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But, Sissy glanced at him with great attention; nor did she in her own breast misunderstand him.
Mais Sissy, en regardant attentivement M. Sleary, ne s’était pas méprise sur les intentions véritables du directeur.
Dickens, Charles / Hard TimesDickens, Charles / Les temps difficiles
Les temps difficiles
Dickens, Charles
Hard Times
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"You misunderstand me," she exclaimed. "Oh!
--Tu ne m'as pas comprise, cria-t-elle. Oh!
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
"Would you oppose the mercy of God?" she said, interrupting me with a cry of despair at being thus misunderstood.
— Voulez-vous donc vous opposer à la clémence de Dieu; dit-elle en m’interrompant par le cri du désespoir indigné d’être méconnu.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
But suppose Paradise exists no more for the artist than it does for the Catholic, suppose that future generations prolong the misunderstanding and prefer amiable little trifles to vigorous works!
Et s’il n’y avait pas plus de paradis pour l’artiste que pour le catholique, si les générations futures se trompaient comme les contemporains, continuaient le malentendu, préféraient aux œuvres fortes les petites bêtises aimables!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It is apparent from the above-noted excerpts of the pre-charge discussions that the trial judge initially misunderstood Mr. Gunning to be raising this defence in respect of the shooting.
Il ressort des extraits précités des discussions antérieures à son exposé que lejuge du procès avait initialement compris à tort que M. Gunning invoquait ce moyen de défense à l'égard de la fusillade.
Conversely, failing morale, a depressed psychological condition, misunderstanding the intentions of the people with whom patients communicate and a pessimistic environment may aggravate a situation, even when the best of treatments is being applied.
À l’inverse, un moral défaillant, un état psychologique dépressif, une mauvaise interprétation des intentions de ses interlocuteurs, un environnement pessimiste peut aggraver une situation même sous application du meilleur des traitements.
Zimmermann, Richard / Nuclear MedicineZimmermann, Richard / La médecine nucléaire
La médecine nucléaire
Zimmermann, Richard
© EDP Sciences 2006
Nuclear Medicine
Zimmermann, Richard
© EDP Sciences 2006
© EDP Sciences 2007
"You misunderstood me," said he quietly.
--Tu ne m'as pas compris, dit-il paisiblement.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
What constitutes a permissible delay is abstract and difficult to quantify, whereas the concept of immediacy leaves little room for misunderstanding.
La notion de délai acceptable est abstraite et difficile à quantifier, alors que le caractère immédiat laisse très peu de place au malentendu.
I will, therefore, speak to you without any reserve, and without any dread of being misunderstood.
Je vous parlerai donc sans aucune réserve, et sans crainte d’être mal comprise.
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
In order to avoid any misunderstanding about the business to be divested, assets that are used within the business but that should not, according to the parties, be divested, have to be identified separately.
Afin d'éviter tout malentendu quant à l'activité à céder, les actifs qui sont utilisés dans le cadre de son exploitation mais qui, selon les parties, ne devraient pas être cédés, devront être énumérés séparément.
They had lost considerable time through a misunderstanding as to the direction taken by the insurgents.
Ils avaient perdu un temps considérable, trompés sur la marche des insurgés.
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 had been some misunderstanding.
Il y avait eu malentendu.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Possibly too he had noticed a slight coldness in their manner after his last misunderstanding with the Bishop, and the abominable reports that his enemies had circulated against him.
Peut-être avait-il remarqué un léger refroidissement, à la suite de sa dernière brouille avec monseigneur et des histoires abominables que ses ennemis faisaient courir.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
The soul that is misunderstood is most often the one that has made the least effort to gain some knowledge of self.
En général, c'est parmi les âmes qui ont fait le moins d'efforts pour se comprendre que l'on trouve le plus d'âmes incomprises.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
At the moment, the prevailing feeling was the wish to be certain that there was no misunderstanding.
La seule idée qui l’occupait en ce moment était de bien s’assurer qu’il n’existait entre eux aucun malentendu.
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

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misunderstand

verb
Basic forms
Pastmisunderstood
Imperativemisunderstand
Present Participle (Participle I)misunderstanding
Past Participle (Participle II)misunderstood
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I misunderstandwe misunderstand
you misunderstandyou misunderstand
he/she/it misunderstandsthey misunderstand
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am misunderstandingwe are misunderstanding
you are misunderstandingyou are misunderstanding
he/she/it is misunderstandingthey are misunderstanding
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have misunderstoodwe have misunderstood
you have misunderstoodyou have misunderstood
he/she/it has misunderstoodthey have misunderstood
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been misunderstandingwe have been misunderstanding
you have been misunderstandingyou have been misunderstanding
he/she/it has been misunderstandingthey have been misunderstanding
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I misunderstoodwe misunderstood
you misunderstoodyou misunderstood
he/she/it misunderstoodthey misunderstood
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was misunderstandingwe were misunderstanding
you were misunderstandingyou were misunderstanding
he/she/it was misunderstandingthey were misunderstanding
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had misunderstoodwe had misunderstood
you had misunderstoodyou had misunderstood
he/she/it had misunderstoodthey had misunderstood
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been misunderstandingwe had been misunderstanding
you had been misunderstandingyou had been misunderstanding
he/she/it had been misunderstandingthey had been misunderstanding
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will misunderstandwe shall/will misunderstand
you will misunderstandyou will misunderstand
he/she/it will misunderstandthey will misunderstand
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be misunderstandingwe shall/will be misunderstanding
you will be misunderstandingyou will be misunderstanding
he/she/it will be misunderstandingthey will be misunderstanding
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have misunderstoodwe shall/will have misunderstood
you will have misunderstoodyou will have misunderstood
he/she/it will have misunderstoodthey will have misunderstood
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been misunderstandingwe shall/will have been misunderstanding
you will have been misunderstandingyou will have been misunderstanding
he/she/it will have been misunderstandingthey will have been misunderstanding
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would misunderstandwe should/would misunderstand
you would misunderstandyou would misunderstand
he/she/it would misunderstandthey would misunderstand
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be misunderstandingwe should/would be misunderstanding
you would be misunderstandingyou would be misunderstanding
he/she/it would be misunderstandingthey would be misunderstanding
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have misunderstoodwe should/would have misunderstood
you would have misunderstoodyou would have misunderstood
he/she/it would have misunderstoodthey would have misunderstood
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been misunderstandingwe should/would have been misunderstanding
you would have been misunderstandingyou would have been misunderstanding
he/she/it would have been misunderstandingthey would have been misunderstanding
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am misunderstoodwe are misunderstood
you are misunderstoodyou are misunderstood
he/she/it is misunderstoodthey are misunderstood
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being misunderstoodwe are being misunderstood
you are being misunderstoodyou are being misunderstood
he/she/it is being misunderstoodthey are being misunderstood
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been misunderstoodwe have been misunderstood
you have been misunderstoodyou have been misunderstood
he/she/it has been misunderstoodthey have been misunderstood
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was misunderstoodwe were misunderstood
you were misunderstoodyou were misunderstood
he/she/it was misunderstoodthey were misunderstood
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being misunderstoodwe were being misunderstood
you were being misunderstoodyou were being misunderstood
he/she/it was being misunderstoodthey were being misunderstood
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been misunderstoodwe had been misunderstood
you had been misunderstoodyou had been misunderstood
he/she/it had been misunderstoodthey had been misunderstood
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be misunderstoodwe shall/will be misunderstood
you will be misunderstoodyou will be misunderstood
he/she/it will be misunderstoodthey will be misunderstood
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been misunderstoodwe shall/will have been misunderstood
you will have been misunderstoodyou will have been misunderstood
he/she/it will have been misunderstoodthey will have been misunderstood