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When he was there, so absorbed in his thoughts that he brushed against her without feeling her, she turned to stone.
Quand il fut là, si songeur, qu’il la frôla sans la sentir, elle devint de pierre.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Jean had an idea; he placed a stone on the path and on this she knelt down to put her lips to the spring itself, which was thus on the same level.
Jean eut une idée, mit une pierre dans le chemin; et elle s'agenouilla dessus afin de puiser à la source même avec ses lèvres qui se trouvaient ainsi à la même hauteur.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
There is a big stone there; did you notice it? '
Vous avez vu, c'est une grosse pierre.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
So he had nearly another hour to wait. He was in no hurry, he wished to carry out his design punctually, at the precise moment he had selected; and he therefore sat down on a block of stone, and remained there without moving, quiet and patient.
Il avait près d’une heure à attendre, étant sans hâte, exact en sa résolution. Et il s’assit sur une pierre, il ne bougea plus, d’une patience tranquille.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
On the floor, instead of tables, stood cases such as you see in a museum, filled with coins and queer stone implements.
Sur le sol, en guise de meubles, reposaient des vitrines comme on en voit dans les musées, pleines de monnaies et de bizarres ustensiles de pierre.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
To tell the truth this paving-stone was one of the great pyramids.
À vrai dire, ce pavé était une des grandes pyramides.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
At that time he had just completed his fifty-sixth year, and for fourteen years since he had remained in his arm-chair, as motionless as stone, he who had so impetuously trod every battlefield of Italy.
Il venait d’avoir cinquante-six ans, et depuis quatorze ans il n’avait pas quitté son fauteuil, cloué là dans une immobilité de pierre, lui qui autrefois avait si rudement couru les champs de bataille de l’Italie.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
They had to cross the Place du Rosaire once more and ascend the stone stairway leading to the Basilica.
Il leur fallut retraverser la place du Rosaire et monter par l’escalier qui conduisait à la Basilique.
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
It is then easily verified that the sand and the stone exercise an important power of absorption, and are by no means completely transparent.
On constate alors que le. sable et la pierre exercent une absorption notable et ne sont pas du tout complètement transparents.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
The charity was so bountiful that some good old fellows fancied the stone saints were throwing them this fortune; and they even still believe so.
L’aumône était si large, que de bons vieux croyaient que les saints de pierre leur jetaient cette fortune ; ils le croient même encore.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
The impulse received by the stone represents that received by the star, and the cord which keeps ;back the stone corresponds to attraction.
L'impulsion reçue par la pierre représente celle reçue par Castre, et la corde qui retient la pierre correspond à l'attraction.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
I tried to think of something to say myself, but my mind was dry as a stone.
Je tâchai de penser à ce que j'allais dire moi-même, mais j'avais la cervelle plus aride qu'un caillou.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Polished stone value (PSV) (see doc. 5 in bibliography) > 50
Coefficient de polissage accéléré (CPA) > 50
His strength failing him, he leant against the frozen stone.
Alors, défaillant, il s’appuya sur la pierre glacée.
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 were, indeed, some magnificent plantains spreading out their broad leaves beside the stone.
Là, en effet, dans la fissure même de la pierre, des plantains magnifiques étalaient leurs larges feuilles.
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

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Collocations

stepping stone
tremplin
crushed stone
pierre concassée
paving stone
pavé
paving-stone
pavé
building stone
pierre à bâtir
foundation stone
pierre de fondation
stone crusher
broyeur de pierres
stone quarry
carrière de pierre
last stone
dernière pierre
grinding stone
meule

Word forms

stone

verb
Basic forms
Paststoned
Imperativestone
Present Participle (Participle I)stoning
Past Participle (Participle II)stoned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I stonewe stone
you stoneyou stone
he/she/it stonesthey stone
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am stoningwe are stoning
you are stoningyou are stoning
he/she/it is stoningthey are stoning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have stonedwe have stoned
you have stonedyou have stoned
he/she/it has stonedthey have stoned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been stoningwe have been stoning
you have been stoningyou have been stoning
he/she/it has been stoningthey have been stoning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I stonedwe stoned
you stonedyou stoned
he/she/it stonedthey stoned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was stoningwe were stoning
you were stoningyou were stoning
he/she/it was stoningthey were stoning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had stonedwe had stoned
you had stonedyou had stoned
he/she/it had stonedthey had stoned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been stoningwe had been stoning
you had been stoningyou had been stoning
he/she/it had been stoningthey had been stoning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will stonewe shall/will stone
you will stoneyou will stone
he/she/it will stonethey will stone
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be stoningwe shall/will be stoning
you will be stoningyou will be stoning
he/she/it will be stoningthey will be stoning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have stonedwe shall/will have stoned
you will have stonedyou will have stoned
he/she/it will have stonedthey will have stoned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been stoningwe shall/will have been stoning
you will have been stoningyou will have been stoning
he/she/it will have been stoningthey will have been stoning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would stonewe should/would stone
you would stoneyou would stone
he/she/it would stonethey would stone
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be stoningwe should/would be stoning
you would be stoningyou would be stoning
he/she/it would be stoningthey would be stoning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have stonedwe should/would have stoned
you would have stonedyou would have stoned
he/she/it would have stonedthey would have stoned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been stoningwe should/would have been stoning
you would have been stoningyou would have been stoning
he/she/it would have been stoningthey would have been stoning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am stonedwe are stoned
you are stonedyou are stoned
he/she/it is stonedthey are stoned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being stonedwe are being stoned
you are being stonedyou are being stoned
he/she/it is being stonedthey are being stoned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been stonedwe have been stoned
you have been stonedyou have been stoned
he/she/it has been stonedthey have been stoned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was stonedwe were stoned
you were stonedyou were stoned
he/she/it was stonedthey were stoned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being stonedwe were being stoned
you were being stonedyou were being stoned
he/she/it was being stonedthey were being stoned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been stonedwe had been stoned
you had been stonedyou had been stoned
he/she/it had been stonedthey had been stoned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be stonedwe shall/will be stoned
you will be stonedyou will be stoned
he/she/it will be stonedthey will be stoned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been stonedwe shall/will have been stoned
you will have been stonedyou will have been stoned
he/she/it will have been stonedthey will have been stoned

stone

noun
SingularPlural
Common casestonestones
Possessive casestone'sstones'