It seemed to him quite natural that he should be kept in idleness like a girl, to sprawl about on the benches of some tavern, or stroll in the cool of the day along the Cours or the Mail.
Il lui semblait tout naturel qu’on l’entretînt, comme une fille, à vautrer ses paresses sur les banquettes d’un estaminet, à les promener, aux heures fraîches, sur le Cours ou sur le Mail.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
In Washington State, a number of strategies are helping to bound growth and minimize the impacts of sprawl while maintaining open space.
Dans l'État de Washington, plusieurs stratégies ont été adoptées pour aider à juguler la croissance et à réduire au minimum les impacts de l'étalement, tout en maintenant des espaces libres.
" When she was little, she had tiny limbs as large as that; and already plump, and quite rosy, and so gay; then, she used to sprawl about on the floor.
– Quand elle était petite, elle avait des petits membres gros comme ça; et déjà grasse, et toute rose, et très gaie.... Alors, elle gigotait par terre.
He might have been up stuffing himself with eggs and bacon, irritating the dog, or flirting with the slavey, instead of sprawling there, sunk in soul-clogging oblivion.
Alors qu’il eût pu être en train de se gaver d’œufs au bacon, de taquiner Montmorency ou de lutiner la servante, il restait là, vautré, et l’âme livrée aux miasmes de l’oubli.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
The artist was working on a picture of a nude Bacchante sprawled on some drapery.
L'artiste travaillait à un tableau qu'il comptait envoyer au Salon et qui représentait une Bacchante nue, vautrée sur un lambeau d'étoffe.
We soon let him know where he was, however, by the aid of the hitcher, and he sat up suddenly, sending Montmorency, who had been sleeping the sleep of the just right on the middle of his chest, sprawling across the boat.
Avec l’aide de la gaffe, nous lui fîmes rapidement comprendre où il était, et il se mit brusquement sur son séant, expédiant Montmorency, qui dormait du sommeil du juste en plein sur sa poitrine, les quatre pattes en l’air à l’autre bout du canot.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Quick as thought, we each seized an oar, and a vigorous blow against the side of the lock with the butt-ends released the boat, and sent us sprawling on our backs.
En un éclair, nous nous emparâmes chacun d’un aviron, et les boutant contre la porte de l’écluse, nous délivrâmes le bateau, non sans perdre l’équilibre et nous retrouver les quatre fers en l’air.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Paradis leaned over a sprawling outspread mass beside him and said, "Are you asleep?"
Paradis se pencha sur une masse étendue, répandue, à côté de lui.– Tu dors ?
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Then came other temptations and allurements; gold, power, unrestrained liberty, an irresistible longing for enjoyment, culminating in luxuriousness, sprawling on a bed of wealth and pride.
Alors venaient les autres tentations: l'or, la puissance, la vie libre, une nécessité irrésistible de jouir, qui ramenait tout à la grande luxure, vautrée sur un lit de richesse et d'orgueil.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
The instant Haley touched the saddle, the mettlesome creature bounded from the earth with a sudden spring, that threw his master sprawling, some feet off, on the soft, dry turf.
À peine Haley touchait la selle que le fougueux animal bondit de terre, et, d’un soudain écart, jeta son maître à quelques pas de là sur le gazon sec et uni.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Yes, that nude girl sprawling on the grass, one arm behind her head, smiling with lowered eyelids, was herself, for she had her features.
C’était elle, cette fille, vautrée dans l’herbe, un bras sous la nuque, souriant sans regard, les paupières closes.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Add to my dictionary
Not found
User translations
No translations for this text yet. Be the first to translate it!
Word forms
sprawl
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
sprawl
sprawls
Possessive case
sprawl's
sprawls'
sprawl
verb
Basic forms
Past
sprawled
Imperative
sprawl
Present Participle (Participle I)
sprawling
Past Participle (Participle II)
sprawled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sprawl
we sprawl
you sprawl
you sprawl
he/she/it sprawls
they sprawl
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sprawling
we are sprawling
you are sprawling
you are sprawling
he/she/it is sprawling
they are sprawling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sprawled
we have sprawled
you have sprawled
you have sprawled
he/she/it has sprawled
they have sprawled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sprawling
we have been sprawling
you have been sprawling
you have been sprawling
he/she/it has been sprawling
they have been sprawling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sprawled
we sprawled
you sprawled
you sprawled
he/she/it sprawled
they sprawled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sprawling
we were sprawling
you were sprawling
you were sprawling
he/she/it was sprawling
they were sprawling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sprawled
we had sprawled
you had sprawled
you had sprawled
he/she/it had sprawled
they had sprawled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sprawling
we had been sprawling
you had been sprawling
you had been sprawling
he/she/it had been sprawling
they had been sprawling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sprawl
we shall/will sprawl
you will sprawl
you will sprawl
he/she/it will sprawl
they will sprawl
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sprawling
we shall/will be sprawling
you will be sprawling
you will be sprawling
he/she/it will be sprawling
they will be sprawling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sprawled
we shall/will have sprawled
you will have sprawled
you will have sprawled
he/she/it will have sprawled
they will have sprawled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sprawling
we shall/will have been sprawling
you will have been sprawling
you will have been sprawling
he/she/it will have been sprawling
they will have been sprawling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sprawl
we should/would sprawl
you would sprawl
you would sprawl
he/she/it would sprawl
they would sprawl
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sprawling
we should/would be sprawling
you would be sprawling
you would be sprawling
he/she/it would be sprawling
they would be sprawling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sprawled
we should/would have sprawled
you would have sprawled
you would have sprawled
he/she/it would have sprawled
they would have sprawled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice