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And at last, from the summit sprang the Basilica, somewhat slender and frail, recalling some finely chased jewel of the Renascence, and looking very new and very white--like a prayer, a spotless dove, soaring aloft from the rocks of Massabielle.Et, enfin, la Basilique s’élançait un peu mince et frêle, trop neuve, trop blanche, avec son style amaigri de fin bijou, jaillie des roches de Massabielle ainsi qu’une prière, une envolée de colombe pure.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
"A box of matches!" he exclaims amazed, looking at it as one looks at a jewel.– Une boîte d’allumettes ! s’exclame-t-il, émerveillé, en regardant l’objet comme on regarde un bijou.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Again, not a jewel appeared on her fingers or in her ears.Aucune parure, pas un bijou, ni aux mains, ni aux oreilles.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Or it might be a flag such as Ali Wad Helu had, or a jewel like Solomon's necklace in Abyssinia.Il s’agit peut-être d’un drapeau comme celui que possédait Ali-Wad-Helt ou d’un joyau comme le collier de Salomon en Abyssinie?Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"Ah, my jewel, my treasure, my life!"Ah ! mon bijou, mon trésor, ma vie... »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
You will see what a jewel we shall make of her."Vous verrez quel bijou nous en ferons.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
And if you knew all that I have been saying to her: 'My jewel, my treasure, my angel, I beseech you cry no more. Be good; the Blessed Virgin will cure you!'Si vous saviez tout ce que je lui dis : « Mon bijou, mon trésor, mon ange, je t’en supplie, ne crie plus, sois mignonne, la Sainte Vierge va te guérir !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
She grew pale at the sight of the jewel and did not utter a word.Elle pâlit en apercevant le bijou, et resta silencieuse.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
— He was a jewel, he had a nature full of devotion.C’était un cœur d’or, une nature dévouée.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
This fellow was a perfect jewel, and his spirit put purpose into me.Ce personnage valait son pesant d’or et sa verve me redonnait de l’énergie.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
When I opened the drawer in which the trinkets and diamonds were usually kept, these opened without resistance, but the jewel cases had disappeared, along with their contents no doubt.Alors je fouillai ceux où se trouvaient d'ordinaire les bijoux et les diamants. Ceux-là s'ouvrirent sans résistance, mais les écrins avaient disparu, avec ce qu'ils contenaient, bien entendu.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
"What is the matter, my jewel, my treasure?" she asked.« Mon bijou, mon trésor, qu’est-ce que tu as ?...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The workmen have been in the house for a whole fortnight; they have made such a jewel of his room!"Alors, les ouvriers sont restés plus de quinze jours ; ils ont fait de la chambre un bijou…Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
But it was necessary to pay, and in order not to ask you for money, she sold her horses and her shawls, and pawned her jewels.Il fallait bien payer, et pour ne pas vous demander d'argent, elle a vendu ses chevaux, ses cachemires et engagé ses bijoux.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
Dresses, cashmeres, jewels, were sold with incredible rapidity.Robes, cachemires, bijoux se vendaient avec une rapidité incroyable.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
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jewel
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | jewel | jewels |
Possessive case | jewel's | jewels' |
jewel
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | jeweled, jewelled |
Imperative | jewel |
Present Participle (Participle I) | jeweling, jewelling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | jeweled, jewelled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jewel | we jewel |
you jewel | you jewel |
he/she/it jewels | they jewel |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am jeweling, jewelling | we are jeweling, jewelling |
you are jeweling, jewelling | you are jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it is jeweling, jewelling | they are jeweling, jewelling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have jeweled, jewelled | we have jeweled, jewelled |
you have jeweled, jewelled | you have jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it has jeweled, jewelled | they have jeweled, jewelled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been jeweling, jewelling | we have been jeweling, jewelling |
you have been jeweling, jewelling | you have been jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it has been jeweling, jewelling | they have been jeweling, jewelling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I jeweled, jewelled | we jeweled, jewelled |
you jeweled, jewelled | you jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it jeweled, jewelled | they jeweled, jewelled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was jeweling, jewelling | we were jeweling, jewelling |
you were jeweling, jewelling | you were jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it was jeweling, jewelling | they were jeweling, jewelling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had jeweled, jewelled | we had jeweled, jewelled |
you had jeweled, jewelled | you had jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it had jeweled, jewelled | they had jeweled, jewelled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been jeweling, jewelling | we had been jeweling, jewelling |
you had been jeweling, jewelling | you had been jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it had been jeweling, jewelling | they had been jeweling, jewelling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will jewel | we shall/will jewel |
you will jewel | you will jewel |
he/she/it will jewel | they will jewel |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be jeweling, jewelling | we shall/will be jeweling, jewelling |
you will be jeweling, jewelling | you will be jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it will be jeweling, jewelling | they will be jeweling, jewelling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have jeweled, jewelled | we shall/will have jeweled, jewelled |
you will have jeweled, jewelled | you will have jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it will have jeweled, jewelled | they will have jeweled, jewelled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jeweling, jewelling | we shall/will have been jeweling, jewelling |
you will have been jeweling, jewelling | you will have been jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it will have been jeweling, jewelling | they will have been jeweling, jewelling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would jewel | we should/would jewel |
you would jewel | you would jewel |
he/she/it would jewel | they would jewel |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be jeweling, jewelling | we should/would be jeweling, jewelling |
you would be jeweling, jewelling | you would be jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it would be jeweling, jewelling | they would be jeweling, jewelling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have jeweled, jewelled | we should/would have jeweled, jewelled |
you would have jeweled, jewelled | you would have jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it would have jeweled, jewelled | they would have jeweled, jewelled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been jeweling, jewelling | we should/would have been jeweling, jewelling |
you would have been jeweling, jewelling | you would have been jeweling, jewelling |
he/she/it would have been jeweling, jewelling | they would have been jeweling, jewelling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am jeweled, jewelled | we are jeweled, jewelled |
you are jeweled, jewelled | you are jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it is jeweled, jewelled | they are jeweled, jewelled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being jeweled, jewelled | we are being jeweled, jewelled |
you are being jeweled, jewelled | you are being jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it is being jeweled, jewelled | they are being jeweled, jewelled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been jeweled, jewelled | we have been jeweled, jewelled |
you have been jeweled, jewelled | you have been jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it has been jeweled, jewelled | they have been jeweled, jewelled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was jeweled, jewelled | we were jeweled, jewelled |
you were jeweled, jewelled | you were jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it was jeweled, jewelled | they were jeweled, jewelled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being jeweled, jewelled | we were being jeweled, jewelled |
you were being jeweled, jewelled | you were being jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it was being jeweled, jewelled | they were being jeweled, jewelled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been jeweled, jewelled | we had been jeweled, jewelled |
you had been jeweled, jewelled | you had been jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it had been jeweled, jewelled | they had been jeweled, jewelled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be jeweled, jewelled | we shall/will be jeweled, jewelled |
you will be jeweled, jewelled | you will be jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it will be jeweled, jewelled | they will be jeweled, jewelled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been jeweled, jewelled | we shall/will have been jeweled, jewelled |
you will have been jeweled, jewelled | you will have been jeweled, jewelled |
he/she/it will have been jeweled, jewelled | they will have been jeweled, jewelled |