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There was also great joy: the vision was realised, the lover had the silky moustache and the raven hair dreamt of.Il y eut aussi de grandes joies ; le songe se réalisait, l’amant avait la fine moustache et la noire chevelure rêvées.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
However, I followed him, and gradually he recovered his composure, and showed me his hens, his ducks, his rabbits and dogs--an extraordinary collection of birds and beasts; there was even a raven among them.Je l’avais suivi, il s’est calmé, m’a montré ses poules, ses canards, ses lapins, ses chiens, une ménagerie extraordinaire, jusqu’à un corbeau!Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
In the bright glow of the lamps nothing could be more delightful than the sight of all those bare, sheeny shoulders, and those supple necks, above whose napes were coiled tresses of fair or raven hair.Rien n’était plus aimable à regarder, sous le vif éclat des lampes, que ces nappes d’épaules nues, d’une finesse de soie, que ces nuques souples, où se tordaient les chevelures blondes ou brunes.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Her jacket had become disarranged, and part of her rosy shoulder appeared, half hidden by a tress of raven hair.Sa camisole glissait, et un bout d'épaule passait, rose, à demi caché par une mèche noire de cheveux.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Andrew Raven and David Yazbeck, for the respondent Satnam Vaid.Andrew Raven et David Yazbeck, pour l'intimé Satnam Vaid.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 21.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 21.11.2011
The first youth who presented himself for the trial was called The Raven, having as yet had no opportunity of obtaining a more warlike sobriquet.Le premier qui se présenta fut un jeune homme nommé la Corneille, n’ayant pas encore eu l’occasion d’obtenir un sobriquet plus belliqueux.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Solicitors for the appellant Janine Bailey: Raven, Allen, Cameron & Ballantyne, Ottawa.Procureurs de l'appelante Janine Bailey : Raven, Allen, Cameron & Ballantyne, Ottawa.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 02.11.2011
She was a true Spaniard, having the Spanish complexion, the Spanish eyes with their curved lashes, and their large pupils blacker than a raven's wing.C’était une véritable Espagnole elle avait le teint espagnol, les yeux espagnols, de longs cils recourbés, et une prunelle plus noire que ne l’est l’aile d’un corbeau.Balzac, Honore de / El verdugoBalzac, Honore de / El verdugoEl verdugoBalzac, Honore deEl verdugoBalzac, Honore de
"Shall be pleased with his acquaintance," said Marks, thrusting out a long, thin hand, like a raven's claw. "Mr. Haley, I believe?"– Enchanté de faire votre connaissance; et Marks tendit sa maigre patte de corbeau: M. Haley, je pense?Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
"Do not the ravens resort near the carcass of the deer, though the fowler is at hand?– Les corbeaux ne se rassemblent-ils pas autour de la carcasse du daim, quoique le chasseur ne soit qu’à vingt pas ?Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
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raven
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | raven | ravens |
Possessive case | raven's | ravens' |
raven
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | ravened |
Imperative | raven |
Present Participle (Participle I) | ravening |
Past Participle (Participle II) | ravened |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I raven | we raven |
you raven | you raven |
he/she/it ravens | they raven |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am ravening | we are ravening |
you are ravening | you are ravening |
he/she/it is ravening | they are ravening |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have ravened | we have ravened |
you have ravened | you have ravened |
he/she/it has ravened | they have ravened |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been ravening | we have been ravening |
you have been ravening | you have been ravening |
he/she/it has been ravening | they have been ravening |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ravened | we ravened |
you ravened | you ravened |
he/she/it ravened | they ravened |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was ravening | we were ravening |
you were ravening | you were ravening |
he/she/it was ravening | they were ravening |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had ravened | we had ravened |
you had ravened | you had ravened |
he/she/it had ravened | they had ravened |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been ravening | we had been ravening |
you had been ravening | you had been ravening |
he/she/it had been ravening | they had been ravening |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will raven | we shall/will raven |
you will raven | you will raven |
he/she/it will raven | they will raven |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be ravening | we shall/will be ravening |
you will be ravening | you will be ravening |
he/she/it will be ravening | they will be ravening |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have ravened | we shall/will have ravened |
you will have ravened | you will have ravened |
he/she/it will have ravened | they will have ravened |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ravening | we shall/will have been ravening |
you will have been ravening | you will have been ravening |
he/she/it will have been ravening | they will have been ravening |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would raven | we should/would raven |
you would raven | you would raven |
he/she/it would raven | they would raven |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be ravening | we should/would be ravening |
you would be ravening | you would be ravening |
he/she/it would be ravening | they would be ravening |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have ravened | we should/would have ravened |
you would have ravened | you would have ravened |
he/she/it would have ravened | they would have ravened |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been ravening | we should/would have been ravening |
you would have been ravening | you would have been ravening |
he/she/it would have been ravening | they would have been ravening |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am ravened | we are ravened |
you are ravened | you are ravened |
he/she/it is ravened | they are ravened |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being ravened | we are being ravened |
you are being ravened | you are being ravened |
he/she/it is being ravened | they are being ravened |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been ravened | we have been ravened |
you have been ravened | you have been ravened |
he/she/it has been ravened | they have been ravened |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was ravened | we were ravened |
you were ravened | you were ravened |
he/she/it was ravened | they were ravened |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being ravened | we were being ravened |
you were being ravened | you were being ravened |
he/she/it was being ravened | they were being ravened |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been ravened | we had been ravened |
you had been ravened | you had been ravened |
he/she/it had been ravened | they had been ravened |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be ravened | we shall/will be ravened |
you will be ravened | you will be ravened |
he/she/it will be ravened | they will be ravened |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been ravened | we shall/will have been ravened |
you will have been ravened | you will have been ravened |
he/she/it will have been ravened | they will have been ravened |