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Madame de Jonquiere, who was quite affected, had leant over the partition to kiss the girl.
Mme de Jonquière, émue, s’était penchée pour embrasser l’enfant, par-dessus la cloison.
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Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
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His strength failing him, he leant against the frozen stone.
Alors, défaillant, il s’appuya sur la pierre glacée.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
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The Fortune of the Rougons
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With the left hand, too, he leant heavily on a thick walking-stick.
Il s’appuyait, de la main gauche, sur une grosse canne.
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Ferrand leant over and cast a glance at the sick woman, who had not stirred.
Il se pencha, jeta un coup d’œil sur la malade, qui n’avait pas bougé.
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And he paused and chatted, and leant over their bare shoulders with laughing eyes and humid lips as if experiencing a sort of devout rapture.
Et il s’arrêtait, causait, se penchait au-dessus des épaules nues, les frôlait, les respirait, les lèvres humides et les yeux riants, dans une sorte de ravissement dévot.
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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The gig had pulled up and from it a man leant over.
Le cabriolet s'était arrêté, un homme se penchait.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
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Then Adele went and leant out of her kitchen window.
Alors, Adèle vint se pencher à la fenêtre de sa cuisine.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
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Pot-Bouille
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She leant nearer, and in a lower voice resumed: "Listen, my good Pierre; I am fearfully sad.
Elle se pencha encore, reprit à voix plus basse : « Écoutez, mon bon Pierre, je suis affreusement triste.
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However, when Clorinde made a sign to him over her husband's head, he followed her to the open window, on the handrail of which she leant.
Mais Clorinde ayant fait un signe par-dessus la tête de son mari, il la suivit à la fenêtre où elle s'accouda.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
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His Excellency
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He leant against the altar, and replied: 'No. You are mistaken. I belong to God.'
Il s'adossa à l'autel, en disant: - Non, vous vous trompez, je suis à Dieu.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
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Abbe Mouret's Transgression
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The child leant forward and kissed his aunt on the forehead.
L’enfant se pencha, baisa sa tante sur le front.
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The game was interrupted, for the two sets of guests had now invaded the lane, and were mingled with each other, crowding around Abbé Surin), who leant, quite out of breath against the wall by Abbé Faujas's side.
La partie fut interrompue. Les deux sociétés avaient envahi l'impasse; elles se mêlaient, entouraient l'abbé Surin, qui, hors d'haleine, s'appuyait au mur, à côté de l'abbé Faujas.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
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The Conquest of Plassans
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Laurent, feeling himself giving way, leant on the back of a chair, while Michaud, who was himself moved to tears, pushed him towards Therese with the remark: "Kiss one another. It will be your betrothal."
Laurent sentit qu'il fléchissait, il s'appuya sur le dossier d'une chaise. Michaud, qui, lui aussi, était ému aux larmes, le poussa vers Thérèse, en disant: --Embrassez-vous, ce seront vos fiançailles.
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Marie, however, again penetrated by the fever of faith, her hands burning, leant towards Pierre.
Mais Marie, reprise par la fièvre de la foi, les mains brûlantes, se pencha.
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Presently a slight noise was heard; Octave leant over and beheld Monsieur Gourd, in his cap and slippers, turning out the last gas-jet.
Cependant, un léger bruit se fit entendre, il se pencha et aperçut M. Gourd, en pantoufles et en calotte, éteignant le dernier bec de gaz.
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Pot-Bouille
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Collocations

lean forward
se pencher en avant
lean concrete
béton maigre
lean against
appuyer
lean on
appuyer
lean mortar
mortier maigre
lean-burn engine
moteur à mélange pauvre
lean forward
pencher en avant
lean forwards
pencher en avant
lean production
production au plus juste

Word forms

lean

verb
Basic forms
Pastleaned, *leant
Imperativelean
Present Participle (Participle I)leaning
Past Participle (Participle II)leaned, *leant
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I leanwe lean
you leanyou lean
he/she/it leansthey lean
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am leaningwe are leaning
you are leaningyou are leaning
he/she/it is leaningthey are leaning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have leaned, *leantwe have leaned, *leant
you have leaned, *leantyou have leaned, *leant
he/she/it has leaned, *leantthey have leaned, *leant
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been leaningwe have been leaning
you have been leaningyou have been leaning
he/she/it has been leaningthey have been leaning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I leaned, *leantwe leaned, *leant
you leaned, *leantyou leaned, *leant
he/she/it leaned, *leantthey leaned, *leant
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was leaningwe were leaning
you were leaningyou were leaning
he/she/it was leaningthey were leaning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had leaned, *leantwe had leaned, *leant
you had leaned, *leantyou had leaned, *leant
he/she/it had leaned, *leantthey had leaned, *leant
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been leaningwe had been leaning
you had been leaningyou had been leaning
he/she/it had been leaningthey had been leaning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will leanwe shall/will lean
you will leanyou will lean
he/she/it will leanthey will lean
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be leaningwe shall/will be leaning
you will be leaningyou will be leaning
he/she/it will be leaningthey will be leaning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have leaned, *leantwe shall/will have leaned, *leant
you will have leaned, *leantyou will have leaned, *leant
he/she/it will have leaned, *leantthey will have leaned, *leant
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been leaningwe shall/will have been leaning
you will have been leaningyou will have been leaning
he/she/it will have been leaningthey will have been leaning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would leanwe should/would lean
you would leanyou would lean
he/she/it would leanthey would lean
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be leaningwe should/would be leaning
you would be leaningyou would be leaning
he/she/it would be leaningthey would be leaning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have leaned, *leantwe should/would have leaned, *leant
you would have leaned, *leantyou would have leaned, *leant
he/she/it would have leaned, *leantthey would have leaned, *leant
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been leaningwe should/would have been leaning
you would have been leaningyou would have been leaning
he/she/it would have been leaningthey would have been leaning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am leaned, *leantwe are leaned, *leant
you are leaned, *leantyou are leaned, *leant
he/she/it is leaned, *leantthey are leaned, *leant
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being leaned, *leantwe are being leaned, *leant
you are being leaned, *leantyou are being leaned, *leant
he/she/it is being leaned, *leantthey are being leaned, *leant
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been leaned, *leantwe have been leaned, *leant
you have been leaned, *leantyou have been leaned, *leant
he/she/it has been leaned, *leantthey have been leaned, *leant
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was leaned, *leantwe were leaned, *leant
you were leaned, *leantyou were leaned, *leant
he/she/it was leaned, *leantthey were leaned, *leant
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being leaned, *leantwe were being leaned, *leant
you were being leaned, *leantyou were being leaned, *leant
he/she/it was being leaned, *leantthey were being leaned, *leant
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been leaned, *leantwe had been leaned, *leant
you had been leaned, *leantyou had been leaned, *leant
he/she/it had been leaned, *leantthey had been leaned, *leant
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be leaned, *leantwe shall/will be leaned, *leant
you will be leaned, *leantyou will be leaned, *leant
he/she/it will be leaned, *leantthey will be leaned, *leant
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been leaned, *leantwe shall/will have been leaned, *leant
you will have been leaned, *leantyou will have been leaned, *leant
he/she/it will have been leaned, *leantthey will have been leaned, *leant