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James, who was going out to Cochin China on this steamer, did not even repose in a grave where his friends could go to pray for him.Jacques, qui se rendait en Cochinchine sur ce vapeur, ne dormirait même point dans une tombe où l’on pourrait aller prier.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
I went to the cemetery, saying to myself: "One glance at Marguerite's grave, and I shall know if Armand's sorrow still exists, and perhaps I may find out what has become of him."Je me rendis au cimetière, en me disant : à la seule inspection de la tombe de Marguerite, je verrai bien si la douleur d'Armand existe encore, et j'apprendrai peut-être ce qu'il est devenu.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
By degrees a report spre.id among the grave, staid men who did not dance that Kougoii was going to leave Paris, and place himself at the head of a great undertaking in the south of France.Peu après, parmi les hommes graves qui ne dansaient pas, la nouvelle courut que Rougon quittait Paris, qu'il allait se mettre à la tête d'une grande entreprise, dans le Midi.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
"All men are free and equal in the grave, if it comes to that, Mr. Wilson," said George.– Tous les hommes sont égaux et libres dans la tombe, si l’on en vient là, monsieur Wilson.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
He said he had looked forward to seeing Mrs. Thomas's grave from the first moment that the trip was proposed - said he wouldn't have joined if it hadn't been for the idea of seeing Mrs. Thomas's tomb.Il me dit qu’il avait projeté de voir la sépulture en question dès le premier moment où nous avions décidé ce voyage, et qu’il ne serait jamais venu avec nous s’il n’y avait pas eu cette visite en perspective.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
And again and again he went to and fro, grave and impassible, his head low, ever lost in the same gloomy reverie.Et il allait toujours et il revenait toujours, sérieux, impassible, la tête basse, perdu dans la même rêverie sombre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
You have a voice that comes on one so suddenly that one might think it was a voice from the grave.'Vous avez une voix qui part brusquement, comme celle d'un mort.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Pierre, who had become grave, waxing pale with the secret uneasiness which was penetrating him, continued to look at her.Devenu grave, pâli par le sourd malaise qui l’envahissait, Pierre continuait à la regarder.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
We walked slowly in the direction of Marguerite's grave.On s'achemina lentement dans la direction de la tombe de Marguerite.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Every eye was turned on the emaciated parent, bending into the grave, and, as it were, kept from it by the supporting tenderness of his child.Tous les yeux se tournèrent vers le vieillard affaibli qui semblait avoir déjà un pied dans la tombe, et n’être retenu encore sur les limites de cette vie que par la tendresse vigilante de son fils.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
As Gilquin went on speaking, a grave expression came over Rougon's face.A mesure que Gilquin parlait, Rougon devenait grave.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
An open grave was there; I had only a slight partition of earth to displace, and soon I rolled into the cavity.La prévision était juste: une fosse nouvellement ouverte se trouvait là. Je n'eus qu'une mince cloison de terre à trouer pour rouler dans cette fosse.Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier BecailleLa mort d'Olivier BecailleZola, EmileThe Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile
Then he began looking at it, turning it round and round between his fingers, much perplexed, much troubled by the fear of either committing a grave offence or of making an enemy of the mayor.Alors il se mit à le regarder, le tournant et le retournant dans ses doigts, fort perplexe, fort troublé par la crainte de commettre une faute grave ou de se faire un ennemi du maire.Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite RoqueLa petite RoqueMaupassant, Guy deLittle Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de
Here, over my mother's grave, and over the grave of truth-loving, truth-telling Hetty, everything like unfair dealing seems to be out of place.Ici, sur la tombe de ma mère, sur celle de ma sœur, de cette Hetty qui aimait tellement la vérité et qui la disait toujours, tout ce qui ressemblerait à de la dissimulation serait déplacé.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Abbe Mouret was just concluding the De profundis in front of Albine's grave.Devant la fosse, l'abbé Mouret achevait le De profundis.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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grave accent
accent grave
Word forms
grave
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | graved |
Imperative | grave |
Present Participle (Participle I) | graving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | graved, graven |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grave | we grave |
you grave | you grave |
he/she/it graves | they grave |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am graving | we are graving |
you are graving | you are graving |
he/she/it is graving | they are graving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have graved, graven | we have graved, graven |
you have graved, graven | you have graved, graven |
he/she/it has graved, graven | they have graved, graven |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been graving | we have been graving |
you have been graving | you have been graving |
he/she/it has been graving | they have been graving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I graved | we graved |
you graved | you graved |
he/she/it graved | they graved |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was graving | we were graving |
you were graving | you were graving |
he/she/it was graving | they were graving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had graved, graven | we had graved, graven |
you had graved, graven | you had graved, graven |
he/she/it had graved, graven | they had graved, graven |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been graving | we had been graving |
you had been graving | you had been graving |
he/she/it had been graving | they had been graving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will grave | we shall/will grave |
you will grave | you will grave |
he/she/it will grave | they will grave |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be graving | we shall/will be graving |
you will be graving | you will be graving |
he/she/it will be graving | they will be graving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have graved, graven | we shall/will have graved, graven |
you will have graved, graven | you will have graved, graven |
he/she/it will have graved, graven | they will have graved, graven |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been graving | we shall/will have been graving |
you will have been graving | you will have been graving |
he/she/it will have been graving | they will have been graving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would grave | we should/would grave |
you would grave | you would grave |
he/she/it would grave | they would grave |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be graving | we should/would be graving |
you would be graving | you would be graving |
he/she/it would be graving | they would be graving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have graved, graven | we should/would have graved, graven |
you would have graved, graven | you would have graved, graven |
he/she/it would have graved, graven | they would have graved, graven |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been graving | we should/would have been graving |
you would have been graving | you would have been graving |
he/she/it would have been graving | they would have been graving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am graved, graven | we are graved, graven |
you are graved, graven | you are graved, graven |
he/she/it is graved, graven | they are graved, graven |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being graved, graven | we are being graved, graven |
you are being graved, graven | you are being graved, graven |
he/she/it is being graved, graven | they are being graved, graven |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been graved, graven | we have been graved, graven |
you have been graved, graven | you have been graved, graven |
he/she/it has been graved, graven | they have been graved, graven |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was graved, graven | we were graved, graven |
you were graved, graven | you were graved, graven |
he/she/it was graved, graven | they were graved, graven |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being graved, graven | we were being graved, graven |
you were being graved, graven | you were being graved, graven |
he/she/it was being graved, graven | they were being graved, graven |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been graved, graven | we had been graved, graven |
you had been graved, graven | you had been graved, graven |
he/she/it had been graved, graven | they had been graved, graven |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be graved, graven | we shall/will be graved, graven |
you will be graved, graven | you will be graved, graven |
he/she/it will be graved, graven | they will be graved, graven |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been graved, graven | we shall/will have been graved, graven |
you will have been graved, graven | you will have been graved, graven |
he/she/it will have been graved, graven | they will have been graved, graven |
grave
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | graved |
Imperative | grave |
Present Participle (Participle I) | graving |
Past Participle (Participle II) | graved |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I grave | we grave |
you grave | you grave |
he/she/it graves | they grave |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am graving | we are graving |
you are graving | you are graving |
he/she/it is graving | they are graving |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have graved | we have graved |
you have graved | you have graved |
he/she/it has graved | they have graved |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been graving | we have been graving |
you have been graving | you have been graving |
he/she/it has been graving | they have been graving |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I graved | we graved |
you graved | you graved |
he/she/it graved | they graved |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was graving | we were graving |
you were graving | you were graving |
he/she/it was graving | they were graving |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had graved | we had graved |
you had graved | you had graved |
he/she/it had graved | they had graved |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been graving | we had been graving |
you had been graving | you had been graving |
he/she/it had been graving | they had been graving |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will grave | we shall/will grave |
you will grave | you will grave |
he/she/it will grave | they will grave |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be graving | we shall/will be graving |
you will be graving | you will be graving |
he/she/it will be graving | they will be graving |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have graved | we shall/will have graved |
you will have graved | you will have graved |
he/she/it will have graved | they will have graved |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been graving | we shall/will have been graving |
you will have been graving | you will have been graving |
he/she/it will have been graving | they will have been graving |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would grave | we should/would grave |
you would grave | you would grave |
he/she/it would grave | they would grave |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be graving | we should/would be graving |
you would be graving | you would be graving |
he/she/it would be graving | they would be graving |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have graved | we should/would have graved |
you would have graved | you would have graved |
he/she/it would have graved | they would have graved |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been graving | we should/would have been graving |
you would have been graving | you would have been graving |
he/she/it would have been graving | they would have been graving |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am graved | we are graved |
you are graved | you are graved |
he/she/it is graved | they are graved |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being graved | we are being graved |
you are being graved | you are being graved |
he/she/it is being graved | they are being graved |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been graved | we have been graved |
you have been graved | you have been graved |
he/she/it has been graved | they have been graved |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was graved | we were graved |
you were graved | you were graved |
he/she/it was graved | they were graved |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being graved | we were being graved |
you were being graved | you were being graved |
he/she/it was being graved | they were being graved |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been graved | we had been graved |
you had been graved | you had been graved |
he/she/it had been graved | they had been graved |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be graved | we shall/will be graved |
you will be graved | you will be graved |
he/she/it will be graved | they will be graved |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been graved | we shall/will have been graved |
you will have been graved | you will have been graved |
he/she/it will have been graved | they will have been graved |
grave
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | grave | graves |
Possessive case | grave's | graves' |
grave
adjective
Positive degree | grave |
Comparative degree | graver |
Superlative degree | gravest |