As soon as his carriage, after crossing the Piazza di Venezia, entered the Corso, he gave rein to his childish vanity, his desire to shine, his passion for gay, happy life in the open under the lovely sky.
Dès que la voiture, après avoir traversé la place de Venise, s’engagea dans le Corso, il laissa éclater sa vanité enfantine, son amour de la vie au-dehors, heureuse et gaie, sous le beau ciel.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
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The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Despite her innocent blue eyes and lily-like candour, she would give rein, particularly when she was drunk, to the most diabolical of fancies.
Quand elle était ivre surtout, elle avait, avec ses innocents yeux bleus, sa candeur de lis, des imaginations diaboliques, à damner les hommes.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Weary "modern" that Narcisse was, spoilt by the pursuit of the original and the rare, he thus unconsciously gave rein to his fated hate of health and power.
Et, inconsciemment, chez lui, dans ce cerveau de moderne las, compliqué, gâté par la recherche de l’original et du rare, éclatait la haine fatale de la santé, de la force, de la puissance.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
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The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
William got down in order to lead his horse in himself by the rein.
Guillaume descendit de voiture pour faire entrer lui-même le cheval en le tenant par la bride.
I had no rein; but my favourite was used to the guidance of my voice, hands, and knees; and directing him through the herd, I headed for the western end of the valley.
Je n'avais pas de bride, mais ma bonne bête était habituée à obéir à la voix, à la main et aux genoux; je la dirigeai à travers le troupeau, vers l'extrémité occidentale de la vallée.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
For a fortnight nothing else was talked of; people discussed the question, allowed their emotion rein, indulged in all sorts of hopes.
Pendant quinze jours, on ne causa pas d’autre chose, et l’on discutait, on s’attendrissait, on espérait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
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The Three Cities - Rome
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Very gentle and timid, he became absorbed in thought for hours, incapable of answering a question. And when he emerged from that state of immobility he had mad fits of shouting and jumping, like a young animal giving rein to instinct.
Très doux, craintif, l’enfant s’absorbait pendant des heures, sans savoir répondre, l’esprit en fuite; et, s’il sortait de cette immobilité, c’était dans des crises folles de sauts et de cris, comme une jeune bête joueuse que l’instinct emporte.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
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I lowered the piece with a feeling of terror, and commenced dragging upon the rein; but, before I could pull up, I was carried into the midst of the prostrate herd.
J'abaissai mon fusil avec un sentiment de terreur et retins les rênes. Mais, avant que j'eusse pu ralentir ma course, je fus porté au milieu du troupeau abattu.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
But the heart of King John sinks before the stern faces of the English fighting men, and the arm of King John drops back on to his rein, and he dismounts and takes his seat in the foremost barge.
Mais le cœur du roi Jean s’amollit à la vue des visages sévères des hommes d’armes anglais. Le roi laisse retomber les rênes, descend de cheval, et prend place sur le chaland le plus éloigné.
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
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Collocations
free rein
libre cours
change of rein
changement de main
curb rein
rêne de bride
give rein
lâcher les rênes
rein-back
reculer
snaffle rein
rêne de filet
effect of reins
effet de rênes
Word forms
rein
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
rein
reins
Possessive case
rein's
reins'
rein
verb
Basic forms
Past
reined
Imperative
rein
Present Participle (Participle I)
reining
Past Participle (Participle II)
reined
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I rein
we rein
you rein
you rein
he/she/it reins
they rein
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am reining
we are reining
you are reining
you are reining
he/she/it is reining
they are reining
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have reined
we have reined
you have reined
you have reined
he/she/it has reined
they have reined
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been reining
we have been reining
you have been reining
you have been reining
he/she/it has been reining
they have been reining
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I reined
we reined
you reined
you reined
he/she/it reined
they reined
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was reining
we were reining
you were reining
you were reining
he/she/it was reining
they were reining
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had reined
we had reined
you had reined
you had reined
he/she/it had reined
they had reined
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been reining
we had been reining
you had been reining
you had been reining
he/she/it had been reining
they had been reining
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will rein
we shall/will rein
you will rein
you will rein
he/she/it will rein
they will rein
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be reining
we shall/will be reining
you will be reining
you will be reining
he/she/it will be reining
they will be reining
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have reined
we shall/will have reined
you will have reined
you will have reined
he/she/it will have reined
they will have reined
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been reining
we shall/will have been reining
you will have been reining
you will have been reining
he/she/it will have been reining
they will have been reining
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would rein
we should/would rein
you would rein
you would rein
he/she/it would rein
they would rein
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be reining
we should/would be reining
you would be reining
you would be reining
he/she/it would be reining
they would be reining
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have reined
we should/would have reined
you would have reined
you would have reined
he/she/it would have reined
they would have reined
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice