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The abyss, which the powers of fate had placed between them, only separated them in the flesh, for they stood on the brinks of the gulf adoring each other from afar.
L’abîme que des forces fatales avaient creusé entre eux ne les séparait que matériellement, ils restaient sur les bords du gouffre, à s’adorer de loin.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
During his hours of meditation, he felt a vague presentiment 'that his ways of life, the circumstances and surroundings in which he had grown up, were going to thrust him to the bottom of some gulf, the moment he ventured to take a step.
Pendant ses heures de rêveries, il sentait vaguement que ses façons d’être, les circonstances et le milieu dans lesquels il avait grandi, allaient forcément le pousser au fond de quelque trou, dès les premiers pas qu’il hasarderait.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Soon there is a sparkling of brilliant stars and a sudden jungle of fiery plumes on the hill; and a fairy mirage of blue and white hangs lightly before our eyes in the full gulf of night.
Et bientôt, il y a un scintillement d’étoiles éclatantes et une forêt subite de panaches phosphorescents sur la colline : un mirage de féerie bleu et blanc se suspend légèrement à nos yeux dans le gouffre entier de la nuit.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It was now bright day; the fog had cleared away, and across the impassable gulf the hostile bands stood gazing at each other!
Il était alors grand jour. Le brouillard s'était dissipé, et les deux troupes ennemies s'observaient d'un bord à l'autre de l'abîme.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
We can see the shapeless silhouette of the mass as it plunges into the gulf. I can almost see the detail of his blown hair over the black profile of his face.
On distingue la silhouette informe de cette masse qui plonge dans le gouffre ; j’entrevois le détail de ses cheveux épars au-dessus du profil noir de sa figure.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We entered the unfathomable gulf, we returned to the surface with empty hands, asking each other by a look, "Among all our days on earth will there be one for us?"
Nous allions dans un gouffre sans fond, nous revenions à la surface, les mains vides, en nous demandant par un regard: — "Aurons-nous un seul jour à nous parmi tant de jours?"
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
They went on in front, while Beausire, squaring himself on his little legs, gave his arm to Mme Roland, who felt giddy at the gulf before her.
Ils partirent en avant, tandis que Beausire, se raidissant sur ses courtes jambes, tendait son bras replié à Mme Roland étourdie par le vide.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
In such a case, you write to your wife, and send messages to your children; but Tom could not write, – the mail for him had no existence, and the gulf of separation was unbridged by even a friendly word or signal.
En pareil cas, lecteur, vous écririez à votre femme, à vos enfants. Mais Tom ne savait pas écrire – la poste pour lui n’existait point; jamais un signe, un mot ne franchirait l’abîme de la séparation.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
I lift my head, in spite of the billows of rain, out of this gulf where we are struggling.
Je lève la tête, malgré les vagues de pluie, hors de ce gouffre où nous nous débattons.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
" You're a regular gulf, my girl."
– Vous êtes un gouffre, ma fille.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
A damp odor arose: one could scarce distinguish the vague outlines of thick ironwork; alone, right at the bottom, burnt a lantern, a distant speck of light, as if the better to indicate the depth and horror of the gulf.
Un souffle humide de cave s’exhalait, on distinguait à peine des profils vagues de grosses ferrures. Seule, tout en bas, une lanterne brûlait, une clarté lointaine, comme pour mieux montrer la profondeur et l’horreur du gouffre.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
The rest of the two bands remained eyeing each other across the gulf, with glances of mistrust and hatred.
Les corps principaux restèrent en observation, échangeant d'un bord â l'autre de l'abîme des regards de haine et de défiance.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
We were silent, petrified, listening to the echo of those words which fell like a stone cast into a gulf.
Nous restâmes pétrifiés tous deux, écoutant le son de cette parole comme celui d’une pierre jetée dans un gouffre.
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
Up till now we have found no bridge capable of linking together these two orders of phenomena, and the gulf which separates them appears yet deeper if among the vital forces we include the psychical phenomena which end in intelligence.
Jusqu'ici on n'a pu trouver un pont capable de relier les deux ordres de phénomènes, et l'abîme qui les sépare apparaît plus profond encore si dans les forces vitales on comprend les phénomènes psychiques qui aboutissent à l'intelligence.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Now, he turned round, and at the sight of the gulf he had just cleared, grew faint with terror.
Maintenant il se retournait, et, à voir l'abîme qu'il venait de franchir, des défaillances d'épouvante le prenaient.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

Gulf of Oman
golfe d'Oman
Gulf of Oman
mer d'Oman
Gulf States
Etats du Golfe
Arab Gulf Programme for United Nations Development Organizations
Programme arabe du Golfe pour les organismes de développement des Nations Unies
Gulf of Aden
Golfe D'Aden
Gulf of Lions
Golfe du Lion
Gulf of Aden
golfe d'Aden
Gulf of Lion
golfe du Lion
Persian Gulf
golfe Persique

Word forms

gulf

noun
SingularPlural
Common casegulfgulfs
Possessive casegulf'sgulfs'

gulf

verb
Basic forms
Pastgulfed
Imperativegulf
Present Participle (Participle I)gulfing
Past Participle (Participle II)gulfed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I gulfwe gulf
you gulfyou gulf
he/she/it gulfsthey gulf
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am gulfingwe are gulfing
you are gulfingyou are gulfing
he/she/it is gulfingthey are gulfing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have gulfedwe have gulfed
you have gulfedyou have gulfed
he/she/it has gulfedthey have gulfed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been gulfingwe have been gulfing
you have been gulfingyou have been gulfing
he/she/it has been gulfingthey have been gulfing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I gulfedwe gulfed
you gulfedyou gulfed
he/she/it gulfedthey gulfed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was gulfingwe were gulfing
you were gulfingyou were gulfing
he/she/it was gulfingthey were gulfing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had gulfedwe had gulfed
you had gulfedyou had gulfed
he/she/it had gulfedthey had gulfed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been gulfingwe had been gulfing
you had been gulfingyou had been gulfing
he/she/it had been gulfingthey had been gulfing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will gulfwe shall/will gulf
you will gulfyou will gulf
he/she/it will gulfthey will gulf
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be gulfingwe shall/will be gulfing
you will be gulfingyou will be gulfing
he/she/it will be gulfingthey will be gulfing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have gulfedwe shall/will have gulfed
you will have gulfedyou will have gulfed
he/she/it will have gulfedthey will have gulfed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been gulfingwe shall/will have been gulfing
you will have been gulfingyou will have been gulfing
he/she/it will have been gulfingthey will have been gulfing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would gulfwe should/would gulf
you would gulfyou would gulf
he/she/it would gulfthey would gulf
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be gulfingwe should/would be gulfing
you would be gulfingyou would be gulfing
he/she/it would be gulfingthey would be gulfing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have gulfedwe should/would have gulfed
you would have gulfedyou would have gulfed
he/she/it would have gulfedthey would have gulfed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been gulfingwe should/would have been gulfing
you would have been gulfingyou would have been gulfing
he/she/it would have been gulfingthey would have been gulfing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am gulfedwe are gulfed
you are gulfedyou are gulfed
he/she/it is gulfedthey are gulfed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being gulfedwe are being gulfed
you are being gulfedyou are being gulfed
he/she/it is being gulfedthey are being gulfed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been gulfedwe have been gulfed
you have been gulfedyou have been gulfed
he/she/it has been gulfedthey have been gulfed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was gulfedwe were gulfed
you were gulfedyou were gulfed
he/she/it was gulfedthey were gulfed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being gulfedwe were being gulfed
you were being gulfedyou were being gulfed
he/she/it was being gulfedthey were being gulfed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been gulfedwe had been gulfed
you had been gulfedyou had been gulfed
he/she/it had been gulfedthey had been gulfed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be gulfedwe shall/will be gulfed
you will be gulfedyou will be gulfed
he/she/it will be gulfedthey will be gulfed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been gulfedwe shall/will have been gulfed
you will have been gulfedyou will have been gulfed
he/she/it will have been gulfedthey will have been gulfed