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That is putting themselves on a pedestal indeed! and surely it is somewhat silly to admit their lack of knowledge of the world.N’est-ce pas se mettre sur un piédestal? puis n’est-il pas un peu niais d’avouer son peu de connaissance du monde?Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Not one of the party, with perhaps an exception, should have liked to fire the shot that would have tumbled it from its pedestal.Pas un de nous, à une exception près cependant, n'aurait voulu tirer le coup destiné à jeter cette statue en bas de son piédestal.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And William would then reproach him for his coldness of heart; he set woman on a pedestal, and made her an idol, before which he chanted an eternal song of fidelity and love.Et Guillaume alors lui reprochait chaleureusement sa sécheresse d’âme; il mettait la femme sur un piédestal, en faisait une idole devant laquelle il chantait un éternel cantique de foi et d’amour.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
He paused for a moment before the bronze statue of St. Peter, seated in a stiff, hierarchical attitude on a marble pedestal.Il s’arrêta un instant devant le saint Pierre de bronze, à la pose raidie, hiératique, sur son socle de marbre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Facing it, beside the little door, stood the font – a former holy-water stoup resting on a stonework pedestal.En face, à côté de la petite porte, se trouvait le baptistère, un ancien bénitier posé sur un pied en maçonnerie.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
If he remained so late praying in the church, it was because he entertained the mad idea that the great golden Virgin would at last come down from her pedestal.S'il restait si tard à prier dans l'église, c'était avec l'idée folle que la grande Vierge dorée finirait par descendre.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Chaigneux, with his desolate mien, had gone to lean against the pedestal of the high figure of Minerva; and never before had he been more bowed down by his needy distress, the everlasting anguish of his ill-luck.Chaigneux était allé s’accouder près de la grande Minerve, de son air éploré, et jamais détresse besogneuse ne l’avait plié davantage, sous l’angoisse continue de sa malchance.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Paul III is seated on a high pedestal, Justice and Prudence are almost prostrate at his feet.Paul III est assis sur un haut piédestal, la Justice et la Prudence sont à demi couchées à ses pieds.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Be careful not to put coaches on pedestals.Veillez à ne pas mettre les entraîneurs sur un piédestal.© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 02.08.2011© Copyright 2009http://olympic.org 02.08.2011
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pedestal
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | pedestal | pedestals |
Possessive case | pedestal's | pedestals' |
pedestal
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | pedestaled |
Imperative | pedestal |
Present Participle (Participle I) | pedestaling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | pedestaled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pedestal | we pedestal |
you pedestal | you pedestal |
he/she/it pedestals | they pedestal |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am pedestaling | we are pedestaling |
you are pedestaling | you are pedestaling |
he/she/it is pedestaling | they are pedestaling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have pedestaled | we have pedestaled |
you have pedestaled | you have pedestaled |
he/she/it has pedestaled | they have pedestaled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been pedestaling | we have been pedestaling |
you have been pedestaling | you have been pedestaling |
he/she/it has been pedestaling | they have been pedestaling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I pedestaled | we pedestaled |
you pedestaled | you pedestaled |
he/she/it pedestaled | they pedestaled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was pedestaling | we were pedestaling |
you were pedestaling | you were pedestaling |
he/she/it was pedestaling | they were pedestaling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had pedestaled | we had pedestaled |
you had pedestaled | you had pedestaled |
he/she/it had pedestaled | they had pedestaled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been pedestaling | we had been pedestaling |
you had been pedestaling | you had been pedestaling |
he/she/it had been pedestaling | they had been pedestaling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will pedestal | we shall/will pedestal |
you will pedestal | you will pedestal |
he/she/it will pedestal | they will pedestal |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be pedestaling | we shall/will be pedestaling |
you will be pedestaling | you will be pedestaling |
he/she/it will be pedestaling | they will be pedestaling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have pedestaled | we shall/will have pedestaled |
you will have pedestaled | you will have pedestaled |
he/she/it will have pedestaled | they will have pedestaled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pedestaling | we shall/will have been pedestaling |
you will have been pedestaling | you will have been pedestaling |
he/she/it will have been pedestaling | they will have been pedestaling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would pedestal | we should/would pedestal |
you would pedestal | you would pedestal |
he/she/it would pedestal | they would pedestal |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be pedestaling | we should/would be pedestaling |
you would be pedestaling | you would be pedestaling |
he/she/it would be pedestaling | they would be pedestaling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have pedestaled | we should/would have pedestaled |
you would have pedestaled | you would have pedestaled |
he/she/it would have pedestaled | they would have pedestaled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been pedestaling | we should/would have been pedestaling |
you would have been pedestaling | you would have been pedestaling |
he/she/it would have been pedestaling | they would have been pedestaling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am pedestaled | we are pedestaled |
you are pedestaled | you are pedestaled |
he/she/it is pedestaled | they are pedestaled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being pedestaled | we are being pedestaled |
you are being pedestaled | you are being pedestaled |
he/she/it is being pedestaled | they are being pedestaled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been pedestaled | we have been pedestaled |
you have been pedestaled | you have been pedestaled |
he/she/it has been pedestaled | they have been pedestaled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was pedestaled | we were pedestaled |
you were pedestaled | you were pedestaled |
he/she/it was pedestaled | they were pedestaled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being pedestaled | we were being pedestaled |
you were being pedestaled | you were being pedestaled |
he/she/it was being pedestaled | they were being pedestaled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been pedestaled | we had been pedestaled |
you had been pedestaled | you had been pedestaled |
he/she/it had been pedestaled | they had been pedestaled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be pedestaled | we shall/will be pedestaled |
you will be pedestaled | you will be pedestaled |
he/she/it will be pedestaled | they will be pedestaled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been pedestaled | we shall/will have been pedestaled |
you will have been pedestaled | you will have been pedestaled |
he/she/it will have been pedestaled | they will have been pedestaled |