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The latter, just fifteen, had come victoriously out of her struggle with anaemia, and was now a woman. She had grown tall; the Bengal roses were blooming in her once sallow cheeks.
Sortie victorieuse de sa lutte avec la nature, à quinze ans, Madeleine était femme; elle avait grandi, ses couleurs de rose du Bengale renaissaient sur ses joues bistrées...
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
The first part I struck looked like a dingy colonial suburb - wooden houses and corrugated iron roofs, and endless dirty, sallow children.
Nous passâmes d’abord par une partie de la ville qui ressemblait à un faubourg sordide, à une ville coloniale composée de maisons de bois, aux toits en tôle ondulée, et où grouillaient des enfants sales et blêmes.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
In complexion Miss Brass was sallow - rather a dirty sallow, so to speak - but this hue was agreeably relieved by the healthy glow which mantled in the extreme tip of her laughing nose.
Sous le rapport du teint, miss Brass était blême, d’un blanc sale ; mais cette blancheur était agréablement relevée par l’éclat florissant qui couvrait l’extrême bout de son nez moqueur.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Rougon was one of the first to appear, giving his arm to a lady of slight build, who had a sallow complexion, and was very plainly dressed.
Rougon, un des premiers, parut, ayant au bras une femme maigre, à figure jaune, mise très simplement.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
As I turned the handle I wondered idly what kind of sallow Turk or bulging-necked German we should find inside.
En tournant le bouton de porte, je me demandai quelle espèce de Turc ou de Boche nous allions y voir.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Above the gap of his toothless mouth, his mustache made a heavy sallow lump.
Au-dessus du trou de sa bouche édentée, sa moustache formait un gros paquet jaunâtre.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Marie's eyes were open wide enough now, and a flush rose to her sallow cheeks, as she answered, sharply, "Well, what about her?"
Les yeux de Marie s’ouvrirent tout grands cette fois, et ses joues jaunes se teignirent de rouge, comme elle répondait aigrement: «Eh bien! qu’avez-vous à m’en dire?
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
She became quite grave, and cast a fiery glance at that tall sallow creature, the door of whose carriage Rougon was gallantly closing, notwithstanding his senatorial uniform.
Elle devint grave, elle enveloppa d'un regard de flamme cette grande fille jaune, sur laquelle Rougon avait la galanterie de refermer la portière, malgré son habit de sénateur.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Moreover, on a low chair near the door, in the little light which penetrated from without, a thin, sallow girl, the daughter of the house, sat idle, trembling with fever, her hands close pressed between her knees.
Sur une chaise basse, près de la porte, dans le peu de jour qui entrait, la fille de la maison, une maigre fille jaune, tremblait de fièvre, les deux mains serrées entre les genoux, oisive.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
She found him so much altered since the last time she had seen him, so funny, and not at all prepossessing, with his hair standing on end, and his face wan and sallow, as if he had had a severe fever.
Elle le trouvait si différent, si drôle, pas en beauté ce jour-là, hérissé, le teint brouillé comme après une grosse fièvre!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Behind the linen caps hanging from the rusty iron rods, the face of Therese presented a more olive, a more sallow pallidness, and the immobility of sinister calm.
Derrière les bonnets de linge pendus aux tringles rouillées, le visage de Thérèse avait une pâleur plus mate, plus terreuse, une immobilité d'un calme sinistre.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
This period is very unpropitious for some girls, who suddenly shoot up, become ugly, sallow and frail, like plants before their due season.
Pour certaines filles, cette heure est mauvaise; celles-là croissent brusquement, enlaidissent, deviennent jaunes et frêles comme des plantes hâtives.
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
The manufacturer, a stout, sallow-looking man, drew himself straight amidst all his nosegay vases and cruets and statuettes.
Le fabricant, un gros homme blême, se redressa au milieu de ses porte-bouquet, de ses buires et de ses statuettes.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He was a big fellow with a fat, sallow, clean-shaven face.
Il était grand et gros, gras de visage, imberbe et blafard.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The Aire stretched out, with an aspect of desolation under the sallow sky.
L’aire s’étendait, désolée, sous le ciel jaune.
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

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sallow

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesallow*sallows
Possessive casesallow's*sallows'

sallow

verb
Basic forms
Pastsallowed
Imperativesallow
Present Participle (Participle I)sallowing
Past Participle (Participle II)sallowed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sallowwe sallow
you sallowyou sallow
he/she/it sallowsthey sallow
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sallowingwe are sallowing
you are sallowingyou are sallowing
he/she/it is sallowingthey are sallowing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sallowedwe have sallowed
you have sallowedyou have sallowed
he/she/it has sallowedthey have sallowed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sallowingwe have been sallowing
you have been sallowingyou have been sallowing
he/she/it has been sallowingthey have been sallowing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sallowedwe sallowed
you sallowedyou sallowed
he/she/it sallowedthey sallowed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sallowingwe were sallowing
you were sallowingyou were sallowing
he/she/it was sallowingthey were sallowing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sallowedwe had sallowed
you had sallowedyou had sallowed
he/she/it had sallowedthey had sallowed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sallowingwe had been sallowing
you had been sallowingyou had been sallowing
he/she/it had been sallowingthey had been sallowing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sallowwe shall/will sallow
you will sallowyou will sallow
he/she/it will sallowthey will sallow
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sallowingwe shall/will be sallowing
you will be sallowingyou will be sallowing
he/she/it will be sallowingthey will be sallowing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sallowedwe shall/will have sallowed
you will have sallowedyou will have sallowed
he/she/it will have sallowedthey will have sallowed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sallowingwe shall/will have been sallowing
you will have been sallowingyou will have been sallowing
he/she/it will have been sallowingthey will have been sallowing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sallowwe should/would sallow
you would sallowyou would sallow
he/she/it would sallowthey would sallow
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sallowingwe should/would be sallowing
you would be sallowingyou would be sallowing
he/she/it would be sallowingthey would be sallowing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sallowedwe should/would have sallowed
you would have sallowedyou would have sallowed
he/she/it would have sallowedthey would have sallowed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sallowingwe should/would have been sallowing
you would have been sallowingyou would have been sallowing
he/she/it would have been sallowingthey would have been sallowing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sallowedwe are sallowed
you are sallowedyou are sallowed
he/she/it is sallowedthey are sallowed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sallowedwe are being sallowed
you are being sallowedyou are being sallowed
he/she/it is being sallowedthey are being sallowed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sallowedwe have been sallowed
you have been sallowedyou have been sallowed
he/she/it has been sallowedthey have been sallowed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sallowedwe were sallowed
you were sallowedyou were sallowed
he/she/it was sallowedthey were sallowed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sallowedwe were being sallowed
you were being sallowedyou were being sallowed
he/she/it was being sallowedthey were being sallowed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sallowedwe had been sallowed
you had been sallowedyou had been sallowed
he/she/it had been sallowedthey had been sallowed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sallowedwe shall/will be sallowed
you will be sallowedyou will be sallowed
he/she/it will be sallowedthey will be sallowed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sallowedwe shall/will have been sallowed
you will have been sallowedyou will have been sallowed
he/she/it will have been sallowedthey will have been sallowed