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It was before her that he now knelt, imploring her mercy, and beseeching her to forgive him his unkindness.
C'était devant elle qu'il se mettait à genoux, implorant sa miséricorde, lui demandant pardon de ses brutalités.
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
Jean had an idea; he placed a stone on the path and on this she knelt down to put her lips to the spring itself, which was thus on the same level.
Jean eut une idée, mit une pierre dans le chemin; et elle s'agenouilla dessus afin de puiser à la source même avec ses lèvres qui se trouvaient ainsi à la même hauteur.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
They would have knelt there like those women whom you see, I should have knelt beside them, and perhaps the Blessed Virgin would have cured and preserved them.
Elles se seraient agenouillées comme toutes ces femmes que vous voyez, je me serais simplement agenouillé avec elles, et la Sainte Vierge me les aurait peut-être guéries et conservées...
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
The old marquis and his wife, Clara, Mariquita, and the two younger brothers walked forward and knelt down a few steps distant from the fatal block.
Le vieux marquis et sa femme, Clara, Mariquita et leurs deux frères vinrent s’agenouiller à quelques pas du lieu fatal.
Balzac, Honore de / El verdugoBalzac, Honore de / El verdugo
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
She did not speak a word, but simply knelt there, completely crushed, quite overwhelmed. At this Abbé Faujas, who was greatly irritated, treated her as harshly as though she was some unworthy woman, and hastily ordered her away.
Elle ne parlait pas, elle restait là, écrasée; tandis que l'abbé Faujas, irrité, la traitait brutalement en fille indigne. Il la renvoyait.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
I wish you had been here to see what a big sign of the cross he made after he had knelt down.
J’aurais voulu que vous fussiez là, pour voir la façon dont il a fait un grand signe de croix, après s’être mis à genoux.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
He approached her and knelt down.
Il s'approchait, se mettait à genoux.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Then in his turn he knelt down, and with the professional murmur of the lips sought to repeat the Latin prayers which, as a priest, he had so often said at the bedside of the departed.
Alors, à son tour, il s’agenouilla ; et, du balbutiement professionnel des lèvres. il tâcha de retrouver le latin des prières consacrées, qu’il avait dites si souvent comme prêtre, au chevet des morts.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Others knelt down, kissed the marble, and prayed to be cured.
D’autres s’agenouillaient, baisaient le marbre, imploraient leur guérison.
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
I was musing thus while my dear Marguerite knelt sobbing at my feet.
Je réfléchissais à ces choses, pendant que ma chère Marguerite continuait à sangloter.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
And, one night, when his mother, in the last agony of her despair, knelt at his feet, he spurned her from him, – threw her senseless on the floor, and, with brutal curses, fled to his ship.
Un soir que sa mère, dans l’agonie du désespoir, s’était jetée à ses genoux, il la repoussa rudement; elle tomba sans connaissance sur le parquet, et il s’enfuit, avec de sauvages imprécations, rejoindre son vaisseau.
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
As she knelt down, she filled the lofty vault with a rustling of skirts.
Quand elle s'agenouilla, elle emplit la haute voûte du frisson de ses jupes.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Madeleine knelt with her eyes fixed on her mother, breathing when she breathed, listening to the soft breath, the last thread by which she held to life, and which we followed in terror, fearing that every effort of respiration might be the last.
Madeleine resta les yeux attachés sur sa mère, respirant quand elle respirait, imitant son souffle léger, dernier fil par lequel elle tenait à la vie, et que nous suivions avec terreur, craignant à chaque effort de le voir se rompre.
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
He saw that young couple again as they knelt before him, smiling and nudging each other while his hands were held over them in benediction.
Il les voyait encore se souriant, se poussant du coude sous ses mains qui les bénissaient.
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
From the moment that he knelt down, he became perfect, absolutely oblivious of the flesh, unresisting, undisturbed, as if overpowered by the Divine grace.
Il était parfait, dès le premier agenouillement, sans lutte, sans secousse, comme foudroyé par la grâce, dans l'oubli absolu de sa chair.
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

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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