Fortunately there were among them some who cared for nothing beyond the privilege of wearing the red cloth cross, and who started off on excursions as soon as they reached Lourdes.
Heureusement, il y en avait, parmi elles, à qui il suffisait de porter au corsage la croix de drap rouge, et qui, dès leur arrivée à Lourdes, partaient en excursions.
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
At night when he went to bed, in the morning when he woke, he could see her there, still and ever wearing that same ecstatic smile.
Le soir à son coucher, le matin à son réveil, il la trouvait là, avec son même sourire d'extase.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
M. La Rouquette seemed filled with consternation at the sight of them ; and asked her to exchange them for the regulation bunch of violets which she was wearing in her hair.
M. La Rouquette parut consterné. Il lui demanda d'échanger son tas contre le bouquet de violettes d'uniforme, qu'elle portait piqué dans ses cheveux.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At seven o'clock Sandoz and Henriette were waiting for their guests, he simply wearing a jacket, and she looking very elegant in a plain dress of black satin.
Dès sept heures, Sandoz et Henriette attendirent leurs convives, lui en simple jaquette, elle très élégante dans une robe de satin noir tout unie.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
She shrank back, scarcely occupying any room, wearing a dark dress, and showing colourless hair, and a long grief-stricken face which expressed unlimited self-abandonment, infinite sadness.
Elle s’effaçait ne tenait pas de place, avec sa robe sombre, ses cheveux décolorés, sa figure longue et douloureuse, qui respirait un abandon sans bornes, une infinie tristesse.
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
She was wearing a lovely pink and pearl-grey dress.
Elle avait une délicieuse toilette rose et grise.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
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wearing resistance
résistance à l'usure
worn out
épuisé
wear and tear
usure
abrasive wear
usure par abrasion
resistance to wear
résistance à l'usure
wear and tear
usure normale
resist to wear
résister à l'usure
wear out
éreinter
wear for the first time
étrenner
wear out
harasser
worn out
rétamé
Word forms
wear
verb
Basic forms
Past
wore
Imperative
wear
Present Participle (Participle I)
wearing
Past Participle (Participle II)
worn
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I wear
we wear
you wear
you wear
he/she/it wears
they wear
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am wearing
we are wearing
you are wearing
you are wearing
he/she/it is wearing
they are wearing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have worn
we have worn
you have worn
you have worn
he/she/it has worn
they have worn
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been wearing
we have been wearing
you have been wearing
you have been wearing
he/she/it has been wearing
they have been wearing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I wore
we wore
you wore
you wore
he/she/it wore
they wore
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was wearing
we were wearing
you were wearing
you were wearing
he/she/it was wearing
they were wearing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had worn
we had worn
you had worn
you had worn
he/she/it had worn
they had worn
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been wearing
we had been wearing
you had been wearing
you had been wearing
he/she/it had been wearing
they had been wearing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will wear
we shall/will wear
you will wear
you will wear
he/she/it will wear
they will wear
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be wearing
we shall/will be wearing
you will be wearing
you will be wearing
he/she/it will be wearing
they will be wearing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have worn
we shall/will have worn
you will have worn
you will have worn
he/she/it will have worn
they will have worn
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been wearing
we shall/will have been wearing
you will have been wearing
you will have been wearing
he/she/it will have been wearing
they will have been wearing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would wear
we should/would wear
you would wear
you would wear
he/she/it would wear
they would wear
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be wearing
we should/would be wearing
you would be wearing
you would be wearing
he/she/it would be wearing
they would be wearing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have worn
we should/would have worn
you would have worn
you would have worn
he/she/it would have worn
they would have worn
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice