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She was pained by the lace-work and the softness of her bed, and by the rich furniture in the house.
Elle souffrit des dentelles et de la mollesse de son lit, de l’ameublement riche du pavillon.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
It was Mademoiselle Gasparine, who wished to know if any lace-trimmed chemises were expected.
C'était mademoiselle Gasparine qui désirait savoir si l'on attendait des chemises à entre-deux.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
It was Irma Becot who spoke, Irma in a charming grey silk dress, covered with Chantilly lace.
C’était Irma Bécot, délicieusement vêtue d’une toilette de soie grise, recouverte de Chantilly.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
French wit and humor, on the other hand, is like a lace with which our women adorn the joys they give and the quarrels they invent; it is a mental jewelry, as charming as their pretty dresses.
La plaisanterie française est une dentelle avec laquelle les femmes savent embellir la joie qu’elles donnent et les querelles qu’elles inventent; c’est une parure morale, gracieuse comme leur toilette.
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
Berthe and Valerie left off talking and examined her at their ease, studying her costume, a straw-color dress covered with lace.
Berthe et Valérie, cessant de causer, l'examinaient paisiblement, détaillaient sa toilette, une robe paille couverte de dentelle.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
He saw the various groups jump up and fly, carrying their chairs with them, before the yellow waves as they rolled up edged with a lace-like frill of foam.
On voyait les groupes se lever vivement et fuir, en emportant leurs sièges, devant le flot jaune qui s'en venait frangé d'une petite dentelle d'écume.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Antoinette, weary of wetting her lace, talked to me about her recent bereavement.
Antoinette, las de mouiller ses dentelles, me parla de son chagrin de la veille.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
The last days of March had now come, and the trees were beginning to show some greenery, so soft and light, however, that one might have thought it was pale moss or delicate lace hanging between the stems and boughs.
On était aux derniers jours de mars, le Bois commençait à verdir, mais si tendrement, que les pointes légères des feuilles n’étaient encore, au travers des massifs, qu’une mousse pâle, une dentelle d’une infinie délicatesse.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
One of her slippers had become unfastened, and the strip of lace had fallen from her head to her shoulders.
Dans sa course, une de ses pantoufles s’était détachée, tandis que la dentelle avait glissé de ses cheveux sur ses épaules.
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
With her soft, delicate, and spotless body, reclining amidst the lace, she looked like some beautiful creature awaiting the idol of her heart.
Dans ses dentelles, avec son corps douillet, délicat et soigné, on eût dit une belle amoureuse, attendant l'homme de son coeur.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Two days later, toward seven o'clock, as Octave arrived at the Campardons' for dinner, he found Rose by herself, dressed in a cream-color dressing-gown, trimmed with white lace.
Deux jours plus tard, vers sept heures, comme Octave arrivait chez les Campardon pour le dîner, il trouva Rose seule, vêtue d'un peignoir de soie crème, garni de dentelles blanches.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
"No; to a silly girl he met in Cornwall, who was fool enough to be caught with his gold lace.
– Non, non, il a épousé une sotte fille qu’il a trouvée dans le comté de Cornouailles, et qui a été assez folle pour s’amouracher de ses épaulettes.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
' Mouret, said the captain, in a paternal fashion,' fasten up your boot-lace.'
--Mouret, dit paternellement le capitaine, nouez donc les cordons de votre soulier.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The furniture was superb; there were rosewood and buhl cabinets and tables, Sevres and Chinese vases, Saxe statuettes, satin, velvet, lace; there was nothing lacking.
Le mobilier était superbe. Meubles de bois de rose et de Boule, vases de Sèvres et de Chine, statuettes de Saxe, satin, velours et dentelle, rien n'y manquait.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
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And, in her slippers, her head covered with a strip of lace, her bosom heaving, her face erect, glowing, and superb, she walked on behind the clergy, dragging after her that car of misery, that rolling coffin, in which she had endured so much agony.
Et, en pantoufles, la tête couverte d’une dentelle, elle marcha ainsi, la poitrine frémissante, la face haute, illuminée et superbe, traînant toujours le chariot de misère, le cercueil roulant où elle avait agonisé.
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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lace

verb
Basic forms
Pastlaced
Imperativelace
Present Participle (Participle I)lacing
Past Participle (Participle II)laced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lacewe lace
you laceyou lace
he/she/it lacesthey lace
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lacingwe are lacing
you are lacingyou are lacing
he/she/it is lacingthey are lacing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lacedwe have laced
you have lacedyou have laced
he/she/it has lacedthey have laced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lacingwe have been lacing
you have been lacingyou have been lacing
he/she/it has been lacingthey have been lacing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lacedwe laced
you lacedyou laced
he/she/it lacedthey laced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lacingwe were lacing
you were lacingyou were lacing
he/she/it was lacingthey were lacing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lacedwe had laced
you had lacedyou had laced
he/she/it had lacedthey had laced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lacingwe had been lacing
you had been lacingyou had been lacing
he/she/it had been lacingthey had been lacing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lacewe shall/will lace
you will laceyou will lace
he/she/it will lacethey will lace
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lacingwe shall/will be lacing
you will be lacingyou will be lacing
he/she/it will be lacingthey will be lacing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lacedwe shall/will have laced
you will have lacedyou will have laced
he/she/it will have lacedthey will have laced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lacingwe shall/will have been lacing
you will have been lacingyou will have been lacing
he/she/it will have been lacingthey will have been lacing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lacewe should/would lace
you would laceyou would lace
he/she/it would lacethey would lace
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lacingwe should/would be lacing
you would be lacingyou would be lacing
he/she/it would be lacingthey would be lacing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lacedwe should/would have laced
you would have lacedyou would have laced
he/she/it would have lacedthey would have laced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lacingwe should/would have been lacing
you would have been lacingyou would have been lacing
he/she/it would have been lacingthey would have been lacing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lacedwe are laced
you are lacedyou are laced
he/she/it is lacedthey are laced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lacedwe are being laced
you are being lacedyou are being laced
he/she/it is being lacedthey are being laced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lacedwe have been laced
you have been lacedyou have been laced
he/she/it has been lacedthey have been laced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lacedwe were laced
you were lacedyou were laced
he/she/it was lacedthey were laced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lacedwe were being laced
you were being lacedyou were being laced
he/she/it was being lacedthey were being laced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lacedwe had been laced
you had been lacedyou had been laced
he/she/it had been lacedthey had been laced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lacedwe shall/will be laced
you will be lacedyou will be laced
he/she/it will be lacedthey will be laced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lacedwe shall/will have been laced
you will have been lacedyou will have been laced
he/she/it will have been lacedthey will have been laced

lace

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselacelaces
Possessive caselace'slaces'