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He left me in a spasm of involuntary self-pity.
Et il me quitta dans un accès d’égoïsme involontaire.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
A spasm seemed to come over her, a fit of suffocation; then she suddenly began to sob into the pillow.
Elle eut un spasme, une suffocation, puis tout à coup elle sanglota dans l'oreiller.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
A spasm shook my heart.
J’eus une horrible contraction de cœur.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Each action of the arms made the fleshy muscles of the shoulder stand out, and produced on him the effect of a lascivious spasm.
Chacun des mouvements du bras qui dessinaient les muscles gras de l’épaule, lui faisait l’effet d’un spasme lubrique.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
And when they dipped him his head fell back in a spasm, a sound like the cracking of bones was heard, and breathing hard, he almost stifled.
Et, quand il fut plongé, la tête se renversa dans un spasme, on entendit comme un craquement des os, pendant qu’il étouffait, d’un souffle éperdu.
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
A spasm of pain seemed to flit over the face before me.
Un spasme douloureux contracta le visage de l’empereur.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Again a spasm of pain crossed his face.
De nouveau, un spasme douloureux contracta son visage.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
A spasm of incredulity, a vast relief, and that sharp joy which comes of reaction chased each other across my mind.
Un spasme d’incrédulité, un profond soulagement, et cette joie aiguë qui vient d’une violente réaction, se succédèrent brusquement dans mon esprit.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It is like heaven opening, with the quiver that only a purely divine enjoyment can set in woman's flesh, the rapture of faith carried to the point of spasm, the creature losing breath and dying of pleasure in the arms of the Divinity!
Le ciel ouvert, le frisson que la jouissance divine peut mettre dans le corps de la femme la volupté de la foi poussée jusqu’au spasme, la créature perdant le souffle, mourant de plaisir aux bras de son Dieu !...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The fires showed in the darkness like stains of blood; echoes of distant songs were wafted to them; the whole vague distance, blurred by the whitish vapours of the moon, stirred confusedly, and suddenly broke into a spasm of anger.
Les feux tachaient l’ombre de points sanglants; des chants lointains venaient, par souffles affaiblis; toute la vague étendue, noyée sous les buées blanchâtres de la lune, s’agitait confusément, avec de brusques frissons de colère.
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
There was a spasm of surprise.
Il y eut une seconde d'étonnement.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
While the other pilgrims and patients were already dozing off, sinking down amidst the luggage, which the constant jolting shook, she had risen to her feet and was clinging to the partition in a sudden spasm of agony.
Pendant que les pèlerins et les malades s’assoupissaient déjà, affaissés parmi les bagages, que balançaient les continuelles secousses, elle s’était levée toute droite, elle se cramponnait à la cloison, dans une angoisse brusque.
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
Dulled and stupefied, we were striding over bodies; we would go forward twenty paces, pushing one another on, then we would throw ourselves down on hands and knees, our mouths and eyes twisted by a spasm, humping our backs under the crashing turmoil.
Hébétés, nous enjambions des corps ; on avançait de vingt pas en se poussant, puis on se rejetait à quatre pattes, la bouche et les yeux étirés par un tic, bombant le dos sous le fracas.
Dorgeles, Roland / Wooden CrossesDorgeles, Roland / Les croix de bois
Les croix de bois
Dorgeles, Roland
© 1919 by Albin Michel
Wooden Crosses
Dorgeles, Roland
© 1921 by G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS
The class would freeze, she would resume her dissection of a poem by Lermontov, and the textbook would provoke new spasms of hilarity.
La classe se figeait, elle reprenait son commentaire qui décortiquait un poème de Lermontov, le manuel provoquait de nouveaux spasmes d'hilarité.
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2003 by Mercure de France
The Earth And Sky Of Jacques Dorme
Makine, Andreï
© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2003 by Mercure de France
Her tall, thin frame, with its close-clinging dress, was palpitating, shaken with spasms.
Son grand corps maigre sur qui ses vêtements collaient, secoué de convulsions, palpitait.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de

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spasm

noun
SingularPlural
Common casespasmspasms
Possessive casespasm'sspasms'

spasm

verb
Basic forms
Pastspasmed
Imperativespasm
Present Participle (Participle I)spasming
Past Participle (Participle II)spasmed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I spasmwe spasm
you spasmyou spasm
he/she/it spasmsthey spasm
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am spasmingwe are spasming
you are spasmingyou are spasming
he/she/it is spasmingthey are spasming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have spasmedwe have spasmed
you have spasmedyou have spasmed
he/she/it has spasmedthey have spasmed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been spasmingwe have been spasming
you have been spasmingyou have been spasming
he/she/it has been spasmingthey have been spasming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I spasmedwe spasmed
you spasmedyou spasmed
he/she/it spasmedthey spasmed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was spasmingwe were spasming
you were spasmingyou were spasming
he/she/it was spasmingthey were spasming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had spasmedwe had spasmed
you had spasmedyou had spasmed
he/she/it had spasmedthey had spasmed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been spasmingwe had been spasming
you had been spasmingyou had been spasming
he/she/it had been spasmingthey had been spasming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will spasmwe shall/will spasm
you will spasmyou will spasm
he/she/it will spasmthey will spasm
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be spasmingwe shall/will be spasming
you will be spasmingyou will be spasming
he/she/it will be spasmingthey will be spasming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have spasmedwe shall/will have spasmed
you will have spasmedyou will have spasmed
he/she/it will have spasmedthey will have spasmed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been spasmingwe shall/will have been spasming
you will have been spasmingyou will have been spasming
he/she/it will have been spasmingthey will have been spasming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would spasmwe should/would spasm
you would spasmyou would spasm
he/she/it would spasmthey would spasm
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be spasmingwe should/would be spasming
you would be spasmingyou would be spasming
he/she/it would be spasmingthey would be spasming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have spasmedwe should/would have spasmed
you would have spasmedyou would have spasmed
he/she/it would have spasmedthey would have spasmed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been spasmingwe should/would have been spasming
you would have been spasmingyou would have been spasming
he/she/it would have been spasmingthey would have been spasming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am spasmedwe are spasmed
you are spasmedyou are spasmed
he/she/it is spasmedthey are spasmed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being spasmedwe are being spasmed
you are being spasmedyou are being spasmed
he/she/it is being spasmedthey are being spasmed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been spasmedwe have been spasmed
you have been spasmedyou have been spasmed
he/she/it has been spasmedthey have been spasmed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was spasmedwe were spasmed
you were spasmedyou were spasmed
he/she/it was spasmedthey were spasmed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being spasmedwe were being spasmed
you were being spasmedyou were being spasmed
he/she/it was being spasmedthey were being spasmed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been spasmedwe had been spasmed
you had been spasmedyou had been spasmed
he/she/it had been spasmedthey had been spasmed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be spasmedwe shall/will be spasmed
you will be spasmedyou will be spasmed
he/she/it will be spasmedthey will be spasmed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been spasmedwe shall/will have been spasmed
you will have been spasmedyou will have been spasmed
he/she/it will have been spasmedthey will have been spasmed