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And they could not find words warm enough to express their happiness at seeing such coveted wealth and luxury come to seek their daughter.
Et ils ne trouvaient plus de remerciements assez chauds, pour dire leur bonheur de tout ce luxe, si convoité par eux, qui était ainsi venu chercher leur fille.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
At the same time, she did not display the least dejection or grief, nor did she seek in any way to hide her bruises.
D’ailleurs, pas le moindre accablement de souffrance ni même de tristesse, pas le moindre souci de cacher ses meurtrissures.
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
I faced a man who, although our situation lent itself to an exchange of confidences, would not seek to delve into my past.
J'étais en face d'un homme qui, malgré notre situation propice aux confidences, ne chercherait pas à fouiller dans mon passé.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
Requiem pour l'Est
Makine, Andreï
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Requiem For A Lost Empire
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2000 by Mercure de France
(He would, ultimately, like most of the others, nevertheless seek to flee the bunker at the last moment.)
Comme la plupart des autres, il devait finalement chercher à fuir le bunker à la dernière minute.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
The controls shall also seek to establish that the correct end use is made of the raw materials, co-products and by-products, and that Articles 3(1) and 13(3) are complied with.
Les contrôles visent aussi à s'assurer de l'utilisation finale correcte de la matière première, des coproduits et sous-produits, ainsi que du respect des dispositions de l'article 3, paragraphe 1, et de l'article 13, paragraphe 3.
Are there secrets in your heart which seek absolution through a knowledge of mine?
As-tu dans le cœur des secrets qui, pour se faire absoudre, aient besoin des miens?
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
Individuals may alternatively seek access to their information from the organization that originally compiled the data.
Chacun peut, par ailleurs, obtenir les informations qui le concernent en s'adressant directement à la première organisation qui a compilé les données.
In case of accidental self-administration , seek medical advice immediately and show the package leaflet or the label to the physician .
En cas d'auto-administration accidentelle , demander immédiatement conseil à un médecin et lui montrer la notice ou l' étiquette du produit .
if the Fishery Officer or Fishery Guardian wishes to search further and seize items that may not be in plain view, he or she must seek a search warrant; or
s'il désire poursuivre sa perquisition et saisir des objets qui peuvent ne pas être bien en vue, il doit solliciter un mandat de perquisition;
© Sa Majesté la Reine du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2002
© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2002
shall seek the opinions of the Member State or, as appropriate, the EU decentralised agency originating the information to be released,
recueille l'avis de l'État membre ou, le cas échéant, de l'organisme décentralisé de l'UE qui est à l'origine des informations à communiquer,
As a major purchaser of products and services, we seek suppliers whose environmental values and commitments reflect our own.
Grand acheteur de produits et services, La Banque TD recherche des fournisseurs dont les valeurs et engagements en matière d’environnement sont analogues aux siens.
© TD
Vainly however did Pierre seek the Colosseum.
Vainement il chercha le Colisée.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
In the daytime only the children go behind the piles of wood when playing at hide and seek.
Dans le jour, les enfants seuls vont derrière les tas de bois lorsqu’ils jouent à cache-cache.
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
These women, who seem to seek God in so zealous a manner, are but souls rendered miserable by passion.
Ces femmes, qui semblent chercher Dieu si ardemment, ne sont que de pauvres cœurs troublés par la passion.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
The probability, the certainty of all this flashed upon Boccanera who, though some points remained obscure, did not seek to penetrate them.
La probabilité, la certitude de cela avait brusquement éclaté à ses yeux, sans qu’il eût besoin de tout comprendre, malgré les lacunes et les obscurités.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile

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seek

verb
Basic forms
Pastsought
Imperativeseek
Present Participle (Participle I)seeking
Past Participle (Participle II)sought
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I seekwe seek
you seekyou seek
he/she/it seeksthey seek
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am seekingwe are seeking
you are seekingyou are seeking
he/she/it is seekingthey are seeking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have soughtwe have sought
you have soughtyou have sought
he/she/it has soughtthey have sought
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been seekingwe have been seeking
you have been seekingyou have been seeking
he/she/it has been seekingthey have been seeking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I soughtwe sought
you soughtyou sought
he/she/it soughtthey sought
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was seekingwe were seeking
you were seekingyou were seeking
he/she/it was seekingthey were seeking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had soughtwe had sought
you had soughtyou had sought
he/she/it had soughtthey had sought
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been seekingwe had been seeking
you had been seekingyou had been seeking
he/she/it had been seekingthey had been seeking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will seekwe shall/will seek
you will seekyou will seek
he/she/it will seekthey will seek
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be seekingwe shall/will be seeking
you will be seekingyou will be seeking
he/she/it will be seekingthey will be seeking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have soughtwe shall/will have sought
you will have soughtyou will have sought
he/she/it will have soughtthey will have sought
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been seekingwe shall/will have been seeking
you will have been seekingyou will have been seeking
he/she/it will have been seekingthey will have been seeking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would seekwe should/would seek
you would seekyou would seek
he/she/it would seekthey would seek
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be seekingwe should/would be seeking
you would be seekingyou would be seeking
he/she/it would be seekingthey would be seeking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have soughtwe should/would have sought
you would have soughtyou would have sought
he/she/it would have soughtthey would have sought
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been seekingwe should/would have been seeking
you would have been seekingyou would have been seeking
he/she/it would have been seekingthey would have been seeking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am soughtwe are sought
you are soughtyou are sought
he/she/it is soughtthey are sought
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being soughtwe are being sought
you are being soughtyou are being sought
he/she/it is being soughtthey are being sought
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been soughtwe have been sought
you have been soughtyou have been sought
he/she/it has been soughtthey have been sought
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was soughtwe were sought
you were soughtyou were sought
he/she/it was soughtthey were sought
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being soughtwe were being sought
you were being soughtyou were being sought
he/she/it was being soughtthey were being sought
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been soughtwe had been sought
you had been soughtyou had been sought
he/she/it had been soughtthey had been sought
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be soughtwe shall/will be sought
you will be soughtyou will be sought
he/she/it will be soughtthey will be sought
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been soughtwe shall/will have been sought
you will have been soughtyou will have been sought
he/she/it will have been soughtthey will have been sought

seek

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Common caseseekseeks
Possessive caseseek'sseeks'