With childish cajolery he used to call her aunt Dide, a name which ultimately clung to the old woman; the word "aunt" employed in this way is simply a term of endearment in Provence.
Par une cajolerie d’enfant, il l’appelait tante Dide, nom qui finit par rester à la vieille femme; le nom de tante, ainsi employé, est en Provence une simple caresse.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
Involuntarily she clung closer to the mulatto woman by her side, as if she were her mother.
Involontairement elle se cramponna à la mulâtresse assise à ses côtés, comme si c’eût été sa mère.
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
It was a sparkling, frosty, starlight night, and the mother wrapped the shawl close round her child, as, perfectly quiet with vague terror, he clung round her neck.
C’était par une nuit étoilée, froide et étincelante; la mère serra son châle autour de l’enfant qui, muet de terreur, se collait à son cou.
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
As the first men passed through the light Miette instinctively clung to Silvere, although she knew she was safe, even from observation.
Aux premiers hommes qui entrèrent dans la clarté, Miette, d’un mouvement instinctif, se serra contre Silvère, bien qu’elle se sentît en sûreté, à l’abri même des regards.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
Cloistered, living alone with her fixed idea, Bernadette, naturally enough, obstinately clung to it."
Bernadette cloîtrée, Bernadette ne vivant qu’avec son idée fixe, s’y entêtait naturellement. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Jim came out first, and carefully assisted out his old mother, who clung to his arm, and looked anxiously about, as if she expected the pursuer every moment.
Jim s’élança hors du chariot le premier, et en fit descendre avec soin sa vieille mère, qui, cramponnée à son bras, regardait avec anxiété autour d’elle, s’attendant à voir se glisser quelque traqueur dans l’ombre.
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
The idea that the door of the shop would no doubt at last be closed to them, terrified Michaud and Grivet, who clung to their habits with the instinct and obstinacy of brutes.
La pensée que la porte de la boutique finirait sans doute par se fermer devant eux épouvantait Michaud et Grivet, qui tenaient à leurs habitudes avec l'instinct des brutes.
At the next moment he regretted this indecision, for the three who clung to the canoe suddenly found themselves in the centre of a party of no less than four others who were in quest of it.
Il regretta son indécision le moment d’après, car il vit arriver près d’eux quatre autres Iroquois, qui s’étaient aussi occupés à chercher la pirogue.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
That black gown still clung to his skin. He fancied that he had divested himself of it, and yet it was still weighing on his shoulders, and his wisest course would be to bury himself in it for ever.
Cette robe noire tenait à sa chair, il croyait ne plus la porter, mais elle lui mangeait toujours les épaules et il serait sage de s’y ensevelir à jamais.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Three little girls dressed in identical black dresses and white scarves clung to the slight, bespectacled man behind the counter. He charged me $75, an unthinkable price given the run-down appearance of the place, but I didn’t mind.
Trois fillettes vêtues de robes noires identiques et de foulards blancs ne quittaient pas d'une semelle le réceptionniste, lequel me réclama soixante-quinze dollars - un prix exorbitant étant donné le délabrement des lieux, mais je m'en moquais.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
His need of calm was growing greater, and his desire not to lose Madeleine's love was even turning into cowardice; at certain moments he would have clung to her neck begging her to dry his tears even if she had beaten him.
Ses besoins de calme croissaient, son désir de conserver l’amour de Madeleine devenait de la lâcheté: elle l’eût battu, à certains moments, qu’il se serait pendu à son cou pour la supplier d’essuyer ses larmes.
Moreover, it was scientific Positivism that he clung to; in his hatred of all mysticism he would have naught to do with the fantastic religious leanings of Comte in his last years.
Il s’en tenait d’ailleurs au positivisme scientifique, ayant renié le Comte si étrangement religieux des dernières années, dans sa haine de tout mysticisme.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
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Collocations
cling to
cramponner à
cling to
coller
Word forms
cling
verb
Basic forms
Past
clung
Imperative
cling
Present Participle (Participle I)
clinging
Past Participle (Participle II)
clung
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I cling
we cling
you cling
you cling
he/she/it clings
they cling
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am clinging
we are clinging
you are clinging
you are clinging
he/she/it is clinging
they are clinging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have clung
we have clung
you have clung
you have clung
he/she/it has clung
they have clung
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been clinging
we have been clinging
you have been clinging
you have been clinging
he/she/it has been clinging
they have been clinging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I clung
we clung
you clung
you clung
he/she/it clung
they clung
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was clinging
we were clinging
you were clinging
you were clinging
he/she/it was clinging
they were clinging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had clung
we had clung
you had clung
you had clung
he/she/it had clung
they had clung
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been clinging
we had been clinging
you had been clinging
you had been clinging
he/she/it had been clinging
they had been clinging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will cling
we shall/will cling
you will cling
you will cling
he/she/it will cling
they will cling
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be clinging
we shall/will be clinging
you will be clinging
you will be clinging
he/she/it will be clinging
they will be clinging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have clung
we shall/will have clung
you will have clung
you will have clung
he/she/it will have clung
they will have clung
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been clinging
we shall/will have been clinging
you will have been clinging
you will have been clinging
he/she/it will have been clinging
they will have been clinging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would cling
we should/would cling
you would cling
you would cling
he/she/it would cling
they would cling
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be clinging
we should/would be clinging
you would be clinging
you would be clinging
he/she/it would be clinging
they would be clinging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have clung
we should/would have clung
you would have clung
you would have clung
he/she/it would have clung
they would have clung
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice