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He rose to go; then, suddenly yielding to the invincible longing to know which had been gnawing at him since yesterday, he said:"By the way, I fancy I remember that you used to have, in Paris, a little portrait of Marechal, in the drawing-room.»
Il se leva pour partir, puis, cédant soudain à l'invincible envie de savoir qui lui mordait le coeur depuis la veille: Dis donc, j'ai cru me rappeler qu'il y avait autrefois, à Paris, un petit portrait de Maréchal dans notre salon.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
And so the next morning--it was Sunday --being devoured with a longing to paint, he went off most reluctantly, tearing himself away from his picture with a pang.
Aussi, le matin, un dimanche, dévoré de l’envie de peindre, s’en alla-t-il avec peine, dans une sorte d’arrachement douloureux.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
"They call it the national votive offering," he now exclaimed. "But the nation's longing is for health and strength and restoration to its old position by work.
« Le Vœu national, ah, certes, oui, un vœu national de travail, de santé, de force et de relèvement !...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
At this longing for death they tightened their embrace.
À ce désir de mort, ils eurent une étreinte plus étroite.
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
It was all but a delightful awakening, an overpowering desire for life, a longing to open his arms widely enough to embrace everyone and everything indeed, a breeze of joy seemed to raise him from the ground and carry him along.
Ce n’était qu’un réveil délicieux, un immense désir de vie, un besoin d’ouvrir les bras assez larges pour embrasser toutes les créatures et toutes les choses. Et un vent d’allégresse le soulevait, l’emportait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The besetting worry, made more acute by that hour spent on the Pont des Saints-Peres, had prevented him from sleeping and had brought him once more before his canvas, consumed with a longing to look at it again, in spite of the lateness of the hour.
C’était l’obsession, l’heure passée là-bas, sur le pont des Saints-Pères, qui lui rendait le sommeil impossible, et qui l’avait ramené en face de sa toile, dévoré du besoin de la revoir, malgré la nuit.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
In longing hopelessly for these dainties I fell asleep.
Dans l'attente sans espoir de ces délices, je m'endormis.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
And such was his longing to give outward expression to the tumultuous ideas beating in his skull, that soon this sketch did not suffice for his relief.
Et ce croquis, fait de souvenir, dans le besoin qu’il avait de traduire au-dehors le tumulte d’idées battant son crâne, ne suffit même bientôt plus à le soulager.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Therese had filled him with the old longing lusts again.
L'haleine chaude, le consentement de Thérèse venaient de remettre en lui les âpretés d'autrefois.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
He pushed her towards the fire-place, with an almost unconquerable longing to seize her by the throat, and strike her on the mouth, to reduce her to silence.
Il la poussait vers la cheminée, il avait des envies terribles de la serrer à la gorge, de lui appuyer ses poings sur les lèvres, pour la réduire au silence.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Who that has a heart within him can doubt the truth of her words, or think without longing of the darkness that so great a love illumined?
Quel coeur oserait en douter, quel coeur hésiterait à aimer des ténèbres illuminées d'un tel amour?
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
"Giacomo," she resumed, "you are to go down and tell his Eminence that we are longing to taste his figs, and that it will be very kind of him if he will send us such as he can spare."
« Giacomo, vous allez descendre, vous allez dire à Son Eminence que nous mourons d’envie de goûter à ses figues et qu’elle serait bien aimable en nous envoyant celles dont elle ne voudra pas. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
This despairing appeal, this cry of purified longing, calmed the young priest's fears.
Cet appel désespéré, ce cri épuré de désir, avait rassuré le jeune prêtre.
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
Macquart had implanted in her a most decided longing for ease and comfort.
Macquart avait mis en elle un besoin de bien-être très arrêté.
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
There was none of the vague boredom, the somniferous satiety which at times had saddened their old gatherings; at present there was real ferocity in the struggle, a longing to destroy one another.
Ce n’était plus l’ennui vague, la satiété somnolente qui attristait parfois les anciennes réunions; c’était maintenant de la férocité dans la lutte, un besoin de se détruire.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

long jump
saut en longueur
long position
position acheteur
long position
position longue
long lease
bail à long terme
long sentence
longue peine
long term
long terme
long term debt
dette à long terme
long wave
grand onde
long wave
grande onde
long word
mot long
long-lasting
durable
long gun
arme d'épaule
long ball
passe longue
long clearance
dégagement long
long corner
grand corner

Word forms

long

verb
Basic forms
Pastlonged
Imperativelong
Present Participle (Participle I)longing
Past Participle (Participle II)longed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I longwe long
you longyou long
he/she/it longsthey long
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am longingwe are longing
you are longingyou are longing
he/she/it is longingthey are longing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have longedwe have longed
you have longedyou have longed
he/she/it has longedthey have longed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been longingwe have been longing
you have been longingyou have been longing
he/she/it has been longingthey have been longing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I longedwe longed
you longedyou longed
he/she/it longedthey longed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was longingwe were longing
you were longingyou were longing
he/she/it was longingthey were longing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had longedwe had longed
you had longedyou had longed
he/she/it had longedthey had longed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been longingwe had been longing
you had been longingyou had been longing
he/she/it had been longingthey had been longing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will longwe shall/will long
you will longyou will long
he/she/it will longthey will long
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be longingwe shall/will be longing
you will be longingyou will be longing
he/she/it will be longingthey will be longing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have longedwe shall/will have longed
you will have longedyou will have longed
he/she/it will have longedthey will have longed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been longingwe shall/will have been longing
you will have been longingyou will have been longing
he/she/it will have been longingthey will have been longing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would longwe should/would long
you would longyou would long
he/she/it would longthey would long
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be longingwe should/would be longing
you would be longingyou would be longing
he/she/it would be longingthey would be longing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have longedwe should/would have longed
you would have longedyou would have longed
he/she/it would have longedthey would have longed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been longingwe should/would have been longing
you would have been longingyou would have been longing
he/she/it would have been longingthey would have been longing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am longedwe are longed
you are longedyou are longed
he/she/it is longedthey are longed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being longedwe are being longed
you are being longedyou are being longed
he/she/it is being longedthey are being longed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been longedwe have been longed
you have been longedyou have been longed
he/she/it has been longedthey have been longed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was longedwe were longed
you were longedyou were longed
he/she/it was longedthey were longed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being longedwe were being longed
you were being longedyou were being longed
he/she/it was being longedthey were being longed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been longedwe had been longed
you had been longedyou had been longed
he/she/it had been longedthey had been longed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be longedwe shall/will be longed
you will be longedyou will be longed
he/she/it will be longedthey will be longed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been longedwe shall/will have been longed
you will have been longedyou will have been longed
he/she/it will have been longedthey will have been longed

longing

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselonginglongings
Possessive caselonging'slongings'