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The Baron, who was extremely pleased, had pressed his hands, thanked him, and called him an obliging fellow.
Celui-ci, content, lui avait serré les mains, l’avait remercié, en disant qu’il était un gentil garçon.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
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Thus an opening was only possible with Ambroise, and Nicolas ended by accepting an obliging offer which the latter made to take him on trial for a few months, by way of initiating him into the higher branches of commerce.
Et il n’y eut qu’Ambroise dont il finit, pendant quelques mois, par accepter l’offre obligeante de le prendre, à simple titre d’essai, uniquement pour le mettre au courant du haut commerce.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
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And he added, when the other had gone off, mumbling some indistinct threats: 'It's true; a fellow does all he can to be obliging, but those chaps would drive one mad!
Puis, lorsque l’autre s’en fut allé, en mâchonnant de sourdes menaces: «C’est vrai, on a beau vouloir être obligeant, ils vous rendraient enragés! …
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
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He looked upon her as an obliging comrade who helped him to amuse himself, and who, if occasion offered, prepared him an infusion.
Il voyait en elle une camarade complaisante qui l'empêchait de trop s'ennuyer, et qui, à l'occasion, lui faisait de la tisane.
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It is kind on my part to be so obliging.
Je suis trop bonne d'y mettre de la complaisance....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
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"Can we be of any help to you?" asked Pierre in an obliging way.
« Pouvons-nous vous être utiles ? demanda Pierre obligeamment.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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She had been most obliging since our arrival and had evidently become interested in our concerns.
Elle s'était montrée très obligeante, dès notre arrivée, émue par notre position.
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He still retained with her the demeanour of a busy, obliging man, putting heaven on one side.
Il restait pour elle un homme affairé, obligeant, laissant le ciel de côté.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
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Then, in an obliging spirit, she called to her and offered to watch over her things.
Obligeamment, elle l’interpella, lui offrit de veiller sur ses affaires.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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She showed the most obliging kindliness at the friendly afternoon meetings in the gardens.
Elle était surtout exquise d'obligeance dans les jardins, aux réunions intimes de l'après-midi.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
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And so he had thought it prudent to solicit a few days' hospitality of Bache, a very upright and obliging man, to whom he entrusted himself without fear.
Aussi avait-il cru prudent d’aller, pour quelques jours, demander l’hospitalité à Bache, homme très droit, très serviable, aux mains duquel il se confiait sans crainte.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
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Massot, however, had been obliging enough to stop Camille and bring her to Pierre, who at the first words they exchanged relapsed into despair.
Massot avait eu l’obligeance d’arrêter Camille, pour l’amener à Pierre, qui, dès les premiers mots, se désespéra.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
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The Three Cities - Paris
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"The baths of Diocletian," said he in broken French, like an obliging driver who is anxious to court favour with foreigners in order to secure their custom.
« Les thermes de Dioclétien », dit-il en un mauvais français de cocher obligeant, désireux de plaire aux étrangers, pour s’assurer leur clientèle.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
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He had become indispensable, and, if he left her, she would probably not find another lover so obliging.
Il lui était devenu indispensable. Sans doute, s’il la quittait, ne rencontrerait-elle plus un amant de sa complaisance.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
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Monsieur de Rieu could read these familiar expressions on her lips, and he then displayed an exquisite politeness to the young men, amusing himself at their embarrassment, and obliging them to shout gracious answers into his ears.
M. de Rieu lisait le tutoiement sur ses lèvres, et il montrait alors une exquise politesse pour les jeunes gens, s’amusant de leur trouble, les forçant à lui crier dans les oreilles des choses gracieuses.
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oblige

verb
Basic forms
Pastobliged
Imperativeoblige
Present Participle (Participle I)obliging
Past Participle (Participle II)obliged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I obligewe oblige
you obligeyou oblige
he/she/it obligesthey oblige
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am obligingwe are obliging
you are obligingyou are obliging
he/she/it is obligingthey are obliging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have obligedwe have obliged
you have obligedyou have obliged
he/she/it has obligedthey have obliged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been obligingwe have been obliging
you have been obligingyou have been obliging
he/she/it has been obligingthey have been obliging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I obligedwe obliged
you obligedyou obliged
he/she/it obligedthey obliged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was obligingwe were obliging
you were obligingyou were obliging
he/she/it was obligingthey were obliging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had obligedwe had obliged
you had obligedyou had obliged
he/she/it had obligedthey had obliged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been obligingwe had been obliging
you had been obligingyou had been obliging
he/she/it had been obligingthey had been obliging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will obligewe shall/will oblige
you will obligeyou will oblige
he/she/it will obligethey will oblige
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be obligingwe shall/will be obliging
you will be obligingyou will be obliging
he/she/it will be obligingthey will be obliging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have obligedwe shall/will have obliged
you will have obligedyou will have obliged
he/she/it will have obligedthey will have obliged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been obligingwe shall/will have been obliging
you will have been obligingyou will have been obliging
he/she/it will have been obligingthey will have been obliging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would obligewe should/would oblige
you would obligeyou would oblige
he/she/it would obligethey would oblige
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be obligingwe should/would be obliging
you would be obligingyou would be obliging
he/she/it would be obligingthey would be obliging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have obligedwe should/would have obliged
you would have obligedyou would have obliged
he/she/it would have obligedthey would have obliged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been obligingwe should/would have been obliging
you would have been obligingyou would have been obliging
he/she/it would have been obligingthey would have been obliging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am obligedwe are obliged
you are obligedyou are obliged
he/she/it is obligedthey are obliged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being obligedwe are being obliged
you are being obligedyou are being obliged
he/she/it is being obligedthey are being obliged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been obligedwe have been obliged
you have been obligedyou have been obliged
he/she/it has been obligedthey have been obliged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was obligedwe were obliged
you were obligedyou were obliged
he/she/it was obligedthey were obliged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being obligedwe were being obliged
you were being obligedyou were being obliged
he/she/it was being obligedthey were being obliged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been obligedwe had been obliged
you had been obligedyou had been obliged
he/she/it had been obligedthey had been obliged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be obligedwe shall/will be obliged
you will be obligedyou will be obliged
he/she/it will be obligedthey will be obliged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been obligedwe shall/will have been obliged
you will have been obligedyou will have been obliged
he/she/it will have been obligedthey will have been obliged