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At this Chaigneux, scenting a loan, collapsed into the most lavish thanks.
Chaigneux, flairant un prêt, s’effondra en remerciements.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Then she assumed a motherly, protecting air, and began to lavish good advice.
Puis, se livrant complètement, elle se montra maternelle, protectrice, donneuse de bons conseils.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Miserly in his household, he would be lavish upon me if I wished it.
Avare pour sa maison, il serait prodigue pour moi, si je le voulais.
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
Although he was not given to being lavish, he was anxious to show that the Rougons were not the only people who knew how things ought to be done.
Bien qu'il ne fût pas large, il tenait à montrer qu'il n'y avait pas que les Rougon qui sussent faire les choses.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
He watched her, however, and saw her approach a gentleman with an immense beard, a foreigner, whose lavish prodigality was at that time quite exciting Paris.
Il la suivait des yeux; et il la vit s'approcher d'un monsieur à barbe immense, un étranger dont les prodigalités révolutionnaient alors Paris.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Never, then, had the country disturbed him, as it did at this hour of night, with its giant bosom, its yielding shadows, its gleams of ambery skin, its lavish goddess-like nudity, scarce hidden by the silvery gauze of moonlight.
Jamais, comme à cette heure de nuit, la campagne ne l'avait inquiété, avec sa poitrine géante, ses ombres molles, ses luisants de peau ambrée, toute cette nudité de déesse, à peine cachée sous la mousseline argentée de la lune.
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
Ah! that dear son of hers, whom she loved so well; however much he might neglect her, she had placed her only remaining hope in him: he was her last dream, and would some day lavish all kinds of happiness upon her!
Ah ! son cher fils adoré, il avait beau la négliger beaucoup, elle n’espérait plus qu’en lui, il restait son dernier rêve, toutes sortes de bonheurs dont il la comblerait un jour !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
In 1932, Sir Henry Thornton resigned as head of the CNR, a position he had held for close to ten years, amid rumours of lavish spending.
En 1932, Sir Henry Thornton a démissionné de son poste de dirigeant du CN — poste qu'il occupait depuis plus de 10 ans — au cœur d'une polémique entourant des dépenses injustifiées.
© Ministre des Travaux publics et des Services gouvernementaux Canada
© Minister of Public Works and Government Services Canada
But although I vowed to him that I never had been, and never would be Antoinette's sweetheart, he nevertheless continued to lavish the most tender consolation upon me.
Mais j’eus beau lui jurer que je n’avais jamais été et que je ne serais jamais l’amant d’Antoinette, il n’en continua pas moins à me prodiguer les plus tendres consolations.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
A gilded railing, as transparent as lace, closed the choir, where the high altar, of white marble richly sculptured, arose in all its lavish chasteness.
Une grille toute dorée, transparente comme une dentelle, fermait le chœur, où le maître-autel, de marbre blanc, couvert de sculptures, avait une somptuosité de candeur virginale.
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
"It is certain," old Michaud gravely remarked, "that Madame Raquin wishes to bear testimony to the tender affection her children lavish on her, and this does honour to the whole family."
--Il est certain, dit gravement le vieux Michaud, que Mme Raquin a voulu rendre hommage aux tendres attentions que lui prodiguent ses enfants. Cela honore toute la famille.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Her object was to terrify the population and prevent resistance, in accordance with the principles laid down by the German General Staff; but here again she committed one of those psychological errors of which she has been so lavish.
Son but était, conformément aux principes de son état-major, de terrifier la population et d'éviter toute résistance. Ici encore les Allemands commirent une de ces erreurs psychologiques dont ils se montrèrent si prodigues.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
But Rougon waxed still more lavish of his praises, and, speaking of his devotion to his master, declared with great humility that he had always been proud of being a mere instrument in the Emperor's hands.
Mais Rougon renchérissait encore, en parlant de son dévouement, en disant avec une grande humilité qu'il avait toujours été fier d'être un simple instrument aux mains de Napoléon III.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The only bone of contention between them was the education lavished on their children.
La question de l’instruction des enfants déchaînait seule des tempêtes dans le ménage.
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
The more he got for his friends—the greater and the less deserved the favours that he lavished on them—the stronger he became himself.
Plus il obtenait pour ses amis, plus les faveurs semblaient énormes et peu méritées, et plus il était fort.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile

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lavish

verb
Basic forms
Pastlavished
Imperativelavish
Present Participle (Participle I)lavishing
Past Participle (Participle II)lavished
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I lavishwe lavish
you lavishyou lavish
he/she/it lavishesthey lavish
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am lavishingwe are lavishing
you are lavishingyou are lavishing
he/she/it is lavishingthey are lavishing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have lavishedwe have lavished
you have lavishedyou have lavished
he/she/it has lavishedthey have lavished
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been lavishingwe have been lavishing
you have been lavishingyou have been lavishing
he/she/it has been lavishingthey have been lavishing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I lavishedwe lavished
you lavishedyou lavished
he/she/it lavishedthey lavished
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was lavishingwe were lavishing
you were lavishingyou were lavishing
he/she/it was lavishingthey were lavishing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had lavishedwe had lavished
you had lavishedyou had lavished
he/she/it had lavishedthey had lavished
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been lavishingwe had been lavishing
you had been lavishingyou had been lavishing
he/she/it had been lavishingthey had been lavishing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will lavishwe shall/will lavish
you will lavishyou will lavish
he/she/it will lavishthey will lavish
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be lavishingwe shall/will be lavishing
you will be lavishingyou will be lavishing
he/she/it will be lavishingthey will be lavishing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have lavishedwe shall/will have lavished
you will have lavishedyou will have lavished
he/she/it will have lavishedthey will have lavished
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been lavishingwe shall/will have been lavishing
you will have been lavishingyou will have been lavishing
he/she/it will have been lavishingthey will have been lavishing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would lavishwe should/would lavish
you would lavishyou would lavish
he/she/it would lavishthey would lavish
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be lavishingwe should/would be lavishing
you would be lavishingyou would be lavishing
he/she/it would be lavishingthey would be lavishing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have lavishedwe should/would have lavished
you would have lavishedyou would have lavished
he/she/it would have lavishedthey would have lavished
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been lavishingwe should/would have been lavishing
you would have been lavishingyou would have been lavishing
he/she/it would have been lavishingthey would have been lavishing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am lavishedwe are lavished
you are lavishedyou are lavished
he/she/it is lavishedthey are lavished
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being lavishedwe are being lavished
you are being lavishedyou are being lavished
he/she/it is being lavishedthey are being lavished
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been lavishedwe have been lavished
you have been lavishedyou have been lavished
he/she/it has been lavishedthey have been lavished
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was lavishedwe were lavished
you were lavishedyou were lavished
he/she/it was lavishedthey were lavished
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being lavishedwe were being lavished
you were being lavishedyou were being lavished
he/she/it was being lavishedthey were being lavished
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been lavishedwe had been lavished
you had been lavishedyou had been lavished
he/she/it had been lavishedthey had been lavished
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be lavishedwe shall/will be lavished
you will be lavishedyou will be lavished
he/she/it will be lavishedthey will be lavished
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been lavishedwe shall/will have been lavished
you will have been lavishedyou will have been lavished
he/she/it will have been lavishedthey will have been lavished