et de le cingler, à tour de bras.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Their ideas exasperate me. It seems to me that truth is larger, more general.Leurs idées m’exaspèrent, il me semble que la vérité est plus large…Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Ah! do not shake your head, do not exasperate me more than I am already!Ah! ne remuez pas la tête, ne m'exaspérez pas davantage!Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
And as his brother, exasperated by this composure, and not knowing what to think, muttered something, Pierre thrust Adelaide's receipt under his nose.Et, comme son frère bégayait, exaspéré par ce sang-froid et ne sachant plus que croire, il lui mit sous les yeux le reçu qu’Adélaïde avait signé.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
I don't mind so much not having the money; but it's the hypocrisy of the thing which exasperates me !Ce me serait encore égal, de ne pas avoir l'argent; mais c'est l'hypocrisie qui m'exaspère!Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
" Don't say a word against mamma! " cried Berthe, raising her head and thoroughly exasperated at last.– Ne dites pas de mal de maman! cria Berthe, relevant la tête, exaspérée à la fin.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
‘Yes, yes; each had to roast his own cutlet on rosemary sticks, and, as mine took fire, you exasperated me by chaffing my cutlet, which was being reduced to cinders.'«Ah! oui, ah! oui, chacun devait faire cuire la sienne, sur des baguettes de romarin, et comme mes baguettes brûlaient, tu m’exaspérais à blaguer ma côtelette qui se réduisait en charbon.»Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
That exasperated him.Cela l’exaspérait.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The young wife grew exasperated at each of her thrusts.La jeune femme s’exaspérait à chacune de ses attaques.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
The proud Indian, who seemed exasperated with the humiliating situation in which he was placed, with an angry wave of his hand and a short ejaculation, answered in the negative.Le fier guerrier, qui semblait exaspéré par la situation humiliante dans laquelle il se trouvait, répondit négativement par un geste brusque de la main et une courte exclamation.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And she remained tearless; fury dried her tears within her. Yet, good mother that she had always been, she suffered all the torment of motherliness exasperated, poisoned by the loss of her child.Et sa pire douleur était la sécheresse où elle restait, cette fureur qui brûlait en elle les larmes, tandis que la bonne mère qu’elle avait toujours été, souffrait l’atroce torture d’une maternité exaspérée, empoisonnée par la perte de son enfant.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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Word forms
exasperate
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | exasperated |
Imperative | exasperate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | exasperating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | exasperated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I exasperate | we exasperate |
you exasperate | you exasperate |
he/she/it exasperates | they exasperate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am exasperating | we are exasperating |
you are exasperating | you are exasperating |
he/she/it is exasperating | they are exasperating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have exasperated | we have exasperated |
you have exasperated | you have exasperated |
he/she/it has exasperated | they have exasperated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been exasperating | we have been exasperating |
you have been exasperating | you have been exasperating |
he/she/it has been exasperating | they have been exasperating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I exasperated | we exasperated |
you exasperated | you exasperated |
he/she/it exasperated | they exasperated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was exasperating | we were exasperating |
you were exasperating | you were exasperating |
he/she/it was exasperating | they were exasperating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had exasperated | we had exasperated |
you had exasperated | you had exasperated |
he/she/it had exasperated | they had exasperated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been exasperating | we had been exasperating |
you had been exasperating | you had been exasperating |
he/she/it had been exasperating | they had been exasperating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will exasperate | we shall/will exasperate |
you will exasperate | you will exasperate |
he/she/it will exasperate | they will exasperate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be exasperating | we shall/will be exasperating |
you will be exasperating | you will be exasperating |
he/she/it will be exasperating | they will be exasperating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have exasperated | we shall/will have exasperated |
you will have exasperated | you will have exasperated |
he/she/it will have exasperated | they will have exasperated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been exasperating | we shall/will have been exasperating |
you will have been exasperating | you will have been exasperating |
he/she/it will have been exasperating | they will have been exasperating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would exasperate | we should/would exasperate |
you would exasperate | you would exasperate |
he/she/it would exasperate | they would exasperate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be exasperating | we should/would be exasperating |
you would be exasperating | you would be exasperating |
he/she/it would be exasperating | they would be exasperating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have exasperated | we should/would have exasperated |
you would have exasperated | you would have exasperated |
he/she/it would have exasperated | they would have exasperated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been exasperating | we should/would have been exasperating |
you would have been exasperating | you would have been exasperating |
he/she/it would have been exasperating | they would have been exasperating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am exasperated | we are exasperated |
you are exasperated | you are exasperated |
he/she/it is exasperated | they are exasperated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being exasperated | we are being exasperated |
you are being exasperated | you are being exasperated |
he/she/it is being exasperated | they are being exasperated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been exasperated | we have been exasperated |
you have been exasperated | you have been exasperated |
he/she/it has been exasperated | they have been exasperated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was exasperated | we were exasperated |
you were exasperated | you were exasperated |
he/she/it was exasperated | they were exasperated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being exasperated | we were being exasperated |
you were being exasperated | you were being exasperated |
he/she/it was being exasperated | they were being exasperated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been exasperated | we had been exasperated |
you had been exasperated | you had been exasperated |
he/she/it had been exasperated | they had been exasperated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be exasperated | we shall/will be exasperated |
you will be exasperated | you will be exasperated |
he/she/it will be exasperated | they will be exasperated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been exasperated | we shall/will have been exasperated |
you will have been exasperated | you will have been exasperated |
he/she/it will have been exasperated | they will have been exasperated |