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I have a friend who studies the occult sciences, and he would call what I experienced "the affinity of fluids"; as for me, I only know that I was fated to fall in love with Marguerite, and that I foresaw it.
J'ai un de mes amis qui s'occupe de sciences occultes, et qui appellerait ce que j'éprouvais l'affinité des fluides; moi, je crois tout simplement que j'étais destiné à devenir amoureux de Marguerite, et que je le pressentais.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
They do show, in my view, that the danger was foreseeable, since he foresaw it.
Elles démontrent, à mon avis, étant donné qu'il l'a prévu, que le danger était prévisible.
He foresaw that they were inevitable, and to avert them he made up his mind to superhuman efforts of energy and activity.
Il les pressentait inévitables, et, pour les écarter, il se décida à des efforts surhumains d'énergie et d'activité.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Then, in all sincerity, she foresaw the likelihood of defeat.
Puis, sincèrement, elle prévit sa défaite.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The moment he was in motion she foresaw the consequences, and this the more readily, as the scow was now beginning to move with some steadiness, and she bethought her of the means of saving him.
Du moment qu’il avait commencé à rouler, elle avait prévu ce qui en arriverait et elle avait songé aux moyens de le sauver.
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
If she looked at them in that pensive way, was it that she foresaw certain changes, and noticed certain incidents of which the others remained unconscious?
Avait-elle donc prévu des changements, vu des faits, que personne autour d’elle ne prévoyait ni ne voyait ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Is it not allowable to think that, at that moment, he foresaw many fair and prosperous years while gazing upon that cradle where slumbers, though now but an infant, the heir who is destined to carry on his great policy ? '
N'est-il pas permis de penser que, dès cet instant, il entrevit de nombreuses années prospères, en regardant ce berceau où repose, encore si petit, le continuateur de sa grande politique?»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
All he could do was to stupefy her also, in order to ease the atrocious death agony which he foresaw.
Tout ce qu’il pouvait faire, c’était de la stupéfier, elle aussi, pour lui faciliter l’atroce agonie qu’il prévoyait.
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
"Can it be Sophie who is making such a noise?" suddenly asked the lady-superintendent, whose nerves were somewhat upset by all the worry of the death which she foresaw.
« Est-ce que c’est Sophie qui fait tout ce bruit ? » dit soudain la directrice, un peu énervée, dans le gros ennui de la catastrophe qu’elle prévoyait.
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
Madame Theodore doubtless foresaw the question, for she quietly lied: "He isn't in Paris, a friend has taken him off for some work over Belgium way, and I'm waiting for him to send us something."
Sans doute, Mme Théodore prévoyait la question, car elle mentit tranquillement. « Il n’est pas à Paris, un ami l’a emmené pour du travail, du côté de la Belgique, et j’attends qu’il nous envoie quelque chose. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
If he desired the unity of the Church it was in order that the latter might become strong and inexpugnable in the contest which he foresaw.
S’il voulait l’unité de l’Église, c’était pour la rendre forte, inexpugnable, dans l’assaut qu’il prévoyait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
I foresaw that there would be some fun when the first batch returned, but I did not dare to protest.
Dès le retour de la première équipe, je vis que nous aurions des ennuis, mais je n’avais pas à protester.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Electricity, though everyone foresaw its future triumph, was so far out of the question on account of the weight of the apparatus which its employment necessitated.
L’électricité, la reine prévue de demain, n’était pas encore possible, à cause du poids des appareils qu’elle nécessitait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
His lawyer's mind, accustomed as it was to disentangling and studying complicated situations and questions of domestic difficulties in families that had got out of gear, at once foresaw the more immediate consequences of his brother's state of mind.
Son esprit d'avocat, habitué d'ailleurs à démêler et à étudier les situations compliquées, les questions d'ordre intime, dans les familles troublées, découvrit immédiatement toutes les conséquences prochaines de l'état d'âme de son frère.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Invariably the first to appear at the works, he looked after everything, foresaw everything, filling the place with his bustling zeal, and doubling his output year by year.
Levé le premier dans l’usine, il voyait tout, prévoyait tout, l’emplissait de son zèle retentissant à en doubler chaque année le chiffre d’affaires.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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foresee

verb
Basic forms
Pastforesaw
Imperativeforesee
Present Participle (Participle I)foreseeing
Past Participle (Participle II)foreseen
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I foreseewe foresee
you foreseeyou foresee
he/she/it foreseesthey foresee
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am foreseeingwe are foreseeing
you are foreseeingyou are foreseeing
he/she/it is foreseeingthey are foreseeing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have foreseenwe have foreseen
you have foreseenyou have foreseen
he/she/it has foreseenthey have foreseen
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been foreseeingwe have been foreseeing
you have been foreseeingyou have been foreseeing
he/she/it has been foreseeingthey have been foreseeing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I foresawwe foresaw
you foresawyou foresaw
he/she/it foresawthey foresaw
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was foreseeingwe were foreseeing
you were foreseeingyou were foreseeing
he/she/it was foreseeingthey were foreseeing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had foreseenwe had foreseen
you had foreseenyou had foreseen
he/she/it had foreseenthey had foreseen
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been foreseeingwe had been foreseeing
you had been foreseeingyou had been foreseeing
he/she/it had been foreseeingthey had been foreseeing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will foreseewe shall/will foresee
you will foreseeyou will foresee
he/she/it will foreseethey will foresee
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be foreseeingwe shall/will be foreseeing
you will be foreseeingyou will be foreseeing
he/she/it will be foreseeingthey will be foreseeing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have foreseenwe shall/will have foreseen
you will have foreseenyou will have foreseen
he/she/it will have foreseenthey will have foreseen
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been foreseeingwe shall/will have been foreseeing
you will have been foreseeingyou will have been foreseeing
he/she/it will have been foreseeingthey will have been foreseeing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would foreseewe should/would foresee
you would foreseeyou would foresee
he/she/it would foreseethey would foresee
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be foreseeingwe should/would be foreseeing
you would be foreseeingyou would be foreseeing
he/she/it would be foreseeingthey would be foreseeing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have foreseenwe should/would have foreseen
you would have foreseenyou would have foreseen
he/she/it would have foreseenthey would have foreseen
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been foreseeingwe should/would have been foreseeing
you would have been foreseeingyou would have been foreseeing
he/she/it would have been foreseeingthey would have been foreseeing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am foreseenwe are foreseen
you are foreseenyou are foreseen
he/she/it is foreseenthey are foreseen
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being foreseenwe are being foreseen
you are being foreseenyou are being foreseen
he/she/it is being foreseenthey are being foreseen
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been foreseenwe have been foreseen
you have been foreseenyou have been foreseen
he/she/it has been foreseenthey have been foreseen
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was foreseenwe were foreseen
you were foreseenyou were foreseen
he/she/it was foreseenthey were foreseen
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being foreseenwe were being foreseen
you were being foreseenyou were being foreseen
he/she/it was being foreseenthey were being foreseen
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been foreseenwe had been foreseen
you had been foreseenyou had been foreseen
he/she/it had been foreseenthey had been foreseen
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be foreseenwe shall/will be foreseen
you will be foreseenyou will be foreseen
he/she/it will be foreseenthey will be foreseen
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been foreseenwe shall/will have been foreseen
you will have been foreseenyou will have been foreseen
he/she/it will have been foreseenthey will have been foreseen