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Lettuces, cucumbers, grains, etc, set to germinate under glass bell-glasses, covered with black paper, transparent to the infrared, all germinate quicker than by the light of the sun, and then wither and die in about a fortnight.Laitues, concombres, graminées, etc., mises à germer sous une cloche couverte de papier noir, transparent pour l'infra-rouge. Toutes germent plus vite qu'à la lumière solaire puis dépérissent et meurent en une quinzaine de jours.Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forcesL'évolution des forcesLe Bon, Gustave© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, ParisThe evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
It was a long while since he had passed that way, and he had never thought that the seed would sprout so thickly, for he had repeated a hundred times that nothing would germinate, so rotten was all the land.Il n’était point passé par là depuis longtemps, jamais il n’aurait cru que la semence lèverait si dru, car il avait répété cent fois que pas un grain ne pousserait tant ces terres étaient pourries.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
It is the only ground in the world where Ideas can germinate and bloom.Il n’est que cette terre-là au monde pour que l’idée y germe, y fleurisse...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
All those little ones thrown to the gutter, like superfluous kittens are flung into some sewer, all those forsaken ones, those wanderers of the pavement who beg, and thieve, and indulge in vice, form the dung-heap in which the worst crimes germinate.Tous ces petits mis au ruisseau, ainsi qu’on porte à l’égout les petits chats trop nombreux, tous ces abandonnés, ces errants du pavé qui mendiaient, qui se prostituaient, qui volaient, faisaient le fumier où germait le crime.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Beside the ripening crops the woods waved their greenery, quivering with the eternal seeds that germinated in their shade, under the dazzling sun.À côté des moissons mûres, les bois roulaient leurs ombrages, frémissants des semences éternelles qui germaient dans leur ombre, sous l’éclatant soleil.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
At least 70 % of the germinated clusters shall give single seedlings.Au minimum 70 % des glomérules germés ne donnent qu'une seule plantule.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
A second fall of snow checked the seeds that were germinating in my soul.Une seconde tombée de neige retarda la floraison des germes semés en mon âme.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
How could the belief in miracles have germinated and taken root in this man's brain?Comment la croyance au miracle avait-elle pu germer et s’implanter dans ce cerveau ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
People always forget that before Catholicism grew up and reigned in the sunlight, it spent four centuries in germinating and sprouting from the soil.On oublie toujours que le catholicisme a mis quatre siècles à se former, à germer en un long travail souterrain, avant de croître, de régner au plein soleil.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
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Word forms
germinate
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | germinated |
Imperative | germinate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | germinating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | germinated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I germinate | we germinate |
you germinate | you germinate |
he/she/it germinates | they germinate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am germinating | we are germinating |
you are germinating | you are germinating |
he/she/it is germinating | they are germinating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have germinated | we have germinated |
you have germinated | you have germinated |
he/she/it has germinated | they have germinated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been germinating | we have been germinating |
you have been germinating | you have been germinating |
he/she/it has been germinating | they have been germinating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I germinated | we germinated |
you germinated | you germinated |
he/she/it germinated | they germinated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was germinating | we were germinating |
you were germinating | you were germinating |
he/she/it was germinating | they were germinating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had germinated | we had germinated |
you had germinated | you had germinated |
he/she/it had germinated | they had germinated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been germinating | we had been germinating |
you had been germinating | you had been germinating |
he/she/it had been germinating | they had been germinating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will germinate | we shall/will germinate |
you will germinate | you will germinate |
he/she/it will germinate | they will germinate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be germinating | we shall/will be germinating |
you will be germinating | you will be germinating |
he/she/it will be germinating | they will be germinating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have germinated | we shall/will have germinated |
you will have germinated | you will have germinated |
he/she/it will have germinated | they will have germinated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been germinating | we shall/will have been germinating |
you will have been germinating | you will have been germinating |
he/she/it will have been germinating | they will have been germinating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would germinate | we should/would germinate |
you would germinate | you would germinate |
he/she/it would germinate | they would germinate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be germinating | we should/would be germinating |
you would be germinating | you would be germinating |
he/she/it would be germinating | they would be germinating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have germinated | we should/would have germinated |
you would have germinated | you would have germinated |
he/she/it would have germinated | they would have germinated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been germinating | we should/would have been germinating |
you would have been germinating | you would have been germinating |
he/she/it would have been germinating | they would have been germinating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am germinated | we are germinated |
you are germinated | you are germinated |
he/she/it is germinated | they are germinated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being germinated | we are being germinated |
you are being germinated | you are being germinated |
he/she/it is being germinated | they are being germinated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been germinated | we have been germinated |
you have been germinated | you have been germinated |
he/she/it has been germinated | they have been germinated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was germinated | we were germinated |
you were germinated | you were germinated |
he/she/it was germinated | they were germinated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being germinated | we were being germinated |
you were being germinated | you were being germinated |
he/she/it was being germinated | they were being germinated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been germinated | we had been germinated |
you had been germinated | you had been germinated |
he/she/it had been germinated | they had been germinated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be germinated | we shall/will be germinated |
you will be germinated | you will be germinated |
he/she/it will be germinated | they will be germinated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been germinated | we shall/will have been germinated |
you will have been germinated | you will have been germinated |
he/she/it will have been germinated | they will have been germinated |