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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 - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, 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 NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, 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 PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, 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 JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, 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 MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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 NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, 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 mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, 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 - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, 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 NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, 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 RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, 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 NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
" No ; I mustn't tell fibs !« Non, il ne faut pas mentir...Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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fib
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | fibbed |
Imperative | fib |
Present Participle (Participle I) | fibbing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | fibbed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fib | we fib |
you fib | you fib |
he/she/it fibs | they fib |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am fibbing | we are fibbing |
you are fibbing | you are fibbing |
he/she/it is fibbing | they are fibbing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have fibbed | we have fibbed |
you have fibbed | you have fibbed |
he/she/it has fibbed | they have fibbed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been fibbing | we have been fibbing |
you have been fibbing | you have been fibbing |
he/she/it has been fibbing | they have been fibbing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I fibbed | we fibbed |
you fibbed | you fibbed |
he/she/it fibbed | they fibbed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was fibbing | we were fibbing |
you were fibbing | you were fibbing |
he/she/it was fibbing | they were fibbing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had fibbed | we had fibbed |
you had fibbed | you had fibbed |
he/she/it had fibbed | they had fibbed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been fibbing | we had been fibbing |
you had been fibbing | you had been fibbing |
he/she/it had been fibbing | they had been fibbing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will fib | we shall/will fib |
you will fib | you will fib |
he/she/it will fib | they will fib |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be fibbing | we shall/will be fibbing |
you will be fibbing | you will be fibbing |
he/she/it will be fibbing | they will be fibbing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have fibbed | we shall/will have fibbed |
you will have fibbed | you will have fibbed |
he/she/it will have fibbed | they will have fibbed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been fibbing | we shall/will have been fibbing |
you will have been fibbing | you will have been fibbing |
he/she/it will have been fibbing | they will have been fibbing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would fib | we should/would fib |
you would fib | you would fib |
he/she/it would fib | they would fib |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be fibbing | we should/would be fibbing |
you would be fibbing | you would be fibbing |
he/she/it would be fibbing | they would be fibbing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have fibbed | we should/would have fibbed |
you would have fibbed | you would have fibbed |
he/she/it would have fibbed | they would have fibbed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been fibbing | we should/would have been fibbing |
you would have been fibbing | you would have been fibbing |
he/she/it would have been fibbing | they would have been fibbing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am fibbed | we are fibbed |
you are fibbed | you are fibbed |
he/she/it is fibbed | they are fibbed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being fibbed | we are being fibbed |
you are being fibbed | you are being fibbed |
he/she/it is being fibbed | they are being fibbed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been fibbed | we have been fibbed |
you have been fibbed | you have been fibbed |
he/she/it has been fibbed | they have been fibbed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was fibbed | we were fibbed |
you were fibbed | you were fibbed |
he/she/it was fibbed | they were fibbed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being fibbed | we were being fibbed |
you were being fibbed | you were being fibbed |
he/she/it was being fibbed | they were being fibbed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been fibbed | we had been fibbed |
you had been fibbed | you had been fibbed |
he/she/it had been fibbed | they had been fibbed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be fibbed | we shall/will be fibbed |
you will be fibbed | you will be fibbed |
he/she/it will be fibbed | they will be fibbed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been fibbed | we shall/will have been fibbed |
you will have been fibbed | you will have been fibbed |
he/she/it will have been fibbed | they will have been fibbed |
fib
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | fib | fibs |
Possessive case | fib's | fibs' |