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Only one might perhaps just tell a little fib.
Seulement, on pourrait peut-être mentir un petit peu.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Besides, when they are young and pretty, what fib can one tell them that is not true?"
D’ailleurs, lorsqu’elles sont jeunes et belles, quel mensonge peut-on leur faire qui ne soit vrai ?
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
This was a fib on Mouret's part, for he had said nothing of the kind to Madame Paloque; but Marthe's pity had made him feel rather ashamed of the delight which he had manifested at the Abbé's troubles.
Mouret mentait, il n'avait pas dit cela à madame Paloque. Mais la douceur de Marthe lui faisait quelque honte de la joie qu'il venait de témoigner, au sujet des malheurs de l'abbé.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Every time they told the same fib, which delighted father Roland.
Ils faisaient, chaque fois, le même mensonge qui ravissait le père Roland.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
She led him back to bed, soothing him like a child, lulling him with a fib.
Elle le ramena à son lit, le tranquillisant comme un enfant, le berçant d'un mensonge.
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
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Ah ! what fibs that poet tells, Ninon, and how delightful his falsehoods are !
Ah ! comme il ment ce poète, Ninon, et comme son mensonge est séduisant !
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Now, John fibbed a little, for neither Grace nor he had thought in the least about them, or anything else but each other, from the moment they separated until the gig arrived.
En parlant ainsi, John n’était pas très sincère ; Grace et lui n’avaient pas pensé un seul instant à eux ; tout entiers au bonheur de se trouver ensemble, ils étaient trop occupés d’eux-mêmes pour s’occuper des autres.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
As soon as the door had closed behind the haberdasher. Celeste began to laugh in her impudent way: "What a lot of fibs you told her!
Dès que la porte fut refermée, Céleste se mit à rire, de son air de belle impudence. « Lui en as-tu conté des histoires !
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
In order that you may not charge me with telling fibs, I must explain to you how the large articles of clothing came out of it, such as petticoats and cloaks five or six yards wide.
Pour que tu ne m’accuses pas de mensonge, il me faut te dire comment en sortaient les grands vêtements, tels que les jupes, les manteaux, amples de quatre ou cinq mètres.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
He did not even think of smiling at the old lady's pious fibs.
Il ne songea même pas à sourire des pieux mensonges de la vieille dame.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Must I, in my turn, tell you fibs, my well-beloved, by bringing them from Paradise, or must I confess that I met them in Gehenna?
Me faut-il te mentir à mon tour, ma bien-aimée, en les demandant au ciel, ou dois-je plutôt avouer que je les ai rencontrées en enfer ?
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
" No ; I mustn't tell fibs !
« Non, il ne faut pas mentir...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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fib

verb
Basic forms
Pastfibbed
Imperativefib
Present Participle (Participle I)fibbing
Past Participle (Participle II)fibbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I fibwe fib
you fibyou fib
he/she/it fibsthey fib
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am fibbingwe are fibbing
you are fibbingyou are fibbing
he/she/it is fibbingthey are fibbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have fibbedwe have fibbed
you have fibbedyou have fibbed
he/she/it has fibbedthey have fibbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been fibbingwe have been fibbing
you have been fibbingyou have been fibbing
he/she/it has been fibbingthey have been fibbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I fibbedwe fibbed
you fibbedyou fibbed
he/she/it fibbedthey fibbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was fibbingwe were fibbing
you were fibbingyou were fibbing
he/she/it was fibbingthey were fibbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had fibbedwe had fibbed
you had fibbedyou had fibbed
he/she/it had fibbedthey had fibbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been fibbingwe had been fibbing
you had been fibbingyou had been fibbing
he/she/it had been fibbingthey had been fibbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will fibwe shall/will fib
you will fibyou will fib
he/she/it will fibthey will fib
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be fibbingwe shall/will be fibbing
you will be fibbingyou will be fibbing
he/she/it will be fibbingthey will be fibbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have fibbedwe shall/will have fibbed
you will have fibbedyou will have fibbed
he/she/it will have fibbedthey will have fibbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been fibbingwe shall/will have been fibbing
you will have been fibbingyou will have been fibbing
he/she/it will have been fibbingthey will have been fibbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would fibwe should/would fib
you would fibyou would fib
he/she/it would fibthey would fib
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be fibbingwe should/would be fibbing
you would be fibbingyou would be fibbing
he/she/it would be fibbingthey would be fibbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have fibbedwe should/would have fibbed
you would have fibbedyou would have fibbed
he/she/it would have fibbedthey would have fibbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been fibbingwe should/would have been fibbing
you would have been fibbingyou would have been fibbing
he/she/it would have been fibbingthey would have been fibbing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am fibbedwe are fibbed
you are fibbedyou are fibbed
he/she/it is fibbedthey are fibbed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being fibbedwe are being fibbed
you are being fibbedyou are being fibbed
he/she/it is being fibbedthey are being fibbed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been fibbedwe have been fibbed
you have been fibbedyou have been fibbed
he/she/it has been fibbedthey have been fibbed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was fibbedwe were fibbed
you were fibbedyou were fibbed
he/she/it was fibbedthey were fibbed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being fibbedwe were being fibbed
you were being fibbedyou were being fibbed
he/she/it was being fibbedthey were being fibbed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been fibbedwe had been fibbed
you had been fibbedyou had been fibbed
he/she/it had been fibbedthey had been fibbed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be fibbedwe shall/will be fibbed
you will be fibbedyou will be fibbed
he/she/it will be fibbedthey will be fibbed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been fibbedwe shall/will have been fibbed
you will have been fibbedyou will have been fibbed
he/she/it will have been fibbedthey will have been fibbed

fib

noun
SingularPlural
Common casefibfibs
Possessive casefib'sfibs'