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However, Christine had not put out any work, she felt too much moved to sew.Cependant, Christine n’avait pas mis d’ouvrage devant elle, trop remuée pour travailler.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The other day I had to borrow two sous from Rose to buy some thread to sew up my gloves, which were splitting all over.'L'autre jour, j'ai dû emprunter deux sous à Rose pour acheter du fil. J'ai recousu mes gants, qui s'ouvraient de tous les côtés.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
She was a mattress-maker, and with one of her aunts had long gone from yard to yard at Bercy to comb and sew up mattresses. And, indeed, it was to the pestilential wool which she had combed in her youth that she ascribed her malady.Elle était matelassière, elle avait longtemps, avec une de ses tantes, fait des matelas, de cour en cour, à Bercy ; et c’était aux laines empestées, cardées par elle, dans sa jeunesse, qu’elle attribuait son mal.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
In order to make her sit down and chat quietly, he would ask her now and then to sew a torn cuff or coat-tail.Pour la faire asseoir et causer tranquillement, il lui demandait parfois de recoudre un poignet arraché, un pan de veston déchiré.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
It's no longer possible for me to sew."La couture n’est plus possible.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
She could read and write, embroider and sew, beautifully; and was a beautiful singer."Elle avait de plus une voix remarquable et chantait fort bien.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
"Do you know how to sew?" said Miss Ophelia, who thought she would turn her inquiries to something more tangible.– Savez-vous coudre? demanda miss Ophélia, convaincue qu’il fallait descendre à des questions terre à terre et plus positives.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
She instituted regular hours and employments for her, and undertook to teach her to read and sew.Elle institua des heures régulières d’études, et entreprit de lui enseigner à lire et à coudre.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
As nearly as could be expressed, they could be comprised in very few words: to teach them to mind when they were spoken to; to teach them the catechism, sewing, and reading; and to whip them if they told lies.Ils se résument en peu de mots: apprendre aux enfants à faire attention à ce qu’on leur dit, leur enseigner leur catéchisme, leur montrer à coudre, à lire, et les fouetter s’ils mentent.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
All at once she ceased sewing, and looked at Mathieu with her timid, clear eyes.Brusquement, elle cessa de coudre, elle regarda Mathieu, de ses yeux clairs d’innocente effarouchée.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
It consisted of what might have once been a hunting-shirt, but which now looked more like a leathern bag with the bottom ripped open, and the sleeves sewed into the sides.Il se composait d'une chose qui pouvait avoir été autrefois une blouse de chasse, mais qui ressemblait beaucoup plus alors à un sac de peau, dont on aurait ouvert les bouts et aux côtés duquel on aurait cousu des manches.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
"Perhaps he got sewn up in their wire."– I’ s’est p’t’êt’ bien fait déglinguer sur leurs fils de fer.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Other machinery for textile and apparel production, including sewing machines 446b "Autres machines pour l'industrie textile et la confection 446b "http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
Mere-Grand sat sewing in her usual place near the big window, while Guillaume stood before her, speaking in a low voice.Mère-Grand, assise à sa place habituelle, près du vitrage, travaillait. Guillaume parlait bas, debout devant elle.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Numbers appearing on Playing Equipment shall be sewn on or affixed by heat transfer or similar technique.Tout numéro figurant sur la tenue de jeu doit être cousu, appliqué à chaud, ou fixé à l'aide d'un procédé analogue.©1994 - 2011 FIFAhttp://www.fifa.com/ 19.07.2011©1994 - 2011 FIFAhttp://www.fifa.com/ 19.07.2011
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Collocations
sewing yarn
fil à coudre
sewing frame
cousoir
Word forms
sew
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sewed |
Imperative | sew |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sewing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sewn, *sewed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sew | we sew |
you sew | you sew |
he/she/it sews | they sew |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sewing | we are sewing |
you are sewing | you are sewing |
he/she/it is sewing | they are sewing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sewn, *sewed | we have sewn, *sewed |
you have sewn, *sewed | you have sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it has sewn, *sewed | they have sewn, *sewed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sewing | we have been sewing |
you have been sewing | you have been sewing |
he/she/it has been sewing | they have been sewing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sewed | we sewed |
you sewed | you sewed |
he/she/it sewed | they sewed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sewing | we were sewing |
you were sewing | you were sewing |
he/she/it was sewing | they were sewing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sewn, *sewed | we had sewn, *sewed |
you had sewn, *sewed | you had sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it had sewn, *sewed | they had sewn, *sewed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sewing | we had been sewing |
you had been sewing | you had been sewing |
he/she/it had been sewing | they had been sewing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sew | we shall/will sew |
you will sew | you will sew |
he/she/it will sew | they will sew |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sewing | we shall/will be sewing |
you will be sewing | you will be sewing |
he/she/it will be sewing | they will be sewing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sewn, *sewed | we shall/will have sewn, *sewed |
you will have sewn, *sewed | you will have sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it will have sewn, *sewed | they will have sewn, *sewed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sewing | we shall/will have been sewing |
you will have been sewing | you will have been sewing |
he/she/it will have been sewing | they will have been sewing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sew | we should/would sew |
you would sew | you would sew |
he/she/it would sew | they would sew |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sewing | we should/would be sewing |
you would be sewing | you would be sewing |
he/she/it would be sewing | they would be sewing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sewn, *sewed | we should/would have sewn, *sewed |
you would have sewn, *sewed | you would have sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it would have sewn, *sewed | they would have sewn, *sewed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sewing | we should/would have been sewing |
you would have been sewing | you would have been sewing |
he/she/it would have been sewing | they would have been sewing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sewn, *sewed | we are sewn, *sewed |
you are sewn, *sewed | you are sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it is sewn, *sewed | they are sewn, *sewed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sewn, *sewed | we are being sewn, *sewed |
you are being sewn, *sewed | you are being sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it is being sewn, *sewed | they are being sewn, *sewed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sewn, *sewed | we have been sewn, *sewed |
you have been sewn, *sewed | you have been sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it has been sewn, *sewed | they have been sewn, *sewed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sewn, *sewed | we were sewn, *sewed |
you were sewn, *sewed | you were sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it was sewn, *sewed | they were sewn, *sewed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sewn, *sewed | we were being sewn, *sewed |
you were being sewn, *sewed | you were being sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it was being sewn, *sewed | they were being sewn, *sewed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sewn, *sewed | we had been sewn, *sewed |
you had been sewn, *sewed | you had been sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it had been sewn, *sewed | they had been sewn, *sewed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sewn, *sewed | we shall/will be sewn, *sewed |
you will be sewn, *sewed | you will be sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it will be sewn, *sewed | they will be sewn, *sewed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sewn, *sewed | we shall/will have been sewn, *sewed |
you will have been sewn, *sewed | you will have been sewn, *sewed |
he/she/it will have been sewn, *sewed | they will have been sewn, *sewed |
sew
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sewed |
Imperative | sew |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sewing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sewed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sew | we sew |
you sew | you sew |
he/she/it sews | they sew |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sewing | we are sewing |
you are sewing | you are sewing |
he/she/it is sewing | they are sewing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sewed | we have sewed |
you have sewed | you have sewed |
he/she/it has sewed | they have sewed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sewing | we have been sewing |
you have been sewing | you have been sewing |
he/she/it has been sewing | they have been sewing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sewed | we sewed |
you sewed | you sewed |
he/she/it sewed | they sewed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sewing | we were sewing |
you were sewing | you were sewing |
he/she/it was sewing | they were sewing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sewed | we had sewed |
you had sewed | you had sewed |
he/she/it had sewed | they had sewed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sewing | we had been sewing |
you had been sewing | you had been sewing |
he/she/it had been sewing | they had been sewing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sew | we shall/will sew |
you will sew | you will sew |
he/she/it will sew | they will sew |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sewing | we shall/will be sewing |
you will be sewing | you will be sewing |
he/she/it will be sewing | they will be sewing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sewed | we shall/will have sewed |
you will have sewed | you will have sewed |
he/she/it will have sewed | they will have sewed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sewing | we shall/will have been sewing |
you will have been sewing | you will have been sewing |
he/she/it will have been sewing | they will have been sewing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sew | we should/would sew |
you would sew | you would sew |
he/she/it would sew | they would sew |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sewing | we should/would be sewing |
you would be sewing | you would be sewing |
he/she/it would be sewing | they would be sewing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sewed | we should/would have sewed |
you would have sewed | you would have sewed |
he/she/it would have sewed | they would have sewed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sewing | we should/would have been sewing |
you would have been sewing | you would have been sewing |
he/she/it would have been sewing | they would have been sewing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sewed | we are sewed |
you are sewed | you are sewed |
he/she/it is sewed | they are sewed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sewed | we are being sewed |
you are being sewed | you are being sewed |
he/she/it is being sewed | they are being sewed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sewed | we have been sewed |
you have been sewed | you have been sewed |
he/she/it has been sewed | they have been sewed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sewed | we were sewed |
you were sewed | you were sewed |
he/she/it was sewed | they were sewed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sewed | we were being sewed |
you were being sewed | you were being sewed |
he/she/it was being sewed | they were being sewed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sewed | we had been sewed |
you had been sewed | you had been sewed |
he/she/it had been sewed | they had been sewed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sewed | we shall/will be sewed |
you will be sewed | you will be sewed |
he/she/it will be sewed | they will be sewed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sewed | we shall/will have been sewed |
you will have been sewed | you will have been sewed |
he/she/it will have been sewed | they will have been sewed |