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These houses were empty, their doors were wide open and no glint of mica shone in the gloom of their rooms.Ces maisons étaient vides, leurs portes bâillaient et aucun éclat de mica ne brillait dans la pénombre de leurs pièces.Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'EstRequiem pour l'EstMakine, Andreï© 2000 by Mercure de FranceRequiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2000 by Mercure de France
The fresh September wind gave a glint of steel to the little crisp waves of the harbor and to the slate-blue smutted sky.La brise fraîche de septembre donnait une teinte d'acier au clapotis du port et au ciel barbouillé de gris ardoise.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
There was still time for one of our number to jokingly suggest a glass of vodka, but already beneath the unbuttoned shirt a fine trickle of blood was to be seen and the gray glint of a blade – that of a "Finnish knife," which had snapped at the hilt.L'un de nous eut encore le temps de plaisanter en parlant d'un verre de vodka, mais déjà sous la chemise déboutonnée on voyait une fine coulée de sang et l'éclat gris d'une lame – celle d'un «couteau finnois» qui s'était cassée à la garde.Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeLa terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2003 by Mercure de FranceThe Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2003 by Mercure de France
I struck wildly, but with success. The lance-blade glinted from the head of my weapon. Its shaft passed me; and our bodies met with a shock that caused us both to reel upon the very edge of the cliff.Heureusement la pointe rencontra le fer de ma hache; la lance détournée passa derrière moi, et nos corps se rencontrèrent avec une violence qui nous fit rouler tous deux au bord du précipice.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Her glances wandered far away amongst the chimneys glinting with the sun's ruddy light.Ses regards se perdaient au loin, parmi les cheminées toutes roses de soleil.Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
It took him an interminable time to close in and refine the angle of attack so that by the end it was as if he had known the Heinkel's pilot for a long period of time and could guess at the thoughts of this man within the glinting cockpit…Il mit une heure interminable à compresser la distance, à affiner l'angle d'attaque et, à la fin, semblait connaître de longue date celui qui pilotait le Heinkel, deviner les pensées de l'homme derrière le reflet du cockpit…Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeLa terre et le ciel de Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2003 by Mercure de FranceThe Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan© 2003 by Mercure de France
The glinting of the flames dazzled her large eyes.Le reflet de la flamme fatiguait ses grands yeux.Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
The sun glinted on the metals of the line and the wet stones in the stream, and you could not have found a more peaceful sight in the world.L'acier des rails et les pierres mouillées du torrent luisaient au soleil, et l'on ne pouvait imaginer scène plus pacifique.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
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glint
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | glint | glints |
Possessive case | glint's | glints' |
glint
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | glinted |
Imperative | glint |
Present Participle (Participle I) | glinting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | glinted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I glint | we glint |
you glint | you glint |
he/she/it glints | they glint |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am glinting | we are glinting |
you are glinting | you are glinting |
he/she/it is glinting | they are glinting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have glinted | we have glinted |
you have glinted | you have glinted |
he/she/it has glinted | they have glinted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been glinting | we have been glinting |
you have been glinting | you have been glinting |
he/she/it has been glinting | they have been glinting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I glinted | we glinted |
you glinted | you glinted |
he/she/it glinted | they glinted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was glinting | we were glinting |
you were glinting | you were glinting |
he/she/it was glinting | they were glinting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had glinted | we had glinted |
you had glinted | you had glinted |
he/she/it had glinted | they had glinted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been glinting | we had been glinting |
you had been glinting | you had been glinting |
he/she/it had been glinting | they had been glinting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will glint | we shall/will glint |
you will glint | you will glint |
he/she/it will glint | they will glint |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be glinting | we shall/will be glinting |
you will be glinting | you will be glinting |
he/she/it will be glinting | they will be glinting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have glinted | we shall/will have glinted |
you will have glinted | you will have glinted |
he/she/it will have glinted | they will have glinted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been glinting | we shall/will have been glinting |
you will have been glinting | you will have been glinting |
he/she/it will have been glinting | they will have been glinting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would glint | we should/would glint |
you would glint | you would glint |
he/she/it would glint | they would glint |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be glinting | we should/would be glinting |
you would be glinting | you would be glinting |
he/she/it would be glinting | they would be glinting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have glinted | we should/would have glinted |
you would have glinted | you would have glinted |
he/she/it would have glinted | they would have glinted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been glinting | we should/would have been glinting |
you would have been glinting | you would have been glinting |
he/she/it would have been glinting | they would have been glinting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am glinted | we are glinted |
you are glinted | you are glinted |
he/she/it is glinted | they are glinted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being glinted | we are being glinted |
you are being glinted | you are being glinted |
he/she/it is being glinted | they are being glinted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been glinted | we have been glinted |
you have been glinted | you have been glinted |
he/she/it has been glinted | they have been glinted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was glinted | we were glinted |
you were glinted | you were glinted |
he/she/it was glinted | they were glinted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being glinted | we were being glinted |
you were being glinted | you were being glinted |
he/she/it was being glinted | they were being glinted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been glinted | we had been glinted |
you had been glinted | you had been glinted |
he/she/it had been glinted | they had been glinted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be glinted | we shall/will be glinted |
you will be glinted | you will be glinted |
he/she/it will be glinted | they will be glinted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been glinted | we shall/will have been glinted |
you will have been glinted | you will have been glinted |
he/she/it will have been glinted | they will have been glinted |