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His misery in this thought was so intense that he uttered a groan, one of those brief moans wrung from the breast by a too intolerable pang.
Sa détresse, à cette pensée, devint si déchirante qu'il poussa un gémissement, une de ces courtes plaintes arrachées à la gorge par les douleurs trop vives.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
He saw her go on, giving every once in a while a suppressed groan.
Il la vit marcher, en poussant de temps à autre un sourd gémissement.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
A smothered groan of indignation ran through the whole circle, and Mrs. Shelby spoke from the verandah, – "Mr. Haley, I assure you that precaution is entirely unnecessary."
Un murmure étouffé d’indignation circula dans le cercle, et madame Shelby, restée sous la véranda, s’écria: «Monsieur Haley, c’est une précaution tout à fait inutile, je vous assure.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
This singing, muffled by the thickness of the ceiling, filled the silent room as if with a dying groan.
Ce chant, assourdi par l’épaisseur du plafond, traînait dans la nuit calme comme une plainte de mort.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
They are crammed with a curse which strives to find a way out and to come to light in words, a curse which makes them to groan and wail.
Ils sont bondés d’une malédiction qui essaye de se livrer passage et d’éclore en paroles. Ils en geignent ; ils en vagissent.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
So you bet they were some nuisance—"Just then, Marthereau wakes up from his sleep by the entry with a half-groan.
Alors, tu parles si ça bardait…À ce moment, Marthereau qui dormait près de l’entrée se réveille dans un vague gémissement.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
It was at this moment that the bull uttered a deafening groan.
C'est à ce moment que le taureau poussa un râle assourdissant.
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
But it was the nights especially that were so terrible: in vain did he turn over in his bed, he only succeeded in falling off, towards morning, into a feverish sleep, out of which the least groan from Lucy awoke him.
Mais ses nuits surtout étaient terribles: il se retournait vainement dans son lit, il parvenait seulement à s’assoupir, vers le matin, d’un sommeil fiévreux, dont le tirait la moindre plainte de Lucie.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
He scrambled to his feet to speak the protest that had been wrung from his soul, forgot his game leg, and rolled back on the ground with a groan.
Il se dressa pour formuler la protestation que ces paroles faisaient jaillir de son âme, mais il oublia sa blessure et retomba à terre avec un gémissement.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
At that rate, a century, two centuries, would be needed before there would be bread in the garrets where groan the lamed sons of labour, the old, broken-down beasts of burden.
À ce train, il faudrait cent ans, deux cents ans, pour qu’il y eût du pain dans les soupentes où râlent les éclopés du travail, les vieilles bêtes de somme fourbues.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
If the shafts of envy can wound and draw blood, it is only because we ourselves have shafts that we wish to throw; if treachery can wring a groan from us, we must be disloyal ourselves.
Si les traits de l'envie nous font saigner encore, c'est que nous aurions pu lancer ces mêmes traits, et si une trahison nous arrache des larmes, c'est que nous avons toujours en nous la puissance de trahir.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
It panted with rage, cursing the corpse, when it could no longer tear a groan from it.
Elle haletait de rage, maudissant le cadavre, dès qu’elle ne pouvait plus en arracher une plainte.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
"Be off," said the man, gruffly, pushing her hands away; "you come last. Now, darkey, spring;" and, with the word, he pushed the boy toward the block, while a deep, heavy groan rose behind him.
–  Lâche donc! cria l’homme, comme il détachait rudement les mains de la femme: tu viendras en dernier, toi! Allons! saute, moricaud!» Il poussa l’enfant vers les tréteaux.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
The woman gave a groan of utter despair, and sat down on a board.
La femme poussa un gémissement de désespoir et tomba sur un banc.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
"Surely I hear a groan!"
– J’entends un gémissement, cela est certain !
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981

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groan

noun
SingularPlural
Common casegroangroans
Possessive casegroan'sgroans'

groan

verb
Basic forms
Pastgroaned
Imperativegroan
Present Participle (Participle I)groaning
Past Participle (Participle II)groaned
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I groanwe groan
you groanyou groan
he/she/it groansthey groan
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am groaningwe are groaning
you are groaningyou are groaning
he/she/it is groaningthey are groaning
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have groanedwe have groaned
you have groanedyou have groaned
he/she/it has groanedthey have groaned
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been groaningwe have been groaning
you have been groaningyou have been groaning
he/she/it has been groaningthey have been groaning
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I groanedwe groaned
you groanedyou groaned
he/she/it groanedthey groaned
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was groaningwe were groaning
you were groaningyou were groaning
he/she/it was groaningthey were groaning
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had groanedwe had groaned
you had groanedyou had groaned
he/she/it had groanedthey had groaned
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been groaningwe had been groaning
you had been groaningyou had been groaning
he/she/it had been groaningthey had been groaning
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will groanwe shall/will groan
you will groanyou will groan
he/she/it will groanthey will groan
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be groaningwe shall/will be groaning
you will be groaningyou will be groaning
he/she/it will be groaningthey will be groaning
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have groanedwe shall/will have groaned
you will have groanedyou will have groaned
he/she/it will have groanedthey will have groaned
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been groaningwe shall/will have been groaning
you will have been groaningyou will have been groaning
he/she/it will have been groaningthey will have been groaning
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would groanwe should/would groan
you would groanyou would groan
he/she/it would groanthey would groan
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be groaningwe should/would be groaning
you would be groaningyou would be groaning
he/she/it would be groaningthey would be groaning
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have groanedwe should/would have groaned
you would have groanedyou would have groaned
he/she/it would have groanedthey would have groaned
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been groaningwe should/would have been groaning
you would have been groaningyou would have been groaning
he/she/it would have been groaningthey would have been groaning
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am groanedwe are groaned
you are groanedyou are groaned
he/she/it is groanedthey are groaned
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being groanedwe are being groaned
you are being groanedyou are being groaned
he/she/it is being groanedthey are being groaned
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been groanedwe have been groaned
you have been groanedyou have been groaned
he/she/it has been groanedthey have been groaned
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was groanedwe were groaned
you were groanedyou were groaned
he/she/it was groanedthey were groaned
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being groanedwe were being groaned
you were being groanedyou were being groaned
he/she/it was being groanedthey were being groaned
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been groanedwe had been groaned
you had been groanedyou had been groaned
he/she/it had been groanedthey had been groaned
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be groanedwe shall/will be groaned
you will be groanedyou will be groaned
he/she/it will be groanedthey will be groaned
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been groanedwe shall/will have been groaned
you will have been groanedyou will have been groaned
he/she/it will have been groanedthey will have been groaned