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We climbed up, facing the rain that beat on us in the dusk and began to blind us—the cold and wet fairly smacked us in the eye, flop!—and broke our ranks like machine-guns.On y grimpe, face à la pluie qui nous tapait d’sus et commençait dans l’ombre à nous aveugler – on se sentait l’froid mouillé dans l’œil, v’lan ! – et à nous mettre en débandade, tout comme des mitrailleuses.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He'd sit down all of a sudden, put on a stupid look, do the scrim-shanker stunt, and flop like a bundle of dirty linen.I’ s’laissait tomber assis. I’ prenait un air con. I’ faisait l’saucîsson. I’ d’venait comme un paquet de linge sale.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then at last the legs of it—they'd been pulled about so—came unstuck at the knees, and his breeks tore away, and all the lot came, flop!Puis, finalement, à force d’être tirées, les jambes du macchab se sont décollées aux genoux, son froc s’est déchiré, et le tout est venu, v’lan !Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Or go the random route: Flop the book open and see what you find.Surprenez-vous en ouvrant le livre au hasard: on ne sait jamais quelle surprise se cache entre ses pages...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
It is soaked and heavy, and it flops about, and tumbles down on you, and clings round your head and makes you mad.La toile ruisselle et pèse. Elle claque au vent, s’abat sur vous, s’entortille autour de votre tête et vous, vous sentez la crise de nerfs qui pointe.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
I could hear the post-mistress enjoining Franz not to keep the gentleman waiting, and presently he came out and flopped into the driver's seat.J’entendis la receveuse recommander à Franz de ne pas me faire attendre; il sortit presque aussitôt et s’installa au volant.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
A heron flopped down to a pool in the stream and started to fish, taking no more notice of me than if I had been a milestone.Un héron, à tire-d'ailes, s'abattit dans une vasque du torrent et se mit à pêcher, sans plus s'occuper de moi que si j'eusse été une borne milliaire.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
But the voice that spoke was kindly, so with a heave he scrambled over and flopped into the trench.Mais la voix qui lui parlait était très bienveillante, alors, il se hissa sur le bord et se laissa rouler dans la tranchée.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I couldn't stick that, old chap. I grabbed his arm just as he chucked the rice into the air, and it flopped down here in the trench.C’te chose-là, j’ai pas pu l’encaisser, mon vieux, j’y ai empoigné l’abattis au moment ou i’ foutait son riz en l’air et l’riz a dégouliné ici, dans la tranchée.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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flop
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | flopped |
Imperative | flop |
Present Participle (Participle I) | flopping |
Past Participle (Participle II) | flopped |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I flop | we flop |
you flop | you flop |
he/she/it flops | they flop |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am flopping | we are flopping |
you are flopping | you are flopping |
he/she/it is flopping | they are flopping |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have flopped | we have flopped |
you have flopped | you have flopped |
he/she/it has flopped | they have flopped |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been flopping | we have been flopping |
you have been flopping | you have been flopping |
he/she/it has been flopping | they have been flopping |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I flopped | we flopped |
you flopped | you flopped |
he/she/it flopped | they flopped |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was flopping | we were flopping |
you were flopping | you were flopping |
he/she/it was flopping | they were flopping |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had flopped | we had flopped |
you had flopped | you had flopped |
he/she/it had flopped | they had flopped |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been flopping | we had been flopping |
you had been flopping | you had been flopping |
he/she/it had been flopping | they had been flopping |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will flop | we shall/will flop |
you will flop | you will flop |
he/she/it will flop | they will flop |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be flopping | we shall/will be flopping |
you will be flopping | you will be flopping |
he/she/it will be flopping | they will be flopping |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have flopped | we shall/will have flopped |
you will have flopped | you will have flopped |
he/she/it will have flopped | they will have flopped |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been flopping | we shall/will have been flopping |
you will have been flopping | you will have been flopping |
he/she/it will have been flopping | they will have been flopping |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would flop | we should/would flop |
you would flop | you would flop |
he/she/it would flop | they would flop |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be flopping | we should/would be flopping |
you would be flopping | you would be flopping |
he/she/it would be flopping | they would be flopping |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have flopped | we should/would have flopped |
you would have flopped | you would have flopped |
he/she/it would have flopped | they would have flopped |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been flopping | we should/would have been flopping |
you would have been flopping | you would have been flopping |
he/she/it would have been flopping | they would have been flopping |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am flopped | we are flopped |
you are flopped | you are flopped |
he/she/it is flopped | they are flopped |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being flopped | we are being flopped |
you are being flopped | you are being flopped |
he/she/it is being flopped | they are being flopped |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been flopped | we have been flopped |
you have been flopped | you have been flopped |
he/she/it has been flopped | they have been flopped |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was flopped | we were flopped |
you were flopped | you were flopped |
he/she/it was flopped | they were flopped |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being flopped | we were being flopped |
you were being flopped | you were being flopped |
he/she/it was being flopped | they were being flopped |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been flopped | we had been flopped |
you had been flopped | you had been flopped |
he/she/it had been flopped | they had been flopped |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be flopped | we shall/will be flopped |
you will be flopped | you will be flopped |
he/she/it will be flopped | they will be flopped |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been flopped | we shall/will have been flopped |
you will have been flopped | you will have been flopped |
he/she/it will have been flopped | they will have been flopped |
flop
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | flop | flops |
Possessive case | flop's | flops' |