In the rear were some stables, a coach-house, and various mossy, picturesque outbuildings, which painters and gardeners would now soon embellish for the gay pleasure parties which the fine weather would bring.
Derrière, il y avait une écurie, une remise, des dépendances, envahies par la mousse, tout un coin charmant d’ailleurs, que les jardiniers et les peintres allaient remettre en état, pour les parties galantes et l’encombrement joyeux des beaux jours.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Even the forests appeared to be slumbering in the sun, and a few piles of fleecy clouds had lain for hours along the northern horizon like fixtures in the atmosphere, placed there purely to embellish the scene.
Les bois mêmes semblaient sommeiller sous les rayons du soleil, et quelques légers nuages, immobiles depuis plusieurs heures à l’horizon oriental, paraissaient y avoir été placés pour embellir la scène.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
This gallery was still bare, but throughout the meal they talked incessantly of how they would embellish it with shrubs, garlands of foliage, and clumps of flowers.
Elle était nue encore ; mais, tout le temps du déjeuner on ne parla que de la façon dont on comptait l’embellir, avec des arbustes, des guirlandes de feuillages, des touffes de fleurs.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
At length I reached a park embellished with centennial trees, which I knew to be that of Frapesle.
Puis enfin j’atteignis un parc orné d’arbres centenaires qui m’indiqua le château de Frapesle.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Such were their mutterings, embellished with many an oath.
Tels étaient les murmures entremêlés de jurements.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Often in conventional or alternative literature, the advantages of one approach are embellished while the problems with the other are emphasized.
Dans les ouvrages sur les approches conventionnelles ou alternatives, les avantages des unes sont mis en évidence tandis que les problèmes des autres sont exagérés.
The eye of Francis met that of George with the look of acknowledged affection, his mind became less moody, and his face was sometimes embellished with a smile.
Les regards de Francis pouvaient alors rencontrer ceux de George avec assurance ; ils y trouvaient l’expression d’une amitié fraternelle. Sa mélancolie se dissipa en partie, et parfois un sourire venait embellir ses lèvres.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
It is in the circumstantial detail, the embellishing touches of probability, the general air of scrupulous - almost of pedantic - veracity, that the experienced angler is seen.
C’est à la description circonstanciée, au « petit fait vrai », à l’air de scrupuleuse, voire insolente, authenticité, que l’on reconnaît le pêcheur à la ligne chevronné.
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
The savage stood for a moment, admiring the beautiful curls that embellished the head of his victim.
Le sauvage s'arrêta un moment, admirant les magnifiques boucles qui ornaient la tête de sa victime.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
The walls were embellished with engravings swathed in pink gauze, and the tables ornamented with volumes of extracts from the poets, usually bound in black cloth stamped with florid designs in jaundiced gilt.
Les gravures qui ornaient les murs étaient entourées de gaze rose et l'on pouvait voir sur les guéridons divers recueils de poèmes choisis, reliés pour la plupart en toile noire rehaussée de prétentieux motifs dorés.
James, Henri / Washington SquareJames, Henri / Washington Square (L'Heritiere)
Everything seemed to them perfectly satisfactory. The rooms were large, the communications were excellent, and there was a courtyard planted with trees and embellished with two small fountains.
Tout leur parut convenable: vastes salles, dégagements excellents, cour plantée d'arbres et ornée de deux petites fontaines.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Two or three exquisite paintings of children, in various attitudes, embellished the wall. In short, the eye could turn nowhere without meeting images of childhood, of beauty, and of peace.
Deux ou trois tableaux de maîtres, représentant des enfants dans des attitudes gracieuses, paraient les lambris; enfin, en s’ouvrant chaque jour, les yeux d’Éva ne rencontraient que d’heureuses images de beauté, d’innocence et de paix.
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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embellish
verb
Basic forms
Past
embellished
Imperative
embellish
Present Participle (Participle I)
embellishing
Past Participle (Participle II)
embellished
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I embellish
we embellish
you embellish
you embellish
he/she/it embellishes
they embellish
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am embellishing
we are embellishing
you are embellishing
you are embellishing
he/she/it is embellishing
they are embellishing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have embellished
we have embellished
you have embellished
you have embellished
he/she/it has embellished
they have embellished
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been embellishing
we have been embellishing
you have been embellishing
you have been embellishing
he/she/it has been embellishing
they have been embellishing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I embellished
we embellished
you embellished
you embellished
he/she/it embellished
they embellished
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was embellishing
we were embellishing
you were embellishing
you were embellishing
he/she/it was embellishing
they were embellishing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had embellished
we had embellished
you had embellished
you had embellished
he/she/it had embellished
they had embellished
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been embellishing
we had been embellishing
you had been embellishing
you had been embellishing
he/she/it had been embellishing
they had been embellishing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will embellish
we shall/will embellish
you will embellish
you will embellish
he/she/it will embellish
they will embellish
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be embellishing
we shall/will be embellishing
you will be embellishing
you will be embellishing
he/she/it will be embellishing
they will be embellishing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have embellished
we shall/will have embellished
you will have embellished
you will have embellished
he/she/it will have embellished
they will have embellished
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been embellishing
we shall/will have been embellishing
you will have been embellishing
you will have been embellishing
he/she/it will have been embellishing
they will have been embellishing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would embellish
we should/would embellish
you would embellish
you would embellish
he/she/it would embellish
they would embellish
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be embellishing
we should/would be embellishing
you would be embellishing
you would be embellishing
he/she/it would be embellishing
they would be embellishing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have embellished
we should/would have embellished
you would have embellished
you would have embellished
he/she/it would have embellished
they would have embellished
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice