They continued silent, for their heads were heavy still, but the comfort of being together gradually made them more serene.
Ils ne parlaient toujours pas, la tête lourde encore, rassérénés peu à peu d’être ensemble.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Ah, Beethoven! power and strength amidst serene suffering, Michael Angelo at the tomb of the Medici!
Ah! Beethoven, la puissance, la force dans la douleur sereine, Michel-Ange au tombeau des Médicis!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
On he came, serene, dignified, and calm, until he was abreast of our boat, and there, among the rushes, he eased up, and settled down cosily for the evening.
Il arriva, calme, digne et serein, jusqu’à hauteur de notre canot, et s’arrêta parmi les roseaux, où il s’installa gentiment pour la nuit.
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
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
She rested one hand upon her bow, and preserved all the antique huntress's expression of serene strength, regardless of the scantiness of her attire, contemptuous of the love of man, at once cold, haughty, and immortal.
Elle s'appuyait de l'autre main sur son arc, de l'air tranquillement fort de la chasseresse antique, insoucieuse de sa nudité, dédaigneuse de l'amour des hommes, froide, hautaine, immortelle.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Her pale-face had flushed a little, and her eye, usually so mild and serene, brightened as she spoke, in the way to betray the inward impulses.
Les joues pâles de la jeune fille s’étaient un peu animées, et son œil, ordinairement si doux et si serein, brillait, tandis qu’elle parlait, de manière à trahir ses sentiments secrets.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Amidst all these furious attacks, Rougon at first maintained a perfectly serene and smiling demeanour.
Au milieu de ces furieuses attaques, Rougon resta d'abord calme et souriant.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Placed above the changing flux of things, above the chaos of unstable and contradictory opinions, they dwelt in that serene region of the absolute where all uncertainty vanishes and where shines the dazzling light of pure truth.
Dominant le flux changeant des choses, le chaos des opinions mobiles et contradictoires, ils habitaient cette région sereine de l'absolu où toutes les incertitudes s'évanouissent et où rayonne l'éblouissante lumière de la vérité pure.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
He was a sturdy fellow of five and forty, bearded and long-haired; and, in spite of all his misery and idleness, his large face had remained as serene as that of a Roman senator.
C’était un fort gaillard de quarante-cinq ans, barbu et chevelu, la face grande et longue, d’une sérénité de sénateur romain, dans sa misère et dans son oisiveté.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The sculptor bowed to her respectfully, while Jory, the husband, with his air of serene unconsciousness, thought fit to introduce her to him, for the twentieth time, perhaps.
Le sculpteur s’inclinait devant elle, respectueux, lorsque le mari, de son air d’inconscience sereine, crut devoir la lui présenter, pour la vingtième fois peut-être.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Holding Pierre's hand within his own he detained him beside the bed, exchanging a farewell full of serene affection.
Il gardait entre les siennes une main de Pierre, il le retenait au bord du lit, en un adieu de sereine tendresse.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Madeleine wanted simply to follow a broad smooth road: her desire was for peace, for everything that is powerful and serene.
Madeleine ne demandait qu’à suivre une route large, unie; elle tendait vers la tranquillité, vers tout ce qui est puissant et serein.
She would then understand that this cure for which she thought herself indebted to the Blessed Virgin, had in reality come to her from the Only Mother, serene and impassive Nature.
Cette guérison qu’elle croyait devoir à la Sainte Vierge, elle comprendrait qu’elle lui venait de la Mère unique, de l’impassible et sereine nature.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Their faces were serene and calm.
Tous les fronts étaient calmes et sereins.
Balzac, Honore de / El verdugoBalzac, Honore de / El verdugo
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
El verdugo
Balzac, Honore de
And how calm and serene she was, nevertheless, how sure of herself she always seemed!
Comme elle était calme et sereine pourtant, comme elle paraissait sûre d'elle!
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
She was there, serene upon her pyre of saint and martyr.
Elle était là, sereine sur son bûcher de sainte et de martyre!
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
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Word forms
serene
verb
Basic forms
Past
serened
Imperative
serene
Present Participle (Participle I)
serening
Past Participle (Participle II)
serened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I serene
we serene
you serene
you serene
he/she/it serenes
they serene
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am serening
we are serening
you are serening
you are serening
he/she/it is serening
they are serening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have serened
we have serened
you have serened
you have serened
he/she/it has serened
they have serened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been serening
we have been serening
you have been serening
you have been serening
he/she/it has been serening
they have been serening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I serened
we serened
you serened
you serened
he/she/it serened
they serened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was serening
we were serening
you were serening
you were serening
he/she/it was serening
they were serening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had serened
we had serened
you had serened
you had serened
he/she/it had serened
they had serened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been serening
we had been serening
you had been serening
you had been serening
he/she/it had been serening
they had been serening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will serene
we shall/will serene
you will serene
you will serene
he/she/it will serene
they will serene
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be serening
we shall/will be serening
you will be serening
you will be serening
he/she/it will be serening
they will be serening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have serened
we shall/will have serened
you will have serened
you will have serened
he/she/it will have serened
they will have serened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been serening
we shall/will have been serening
you will have been serening
you will have been serening
he/she/it will have been serening
they will have been serening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would serene
we should/would serene
you would serene
you would serene
he/she/it would serene
they would serene
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be serening
we should/would be serening
you would be serening
you would be serening
he/she/it would be serening
they would be serening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have serened
we should/would have serened
you would have serened
you would have serened
he/she/it would have serened
they would have serened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice