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He had fallen, one evening, senseless upon the tiled floor of his bedroom, stricken with brain fever.Un soir, il tombait sur le carreau de sa chambre, foudroyé par une fièvre cérébrale.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
For the first time Rougon himself felt the chilly weight of the disfavour into which he had fallen. His face Avas very pale, and, as he stood there deep in thought, he envied the Emperor.Rougon, qui pour la première fois, éprouvait le froid de sa disgrâce, avait la face très pâle; et, rêvant, il jalousait l'empereur.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
"Why, madam," said the colonel, hesitatingly, and politely handing the merchant his snuff-box, which, in his agitation, had fallen on the floor, "circumstances sometimes justify a departure from ordinary measures.– Mais, Madame, dit le colonel en hésitant et en rendant au marchand la tabatière que, dans son agitation, il avait laissée tomber, les circonstances autorisent quelquefois à s’écarter des règles ordinaires.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
About this time, Monsieur Hedouin, having fallen ill, went to pass a season at Vichy to take the waters.Vers cette époque, M. Hédouin, étant tombé malade, alla faire une saison aux eaux de Vichy.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
For Norine, the lady-delegate was like some queen who had fallen from her throne amid frightful and undeserved sufferings.C’était pour elle comme une reine déchue dans d’effroyables et injustes douleurs.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Providence would not permit Camille to be avenged. It withdrew from his mother the only means she had of making known the crime to which he had fallen a victim.Le ciel ne voulait pas que Camille fût vengé, il retirait à sa mère le seul moyen de faire connaître aux hommes le meurtre dont il avait été la victime.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
On the top of a rather lofty hillock to the left stood the ruins of a windmill, blanched by the moon; the tower, which had fallen in on one side, alone remained.Là, à gauche, se trouvait un monticule assez élevé, au sommet duquel la lune blanchissait les ruines d’un moulin à vent; la tour seule restait, tout écroulée d’un côté.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
As I'm a wicked sinner, there is one of them prowling along the bank this very moment, like one of the boys of the garrison skulking behind a fallen tree to get a shot at a squirrel!"– Comme je suis un pécheur, en voici un qui rôde là-bas le long du rivage comme un des enfants de la garnison qui se cache derrière un arbre tombé pour tirer sur un écureuil.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Then, a rose having fallen from the bouquet at her breast, he picked it up in spite, and made a pretense of keeping it.Alors, une rose s'étant détachée du bouquet de son corsage, il la ramassa de dépit et affecta de la garder.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
But no sooner did she perceive the place where the men had fallen covered with savages, exulting in the success of their surprise, than it occurred to her that Jennie had left the blockhouse door unbarred.Mais elle ne vit pas plus tôt l’endroit où les hommes étaient tombés, couvert de sauvages se réjouissant du succès de leur embuscade, qu’elle se rappela que Jenny avait laissé la porte du fort ouverte sans être barrée.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
He had twice already fallen out with Leo XIII, but had deemed it politic to make his submission.Deux fois déjà il s’était fâché avec Léon XIII, puis avait cru politique de faire sa soumission.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
" Madame, your father has fallen with his face in his papers, and he doesn't move.– Madame, c'est monsieur votre père qui est tombé le nez dans ses écritures et qui ne bouge plus....Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Deerslayer pointed out to his companion the trunk of a huge linden, or bass-wood, as it is termed in the language of the country, which had filled its time, and fallen by its own weight.Deerslayer montra de la main à son compagnon le tronc d’un énorme tilleul, ou bass-wood, comme on appelle cet arbre en Amérique, qui avait fait son temps, et qui était tombé par son propre poids.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
It was as if some mighty Cybele had fallen there beneath the moon, intoxicated with the embraces of the sun.On eût dit quelque forte Cybèle tombée sur l'échine, la gorge en avant, le ventre sous la lune, soûle des ardeurs du soleil, et rêvant encore de fécondation.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Manette told me later that the countess had fallen into a state of depression which made her indifferent to the count's provocations.Manette m’apprit plus tard que la comtesse était tombée dans un abattement qui la rendait insensible aux tracasseries du comte.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
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Collocations
fallen angel
ange déchu
fall down
tomber
fall over
renverser
fall in value
dépréciation
fall in value
dévalorisation
at one fell swoop
d'un seul coup
fall in prices
diminution des prix
falling-off
réduction
fall-off
baisse
fall arrester
dispositif antichute
fall on the level
chute de plain-pied
falling object
chute d'objet
to fell
abattre
fall line
ligne de chute
declaration of a fall
constatation d'un tomber
Word forms
fall
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | fell |
Imperative | fall |
Present Participle (Participle I) | falling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | fallen |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fall | we fall |
you fall | you fall |
he/she/it falls | they fall |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am falling | we are falling |
you are falling | you are falling |
he/she/it is falling | they are falling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have fallen | we have fallen |
you have fallen | you have fallen |
he/she/it has fallen | they have fallen |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been falling | we have been falling |
you have been falling | you have been falling |
he/she/it has been falling | they have been falling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fell | we fell |
you fell | you fell |
he/she/it fell | they fell |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was falling | we were falling |
you were falling | you were falling |
he/she/it was falling | they were falling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had fallen | we had fallen |
you had fallen | you had fallen |
he/she/it had fallen | they had fallen |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been falling | we had been falling |
you had been falling | you had been falling |
he/she/it had been falling | they had been falling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will fall | we shall/will fall |
you will fall | you will fall |
he/she/it will fall | they will fall |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be falling | we shall/will be falling |
you will be falling | you will be falling |
he/she/it will be falling | they will be falling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have fallen | we shall/will have fallen |
you will have fallen | you will have fallen |
he/she/it will have fallen | they will have fallen |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been falling | we shall/will have been falling |
you will have been falling | you will have been falling |
he/she/it will have been falling | they will have been falling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would fall | we should/would fall |
you would fall | you would fall |
he/she/it would fall | they would fall |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be falling | we should/would be falling |
you would be falling | you would be falling |
he/she/it would be falling | they would be falling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have fallen | we should/would have fallen |
you would have fallen | you would have fallen |
he/she/it would have fallen | they would have fallen |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been falling | we should/would have been falling |
you would have been falling | you would have been falling |
he/she/it would have been falling | they would have been falling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am fallen | we are fallen |
you are fallen | you are fallen |
he/she/it is fallen | they are fallen |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being fallen | we are being fallen |
you are being fallen | you are being fallen |
he/she/it is being fallen | they are being fallen |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been fallen | we have been fallen |
you have been fallen | you have been fallen |
he/she/it has been fallen | they have been fallen |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was fallen | we were fallen |
you were fallen | you were fallen |
he/she/it was fallen | they were fallen |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being fallen | we were being fallen |
you were being fallen | you were being fallen |
he/she/it was being fallen | they were being fallen |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been fallen | we had been fallen |
you had been fallen | you had been fallen |
he/she/it had been fallen | they had been fallen |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be fallen | we shall/will be fallen |
you will be fallen | you will be fallen |
he/she/it will be fallen | they will be fallen |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been fallen | we shall/will have been fallen |
you will have been fallen | you will have been fallen |
he/she/it will have been fallen | they will have been fallen |
fallen
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | fallen | *fallens |
Possessive case | fallen's | *fallens' |