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If a man were desirous to study the nature of light, and began by extinguishing all the lights that were near, would not a few cinders, a smouldering wick, be all he would ever discover?Tous ceux qui le tentèrent font songer à un homme qui éteindrait d'abord une lumière afin d'étudier la nature même de la lumière.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
Smoke ascended from many of the houses; flames followed; and the greater part of the town was soon reduced to a smouldering ruin.La fumée s'échappait de plus d'une maison, les flammes suivaient, et la plus grande partie de la ville ne montra bientôt plus que des monceaux de ruines fumantes.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The women went off to their cabins, and Tom sat alone, by the smouldering fire, that flickered up redly in his face.Les femmes se rendirent à leurs cases, et Tom resta seul près du feu à demi éteint, qui éclairait d’un reflet rouge sa noire face.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Gneuss and Flam, tired of waiting, wrapped themselves up in their cloaks and both lay down beside the smouldering fire.Gneuss et Flem, las d’attendre, s’enveloppèrent dans leurs manteaux, couchés tous deux auprès du brasier demi-éteint.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
Just before him was a little ruined building, with the sky seen through its rafters, for the smouldering ruin on the right gave a certain light.Devant lui s’élevait un petit bâtiment en ruines dont les poutres démolies laissaient voir le ciel, car une vague lueur se dégageait encore de la ruine fumant sur sa gauche.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The ladies were gathered in a circle in front of the fire-place, where a huge log was smouldering. M. Bouchard and the colonel were busy with their everlasting piquet, while the other men had wheeled their chairs into a corner to isolate themselves.Les dames faisaient un cercle devant la cheminée, où un gros tison se consumait en braise; M. Bouchard et le colonel jouaient leur éternel piquet: tandis que les hommes avaient roulé leurs fauteuils, dans un coin, pour s'isoler.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
There was no blaze, but merely a single smouldering brand, as suited the hour; the savages usually retiring and rising with the revolutions of the sun.On ne voyait pas de flamme, mais seulement un tison fumant, car il se faisait tard, et les sauvages se couchent et se lèvent avec le soleil.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The fires were still smouldering, and the wolves galloped through the ashes, raising them in yellow clouds.Les feux continuaient à brûler, et les loups, galopant à travers les cendres, soulevaient des nuages jaunes.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The ladies had begun to chat before the smouldering fire; and when the servant, after clearing the table, reopened the door of the dining-room, they were left alone, the men repairing to the adjoining apartment to smoke and sip some beer.Les dames, devant le feu mourant, s’étaient mises à causer; et, comme le domestique, après avoir ôté le couvert, rouvrait la salle voisine, elles restèrent seules, les hommes allèrent y fumer, en buvant de la bière.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
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smoulder
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | smoulder | smoulders |
Possessive case | smoulder's | smoulders' |
smoulder
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | smouldered |
Imperative | smoulder |
Present Participle (Participle I) | smouldering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | smouldered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I smoulder | we smoulder |
you smoulder | you smoulder |
he/she/it smoulders | they smoulder |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am smouldering | we are smouldering |
you are smouldering | you are smouldering |
he/she/it is smouldering | they are smouldering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have smouldered | we have smouldered |
you have smouldered | you have smouldered |
he/she/it has smouldered | they have smouldered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been smouldering | we have been smouldering |
you have been smouldering | you have been smouldering |
he/she/it has been smouldering | they have been smouldering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I smouldered | we smouldered |
you smouldered | you smouldered |
he/she/it smouldered | they smouldered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was smouldering | we were smouldering |
you were smouldering | you were smouldering |
he/she/it was smouldering | they were smouldering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had smouldered | we had smouldered |
you had smouldered | you had smouldered |
he/she/it had smouldered | they had smouldered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been smouldering | we had been smouldering |
you had been smouldering | you had been smouldering |
he/she/it had been smouldering | they had been smouldering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will smoulder | we shall/will smoulder |
you will smoulder | you will smoulder |
he/she/it will smoulder | they will smoulder |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be smouldering | we shall/will be smouldering |
you will be smouldering | you will be smouldering |
he/she/it will be smouldering | they will be smouldering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have smouldered | we shall/will have smouldered |
you will have smouldered | you will have smouldered |
he/she/it will have smouldered | they will have smouldered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been smouldering | we shall/will have been smouldering |
you will have been smouldering | you will have been smouldering |
he/she/it will have been smouldering | they will have been smouldering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would smoulder | we should/would smoulder |
you would smoulder | you would smoulder |
he/she/it would smoulder | they would smoulder |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be smouldering | we should/would be smouldering |
you would be smouldering | you would be smouldering |
he/she/it would be smouldering | they would be smouldering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have smouldered | we should/would have smouldered |
you would have smouldered | you would have smouldered |
he/she/it would have smouldered | they would have smouldered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been smouldering | we should/would have been smouldering |
you would have been smouldering | you would have been smouldering |
he/she/it would have been smouldering | they would have been smouldering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am smouldered | we are smouldered |
you are smouldered | you are smouldered |
he/she/it is smouldered | they are smouldered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being smouldered | we are being smouldered |
you are being smouldered | you are being smouldered |
he/she/it is being smouldered | they are being smouldered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been smouldered | we have been smouldered |
you have been smouldered | you have been smouldered |
he/she/it has been smouldered | they have been smouldered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was smouldered | we were smouldered |
you were smouldered | you were smouldered |
he/she/it was smouldered | they were smouldered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being smouldered | we were being smouldered |
you were being smouldered | you were being smouldered |
he/she/it was being smouldered | they were being smouldered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been smouldered | we had been smouldered |
you had been smouldered | you had been smouldered |
he/she/it had been smouldered | they had been smouldered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be smouldered | we shall/will be smouldered |
you will be smouldered | you will be smouldered |
he/she/it will be smouldered | they will be smouldered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been smouldered | we shall/will have been smouldered |
you will have been smouldered | you will have been smouldered |
he/she/it will have been smouldered | they will have been smouldered |