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When his doubly dark silhouette had vanished, the others scrutinized once more the great truth that down here in the earth the cooks are the dirtiest of men.
Quand sa silhouette trop obscurcie eut disparu, les autres ressassèrent une fois de plus cette vérité qu’ici-bas les cuisiniers sont les plus sales des hommes.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We can see the shapeless silhouette of the mass as it plunges into the gulf. I can almost see the detail of his blown hair over the black profile of his face.
On distingue la silhouette informe de cette masse qui plonge dans le gouffre ; j’entrevois le détail de ses cheveux épars au-dessus du profil noir de sa figure.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It had now become quite dark; the mother's rigid silhouette was no longer visible; the hoarse breathing of the child sounded amidst the obscurity like a terrible and distant signal of distress, uprising from the streets.
La nuit s’était faite, on n’apercevait plus la silhouette raidie de la mère, il semblait que le souffle rauque de l’enfant vînt des ténèbres, une détresse énorme et lointaine montant des rues.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
I sometimes wonder what dreams lay concealed inside that royal harp whose ghostly presence dominated our living room for so many years, whose silhouette against the window marked my childhood without a sound.
Je me demande parfois quels rêves cachait cette harpe royale dont la présence fantomatique domina notre salon toutes ces années. Cette harpe dont la silhouette se découpant dans la lumière de la fenêtre marqua mon enfance sans jamais émettre un son.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
Then we turn our eyes ahead and outstretch our necks, and on the top of the hill we see the still higher silhouette of a row of black infernal trees whose terrible roots are striking down into the invisible slope where the enemy cowers.
Puis nous tournons les yeux en avant, le cou tendu, et nous voyons, en haut de la colline, la silhouette supérieure d’une rangée noire d’arbres d’enfer dont les racines terribles s’implantent dans le versant invisible où se tapit l’ennemi.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The dark part of this symbol may be replaced by its silhouette; the white part in this diagram may then be entirely in a dark colour.
La partie foncée de ce symbole peut être remplacée par sa silhouette; la partie figurant en blanc dans ce dessin doit être alors entièrement de couleur foncée.
A steaming silhouette of men like monks appears through the rain in the west.
À l’ouest se dessine une silhouette embuée de moines sous la pluie.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I wake up a long time afterwards, as two o'clock is striking; and in a pallor of light which doubtless comes from the moon, I see the agitated silhouette of Pinegal.
… Je me réveille longtemps après, tandis que deux heures sonnent et je vois dans une blafarde clarté, sans doute lunaire, la silhouette agitée de Pinégal.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Near to me I make out the silhouette of Mesnil Joseph, who is steering straight and with no effort of concealment for the spot whence the barking explosions come in jerky sequence.
Je distingue, près de moi, la silhouette de Mesnil Joseph qui, tout debout, sans chercher à se dissimuler, se dirige sur le point où des suites saccadées d’explosions aboient.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A young woman holding a child in her arms, her silhouette against the sunlit grass, the glittering of a river…
Une jeune femme tenant un enfant dans ses bras, sa silhouette sur l'herbe ensoleillée, le scintillement d'une rivière…
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
She came into view, wearing a light summer coat, and walked along the avenue where the trees were still barely tinged with green. Her silhouette stood out against the blue of the dusk with a clarity that hurt his eyes.
Elle surgit, habillée d'un manteau léger, traversa l'allée aux arbres à peine teintés de verdure, sa silhouette se découpa sur le bleu du crépuscule avec une netteté qui lui fit mal aux yeux.
Makine, Andreï / Music of a LifeMakine, Andreï / La musique d'une vie
La musique d'une vie
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Andrei Makine
Music of a Life
Makine, Andreï
© 2002 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2001 by Andreï Makine
Torn out of the dusty picture, the silhouette of a hand-to-hand struggle is drawn in fog on the wall, it droops and sinks to the bottom.
Arrachée au poussiéreux tableau, une silhouette de corps à corps se dessine sur le talus, dans une brume, et s’affaisse, s’enfonce.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
We see that it hurries discreetly, this silhouette of a bearded hippopotamus.
On voit se hâter discrètement cette silhouette d’hippopotame barbu.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The front of the church, quite bare and worn by the sunshine and rain of years, was crowned by a narrow open stone belfry, in which a small bell showed its black silhouette, whilst its rope disappeared through the tiles.
La façade de l'église, toute nue, rongée par les soleils et les pluies, était surmontée d'une étroite cage en maçonnerie, au milieu de laquelle une petite cloche mettait son profil noir; on voyait le bout de la corde, entrant dans les tuiles.
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
A silhouette with a streaming hat appears, as though carried and driven there by the terrible force of the blast that came with it, and asks—"'Hey, in the cafe there! Is there any coffee to be had?'
Une silhouette au casque tout ruisselant, comme apportée et poussée là par le vent terrible qui souffle et qui entre avec, apparaît et demande :– Eh ! l’estaminet, y a-t-il moyen d’avoir du café ?
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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silhouette

verb
Basic forms
Pastsilhouetted
Imperativesilhouette
Present Participle (Participle I)silhouetting
Past Participle (Participle II)silhouetted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I silhouettewe silhouette
you silhouetteyou silhouette
he/she/it silhouettesthey silhouette
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am silhouettingwe are silhouetting
you are silhouettingyou are silhouetting
he/she/it is silhouettingthey are silhouetting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have silhouettedwe have silhouetted
you have silhouettedyou have silhouetted
he/she/it has silhouettedthey have silhouetted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been silhouettingwe have been silhouetting
you have been silhouettingyou have been silhouetting
he/she/it has been silhouettingthey have been silhouetting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I silhouettedwe silhouetted
you silhouettedyou silhouetted
he/she/it silhouettedthey silhouetted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was silhouettingwe were silhouetting
you were silhouettingyou were silhouetting
he/she/it was silhouettingthey were silhouetting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had silhouettedwe had silhouetted
you had silhouettedyou had silhouetted
he/she/it had silhouettedthey had silhouetted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been silhouettingwe had been silhouetting
you had been silhouettingyou had been silhouetting
he/she/it had been silhouettingthey had been silhouetting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will silhouettewe shall/will silhouette
you will silhouetteyou will silhouette
he/she/it will silhouettethey will silhouette
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be silhouettingwe shall/will be silhouetting
you will be silhouettingyou will be silhouetting
he/she/it will be silhouettingthey will be silhouetting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have silhouettedwe shall/will have silhouetted
you will have silhouettedyou will have silhouetted
he/she/it will have silhouettedthey will have silhouetted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been silhouettingwe shall/will have been silhouetting
you will have been silhouettingyou will have been silhouetting
he/she/it will have been silhouettingthey will have been silhouetting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would silhouettewe should/would silhouette
you would silhouetteyou would silhouette
he/she/it would silhouettethey would silhouette
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be silhouettingwe should/would be silhouetting
you would be silhouettingyou would be silhouetting
he/she/it would be silhouettingthey would be silhouetting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have silhouettedwe should/would have silhouetted
you would have silhouettedyou would have silhouetted
he/she/it would have silhouettedthey would have silhouetted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been silhouettingwe should/would have been silhouetting
you would have been silhouettingyou would have been silhouetting
he/she/it would have been silhouettingthey would have been silhouetting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am silhouettedwe are silhouetted
you are silhouettedyou are silhouetted
he/she/it is silhouettedthey are silhouetted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being silhouettedwe are being silhouetted
you are being silhouettedyou are being silhouetted
he/she/it is being silhouettedthey are being silhouetted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been silhouettedwe have been silhouetted
you have been silhouettedyou have been silhouetted
he/she/it has been silhouettedthey have been silhouetted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was silhouettedwe were silhouetted
you were silhouettedyou were silhouetted
he/she/it was silhouettedthey were silhouetted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being silhouettedwe were being silhouetted
you were being silhouettedyou were being silhouetted
he/she/it was being silhouettedthey were being silhouetted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been silhouettedwe had been silhouetted
you had been silhouettedyou had been silhouetted
he/she/it had been silhouettedthey had been silhouetted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be silhouettedwe shall/will be silhouetted
you will be silhouettedyou will be silhouetted
he/she/it will be silhouettedthey will be silhouetted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been silhouettedwe shall/will have been silhouetted
you will have been silhouettedyou will have been silhouetted
he/she/it will have been silhouettedthey will have been silhouetted

silhouette

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesilhouettesilhouettes
Possessive casesilhouette'ssilhouettes'