about icon-addNote android4 Answer apple4 icon-appStoreEN icon-appStoreES icon-appStorePT icon-appStoreRU Imported Layers Copy 7 icon-arrow-spined icon-ask icon-attention icon-bubble-blue icon-bubble-red ButtonError ButtonLoader ButtonOk icon-cake icon-camera icon-card-add icon-card-calendar icon-card-remove icon-card-sort chrome-extension-ru chrome-extension-es-mx chrome-extension-pt-br chrome-extension-ru comment comment icon-cop-cut icon-cop-star Cross Dislike icon-editPen icon-entrance icon-errorBig facebook flag flag_vector icon-globe icon-googlePlayEN icon-googlePlayRU icon-greyLoader icon-cake Heart 4EB021E9-B441-4209-A542-9E882D3252DE Created with sketchtool. Info Kebab icon-lamp icon-lampBig icon-learnHat icon-learning-hat Dislike Loup Loup icon-more icon-note icon-notifications icon-pen Pencil icon-play icon-plus-light icon-plus icon-rosie-cut Rune scrollUp Share-icon Shevron-Down Shevron Left Shevron Right sound sound1 sound2 sound3 sound4 sound2 icon-star Swap icon-translate Trash icon-tutor-ellipsis icon-tutor-flip Tutor folder icon icon-tutor-learned icon-twoWayArrow Mezhdunarodny_logotip_VK vk icon-word pen_icon Logo Logo Logo

Examples from texts

When Monsieur Garconnet learnt that the band was in quest of provisions, he offered his services to procure them.
Lorsque M. Garçonnet sut que la bande réclamait des vivres, il s’offrit pour lui en procurer.
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
In diverse regions, the quest to bring life-preserving HIV therapies to those who need them has encountered a range of obstacles.
Dans plusieurs régions, les actions destinées à fournir les thérapies indispensables à ceux qui en ont besoin ont rencontré toutes sortes d'obstacles.
© Programme commun des Nations Unies sur le VIH/sida (ONUSIDA) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
© Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 2008
www.unaids.org 2/29/2012
The lieutenant who is in charge and has led us astray, wriggles his way along the men in quest of some lateral exit.
Le lieutenant qui conduit la marche et qui nous a perdus arrive à se frayer un passage le long des hommes, cherchant une issue latérale.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
At the next moment he regretted this indecision, for the three who clung to the canoe suddenly found themselves in the centre of a party of no less than four others who were in quest of it.
Il regretta son indécision le moment d’après, car il vit arriver près d’eux quatre autres Iroquois, qui s’étaient aussi occupés à chercher la pirogue.
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
Biquet is telling about his suppliant sorrows in quest of a washerwoman who would agree to do him the good turn of washing some linen, but "it was too damned dear."
Biquet raconte ses tribulations suppliantes pour trouver une blanchisseuse qui consente à lui rendre le service d’laver du linge, mais « c’était chérot, foutre !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As the Pathfinder related these facts to his companions, the professional feelings of the two other white men came uppermost, and both naturally reverted to their habits, in quest of the means of escape.
Pendant que Pathfinder faisait ce récit à ses deux compagnons, les idées naturelles à la profession des deux autres hommes blancs prirent nécessairement l’ascendant dans leur esprit, et ils cherchèrent dans leurs habitudes des moyens de salut.
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
It was at this moment Denbigh entered: he had paid his adieus to the matrons at the door, and been directed by them to the little parlor in quest of Emily.
En ce moment Denbigh entra ; il avait rencontré les deux dames à la porte, et elles lui avaient dit qu’il trouverait Émilie.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
That nearest was soon in tow, when he proceeded in quest of the other, which was all this time floating up the lake.
Il ne lui fallut que quelques minutes pour s’assurer de celle qui était à peu de distance, et il se mit ensuite à la poursuite de l’autre qui continuait à remonter le lac.
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
" Listen and do not reply," added Mederic. " We will step across our former kingdom, and set out towards the East in quest of a new realm."
– Écoute et ne réponds pas, ajouta Médéric ; nous allons enjamber notre royaume d’hier et nous diriger vers l’Orient, en quête de notre royaume de demain.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
It is the regiment on the march, in quest of a new home.
C’est le régiment qui marche, en quête d’un nouveau gîte.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We went to Villaines, where baskets are manufactured, in quest of the prettiest that could be bought; for we four were to cut certain rows reserved for our scissors; it was, however, agreed that none of us were to eat too many grapes.
Nous étions allés à Villaines, où se fabriquent les paniers du pays, nous en commander de fort jolis; il était question de vendanger à nous quatre quelques chaînées réservées à nos ciseaux! mais il était convenu qu’on ne mangerait pas trop de raisin.
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
We had sent the huntsman in quest of leeches, but the doctor, thinking the case urgent, wished to bleed the count immediately, but had brought no lancet with him.
Quoiqu’il eût envoyé chercher une grande quantité de sangsues par le piqueur, il jugea qu’une saignée était urgente, et n’avait point de lancette sur lui.
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
Bid and host cities tend to select permanent solutions for competition and training venues in their quest to satisfy IFs and be selected to host the Olympic Games.
Les villes candidates et les villes hôtes ont tendance à opter pour des solutions permanentes s'agissant des sites de compétition et d'entraînement dans le but de satisfaire les FI et d'être choisies pour accueillir les Jeux Olympiques.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Tomorrow, like yesterday, will be won by the swarming of the multitude whose quest is happiness.
Demain, comme hier, sera conquis par le pullulement des foules, en quête du bonheur.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
She made three journeys in quest of them, in spite of the protestations of the company.
Et elle fit trois voyages, malgré les protestations.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile

Add to my dictionary

Not found

User translations

No translations for this text yet.
Be the first to translate it!

Word forms

quest

noun
SingularPlural
Common casequestquests
Possessive casequest'squests'

quest

verb
Basic forms
Pastquested
Imperativequest
Present Participle (Participle I)questing
Past Participle (Participle II)quested
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I questwe quest
you questyou quest
he/she/it queststhey quest
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am questingwe are questing
you are questingyou are questing
he/she/it is questingthey are questing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have questedwe have quested
you have questedyou have quested
he/she/it has questedthey have quested
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been questingwe have been questing
you have been questingyou have been questing
he/she/it has been questingthey have been questing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I questedwe quested
you questedyou quested
he/she/it questedthey quested
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was questingwe were questing
you were questingyou were questing
he/she/it was questingthey were questing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had questedwe had quested
you had questedyou had quested
he/she/it had questedthey had quested
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been questingwe had been questing
you had been questingyou had been questing
he/she/it had been questingthey had been questing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will questwe shall/will quest
you will questyou will quest
he/she/it will questthey will quest
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be questingwe shall/will be questing
you will be questingyou will be questing
he/she/it will be questingthey will be questing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have questedwe shall/will have quested
you will have questedyou will have quested
he/she/it will have questedthey will have quested
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been questingwe shall/will have been questing
you will have been questingyou will have been questing
he/she/it will have been questingthey will have been questing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would questwe should/would quest
you would questyou would quest
he/she/it would questthey would quest
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be questingwe should/would be questing
you would be questingyou would be questing
he/she/it would be questingthey would be questing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have questedwe should/would have quested
you would have questedyou would have quested
he/she/it would have questedthey would have quested
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been questingwe should/would have been questing
you would have been questingyou would have been questing
he/she/it would have been questingthey would have been questing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am questedwe are quested
you are questedyou are quested
he/she/it is questedthey are quested
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being questedwe are being quested
you are being questedyou are being quested
he/she/it is being questedthey are being quested
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been questedwe have been quested
you have been questedyou have been quested
he/she/it has been questedthey have been quested
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was questedwe were quested
you were questedyou were quested
he/she/it was questedthey were quested
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being questedwe were being quested
you were being questedyou were being quested
he/she/it was being questedthey were being quested
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been questedwe had been quested
you had been questedyou had been quested
he/she/it had been questedthey had been quested
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be questedwe shall/will be quested
you will be questedyou will be quested
he/she/it will be questedthey will be quested
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been questedwe shall/will have been quested
you will have been questedyou will have been quested
he/she/it will have been questedthey will have been quested