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If Pius IX and Leo XIII had resolved to imprison themselves in the Vatican, it was because necessity bound them to Rome.
Si Pie IX, si Léon XIII avaient résolu de s’emprisonner dans le Vatican, c’était qu’une nécessité les clouait à Rome.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Then from word to word she began to bemoan the exigencies of a situation which compelled one brother to imprison another.
De parole en parole, elle en vint à maudire une époque qui forçait le frère à emprisonner le frère.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But this heroic conduct, the haughty spirit of duty in which he imprisoned himself, was not practised by him without growing anguish.
Mais cette héroïque attitude, ce devoir hautain où il s’enfermait, n’allait plus pour lui sans une angoisse croissante.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The insurgents had imprisoned the gendarmes in their barracks, the National Guard was already dismembered, the nobility must be quaking with terror, and the retired citizens of the new town had certainly never handled a gun in their lives.
Les insurgés avaient enfermé les gendarmes dans leur caserne, la garde nationale se trouvait démembrée, le quartier noble devait crever de peur, les rentiers de la ville neuve n’avaient certainement jamais touché un fusil de leur vie.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
It was all Catholicism which was thus imprisoned, whose dogmas and sacerdotal organisation were obstinately immobilised.
Tout le catholicisme avait fini par y être enfermé comme eux, s’obstinant à ses dogmes, ne vivant plus, immobile et debout, que grâce à la force de sa vaste organisation hiérarchique.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
F and R were prosecuted, convicted, and imprisoned.
F et R ont été poursuivis, condamnés et emprisonnés.
Therese drew herself up, bending backward, her fingers imprisoned in the massive hands of Laurent, gazing at his broad shoulders, and enormous neck.
Et Thérèse se redressait, se pliait en arrière, les doigts pris dans les mains épaisses de Laurent, regardant ses larges épaules, son cou énorme....
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
It is really only from France and England that rich people, noblemen and so forth, have sent royal gifts to the imprisoned and martyred Pontiff.
Il n’y a réellement que la France et l’Angleterre où de riches particuliers, de grands seigneurs, ont fait au pape, prisonnier et martyr, de royales aumônes.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Shut up, imprisoned in the shop, by the side of a vulgar husband who always talked of trade, she had dreamed of moonlight nights, of voyages, of kisses exchanged in the shades of evening.
Enfermée, emprisonnée dans la boutique à côté d'un mari vulgaire et parlant toujours commerce, elle avait rêvé de clairs de lune, de voyages, de baisers donnés dans l'ombre des soirs.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
A weird imprisoned panic seized upon the men with cries inarticulate and gestures stillborn.
Une étrange panique emprisonnée, aux cris inarticulés, aux gestes murés, s’empara des hommes qui étaient là.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He bows his head like an imprisoned beast, distracted: "What, again!
Il plie le cou, comme une bête traquée, affolée. – Eh quoi, encore !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As he went downstairs his new clothes made him look rigid. With his neck imprisoned in the inflexible linen, he dared not turn his head.
Quand il descendit, ses vêtements neufs le tenaient tout raide; il n'osait tourner la tête, le cou emprisonné dans des toiles gommées.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Every person who is imprisoned in a correctional institution serving a sentence of two years or more;
e) toute personne détenue dans un établissement correctionnel et y purgeant une peine de deux ans ou plus;
They imprisoned her, they did not even allow her to look out of a window.
On l’emprisonnait, on ne la laissait pas même se mettre seule à une fenêtre.
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
They are thus imprisoned, and the plants do not become chilled.
Elles v sont donc emprisonnées, et les plantes ne se refroidissent pas.
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

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imprison

verb
Basic forms
Pastimprisoned
Imperativeimprison
Present Participle (Participle I)imprisoning
Past Participle (Participle II)imprisoned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I imprisonwe imprison
you imprisonyou imprison
he/she/it imprisonsthey imprison
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am imprisoningwe are imprisoning
you are imprisoningyou are imprisoning
he/she/it is imprisoningthey are imprisoning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have imprisonedwe have imprisoned
you have imprisonedyou have imprisoned
he/she/it has imprisonedthey have imprisoned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been imprisoningwe have been imprisoning
you have been imprisoningyou have been imprisoning
he/she/it has been imprisoningthey have been imprisoning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I imprisonedwe imprisoned
you imprisonedyou imprisoned
he/she/it imprisonedthey imprisoned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was imprisoningwe were imprisoning
you were imprisoningyou were imprisoning
he/she/it was imprisoningthey were imprisoning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had imprisonedwe had imprisoned
you had imprisonedyou had imprisoned
he/she/it had imprisonedthey had imprisoned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been imprisoningwe had been imprisoning
you had been imprisoningyou had been imprisoning
he/she/it had been imprisoningthey had been imprisoning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will imprisonwe shall/will imprison
you will imprisonyou will imprison
he/she/it will imprisonthey will imprison
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be imprisoningwe shall/will be imprisoning
you will be imprisoningyou will be imprisoning
he/she/it will be imprisoningthey will be imprisoning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have imprisonedwe shall/will have imprisoned
you will have imprisonedyou will have imprisoned
he/she/it will have imprisonedthey will have imprisoned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been imprisoningwe shall/will have been imprisoning
you will have been imprisoningyou will have been imprisoning
he/she/it will have been imprisoningthey will have been imprisoning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would imprisonwe should/would imprison
you would imprisonyou would imprison
he/she/it would imprisonthey would imprison
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be imprisoningwe should/would be imprisoning
you would be imprisoningyou would be imprisoning
he/she/it would be imprisoningthey would be imprisoning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have imprisonedwe should/would have imprisoned
you would have imprisonedyou would have imprisoned
he/she/it would have imprisonedthey would have imprisoned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been imprisoningwe should/would have been imprisoning
you would have been imprisoningyou would have been imprisoning
he/she/it would have been imprisoningthey would have been imprisoning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am imprisonedwe are imprisoned
you are imprisonedyou are imprisoned
he/she/it is imprisonedthey are imprisoned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being imprisonedwe are being imprisoned
you are being imprisonedyou are being imprisoned
he/she/it is being imprisonedthey are being imprisoned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been imprisonedwe have been imprisoned
you have been imprisonedyou have been imprisoned
he/she/it has been imprisonedthey have been imprisoned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was imprisonedwe were imprisoned
you were imprisonedyou were imprisoned
he/she/it was imprisonedthey were imprisoned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being imprisonedwe were being imprisoned
you were being imprisonedyou were being imprisoned
he/she/it was being imprisonedthey were being imprisoned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been imprisonedwe had been imprisoned
you had been imprisonedyou had been imprisoned
he/she/it had been imprisonedthey had been imprisoned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be imprisonedwe shall/will be imprisoned
you will be imprisonedyou will be imprisoned
he/she/it will be imprisonedthey will be imprisoned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been imprisonedwe shall/will have been imprisoned
you will have been imprisonedyou will have been imprisoned
he/she/it will have been imprisonedthey will have been imprisoned