They were very noble; they declared that the scheme was mine and I should have the fruit of it, for if more than one tried, detection was certain.
Ils déclarèrent que ce plan m’appartenait et qu’il me fallait être seul à en profiter, car on était certain d’être surpris si plus d’une personne s’y risquait.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
There was a sound of loud laughter; the auctioneers shouted at the top of their voices; the dealers who had filled the benches in front of the auction table tried in vain to obtain silence, in order to transact their business in peace.
On riait fort ; les commissaires criaient à tue-tête ; les marchands qui avaient envahi les bancs disposés devant les tables de vente essayaient en vain d'imposer silence, pour faire leurs affaires tranquillement.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
Then she was seized with one of those fits of covert exasperation, which she generally experienced when her husband tried to crush her with his superiority.
Mais il lui vint une de ces rages sourdes, qu’elle éprouvait quand son mari l’écrasait de sa supériorité.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
Songe donc à celui qui a goûté le premier à la saucisse de Francfort ! »
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
When they were on the new bridge, Sandoz tried to calm him by showing him the view which had not formerly existed, the widened bed of the Seine, full to the brim, as it were, and the water flowing onward, proudly and slowly.
Sur le nouveau pont, Sandoz tenta de le calmer, en lui faisant voir un motif qui n’existait pas autrefois, la coulée de la Seine élargie, roulant à pleins bords, dans une lenteur superbe.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
I tried to put on a smiling countenance, and I went to call on Prudence.
J'essayai de me faire un visage souriant, et je me rendis chez Prudence.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
The man tried to murder you; it was he who fired the gun; I saw him distinctly slip his black fingers under your arm."
L’homme a voulu vous assassiner; c’est lui qui a fait partir le coup de fusil; j’ai parfaitement aperçu ses doigts noirs qu’il glissait sous votre bras…
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
She several times tried to start a conversation, but without eliciting any answer.
Plusieurs fois, elle avait tenté de causer, sans le décider à répondre.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He tried to clasp her in his arms again and to soothe her with a caress; but she slipped away from him, and, with a despairing gesture, made sign that they were not alone.
Il voulait la reprendre, la calmer d'une caresse; mais elle s'écarta, elle lui fit signe, d'un geste désespéré, qu'ils n'étaient plus seuls.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Then Rougon tried to cure her of her eccentricities, but in this matter he found himself confronted by utter naivete, and resolute feminine obstinacy.
Puis, il entreprit de la guérir de ses excentricités; mais là il se heurta à une naïveté absolue, à un entêtement de femme obtuse.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
The magic of the real presence of distress, – the imploring human eye, the frail, trembling human hand, the despairing appeal of helpless agony, – these he had never tried.
L’impression, la poignante réalité, l’œil qui implore, la frêle et tremblante main humaine qui supplie, l’appel déchirant d’une angoisse désespérée, il ne les avait pas même rêvés.
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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Collocations
three-point try
tentative de tir à trois points
trying on
essayage
Word forms
try
verb
Basic forms
Past
tried
Imperative
try
Present Participle (Participle I)
trying
Past Participle (Participle II)
tried
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I try
we try
you try
you try
he/she/it tries
they try
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am trying
we are trying
you are trying
you are trying
he/she/it is trying
they are trying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have tried
we have tried
you have tried
you have tried
he/she/it has tried
they have tried
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been trying
we have been trying
you have been trying
you have been trying
he/she/it has been trying
they have been trying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I tried
we tried
you tried
you tried
he/she/it tried
they tried
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was trying
we were trying
you were trying
you were trying
he/she/it was trying
they were trying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had tried
we had tried
you had tried
you had tried
he/she/it had tried
they had tried
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been trying
we had been trying
you had been trying
you had been trying
he/she/it had been trying
they had been trying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will try
we shall/will try
you will try
you will try
he/she/it will try
they will try
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be trying
we shall/will be trying
you will be trying
you will be trying
he/she/it will be trying
they will be trying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have tried
we shall/will have tried
you will have tried
you will have tried
he/she/it will have tried
they will have tried
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been trying
we shall/will have been trying
you will have been trying
you will have been trying
he/she/it will have been trying
they will have been trying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would try
we should/would try
you would try
you would try
he/she/it would try
they would try
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be trying
we should/would be trying
you would be trying
you would be trying
he/she/it would be trying
they would be trying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have tried
we should/would have tried
you would have tried
you would have tried
he/she/it would have tried
they would have tried
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice