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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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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'Abime
Le Peuple de l'Abime
London, Jack
The People of the Abyss
London, Jack
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He became meek and cringing.
Il redevint doux et caressant.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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 Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, 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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, 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 vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, 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 Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

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cringe

verb
Basic forms
Pastcringed
Imperativecringe
Present Participle (Participle I)cringing
Past Participle (Participle II)cringed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I cringewe cringe
you cringeyou cringe
he/she/it cringesthey cringe
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am cringingwe are cringing
you are cringingyou are cringing
he/she/it is cringingthey are cringing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have cringedwe have cringed
you have cringedyou have cringed
he/she/it has cringedthey have cringed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been cringingwe have been cringing
you have been cringingyou have been cringing
he/she/it has been cringingthey have been cringing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I cringedwe cringed
you cringedyou cringed
he/she/it cringedthey cringed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was cringingwe were cringing
you were cringingyou were cringing
he/she/it was cringingthey were cringing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had cringedwe had cringed
you had cringedyou had cringed
he/she/it had cringedthey had cringed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been cringingwe had been cringing
you had been cringingyou had been cringing
he/she/it had been cringingthey had been cringing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will cringewe shall/will cringe
you will cringeyou will cringe
he/she/it will cringethey will cringe
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be cringingwe shall/will be cringing
you will be cringingyou will be cringing
he/she/it will be cringingthey will be cringing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have cringedwe shall/will have cringed
you will have cringedyou will have cringed
he/she/it will have cringedthey will have cringed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been cringingwe shall/will have been cringing
you will have been cringingyou will have been cringing
he/she/it will have been cringingthey will have been cringing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would cringewe should/would cringe
you would cringeyou would cringe
he/she/it would cringethey would cringe
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be cringingwe should/would be cringing
you would be cringingyou would be cringing
he/she/it would be cringingthey would be cringing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have cringedwe should/would have cringed
you would have cringedyou would have cringed
he/she/it would have cringedthey would have cringed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been cringingwe should/would have been cringing
you would have been cringingyou would have been cringing
he/she/it would have been cringingthey would have been cringing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am cringedwe are cringed
you are cringedyou are cringed
he/she/it is cringedthey are cringed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being cringedwe are being cringed
you are being cringedyou are being cringed
he/she/it is being cringedthey are being cringed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been cringedwe have been cringed
you have been cringedyou have been cringed
he/she/it has been cringedthey have been cringed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was cringedwe were cringed
you were cringedyou were cringed
he/she/it was cringedthey were cringed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being cringedwe were being cringed
you were being cringedyou were being cringed
he/she/it was being cringedthey were being cringed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been cringedwe had been cringed
you had been cringedyou had been cringed
he/she/it had been cringedthey had been cringed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be cringedwe shall/will be cringed
you will be cringedyou will be cringed
he/she/it will be cringedthey will be cringed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been cringedwe shall/will have been cringed
you will have been cringedyou will have been cringed
he/she/it will have been cringedthey will have been cringed

cringe

noun
SingularPlural
Common casecringecringes
Possessive case--