In fact, everybody in the room bore on his head this characteristic emblem of man's sovereignty; whether it were felt hat, palm-leaf, greasy beaver, or fine new chapeau, there it reposed with true republican independence.
Cet emblème caractéristique de la souveraineté de l’homme figurait, il est vrai, sur la tête de tous les assistants: feutre, feuille de palmier, castor crasseux, ou luisant chapeau neuf, il rayonnait partout avec une indépendance toute républicaine.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
She was standing near one of the yucca palm trees that grew up from the azotea.
Elle se tenait auprès d'un des palmiers-yucca qui croissaient sur la terrasse.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Ellen finds a taxi on the corner of Seventh Avenue and lets herself sink back in the seat rubbing the numb gloved fingers of one hand against the palm of the other.
Ellen trouve un taxi au coin de la 7e Avenue et se laisse tomber sur la banquette, еlle frotte les doigts transis de sa main gantée contre la paume de l'autre main.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Doubtless the diggers worked chance-wise and clumsily; the craftsmen no longer knew how to engrave a name or carve a palm or a dove.
Sans doute, tout art avait disparu, les fossoyeurs creusaient au hasard, avec des irrégularités d’ouvriers maladroits, les artistes ne savaient plus graver un nom, ni sculpter une palme ou une colombe.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
And I have bought myself an oaken writing-table, and my wife made me a present of that dwarf palm in that pot of old Rouen ware.
Et j’ai acheté une table de chêne pour écrire, et ma femme m’a donné ce palmier, dans ce vieux pot de Rouen…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And he remained there the whole evening, resting his chin on the palm of his right hand, and listening religiously.
Il demeurait là toute la soirée, le menton sur la paume de la main droite, écoutant religieusement.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
At other times there is an emblem, the dove of purity, the palm of martyrdom, or else the fish whose name in Greek is composed of five letters which, as initials, signify: 'Jesus Christ, Son of God, Saviour.'"
D’autres fois, il y a un emblème, la colombe de la pureté, la palme du martyre, ou bien le poisson, dont le nom grec est composé de cinq lettres, qui sont les initiales des cinq mots grecs : Jésus-Christ, Fils de Dieu, Sauveur des hommes. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
In spite of buying paltry odds and ends, and striking the table with the palm of one's hand, so that the feather might not indicate one of the big prizes, a fellow barely had water to drink nowadays.
On avait beau acheter des rebuts et donner le coup de paume sur la table, pour que la plume ne s’arrêtât pas aux gros lots: c’était à peine s’il y avait désormais de l’eau à boire.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
In addition, the Delegation of Malaysia proposed the inclusion of 'palm superolein' in the Standard in view of the increasing importance of this oil in world trade and the Committee concurred with this proposal.
En outre, la Délégation de la Malaisie a proposé l'inclusion de « superoléine de palme » dans la Norme à cause de l'importance grandissante de cette huile sur le marché mondial et le Comité a été d'accord avec cette proposition.
She wore a creamy dress, freely trimmed with straw-coloured ribbons, and she gently tapped the palm of her left hand with her fan while gazing at the bright globe of the one lamp with which the drawing-room was lighted.
Vêtue d'une robe écrue, très chargée de rubans paille, elle tapait à petits coups d'éventail la paume de sa main gauche, en regardant fixement le globe lumineux de l'unique lampe qui éclairait le salon.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
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Collocations
date palm
dattier
palm oil
huile de palme
palm of the hand
paume de la main
Palm Sunday
Rameaux
Word forms
palm
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
palm
palms
Possessive case
palm's
palms'
palm
verb
Basic forms
Past
palmed
Imperative
palm
Present Participle (Participle I)
palming
Past Participle (Participle II)
palmed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I palm
we palm
you palm
you palm
he/she/it palms
they palm
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am palming
we are palming
you are palming
you are palming
he/she/it is palming
they are palming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have palmed
we have palmed
you have palmed
you have palmed
he/she/it has palmed
they have palmed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been palming
we have been palming
you have been palming
you have been palming
he/she/it has been palming
they have been palming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I palmed
we palmed
you palmed
you palmed
he/she/it palmed
they palmed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was palming
we were palming
you were palming
you were palming
he/she/it was palming
they were palming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had palmed
we had palmed
you had palmed
you had palmed
he/she/it had palmed
they had palmed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been palming
we had been palming
you had been palming
you had been palming
he/she/it had been palming
they had been palming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will palm
we shall/will palm
you will palm
you will palm
he/she/it will palm
they will palm
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be palming
we shall/will be palming
you will be palming
you will be palming
he/she/it will be palming
they will be palming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have palmed
we shall/will have palmed
you will have palmed
you will have palmed
he/she/it will have palmed
they will have palmed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been palming
we shall/will have been palming
you will have been palming
you will have been palming
he/she/it will have been palming
they will have been palming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would palm
we should/would palm
you would palm
you would palm
he/she/it would palm
they would palm
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be palming
we should/would be palming
you would be palming
you would be palming
he/she/it would be palming
they would be palming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have palmed
we should/would have palmed
you would have palmed
you would have palmed
he/she/it would have palmed
they would have palmed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice