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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 Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, 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 - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, 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 Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, 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 vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, 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 - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, 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 Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, 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 Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, 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 vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, 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-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, 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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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dabble

verb
Basic forms
Pastdabbled
Imperativedabble
Present Participle (Participle I)dabbling
Past Participle (Participle II)dabbled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dabblewe dabble
you dabbleyou dabble
he/she/it dabblesthey dabble
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dabblingwe are dabbling
you are dabblingyou are dabbling
he/she/it is dabblingthey are dabbling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dabbledwe have dabbled
you have dabbledyou have dabbled
he/she/it has dabbledthey have dabbled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dabblingwe have been dabbling
you have been dabblingyou have been dabbling
he/she/it has been dabblingthey have been dabbling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dabbledwe dabbled
you dabbledyou dabbled
he/she/it dabbledthey dabbled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dabblingwe were dabbling
you were dabblingyou were dabbling
he/she/it was dabblingthey were dabbling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dabbledwe had dabbled
you had dabbledyou had dabbled
he/she/it had dabbledthey had dabbled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dabblingwe had been dabbling
you had been dabblingyou had been dabbling
he/she/it had been dabblingthey had been dabbling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dabblewe shall/will dabble
you will dabbleyou will dabble
he/she/it will dabblethey will dabble
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dabblingwe shall/will be dabbling
you will be dabblingyou will be dabbling
he/she/it will be dabblingthey will be dabbling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dabbledwe shall/will have dabbled
you will have dabbledyou will have dabbled
he/she/it will have dabbledthey will have dabbled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dabblingwe shall/will have been dabbling
you will have been dabblingyou will have been dabbling
he/she/it will have been dabblingthey will have been dabbling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dabblewe should/would dabble
you would dabbleyou would dabble
he/she/it would dabblethey would dabble
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dabblingwe should/would be dabbling
you would be dabblingyou would be dabbling
he/she/it would be dabblingthey would be dabbling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dabbledwe should/would have dabbled
you would have dabbledyou would have dabbled
he/she/it would have dabbledthey would have dabbled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dabblingwe should/would have been dabbling
you would have been dabblingyou would have been dabbling
he/she/it would have been dabblingthey would have been dabbling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dabbledwe are dabbled
you are dabbledyou are dabbled
he/she/it is dabbledthey are dabbled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dabbledwe are being dabbled
you are being dabbledyou are being dabbled
he/she/it is being dabbledthey are being dabbled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dabbledwe have been dabbled
you have been dabbledyou have been dabbled
he/she/it has been dabbledthey have been dabbled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dabbledwe were dabbled
you were dabbledyou were dabbled
he/she/it was dabbledthey were dabbled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dabbledwe were being dabbled
you were being dabbledyou were being dabbled
he/she/it was being dabbledthey were being dabbled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dabbledwe had been dabbled
you had been dabbledyou had been dabbled
he/she/it had been dabbledthey had been dabbled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dabbledwe shall/will be dabbled
you will be dabbledyou will be dabbled
he/she/it will be dabbledthey will be dabbled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dabbledwe shall/will have been dabbled
you will have been dabbledyou will have been dabbled
he/she/it will have been dabbledthey will have been dabbled