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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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, 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 - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, 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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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 - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, 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 chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 "
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 - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, 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 FIFA
©1994 - 2011 FIFA

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sewing yarn
fil à coudre
sewing frame
cousoir

Word forms

sew

verb
Basic forms
Pastsewed
Imperativesew
Present Participle (Participle I)sewing
Past Participle (Participle II)sewn, *sewed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sewwe sew
you sewyou sew
he/she/it sewsthey sew
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sewingwe are sewing
you are sewingyou are sewing
he/she/it is sewingthey are sewing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sewn, *sewedwe have sewn, *sewed
you have sewn, *sewedyou have sewn, *sewed
he/she/it has sewn, *sewedthey have sewn, *sewed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sewingwe have been sewing
you have been sewingyou have been sewing
he/she/it has been sewingthey have been sewing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sewedwe sewed
you sewedyou sewed
he/she/it sewedthey sewed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sewingwe were sewing
you were sewingyou were sewing
he/she/it was sewingthey were sewing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sewn, *sewedwe had sewn, *sewed
you had sewn, *sewedyou had sewn, *sewed
he/she/it had sewn, *sewedthey had sewn, *sewed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sewingwe had been sewing
you had been sewingyou had been sewing
he/she/it had been sewingthey had been sewing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sewwe shall/will sew
you will sewyou will sew
he/she/it will sewthey will sew
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sewingwe shall/will be sewing
you will be sewingyou will be sewing
he/she/it will be sewingthey will be sewing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sewn, *sewedwe shall/will have sewn, *sewed
you will have sewn, *sewedyou will have sewn, *sewed
he/she/it will have sewn, *sewedthey will have sewn, *sewed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sewingwe shall/will have been sewing
you will have been sewingyou will have been sewing
he/she/it will have been sewingthey will have been sewing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sewwe should/would sew
you would sewyou would sew
he/she/it would sewthey would sew
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sewingwe should/would be sewing
you would be sewingyou would be sewing
he/she/it would be sewingthey would be sewing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sewn, *sewedwe should/would have sewn, *sewed
you would have sewn, *sewedyou would have sewn, *sewed
he/she/it would have sewn, *sewedthey would have sewn, *sewed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sewingwe should/would have been sewing
you would have been sewingyou would have been sewing
he/she/it would have been sewingthey would have been sewing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sewn, *sewedwe are sewn, *sewed
you are sewn, *sewedyou are sewn, *sewed
he/she/it is sewn, *sewedthey are sewn, *sewed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sewn, *sewedwe are being sewn, *sewed
you are being sewn, *sewedyou are being sewn, *sewed
he/she/it is being sewn, *sewedthey are being sewn, *sewed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sewn, *sewedwe have been sewn, *sewed
you have been sewn, *sewedyou have been sewn, *sewed
he/she/it has been sewn, *sewedthey have been sewn, *sewed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sewn, *sewedwe were sewn, *sewed
you were sewn, *sewedyou were sewn, *sewed
he/she/it was sewn, *sewedthey were sewn, *sewed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sewn, *sewedwe were being sewn, *sewed
you were being sewn, *sewedyou were being sewn, *sewed
he/she/it was being sewn, *sewedthey were being sewn, *sewed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sewn, *sewedwe had been sewn, *sewed
you had been sewn, *sewedyou had been sewn, *sewed
he/she/it had been sewn, *sewedthey had been sewn, *sewed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sewn, *sewedwe shall/will be sewn, *sewed
you will be sewn, *sewedyou will be sewn, *sewed
he/she/it will be sewn, *sewedthey will be sewn, *sewed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sewn, *sewedwe shall/will have been sewn, *sewed
you will have been sewn, *sewedyou will have been sewn, *sewed
he/she/it will have been sewn, *sewedthey will have been sewn, *sewed

sew

verb
Basic forms
Pastsewed
Imperativesew
Present Participle (Participle I)sewing
Past Participle (Participle II)sewed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sewwe sew
you sewyou sew
he/she/it sewsthey sew
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sewingwe are sewing
you are sewingyou are sewing
he/she/it is sewingthey are sewing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sewedwe have sewed
you have sewedyou have sewed
he/she/it has sewedthey have sewed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sewingwe have been sewing
you have been sewingyou have been sewing
he/she/it has been sewingthey have been sewing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sewedwe sewed
you sewedyou sewed
he/she/it sewedthey sewed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sewingwe were sewing
you were sewingyou were sewing
he/she/it was sewingthey were sewing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sewedwe had sewed
you had sewedyou had sewed
he/she/it had sewedthey had sewed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sewingwe had been sewing
you had been sewingyou had been sewing
he/she/it had been sewingthey had been sewing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sewwe shall/will sew
you will sewyou will sew
he/she/it will sewthey will sew
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sewingwe shall/will be sewing
you will be sewingyou will be sewing
he/she/it will be sewingthey will be sewing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sewedwe shall/will have sewed
you will have sewedyou will have sewed
he/she/it will have sewedthey will have sewed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sewingwe shall/will have been sewing
you will have been sewingyou will have been sewing
he/she/it will have been sewingthey will have been sewing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sewwe should/would sew
you would sewyou would sew
he/she/it would sewthey would sew
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sewingwe should/would be sewing
you would be sewingyou would be sewing
he/she/it would be sewingthey would be sewing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sewedwe should/would have sewed
you would have sewedyou would have sewed
he/she/it would have sewedthey would have sewed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sewingwe should/would have been sewing
you would have been sewingyou would have been sewing
he/she/it would have been sewingthey would have been sewing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sewedwe are sewed
you are sewedyou are sewed
he/she/it is sewedthey are sewed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sewedwe are being sewed
you are being sewedyou are being sewed
he/she/it is being sewedthey are being sewed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sewedwe have been sewed
you have been sewedyou have been sewed
he/she/it has been sewedthey have been sewed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sewedwe were sewed
you were sewedyou were sewed
he/she/it was sewedthey were sewed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sewedwe were being sewed
you were being sewedyou were being sewed
he/she/it was being sewedthey were being sewed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sewedwe had been sewed
you had been sewedyou had been sewed
he/she/it had been sewedthey had been sewed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sewedwe shall/will be sewed
you will be sewedyou will be sewed
he/she/it will be sewedthey will be sewed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sewedwe shall/will have been sewed
you will have been sewedyou will have been sewed
he/she/it will have been sewedthey will have been sewed