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The truth was, Macquart had no means, and yet ate and drank like a happy drone during his short sojourns in the town.La vérité était que Macquart n’avait pas de rentes, et qu’il mangeait et buvait en heureux fainéant, pendant ses courts séjours à la ville.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
John Coltrane used the mournful drone typical of an Indian sitar (a stringed instrument) in his saxophone playing.John Coltrane imita au saxophone le son du sitar (ne pas confondre avec la cithare, instrument de forme trapézoïdale), un instrument semblable au luth, très utilisé dans la musique indienne.Sutro, Dirk / Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane / Le Jazz pour les nulsLe Jazz pour les nulsSutro, Dirk,Koechlin, Stéphane© Edition First, 2008. Publié en accord avec Wiley Publishing, Inc.Jazz For DummiesSutro, Dirk© 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana
"I'm gangrened, I'm smashed, I'm all in bits inside," droned one who sat with his head in his hands and spoke through his fingers; "yet up to last week I was young and I was clean.– J’suis gangrené, j’suis écrasé, j’suis en morceaux à l’intérieur, psalmodiait un blessé qui, la tête dans ses mains, parlait entre ses doigts. Pourtant, jusqu’à la semaine dernière, j’étais jeune et j’étais propre.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"Yessir," a deepvoiced man droned from the next chair,"it's time the Democratic party nominated a strong..."«Parfaitement, c'est comme ça, bourdonna une voix profonde, dans le fauteuil voisin, il est temps que le parti démocratique, considéré comme fort...Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Aristide was typical of these incorrigible drones.Aristide fut le type de ces flâneurs incorrigibles que l’on voit se traîner voluptueusement dans le vide de la province.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The fly flashes and vanishes in the sunlight, but somewhere in her there lingers a droning pang, unaccountable, something left over from last night's bitter thoughts.La mouche étincelle, puis s'évanouit dans le soleil, mais Ellen sent vibrer quelque part en elle une douleur cuisante, inexplicable, un reste des pensées amères de la nuit précédente.Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
And she had become so doggedly persistent as to stay there till bed-time, filing the shade with her droning voice.Et elle s’était entêtée à demeurer là jusqu’à l’heure du coucher, emplissant l’ombre de sa voix bourdonnante.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Down yonder we hear a droning chant—"Two shovels, one pick, two shovels, one pick——"On entend psalmodier, là-bas :– Deux pelles, une pioche, deux pelles, une pioche…Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
In the silence, her droning voice seemed as though it were reciting the prayers for the dead; she drawled along in mournful lamentations, like the monotonous murmur of the waves.Dans le silence, sa voix bourdonnante semblait réciter l’office des morts; elle se traînait en lamentations sourdes, pareille à la plainte monotone d’un flot.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
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drone
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | droned |
Imperative | drone |
Present Participle (Participle I) | droning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | droned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I drone | we drone |
you drone | you drone |
he/she/it drones | they drone |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am droning | we are droning |
you are droning | you are droning |
he/she/it is droning | they are droning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have droned | we have droned |
you have droned | you have droned |
he/she/it has droned | they have droned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been droning | we have been droning |
you have been droning | you have been droning |
he/she/it has been droning | they have been droning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I droned | we droned |
you droned | you droned |
he/she/it droned | they droned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was droning | we were droning |
you were droning | you were droning |
he/she/it was droning | they were droning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had droned | we had droned |
you had droned | you had droned |
he/she/it had droned | they had droned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been droning | we had been droning |
you had been droning | you had been droning |
he/she/it had been droning | they had been droning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will drone | we shall/will drone |
you will drone | you will drone |
he/she/it will drone | they will drone |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be droning | we shall/will be droning |
you will be droning | you will be droning |
he/she/it will be droning | they will be droning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have droned | we shall/will have droned |
you will have droned | you will have droned |
he/she/it will have droned | they will have droned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been droning | we shall/will have been droning |
you will have been droning | you will have been droning |
he/she/it will have been droning | they will have been droning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would drone | we should/would drone |
you would drone | you would drone |
he/she/it would drone | they would drone |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be droning | we should/would be droning |
you would be droning | you would be droning |
he/she/it would be droning | they would be droning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have droned | we should/would have droned |
you would have droned | you would have droned |
he/she/it would have droned | they would have droned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been droning | we should/would have been droning |
you would have been droning | you would have been droning |
he/she/it would have been droning | they would have been droning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am droned | we are droned |
you are droned | you are droned |
he/she/it is droned | they are droned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being droned | we are being droned |
you are being droned | you are being droned |
he/she/it is being droned | they are being droned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been droned | we have been droned |
you have been droned | you have been droned |
he/she/it has been droned | they have been droned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was droned | we were droned |
you were droned | you were droned |
he/she/it was droned | they were droned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being droned | we were being droned |
you were being droned | you were being droned |
he/she/it was being droned | they were being droned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been droned | we had been droned |
you had been droned | you had been droned |
he/she/it had been droned | they had been droned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be droned | we shall/will be droned |
you will be droned | you will be droned |
he/she/it will be droned | they will be droned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been droned | we shall/will have been droned |
you will have been droned | you will have been droned |
he/she/it will have been droned | they will have been droned |
drone
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | drone | drones |
Possessive case | drone's | drones' |