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And forthwith she began to relate that they had first of all refused to bathe her, and that she had been obliged to insist and beg and sob in order to prevail upon them to do so, after receiving Father Fourcade's express permission.
Et elle racontait qu’on ne voulait d’abord pas la baigner, qu’elle avait dû insister, supplier, sangloter, pour qu’on se décidât à le faire, sur une permission formelle du père Fourcade.
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
You alone can talk to her and prevail on her perhaps.
Vous seul pouvez lui parler et la décider peut-être...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
So I begged him to come up here and talk with you, and prevail on you to keep that poor little fellow of yours.
Alors, je l’ai prié de monter te voir pour causer un instant, pour te décider à garder ce pauvre petit.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
The upright man is secure in the light that enfolds him; and only by a light more radiant still can she hope to prevail.
Le juste est à l'abri dans sa lumière; et seule une lumière plus forte peut le vaincre.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Tell me that I am more than ever Henriette to you, that you will never abandon me, that nothing shall prevail against me, that you will ever be my devoted friend.
Répétez-moi que je suis plus que jamais Henriette pour vous, que vous ne m’abandonnerez point, que rien ne prévaudra contre moi, que vous serez toujours un ami dévoué.
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
He said no more, for he realized that nothing would prevail over that thirst for liberty which she felt in the depths of her being.
Il se tut, comprenant que rien ne prévaudrait contre ce besoin de liberté qu’elle avait au fond.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
were to prevail, Hunter U.S. would be enriched and Syncrude would suffer a corresponding deprivation for no juristic reason.
De plus, si on faisait droit à la demande de Hunter U.S., celle-ci se trouverait enrichie et Syncrude se trouverait appauvrie d'autant sans que cela ne soit justifié par aucun motif juridique.
But Gagniere, still obstinate, smiled with a mysterious air, as if facts could not prevail against his inner conviction.
Mais lui, obstiné, souriait d’un air mystérieux, comme si les faits ne pouvaient rien contre sa conviction de l’au-delà.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
This absence of phosphorescence is due solely to the fact that as the sulphate of quinine retains a part of the illuminating rays and allows all the extinguishing ones to pass, it is these last which prevail.
Cette absence de phosphorescence tient uniquement à ce que le sulfate de quinine retenant une partie des rayons illuminateurs et laissant passer au contraire tous les rayons extincteurs, ces derniers l'emportent.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
The federal provision is in direct conflict with the Land Titles Act and must prevail.
La disposition fédérale est directement en conflit avec la Land Titles Act et doit l'emporter.
Then, as they tried to prevail on him to remain until the following morning, he would not listen to them.
On le supplia de rester jusqu’au lendemain matin, il n’écouta rien.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
In all cases where there is a discrepancy between a price stated in figures and also in words, the price stated in words shall prevail.
Dans tous les cas où il y a divergence entre le montant écrit en chiffres et celui écrit en toutes lettres, c'est ce dernier qui prévaut.
In the event of any dispute or divergence in relation to this Protocol the English text shall prevail for the purposes of interpretation.
En cas de différend ou de divergence d'interprétation relatifs au présent protocole, le texte anglais prévaudra aux fins d'interprétation.
This rule does not prevail in cases where a joint and several obligation arises of right by virtue of some provision of law.
Cette règle cesse dans les cas où la solidarité a lieu de plein droit en vertu d'une disposition de la loi.
Even if it were accepted that the common law of contracts governs in this case, it would still not follow that the father should prevail.
Même si l'on acceptait que le présent cas est régi par la common law, il ne s'ensuivrait pas pour autant que le père doive l'emporter.

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Word forms

prevail

verb
Basic forms
Pastprevailed
Imperativeprevail
Present Participle (Participle I)prevailing
Past Participle (Participle II)prevailed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I prevailwe prevail
you prevailyou prevail
he/she/it prevailsthey prevail
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am prevailingwe are prevailing
you are prevailingyou are prevailing
he/she/it is prevailingthey are prevailing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have prevailedwe have prevailed
you have prevailedyou have prevailed
he/she/it has prevailedthey have prevailed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been prevailingwe have been prevailing
you have been prevailingyou have been prevailing
he/she/it has been prevailingthey have been prevailing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I prevailedwe prevailed
you prevailedyou prevailed
he/she/it prevailedthey prevailed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was prevailingwe were prevailing
you were prevailingyou were prevailing
he/she/it was prevailingthey were prevailing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had prevailedwe had prevailed
you had prevailedyou had prevailed
he/she/it had prevailedthey had prevailed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been prevailingwe had been prevailing
you had been prevailingyou had been prevailing
he/she/it had been prevailingthey had been prevailing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will prevailwe shall/will prevail
you will prevailyou will prevail
he/she/it will prevailthey will prevail
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be prevailingwe shall/will be prevailing
you will be prevailingyou will be prevailing
he/she/it will be prevailingthey will be prevailing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have prevailedwe shall/will have prevailed
you will have prevailedyou will have prevailed
he/she/it will have prevailedthey will have prevailed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been prevailingwe shall/will have been prevailing
you will have been prevailingyou will have been prevailing
he/she/it will have been prevailingthey will have been prevailing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would prevailwe should/would prevail
you would prevailyou would prevail
he/she/it would prevailthey would prevail
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be prevailingwe should/would be prevailing
you would be prevailingyou would be prevailing
he/she/it would be prevailingthey would be prevailing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have prevailedwe should/would have prevailed
you would have prevailedyou would have prevailed
he/she/it would have prevailedthey would have prevailed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been prevailingwe should/would have been prevailing
you would have been prevailingyou would have been prevailing
he/she/it would have been prevailingthey would have been prevailing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am prevailedwe are prevailed
you are prevailedyou are prevailed
he/she/it is prevailedthey are prevailed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being prevailedwe are being prevailed
you are being prevailedyou are being prevailed
he/she/it is being prevailedthey are being prevailed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been prevailedwe have been prevailed
you have been prevailedyou have been prevailed
he/she/it has been prevailedthey have been prevailed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was prevailedwe were prevailed
you were prevailedyou were prevailed
he/she/it was prevailedthey were prevailed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being prevailedwe were being prevailed
you were being prevailedyou were being prevailed
he/she/it was being prevailedthey were being prevailed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been prevailedwe had been prevailed
you had been prevailedyou had been prevailed
he/she/it had been prevailedthey had been prevailed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be prevailedwe shall/will be prevailed
you will be prevailedyou will be prevailed
he/she/it will be prevailedthey will be prevailed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been prevailedwe shall/will have been prevailed
you will have been prevailedyou will have been prevailed
he/she/it will have been prevailedthey will have been prevailed