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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 - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
A grandmother already, and she was only forty-one years old !Grand-mère déjà, elle en avait souri.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Francois inherited, through Ursule, the face of his grandmother Adelaide.François, par Ursule, avait le visage d’Adélaïde, l’aïeule.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But Paradis takes the boots with authority, while the grandmother, paralyzed by her weakness, argues the question and opposes us with shadowy protest.Mais mon Paradis prend d’autorité les chaussures, tandis que la grand-mère, paralysée par sa faiblesse, se débat, et nous montre un fantôme de protestation.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Guillaume, realising that this fine serenity perplexed his brother, thereupon replied with similar calmness: "Oh! it was only necessary that grandmother should be warned.Guillaume, sentant son frère étonné de cette belle sérénité, se contenta de dire, très calme lui aussi : « Oh ! il suffit que Mère-Grand soit prévenue.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
I have just found my poor grandmother in a very dangerous state.Je viens de trouver ma pauvre grand-mère au plus mal.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
In this little girl, all pink and white, the ever-regretted Blaise seemed to live again. So closely did she resemble him that Charlotte, his widow, already a grandmother in her forty-second year, wept with emotion at the sight of her.En cette fillette rose, revivait Blaise, toujours regretté, et elle lui ressemblait tellement, dès sa naissance, que Charlotte, déjà grand-mère à quarante-deux ans, en pleura.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
The grandmother had come to the well by chance.La grand-mère était venue par hasard au puits.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But there is Clara, with her little boy-is he not a lovely child?" cried the grandmother, rising to take the infant in her arms.Mais voici Clara et son petit garçon ; n’est-ce pas un charmant enfant ? s’écria la grand-maman en le regardant avec admiration et en le prenant dans les bras.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
From that time forward, the fulness of his heart cloistered him yet more in the lonely existence which he had adopted with his grandmother.Il éprouva dès lors une plénitude de sensations qui le mura davantage dans l’existence cloîtrée qu’il s’était faite auprès de sa grand-mère.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The grandmother looked at him fixedly, then, in a solemn voice, inquired: "Why?"L’aïeule le regarda fixement et, d’une voix grave: «Pourquoi? dit-elle simplement.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
You forget that I am already a grandmother.C’est désormais à mes garçons et à mes filles, de faire des enfants. »Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
The child entertained singular affection, not unmixed with respectful terror, for his grandmother.L’enfant eut pour sa grand-mère une singulière tendresse mêlée d’une terreur respectueuse.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Her grandmother has initiated legal action to declare the adoption null and void and to obtain Ximena's custody.Sa grand-mère a engagé une action pour faire annuler l'adoption et obtenir la garde de Ximena.© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/19/2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 3/19/2011
These recurring fits, more than anything else, strengthened Silvere's deep attachment for his grandmother.Ce furent surtout ces crises renaissantes qui attachèrent profondément le petit-fils à sa grand-mère.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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grandmother
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | grandmother | grandmothers |
Possessive case | grandmother's | grandmothers' |
grandmother
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | grandmothered |
Imperative | grandmother |
Present Participle (Participle I) | grandmothering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | grandmothered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grandmother | we grandmother |
you grandmother | you grandmother |
he/she/it grandmothers | they grandmother |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am grandmothering | we are grandmothering |
you are grandmothering | you are grandmothering |
he/she/it is grandmothering | they are grandmothering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have grandmothered | we have grandmothered |
you have grandmothered | you have grandmothered |
he/she/it has grandmothered | they have grandmothered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been grandmothering | we have been grandmothering |
you have been grandmothering | you have been grandmothering |
he/she/it has been grandmothering | they have been grandmothering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grandmothered | we grandmothered |
you grandmothered | you grandmothered |
he/she/it grandmothered | they grandmothered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was grandmothering | we were grandmothering |
you were grandmothering | you were grandmothering |
he/she/it was grandmothering | they were grandmothering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had grandmothered | we had grandmothered |
you had grandmothered | you had grandmothered |
he/she/it had grandmothered | they had grandmothered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been grandmothering | we had been grandmothering |
you had been grandmothering | you had been grandmothering |
he/she/it had been grandmothering | they had been grandmothering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will grandmother | we shall/will grandmother |
you will grandmother | you will grandmother |
he/she/it will grandmother | they will grandmother |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be grandmothering | we shall/will be grandmothering |
you will be grandmothering | you will be grandmothering |
he/she/it will be grandmothering | they will be grandmothering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have grandmothered | we shall/will have grandmothered |
you will have grandmothered | you will have grandmothered |
he/she/it will have grandmothered | they will have grandmothered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been grandmothering | we shall/will have been grandmothering |
you will have been grandmothering | you will have been grandmothering |
he/she/it will have been grandmothering | they will have been grandmothering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would grandmother | we should/would grandmother |
you would grandmother | you would grandmother |
he/she/it would grandmother | they would grandmother |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be grandmothering | we should/would be grandmothering |
you would be grandmothering | you would be grandmothering |
he/she/it would be grandmothering | they would be grandmothering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have grandmothered | we should/would have grandmothered |
you would have grandmothered | you would have grandmothered |
he/she/it would have grandmothered | they would have grandmothered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been grandmothering | we should/would have been grandmothering |
you would have been grandmothering | you would have been grandmothering |
he/she/it would have been grandmothering | they would have been grandmothering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am grandmothered | we are grandmothered |
you are grandmothered | you are grandmothered |
he/she/it is grandmothered | they are grandmothered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being grandmothered | we are being grandmothered |
you are being grandmothered | you are being grandmothered |
he/she/it is being grandmothered | they are being grandmothered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been grandmothered | we have been grandmothered |
you have been grandmothered | you have been grandmothered |
he/she/it has been grandmothered | they have been grandmothered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was grandmothered | we were grandmothered |
you were grandmothered | you were grandmothered |
he/she/it was grandmothered | they were grandmothered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being grandmothered | we were being grandmothered |
you were being grandmothered | you were being grandmothered |
he/she/it was being grandmothered | they were being grandmothered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been grandmothered | we had been grandmothered |
you had been grandmothered | you had been grandmothered |
he/she/it had been grandmothered | they had been grandmothered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be grandmothered | we shall/will be grandmothered |
you will be grandmothered | you will be grandmothered |
he/she/it will be grandmothered | they will be grandmothered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been grandmothered | we shall/will have been grandmothered |
you will have been grandmothered | you will have been grandmothered |
he/she/it will have been grandmothered | they will have been grandmothered |