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I'd as soon desire to have it proved that my mother could drink brandy, chew tobacco, and swear, by way of satisfying me that I did right in doing the same.
J’aimerais autant qu’on voulût me prouver que ma mère buvait de l’eau-de-vie, mâchait du tabac et jurait, pour me convaincre que j’ai raison d’en faire autant.
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
Beauchene, ceasing to chew his cigar, shrugged his shoulders, and burst into a sonorous laugh: "Oh! don't you worry, that youngster will live to be a hundred ! Why, the Burgundian who nursed him was as strong as a rock!
Beauchêne, mâchonnant son cigare, haussa les épaules, éclata de son gros rire. « Laisse donc ! le petit vivra cent ans, la Bourguignonne qui l’a nourri était un vrai roc...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
He came to a dead stop, a yard from our step, and, leaning up against the railings, and selecting a straw to chew, fixed us with his eye. He evidently meant to see this thing out.
Il s’arrêta soudain, à deux pas de notre perron, et, s’accotant à la grille, se mit à mâchouiller un brin de paille, l’œil fixé sur nous, visiblement bien décidé à attendre la suite des événements.
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
Our water is out, and we chew the succulent slices of the cactus. These relieve our thirst without quenching it.
Notre eau est épuisée; nous suçons les feuilles succulentes du cactus, dont l'humidité trompe notre soif, sans pourtant l'apaiser.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
At Saint-Eutrope you made a girl die by forcing her to chew a consecrated wafer which you had stolen.
A Saint-Eutrope, tu as fait avorter une fille en la forçant à mâcher une hostie consacrée que tu avais volée.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
I said to the boys, 'Look here, you chaps, don't you chew it too quick, or you'll break your front teeth on the nails!'"
J’ai dit aux gars : « Attention, vous autres ! N’mâchez pas trop vite : vous vous casseriez les dominos ; des fois que l’bouif aurait oublié de r’tirer tous les clous ! »
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
When you chew that, it's the same as a cup of water, no more and no less."
Quand tu croûtes ça, c’est comme si tu boives un quart d’eau, ni plus ni moins.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Thoroughly worn out, he broke it with trembling fingers, and scarcely chewed it, again standing before his picture, pursued by his passion to such a degree as to be unconscious even that he was eating.
Épuisé, il le cassait de ses doigts tremblants, il le mâchait à peine, revenu devant son tableau, repris par son idée, au point qu’il ne savait même pas qu’il mangeait.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
"Thee's quite welcome to do the fighting, George," said Phineas, chewing some checkerberry-leaves as he spoke; "but I may have the fun of looking on, I suppose.
–  À ton aise, Georges, donne-t’en à cœur joie! reprit Phinéas en mâchant quelques feuilles de thym; mais tu ne m’interdis pas le plaisir du spectacle, je suppose.
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
Rougon's observation had made Du Poizat blush, and quickly cooling down he chewed his cigar in silent displeasure.
Le mot de Rougon avait fait rougir Du Poizat, qui se tut, dégrisé, mâchant son cigare d'un air mécontent.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
be selected, except in the case of bidis, chewing tobacco and snuff, from the formats provided by the Minister for each health warning and based on the shape of the space as determined in accordance with paragraph (b).
sauf dans le cas des bidis, du tabac à mâcher et du tabac à priser, son format est choisi parmi les formats fournis par le ministre pour chaque mise en garde, selon la forme de l'espace délimité aux termes de l'alinéa b).
"I've hardly had a bite. I had a sardine left, and a little tea in the bottom of a bag that I chewed up with some sugar."
– Moi, j’m’ai presque pas cogné la tête : i’ m’restait une sardine, et, dans l’fond d’un sachet, du thé qu’j’ai mâché avec du sucre.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As for me, I've been lucky, and I see Paradis wandering about, his kindly face to the wind, grumbling and chewing a bit of wood.
… Moi, j’ai eu de la chance… Je vois Paradis qui erre, sa bonne face au vent, en ronchonnant et en mâchant un bout de bois.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
After making answer as above, the old fellow sat for some time with his head between his knees, chewing, mumbling, and growling, like a lean old wolf, angry at being disturbed in his meal.
Après avoir fait la réponse mentionnée plus haut, cet homme singulier resta assis quelques instants, la tête entre les genoux, ruminant, marmottant et grognant comme un vieux loup maigre dont on troublerait le repas.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I remember that I took each one separately and chewed on it for hours.
Je me souviens que je pris ces mots un à un et que j’y réfléchis pendant plusieurs heures.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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Collocations

chew the cud
ruminer
chewing gum
gomme à mâcher
chewing tobacco
tabac à chiquer

Word forms

chew

noun
SingularPlural
Common casechewchews
Possessive casechew'schews'

chew

verb
Basic forms
Pastchewed
Imperativechew
Present Participle (Participle I)chewing
Past Participle (Participle II)chewed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I chewwe chew
you chewyou chew
he/she/it chewsthey chew
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am chewingwe are chewing
you are chewingyou are chewing
he/she/it is chewingthey are chewing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have chewedwe have chewed
you have chewedyou have chewed
he/she/it has chewedthey have chewed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been chewingwe have been chewing
you have been chewingyou have been chewing
he/she/it has been chewingthey have been chewing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I chewedwe chewed
you chewedyou chewed
he/she/it chewedthey chewed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was chewingwe were chewing
you were chewingyou were chewing
he/she/it was chewingthey were chewing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had chewedwe had chewed
you had chewedyou had chewed
he/she/it had chewedthey had chewed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been chewingwe had been chewing
you had been chewingyou had been chewing
he/she/it had been chewingthey had been chewing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will chewwe shall/will chew
you will chewyou will chew
he/she/it will chewthey will chew
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be chewingwe shall/will be chewing
you will be chewingyou will be chewing
he/she/it will be chewingthey will be chewing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have chewedwe shall/will have chewed
you will have chewedyou will have chewed
he/she/it will have chewedthey will have chewed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been chewingwe shall/will have been chewing
you will have been chewingyou will have been chewing
he/she/it will have been chewingthey will have been chewing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would chewwe should/would chew
you would chewyou would chew
he/she/it would chewthey would chew
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be chewingwe should/would be chewing
you would be chewingyou would be chewing
he/she/it would be chewingthey would be chewing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have chewedwe should/would have chewed
you would have chewedyou would have chewed
he/she/it would have chewedthey would have chewed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been chewingwe should/would have been chewing
you would have been chewingyou would have been chewing
he/she/it would have been chewingthey would have been chewing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am chewedwe are chewed
you are chewedyou are chewed
he/she/it is chewedthey are chewed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being chewedwe are being chewed
you are being chewedyou are being chewed
he/she/it is being chewedthey are being chewed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been chewedwe have been chewed
you have been chewedyou have been chewed
he/she/it has been chewedthey have been chewed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was chewedwe were chewed
you were chewedyou were chewed
he/she/it was chewedthey were chewed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being chewedwe were being chewed
you were being chewedyou were being chewed
he/she/it was being chewedthey were being chewed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been chewedwe had been chewed
you had been chewedyou had been chewed
he/she/it had been chewedthey had been chewed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be chewedwe shall/will be chewed
you will be chewedyou will be chewed
he/she/it will be chewedthey will be chewed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been chewedwe shall/will have been chewed
you will have been chewedyou will have been chewed
he/she/it will have been chewedthey will have been chewed