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Then, again, when the sunbeams broke into dust amidst the vapours of the Seine, it appeared steeped in diffused brightness, without a shadow about it, lighted up equally on every side, and looking as charmingly delicate as a cut gem set in fine gold.D’autres fois encore, quand le soleil se brisait en poussière parmi les vapeurs de la Seine, elle baignait au fond de cette clarté diffuse, sans une ombre, également éclairée partout, d’une délicatesse charmante de bijou taillé en plein or fin.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"Why, it's delightful," Mathieu repeated, by way of politeness; why, it's a real gem of a place."« Mais c’est ravissant ! répétait Mathieu, pour être poli. Mais c’est une merveille ! »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
She returned to Vernon beaming with pleasure, relating that she had found a gem, a delightful little place right in the centre of Paris.Elle revint rayonnante à Vernon, elle dit qu'elle avait trouvé une perle, un trou délicieux, en plein Paris.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Let us do a little bit of business. Let me have this gem.Faisons enfin une affaire, cédez-moi ce bijou…Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
'But it's perfect-it is a little gem of truth and light,' replied Claude, warming up.– Mais c’est complet, c’est un bijou de vérité et de lumière, reprit Claude qui s’échauffait.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"You forget," said Clara, smiling, "the polite inquiry concerning the old gem'mun."– Fi ! Monsieur, dit Clara avec un sourire ; au lieu de plaisanter, vous feriez mieux de chercher avec nous quels peuvent être ces étrangers.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
She had turned quite rosy, and was no longer weeping, whilst her eyes, fixed on the box, acquired a fresh luster from the sparkling of the imitation gems.Elle, toute rose, ne pleurait plus, les yeux sur la boite, rallumés aux étincelles des pierres fausses.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
And those deep moires glittering with little flamelets, were they not promiscuous heaps of precious metal, cups, vases, ornaments enriched with gems?Et ces moires profondes, toutes reluisantes de petites flammes, n’était-ce pas un amas, un pêle-mêle de métaux précieux, des coupes, des vases, des bijoux ornés de pierreries ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
And Mendelssohn, that faultless chiseller! a Shakespeare in dancing pumps, whose "songs without words" are gems for women of intellect!Et Mendelssohn, ce ciseleur impeccable, Shakespeare en escarpins de bal, dont les romances sans paroles sont des bijoux pour les dames intelligentes!Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
" Some bindings nowadays are perfect gems."On fait maintenant des reliures qui sont des joyaux. »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Hundreds of tiny wings flit through the openings, twinkling in the sun like the glancing of gems.Des ailes légères, par centaines, s'agitent à travers les ouvertures du feuillage, brillant au soleil de tout l'éclat des pierres précieuses.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
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Word forms
gem
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | gemmed |
Imperative | gem |
Present Participle (Participle I) | gemming |
Past Participle (Participle II) | gemmed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I gem | we gem |
you gem | you gem |
he/she/it gems | they gem |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am gemming | we are gemming |
you are gemming | you are gemming |
he/she/it is gemming | they are gemming |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have gemmed | we have gemmed |
you have gemmed | you have gemmed |
he/she/it has gemmed | they have gemmed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been gemming | we have been gemming |
you have been gemming | you have been gemming |
he/she/it has been gemming | they have been gemming |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I gemmed | we gemmed |
you gemmed | you gemmed |
he/she/it gemmed | they gemmed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was gemming | we were gemming |
you were gemming | you were gemming |
he/she/it was gemming | they were gemming |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had gemmed | we had gemmed |
you had gemmed | you had gemmed |
he/she/it had gemmed | they had gemmed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been gemming | we had been gemming |
you had been gemming | you had been gemming |
he/she/it had been gemming | they had been gemming |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will gem | we shall/will gem |
you will gem | you will gem |
he/she/it will gem | they will gem |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be gemming | we shall/will be gemming |
you will be gemming | you will be gemming |
he/she/it will be gemming | they will be gemming |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have gemmed | we shall/will have gemmed |
you will have gemmed | you will have gemmed |
he/she/it will have gemmed | they will have gemmed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been gemming | we shall/will have been gemming |
you will have been gemming | you will have been gemming |
he/she/it will have been gemming | they will have been gemming |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would gem | we should/would gem |
you would gem | you would gem |
he/she/it would gem | they would gem |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be gemming | we should/would be gemming |
you would be gemming | you would be gemming |
he/she/it would be gemming | they would be gemming |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have gemmed | we should/would have gemmed |
you would have gemmed | you would have gemmed |
he/she/it would have gemmed | they would have gemmed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been gemming | we should/would have been gemming |
you would have been gemming | you would have been gemming |
he/she/it would have been gemming | they would have been gemming |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am gemmed | we are gemmed |
you are gemmed | you are gemmed |
he/she/it is gemmed | they are gemmed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being gemmed | we are being gemmed |
you are being gemmed | you are being gemmed |
he/she/it is being gemmed | they are being gemmed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been gemmed | we have been gemmed |
you have been gemmed | you have been gemmed |
he/she/it has been gemmed | they have been gemmed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was gemmed | we were gemmed |
you were gemmed | you were gemmed |
he/she/it was gemmed | they were gemmed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being gemmed | we were being gemmed |
you were being gemmed | you were being gemmed |
he/she/it was being gemmed | they were being gemmed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been gemmed | we had been gemmed |
you had been gemmed | you had been gemmed |
he/she/it had been gemmed | they had been gemmed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be gemmed | we shall/will be gemmed |
you will be gemmed | you will be gemmed |
he/she/it will be gemmed | they will be gemmed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been gemmed | we shall/will have been gemmed |
you will have been gemmed | you will have been gemmed |
he/she/it will have been gemmed | they will have been gemmed |
gem
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | gem | gems |
Possessive case | gem's | gems' |