"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
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.
He felt obliged to be interviewed and to say that he was misunderstood and had been badly translated; but his text is so clear that it is really not susceptible of many different interpretations.
Bernhardi s'est cru obligé de déetarer dans une interview qu'il avait été malcompris et mal traduit, mais son texte est si clair qu'on ne saurait vraiment y trouver plusieurs interprétations.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
I know that what I am about to say might be misunderstood by most men, but I hope for a generous construction of my course from you.
Je sais que bien des gens pourraient mal interpréter ce que je vais vous dire ; mais j’espère que vous jugerez plus généreusement ma conduite envers vous.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
It is because they have been misunderstood that the variations of certain vegetable functions in the different regions of the spectrum have given rise, as we shall see, to so many contradictory interpretations.
C'est parce qu'ils ont été méconnus que les variations de certaines fonctions des végétaux, dans les diverses régions du spectre, donnèrent lieu, nous le verrons, à tant d'interprétations contradictoires.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
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
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misunderstand
verb
Basic forms
Past
misunderstood
Imperative
misunderstand
Present Participle (Participle I)
misunderstanding
Past Participle (Participle II)
misunderstood
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I misunderstand
we misunderstand
you misunderstand
you misunderstand
he/she/it misunderstands
they misunderstand
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am misunderstanding
we are misunderstanding
you are misunderstanding
you are misunderstanding
he/she/it is misunderstanding
they are misunderstanding
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have misunderstood
we have misunderstood
you have misunderstood
you have misunderstood
he/she/it has misunderstood
they have misunderstood
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been misunderstanding
we have been misunderstanding
you have been misunderstanding
you have been misunderstanding
he/she/it has been misunderstanding
they have been misunderstanding
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I misunderstood
we misunderstood
you misunderstood
you misunderstood
he/she/it misunderstood
they misunderstood
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was misunderstanding
we were misunderstanding
you were misunderstanding
you were misunderstanding
he/she/it was misunderstanding
they were misunderstanding
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had misunderstood
we had misunderstood
you had misunderstood
you had misunderstood
he/she/it had misunderstood
they had misunderstood
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been misunderstanding
we had been misunderstanding
you had been misunderstanding
you had been misunderstanding
he/she/it had been misunderstanding
they had been misunderstanding
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will misunderstand
we shall/will misunderstand
you will misunderstand
you will misunderstand
he/she/it will misunderstand
they will misunderstand
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be misunderstanding
we shall/will be misunderstanding
you will be misunderstanding
you will be misunderstanding
he/she/it will be misunderstanding
they will be misunderstanding
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have misunderstood
we shall/will have misunderstood
you will have misunderstood
you will have misunderstood
he/she/it will have misunderstood
they will have misunderstood
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been misunderstanding
we shall/will have been misunderstanding
you will have been misunderstanding
you will have been misunderstanding
he/she/it will have been misunderstanding
they will have been misunderstanding
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would misunderstand
we should/would misunderstand
you would misunderstand
you would misunderstand
he/she/it would misunderstand
they would misunderstand
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be misunderstanding
we should/would be misunderstanding
you would be misunderstanding
you would be misunderstanding
he/she/it would be misunderstanding
they would be misunderstanding
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have misunderstood
we should/would have misunderstood
you would have misunderstood
you would have misunderstood
he/she/it would have misunderstood
they would have misunderstood
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice