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At these times she would often talk aloud and ramble incoherently, as though she was suffering from nightmare.
Pendant ces attaques, elle parlait souvent à voix haute, sans suite, comme dans un cauchemar.
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
Then, at other times he would go off, and return tired out by some long solitary ramble.
Puis, il s’en allait, il rentrait brisé par de longues promenades solitaires.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
That day the young painter was possessed by a sudden whim to ramble about and revisit in Christine's company the nooks beloved in other days; and behind this desire of his there lurked a vague hope that she would bring him luck.
C’était une envie soudaine de promenade, un besoin de revoir avec elle des coins chéris autrefois, derrière lequel se cachait le vague espoir qu’elle lui porterait chance.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It was barely half-past ten when they got back to the Hotel of the Apparitions; but M. de Guersaint, whom the fine weather delighted, talked of having dejeuner at once, so that he might the sooner start upon a ramble through Lourdes.
Lorsqu’ils rentrèrent à l’hôtel des Apparitions, il n’était pas dix heures et demie. M. de Guersaint que le beau temps ravissait, parla de déjeuner tout de suite, pour se lancer le plus tôt possible au travers de Lourdes.
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
M. de Guersaint wished to keep his daughter with him, and Marie's eyes expressed an eager desire, a longing to enjoy life, to walk and ramble through the whole vast world.
M. de Guersaint voulait garder sa fille avec lui, et Marie avait des yeux ardents de désir, une envie de vivre, de marcher, de courir le vaste monde.
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
It looks so peaceful and so quiet, and it is such a dear old place to ramble round in the early morning before many people are about.
L’endroit paraît si paisible et si calme ; ce doit être si agréable d’y flâner de bon matin quand les lieux sont encore déserts !
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
However, I stumbled on it after that ramble along the quays!
Il m’a fallu tomber là, après cette course le long des quais…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Two days later, after a long ramble through the Trastevere district, followed by a visit to the Palazzo Farnese, Pierre felt that he could at last understand the terrible, melancholy truth about Rome.
Ce fut deux jours plus tard que Pierre, après une grande promenade qu’il fit au Transtévère suivie d’une visite au palais Farnèse, sentit se résumer en lui la terrible et mélancolique vérité sur Rome.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
'I tell you it's a young ladies' school out for a ramble. Look at the two playing at leap-frog.'
– Je vous dis que c’est un pensionnat de jeunes filles en promenade: regardez les deux qui jouent à saute-mouton.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
' This afternoon,' interrupted Du Poizat, who felt somewhat annoyed at having no information to impart, ' I will take a ramble through Paris, and tomorrow morning, as soon as I'm out of bed, I will come and tell you all I have heard.'
«Cet après-midi, interrompit Du Poizat, qui souffrait de n'avoir aucun renseignement à fournir, je me promènerai dans Paris, et demain matin, au saut du lit, j'en aurai long à vous conter.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Our ramble was without object: after a cloudy day, we had seen the sky, towards evening, wearing a brighter aspect; we had dashed out to enjoy this ray of sunshine.
Notre course était sans but ; nous avions vu, après une journée de nuages, le ciel sourire vers le soir ; nous étions lestement sortis pour profiter de ce rayon de soleil.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
They would often ramble in the fields or visit the farms.
Souvent ils s’égaraient dans les terres, ils couraient les fermes.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
With the petulance of beginners, impatient and irritated at this sudden faintness, they began to think their retreat too confined, and decided to ramble through the open fields.
Leur pétulance d’écolier s’accommodant mal de ces faiblesses subites, ils finirent par accuser leur retraite de manquer d’air et par se décider à aller promener leur tendresse plus loin, en pleine campagne.
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
It was barely four o'clock, and it was his idea to ramble in this wise, without any predetermined programme, through Rome at that delightful hour when the sun sinks in the refreshed and far blue atmosphere.
Quatre heures sonnaient à peine, son idée était de traverser Rome ainsi, sans itinéraire arrêté d’avance, à cette heure délicieuse où le soleil s’abaissait, dans l’air rafraîchi, immensément bleu.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
And this explained the air of interest with which he now seemed to be questioning him, while the engineer, whom the meeting disturbed, stamped about as if eager to resume his mournful ramble.
Et cela expliquait l’air d’intérêt avec lequel il semblait le questionner, tandis que le mécanicien, l’air troublé de la rencontre, piétinait, comme ayant hâte de reprendre sa course dolente.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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ramble

verb
Basic forms
Pastrambled
Imperativeramble
Present Participle (Participle I)rambling
Past Participle (Participle II)rambled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I ramblewe ramble
you rambleyou ramble
he/she/it ramblesthey ramble
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am ramblingwe are rambling
you are ramblingyou are rambling
he/she/it is ramblingthey are rambling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have rambledwe have rambled
you have rambledyou have rambled
he/she/it has rambledthey have rambled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been ramblingwe have been rambling
you have been ramblingyou have been rambling
he/she/it has been ramblingthey have been rambling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I rambledwe rambled
you rambledyou rambled
he/she/it rambledthey rambled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was ramblingwe were rambling
you were ramblingyou were rambling
he/she/it was ramblingthey were rambling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had rambledwe had rambled
you had rambledyou had rambled
he/she/it had rambledthey had rambled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been ramblingwe had been rambling
you had been ramblingyou had been rambling
he/she/it had been ramblingthey had been rambling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will ramblewe shall/will ramble
you will rambleyou will ramble
he/she/it will ramblethey will ramble
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be ramblingwe shall/will be rambling
you will be ramblingyou will be rambling
he/she/it will be ramblingthey will be rambling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have rambledwe shall/will have rambled
you will have rambledyou will have rambled
he/she/it will have rambledthey will have rambled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been ramblingwe shall/will have been rambling
you will have been ramblingyou will have been rambling
he/she/it will have been ramblingthey will have been rambling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would ramblewe should/would ramble
you would rambleyou would ramble
he/she/it would ramblethey would ramble
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be ramblingwe should/would be rambling
you would be ramblingyou would be rambling
he/she/it would be ramblingthey would be rambling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have rambledwe should/would have rambled
you would have rambledyou would have rambled
he/she/it would have rambledthey would have rambled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been ramblingwe should/would have been rambling
you would have been ramblingyou would have been rambling
he/she/it would have been ramblingthey would have been rambling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am rambledwe are rambled
you are rambledyou are rambled
he/she/it is rambledthey are rambled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being rambledwe are being rambled
you are being rambledyou are being rambled
he/she/it is being rambledthey are being rambled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been rambledwe have been rambled
you have been rambledyou have been rambled
he/she/it has been rambledthey have been rambled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was rambledwe were rambled
you were rambledyou were rambled
he/she/it was rambledthey were rambled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being rambledwe were being rambled
you were being rambledyou were being rambled
he/she/it was being rambledthey were being rambled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been rambledwe had been rambled
you had been rambledyou had been rambled
he/she/it had been rambledthey had been rambled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be rambledwe shall/will be rambled
you will be rambledyou will be rambled
he/she/it will be rambledthey will be rambled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been rambledwe shall/will have been rambled
you will have been rambledyou will have been rambled
he/she/it will have been rambledthey will have been rambled

ramble

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseramblerambles
Possessive caseramble'srambles'