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She had never seen her husband in this mood before; and her gentle system of ethics seemed to bend like a reed in the surges of such passions.
Jamais elle n’avait vu son mari aussi exaspéré. Sa douce nature fléchissait comme un roseau sous le choc impétueux de cet ouragan.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
And then that winter evening when they had bagged some matches lying near the lamp in the chapel, in order to smoke dry chestnut leaves in reed pipes.
Et le soir d’hiver où l’on était allé voler des allumettes à la chapelle, près de la veilleuse, pour fumer des feuilles sèches de marronnier dans des pipes de roseau!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It flowed on so placidly and gently that its surface reflected like a mirror the smallest reed that grew beside it.
Elle s'en allait ainsi mollement, avec des détours ralentis, si propre, si nette, qu'elle reflétait comme une glace le moindre jonc de ses bords.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
On Kara Gubek depended the defence of Erzerum, and it was a broken reed if one knew where the weakness lay.
La défense d’Erzurum dépendait de Kara Gubek, qui n’était qu’un roseau brisé pour celui qui savait où se trouvait le point faible.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Over the past 10 years, the spread of Phragmites (common reed) has become a major problem in Saginaw Bay and southern Georgian Bay.
Depuis 10 ans, la propagation du roseau commun (du genre Phragmites) est devenue un grand problème dans la baie Saginaw et le sud de la baie Géorgienne.
Reed J. concluded that the nexus was insufficient in this case to find that AGT had waived its Crown immunity.
Le juge Reed a conclu que le lien était insuffisant en l'espèce pour conclure que l'AGT avait renoncé à invoquer l'immunité de la Couronne.
i In the '70s he made music with rock musicians such as Lou Reed and the Talking Heads.
Dans les années soixante-dix, il collabora avec des musiciens de rock, dont Lou Reed et les Talking Heads.
Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nuls
Le Jazz pour les nuls
Sutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane
© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.
Jazz For Dummies
Sutro, Dirk
© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
Phragmites australis (Common Reed) is a highly invasive plant that thrives in wetlands, particularly areas that have been altered or disturbed.
Le Phragmites australis (roseau commun) est une plante très envahissante qui vit bien dans les terres humides, particulièrement dans les zones qui ont été modifiées ou perturbées.
© Janvier 2003
© January, 2003
Reed J. was aware that a question of general importance had already been certified on this matter by Muldoon J. in Chieu, and she certified an almost identical question in this case.
Sachant que le juge Muldoon a déjà certifié à ce sujet une question grave et de portée générale dans l'arrêt Chieu, le juge Reed certifie une question quasi identique.
Other researchers, Ulkiimen and coworkers (1948), stated that figs were dried on a bed of dry reeds, dry bucket and mat plants.
D'autres chercheurs, Ulkumen et cotravailleurs (1948), ont affirmé que les figues étaient séchées sur un lit de roseaux, et un tapis de plantes.
© FAO, 2011
© FAO, 2011
And, indeed, the springs become so abundant on the right, that they have changed that big plateau into a kind of marshland, dotted with ponds, and planted with reeds and rushes.
Mais surtout, ces sources, elles deviennent si abondantes, ici, sur la droite, qu’elles ont changé ce vaste plateau en une sorte de marécage, coupé de mares, planté de roseaux et de joncs.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
They conquered the savage spot or rested beneath the lofty canes and reeds, which seemed to grow there expressly as shelter for shipwrecked adventurers.
Ils y débarquaient, ils y conquéraient des pays sauvages, ils s'y reposaient au milieu de grands joncs, de grands roseaux, qui semblaient bâtir exprès pour eux des huttes de naufragés.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
There were "lairs" among the underwood, constructed of branches, and thatched with the palmated leaves of the yucca, or with reeds brought from the adjacent river.
Il y avait, dans le fourré, des sortes de cabanes formées de branchages et couvertes avec des feuilles palmées d'yucca, ou des joncs arrachés au bord de la rivière.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
There stood the temple of Victory built by Evander and his Arcadians, the Lupercal grotto which I showed you, and the humble hut of Romulus constructed of reeds and clay.
Là étaient le temple de la Victoire bâti par Evandre et ses Arcadiens, l’antre Lupercal que je vous ai montré, l’humble cabane de Romulus, faite de roseaux et de terre...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
You will see my fine vegetables, my corn as tall as reeds, my vintages fit to intoxicate a province.
Tu verras mes légumes superbes, mon blé haut comme des roseaux, mes vendanges à saouler une province.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile

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reed

noun
SingularPlural
Common casereedreeds
Possessive casereed'sreeds'

reed

verb
Basic forms
Pastreeded
Imperativereed
Present Participle (Participle I)reeding
Past Participle (Participle II)reeded
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I reedwe reed
you reedyou reed
he/she/it reedsthey reed
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am reedingwe are reeding
you are reedingyou are reeding
he/she/it is reedingthey are reeding
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have reededwe have reeded
you have reededyou have reeded
he/she/it has reededthey have reeded
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been reedingwe have been reeding
you have been reedingyou have been reeding
he/she/it has been reedingthey have been reeding
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I reededwe reeded
you reededyou reeded
he/she/it reededthey reeded
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was reedingwe were reeding
you were reedingyou were reeding
he/she/it was reedingthey were reeding
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had reededwe had reeded
you had reededyou had reeded
he/she/it had reededthey had reeded
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been reedingwe had been reeding
you had been reedingyou had been reeding
he/she/it had been reedingthey had been reeding
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will reedwe shall/will reed
you will reedyou will reed
he/she/it will reedthey will reed
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be reedingwe shall/will be reeding
you will be reedingyou will be reeding
he/she/it will be reedingthey will be reeding
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have reededwe shall/will have reeded
you will have reededyou will have reeded
he/she/it will have reededthey will have reeded
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been reedingwe shall/will have been reeding
you will have been reedingyou will have been reeding
he/she/it will have been reedingthey will have been reeding
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would reedwe should/would reed
you would reedyou would reed
he/she/it would reedthey would reed
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be reedingwe should/would be reeding
you would be reedingyou would be reeding
he/she/it would be reedingthey would be reeding
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have reededwe should/would have reeded
you would have reededyou would have reeded
he/she/it would have reededthey would have reeded
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been reedingwe should/would have been reeding
you would have been reedingyou would have been reeding
he/she/it would have been reedingthey would have been reeding
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am reededwe are reeded
you are reededyou are reeded
he/she/it is reededthey are reeded
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being reededwe are being reeded
you are being reededyou are being reeded
he/she/it is being reededthey are being reeded
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been reededwe have been reeded
you have been reededyou have been reeded
he/she/it has been reededthey have been reeded
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was reededwe were reeded
you were reededyou were reeded
he/she/it was reededthey were reeded
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being reededwe were being reeded
you were being reededyou were being reeded
he/she/it was being reededthey were being reeded
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been reededwe had been reeded
you had been reededyou had been reeded
he/she/it had been reededthey had been reeded
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be reededwe shall/will be reeded
you will be reededyou will be reeded
he/she/it will be reededthey will be reeded
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been reededwe shall/will have been reeded
you will have been reededyou will have been reeded
he/she/it will have been reededthey will have been reeded