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Some natives cross our path, old men or ill-shapen, contorted in their walk, stunted in the face; and even young people, too, over whom hovers the mystery of secret disorders or political connections.On croise des indigènes : des vieux ou des hommes mal fichus, tordus dans leur marche ou au faciès avorté, ou bien des êtres jeunes, sur qui planent des mystères de maladies cachées ou de relations politiques.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The corpses lay all night, spread out contorted, on the dining-room floor, lit up by the yellow gleams from the lamp, which the shade cast upon them.Les cadavres restèrent toute la nuit sur le carreau de la salle et manger, tordus, vautrés, éclairés de lueurs jaunâtres par les clartés de la lampe que l'abat-jour jetait sur eux.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Therese and Laurent rose from their chairs, terrified at this stroke, which had contorted the old mercer in less than five seconds.Thérèse et Laurent se levèrent, effrayés devant ce coup de foudre, qui tordit la vieille mercière en moins de cinq secondes.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
—There now! just look at your left hand at this moment: do you see the convulsions that are contorting the fingers: Satan is there! Satan is there! "Eh! tenez, regardez votre main gauche en ce moment; voyez-vous les convulsions qui en tordent les doigts: Satan est là, Satan est là!Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
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contort
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | contorted |
Imperative | contort |
Present Participle (Participle I) | contorting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | contorted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I contort | we contort |
you contort | you contort |
he/she/it contorts | they contort |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am contorting | we are contorting |
you are contorting | you are contorting |
he/she/it is contorting | they are contorting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have contorted | we have contorted |
you have contorted | you have contorted |
he/she/it has contorted | they have contorted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been contorting | we have been contorting |
you have been contorting | you have been contorting |
he/she/it has been contorting | they have been contorting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I contorted | we contorted |
you contorted | you contorted |
he/she/it contorted | they contorted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was contorting | we were contorting |
you were contorting | you were contorting |
he/she/it was contorting | they were contorting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had contorted | we had contorted |
you had contorted | you had contorted |
he/she/it had contorted | they had contorted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been contorting | we had been contorting |
you had been contorting | you had been contorting |
he/she/it had been contorting | they had been contorting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will contort | we shall/will contort |
you will contort | you will contort |
he/she/it will contort | they will contort |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be contorting | we shall/will be contorting |
you will be contorting | you will be contorting |
he/she/it will be contorting | they will be contorting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have contorted | we shall/will have contorted |
you will have contorted | you will have contorted |
he/she/it will have contorted | they will have contorted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been contorting | we shall/will have been contorting |
you will have been contorting | you will have been contorting |
he/she/it will have been contorting | they will have been contorting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would contort | we should/would contort |
you would contort | you would contort |
he/she/it would contort | they would contort |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be contorting | we should/would be contorting |
you would be contorting | you would be contorting |
he/she/it would be contorting | they would be contorting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have contorted | we should/would have contorted |
you would have contorted | you would have contorted |
he/she/it would have contorted | they would have contorted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been contorting | we should/would have been contorting |
you would have been contorting | you would have been contorting |
he/she/it would have been contorting | they would have been contorting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am contorted | we are contorted |
you are contorted | you are contorted |
he/she/it is contorted | they are contorted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being contorted | we are being contorted |
you are being contorted | you are being contorted |
he/she/it is being contorted | they are being contorted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been contorted | we have been contorted |
you have been contorted | you have been contorted |
he/she/it has been contorted | they have been contorted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was contorted | we were contorted |
you were contorted | you were contorted |
he/she/it was contorted | they were contorted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being contorted | we were being contorted |
you were being contorted | you were being contorted |
he/she/it was being contorted | they were being contorted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been contorted | we had been contorted |
you had been contorted | you had been contorted |
he/she/it had been contorted | they had been contorted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be contorted | we shall/will be contorted |
you will be contorted | you will be contorted |
he/she/it will be contorted | they will be contorted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been contorted | we shall/will have been contorted |
you will have been contorted | you will have been contorted |
he/she/it will have been contorted | they will have been contorted |