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Until the time of Jesus the prophets are but rebels who surge from out the misery of the people, proclaim its sufferings, and vent their wrath upon the rich, to whom they prophesy every evil in punishment for their injustice and their harshness.Jusqu’à Jésus, les prophètes ne sont que des révoltés, qui surgissent de la misère du peuple, qui disent ses souffrances, accablent les riches, auxquels ils prophétisent tous les maux, en punition de leur injustice et de leur dureté.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
It tried its best, but the instrument was built so that it couldn't prophesy fine weather any harder than it did without breaking itself.Il faisait de son mieux, cet instrument, mais il était construit de telle façon qu’il ne pouvait, sans se briser, prédire un temps plus beau encore.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
For the man that prophesies us bad weather, on the contrary, we entertain only bitter and revengeful thoughts.Au contraire, l’individu qui prophétise du mauvais temps ne suscite en nous que d’amers sentiments de vengeance.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
The most celebrated of German Generals made many other miscalculations with regard to the future, as a Swiss writer reminds him :— " Field-Marshal von der Goltz is not prophesying for the first time.Le plus célèbre des généraux allemands commit bien d'autres erreurs de prévision. Un écrivain suisse les lui a rappelées dans les termes suivants : Le maréchal von der Golz n'en est pas à ses premières prophéties.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
He connected the killing directly with Hitler's 'prophecy' of January 1939. 'What the Führer prophesied is now taking place,' he wrote, 'that if Jewry succeeded in provoking another war, it would lose its existence.'Pour lui, le carnage était directement lié à la « prophétie » de janvier 1939 : « Ce que le Führer a prophétisé se réalise aujourd'hui : si la juiverie réussissait à provoquer une nouvelle guerre, elle disparaîtrait »Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
' He is very rich, and I have always prophesied a great future for him.'Il est fort riche. Je lui ai toujours prédit un grand avenir.»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
She had prophesied that one day it would be known how much she could be bought for.Elle le lui avait prédit, qu'on verrait un jour ce qu'il faudrait y mettre, pour l'avoir.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
We have laughed at the Holy War, the jehad that old Von der Goltz prophesied. But I believe that stupid old man with the big spectacles was right.Nous nous sommes moqués de la guerre sainte, de la Djihad, prédite par le vieux Von der Goltz, mais je crois que ce stupide vieillard aux grandes lunettes avait raison.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Monsieur Rouker, that remarkable statesman who had just succeeded Monsieur Billault, had formally prophesied it in the Chamber.M. Rouher, l'homme d'État si remarquable qui venait de remplacer M. Billault, l'avait formellement prophétisé à la tribune.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
It was remembered that a shepherd of Argeles, speaking of the rock of Massabielle, had prophesied that great things would take place there.On se souvenait qu’un berger d’Argelès, en parlant du rocher de Massabielle, avait prédit que de grandes choses se passeraient là.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
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prophesy
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | prophesied |
Imperative | prophesy |
Present Participle (Participle I) | prophesying |
Past Participle (Participle II) | prophesied |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I prophesy | we prophesy |
you prophesy | you prophesy |
he/she/it prophesies | they prophesy |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am prophesying | we are prophesying |
you are prophesying | you are prophesying |
he/she/it is prophesying | they are prophesying |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have prophesied | we have prophesied |
you have prophesied | you have prophesied |
he/she/it has prophesied | they have prophesied |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been prophesying | we have been prophesying |
you have been prophesying | you have been prophesying |
he/she/it has been prophesying | they have been prophesying |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I prophesied | we prophesied |
you prophesied | you prophesied |
he/she/it prophesied | they prophesied |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was prophesying | we were prophesying |
you were prophesying | you were prophesying |
he/she/it was prophesying | they were prophesying |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had prophesied | we had prophesied |
you had prophesied | you had prophesied |
he/she/it had prophesied | they had prophesied |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been prophesying | we had been prophesying |
you had been prophesying | you had been prophesying |
he/she/it had been prophesying | they had been prophesying |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will prophesy | we shall/will prophesy |
you will prophesy | you will prophesy |
he/she/it will prophesy | they will prophesy |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be prophesying | we shall/will be prophesying |
you will be prophesying | you will be prophesying |
he/she/it will be prophesying | they will be prophesying |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have prophesied | we shall/will have prophesied |
you will have prophesied | you will have prophesied |
he/she/it will have prophesied | they will have prophesied |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been prophesying | we shall/will have been prophesying |
you will have been prophesying | you will have been prophesying |
he/she/it will have been prophesying | they will have been prophesying |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would prophesy | we should/would prophesy |
you would prophesy | you would prophesy |
he/she/it would prophesy | they would prophesy |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be prophesying | we should/would be prophesying |
you would be prophesying | you would be prophesying |
he/she/it would be prophesying | they would be prophesying |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have prophesied | we should/would have prophesied |
you would have prophesied | you would have prophesied |
he/she/it would have prophesied | they would have prophesied |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been prophesying | we should/would have been prophesying |
you would have been prophesying | you would have been prophesying |
he/she/it would have been prophesying | they would have been prophesying |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am prophesied | we are prophesied |
you are prophesied | you are prophesied |
he/she/it is prophesied | they are prophesied |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being prophesied | we are being prophesied |
you are being prophesied | you are being prophesied |
he/she/it is being prophesied | they are being prophesied |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been prophesied | we have been prophesied |
you have been prophesied | you have been prophesied |
he/she/it has been prophesied | they have been prophesied |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was prophesied | we were prophesied |
you were prophesied | you were prophesied |
he/she/it was prophesied | they were prophesied |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being prophesied | we were being prophesied |
you were being prophesied | you were being prophesied |
he/she/it was being prophesied | they were being prophesied |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been prophesied | we had been prophesied |
you had been prophesied | you had been prophesied |
he/she/it had been prophesied | they had been prophesied |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be prophesied | we shall/will be prophesied |
you will be prophesied | you will be prophesied |
he/she/it will be prophesied | they will be prophesied |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been prophesied | we shall/will have been prophesied |
you will have been prophesied | you will have been prophesied |
he/she/it will have been prophesied | they will have been prophesied |
prophesy
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | prophesy | prophesies |
Possessive case | prophesy's | prophesies' |