brood

He brooded for years.
Il a ruminé ça pendant deux ans.
The Spirit of life brooded over the assembly, but Pharisees and doctors did not discern its presence.
L'Esprit de vie planait sur l'assemblée, sans que sa présence fût discernée par les pharisiens et les docteurs.
His mother, self-willed and impatient, brooded his first steps, but Volodia looked at her with his great brown eyes filled with a touching request.
Sa mère, volontaire, impatiente, couvait ses premiers pas, mais Volodia la regardait de ses grands yeux bruns pleins d’une supplication touchante.
The piled-up horror of their convictions had achieved, dawn the ages, a weight and shadow of its own, an 'immanence that brooded over everything.
L’horreur accumulée de leurs convictions avait atteint, au cours des siècles, un poids et une ombre propres, une « immanence » qui planait sur tout.
More specifically, the third session brooded over the theme: Culture and the Economy, by addressing in a general approach the role of culture regarding employment, growth and social cohesion.
De manière spécifique, la troisième séance s'est penchée sur le thème de la culture et l'économie, en abordant en une approche générale le rôle de la culture dans l’emploi, la croissance et la cohésion sociale.
Sergei stared at the chess pieces and brooded over his next move.
Sergueï fixa les pièces d'échecs et réfléchit longuement à son prochain coup.
For years beyond counting, Azor brooded upon his towering throne in an empty city, cursing the name of the friend who had abandoned him.
Durant d'innombrables années, Azor broya du noir, assis sur son gigantesque trône surplombant une cité déserte, en maudissant le nom de l'ami qui l'avait abandonné.
He never submitted to jealousy or brooded over perceived slights.
Il ne se soumettait jamais à la jalousie et ne ressassait jamais les affronts perçus.
But Knox brooded a good deal over the false position in which he felt that she had placed him, and the daily injury to his manhood.
Mais Knox broyait du noir, remâchant sans cesse la fausse position dans laquelle il sentait qu'elle l'avait placé, et l'injure quotidienne faite à sa virilité.
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