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
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
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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
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
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The Three Cities - Paris
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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
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
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"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
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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
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The Three Cities - Rome
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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
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
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Fruitfulness
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foresee
verb
Basic forms
Past
foresaw
Imperative
foresee
Present Participle (Participle I)
foreseeing
Past Participle (Participle II)
foreseen
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I foresee
we foresee
you foresee
you foresee
he/she/it foresees
they foresee
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am foreseeing
we are foreseeing
you are foreseeing
you are foreseeing
he/she/it is foreseeing
they are foreseeing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have foreseen
we have foreseen
you have foreseen
you have foreseen
he/she/it has foreseen
they have foreseen
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been foreseeing
we have been foreseeing
you have been foreseeing
you have been foreseeing
he/she/it has been foreseeing
they have been foreseeing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I foresaw
we foresaw
you foresaw
you foresaw
he/she/it foresaw
they foresaw
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was foreseeing
we were foreseeing
you were foreseeing
you were foreseeing
he/she/it was foreseeing
they were foreseeing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had foreseen
we had foreseen
you had foreseen
you had foreseen
he/she/it had foreseen
they had foreseen
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been foreseeing
we had been foreseeing
you had been foreseeing
you had been foreseeing
he/she/it had been foreseeing
they had been foreseeing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will foresee
we shall/will foresee
you will foresee
you will foresee
he/she/it will foresee
they will foresee
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be foreseeing
we shall/will be foreseeing
you will be foreseeing
you will be foreseeing
he/she/it will be foreseeing
they will be foreseeing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have foreseen
we shall/will have foreseen
you will have foreseen
you will have foreseen
he/she/it will have foreseen
they will have foreseen
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been foreseeing
we shall/will have been foreseeing
you will have been foreseeing
you will have been foreseeing
he/she/it will have been foreseeing
they will have been foreseeing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would foresee
we should/would foresee
you would foresee
you would foresee
he/she/it would foresee
they would foresee
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be foreseeing
we should/would be foreseeing
you would be foreseeing
you would be foreseeing
he/she/it would be foreseeing
they would be foreseeing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have foreseen
we should/would have foreseen
you would have foreseen
you would have foreseen
he/she/it would have foreseen
they would have foreseen
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice