He was tall and thin, with a doleful look about him, already subdued to the routine of office life, his dull eyes full of the apathetic resignation displayed by circus horses.
Il était grand et maigre, l'air dolent, plié déjà à la vie mécanique du bureau, ayant dans ses yeux ternes la résignation hébétée des chevaux de manège.
When she came back again putting the benches straight on her way, and making sure that there was holy-water in the fonts, the priest, whose hands were resting on the edge of the altar-cloth, was praying in subdued tones.
Quand elle revint, rangeant les bancs, s'assurant que les bénitiers n'étaient pas vides, le prêtre, monté à l'autel, les mains posées au bord de la nappe, priait à voix basse.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
The words of holy trust, breathed by the friendly old man, stole like sacred music over the harassed and chafed spirit of George; and after he ceased, he sat with a gentle and subdued expression on his fine features.
Ces saintes paroles de foi descendaient des lèvres du vieillard comme une musique sacrée; elles pénétrèrent dans l’esprit irrité de Georges, et ses beaux traits prirent peu à peu une expression douce et résignée.
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
And in the diplomatic self-effacement, the shade in which they have the prudence to sequester themselves, they are none the less triumphant, quietly confident of their victory like soldiers who have once and for ever subdued the earth.
Et, dans le diplomatique effacement, l’ombre volontaire où ils ont la prudence de vivre, ils n’en sont pas moins triomphants, l’air tranquille et certain de la victoire, en soldats qui ont pour jamais conquis la terre.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
And Pierre overheard him saying in a subdued tone: "Why didn't you bring me my three-dozen chaplets this morning?"
Et Pierre l’entendit qui disait à demi-voix : « Pourquoi ne m’avez-vous pas apporté mes trois douzaines de chapelets, ce matin ? »
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
All at once distant peals of laughter became mingled with the vague murmurs of the forest; a fife and tabour were heard, and the breeze brought us the subdued sound of dancing.
Il se mêla soudain aux murmures vagues de la forêt de lointains éclats de rire ; un fifre et un tambourin se firent entendre, et la brise nous apporta des bruits affaiblis de danse.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
If I was a man, they shouldn't do it, – they should not, so!" said George, with a kind of subdued howl.
Ah! si j’étais un homme, on ne l’aurait pas osé!… on ne l’aurait pas fait! dit-il, avec un hurlement contenu.
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
They congratulated him in subdued tones, with nods and becks and wreathed smiles, quite a buzzing of murmured praise.
Elles le félicitaient discrètement, avec des clignements d'yeux, des sourires fins, tout un murmure étouffé d'approbation élogieuse.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
"Is that you?" I say to him in a subdued voice, though I don't know him.
– C’est toi ? lui dis-je à voix basse, sans le reconnaître.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
He was a simple-hearted old gentleman, of a shrinking, subdued spirit, accustomed to retirement, and very little acquainted with the world, which he had left many years before to come and settle in that place.
C’était un vieux gentleman au cœur simple, à l’esprit humble, modeste, ami de la retraite. Il connaissait peu le monde, qu’il avait quitté depuis bien des années pour venir s’établir en ce lieu.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
The curtains of the four large windows had not even been drawn, and the grey, cold, subdued light of the gloomy winter morning freely entered.
Les rideaux des quatre grandes fenêtres n’avaient pas même été tirés, la sombre matinée d’hiver entrait en une clarté faible, grise et froide.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Tom had a remarkably smooth, soft voice, and a habitually respectful manner, that had given Legree an idea that he would be cowardly, and easily subdued.
La voix douce de Tom, ses manières habituellement respectueuses avaient fait croire à Legris qu’il serait lâche et facile à dompter.
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
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subdue
verb
Basic forms
Past
subdued
Imperative
subdue
Present Participle (Participle I)
subduing
Past Participle (Participle II)
subdued
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I subdue
we subdue
you subdue
you subdue
he/she/it subdues
they subdue
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am subduing
we are subduing
you are subduing
you are subduing
he/she/it is subduing
they are subduing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have subdued
we have subdued
you have subdued
you have subdued
he/she/it has subdued
they have subdued
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been subduing
we have been subduing
you have been subduing
you have been subduing
he/she/it has been subduing
they have been subduing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I subdued
we subdued
you subdued
you subdued
he/she/it subdued
they subdued
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was subduing
we were subduing
you were subduing
you were subduing
he/she/it was subduing
they were subduing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had subdued
we had subdued
you had subdued
you had subdued
he/she/it had subdued
they had subdued
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been subduing
we had been subduing
you had been subduing
you had been subduing
he/she/it had been subduing
they had been subduing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will subdue
we shall/will subdue
you will subdue
you will subdue
he/she/it will subdue
they will subdue
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be subduing
we shall/will be subduing
you will be subduing
you will be subduing
he/she/it will be subduing
they will be subduing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have subdued
we shall/will have subdued
you will have subdued
you will have subdued
he/she/it will have subdued
they will have subdued
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been subduing
we shall/will have been subduing
you will have been subduing
you will have been subduing
he/she/it will have been subduing
they will have been subduing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would subdue
we should/would subdue
you would subdue
you would subdue
he/she/it would subdue
they would subdue
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be subduing
we should/would be subduing
you would be subduing
you would be subduing
he/she/it would be subduing
they would be subduing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have subdued
we should/would have subdued
you would have subdued
you would have subdued
he/she/it would have subdued
they would have subdued
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice