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He overcame Zastowny’s resistance by threatening him with inmate violence and also induced Zastowny to cooperate by promising a transfer to a less threatening correctional centre.
Il est venu à bout de la résistance de M. Zastowny en le menaçant d’actes de violence de la part d’autres détenus et en lui promettant un transfèrement vers un centre correctionnel moins dangereux.
© Cour suprême du Canada
© Supreme Court of Canada
Little by little slumber overcame him.
Peu à peu le sommeil le prit.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
She, erect, looking very pale, seemed to hear each of those words, though all remained unspoken, and his ardently beseeching eyes overcame her.
Elle, toute droite, très blanche, entendait chaque mot; et ces yeux d’ardente prière exerçaient sur elle une puissance.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
But languor at last overcame her, and she fell into gentle slumber.
Une langueur la prit, elle s’endormit doucement, sans cesser de goûter dans son sommeil les caresses de Silvère.
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
Well, Monsieur l'Abbe, she overcame it; the Blessed Virgin answered her by sending her an armour for her chastity, an all-divine power to resist the promptings of her heart."
Eh bien ! monsieur l’abbé, elle a triomphé, la Sainte Vierge lui a répondu, en lui envoyant l’armure de sa chasteté, la force toute divine de résister à son cœur... »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
A gentle glow soon penetrated them, languor overcame them, and steeped them in feverish drowsiness.
Une langueur les envahit, qui les plongea dans une somnolence fiévreuse.
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
Yes, each time that I have met you since, their impress is revived. I was shaken from head to foot when I first saw you; the mere presentiment of your coming overcame me.
Oui, chaque fois que je vous ai vu depuis, vous en ranimiez l’empreinte: j’étais émue de la tête aux pieds par votre aspect, par le seul pressentiment de votre arrivée.
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
In this manner she passed three or four hours of perfect happiness, answering her aunt in monosyllables, and yielding with real enjoyment to these moments of unconsciousness which relieved her of her thoughts, and completely overcame her.
Elle passait ainsi trois ou quatre heures, parfaitement heureuse, répondant par monosyllabes à sa tante, se laissant aller avec une véritable jouissance aux évanouissements qui lui ôtaient la pensée et qui l'affaissaient sur elle-même.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
The panels cracked, the springs uttered plaintive cries, a gloomy melancholy more and more overcame the husband in his search of his second.
Les panneaux craquaient, les ressorts jetaient des cris plaintifs, une mélancolie noire envahissait de plus en plus le mari en quête de son témoin.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Last night, it is true, fatigue quite overcame me at the hospital; I sat down and dozed off, and Madame de Jonquiere and the other ladies were good enough to let me sleep on."
Imaginez-vous que la fatigue m’a terrassée dans un fauteuil, hier, dès minuit, à l’hôpital. Et, alors, ces dames ont eu le cœur de me laisser dormir. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
This boyish threat quite overcame her; she clasped Jean in a passionate and tender embrace.
Elle fut bouleversée par cette menace puérile et étreignit Jean en le caressant avec une tendresse passionnée.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
These poor people, living on hope, had believed their mistress might be spared, and this plain warning overcame them.
Tous ces pauvres gens, habitués à l’espérance, croyaient encore conserver leur maîtresse, et ce présage si clair les accabla.
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 fear now overcame him, and he repeated, in a tone of despair: "I come from Poujols – I come from Poujols!"
Mais l’épouvante le saisit. Il répéta d’une voix éperdue: «Je suis de Poujols, je suis de Poujols!»
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
As I was sitting at the foot of a tree, sleep overcame me, and my soul's eyes saw strange scenes unrolled before them, which remained impressed on my memory when I awoke.
Comme je m’étais assis au pied d’un arbre, le sommeil m’a surpris et les yeux de mon âme ont vu se dérouler des scènes étranges, dont le réveil n’a pu dissiper le souvenir.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
"True, but ask the Cardinal what he thought of his friend's prolonged shudders, the leaden hue which overcame his face, the sinking of his eyes, and the expression of terror which made him quite unrecognisable.
– C’est vrai, mais demandez-lui ce qu’il a pensé devant les longs frissons, la face qui se plombait, les yeux qui se creusaient, ce masque d’épouvante où il ne retrouvait plus rien de son ami.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile

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overcome

verb
Basic forms
Pastovercame
Imperativeovercome
Present Participle (Participle I)overcoming
Past Participle (Participle II)overcome
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I overcomewe overcome
you overcomeyou overcome
he/she/it overcomesthey overcome
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am overcomingwe are overcoming
you are overcomingyou are overcoming
he/she/it is overcomingthey are overcoming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have overcomewe have overcome
you have overcomeyou have overcome
he/she/it has overcomethey have overcome
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been overcomingwe have been overcoming
you have been overcomingyou have been overcoming
he/she/it has been overcomingthey have been overcoming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I overcamewe overcame
you overcameyou overcame
he/she/it overcamethey overcame
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was overcomingwe were overcoming
you were overcomingyou were overcoming
he/she/it was overcomingthey were overcoming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had overcomewe had overcome
you had overcomeyou had overcome
he/she/it had overcomethey had overcome
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been overcomingwe had been overcoming
you had been overcomingyou had been overcoming
he/she/it had been overcomingthey had been overcoming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will overcomewe shall/will overcome
you will overcomeyou will overcome
he/she/it will overcomethey will overcome
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be overcomingwe shall/will be overcoming
you will be overcomingyou will be overcoming
he/she/it will be overcomingthey will be overcoming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have overcomewe shall/will have overcome
you will have overcomeyou will have overcome
he/she/it will have overcomethey will have overcome
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been overcomingwe shall/will have been overcoming
you will have been overcomingyou will have been overcoming
he/she/it will have been overcomingthey will have been overcoming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would overcomewe should/would overcome
you would overcomeyou would overcome
he/she/it would overcomethey would overcome
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be overcomingwe should/would be overcoming
you would be overcomingyou would be overcoming
he/she/it would be overcomingthey would be overcoming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have overcomewe should/would have overcome
you would have overcomeyou would have overcome
he/she/it would have overcomethey would have overcome
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been overcomingwe should/would have been overcoming
you would have been overcomingyou would have been overcoming
he/she/it would have been overcomingthey would have been overcoming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am overcomewe are overcome
you are overcomeyou are overcome
he/she/it is overcomethey are overcome
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being overcomewe are being overcome
you are being overcomeyou are being overcome
he/she/it is being overcomethey are being overcome
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been overcomewe have been overcome
you have been overcomeyou have been overcome
he/she/it has been overcomethey have been overcome
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was overcomewe were overcome
you were overcomeyou were overcome
he/she/it was overcomethey were overcome
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being overcomewe were being overcome
you were being overcomeyou were being overcome
he/she/it was being overcomethey were being overcome
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been overcomewe had been overcome
you had been overcomeyou had been overcome
he/she/it had been overcomethey had been overcome
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be overcomewe shall/will be overcome
you will be overcomeyou will be overcome
he/she/it will be overcomethey will be overcome
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been overcomewe shall/will have been overcome
you will have been overcomeyou will have been overcome
he/she/it will have been overcomethey will have been overcome