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At Vernon, his sickly condition did not permit him, when a child, to go and dabble in the Seine. Whilst his schoolfellows ran and threw themselves into the river, he lay abed between a couple of warm blankets.A Vernon, son état maladif ne lui permettait pas, lorsqu'il était enfant, d'aller barboter dans la Seine; tandis que ses camarades d'école couraient se jeter en pleine rivière, il se couchait entre deux couvertures chaudes.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Socialism, therein lies the future, the new instrument of government; and the kings tottering on their thrones, the middle-class presidents of anxious republics, the ambitious plotters who dream of power, all dabble in socialism!Le socialisme, voilà l’avenir, le nouvel instrument de règne ; et tous font du socialisme, les rois ébranlés sur leur trône, les chefs bourgeois des républiques inquiètes, les meneurs ambitieux qui rêvent du pouvoir.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
She added with a laugh that she quite lost her head when she began to dabble in figures ; but she undertook to charge herself with the preliminary steps and the genera furtherance of the scheme.Elle ajouta en riant qu'elle perdait la tête au milieu des chiffres, qu'elle se chargeait particulièrement des premières démarches, de la conduite générale du projet.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Once, I remember, a doctor on board ship who dabbled in hypnotism told me that I was the most unsympathetic person he had ever struck.Je me souviens qu’un jour, le médecin de bord d’un navire, qui s’occupait d’hypnotisme, me dit que j’étais la personne la plus réfractaire à toute suggestion qu’il eût jamais rencontrée.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
In point of fact, given that he was an almost openly declared candidate to the papacy, he was wearing himself out by his perpetual efforts, dabbling in too many things, and setting too many people agog.La vérité était que, candidat presque avoué à la papauté, il s’usait par son continuel effort, trempant dans trop de choses, remuant trop de monde.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
From the outset of the Bonapartist propaganda Rougon had availed himself of the services of this scraggy youth, who, chafing and fuming, made such short work of his monthly hundred francs, and they dabbled together in the most risky undertakings.Dès les premiers temps de la propagande bonapartiste, Rougon utilisa ce garçon maigre qui mangeait rageusement ses cent francs par mois, avec des sourires inquiétants; et ils trempèrent ensemble dans les besognes les plus délicates.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Just then a peculiar noise was heard in the dressing-room—a sort of gentle, continuous dabbling sound—and the colonel hurried ofi' to see what it could be.A ce moment, un bruit étrange vint du cabinet de toilette, une sorte de barbotement doux et continu.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
I knew of old its little ways, for with all its orthodoxy it dabbled a good deal in magic, and owed half its power to its atmosphere of the uncanny.Je connaissais les rites, car malgré son orthodoxie, la Compagnie se mêle bien un peu de magie et doit une grande partie de sa puissance à l’atmosphère de mystère dont elle s’entoure.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Then, slipping from off his pillows, and falling forward like a piece of rag, he stretched out his arm in a final effort, and, plunging his hand among the tickets, he dabbled about in the happy manner of a baby playing with something dirty.Puis, glissé des oreillers, tombé en avant comme un chiffon, il allongea le bras par un suprême effort; et, la main dans les fiches, il se mit à patauger, avec le geste d'un bébé heureux, qui pétrit quelque chose de sale.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
But that matter did not affect them. They took a delight in dabbling about amidst the showers; they made journeys three leagues long, as far as Vernon, to buy plates and saucepans, which they brought back with them in triumph.Mais la désillusion restait sans prise, ils pataugeaient avec délices sous les averses, ils faisaient des voyages de trois lieues, jusqu’à Vernon, pour acheter des assiettes et des casseroles qu’ils rapportaient en triomphe.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
We go back unto the dug-out, dabbling, and gathering mud on our knees, hands, and elbows, for the bottom of the trench is getting sticky.On rentre dans l’abri en pataugeant et en se mettant de la boue aux genoux, aux mains et aux coudes, car le fond de la tranchée commence à être gluant.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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dabble
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | dabbled |
Imperative | dabble |
Present Participle (Participle I) | dabbling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | dabbled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dabble | we dabble |
you dabble | you dabble |
he/she/it dabbles | they dabble |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am dabbling | we are dabbling |
you are dabbling | you are dabbling |
he/she/it is dabbling | they are dabbling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have dabbled | we have dabbled |
you have dabbled | you have dabbled |
he/she/it has dabbled | they have dabbled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been dabbling | we have been dabbling |
you have been dabbling | you have been dabbling |
he/she/it has been dabbling | they have been dabbling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I dabbled | we dabbled |
you dabbled | you dabbled |
he/she/it dabbled | they dabbled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was dabbling | we were dabbling |
you were dabbling | you were dabbling |
he/she/it was dabbling | they were dabbling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had dabbled | we had dabbled |
you had dabbled | you had dabbled |
he/she/it had dabbled | they had dabbled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been dabbling | we had been dabbling |
you had been dabbling | you had been dabbling |
he/she/it had been dabbling | they had been dabbling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will dabble | we shall/will dabble |
you will dabble | you will dabble |
he/she/it will dabble | they will dabble |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be dabbling | we shall/will be dabbling |
you will be dabbling | you will be dabbling |
he/she/it will be dabbling | they will be dabbling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have dabbled | we shall/will have dabbled |
you will have dabbled | you will have dabbled |
he/she/it will have dabbled | they will have dabbled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dabbling | we shall/will have been dabbling |
you will have been dabbling | you will have been dabbling |
he/she/it will have been dabbling | they will have been dabbling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would dabble | we should/would dabble |
you would dabble | you would dabble |
he/she/it would dabble | they would dabble |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be dabbling | we should/would be dabbling |
you would be dabbling | you would be dabbling |
he/she/it would be dabbling | they would be dabbling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have dabbled | we should/would have dabbled |
you would have dabbled | you would have dabbled |
he/she/it would have dabbled | they would have dabbled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been dabbling | we should/would have been dabbling |
you would have been dabbling | you would have been dabbling |
he/she/it would have been dabbling | they would have been dabbling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am dabbled | we are dabbled |
you are dabbled | you are dabbled |
he/she/it is dabbled | they are dabbled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being dabbled | we are being dabbled |
you are being dabbled | you are being dabbled |
he/she/it is being dabbled | they are being dabbled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been dabbled | we have been dabbled |
you have been dabbled | you have been dabbled |
he/she/it has been dabbled | they have been dabbled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was dabbled | we were dabbled |
you were dabbled | you were dabbled |
he/she/it was dabbled | they were dabbled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being dabbled | we were being dabbled |
you were being dabbled | you were being dabbled |
he/she/it was being dabbled | they were being dabbled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been dabbled | we had been dabbled |
you had been dabbled | you had been dabbled |
he/she/it had been dabbled | they had been dabbled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be dabbled | we shall/will be dabbled |
you will be dabbled | you will be dabbled |
he/she/it will be dabbled | they will be dabbled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been dabbled | we shall/will have been dabbled |
you will have been dabbled | you will have been dabbled |
he/she/it will have been dabbled | they will have been dabbled |