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From the stairs, they went into the drawing-room, which was a large, bright room, decorated with a somewhat startling though cheerful paper of a blue ground.
De l’escalier, ils passèrent dans un salon vaste et clair, aux murs tapissés de papier d’un bleu à la gaieté criarde.
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 lack of foresight exhibited in all these different cases caused the miscarriage of the German plan for a swift and startling march upon Paris.
Toutes ces imprévisions amenèrent l'avortement de la marche foudroyante sur Paris.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
"A chief!" demanded the other with startling vehemence.
– Un chef ? demanda l’autre avec une brusque véhémence.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
In spite of herself, she then glanced at the startling sketches with which the walls seemed ablaze, and her limpid eyes assumed an uneasy expression at the sight of that rough, brutal style of painting.
Elle eut, malgré elle, un regard autour de l’atelier, sur les esquisses terrifiantes, dont les murs flambaient; et, dans ses yeux clairs, un trouble reparut, l’étonnement inquiet de cette peinture brutale.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He even invited her to his own house, that abode of rigid decorum and glacial strictness, where the young woman's startling eccentricities quite shocked the footmen.
Il l'attirait même chez lui, dans cet intérieur pudibond et d'un rigorisme glacial, où le débraillé de la jeune femme consternait les valets.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The young sailor caught a glimpse of the figure at that instant, and the startling truth also flashed on his mind.
Le jeune marin entrevit l’étranger, et la vérité se présenta aussi à son esprit.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
"But Jasper is not useless - would not be useless when out of sight of land," said Mabel, with a spirit and energy that caused her clear sweet voice to be startling amid the solemn stillness of that extraordinary scene.
– Mais Jasper n’est pas inutile, – ne le serait jamais hors de vue de terre, – s’écria Mabel, en donnant à sa voix un éclat qui fit tressaillir ses auditeurs au milieu du silence solennel de cette scène extraordinaire.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Could a more unexpected, startling drama be imagined?
Avait-on jamais imaginé drame plus inattendu, plus saisissant ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Soliloquy and reflection received a startling interruption, however, by the sudden appearance of a second Indian on the lake shore, a few hundred yards from the point.
Ses réflexions et son soliloque furent interrompus d’une manière inquiétante par l’apparition subite d’un second Indien sur le bord du lac à deux ou trois cents toises de la pointe.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
There was a startling noise for the space of ten minutes.
Ce fut, dix minutes durant, un vacarme effroyable.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
But there was a sight stranger than all this, a startling sight to me.
Mais il y avait quelque chose de plus extraordinaire que tout cela, quelque chose qui me frappa d'épouvante.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The presence of two armed men, though it was in their midst, startled the Hurons.
La présence de deux hommes armés, quoique au milieu d’eux, fit tressaillir les Hurons.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
And when a numerous company of them was gathered together Leo XIII, seated out of sight and watching, would suddenly clap his hands and startle the birds, which flew up and were caught by the wings in the meshes of the nets.
Et, quand une bande était là, nombreuse, Léon XIII, assis à l’écart, guettant, tapait dans ses mains, effarait brusquement les oiseaux, qui s’envolaient et se prenaient par les ailes dans les grandes mailles des filets.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
She was, no doubt, staring at me with widely opened eyes, startled and vaguely comprehending.
Elle devait me regarder de ses yeux agrandis, effarée et comprenant vaguement.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
Like startled deer they sprang to their feet, and ran, or rather flew, toward the foot of the mountain.
Comme des daims effarouchés, ceux-ci furent aussitôt sur pied et coururent ou plutôt volèrent vers le bas de la montagne.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar

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startle

verb
Basic forms
Paststartled
Imperativestartle
Present Participle (Participle I)startling
Past Participle (Participle II)startled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I startlewe startle
you startleyou startle
he/she/it startlesthey startle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am startlingwe are startling
you are startlingyou are startling
he/she/it is startlingthey are startling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have startledwe have startled
you have startledyou have startled
he/she/it has startledthey have startled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been startlingwe have been startling
you have been startlingyou have been startling
he/she/it has been startlingthey have been startling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I startledwe startled
you startledyou startled
he/she/it startledthey startled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was startlingwe were startling
you were startlingyou were startling
he/she/it was startlingthey were startling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had startledwe had startled
you had startledyou had startled
he/she/it had startledthey had startled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been startlingwe had been startling
you had been startlingyou had been startling
he/she/it had been startlingthey had been startling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will startlewe shall/will startle
you will startleyou will startle
he/she/it will startlethey will startle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be startlingwe shall/will be startling
you will be startlingyou will be startling
he/she/it will be startlingthey will be startling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have startledwe shall/will have startled
you will have startledyou will have startled
he/she/it will have startledthey will have startled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been startlingwe shall/will have been startling
you will have been startlingyou will have been startling
he/she/it will have been startlingthey will have been startling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would startlewe should/would startle
you would startleyou would startle
he/she/it would startlethey would startle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be startlingwe should/would be startling
you would be startlingyou would be startling
he/she/it would be startlingthey would be startling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have startledwe should/would have startled
you would have startledyou would have startled
he/she/it would have startledthey would have startled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been startlingwe should/would have been startling
you would have been startlingyou would have been startling
he/she/it would have been startlingthey would have been startling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am startledwe are startled
you are startledyou are startled
he/she/it is startledthey are startled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being startledwe are being startled
you are being startledyou are being startled
he/she/it is being startledthey are being startled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been startledwe have been startled
you have been startledyou have been startled
he/she/it has been startledthey have been startled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was startledwe were startled
you were startledyou were startled
he/she/it was startledthey were startled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being startledwe were being startled
you were being startledyou were being startled
he/she/it was being startledthey were being startled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been startledwe had been startled
you had been startledyou had been startled
he/she/it had been startledthey had been startled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be startledwe shall/will be startled
you will be startledyou will be startled
he/she/it will be startledthey will be startled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been startledwe shall/will have been startled
you will have been startledyou will have been startled
he/she/it will have been startledthey will have been startled