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You did not meet a soul, you did not see a light in any window, and the glimmering gas lamps, few and far between, seemed powerless to pierce the gloom.
Pas une âme, l’anéantissement absolu. Pas une lumière aux fenêtres, rien que la double file des becs de gaz, très espacés, des lueurs affaiblies de veilleuse, mangées par les ténèbres.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The lovers must have worked the whole night to pierce the opening and place the door there.
Les amants avaient dû travailler toute la nuit pour creuser l’ouverture et pour poser la porte.
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
The hour must come when he sees that falsehood and weakness and vice are but on the surface; when his eye shall pierce through, and discover the strength, and the truth, and the virtue that lie underneath.
Une heure ne finit-elle pas par sonner, où il voit toutes les forces, toutes les vérités et toutes les vertus au fond de toutes les faiblesses, de tous les vices et de tous les mensonges?
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Then I felt pity, and cried out to the soldiers to pierce his heart
» Alors j’eus pitié, je criai aux soldats de le frapper au cœur.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Downdrafts pierce the base of the cloud and stop near the ground, where the cold air spreads out horizontally.
Les courants descendants traversent la base du nuage et s'arrêtent près du sol, où l'air froid s'étale horizontalement.
"It is my intention then, as soon as I can ascertain that they have gone out, to enter their territory, and pierce to the main town of the Navajoes."
Je me propose donc, aussitôt que j'aurai pu m'assurer qu'ils sont partis, d'entrer sur leur territoire, et de pénétrer jusqu'à la principale ville des Navajoès.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
However, whilst he was endeavouring to pierce the crowd, he saw the girl arrive in her little conveyance, dragged along by Gerard, who had not ceased transporting sufferers to the piscina.
Mais comme il tentait de fendre la foule, il vit arriver la jeune fille, traînée dans son chariot par Gérard, qui n’avait pas cessé d’amener des malades aux piscines.
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
I tell you, Eliza, that a sword will pierce through your soul for every good and pleasant thing your child is or has; it will make him worth too much for you to keep."
Non; je te dis, Éliza, qu’il n’y a pas en lui une qualité, une beauté qui ne te perce un jour le cœur comme un glaive; – il vaudra trop d’argent pour que tu puisses le garder, pauvre femme!»
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
As he handed him the candlestick, the doorkeeper allowed quite a chuckle of ferocious and vulgar jocosity to pierce through the exaggerated respect depicted on his pallid countenance.
En lui donnant le bougeoir, le concierge laissa percer, sous le respect exagéré de sa face blême, tout un ricanement de blague canaille et féroce.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
And it was always the knife, the knife in Auguste's bleeding fist, the icy cold point of which was about to pierce her.
Et c'était toujours le couteau, le couteau au poing saignant d'Auguste, dont la pointe glacée allait l'atteindre.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Other beams pierce and rend the universal gray.
D’autres phares trouent et déchirent le gris du monde.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
But the threads of light that shine from the houses of men and pierce through the blackest of nights, these shine on undimmed.
Mais les petits points lumineux que l'on trouve, au fond des plus obscures nuits, dans les lieux habités par les hommes ne s'affaibliront pas à mesure que vous vous élèverez.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
At this Claude's eyes abruptly turned towards a corner of the drawing-room, as if to pierce the wall and go far away yonder, whither something had summoned him.
Les yeux de Claude s’étaient brusquement dirigés vers un coin du salon, trouant le mur, allant là-bas, où quelque chose l’avait appelé.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
My eye could not pierce its fathomless gloom.
Mon œil ne pouvait en percer les ténèbres.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Some weak candle flames are shining along the Refuge, but they only relieve the darkness in the spots where they pierce it.
De faibles flammes de chandelles luisent le long de l’abri, n’effaçant l’obscurité qu’aux places où elles la piquent.
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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pierce

verb
Basic forms
Pastpierced
Imperativepierce
Present Participle (Participle I)piercing
Past Participle (Participle II)pierced
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I piercewe pierce
you pierceyou pierce
he/she/it piercesthey pierce
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am piercingwe are piercing
you are piercingyou are piercing
he/she/it is piercingthey are piercing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have piercedwe have pierced
you have piercedyou have pierced
he/she/it has piercedthey have pierced
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been piercingwe have been piercing
you have been piercingyou have been piercing
he/she/it has been piercingthey have been piercing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I piercedwe pierced
you piercedyou pierced
he/she/it piercedthey pierced
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was piercingwe were piercing
you were piercingyou were piercing
he/she/it was piercingthey were piercing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had piercedwe had pierced
you had piercedyou had pierced
he/she/it had piercedthey had pierced
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been piercingwe had been piercing
you had been piercingyou had been piercing
he/she/it had been piercingthey had been piercing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will piercewe shall/will pierce
you will pierceyou will pierce
he/she/it will piercethey will pierce
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be piercingwe shall/will be piercing
you will be piercingyou will be piercing
he/she/it will be piercingthey will be piercing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have piercedwe shall/will have pierced
you will have piercedyou will have pierced
he/she/it will have piercedthey will have pierced
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been piercingwe shall/will have been piercing
you will have been piercingyou will have been piercing
he/she/it will have been piercingthey will have been piercing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would piercewe should/would pierce
you would pierceyou would pierce
he/she/it would piercethey would pierce
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be piercingwe should/would be piercing
you would be piercingyou would be piercing
he/she/it would be piercingthey would be piercing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have piercedwe should/would have pierced
you would have piercedyou would have pierced
he/she/it would have piercedthey would have pierced
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been piercingwe should/would have been piercing
you would have been piercingyou would have been piercing
he/she/it would have been piercingthey would have been piercing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am piercedwe are pierced
you are piercedyou are pierced
he/she/it is piercedthey are pierced
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being piercedwe are being pierced
you are being piercedyou are being pierced
he/she/it is being piercedthey are being pierced
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been piercedwe have been pierced
you have been piercedyou have been pierced
he/she/it has been piercedthey have been pierced
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was piercedwe were pierced
you were piercedyou were pierced
he/she/it was piercedthey were pierced
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being piercedwe were being pierced
you were being piercedyou were being pierced
he/she/it was being piercedthey were being pierced
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been piercedwe had been pierced
you had been piercedyou had been pierced
he/she/it had been piercedthey had been pierced
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be piercedwe shall/will be pierced
you will be piercedyou will be pierced
he/she/it will be piercedthey will be pierced
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been piercedwe shall/will have been pierced
you will have been piercedyou will have been pierced
he/she/it will have been piercedthey will have been pierced