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The birds and insects were even less recognisable, having lost their beautiful colourings and gloss.Les oiseaux et les insectes étaient encore moins reconnaissables, ayant perdu les belles couleurs de leurs ajustements.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
The fog's moisture is resolving in little drops that cover everything with a slight gloss.L’humidité du brouillard se résout en gouttelettes et met un léger vernis sur les choses.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Now he spoke no more; but the sparkle in his eye, the bright colour in his cheeks, the very gloss of his beard seemed to proclaim his happiness.Maintenant, il se taisait de nouveau, mais la clarté de son oeil, la rougeur animée de ses joues, jusqu'au luisant de sa barbe, semblaient proclamer son bonheur.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
Instinct teaches the bird while wooing his mate to plume his pinions to their highest gloss; and a similar feeling now rendered me solicitous about my toilet.L'instinct pousse l'oiseau à lisser ses ailes et à donner le plus brillant éclat à son plumage, pendant tout le temps où il courtise sa femelle. Le même sentiment me rendait très soigneux de ma toilette.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I note in passing, however, that if the appellant were to succeed on the Charter ground, the effect would be to impose a gloss upon rule 30.11(6).Je souligne, toutefois, en passant, que si on devait faire droit au moyen de l'appelant fondé sur la Charte, cela aurait pour effet d'ajouter à la règle 30.11(6).http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/14/2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 12/14/2011
The classic definition of murder is that of Sir Edward (Chief Justice) Coke, though its antiquated wording requires careful glossing.La définition classique de meurtre est celle qu'a formulée le juge en chef sir Edward Coke, bien que sa formulation surannée exige un commentaire élaboré.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 3/7/2012
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gloss
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | gloss | glosses |
Possessive case | gloss', gloss's | glosses' |
gloss
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | glossed |
Imperative | gloss |
Present Participle (Participle I) | glossing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | glossed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I gloss | we gloss |
you gloss | you gloss |
he/she/it glosses | they gloss |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am glossing | we are glossing |
you are glossing | you are glossing |
he/she/it is glossing | they are glossing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have glossed | we have glossed |
you have glossed | you have glossed |
he/she/it has glossed | they have glossed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been glossing | we have been glossing |
you have been glossing | you have been glossing |
he/she/it has been glossing | they have been glossing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I glossed | we glossed |
you glossed | you glossed |
he/she/it glossed | they glossed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was glossing | we were glossing |
you were glossing | you were glossing |
he/she/it was glossing | they were glossing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had glossed | we had glossed |
you had glossed | you had glossed |
he/she/it had glossed | they had glossed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been glossing | we had been glossing |
you had been glossing | you had been glossing |
he/she/it had been glossing | they had been glossing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will gloss | we shall/will gloss |
you will gloss | you will gloss |
he/she/it will gloss | they will gloss |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be glossing | we shall/will be glossing |
you will be glossing | you will be glossing |
he/she/it will be glossing | they will be glossing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have glossed | we shall/will have glossed |
you will have glossed | you will have glossed |
he/she/it will have glossed | they will have glossed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been glossing | we shall/will have been glossing |
you will have been glossing | you will have been glossing |
he/she/it will have been glossing | they will have been glossing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would gloss | we should/would gloss |
you would gloss | you would gloss |
he/she/it would gloss | they would gloss |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be glossing | we should/would be glossing |
you would be glossing | you would be glossing |
he/she/it would be glossing | they would be glossing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have glossed | we should/would have glossed |
you would have glossed | you would have glossed |
he/she/it would have glossed | they would have glossed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been glossing | we should/would have been glossing |
you would have been glossing | you would have been glossing |
he/she/it would have been glossing | they would have been glossing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am glossed | we are glossed |
you are glossed | you are glossed |
he/she/it is glossed | they are glossed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being glossed | we are being glossed |
you are being glossed | you are being glossed |
he/she/it is being glossed | they are being glossed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been glossed | we have been glossed |
you have been glossed | you have been glossed |
he/she/it has been glossed | they have been glossed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was glossed | we were glossed |
you were glossed | you were glossed |
he/she/it was glossed | they were glossed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being glossed | we were being glossed |
you were being glossed | you were being glossed |
he/she/it was being glossed | they were being glossed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been glossed | we had been glossed |
you had been glossed | you had been glossed |
he/she/it had been glossed | they had been glossed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be glossed | we shall/will be glossed |
you will be glossed | you will be glossed |
he/she/it will be glossed | they will be glossed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been glossed | we shall/will have been glossed |
you will have been glossed | you will have been glossed |
he/she/it will have been glossed | they will have been glossed |