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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 JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, 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'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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 RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, 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 - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, 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'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, 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 MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, 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'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, 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 RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, 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 FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, 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 destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, 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 - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, 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 MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, 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 RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, 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'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
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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
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long ball
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Word forms
long
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | longed |
Imperative | long |
Present Participle (Participle I) | longing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | longed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I long | we long |
you long | you long |
he/she/it longs | they long |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am longing | we are longing |
you are longing | you are longing |
he/she/it is longing | they are longing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have longed | we have longed |
you have longed | you have longed |
he/she/it has longed | they have longed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been longing | we have been longing |
you have been longing | you have been longing |
he/she/it has been longing | they have been longing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I longed | we longed |
you longed | you longed |
he/she/it longed | they longed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was longing | we were longing |
you were longing | you were longing |
he/she/it was longing | they were longing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had longed | we had longed |
you had longed | you had longed |
he/she/it had longed | they had longed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been longing | we had been longing |
you had been longing | you had been longing |
he/she/it had been longing | they had been longing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will long | we shall/will long |
you will long | you will long |
he/she/it will long | they will long |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be longing | we shall/will be longing |
you will be longing | you will be longing |
he/she/it will be longing | they will be longing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have longed | we shall/will have longed |
you will have longed | you will have longed |
he/she/it will have longed | they will have longed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been longing | we shall/will have been longing |
you will have been longing | you will have been longing |
he/she/it will have been longing | they will have been longing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would long | we should/would long |
you would long | you would long |
he/she/it would long | they would long |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be longing | we should/would be longing |
you would be longing | you would be longing |
he/she/it would be longing | they would be longing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have longed | we should/would have longed |
you would have longed | you would have longed |
he/she/it would have longed | they would have longed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been longing | we should/would have been longing |
you would have been longing | you would have been longing |
he/she/it would have been longing | they would have been longing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am longed | we are longed |
you are longed | you are longed |
he/she/it is longed | they are longed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being longed | we are being longed |
you are being longed | you are being longed |
he/she/it is being longed | they are being longed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been longed | we have been longed |
you have been longed | you have been longed |
he/she/it has been longed | they have been longed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was longed | we were longed |
you were longed | you were longed |
he/she/it was longed | they were longed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being longed | we were being longed |
you were being longed | you were being longed |
he/she/it was being longed | they were being longed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been longed | we had been longed |
you had been longed | you had been longed |
he/she/it had been longed | they had been longed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be longed | we shall/will be longed |
you will be longed | you will be longed |
he/she/it will be longed | they will be longed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been longed | we shall/will have been longed |
you will have been longed | you will have been longed |
he/she/it will have been longed | they will have been longed |
longing
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | longing | longings |
Possessive case | longing's | longings' |
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