Prudence now came but rarely; but she often wrote letters which I never asked to see, though, every time they came, they seemed to preoccupy Marguerite deeply.
Prudence ne venait plus que rarement, mais en revanche, elle écrivait des lettres que je n'avais jamais demandé à voir, quoique, chaque fois, elles jetassent Marguerite dans une préoccupation profonde.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
I took leave of Mme. Duvernoy, who seemed almost as preoccupied as Marguerite, and went on to my father's; his first glance seemed to study me attentively.
Je pris congé de madame Duvernoy, qui me paraissait presque aussi préoccupée que Marguerite, et je me rendis chez mon père, dont le premier regard m'étudia avec attention.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
If I could blunder thus, gentlemen, in a land where men's senses are keen, why should we busy preoccupied urban folk not err also?'
Eh bien! messieurs, s'il me fut possible de me leurrer de la sorte, dans un pays où l'on a les sens aux aguets, pourquoi voudriez-vous que nous, citadins préoccupés d'affaires, ne nous trompions pas également?
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
For the remainder of the day Marguerite was sad and preoccupied.
Tout le reste du jour, Marguerite fut préoccupée, distraite, triste.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
It was a peculiarity of this extraordinary being that his senses and his limbs, for all practical purposes, were never at fault, let the mind be preoccupied with other interests as much as it might.
Un des points caractéristiques de cet être extraordinaire, c’est que ses facultés morales et physiques n’étaient jamais en défaut, quelque préoccupé que fût son esprit.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Away from the continual propaganda activity revolving around speeches and public appearances, Hitler was largely preoccupied in 1937 with keeping a watchful eye on the changing situation in world affairs and with his gigantic building plans.
Loin de cette propagande incessante organisée autour de ses discours et de ses apparitions publiques, Hitler fut largement occupé, cette année-là, par l'évolution de la situation internationale et ses gigantesques projets de construction.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Abbé Faujas, who was stepping along quickly with bent head and a preoccupied air, kept perfectly silent, and did not even seem to hear what his companion was saying.
L'abbé Faujas, marchant vite, la tête basse, l'air préoccupé, continuait à garder le silence; il semblait ne pas écouter son compagnon.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Marthe, now ever preoccupied, no longer took care even that Désirée should change her under-linen regularly.
Marthe, dans l'envahissement de son être, ne veilla même plus à ce que Désirée changeât de linge.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
But in spite of himself he was preoccupied by the crowd, that limitless crowd, among which he found it so difficult to drown himself, disappear, become nothing more than a leaf in the forest, lost amidst the rustle of all the leaves.
Mais, malgré lui, la foule le préoccupait, cette foule sans bornes, où il avait tant de peine à se noyer à disparaître, à n’être plus que la feuille de la forêt, perdue dans le frisson de toutes les feuilles.
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
And only one thing now preoccupied him; he wondered how it was that a man of such intelligence and such ambition had not formed a more distinct and exact idea of the modern world.
Il n’avait plus qu’une préoccupation, il se demandait avec surprise comment un homme de cette intelligence de cette ambition, ne s’était pas fait du monde moderne une idée plus nette et plus exacte.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
This night even he had not seen the little girl because his mind was preoccupied and had wandered toward some other subject.
Cette nuit même, il ne l'avait pas vue, l'enfant, parce que sa pensée, préoccupée, s'était égarée sur autre chose.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
My belief is that he had already read your book, and was extremely preoccupied about it."
Pour moi, il avait lu votre livre, il en était extrêmement préoccupé.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
He caught hold of her hand, examined the pupils of her eyes, and merely seemed preoccupied by the air of transfiguration which she wore.
Il lui prit une main, regarda ses pupilles, sembla se préoccuper simplement de l’air de transfiguration où elle baignait.
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
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preoccupy
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Past
preoccupied
Imperative
preoccupy
Present Participle (Participle I)
preoccupying
Past Participle (Participle II)
preoccupied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I preoccupy
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you preoccupy
you preoccupy
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Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am preoccupying
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Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have preoccupied
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Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been preoccupying
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they have been preoccupying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I preoccupied
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Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was preoccupying
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you were preoccupying
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they were preoccupying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had preoccupied
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you had preoccupied
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Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been preoccupying
we had been preoccupying
you had been preoccupying
you had been preoccupying
he/she/it had been preoccupying
they had been preoccupying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will preoccupy
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you will preoccupy
you will preoccupy
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they will preoccupy
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be preoccupying
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you will be preoccupying
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they will be preoccupying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have preoccupied
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you will have preoccupied
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they will have preoccupied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been preoccupying
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you will have been preoccupying
you will have been preoccupying
he/she/it will have been preoccupying
they will have been preoccupying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would preoccupy
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you would preoccupy
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Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be preoccupying
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I should/would have preoccupied
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you would have preoccupied
you would have preoccupied
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they would have preoccupied
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