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Mathieu had read it three times, indulging on each occasion in fresh hypotheses of a gloomier and gloomier nature; for the more he reflected, the more did the seem to him to be fraught with menace.
Il l’avait relue trois fois, faisant chaque fois des hypothèses nouvelles, de plus en plus sombres, tellement l’aventure lui semblait grosse de confuses menaces.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
As for the fugitive, frightened at the menace she ceased paddling, and remained dimly visible, resembling a spectral outline of a human form, standing on the water.
Quant à la fugitive, effrayée par la menace, elle cessa de ramer, et resta confusément visible, semblable à un spectre à forme humaine debout sur l’eau.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The certainty that the murderer had assisted at the investigation, that he was still, doubtless, living in the village, possessed all minds and seemed to brood over the neighborhood like a constant menace.
La certitude que le meurtrier avait assisté aux constatations, qu'il vivait encore dans le village, sans doute, hantait les esprits, les obsédait, paraissait planer sur le pays comme une incessante menace.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
We intervene, disturbed by the tone of menace for our present concern that the conversation has assumed.
On s’interpose, inquiets du tour dangereux pour nos intérêts immédiats que prend ce colloque.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The evening is making ready, along with a vague and chilling menace; it is about to set for men that snare that is as wide as the world.
Le soir se prépare, ainsi qu’une vague menace glacée ; il va tendre devant les hommes son piège grand comme le monde.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then hatred slowly gained them, and they ended by casting angry glances at one another, full of secret menace.
Alors la haine monta lentement en eux, ils finirent par se jeter des regards de colère pleins de menaces sourdes.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
The themes were the familiar ones. Past achievements were lauded, grandiose future plans proclaimed, the horrors and menace of Bolshevism emphasized.
Les thèmes en étaient familiers : célébration des réalisations, proclamation des grandioses projets futurs et dénonciation des horreurs et de la menace du bolchevisme.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
And furious, understanding that they took advantage of her absence to see each other and thus to do her out of her little profits, she stared at the young man with a look black with menace.
Furieuse, comprenant qu'on profitait de son absence pour se voir et lui filouter ainsi ses petits bénéfices, elle dévisagea le jeune homme d'un regard noir de menaces.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Once we know what is the menace we can meet it.
Une fois que nous saurons ce qu’est cette menace, nous pourrons y faire face.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He said that Germany was right in wanting the freedom of the seas, and that America would back her up, and that the British Navy was a bigger menace to the peace of the world than the Kaiser's army.
Blenkiron déclara, entre autres choses, que l’Allemagne avait raison de désirer la liberté des mers, que l’Amérique la soutiendrait en cela et que la paix mondiale était autrement menacée par la flotte britannique que par l’armée du Kaiser.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
This truce is full of an increasing menace, increasing.
Cette trêve est pleine d’une menace grandissante, grandissante.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Although Abbé Faujas spoke very humbly, the Bishop was not unconscious of the menace which his words veiled.
Bien que l'abbé Faujas eût parlé très-humblement, l'évêque sentit la menace cachée que contenaient ces paroles.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
This was a young warrior, and when he heard her light tread coming along the gravel he approached swiftly, though with anything but menace in his manner.
C’était un jeune guerrier, et quand il entendit un pas léger s’approcher, il accourut à elle avec un empressement qui n’avait rien de menaçant.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Her heart had contracted as if she were menaced.
Son cœur s’était serré, comme sous une menace.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
When he was back again in Plassans, Antoine became the more menacing from the conviction that his hands were tied.
Quand il fut revenu à Plassans, la certitude qu’il avait les mains liées rendit Antoine plus menaçant encore.
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

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menace

verb
Basic forms
Pastmenaced
Imperativemenace
Present Participle (Participle I)menacing
Past Participle (Participle II)menaced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I menacewe menace
you menaceyou menace
he/she/it menacesthey menace
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am menacingwe are menacing
you are menacingyou are menacing
he/she/it is menacingthey are menacing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have menacedwe have menaced
you have menacedyou have menaced
he/she/it has menacedthey have menaced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been menacingwe have been menacing
you have been menacingyou have been menacing
he/she/it has been menacingthey have been menacing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I menacedwe menaced
you menacedyou menaced
he/she/it menacedthey menaced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was menacingwe were menacing
you were menacingyou were menacing
he/she/it was menacingthey were menacing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had menacedwe had menaced
you had menacedyou had menaced
he/she/it had menacedthey had menaced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been menacingwe had been menacing
you had been menacingyou had been menacing
he/she/it had been menacingthey had been menacing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will menacewe shall/will menace
you will menaceyou will menace
he/she/it will menacethey will menace
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be menacingwe shall/will be menacing
you will be menacingyou will be menacing
he/she/it will be menacingthey will be menacing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have menacedwe shall/will have menaced
you will have menacedyou will have menaced
he/she/it will have menacedthey will have menaced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been menacingwe shall/will have been menacing
you will have been menacingyou will have been menacing
he/she/it will have been menacingthey will have been menacing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would menacewe should/would menace
you would menaceyou would menace
he/she/it would menacethey would menace
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be menacingwe should/would be menacing
you would be menacingyou would be menacing
he/she/it would be menacingthey would be menacing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have menacedwe should/would have menaced
you would have menacedyou would have menaced
he/she/it would have menacedthey would have menaced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been menacingwe should/would have been menacing
you would have been menacingyou would have been menacing
he/she/it would have been menacingthey would have been menacing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am menacedwe are menaced
you are menacedyou are menaced
he/she/it is menacedthey are menaced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being menacedwe are being menaced
you are being menacedyou are being menaced
he/she/it is being menacedthey are being menaced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been menacedwe have been menaced
you have been menacedyou have been menaced
he/she/it has been menacedthey have been menaced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was menacedwe were menaced
you were menacedyou were menaced
he/she/it was menacedthey were menaced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being menacedwe were being menaced
you were being menacedyou were being menaced
he/she/it was being menacedthey were being menaced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been menacedwe had been menaced
you had been menacedyou had been menaced
he/she/it had been menacedthey had been menaced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be menacedwe shall/will be menaced
you will be menacedyou will be menaced
he/she/it will be menacedthey will be menaced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been menacedwe shall/will have been menaced
you will have been menacedyou will have been menaced
he/she/it will have been menacedthey will have been menaced

menace

noun
SingularPlural
Common casemenacemenaces
Possessive casemenace'smenaces'