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And I drink to your health, grandfather, and I drink to yours, grandmother, on behalf of your other future people, who will grow up full of spirit under the burning sun of the tropics!"
Et je bois à votre santé, grand-père, je bois à votre santé, grand-mère, au nom de votre autre peuple futur, poussé gaillardement sous le brûlant soleil des tropiques. »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Kiss your grandfather, my child."
Embrasse ton grand-père, mon petit.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The little thing, who had lost her mother in her infancy, dwelt at this time with her grandfather at Chavanoz, a village in the passes of the Seille.
La petite, qui avait perdu sa mère au berceau, demeurait avec son grand-père à Chavanoz, un village des gorges de la Seille.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Seguin's grandfather had been a mere tiller of the soil at Janville.
Le grand-père de Séguin était simple cultivateur, à Janville.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Chingachgook father take scalp - grandfather take scalp - all old chief take scalp, and Chingachgook take as many scalp as he can carry, himself"
– Le père de Chingachgook a pris chevelures, – grand-père a pris chevelures, tous vieux chefs prennent chevelures, et Chingachgook en prendra autant qu’il peut porter !
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
I often tormented my grandfather with the embarrassing question: 'What do you have to do to write?'
Je torturais souvent mon grand-père avec cette question embarrassante: que fait-on pour écrire?
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Mr. Benfield had told her General Sir Frederic Denbigh was nearly allied to the Duke of Derwent, and Denbigh had said the general was his grandfather.
M. Benfield lui avait appris que le général sir Frédéric Denbigh était proche parent du duc de Derwent, et Denbigh avait dit que le général était son grand-père.
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
We all knew his father, I know who his grandfather was in Kabul and his greatgrandfather before him, I could sit here and trace generations of his ancestors for you if you asked.
Nous connaissions tous son père, et je savais qui étaient son grand-père et son arrière-grand-père. Je pourrais te dresser son arbre généalogique sur plusieurs générations.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
"The letter will tell you," she said, with a playful smile, which took from her advice the serious tone which might certainly have been that of a grandfather.
— La lettre vous le dira, répondit-elle d’un air enjoué qui ôtait à ses recommandations le caractère sérieux dont sont accompagnées celles des grands-parents.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
I am so old and so near my end, my dear Monsieur Froment, that you will allow me to call you my child and to kiss you like a grandfather, wishing you all courage and peace, and that faith in life which alone helps one to live."
Je suis si vieux et si fini, mon cher monsieur Froment, que vous me permettez bien de vous appeler mon enfant et de vous embrasser comme un aïeul, en vous souhaitant le courage et la paix, la foi en la vie qui seule aide à vivre. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The old man huddled up at the end of the seat—no other than the treasure-seeking grandfather whom we saw the day of our arrival—came nearer and lifted his finger.
Le vieux bonhomme entassé au bout du banc – et qui n’était autre que le grand-père au trésor aperçu le jour de notre arrivée – se rapprocha et leva le doigt.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
'I lost some money last night - out of my bedroom, I am sure. Unless it was taken by somebody in jest - only in jest, dear grandfather, which would make me laugh heartily if I could but know it - '
J’ai perdu de l’argent cette nuit ; on me l’a pris dans ma chambre, j’en suis certaine ; à moins que ce ne soit pour badiner, seulement pour badiner, grand-papa ; en ce cas, j’en rirais la première, si j’en étais bien sûre...
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
The mother of Sir Edward was a daughter of this family, and the sister of the grandfather of the present lord.
Le père de sir Edward avait épousé une Chatterton, la sœur du grand-père du lord actuel.
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
"Mercy," whispered John to Clara, "that's your grandfather that is to be uncle Benfield is speaking of.
– Miséricorde ! dit John à l’oreille de sa sœur, celui dont parle notre oncle doit devenir bientôt votre grand-père.
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
'God forbid, if it is so!' said their uncouth protector, glancing from the eager child to her grandfather, who hung his head and bent his eyes upon the ground.
– Dieu m’en garde, s’il en est ainsi ! dit l’étrange protecteur en promenant son regard de l’enfant émue à son grand-père qui tenait la tête penchée et les yeux fixés sur la terre.
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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grandfather clause
clause d'antériorité

Word forms

grandfather

noun
SingularPlural
Common casegrandfathergrandfathers
Possessive casegrandfather'sgrandfathers'

grandfather

verb
Basic forms
Pastgrandfathered
Imperativegrandfather
Present Participle (Participle I)grandfathering
Past Participle (Participle II)grandfathered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I grandfatherwe grandfather
you grandfatheryou grandfather
he/she/it grandfathersthey grandfather
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am grandfatheringwe are grandfathering
you are grandfatheringyou are grandfathering
he/she/it is grandfatheringthey are grandfathering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have grandfatheredwe have grandfathered
you have grandfatheredyou have grandfathered
he/she/it has grandfatheredthey have grandfathered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been grandfatheringwe have been grandfathering
you have been grandfatheringyou have been grandfathering
he/she/it has been grandfatheringthey have been grandfathering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I grandfatheredwe grandfathered
you grandfatheredyou grandfathered
he/she/it grandfatheredthey grandfathered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was grandfatheringwe were grandfathering
you were grandfatheringyou were grandfathering
he/she/it was grandfatheringthey were grandfathering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had grandfatheredwe had grandfathered
you had grandfatheredyou had grandfathered
he/she/it had grandfatheredthey had grandfathered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been grandfatheringwe had been grandfathering
you had been grandfatheringyou had been grandfathering
he/she/it had been grandfatheringthey had been grandfathering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will grandfatherwe shall/will grandfather
you will grandfatheryou will grandfather
he/she/it will grandfatherthey will grandfather
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be grandfatheringwe shall/will be grandfathering
you will be grandfatheringyou will be grandfathering
he/she/it will be grandfatheringthey will be grandfathering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have grandfatheredwe shall/will have grandfathered
you will have grandfatheredyou will have grandfathered
he/she/it will have grandfatheredthey will have grandfathered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been grandfatheringwe shall/will have been grandfathering
you will have been grandfatheringyou will have been grandfathering
he/she/it will have been grandfatheringthey will have been grandfathering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would grandfatherwe should/would grandfather
you would grandfatheryou would grandfather
he/she/it would grandfatherthey would grandfather
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be grandfatheringwe should/would be grandfathering
you would be grandfatheringyou would be grandfathering
he/she/it would be grandfatheringthey would be grandfathering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have grandfatheredwe should/would have grandfathered
you would have grandfatheredyou would have grandfathered
he/she/it would have grandfatheredthey would have grandfathered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been grandfatheringwe should/would have been grandfathering
you would have been grandfatheringyou would have been grandfathering
he/she/it would have been grandfatheringthey would have been grandfathering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am grandfatheredwe are grandfathered
you are grandfatheredyou are grandfathered
he/she/it is grandfatheredthey are grandfathered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being grandfatheredwe are being grandfathered
you are being grandfatheredyou are being grandfathered
he/she/it is being grandfatheredthey are being grandfathered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been grandfatheredwe have been grandfathered
you have been grandfatheredyou have been grandfathered
he/she/it has been grandfatheredthey have been grandfathered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was grandfatheredwe were grandfathered
you were grandfatheredyou were grandfathered
he/she/it was grandfatheredthey were grandfathered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being grandfatheredwe were being grandfathered
you were being grandfatheredyou were being grandfathered
he/she/it was being grandfatheredthey were being grandfathered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been grandfatheredwe had been grandfathered
you had been grandfatheredyou had been grandfathered
he/she/it had been grandfatheredthey had been grandfathered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be grandfatheredwe shall/will be grandfathered
you will be grandfatheredyou will be grandfathered
he/she/it will be grandfatheredthey will be grandfathered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been grandfatheredwe shall/will have been grandfathered
you will have been grandfatheredyou will have been grandfathered
he/she/it will have been grandfatheredthey will have been grandfathered