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Others—the rest, indeed—helpless and maimed, move and creep and cringe, worm themselves into the corners. They are like moles, poor, defenseless beasts, hunted by the hellish hounds of the guns.D’autres – le reste – impotents, estropiés, remuent, se coulent, rampent, se faufilent dans les coins, prenant des formes de taupes, de pauvres bêtes vulnérables que pourchasse la meute épouvantable des obus.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He did not cringe to other men, even though they were his economic masters, and controlled the means whereby he lived, and he spoke his mind freely, and fought the good fight.Il n'avait jamais pu se mettre à genoux devant les autres, devant les possédants, qui contrôlaient ses moyens d'existence – il avait parlé comme il en avait eu envie toujours pour la bonne cause.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He became meek and cringing.Il redevint doux et caressant.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Many of the men sprang forward, officiously, to offer their services, either from the hope of the reward, or from that cringing subserviency which is one of the most baleful effects of slavery.Plusieurs hommes s’élancèrent en avant pour offrir leurs services, dans l’espoir de la récompense, ou par suite de cette rampante servilité qui est un des plus odieux effets de l’esclavage.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
He was a little man, withered by age, with a cringing face.Il était petit, séché par l'âge, la mine humble.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He, who had formerly pretended to spit on orders for work, like a great artist surrounded by amateurs, was basely cringing to the officials, now that his pictures no longer sold.Lui, qui, autrefois, affectait de cracher sur les commandes, en grand artiste débordé par les amateurs, il assiégeait l’administration de ses bassesses, depuis que sa peinture ne se vendait plus.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Well, I can see you have been carefully brought up; you are an apt pupil of the egotism of your masters, cringing before them, and always eager for the flesh of passers-by."Allons, ton éducation a été soignée, je le vois ; tu es bien le fidèle élève de l’égoïsme de tes maîtres : rampant devant eux, toujours affamé de la chair des passants.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
Under such a trial many boys would have turned into gluttons and cringing beggars.A ce jeu, combien d’enfants seraient devenus gourmands, quêteurs, lâches!Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
When he had contrived to spoil a specially good move on the part of his wife, he feasted his eyes for hours together on H lfene's cringing fears and Tiburce's ii-ritated attitude.Quand il avait machiné une bonne déception, il se régalait, pendant des journées entières, des épouvantes humbles d’Hélène et de l’attitude irritée de Tiburce.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
The fair, high-bred child, with her golden head, her deep eyes, her spiritual, noble brow, and prince-like movements; and her black, keen, subtle, cringing, yet acute neighbor.L’enfant, belle, blanche, aristocratique, avec sa tête dorée, son front intelligent, élevé, ses mouvements nobles et gracieux; et l’autre petite créature, noire, vivace, souple, rampante, et cependant subtile.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
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cringe
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | cringed |
Imperative | cringe |
Present Participle (Participle I) | cringing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | cringed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cringe | we cringe |
you cringe | you cringe |
he/she/it cringes | they cringe |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am cringing | we are cringing |
you are cringing | you are cringing |
he/she/it is cringing | they are cringing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have cringed | we have cringed |
you have cringed | you have cringed |
he/she/it has cringed | they have cringed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been cringing | we have been cringing |
you have been cringing | you have been cringing |
he/she/it has been cringing | they have been cringing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I cringed | we cringed |
you cringed | you cringed |
he/she/it cringed | they cringed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was cringing | we were cringing |
you were cringing | you were cringing |
he/she/it was cringing | they were cringing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had cringed | we had cringed |
you had cringed | you had cringed |
he/she/it had cringed | they had cringed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been cringing | we had been cringing |
you had been cringing | you had been cringing |
he/she/it had been cringing | they had been cringing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will cringe | we shall/will cringe |
you will cringe | you will cringe |
he/she/it will cringe | they will cringe |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be cringing | we shall/will be cringing |
you will be cringing | you will be cringing |
he/she/it will be cringing | they will be cringing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have cringed | we shall/will have cringed |
you will have cringed | you will have cringed |
he/she/it will have cringed | they will have cringed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cringing | we shall/will have been cringing |
you will have been cringing | you will have been cringing |
he/she/it will have been cringing | they will have been cringing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would cringe | we should/would cringe |
you would cringe | you would cringe |
he/she/it would cringe | they would cringe |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be cringing | we should/would be cringing |
you would be cringing | you would be cringing |
he/she/it would be cringing | they would be cringing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have cringed | we should/would have cringed |
you would have cringed | you would have cringed |
he/she/it would have cringed | they would have cringed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been cringing | we should/would have been cringing |
you would have been cringing | you would have been cringing |
he/she/it would have been cringing | they would have been cringing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am cringed | we are cringed |
you are cringed | you are cringed |
he/she/it is cringed | they are cringed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being cringed | we are being cringed |
you are being cringed | you are being cringed |
he/she/it is being cringed | they are being cringed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been cringed | we have been cringed |
you have been cringed | you have been cringed |
he/she/it has been cringed | they have been cringed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was cringed | we were cringed |
you were cringed | you were cringed |
he/she/it was cringed | they were cringed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being cringed | we were being cringed |
you were being cringed | you were being cringed |
he/she/it was being cringed | they were being cringed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been cringed | we had been cringed |
you had been cringed | you had been cringed |
he/she/it had been cringed | they had been cringed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be cringed | we shall/will be cringed |
you will be cringed | you will be cringed |
he/she/it will be cringed | they will be cringed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been cringed | we shall/will have been cringed |
you will have been cringed | you will have been cringed |
he/she/it will have been cringed | they will have been cringed |
cringe
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | cringe | cringes |
Possessive case | - | - |