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"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.
"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
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
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
To disdain today is to prove that yesterday has been misunderstood.
Dédaigner aujourd'hui, c'est prouver qu'on n'a pas compris hier.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
And then she would put on the air of an unhappy and misunderstood woman.
Et elle prenait alors des airs de femme malheureuse et incomprise.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
You have quite misunderstood us.'
Vous nous avez mal compris.»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Either Silvere did not quite catch what she said, or else he misunderstood her.
Sans doute Silvère entendit mal ou ne comprit pas.
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
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
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
He no longer misunderstood me. He began to curse and threaten, but I cut him short.
Il comprit évidemment mes paroles, car il se mit à jurer et à me menacer. Je l’arrêtai net.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
"No," said Fouillade, who had misunderstood, "she's called Eudoxie.
– Non, dit Fouillade qui avait mal entendu. C’est Eudoxie qu’elle s’appelle.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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
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