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He also, at first, stood as one petrified.
Lui-même, d'abord, resta pétrifié.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, 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 vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, 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 Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, 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 vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, 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 Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, 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 - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, 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 vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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petrify

verb
Basic forms
Pastpetrified
Imperativepetrify
Present Participle (Participle I)petrifying
Past Participle (Participle II)petrified
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I petrifywe petrify
you petrifyyou petrify
he/she/it petrifiesthey petrify
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am petrifyingwe are petrifying
you are petrifyingyou are petrifying
he/she/it is petrifyingthey are petrifying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have petrifiedwe have petrified
you have petrifiedyou have petrified
he/she/it has petrifiedthey have petrified
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been petrifyingwe have been petrifying
you have been petrifyingyou have been petrifying
he/she/it has been petrifyingthey have been petrifying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I petrifiedwe petrified
you petrifiedyou petrified
he/she/it petrifiedthey petrified
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was petrifyingwe were petrifying
you were petrifyingyou were petrifying
he/she/it was petrifyingthey were petrifying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had petrifiedwe had petrified
you had petrifiedyou had petrified
he/she/it had petrifiedthey had petrified
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been petrifyingwe had been petrifying
you had been petrifyingyou had been petrifying
he/she/it had been petrifyingthey had been petrifying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will petrifywe shall/will petrify
you will petrifyyou will petrify
he/she/it will petrifythey will petrify
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be petrifyingwe shall/will be petrifying
you will be petrifyingyou will be petrifying
he/she/it will be petrifyingthey will be petrifying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have petrifiedwe shall/will have petrified
you will have petrifiedyou will have petrified
he/she/it will have petrifiedthey will have petrified
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been petrifyingwe shall/will have been petrifying
you will have been petrifyingyou will have been petrifying
he/she/it will have been petrifyingthey will have been petrifying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would petrifywe should/would petrify
you would petrifyyou would petrify
he/she/it would petrifythey would petrify
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be petrifyingwe should/would be petrifying
you would be petrifyingyou would be petrifying
he/she/it would be petrifyingthey would be petrifying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have petrifiedwe should/would have petrified
you would have petrifiedyou would have petrified
he/she/it would have petrifiedthey would have petrified
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been petrifyingwe should/would have been petrifying
you would have been petrifyingyou would have been petrifying
he/she/it would have been petrifyingthey would have been petrifying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am petrifiedwe are petrified
you are petrifiedyou are petrified
he/she/it is petrifiedthey are petrified
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being petrifiedwe are being petrified
you are being petrifiedyou are being petrified
he/she/it is being petrifiedthey are being petrified
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been petrifiedwe have been petrified
you have been petrifiedyou have been petrified
he/she/it has been petrifiedthey have been petrified
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was petrifiedwe were petrified
you were petrifiedyou were petrified
he/she/it was petrifiedthey were petrified
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being petrifiedwe were being petrified
you were being petrifiedyou were being petrified
he/she/it was being petrifiedthey were being petrified
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been petrifiedwe had been petrified
you had been petrifiedyou had been petrified
he/she/it had been petrifiedthey had been petrified
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be petrifiedwe shall/will be petrified
you will be petrifiedyou will be petrified
he/she/it will be petrifiedthey will be petrified
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been petrifiedwe shall/will have been petrified
you will have been petrifiedyou will have been petrified
he/she/it will have been petrifiedthey will have been petrified