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Sometimes he felt a desire to press her to his bosom, to obliterate her features with his kisses, so as to make her entirely his.
Parfois, il avait des envies de la serrer contre sa poitrine, d’écraser ses traits sous des baisers, pour la faire toute sienne.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Above all things, he wished to escape from that frightful Faubourg where everybody reviled his family, and to obliterate all these foul legends, by effacing even the very name of the Fouques' enclosure.
Il voulait, avant tout, fuir cet affreux faubourg où l’on clabaudait sur sa famille, faire oublier les sales légendes, en effaçant jusqu’au nom de l’enclos des Fouque.
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
The world seemed to think that she had already been able to obliterate the kisses of her first lover.
On semblait croire qu’elle avait déjà pu effacer les baisers de son premier amant.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
He attributed Zastowny’s alcohol use, subsequent choice of heroin as his preferred drug, and greater need to obliterate himself to the assaults.
Selon lui, c’est à cause de ces agressions que M. Zastowny consommait de l’alcool, que l’héroïne est devenue par la suite sa drogue préférée et qu’il éprouvait un besoin accru de s’autodétruire.
© Cour suprême du Canada
© Supreme Court of Canada
It would be vain for him to try to obliterate the traces of his priesthood. He would always wear that mournful pallor and carry the odour of incense about with him.
Vainement il tâcherait de se laver du sacerdoce, toujours il en emporterait avec lui la pâleur triste, l'odeur d'encens.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
When the war broke out we were possessed of domestic hatreds, both political and religious, which were bitter enough, to be sure, but they were obliterated by the ruling hatred which we felt for our aggressors.
Au moment de la guerre, nos haines politiques et religieuses intestines étaient assurément très vives, mais elles furent effacées par la haine prédominante de l'agresseur.
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
Hortense, out of decency, sipped her coffee, making a show of obliterating herself behind the cup; whilst Berthe, who for the future might hear anything, gave a slight pout of repugnance at her brother's successes.
Hortense, par décence, se mit à boire son café, en affectant de disparaître derrière le bol; tandis que Berthe, qui pouvait tout entendre désormais, avait une légère moue de répugnance pour les succès de son frère.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The graves could not be found. Either the elements had obliterated their traces, or time had caused those who looked for them to forget their position.
Ils ne purent retrouver le banc sur lequel avaient été enterrés Hutter, sa femme et Hetty : ou les éléments en avaient dispersé les sables, ou ceux qui le cherchaient en avaient oublié la position.
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 was so worn that it was impossible to discover from what country it came, but one could still see a half-obliterated hallowed crown on one of its faces.
Il était si usé, qu’on ne pouvait savoir de quel pays il venait, si ce n’est qu’on voyait encore, sur une des faces, une couronne de rayons à demi effacée.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
He further concluded that the jurisdiction of the superior courts is not obliterated under the Young Offenders Act scheme because the Provincial Court as a Youth Court remains subject to the supervision of the superior court.
Il a en outre conclu que la Loi sur les jeunes contrevenants ne fait pas disparaître la compétence des cours supérieures car la cour provinciale demeure, en sa qualité de tribunal pour adolescents, assujettie à la surveillance de la cour supérieure.
Robert Kagan and William Kristol wrote in the Weekly Standard on April 11 that Powell had "virtually obliterated the distinction between terrorists and those fighting terrorists."
Dans le Weekly Standard du 11 avril, on put lire sous la plume de Robert Kagan et William Kristol que Powell « avait virtuellement effacé la distinction entre les terroristes et ceux qui luttent contre les terroristes ».
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.
© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
In half an hour every trace of my escape was obliterated, and then I climbed out of the hole.
En une demi-heure de travail, je parvins à effacer toute trace. Et je sautai hors de la fosse.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
Then William's kisses had almost obliterated James's features from her face, and five years of forgetfulness and peace had made this man's blood stagnant.
Puis les baisers de Guillaume effacèrent presque sur son visage les traits de Jacques; cinq années d’oubli et de paix endormirent dans son être le sang de cet homme.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
This name was not obliterated from the text of the letters, but stood as if nothing was to be gained by erasing it.
Ce nom n’avait pas été effacé comme les autres, on l’avait laissé subsister, comme si l’on n’eût eu rien à gagner en le supprimant.
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
One fine moonlight night Miette distinguished some half-obliterated letters on one side of it, and thereupon she made Silvere scrape the moss away with his knife.
Par un beau clair de lune, Miette avait distingué, sur une des faces, des caractères à demi rongés. Il fallut que Silvère, avec son couteau, enlevât la mousse.
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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obliterate

verb
Basic forms
Pastobliterated
Imperativeobliterate
Present Participle (Participle I)obliterating
Past Participle (Participle II)obliterated
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I obliteratewe obliterate
you obliterateyou obliterate
he/she/it obliteratesthey obliterate
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am obliteratingwe are obliterating
you are obliteratingyou are obliterating
he/she/it is obliteratingthey are obliterating
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have obliteratedwe have obliterated
you have obliteratedyou have obliterated
he/she/it has obliteratedthey have obliterated
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been obliteratingwe have been obliterating
you have been obliteratingyou have been obliterating
he/she/it has been obliteratingthey have been obliterating
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I obliteratedwe obliterated
you obliteratedyou obliterated
he/she/it obliteratedthey obliterated
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was obliteratingwe were obliterating
you were obliteratingyou were obliterating
he/she/it was obliteratingthey were obliterating
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had obliteratedwe had obliterated
you had obliteratedyou had obliterated
he/she/it had obliteratedthey had obliterated
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been obliteratingwe had been obliterating
you had been obliteratingyou had been obliterating
he/she/it had been obliteratingthey had been obliterating
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will obliteratewe shall/will obliterate
you will obliterateyou will obliterate
he/she/it will obliteratethey will obliterate
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be obliteratingwe shall/will be obliterating
you will be obliteratingyou will be obliterating
he/she/it will be obliteratingthey will be obliterating
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have obliteratedwe shall/will have obliterated
you will have obliteratedyou will have obliterated
he/she/it will have obliteratedthey will have obliterated
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been obliteratingwe shall/will have been obliterating
you will have been obliteratingyou will have been obliterating
he/she/it will have been obliteratingthey will have been obliterating
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would obliteratewe should/would obliterate
you would obliterateyou would obliterate
he/she/it would obliteratethey would obliterate
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be obliteratingwe should/would be obliterating
you would be obliteratingyou would be obliterating
he/she/it would be obliteratingthey would be obliterating
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have obliteratedwe should/would have obliterated
you would have obliteratedyou would have obliterated
he/she/it would have obliteratedthey would have obliterated
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been obliteratingwe should/would have been obliterating
you would have been obliteratingyou would have been obliterating
he/she/it would have been obliteratingthey would have been obliterating
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am obliteratedwe are obliterated
you are obliteratedyou are obliterated
he/she/it is obliteratedthey are obliterated
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being obliteratedwe are being obliterated
you are being obliteratedyou are being obliterated
he/she/it is being obliteratedthey are being obliterated
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been obliteratedwe have been obliterated
you have been obliteratedyou have been obliterated
he/she/it has been obliteratedthey have been obliterated
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was obliteratedwe were obliterated
you were obliteratedyou were obliterated
he/she/it was obliteratedthey were obliterated
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being obliteratedwe were being obliterated
you were being obliteratedyou were being obliterated
he/she/it was being obliteratedthey were being obliterated
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been obliteratedwe had been obliterated
you had been obliteratedyou had been obliterated
he/she/it had been obliteratedthey had been obliterated
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be obliteratedwe shall/will be obliterated
you will be obliteratedyou will be obliterated
he/she/it will be obliteratedthey will be obliterated
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been obliteratedwe shall/will have been obliterated
you will have been obliteratedyou will have been obliterated
he/she/it will have been obliteratedthey will have been obliterated