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And he renewed the experiment again and again, watching the lad for days, and feeling furious when the little scamp would not go to sleep at times when he, Claude, might so well have painted him.
Et il recommençait l’expérience, il le guettait des jours entiers, exaspéré que ce polisson-là ne voulût pas dormir, aux heures où l’on aurait pu le peindre.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It seems to me—yes, I am sure now—that three days ago, the night when we were so tired out, before I went to sleep I heard what sounded like the ticking of a watch and even wondered where it could come from.
Il me semble, oui, il me semble bien, en ce moment, qu’avant de m’endormir, il y a trois jours, la nuit où on était si fatigués, j’ai entendu comme un tic-tac de montre et que même je me suis demandé d’ou cela sortait.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They sat patiently for some time, letting him, as they thought, sleep.
On patienta quelque temps, on le laissait dormir.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Madame de Jonquiere made her way from one to the other end of the ward, ever and ever repeating, "Come, my children, don't excite yourselves; try to sleep a little."
Mme de Jonquière allait d’un bout de la salle à l’autre, répétant toujours : « Voyons, mes enfants, ne vous excitez pas, tâchez de dormir un peu. »
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
Madame de Condamin added with an ironical smile : He can sleep quietly now. His career is over; he will take no part again in the affairs of Plassans.'
Et madame de Condamin ajouta avec un rire d'ironie: --On peut dormir en paix: c'est un homme fini, qui ne se mêlera plus des affaires de Plassans.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
' I am the master,' he even added ; ' come, go to bed and sleep quietly.'
«Je suis le maître, allez dormir tranquille.»
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Let those sleep who can.
Que ceux qui peuvent dormir dorment.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
But it required some initiative and intelligence; it was a question of not going to sleep on your leather-covered stool, like a blockhead."
Mais il fallait de l'initiative et de l'intelligence, il s'agissait de ne pas s'endormir sur son rond de cuir, comme un empoté.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
All right! said I to myself, this concerns Mederic; let us sleep again.
Bon ! me suis-je dit, voilà qui regarde Médéric : dormons encore.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Try to sleep a little to gain some strength."
Tâchez de dormir un peu, pour prendre des forces. »
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
"Ah! so you are up, Monsieur l'Abbe," said she; "I came in at about four o'clock but I let you sleep on.
« Ah ! monsieur l’abbé, vous voici debout. J’étais venue vers quatre heures, mais je vous ai laissé dormir.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
You haven't had your proper sleep, and you may have caught cold in the church.
Pardi! vous n'avez pas assez dormi, vous avez peut-être pris froid dans l'église.
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
At this moment, however, the explanation was interrupted by Angele also hastening to the spot; and she pretended to have just woke up, rubbing her eyes heavy with sleep.
D'ailleurs, l'explication dut être interrompue, Angèle accourait de son côté; et elle feignait de se réveiller, elle frottait ses yeux gros de sommeil.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
What did Sagnier mean this morning by saying that Duthil would sleep at Mazas to-night?"
Que disait donc Sanier, ce matin, que Dutheil coucherait ce soir à Mazas ? »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
I did not sleep much, for I was strung too high with expectation, and I envied Blenkiron his now eupeptic slumbers.
Mais je ne dormis guère, tant la préoccupation de l’attente était énervante. J’enviais le sommeil de Blenkiron.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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Collocations

send to sleep
endormir
sleeping bag
sac de couchage
sleeping habit
habitude de sommeil
sleeping partner
associé passif
sleeping quarters
dortoirs
sleeping sickness
maladie du sommeil
sleeping leg
jambe libre
sleeping partner
bailleur de fonds

Word forms

sleep

verb
Basic forms
Pastslept
Imperativesleep
Present Participle (Participle I)sleeping
Past Participle (Participle II)slept
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sleepwe sleep
you sleepyou sleep
he/she/it sleepsthey sleep
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sleepingwe are sleeping
you are sleepingyou are sleeping
he/she/it is sleepingthey are sleeping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sleptwe have slept
you have sleptyou have slept
he/she/it has sleptthey have slept
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sleepingwe have been sleeping
you have been sleepingyou have been sleeping
he/she/it has been sleepingthey have been sleeping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sleptwe slept
you sleptyou slept
he/she/it sleptthey slept
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sleepingwe were sleeping
you were sleepingyou were sleeping
he/she/it was sleepingthey were sleeping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sleptwe had slept
you had sleptyou had slept
he/she/it had sleptthey had slept
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sleepingwe had been sleeping
you had been sleepingyou had been sleeping
he/she/it had been sleepingthey had been sleeping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sleepwe shall/will sleep
you will sleepyou will sleep
he/she/it will sleepthey will sleep
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sleepingwe shall/will be sleeping
you will be sleepingyou will be sleeping
he/she/it will be sleepingthey will be sleeping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sleptwe shall/will have slept
you will have sleptyou will have slept
he/she/it will have sleptthey will have slept
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sleepingwe shall/will have been sleeping
you will have been sleepingyou will have been sleeping
he/she/it will have been sleepingthey will have been sleeping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sleepwe should/would sleep
you would sleepyou would sleep
he/she/it would sleepthey would sleep
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sleepingwe should/would be sleeping
you would be sleepingyou would be sleeping
he/she/it would be sleepingthey would be sleeping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sleptwe should/would have slept
you would have sleptyou would have slept
he/she/it would have sleptthey would have slept
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sleepingwe should/would have been sleeping
you would have been sleepingyou would have been sleeping
he/she/it would have been sleepingthey would have been sleeping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sleptwe are slept
you are sleptyou are slept
he/she/it is sleptthey are slept
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sleptwe are being slept
you are being sleptyou are being slept
he/she/it is being sleptthey are being slept
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sleptwe have been slept
you have been sleptyou have been slept
he/she/it has been sleptthey have been slept
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sleptwe were slept
you were sleptyou were slept
he/she/it was sleptthey were slept
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sleptwe were being slept
you were being sleptyou were being slept
he/she/it was being sleptthey were being slept
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sleptwe had been slept
you had been sleptyou had been slept
he/she/it had been sleptthey had been slept
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sleptwe shall/will be slept
you will be sleptyou will be slept
he/she/it will be sleptthey will be slept
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sleptwe shall/will have been slept
you will have been sleptyou will have been slept
he/she/it will have been sleptthey will have been slept

sleep

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesleepsleeps
Possessive casesleep'ssleeps'