This was the man whose report had brought about the condemnation of his book; and it was with resentment that he recalled his caressing air and charming greeting, instinct with such lying promise.
C’était cet homme, dont le rapport avait fait condamner son livre ; et il lui reprochait surtout son air de caresse, les promesses menteuses de son accueil si charmant.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
And Pierre divined by her greeting that she deemed him of little account, petty foreign priest that he was, not even a prelate.
Aussi Pierre devina-t-il à son accueil combien peu il pesait devant elle, petit prêtre étranger qui n’était pas même prélat.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
At this moment, Madame Juzeur, reappearing, went and whispered a word to Madame Josserand, who was greeting the arrival of a big jeweler of the Palais-Royal with a grand curtesy; and she, quite upset, hastened to follow her.
A ce moment, madame Juzeur reparut, alla dire un mot à l'oreille de madame Josserand, qui saluait d'une révérence l'entrée d'un grand bijoutier du Palais-Royal; et celle-ci, toute retournée, se hâta de la suivre.
As I read this letter I felt the maternal heart beating beneath my fingers which held the paper while I was still cold from the harsh greeting of my own mother.
Quand j’eus fini cette lettre, je sentais palpiter sous mes doigts un cœur maternel au moment où j’étais encore glacé par le sévère accueil de ma mère.
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
After greeting the Captain and shaking hands with his comrade the purser, he went into the saloon where some Englishmen were already asleep in the corners.
Après qu'il eut salué le capitaine et serré la main de son compagnon le commissaire du bord, il entra dans le salon où quelques Anglais sommeillaient déjà dans les coins.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Certainly there was some of the bourgeois respect and esteem for a good education in the fairly cordial greeting which Constance extended to Charlotte, who had painted a miniature portrait of her, a good though a flattering likeness.
Et, certainement, dans l’accueil sans rudesse de Constance, dont elle avait peint un médaillon ressemblant, mais flatté, entrait beaucoup de l’estime de la bourgeoise pour les belles éducations.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
At this moment the organs suddenly burst into a glorious hymn of greeting.
À ce moment, les orgues éclatèrent puissamment en un chant de glorieux accueil.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret had resumed his work, after greeting the Brother with a slight nod.
L'abbé Mouret s'était remis au travail, après avoir salué le Frère d'un léger signe de tête.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
However, I certainly will not leave Rome without going to tell him how deeply his kind greeting has touched me."
Mais je ne partirai pas sans aller lui dire combien j’ai été touché de son accueil. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"I will attend to him," I said, finding this sort of greeting intolerable.
— J’y vais, dis-je en trouvant ce froid accueil insupportable.
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
And, in any event, the Holy Father has no motive for posthumous jealousy; he knows very well that he can give his Eminence a good greeting."
Et, en tout cas, le Saint-Père n’a pas à montrer de jalousie posthume, il sait qu’il peut faire un très bon accueil à Son Eminence. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
On the morrow her greeting expressed the fulness of feelings that remained unuttered, and from that moment I was initiated into the secrets of her voice.
Le lendemain, son accueil exprima la plénitude des sentiments octroyés, et je fus dès lors initié dans les secrets de sa voix.
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
Moreover, the antiquity of our name, the most precious quality of a man in his eyes, added to the warmth of his greeting. I knew nothing of these reasons until later; for the time being the sudden transition to cordiality put me at my ease.
Cependant, si l’antiquité du nom, la plus précieuse qualité d’un homme à ses yeux, pouvait justifier l’accueil qui me rendit confus, je n’en appris la raison véritable que plus tard. Pour le moment, cette transition subite me mit à l’aise.
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
"Well," said he, "this is a pretty way of greeting a friend.»
- Eh bien! fit-il, c'est comme ça qu'on dit bonjour à ses amis?
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
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greet
verb
Basic forms
Past
greeted
Imperative
greet
Present Participle (Participle I)
greeting
Past Participle (Participle II)
greeted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I greet
we greet
you greet
you greet
he/she/it greets
they greet
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am greeting
we are greeting
you are greeting
you are greeting
he/she/it is greeting
they are greeting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have greeted
we have greeted
you have greeted
you have greeted
he/she/it has greeted
they have greeted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been greeting
we have been greeting
you have been greeting
you have been greeting
he/she/it has been greeting
they have been greeting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I greeted
we greeted
you greeted
you greeted
he/she/it greeted
they greeted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was greeting
we were greeting
you were greeting
you were greeting
he/she/it was greeting
they were greeting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had greeted
we had greeted
you had greeted
you had greeted
he/she/it had greeted
they had greeted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been greeting
we had been greeting
you had been greeting
you had been greeting
he/she/it had been greeting
they had been greeting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will greet
we shall/will greet
you will greet
you will greet
he/she/it will greet
they will greet
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be greeting
we shall/will be greeting
you will be greeting
you will be greeting
he/she/it will be greeting
they will be greeting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have greeted
we shall/will have greeted
you will have greeted
you will have greeted
he/she/it will have greeted
they will have greeted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been greeting
we shall/will have been greeting
you will have been greeting
you will have been greeting
he/she/it will have been greeting
they will have been greeting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would greet
we should/would greet
you would greet
you would greet
he/she/it would greet
they would greet
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be greeting
we should/would be greeting
you would be greeting
you would be greeting
he/she/it would be greeting
they would be greeting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have greeted
we should/would have greeted
you would have greeted
you would have greeted
he/she/it would have greeted
they would have greeted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice