Silent, like sorrowing children, the birds have ceased their song, and only the moorhen's plaintive cry and the harsh croak of the corncrake stirs the awed hush around the couch of waters, where the dying day breathes out her last.
Silencieux comme des enfants tristes, les oiseaux se sont tus ; seuls le cri plaintif du coq de bruyère et le croassement rauque de la corneille troublent la paix vespérale des eaux du fleuve où le jour mourant exhale son dernier souffle.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
During the night I kissed the paper on which my Henriette had manifested her will; I sought to gather the mysterious emanations of her hand, to recover the intonations of her voice in the hush of my being.
Pendant la nuit, je baisais le papier sur lequel Henriette avait manifesté ses volontés, où je devais reprendre les mystérieuses effluves échappées de sa main, d’où les accentuations de sa voix s’élanceraient dans mon entendement recueilli.
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
"Rosa!" said Eva, "hush! Don't you say another word of that sort!" and the eye of the child flashed, and her cheek deepened its color.
– Rosa! paix, encore une fois; pas un mot de plus!» Les yeux de l’enfant étincelèrent, et ses joues devinrent pourpres.
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
Hush! hush!' interrupted Monsieur Péqueur des Saulaies; we don't require a lecture just now.'
--Taisez-vous donc, nous n'avons pas besoin d'une conférence, interrompit M. Péqueur des Saulaies.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
"Hush! hush!" said he, "it's a secret.
« Chut ! chut ! on m’a demandé le secret...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"Oh!" said she, "I do not address any reproach to you; I am convinced that your motives were quite friendly, even affectionate, and that you wished to hush up a scandal which might have been very unpleasant for me.
« Oh ! reprit-elle, je ne vous fais aucun reproche, je suis convaincue que votre rôle, là-dedans, a été tout amical, même affectueux pour moi dans la crainte de quelque scandale qui aurait pu m’atteindre.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
She carried her about, rocking her in her arms as she went wildly along the paths, obstinately hoping that she would at last get her to sleep, and so hush that wail which was rending her heart.
Elle la promenait, la berçait au travers des chemins, d’une course furieuse, dans l’espoir entêté qu’elle finirait par l’endormir, qu’elle ferait taire ce cri qui lui arrachait le cœur.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"Hush thee, dear!" said Rachel, gently; "hush, Ruth! Tell us, shall we tell her now?"
«Paix! chère! dit doucement Rachel, paix, Ruth! conseille-nous: faut-il le lui dire tout de suite?
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
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hush
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
hush
hushes
Possessive case
hush's
hushes'
hush
verb
Basic forms
Past
hushed
Imperative
hush
Present Participle (Participle I)
hushing
Past Participle (Participle II)
hushed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I hush
we hush
you hush
you hush
he/she/it hushes
they hush
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am hushing
we are hushing
you are hushing
you are hushing
he/she/it is hushing
they are hushing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have hushed
we have hushed
you have hushed
you have hushed
he/she/it has hushed
they have hushed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been hushing
we have been hushing
you have been hushing
you have been hushing
he/she/it has been hushing
they have been hushing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I hushed
we hushed
you hushed
you hushed
he/she/it hushed
they hushed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was hushing
we were hushing
you were hushing
you were hushing
he/she/it was hushing
they were hushing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had hushed
we had hushed
you had hushed
you had hushed
he/she/it had hushed
they had hushed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been hushing
we had been hushing
you had been hushing
you had been hushing
he/she/it had been hushing
they had been hushing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will hush
we shall/will hush
you will hush
you will hush
he/she/it will hush
they will hush
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be hushing
we shall/will be hushing
you will be hushing
you will be hushing
he/she/it will be hushing
they will be hushing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have hushed
we shall/will have hushed
you will have hushed
you will have hushed
he/she/it will have hushed
they will have hushed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been hushing
we shall/will have been hushing
you will have been hushing
you will have been hushing
he/she/it will have been hushing
they will have been hushing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would hush
we should/would hush
you would hush
you would hush
he/she/it would hush
they would hush
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be hushing
we should/would be hushing
you would be hushing
you would be hushing
he/she/it would be hushing
they would be hushing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have hushed
we should/would have hushed
you would have hushed
you would have hushed
he/she/it would have hushed
they would have hushed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice