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However, the train rolled on between large parks, and the engine gave a prolonged whistle, a joyful flourish, which drew Pierre from his reflections.
Mais le train roula parmi de grands parcs, la locomotive siffla longuement, toute une fanfare d’allégresse, qui tira Pierre de ses réflexions.
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
These Artauds flourish in it all, as on a congenial dungheap.
Ces Artaud poussent dans la bâtardise, comme dans leur fumier naturel.
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
"Some folks don't believe there is pious niggers Shelby," said Haley, with a candid flourish of his hand, "but I do.
–  Il y a des gens qui ne croient pas aux nègres pieux, Shelby, dit Haley, mais moi j’y crois.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
The elder Mademoiselle Rastoil had just finished her song with a final flourish, and the guests were softly applauding her.
L'aînée des demoiselles Rastoil achevait sa romance, en plaquant un dernier accord. On applaudit discrètement.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Needless to say, a well-functioning financial framework is not the only prerequisite for trade to flourish: international markets must also be open.
Il va sans dire qu'il ne suffit pas d'un cadre financier qui fonctionne bien pour que le commerce soit florissant: il faut aussi que les marchés internationaux soient ouverts.
Schuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. MichaelSchuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michael
huknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michael
Schuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michae
© Organisation mondiale du commerce, 1999
www.wto.org 3/5/2010
huknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michael
Schuknecht, Ludger,Finger, K. Michae
© World Trade Organization 1999
www.wto.org 3/5/2010
Section 23 achieves its purpose by ensuring that the English community in Quebec and the French communities of the other provinces can flourish.
L'objet de l'art. 23 est atteint par l'assurance que la communauté anglophone au Québec et les communautés francophones des autres provinces peuvent s'épanouir.
The constitutional protection of minority language rights is necessary for the promotion of robust and vital minority language communities which are essential for Canada to flourish as a bilingual country.
La protection constitutionnelle des droits linguistiques des minorités est nécessaire pour assurer la solidité et la vitalité des communautés linguistiques minoritaires, composantes essentielles à l'épanouissement du Canada comme pays bilingue.
He at length arrived, and, apologizing, proceeded to cover the register with a big flourish.
Il arriva enfin, s'excusa, couvrit le registre d'un large paraphe.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
From such sowings, no good fruit could be expected to flourish: yet Francis was not without his hours of devotion; but his religion was, like himself, reserved, superstitious, ascetic, and gloomy.
De pareilles semences ne pouvaient produire de bons fruits. Francis avait pourtant quelques principes religieux ; mais sa dévotion portait l’empreinte de son caractère : elle était sombre, lugubre et superstitieuse.
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
It is not wisdom, but the most useless form of pride that can flourish in vacancy and inertia.
Ce n'est pas la sagesse, mais l'orgueil sous sa forme la plus inutile qui prospère dans l'immobilité et dans le vide.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
It was above all in the peculiar conditions of post-revolutionary Bavaria that the private armies, with the toleration and often active support of the Bavarian authorities, could fully flourish.
Et c'est par-dessus tout dans les conditions bien particulières de la Bavière postrévolutionnaire que les armées privées purent s'épanouir avec la tolérance et, souvent, le soutien actif des autorités.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
A man of white blood and white gifts is not to be expected to boast of his expl'ites and to flourish scalps."
On ne doit pas s’attendre à ce qu’un homme de sang blanc se vante de ses exploits et fasse étalage de chevelures.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Hitler ended with a rhetorical flourish - and with a prophecy: if we come through this struggle victoriously — and we shall come through it - our time will go down in the history of our people.
Il conclut par une fleur de rhétorique - et une prophétie : « Si nous sortons de cette lutte victorieusement - et nous nous en sortirons -notre époque restera dans l'histoire de notre peuple.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
Set the pine in the clay and it will turn yellow; the willow will not flourish on the hill; the tamarack is healthiest in the swamp; the tribes of the sea love best to hear the winds that blow over the salt water.
Plantez un pin dans l’argile, et ses feuilles deviendront jaunes ; le saule ne croîtra pas sur la montagne ; le tamarin se plaît mieux dans le marécage ; les tribus de la mer préfèrent entendre les vents qui soufflent sur l’eau salée.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Such tokens seldom flourish long.
Il est rare que ces marques de souvenir fleurissent longtemps.
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

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flourish

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseflourishflourishes
Possessive caseflourish'sflourishes'

flourish

verb
Basic forms
Pastflourished
Imperativeflourish
Present Participle (Participle I)flourishing
Past Participle (Participle II)flourished
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I flourishwe flourish
you flourishyou flourish
he/she/it flourishesthey flourish
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am flourishingwe are flourishing
you are flourishingyou are flourishing
he/she/it is flourishingthey are flourishing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have flourishedwe have flourished
you have flourishedyou have flourished
he/she/it has flourishedthey have flourished
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been flourishingwe have been flourishing
you have been flourishingyou have been flourishing
he/she/it has been flourishingthey have been flourishing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I flourishedwe flourished
you flourishedyou flourished
he/she/it flourishedthey flourished
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was flourishingwe were flourishing
you were flourishingyou were flourishing
he/she/it was flourishingthey were flourishing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had flourishedwe had flourished
you had flourishedyou had flourished
he/she/it had flourishedthey had flourished
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been flourishingwe had been flourishing
you had been flourishingyou had been flourishing
he/she/it had been flourishingthey had been flourishing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will flourishwe shall/will flourish
you will flourishyou will flourish
he/she/it will flourishthey will flourish
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be flourishingwe shall/will be flourishing
you will be flourishingyou will be flourishing
he/she/it will be flourishingthey will be flourishing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have flourishedwe shall/will have flourished
you will have flourishedyou will have flourished
he/she/it will have flourishedthey will have flourished
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been flourishingwe shall/will have been flourishing
you will have been flourishingyou will have been flourishing
he/she/it will have been flourishingthey will have been flourishing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would flourishwe should/would flourish
you would flourishyou would flourish
he/she/it would flourishthey would flourish
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be flourishingwe should/would be flourishing
you would be flourishingyou would be flourishing
he/she/it would be flourishingthey would be flourishing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have flourishedwe should/would have flourished
you would have flourishedyou would have flourished
he/she/it would have flourishedthey would have flourished
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been flourishingwe should/would have been flourishing
you would have been flourishingyou would have been flourishing
he/she/it would have been flourishingthey would have been flourishing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am flourishedwe are flourished
you are flourishedyou are flourished
he/she/it is flourishedthey are flourished
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being flourishedwe are being flourished
you are being flourishedyou are being flourished
he/she/it is being flourishedthey are being flourished
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been flourishedwe have been flourished
you have been flourishedyou have been flourished
he/she/it has been flourishedthey have been flourished
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was flourishedwe were flourished
you were flourishedyou were flourished
he/she/it was flourishedthey were flourished
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being flourishedwe were being flourished
you were being flourishedyou were being flourished
he/she/it was being flourishedthey were being flourished
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been flourishedwe had been flourished
you had been flourishedyou had been flourished
he/she/it had been flourishedthey had been flourished
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be flourishedwe shall/will be flourished
you will be flourishedyou will be flourished
he/she/it will be flourishedthey will be flourished
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been flourishedwe shall/will have been flourished
you will have been flourishedyou will have been flourished
he/she/it will have been flourishedthey will have been flourished