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In this great shipwreck I saw an isle on which I might be rescued.Dans ce grand naufrage, j’apercevais une île où je pouvais aborder.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Most on board were disposed to believe that they had been saved from shipwreck by the skill and knowledge of Jasper, without regarding the opinions of Cap, whose remarks were now little heeded.La plupart de ceux qui étaient à bord étaient convaincus que l’expérience et la dextérité de Jasper les avaient préservés d’un naufrage, et l’on ne fit aucune attention aux opinions et aux remarques de Cap.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
During the days that followed, the rueful phantom of the shipwreck haunted the house, casting around them a gloomy sadness.Pendant les jours qui suivirent, le fantôme lamentable du naufragé habita le pavillon, mettant autour d’eux une tristesse lourde.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
The friend is not wise who will not confide in his friend, remembering always that friendships may come to an end; nor the lover, who draws back for fear lest he may find shipwreck in love.Aussi, n'appelons-nous pas sage l'ami qui ne se livre point à son ami parce qu'il prévoit la fin de l'amitié, ou l'amant qui ne se donne pas tout entier, de peur de s'anéantir dans l'amour.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
Though he was only forty-five years old, he seemed nearer sixty, so much had the great shipwreck at the close of the eighteenth century aged him.Agé seulement de quarante-cinq ans, il paraissait approcher de la soixantaine, tant il avait promptement vieilli dans le grand naufrage qui termina le dix-huitième siècle.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Doctor Chassaigne's story was one of disaster, the shipwreck of a life.C’était le désastre, le naufrage d’une vie.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Bah, my poor girl, if you were to steer the bark we should very soon be shipwrecked."Va, ma pauvre vieille, si tu conduisais la barque, nous ferions vite naufrage.»Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
They conquered the savage spot or rested beneath the lofty canes and reeds, which seemed to grow there expressly as shelter for shipwrecked adventurers.Ils y débarquaient, ils y conquéraient des pays sauvages, ils s'y reposaient au milieu de grands joncs, de grands roseaux, qui semblaient bâtir exprès pour eux des huttes de naufragés.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
There in her office was the port for the shipwrecked, there the black hole that swallowed up the offspring of frailty and shame.C’était là le port de naufrage, le trou d’ombre ou venaient s’engloutir les fruits condamnés des misérables femmes.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Bits of walls like splintered pillars standing up out of the water; the house was shipwrecked.Des morceaux de murs comme des colonnes déchirées qui sortaient de l’eau : la maison avait fait naufrage, quoi.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
She dreamed that' the shipwrecked man was rising out of the livid waves of the sea,.and coming to snatch her from her husband's arms.Elle rêva que le naufragé sortait des vagues livides de la mer et venait l’arracher des bras de son mari.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
"A kind of Eddystone, to prevent matrimonial shipwrecks," said the brother, gayly.– Ah ! j’entends, vous voulez que les vieilles filles servent de fanaux pour préserver celles qui les suivront du naufrage matrimonial.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
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Word forms
shipwreck
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | shipwreck | shipwrecks |
Possessive case | shipwreck's | shipwrecks' |
shipwreck
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | shipwrecked |
Imperative | shipwreck |
Present Participle (Participle I) | shipwrecking |
Past Participle (Participle II) | shipwrecked |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shipwreck | we shipwreck |
you shipwreck | you shipwreck |
he/she/it shipwrecks | they shipwreck |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am shipwrecking | we are shipwrecking |
you are shipwrecking | you are shipwrecking |
he/she/it is shipwrecking | they are shipwrecking |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have shipwrecked | we have shipwrecked |
you have shipwrecked | you have shipwrecked |
he/she/it has shipwrecked | they have shipwrecked |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been shipwrecking | we have been shipwrecking |
you have been shipwrecking | you have been shipwrecking |
he/she/it has been shipwrecking | they have been shipwrecking |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shipwrecked | we shipwrecked |
you shipwrecked | you shipwrecked |
he/she/it shipwrecked | they shipwrecked |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was shipwrecking | we were shipwrecking |
you were shipwrecking | you were shipwrecking |
he/she/it was shipwrecking | they were shipwrecking |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had shipwrecked | we had shipwrecked |
you had shipwrecked | you had shipwrecked |
he/she/it had shipwrecked | they had shipwrecked |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been shipwrecking | we had been shipwrecking |
you had been shipwrecking | you had been shipwrecking |
he/she/it had been shipwrecking | they had been shipwrecking |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will shipwreck | we shall/will shipwreck |
you will shipwreck | you will shipwreck |
he/she/it will shipwreck | they will shipwreck |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be shipwrecking | we shall/will be shipwrecking |
you will be shipwrecking | you will be shipwrecking |
he/she/it will be shipwrecking | they will be shipwrecking |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have shipwrecked | we shall/will have shipwrecked |
you will have shipwrecked | you will have shipwrecked |
he/she/it will have shipwrecked | they will have shipwrecked |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shipwrecking | we shall/will have been shipwrecking |
you will have been shipwrecking | you will have been shipwrecking |
he/she/it will have been shipwrecking | they will have been shipwrecking |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would shipwreck | we should/would shipwreck |
you would shipwreck | you would shipwreck |
he/she/it would shipwreck | they would shipwreck |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be shipwrecking | we should/would be shipwrecking |
you would be shipwrecking | you would be shipwrecking |
he/she/it would be shipwrecking | they would be shipwrecking |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have shipwrecked | we should/would have shipwrecked |
you would have shipwrecked | you would have shipwrecked |
he/she/it would have shipwrecked | they would have shipwrecked |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been shipwrecking | we should/would have been shipwrecking |
you would have been shipwrecking | you would have been shipwrecking |
he/she/it would have been shipwrecking | they would have been shipwrecking |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am shipwrecked | we are shipwrecked |
you are shipwrecked | you are shipwrecked |
he/she/it is shipwrecked | they are shipwrecked |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being shipwrecked | we are being shipwrecked |
you are being shipwrecked | you are being shipwrecked |
he/she/it is being shipwrecked | they are being shipwrecked |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been shipwrecked | we have been shipwrecked |
you have been shipwrecked | you have been shipwrecked |
he/she/it has been shipwrecked | they have been shipwrecked |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was shipwrecked | we were shipwrecked |
you were shipwrecked | you were shipwrecked |
he/she/it was shipwrecked | they were shipwrecked |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being shipwrecked | we were being shipwrecked |
you were being shipwrecked | you were being shipwrecked |
he/she/it was being shipwrecked | they were being shipwrecked |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been shipwrecked | we had been shipwrecked |
you had been shipwrecked | you had been shipwrecked |
he/she/it had been shipwrecked | they had been shipwrecked |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be shipwrecked | we shall/will be shipwrecked |
you will be shipwrecked | you will be shipwrecked |
he/she/it will be shipwrecked | they will be shipwrecked |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shipwrecked | we shall/will have been shipwrecked |
you will have been shipwrecked | you will have been shipwrecked |
he/she/it will have been shipwrecked | they will have been shipwrecked |