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When I asked for a night's lodging she said I was welcome to the 'bed in the loft', and very soon she set before me a hearty meal of ham and eggs, scones, and thick sweet milk.
Lorsque je lui demandai à loger pour la nuit elle me répondit que je serais le bienvenu «dans le lit du grenier», et elle me servit promptement un frugal repas composé d'œufs au lard, de galettes d'avoine et de lait crémeux.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
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Thirty-Nine Steps
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It indeed proved necessary to climb a few more steps; and then, following Madame Theodore and Celine, Pierre found himself in a kind of narrow garret under the roof, a loft a few yards square, where one could not stand erect.
En effet, il fallut gravir quelques marches ; et, derrière Mme Théodore et Céline, Pierre se trouva dans une sorte d’étroit grenier, sous le toit, une soupente de quelques mètres carrés, où l’on ne pouvait se tenir debout.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
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The Three Cities - Paris
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She went in by the stable door, which was only closed by a latch, and quickly reached her loft.
Elle entra par la porte de l’étable, qui ne fermait qu’au loquet.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Sister-of-the-poor slept in the garret, a sort of loft strewn with pieces of old furniture.
Sœur-des-Pauvres couchait au grenier, dans une sorte de soupente, où gisaient pêle-mêle des débris de vieux meubles.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
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Contes à Ninon
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And so, amidst this abundance of riches, several large heaps of big sous remained in the loft, where Sister-of-the-poor was grieved to see them occupying the place of twenty or thirty trusses of straw.
Or, dans cette abondance de biens, plusieurs tas de gros sous dormaient au grenier, où Sœur-des-Pauvres se chagrinait de les voir occuper la place de vingt à trente bottes de paille.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
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It was one of the books stored away in the loft, an odd volume of Holbach, which he had been reading since the morning, while watching by Albine's body.
C'était un des bouquins du grenier, un volume dépareillé d'Holbach!, qu'il lisait depuis le matin, en veillant le corps d'Albine.
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
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Then, as it was almost lunch time, he decided to return the key of the loft later on.
Puis, comme l'heure du déjeuner approchait, il résolut de reporter la clef du grenier plus tard.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
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Pot-Bouille
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And, as they had removed all the monsters in these two last handfuls, the loft was empty.
Et, comme s’ils avaient emporté tous les monstres dans ces deux dernières poignées, le grenier se trouva vide.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
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At ten I was nodding in my chair, and the 'bed in the loft' received a weary man who never opened his eyes till five o'clock set the little homestead a-going once more.
À 10 heures je vacillais sur ma chaise, et le «lit du grenier» reçut un homme éreinté qui n'ouvrit plus les yeux jusqu'à 5 heures, moment où le lever du soleil mit de nouveau sur pied la petite maisonnée.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
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True, there is, in the loft, a folding-bedstead, which perhaps, at a pinch, madame might make do until to-morrow. But I really don't know how Monsieur l'Abbé is to manage to sleep.'
Il y a bien, au grenier, un lit de sangle, dont madame, à la rigueur, pourrait s'accommoder jusqu'à demain; seulement, je ne vois pas trop sur quoi coucherait monsieur l'abbé.
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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There is danger that our humble friend Tom be neglected amid the adventures of the higher born; but, if our readers will accompany us up to a little loft over the stable, they may, perhaps, learn a little of his affairs.
Entraînée par les aventures de gens du monde, peut-être avons-nous trop négligé notre humble ami Tom. Mais si le lecteur veut bien nous suivre dans une petite soupente, au dessus de l’écurie, nous le remettrons au courant.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
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When he was dressed, he went down to Monsieur Gourd to get the key of this common loft, where all the tenants got rid of whatever things were in their way, or which they had no present use for.
Lorsqu'il fut habillé, il descendit prendre, chez M. Gourd, la clef de ce grenier commun, où les locataires se débarrassaient des objets encombrants et hors d'usage.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
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Pot-Bouille
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The key of the loft, you said, did you not, Monsieur Mouret ? Wherever have we put the key of the loft, my dear ? "
La clef du grenier, n'est-ce pas? monsieur Mouret. Où avons-nous donc mis la clef du grenier, ma bonne?
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Pot-Bouille
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Pot-Bouille
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Then, as there was no need of more hands on the farm, when, in spite of all she did, the sous accumulated in the loft, she went up there, on the sly, and took pleasure in diminishing her wealth.
Puis, comme les bons bras ne manquaient pas à la ferme, lorsque, malgré elle, les sous s’amassaient au grenier, elle y montait en cachette, elle s’appauvrissait à plaisir.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
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Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
She had kept the little bag that devoured the big sous so easily; it did its duty in a conscientious way, and soon cleaned out the loft.
Elle avait conservé le petit sac qui dévorait les gros sous d’une façon si aisée ; il fit son devoir en conscience et nettoya proprement le grenier.
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Stories for Ninon
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hay-loft
fenil
sail loft
voilerie

Word forms

loft

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseloftlofts
Possessive caseloft'slofts'

loft

verb
Basic forms
Pastlofted
Imperativeloft
Present Participle (Participle I)lofting
Past Participle (Participle II)lofted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I loftwe loft
you loftyou loft
he/she/it loftsthey loft
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am loftingwe are lofting
you are loftingyou are lofting
he/she/it is loftingthey are lofting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have loftedwe have lofted
you have loftedyou have lofted
he/she/it has loftedthey have lofted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been loftingwe have been lofting
you have been loftingyou have been lofting
he/she/it has been loftingthey have been lofting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I loftedwe lofted
you loftedyou lofted
he/she/it loftedthey lofted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was loftingwe were lofting
you were loftingyou were lofting
he/she/it was loftingthey were lofting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had loftedwe had lofted
you had loftedyou had lofted
he/she/it had loftedthey had lofted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been loftingwe had been lofting
you had been loftingyou had been lofting
he/she/it had been loftingthey had been lofting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will loftwe shall/will loft
you will loftyou will loft
he/she/it will loftthey will loft
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be loftingwe shall/will be lofting
you will be loftingyou will be lofting
he/she/it will be loftingthey will be lofting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have loftedwe shall/will have lofted
you will have loftedyou will have lofted
he/she/it will have loftedthey will have lofted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been loftingwe shall/will have been lofting
you will have been loftingyou will have been lofting
he/she/it will have been loftingthey will have been lofting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would loftwe should/would loft
you would loftyou would loft
he/she/it would loftthey would loft
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be loftingwe should/would be lofting
you would be loftingyou would be lofting
he/she/it would be loftingthey would be lofting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have loftedwe should/would have lofted
you would have loftedyou would have lofted
he/she/it would have loftedthey would have lofted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been loftingwe should/would have been lofting
you would have been loftingyou would have been lofting
he/she/it would have been loftingthey would have been lofting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am loftedwe are lofted
you are loftedyou are lofted
he/she/it is loftedthey are lofted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being loftedwe are being lofted
you are being loftedyou are being lofted
he/she/it is being loftedthey are being lofted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been loftedwe have been lofted
you have been loftedyou have been lofted
he/she/it has been loftedthey have been lofted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was loftedwe were lofted
you were loftedyou were lofted
he/she/it was loftedthey were lofted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being loftedwe were being lofted
you were being loftedyou were being lofted
he/she/it was being loftedthey were being lofted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been loftedwe had been lofted
you had been loftedyou had been lofted
he/she/it had been loftedthey had been lofted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be loftedwe shall/will be lofted
you will be loftedyou will be lofted
he/she/it will be loftedthey will be lofted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been loftedwe shall/will have been lofted
you will have been loftedyou will have been lofted
he/she/it will have been loftedthey will have been lofted