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Tiens, there"—and unbending his elbow he makes an indicative gesture like a flag-signaler—"'Villa von Hindenburg.' and there, 'Villa Glucks auf.'Tiens, là – et déployant son coude, il fait un geste indicateur de télégraphe à signaux – Villa von Hindenburg, et ici, là : Villa Glücks auf.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Beck confirmed the unbending attitude of the Poles to the German ambassador in Warsaw on the evening of 28 March: if Germany tried to use force to alter the status of Danzig, there would be war.Dans la soirée du 28 mars, Beck confirma à l'ambassadeur allemand à Varsovie l'atdtude inflexible des Polonais : si l'Allemagne essayait d'employer la force pour modifier le statut de Dantzig, ce serait la guerre.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
Madame Raquin displayed a more unbending, a more gossipy disposition, and, to tell the truth, it was she who attracted and retained the customers.Mme Raquin se montrait plus souple, plus bavarde, et, à vrai dire, c'était elle qui attirait et retenait sa clientèle.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
And in his evident satisfaction, he who left nothing to chance, who carefully prepared each of his audiences, deciding beforehand what words he would say, what gestures even he would make, unbent somewhat and displayed real bonhomie.Et, dans son évidente satisfaction, lui qui n’abandonnait jamais rien au hasard, qui préparait chacune de ses audiences, avec les mots qu’il dirait, les gestes qu’il ferait, il se détendit un peu, il montra une bonhomie véritable.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
On these narrow waters anchors are never stowed in-board, or cables that are intended for service unbent, and Jasper was saved much of the labor that would have been necessary in a vessel at sea.Sur ces eaux étroites, les ancres ne sont jamais mises à postes, ni les câbles détalingués, ce qui évita à Jasper beaucoup de travail qu’il aurait eu à faire à bord d’un bâtiment en mer.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
She sought to reap advantage from her weakness of body and mind. Perhaps the drowned man, who had not given way to her irritation, would be more unbending to her tears.Elle essaya de tirer parti des faiblesses de chair et d'esprit qui la prenaient; peut-être le noyé, qui n'avait pas cédé devant ses irritations, céderait-il devant ses pleurs.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
At these times he unbent, spoke to her in a fatherly way, and pointed out to her that her imagination was too excited and feverish.Il se montrait souple alors, lui parlait paternellement, lui expliquait qu'elle était trop vive d'imagination.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
One morning, as she met Marthe, who was coming down from an attic which was used as a storeroom for the fruit, she stopped and talked to her for a moment, and even unbent so far as to accept a couple of magnificent pears.Un matin, ayant rencontré Marthe, qui descendait du grenier où l'on conservait les fruits, elle causa un instant, elle s'humanisa même jusqu'à accepter deux superbes poires.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
In constructing the present for the sake of the future, we represent an unshakable example, an inextinguishable flame and an unbending determination.Nous progressons dignement, oeuvrant pour le présent, édifiant l'avenir, véritables pionniers, porteurs d'un flambeau éternel, mus par une volonté inébranlable.© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010http://www.un.org/ 12.03.2011© United Nations 2010http://www.un.org/ 12.03.2011
As the dwarf spoke, Dick's face relaxed into a compliant smile, and his brows slowly unbent.Tandis que le nain parlait, un sourire de plaisir épanouissait le visage de Dick et ses sourcils s’étaient doucement détendus.Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquitesLe magasin d'antiquitesDickens, CharlesThe Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
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unbend
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | unbent |
Imperative | unbend |
Present Participle (Participle I) | unbending |
Past Participle (Participle II) | unbent |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I unbend | we unbend |
you unbend | you unbend |
he/she/it unbends | they unbend |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am unbending | we are unbending |
you are unbending | you are unbending |
he/she/it is unbending | they are unbending |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have unbent | we have unbent |
you have unbent | you have unbent |
he/she/it has unbent | they have unbent |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been unbending | we have been unbending |
you have been unbending | you have been unbending |
he/she/it has been unbending | they have been unbending |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I unbent | we unbent |
you unbent | you unbent |
he/she/it unbent | they unbent |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was unbending | we were unbending |
you were unbending | you were unbending |
he/she/it was unbending | they were unbending |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had unbent | we had unbent |
you had unbent | you had unbent |
he/she/it had unbent | they had unbent |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been unbending | we had been unbending |
you had been unbending | you had been unbending |
he/she/it had been unbending | they had been unbending |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will unbend | we shall/will unbend |
you will unbend | you will unbend |
he/she/it will unbend | they will unbend |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be unbending | we shall/will be unbending |
you will be unbending | you will be unbending |
he/she/it will be unbending | they will be unbending |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have unbent | we shall/will have unbent |
you will have unbent | you will have unbent |
he/she/it will have unbent | they will have unbent |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been unbending | we shall/will have been unbending |
you will have been unbending | you will have been unbending |
he/she/it will have been unbending | they will have been unbending |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would unbend | we should/would unbend |
you would unbend | you would unbend |
he/she/it would unbend | they would unbend |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be unbending | we should/would be unbending |
you would be unbending | you would be unbending |
he/she/it would be unbending | they would be unbending |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have unbent | we should/would have unbent |
you would have unbent | you would have unbent |
he/she/it would have unbent | they would have unbent |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been unbending | we should/would have been unbending |
you would have been unbending | you would have been unbending |
he/she/it would have been unbending | they would have been unbending |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am unbent | we are unbent |
you are unbent | you are unbent |
he/she/it is unbent | they are unbent |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being unbent | we are being unbent |
you are being unbent | you are being unbent |
he/she/it is being unbent | they are being unbent |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been unbent | we have been unbent |
you have been unbent | you have been unbent |
he/she/it has been unbent | they have been unbent |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was unbent | we were unbent |
you were unbent | you were unbent |
he/she/it was unbent | they were unbent |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being unbent | we were being unbent |
you were being unbent | you were being unbent |
he/she/it was being unbent | they were being unbent |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been unbent | we had been unbent |
you had been unbent | you had been unbent |
he/she/it had been unbent | they had been unbent |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be unbent | we shall/will be unbent |
you will be unbent | you will be unbent |
he/she/it will be unbent | they will be unbent |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been unbent | we shall/will have been unbent |
you will have been unbent | you will have been unbent |
he/she/it will have been unbent | they will have been unbent |
unbend
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | unbended |
Imperative | unbend |
Present Participle (Participle I) | unbending |
Past Participle (Participle II) | unbended |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I unbend | we unbend |
you unbend | you unbend |
he/she/it unbends | they unbend |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am unbending | we are unbending |
you are unbending | you are unbending |
he/she/it is unbending | they are unbending |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have unbended | we have unbended |
you have unbended | you have unbended |
he/she/it has unbended | they have unbended |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been unbending | we have been unbending |
you have been unbending | you have been unbending |
he/she/it has been unbending | they have been unbending |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I unbended | we unbended |
you unbended | you unbended |
he/she/it unbended | they unbended |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was unbending | we were unbending |
you were unbending | you were unbending |
he/she/it was unbending | they were unbending |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had unbended | we had unbended |
you had unbended | you had unbended |
he/she/it had unbended | they had unbended |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been unbending | we had been unbending |
you had been unbending | you had been unbending |
he/she/it had been unbending | they had been unbending |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will unbend | we shall/will unbend |
you will unbend | you will unbend |
he/she/it will unbend | they will unbend |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be unbending | we shall/will be unbending |
you will be unbending | you will be unbending |
he/she/it will be unbending | they will be unbending |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have unbended | we shall/will have unbended |
you will have unbended | you will have unbended |
he/she/it will have unbended | they will have unbended |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been unbending | we shall/will have been unbending |
you will have been unbending | you will have been unbending |
he/she/it will have been unbending | they will have been unbending |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would unbend | we should/would unbend |
you would unbend | you would unbend |
he/she/it would unbend | they would unbend |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be unbending | we should/would be unbending |
you would be unbending | you would be unbending |
he/she/it would be unbending | they would be unbending |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have unbended | we should/would have unbended |
you would have unbended | you would have unbended |
he/she/it would have unbended | they would have unbended |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been unbending | we should/would have been unbending |
you would have been unbending | you would have been unbending |
he/she/it would have been unbending | they would have been unbending |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am unbended | we are unbended |
you are unbended | you are unbended |
he/she/it is unbended | they are unbended |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being unbended | we are being unbended |
you are being unbended | you are being unbended |
he/she/it is being unbended | they are being unbended |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been unbended | we have been unbended |
you have been unbended | you have been unbended |
he/she/it has been unbended | they have been unbended |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was unbended | we were unbended |
you were unbended | you were unbended |
he/she/it was unbended | they were unbended |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being unbended | we were being unbended |
you were being unbended | you were being unbended |
he/she/it was being unbended | they were being unbended |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been unbended | we had been unbended |
you had been unbended | you had been unbended |
he/she/it had been unbended | they had been unbended |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be unbended | we shall/will be unbended |
you will be unbended | you will be unbended |
he/she/it will be unbended | they will be unbended |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been unbended | we shall/will have been unbended |
you will have been unbended | you will have been unbended |
he/she/it will have been unbended | they will have been unbended |