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He dreaded lest the whipping he had received from Clorinde should only sharpen his passion.
Il craignait que le coup de cravache ne lui fît désirer Clorinde davantage.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
There's nothing like city life to sharpen a man's wits."
Il n’y a que la ville pour se débrouiller. »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
A waiter informed them that the room never emptied between ten and one o'clock, such was the rush of appetite, sharpened by the keen mountain air.
Un garçon leur déclara que, de dix heures à une heure, la salle ne désemplissait pas, sous l’assaut des appétits, aiguisés par l’air vif des montagnes.
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
He had a small, thin face, somewhat awry, in which one saw little excepting his eyes, clear eyes, sparkling with intelligence, sharpened as it were by suffering, and doubtless well able to dive into the human soul.
Il avait une mince petite figure, un peu de travers, où il ne restait guère que les yeux, mais des yeux de clarté pétillant d’intelligence, affinés par la douleur, voyant sûrement clair jusqu’au fond des âmes.
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
"Pardon, pardon," said he; "sorrow sharpens the sensations.
– Pardon, pardon, me dit-il, la douleur exagère les sensations.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
But her eyes remained very keen, sharpened as it were by ferocity.
Mais elle avait gardé ses yeux vifs, aiguises d’une cruauté rageuse.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
I was not slow to answer the call, for the cool air of the evening had sharpened my appetite.
Je me rendis avec empressement à cette invitation, car l'air frais du soir avait aiguisé mon appétit.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The little pig, especially, gave vent to prolonged whines that suggested the sharpening of a saw.
Le petit cochon surtout avait un gémissement prolongé de scie qu'on aiguise.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
They were seized with terrible hunger, sharpened by great anger.
Il leur vint une faim terrible, aiguisée de toute leur colère.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
But far from eliciting any solidarity with the ideals of the working-class movement, this merely sharpened his antagonism towards it.
Loin de lui inspirer quelque solidarité avec les idéaux du mouvement ouvrier, cela ne fit qu'amplifier son hostilité.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 1998.
© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1889-1936 Hubris
Kershaw, Ian
© 1998 by Ian Kershaw
© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
But he saw nothing, save peaks of rock that were sharpened like needles.
» Mais il n'aperçut rien que des aiguilles de roc bien aiguisées.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine / The Little PrinceSaint-Exupery, Antoine de / Le Petit Prince
Le Petit Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
© 1943 by Harcourt, Inc.
© 1971 by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine
With a memory sharpened to almost preternatural clearness, she remarked every turn in the road, and formed a mental estimate of the time to be occupied in traversing it.
La mémoire merveilleusement aiguisée par l’espérance, elle observa, pendant l’allée et le retour, chaque tournant de la route, et se forma une idée juste du temps nécessaire pour la parcourir.
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
My own voice sharpened a bit as I asked him what he did next.
Je haussai la voix d'un ton pour lui demander ce qu'il fit ensuite.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
It was indeed an old pattern, a sharpened flint hafted with an old brown bone—quite a prehistoric tool in appearance.
Pour un ancien modèle, c’en est un : une pierre pointue emmanchée dans un os bruni. Ça m’a tout l’air d’un outil préhistorique.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Their appetites, sharpened by thirty years of restrained desire, now fell to with wolfish teeth.
Leurs appétits, aiguisés par trente ans de désirs contenus, montraient des dents féroces.
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

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sharpen

verb
Basic forms
Pastsharpened
Imperativesharpen
Present Participle (Participle I)sharpening
Past Participle (Participle II)sharpened
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sharpenwe sharpen
you sharpenyou sharpen
he/she/it sharpensthey sharpen
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sharpeningwe are sharpening
you are sharpeningyou are sharpening
he/she/it is sharpeningthey are sharpening
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sharpenedwe have sharpened
you have sharpenedyou have sharpened
he/she/it has sharpenedthey have sharpened
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sharpeningwe have been sharpening
you have been sharpeningyou have been sharpening
he/she/it has been sharpeningthey have been sharpening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sharpenedwe sharpened
you sharpenedyou sharpened
he/she/it sharpenedthey sharpened
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sharpeningwe were sharpening
you were sharpeningyou were sharpening
he/she/it was sharpeningthey were sharpening
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sharpenedwe had sharpened
you had sharpenedyou had sharpened
he/she/it had sharpenedthey had sharpened
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sharpeningwe had been sharpening
you had been sharpeningyou had been sharpening
he/she/it had been sharpeningthey had been sharpening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sharpenwe shall/will sharpen
you will sharpenyou will sharpen
he/she/it will sharpenthey will sharpen
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sharpeningwe shall/will be sharpening
you will be sharpeningyou will be sharpening
he/she/it will be sharpeningthey will be sharpening
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sharpenedwe shall/will have sharpened
you will have sharpenedyou will have sharpened
he/she/it will have sharpenedthey will have sharpened
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sharpeningwe shall/will have been sharpening
you will have been sharpeningyou will have been sharpening
he/she/it will have been sharpeningthey will have been sharpening
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sharpenwe should/would sharpen
you would sharpenyou would sharpen
he/she/it would sharpenthey would sharpen
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sharpeningwe should/would be sharpening
you would be sharpeningyou would be sharpening
he/she/it would be sharpeningthey would be sharpening
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sharpenedwe should/would have sharpened
you would have sharpenedyou would have sharpened
he/she/it would have sharpenedthey would have sharpened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sharpeningwe should/would have been sharpening
you would have been sharpeningyou would have been sharpening
he/she/it would have been sharpeningthey would have been sharpening
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sharpenedwe are sharpened
you are sharpenedyou are sharpened
he/she/it is sharpenedthey are sharpened
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sharpenedwe are being sharpened
you are being sharpenedyou are being sharpened
he/she/it is being sharpenedthey are being sharpened
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sharpenedwe have been sharpened
you have been sharpenedyou have been sharpened
he/she/it has been sharpenedthey have been sharpened
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sharpenedwe were sharpened
you were sharpenedyou were sharpened
he/she/it was sharpenedthey were sharpened
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sharpenedwe were being sharpened
you were being sharpenedyou were being sharpened
he/she/it was being sharpenedthey were being sharpened
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sharpenedwe had been sharpened
you had been sharpenedyou had been sharpened
he/she/it had been sharpenedthey had been sharpened
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sharpenedwe shall/will be sharpened
you will be sharpenedyou will be sharpened
he/she/it will be sharpenedthey will be sharpened
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sharpenedwe shall/will have been sharpened
you will have been sharpenedyou will have been sharpened
he/she/it will have been sharpenedthey will have been sharpened