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Whilst he was chatting away, might not the Blessed Virgin be noticing one of his neighbours, more fervent, more sedate than himself?Pendant ce temps-là, la Sainte Vierge ne distinguait-elle pas un de ses voisins, plus fervent, d’une meilleure tenue que lui ?Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
This examination soothed him a little, and he resumed his sedate walk through the silent lane, and quietly turned on to the Cours Sauvaire.Il reprit sa marche de bourgeois en promenade, dans le silence de la ruelle; il déboucha tranquillement sur le cours Sauvaire.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Marthe replied with a show of interest, looking up every now and then with her bright glance, and importing into the conversation some of her own sedate good sense.Marthe répondait obligeamment, levant de temps à autre son regard clair, donnant à la conversation un peu de sa lenteur sage.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Curiosity was awakened within him, when he observed Campardon consulting the doctor in his turn, but in whispers, like a sedate person desirous of letting no one become acquainted with his family mishaps.Une curiosité se réveilla en lui, quand il aperçut Campardon, qui consultait à son tour le docteur, mais tout bas, en homme posé, désireux de ne mettre personne dans les accidents de son ménage.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Vanderborn, who is sedate in the ordinary, cries, "It's not me yet, you see! Here I am!"Vanderborn, qui est calme d’ordinaire, me crie : – C’est pas encore pour cette fois, tu vois : me v’là !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
'You were saying,' she resumed, becoming sedate once more, 'that the cabstand is at the end of the bridge on the opposite quay?'«Vous dites, reprit-elle en redevenant grave, que la station de voitures est au bout du pont, sur l’autre quai?Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Our steps are gentle and sedate; our empty and swinging hands are also promenading, to and fro.Les jambes font un pas doux et reposant ; les mains, vides, ballantes, se promènent, elles aussi, de long en large.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
My cousin is a very sedate young man.Mon cousin est un jeune homme très sérieux.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
In the morning he dressed himself in serious, sedate fashion, wiped from his face all the marks of the previous night's dissipation, and put on a certain cravat, which gave him, he said, quite the air of a parson.D'ailleurs, dès le soleil levé, il faisait sa toilette d'homme grave, essuyait de son visage marbré les hontes de la nuit, mettait une certaine cravate qui, selon son expression, lui donnait «l'air calotin».Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
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sedate
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sedated |
Imperative | sedate |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sedating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sedated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sedate | we sedate |
you sedate | you sedate |
he/she/it sedates | they sedate |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sedating | we are sedating |
you are sedating | you are sedating |
he/she/it is sedating | they are sedating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sedated | we have sedated |
you have sedated | you have sedated |
he/she/it has sedated | they have sedated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sedating | we have been sedating |
you have been sedating | you have been sedating |
he/she/it has been sedating | they have been sedating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sedated | we sedated |
you sedated | you sedated |
he/she/it sedated | they sedated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sedating | we were sedating |
you were sedating | you were sedating |
he/she/it was sedating | they were sedating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sedated | we had sedated |
you had sedated | you had sedated |
he/she/it had sedated | they had sedated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sedating | we had been sedating |
you had been sedating | you had been sedating |
he/she/it had been sedating | they had been sedating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sedate | we shall/will sedate |
you will sedate | you will sedate |
he/she/it will sedate | they will sedate |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sedating | we shall/will be sedating |
you will be sedating | you will be sedating |
he/she/it will be sedating | they will be sedating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sedated | we shall/will have sedated |
you will have sedated | you will have sedated |
he/she/it will have sedated | they will have sedated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sedating | we shall/will have been sedating |
you will have been sedating | you will have been sedating |
he/she/it will have been sedating | they will have been sedating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sedate | we should/would sedate |
you would sedate | you would sedate |
he/she/it would sedate | they would sedate |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sedating | we should/would be sedating |
you would be sedating | you would be sedating |
he/she/it would be sedating | they would be sedating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sedated | we should/would have sedated |
you would have sedated | you would have sedated |
he/she/it would have sedated | they would have sedated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sedating | we should/would have been sedating |
you would have been sedating | you would have been sedating |
he/she/it would have been sedating | they would have been sedating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sedated | we are sedated |
you are sedated | you are sedated |
he/she/it is sedated | they are sedated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sedated | we are being sedated |
you are being sedated | you are being sedated |
he/she/it is being sedated | they are being sedated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sedated | we have been sedated |
you have been sedated | you have been sedated |
he/she/it has been sedated | they have been sedated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sedated | we were sedated |
you were sedated | you were sedated |
he/she/it was sedated | they were sedated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sedated | we were being sedated |
you were being sedated | you were being sedated |
he/she/it was being sedated | they were being sedated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sedated | we had been sedated |
you had been sedated | you had been sedated |
he/she/it had been sedated | they had been sedated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sedated | we shall/will be sedated |
you will be sedated | you will be sedated |
he/she/it will be sedated | they will be sedated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sedated | we shall/will have been sedated |
you will have been sedated | you will have been sedated |
he/she/it will have been sedated | they will have been sedated |