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He also, at first, stood as one petrified.Lui-même, d'abord, resta pétrifié.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Such want of scruple in a man who, on certain occasions, could be scrupulous enough, this oblivion of the dreadful scene, this adoption of ideas against which he had fought so violently, this confident belief in himself, petrified me.Ce manque de délicatesse chez un homme qui dans certaines occasions en montrait tant, cet oubli de la scène mortelle, cette adoption des idées contre lesquelles il s’était si violemment élevé, cette croyance en soi me pétrifiaient.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
Mouret still stood in the same comer holding the candle, as though petrified by what he had seen.Mouret était demeuré debout dans le même coin, sans lâcher le bougeoir, comme pétrifié par ce qu'il avait vu.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
I was petrified by a glance of saintly anger, by a noble face crowned with a diadem of golden hair in harmony with the shoulders I adored.Je fus pétrifié par un regard animé d’une sainte colère, par une tête sublime couronnée d’un diadème de cheveux cendrés, en harmonie avec ce dos d’amour.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
Through the grating of a cellar on the edge of this petrified ocean's waves, we made out the fire kept going by the custodians of the dead town.On a discerné, dans un caveau, à travers une grille, au bord des flots de cet océan pétrifié, le feu entretenu par les gardiens de la ville morte.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Duveyrier stood as one petrified, first looking down at his feet, then raising his eyes to the ceiling, and then searchingly gazing at the walls, as though he had been seeking the hole through which everything had disappeared.Pétrifié, Duveyrier regardait à ses pieds, levait les yeux au plafond, faisait le tour des murs, comme s'il eût cherché le trou par lequel tout s'en était allé.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
He stood petrified at the sight of Renardet's face. The mayor's cheeks were purple, his eyes were anxious and sunken, with black circles round them, his hair was unbrushed, his beard untrimmed, his necktie unfastened.Il demeura stupéfait devant le visage de Renardet; il avait les joues violettes, le regard trouble, cerclé de noir, comme enfoncé dans la tête, les cheveux en désordre, la barbe mêlée, la cravate défaite.Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite RoqueLa petite RoqueMaupassant, Guy deLittle Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de
For a moment she remained as if petrified, still listening, still waiting.Un moment, elle resta pétrifiée écoutant toujours, attendant encore.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
We were silent, petrified, listening to the echo of those words which fell like a stone cast into a gulf.Nous restâmes pétrifiés tous deux, écoutant le son de cette parole comme celui d’une pierre jetée dans un gouffre.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
We march like machines, our limbs invaded by a sort of petrified torpor; our joints cry aloud, and force us to make echo.On marche mécaniquement, les membres sont envahis d’une sorte de torpeur pétrifiée ; les articulations crient et font crier.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The rockets torment and pursue us, and allow us but little movement. After every one of them that petrifies us with its light we have to struggle against a task still more stubborn.Les fusées nous harcèlent, nous font la chasse, ne nous laissent pas remuer longtemps ; et, après que chacune d’elles nous a pétrifiés dans sa lumière, nous avons à lutter contre une besogne plus rétive.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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Word forms
petrify
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | petrified |
Imperative | petrify |
Present Participle (Participle I) | petrifying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | petrified |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I petrify | we petrify |
you petrify | you petrify |
he/she/it petrifies | they petrify |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am petrifying | we are petrifying |
you are petrifying | you are petrifying |
he/she/it is petrifying | they are petrifying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have petrified | we have petrified |
you have petrified | you have petrified |
he/she/it has petrified | they have petrified |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been petrifying | we have been petrifying |
you have been petrifying | you have been petrifying |
he/she/it has been petrifying | they have been petrifying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I petrified | we petrified |
you petrified | you petrified |
he/she/it petrified | they petrified |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was petrifying | we were petrifying |
you were petrifying | you were petrifying |
he/she/it was petrifying | they were petrifying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had petrified | we had petrified |
you had petrified | you had petrified |
he/she/it had petrified | they had petrified |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been petrifying | we had been petrifying |
you had been petrifying | you had been petrifying |
he/she/it had been petrifying | they had been petrifying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will petrify | we shall/will petrify |
you will petrify | you will petrify |
he/she/it will petrify | they will petrify |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be petrifying | we shall/will be petrifying |
you will be petrifying | you will be petrifying |
he/she/it will be petrifying | they will be petrifying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have petrified | we shall/will have petrified |
you will have petrified | you will have petrified |
he/she/it will have petrified | they will have petrified |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been petrifying | we shall/will have been petrifying |
you will have been petrifying | you will have been petrifying |
he/she/it will have been petrifying | they will have been petrifying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would petrify | we should/would petrify |
you would petrify | you would petrify |
he/she/it would petrify | they would petrify |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be petrifying | we should/would be petrifying |
you would be petrifying | you would be petrifying |
he/she/it would be petrifying | they would be petrifying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have petrified | we should/would have petrified |
you would have petrified | you would have petrified |
he/she/it would have petrified | they would have petrified |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been petrifying | we should/would have been petrifying |
you would have been petrifying | you would have been petrifying |
he/she/it would have been petrifying | they would have been petrifying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am petrified | we are petrified |
you are petrified | you are petrified |
he/she/it is petrified | they are petrified |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being petrified | we are being petrified |
you are being petrified | you are being petrified |
he/she/it is being petrified | they are being petrified |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been petrified | we have been petrified |
you have been petrified | you have been petrified |
he/she/it has been petrified | they have been petrified |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was petrified | we were petrified |
you were petrified | you were petrified |
he/she/it was petrified | they were petrified |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being petrified | we were being petrified |
you were being petrified | you were being petrified |
he/she/it was being petrified | they were being petrified |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been petrified | we had been petrified |
you had been petrified | you had been petrified |
he/she/it had been petrified | they had been petrified |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be petrified | we shall/will be petrified |
you will be petrified | you will be petrified |
he/she/it will be petrified | they will be petrified |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been petrified | we shall/will have been petrified |
you will have been petrified | you will have been petrified |
he/she/it will have been petrified | they will have been petrified |