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On being left amidst the rain, which had now become an obstinate fine drizzle, Pierre re-entered the Grotto and seated himself on the bench near the spring.
Resté seul, sous la pluie qui continuait plus fine et entêtée, Pierre entra dans la Grotte, alla s’asseoir sur le banc près de là source.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
- Oh! I am talking about our present trip now, - and we started from Oxford upon our homeward journey in the midst of a steady drizzle.
Ah ! je parle maintenant de notre présent voyage… et ce fut sous une pluie battante que nous quittâmes Oxford pour regagner nos pénates.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
It was not the mist and drizzle of the day before, but a stiff northern gale which blew sheets of rain in our faces and numbed our bridle hands.
Un violent vent du nord nous lançait des nappes de pluie dans le visage et nous engourdissait les mains.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
A cold drizzle is falling, and everybody shivers.
Il fait froid, il bruine. Tout le monde grelotte.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I travelled up to London in a regular November drizzle, which cleared up about Wimbledon to watery sunshine.
Je voyageai jusqu’à Londres dans un vrai brouillard de novembre, qui se dissipa vers Wimbledon pour faire place à un soleil pluvieux.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The mist was melting into a yellowish drizzle, befouling the muddy streets.
Un brouillard fondait en une petite pluie jaune, salissant les rues boueuses.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The weather was now a drizzle, which increased my depression.
Une brume glacée s’était mise à tomber qui ne fit qu’augmenter ma dépression.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It was there that he had been hiding since two o'clock in the morning in the drizzle which had not ceased to fall.
Il y était depuis deux heures du matin, sous la pluie fine qui n’avait pas cessé de tomber.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
A light drizzle is falling.
Il bruine légèrement.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It was as well, for the weather changed before midday to a thick drizzle of rain.
Je m'en trouvai bien, car le temps changea dans la matinée, et la pluie se mit à tomber dru.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Icing in freezing drizzle is thus usually worse near the base of the cloud, where the droplets are largest.
Le givrage dans la bruine verglaçante est donc habituellement à son maximum près de la base du nuage, où les gouttelettes sont les plus grosses.
A fine drizzle had begun to fall; and the wait went on again as if it would never finish.
Une petite pluie fine s’était mise à tomber. Et l’attente recommença, s’éternisa de nouveau.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The rain still fell, but he now only felt it on his head, and, weary as he was, he gradually sank into deep slumber beneath the continuous drizzle.
La pluie continuait, mais il n’avait plus que la tête trempée, et il finit même par s’engourdir, par s’assoupir sous l’averse, d’un lourd sommeil.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Drizzle is also a serious problem, owing to the numerous droplets.
Comme la bruine est composée de gouttelettes beaucoup plus nombreuses que la pluie, elle pose aussi un sérieux problème.
We shot out of drizzling rain into brief spells of winter sunshine, and then into a snow blizzard which all but whipped the skin from our faces.
Quittant une brume fine et pénétrante, nous nous élancions vers de soudains éclats de soleil d’hiver, pour retomber bientôt dans une tourmente de neige qui faillit nous arracher la peau du visage.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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drizzle

verb
Basic forms
Pastdrizzled
Imperativedrizzle
Present Participle (Participle I)drizzling
Past Participle (Participle II)drizzled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I drizzlewe drizzle
you drizzleyou drizzle
he/she/it drizzlesthey drizzle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am drizzlingwe are drizzling
you are drizzlingyou are drizzling
he/she/it is drizzlingthey are drizzling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have drizzledwe have drizzled
you have drizzledyou have drizzled
he/she/it has drizzledthey have drizzled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been drizzlingwe have been drizzling
you have been drizzlingyou have been drizzling
he/she/it has been drizzlingthey have been drizzling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I drizzledwe drizzled
you drizzledyou drizzled
he/she/it drizzledthey drizzled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was drizzlingwe were drizzling
you were drizzlingyou were drizzling
he/she/it was drizzlingthey were drizzling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had drizzledwe had drizzled
you had drizzledyou had drizzled
he/she/it had drizzledthey had drizzled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been drizzlingwe had been drizzling
you had been drizzlingyou had been drizzling
he/she/it had been drizzlingthey had been drizzling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will drizzlewe shall/will drizzle
you will drizzleyou will drizzle
he/she/it will drizzlethey will drizzle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be drizzlingwe shall/will be drizzling
you will be drizzlingyou will be drizzling
he/she/it will be drizzlingthey will be drizzling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have drizzledwe shall/will have drizzled
you will have drizzledyou will have drizzled
he/she/it will have drizzledthey will have drizzled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been drizzlingwe shall/will have been drizzling
you will have been drizzlingyou will have been drizzling
he/she/it will have been drizzlingthey will have been drizzling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would drizzlewe should/would drizzle
you would drizzleyou would drizzle
he/she/it would drizzlethey would drizzle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be drizzlingwe should/would be drizzling
you would be drizzlingyou would be drizzling
he/she/it would be drizzlingthey would be drizzling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have drizzledwe should/would have drizzled
you would have drizzledyou would have drizzled
he/she/it would have drizzledthey would have drizzled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been drizzlingwe should/would have been drizzling
you would have been drizzlingyou would have been drizzling
he/she/it would have been drizzlingthey would have been drizzling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am drizzledwe are drizzled
you are drizzledyou are drizzled
he/she/it is drizzledthey are drizzled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being drizzledwe are being drizzled
you are being drizzledyou are being drizzled
he/she/it is being drizzledthey are being drizzled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been drizzledwe have been drizzled
you have been drizzledyou have been drizzled
he/she/it has been drizzledthey have been drizzled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was drizzledwe were drizzled
you were drizzledyou were drizzled
he/she/it was drizzledthey were drizzled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being drizzledwe were being drizzled
you were being drizzledyou were being drizzled
he/she/it was being drizzledthey were being drizzled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been drizzledwe had been drizzled
you had been drizzledyou had been drizzled
he/she/it had been drizzledthey had been drizzled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be drizzledwe shall/will be drizzled
you will be drizzledyou will be drizzled
he/she/it will be drizzledthey will be drizzled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been drizzledwe shall/will have been drizzled
you will have been drizzledyou will have been drizzled
he/she/it will have been drizzledthey will have been drizzled

drizzle

noun
SingularPlural
Common casedrizzledrizzles
Possessive casedrizzle'sdrizzles'