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Are you not the Father, and is it not before the Father that the messenger of the poor and the lowly should kneel as I am kneeling now?
N’êtes-vous pas le Père ? N’est-ce pas devant le Père que l’envoyé des pauvres et des humbles doit s’agenouiller, comme je suis agenouillé en ce moment ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
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The Three Cities - Rome
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Marthe obeyed the priest's injunctions, and on the morrow the worshippers at Saint-Saturnin's were surprised to see Madame Mouret kneel before Abbé Bourrettes confessional.
Marthe obéit. Le lendemain, les dévotes de Saint-Saturnin furent grandement surprises en voyant madame Mouret venir s'agenouiller devant le confessionnal de l'abbé Bourrette.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
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It was before the wild primitive Grotto that she returned to kneel, amongst the bushy eglantine, as in the days when the Gave was not walled in by a monumental quay.
C’était devant la sauvage Grotte primitive qu’elle retournait s’agenouiller, parmi les buissons d’églantiers, aux temps où le Gave n’était pas encore muré d’un quai monumental.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
"And I, too," said she, "know the story of a girl who was paralysed. Her name was Lucie Druon, and she was an inmate of an orphan asylum. She was quite young and could not even kneel down.
« Moi aussi, je connais l’histoire d’une paralytique, Lucie Druon, la pensionnaire d’un orphelinat, toute jeune encore, qui ne pouvait plus même s’agenouiller.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
'What I do,' he answered; 'kneel down, suffer on your knees, and never rise until God pardons you.'
- Ce que je fais, répondit-il: vous agenouiller, mourir à genoux, ne pas vous relever avant que Dieu pardonne.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
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Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He could never kneel before her without dropping his eyes, for fear of catching sight of the hem of her dress.
Il ne pouvait s'agenouiller devant elle, sans baisser les yeux, de peur d'apercevoir le bord de ses jupes.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
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Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Voices, however, were rising in supplication on all sides, wretched beings were sobbing with arms outstretched and lips protruding, in the wild desire that they might be allowed to approach and kneel at the priest's feet.
Mais des voix suppliantes s’élevaient, des misérables sanglotaient, les bras tendus, les lèvres tendues, avec le désir fou qu’on les laissât s’approcher et s’agenouiller aux pieds du prêtre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
He would lay fasts upon himself, hide rock-salt inside his trunk, and kneel on it with bared knees for hours together.
Il s'imposait des jeûnes, cachait au fond de sa malle des boîtes de gros sel, sur lesquelles il s'agenouillait des heures entières, les genoux mis à nu.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Each athlete will stand or kneel at the shooting peg without compromising safety.
Chaque athlète se positionnera, debout ou à genoux derrière la ligne de tir sans compromettre la sécurité.
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
Among them were some whom no one knew, who appeared directly they felt certain they would be alone there to kneel and love like jealous lovers; and who departed, frightened away by the first suspicion of a crowd.
Il en était ainsi quelques-uns que personne ne connaissait, qui se montraient dès qu’ils étaient les seuls à se prosterner et à aimer, comme des amants jaloux, puis qui repartaient, effarouchés, à la première menace de foule.
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
And in the shrouding gloom he found courage to kneel before her, take her hand, and kiss it.
Caché par l’ombre, il osa s’agenouiller devant elle, lui prendre la main et la baiser.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
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Abbe Mouret, now wearing his cassock but still bareheaded, had come back to kneel at the foot of the altar.
L'abbé Mouret, en soutane, la tête nue, était revenu s'agenouiller au pied de l'autel.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He had to be forced to kneel or sit on the ground with a similar post."
Il a dû être forcé de s’mettre à genoux ou de s’asseoir par terre avec un petit poteau pareil.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It obliges us to kneel in the mud, to flatten ourselves on the ground, and to crawl on all fours for a few paces.
On est forcé de s’agenouiller dans la boue, de s’écraser par terre et de ramper à quatre pattes pendant quelques pas.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
And I divined everything, I understood everything when I saw that you did not kneel as well, that prayer did not rise to your lips as to his."
Et j’ai tout senti, j’ai tout compris, lorsque j’ai vu que vous ne vous mettiez pas à genoux, que la prière ne montait pas également à vos lèvres.
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

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Collocations

kneeling bow
salut à genoux
kneeling position
position à genoux

Word forms

kneel

verb
Basic forms
Pastknelt, *kneeled
Imperativekneel
Present Participle (Participle I)kneeling
Past Participle (Participle II)knelt, *kneeled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I kneelwe kneel
you kneelyou kneel
he/she/it kneelsthey kneel
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am kneelingwe are kneeling
you are kneelingyou are kneeling
he/she/it is kneelingthey are kneeling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have knelt, *kneeledwe have knelt, *kneeled
you have knelt, *kneeledyou have knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it has knelt, *kneeledthey have knelt, *kneeled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been kneelingwe have been kneeling
you have been kneelingyou have been kneeling
he/she/it has been kneelingthey have been kneeling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I knelt, *kneeledwe knelt, *kneeled
you knelt, *kneeledyou knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it knelt, *kneeledthey knelt, *kneeled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was kneelingwe were kneeling
you were kneelingyou were kneeling
he/she/it was kneelingthey were kneeling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had knelt, *kneeledwe had knelt, *kneeled
you had knelt, *kneeledyou had knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it had knelt, *kneeledthey had knelt, *kneeled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been kneelingwe had been kneeling
you had been kneelingyou had been kneeling
he/she/it had been kneelingthey had been kneeling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will kneelwe shall/will kneel
you will kneelyou will kneel
he/she/it will kneelthey will kneel
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be kneelingwe shall/will be kneeling
you will be kneelingyou will be kneeling
he/she/it will be kneelingthey will be kneeling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have knelt, *kneeledwe shall/will have knelt, *kneeled
you will have knelt, *kneeledyou will have knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it will have knelt, *kneeledthey will have knelt, *kneeled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been kneelingwe shall/will have been kneeling
you will have been kneelingyou will have been kneeling
he/she/it will have been kneelingthey will have been kneeling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would kneelwe should/would kneel
you would kneelyou would kneel
he/she/it would kneelthey would kneel
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be kneelingwe should/would be kneeling
you would be kneelingyou would be kneeling
he/she/it would be kneelingthey would be kneeling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have knelt, *kneeledwe should/would have knelt, *kneeled
you would have knelt, *kneeledyou would have knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it would have knelt, *kneeledthey would have knelt, *kneeled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been kneelingwe should/would have been kneeling
you would have been kneelingyou would have been kneeling
he/she/it would have been kneelingthey would have been kneeling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am knelt, *kneeledwe are knelt, *kneeled
you are knelt, *kneeledyou are knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it is knelt, *kneeledthey are knelt, *kneeled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being knelt, *kneeledwe are being knelt, *kneeled
you are being knelt, *kneeledyou are being knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it is being knelt, *kneeledthey are being knelt, *kneeled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been knelt, *kneeledwe have been knelt, *kneeled
you have been knelt, *kneeledyou have been knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it has been knelt, *kneeledthey have been knelt, *kneeled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was knelt, *kneeledwe were knelt, *kneeled
you were knelt, *kneeledyou were knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it was knelt, *kneeledthey were knelt, *kneeled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being knelt, *kneeledwe were being knelt, *kneeled
you were being knelt, *kneeledyou were being knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it was being knelt, *kneeledthey were being knelt, *kneeled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been knelt, *kneeledwe had been knelt, *kneeled
you had been knelt, *kneeledyou had been knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it had been knelt, *kneeledthey had been knelt, *kneeled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be knelt, *kneeledwe shall/will be knelt, *kneeled
you will be knelt, *kneeledyou will be knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it will be knelt, *kneeledthey will be knelt, *kneeled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been knelt, *kneeledwe shall/will have been knelt, *kneeled
you will have been knelt, *kneeledyou will have been knelt, *kneeled
he/she/it will have been knelt, *kneeledthey will have been knelt, *kneeled