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Then all at once, however brave and firm she might be, she could not restrain a start, for "La Savoyarde" had raised a joyful clang.Et, tout d’un coup, si ferme, si vaillante qu’elle fût, la soudaine allégresse de la Savoyarde, carillonnant à la volée, la secoua d’un tressaillement.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Then, the window closed with a sharp clang.La fenêtre se ferma avec un bruit sec.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Then he understood the kettle-like clang which this strange ringer had disseminated over the town.Alors il comprit les bruits de chaudron que cet étrange sonneur secouait sur la ville.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
In the workroom they were all listening to the clang.Tous l’écoutaient.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
The "Marseillaise" filled the atmosphere as if blown through enormous trumpets by giant mouths, which cast it, vibrating with a brazen clang, into every corner of the valley.La Marseillaise emplit le ciel, comme soufflée par des bouches géantes dans de monstrueuses trompettes qui la jetaient, vibrante, avec des sécheresses de cuivre, à tous les coins de la vallée.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
It was now growing into a continuous clamour, while over the house-tops from the bells of Notre Dame rolled peal on peal of clanging, tumultuous joy.Et les cloches de Notre-Dame, à toute volée, roulaient par-dessus les maisons l'écroulement de leur joie énorme.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Gilded by the declining sun, so that they looked ruddy against the clear sky, the towers resounded with the clanging peals of their bells, which sent a quiver through the atmosphere.Les tours, dorées par le soleil couchant, couleur de rouille sur le ciel clair, vibraient dans l'air, toutes sonores d'un carillon formidable.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Builder as he was by temperament, impassioned artisan working for the glory of Heaven, he already pictured this cathedral springing from the soil, and rearing its clanging belfry in the sunlight.Avec son tempérament de constructeur, d’ouvrier passionné du Ciel, il la voyait déjà monter du sol, dresser au grand soleil son clocher bourdonnant de cloches.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
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clang
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | clang | clangs |
Possessive case | clang's | clangs' |
clang
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | clanged |
Imperative | clang |
Present Participle (Participle I) | clanging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | clanged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I clang | we clang |
you clang | you clang |
he/she/it clangs | they clang |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am clanging | we are clanging |
you are clanging | you are clanging |
he/she/it is clanging | they are clanging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have clanged | we have clanged |
you have clanged | you have clanged |
he/she/it has clanged | they have clanged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been clanging | we have been clanging |
you have been clanging | you have been clanging |
he/she/it has been clanging | they have been clanging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I clanged | we clanged |
you clanged | you clanged |
he/she/it clanged | they clanged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was clanging | we were clanging |
you were clanging | you were clanging |
he/she/it was clanging | they were clanging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had clanged | we had clanged |
you had clanged | you had clanged |
he/she/it had clanged | they had clanged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been clanging | we had been clanging |
you had been clanging | you had been clanging |
he/she/it had been clanging | they had been clanging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will clang | we shall/will clang |
you will clang | you will clang |
he/she/it will clang | they will clang |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be clanging | we shall/will be clanging |
you will be clanging | you will be clanging |
he/she/it will be clanging | they will be clanging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have clanged | we shall/will have clanged |
you will have clanged | you will have clanged |
he/she/it will have clanged | they will have clanged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been clanging | we shall/will have been clanging |
you will have been clanging | you will have been clanging |
he/she/it will have been clanging | they will have been clanging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would clang | we should/would clang |
you would clang | you would clang |
he/she/it would clang | they would clang |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be clanging | we should/would be clanging |
you would be clanging | you would be clanging |
he/she/it would be clanging | they would be clanging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have clanged | we should/would have clanged |
you would have clanged | you would have clanged |
he/she/it would have clanged | they would have clanged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been clanging | we should/would have been clanging |
you would have been clanging | you would have been clanging |
he/she/it would have been clanging | they would have been clanging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am clanged | we are clanged |
you are clanged | you are clanged |
he/she/it is clanged | they are clanged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being clanged | we are being clanged |
you are being clanged | you are being clanged |
he/she/it is being clanged | they are being clanged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been clanged | we have been clanged |
you have been clanged | you have been clanged |
he/she/it has been clanged | they have been clanged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was clanged | we were clanged |
you were clanged | you were clanged |
he/she/it was clanged | they were clanged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being clanged | we were being clanged |
you were being clanged | you were being clanged |
he/she/it was being clanged | they were being clanged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been clanged | we had been clanged |
you had been clanged | you had been clanged |
he/she/it had been clanged | they had been clanged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be clanged | we shall/will be clanged |
you will be clanged | you will be clanged |
he/she/it will be clanged | they will be clanged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been clanged | we shall/will have been clanged |
you will have been clanged | you will have been clanged |
he/she/it will have been clanged | they will have been clanged |