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He is no better than the rest of them, but he is as malicious as an ape, and he amuses me.Il n'est pas meilleur que les autres; mais il est malin comme un singe, il m'amuse.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
I felt as if I were in the grip of a big ape.Il me semblait subir l’étreinte d’un orang-outang.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I was for a moment awe-struck as I gazed at the shrivelled and dwarfish bodies, the long, ape-like arms, and huge disproportioned heads, from which fell their hair in snaky tangles, black and matted.Ce ne fut pas sans une profonde stupéfaction que je considérai ces corps rabougris et ridés, ces bras longs comme ceux d'un singe, ces têtes monstrueuses et disproportionnées d'où pendaient des cheveux noirs et sales, tortillés comme des serpents.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Then he let me go, grinning like an ape.Tout à coup, il me lâcha avec un rictus démoniaque.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Octave, indeed, now noticed a certain coquettishness about the room, some gilded cardboard boxes on the drawers, a chintz curtain hung over the skirts, all the accessories of a cook aping the grand lady.Octave, en effet, remarquait à présent une coquetterie dans la chambre, des boîtes de carton doré rangées sur la commode, un rideau de perse tendu sur les jupes, toute la pose d'une cuisinière jouant à la femme distinguée.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Jory, having observed that Fagerolles had sworn to him that he would come, they would not believe it. Fagerolles was getting ridiculous with his habit of aping the great artist overwhelmed with work!Jory ayant fait remarquer que Fagerolles lui avait juré qu’il viendrait, on ne voulut rien entendre: il devenait ridicule, Fagerolles, à poser pour le jeune maître, accablé de travaux!Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
At times, Tiburce's cold face with its aped affection almost frightened him too.Par moments, le visage glacé et grimaçant la tendresse du fils de l’ancien marchand de bestiaux, l’épouvantait presque lui-même.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Henderson reported to Halifax 'that Herr von Ribbentrop's whole demeanour during an unpleasant interview was aping Herr Hitler at his worst'.« Au cours de cette désagréable entrevue, rapporta Henderson à Halifax, Herr von Ribbentrop n'a fait que singer Herr Hitler dans ses pires moments. »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
Apes and felidsSinges et félidéshttp://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009
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ape
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | aped |
Imperative | ape |
Present Participle (Participle I) | aping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | aped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I ape | we ape |
you ape | you ape |
he/she/it apes | they ape |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am aping | we are aping |
you are aping | you are aping |
he/she/it is aping | they are aping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have aped | we have aped |
you have aped | you have aped |
he/she/it has aped | they have aped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been aping | we have been aping |
you have been aping | you have been aping |
he/she/it has been aping | they have been aping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I aped | we aped |
you aped | you aped |
he/she/it aped | they aped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was aping | we were aping |
you were aping | you were aping |
he/she/it was aping | they were aping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had aped | we had aped |
you had aped | you had aped |
he/she/it had aped | they had aped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been aping | we had been aping |
you had been aping | you had been aping |
he/she/it had been aping | they had been aping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will ape | we shall/will ape |
you will ape | you will ape |
he/she/it will ape | they will ape |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be aping | we shall/will be aping |
you will be aping | you will be aping |
he/she/it will be aping | they will be aping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have aped | we shall/will have aped |
you will have aped | you will have aped |
he/she/it will have aped | they will have aped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been aping | we shall/will have been aping |
you will have been aping | you will have been aping |
he/she/it will have been aping | they will have been aping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would ape | we should/would ape |
you would ape | you would ape |
he/she/it would ape | they would ape |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be aping | we should/would be aping |
you would be aping | you would be aping |
he/she/it would be aping | they would be aping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have aped | we should/would have aped |
you would have aped | you would have aped |
he/she/it would have aped | they would have aped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been aping | we should/would have been aping |
you would have been aping | you would have been aping |
he/she/it would have been aping | they would have been aping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am aped | we are aped |
you are aped | you are aped |
he/she/it is aped | they are aped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being aped | we are being aped |
you are being aped | you are being aped |
he/she/it is being aped | they are being aped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been aped | we have been aped |
you have been aped | you have been aped |
he/she/it has been aped | they have been aped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was aped | we were aped |
you were aped | you were aped |
he/she/it was aped | they were aped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being aped | we were being aped |
you were being aped | you were being aped |
he/she/it was being aped | they were being aped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been aped | we had been aped |
you had been aped | you had been aped |
he/she/it had been aped | they had been aped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be aped | we shall/will be aped |
you will be aped | you will be aped |
he/she/it will be aped | they will be aped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been aped | we shall/will have been aped |
you will have been aped | you will have been aped |
he/she/it will have been aped | they will have been aped |
ape
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | ape | apes |
Possessive case | ape's | apes' |