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That expression, "if you do not make it all right," made me ponder the matter deeply.
Ce "si vous ne raccommodez pas les choses" me fit long-temps rêver.
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
I ask you to ponder this statement of my opinion of society as a whole; it is concise, for to you a few words are sufficient.
Avant tout, méditez l’expression concise de mon opinion sur la société considérée dans son ensemble, car avec vous peu de paroles suffisent.
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
Yet do you not take the sage's birth into account as you ponder over his destiny.
Et cependant vous ne tenez pas compte de la naissance quand vous pesez la destinée du sage.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Though my entreaty may seem to you superfluous, yet I entreat, yes, your Henriette implores you to ponder the meaning of that rule.
Quoique mon insistance puisse vous sembler superflue, je vous supplie, oui, votre Henriette vous supplie de bien peser le sens de ces deux paroles.
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
The hunter dropped his eyes to the ground, and as he walked slowly back towards the stand, he seemed to ponder deeply on what he had just heard.
Le chasseur baissa les yeux, et retourna à pas lents vers l’endroit d’où il venait, ayant l’air de réfléchir sur ce que Jasper lui avait appris.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Haley therefore slowly and discontentedly returned to the little tavern, to ponder further what was to be done.
Lentement, l’air déconfit, Haley regagna la petite taverne pour y ruminer à l’aise sur le parti à prendre.
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
He was constrained to confess, at the bottom of his heart, that this idleness rendered his anguish the more cruel, by leaving him every hour of his life to ponder on the despair and deepen its incurable bitterness.
Il était obligé de s'avouer au fond de lui que son oisiveté rendait ses angoisses plus cruelles en lui laissant toutes les heures de sa vie pour songer à ses désespoirs et en approfondir l'âpreté incurable.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Félicité turned sharply round, and pondered for a minute, keeping her eyes fixed on Macquart.
Félicité se tourna vivement, réfléchit une minute encore, les yeux fixés sur Macquart.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
We listened, we pondered.
On écoutait, on songeait.
Dorgeles, Roland / Wooden CrossesDorgeles, Roland / Les croix de bois
Les croix de bois
Dorgeles, Roland
© 1919 by Albin Michel
Wooden Crosses
Dorgeles, Roland
© 1921 by G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
In the course of the past hour, he had pondered well on the chances of such an experiment, and had shrewdly calculated all the details of success and failure.
Pendant l’heure qui venait de s’écouler, il avait mûrement réfléchi sur les chances d’un pareil coup de hardiesse, et il avait calculé toutes les causes qui pouvaient le faire réussir ou échouer.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
But he had pondered well on all the chances, and took his measures with coolness, even while at the top of his speed.
Mais il avait bien calculé toutes ses chances, et il prit ses mesures avec sang-froid, même en courant de toutes ses forces.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
I have pondered for a long time on these words and found them full of wisdom.
J’ai longtemps médité ces paroles et je les ai trouvées pleines de sagesse.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Hitler pondered the matter while he was in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the opening of the Winter Olympics on 6 February.
Hitler y réfléchissait encore le 6 février, lorsqu'il se rendit à Gar-misch-Partenkirchen pour l'ouverture des Jeux olympiques d'hiver.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
He walked to the end of the room as if pondering, and then came back and stood behind Clorinde.
Il alla au fond de la pièce, revint derrière elle, lui dit dans la nuque:«Pourquoi pas avec moi, alors?»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
She felt very much astonished, and returned home pondering over her recent meeting.
Elle fut grandement étonnée et s’en revint, toute songeuse de la rencontre qu’elle venait de faire.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile

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ponder

verb
Basic forms
Pastpondered
Imperativeponder
Present Participle (Participle I)pondering
Past Participle (Participle II)pondered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ponderwe ponder
you ponderyou ponder
he/she/it pondersthey ponder
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ponderingwe are pondering
you are ponderingyou are pondering
he/she/it is ponderingthey are pondering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have ponderedwe have pondered
you have ponderedyou have pondered
he/she/it has ponderedthey have pondered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ponderingwe have been pondering
you have been ponderingyou have been pondering
he/she/it has been ponderingthey have been pondering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I ponderedwe pondered
you ponderedyou pondered
he/she/it ponderedthey pondered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ponderingwe were pondering
you were ponderingyou were pondering
he/she/it was ponderingthey were pondering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had ponderedwe had pondered
you had ponderedyou had pondered
he/she/it had ponderedthey had pondered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ponderingwe had been pondering
you had been ponderingyou had been pondering
he/she/it had been ponderingthey had been pondering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ponderwe shall/will ponder
you will ponderyou will ponder
he/she/it will ponderthey will ponder
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ponderingwe shall/will be pondering
you will be ponderingyou will be pondering
he/she/it will be ponderingthey will be pondering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have ponderedwe shall/will have pondered
you will have ponderedyou will have pondered
he/she/it will have ponderedthey will have pondered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ponderingwe shall/will have been pondering
you will have been ponderingyou will have been pondering
he/she/it will have been ponderingthey will have been pondering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ponderwe should/would ponder
you would ponderyou would ponder
he/she/it would ponderthey would ponder
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ponderingwe should/would be pondering
you would be ponderingyou would be pondering
he/she/it would be ponderingthey would be pondering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have ponderedwe should/would have pondered
you would have ponderedyou would have pondered
he/she/it would have ponderedthey would have pondered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ponderingwe should/would have been pondering
you would have been ponderingyou would have been pondering
he/she/it would have been ponderingthey would have been pondering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am ponderedwe are pondered
you are ponderedyou are pondered
he/she/it is ponderedthey are pondered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being ponderedwe are being pondered
you are being ponderedyou are being pondered
he/she/it is being ponderedthey are being pondered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been ponderedwe have been pondered
you have been ponderedyou have been pondered
he/she/it has been ponderedthey have been pondered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was ponderedwe were pondered
you were ponderedyou were pondered
he/she/it was ponderedthey were pondered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being ponderedwe were being pondered
you were being ponderedyou were being pondered
he/she/it was being ponderedthey were being pondered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been ponderedwe had been pondered
you had been ponderedyou had been pondered
he/she/it had been ponderedthey had been pondered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be ponderedwe shall/will be pondered
you will be ponderedyou will be pondered
he/she/it will be ponderedthey will be pondered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been ponderedwe shall/will have been pondered
you will have been ponderedyou will have been pondered
he/she/it will have been ponderedthey will have been pondered