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" My fists itch," said Sidoine.– Les poings me démangent, dit Sidoine.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
There was just one time that I very near broke out with the itch, and that was when one of 'em said, 'Later, when we return, if we do return.'Y a qu’une fois j’ai failli m’fout’ en rogne, c’est quand un a dit : « Plus tard, quand on r’viendra, si on r’vient ».Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
She had preserved the Parisian cackle, a superficial and borrowed wit, an itch of drollery caught by rubbing up against men, but was able to put on a grand lady sort of air when she chose.Elle gardait le bagou parisien, un esprit de surface et d'emprunt, une gale de drôlerie attrapée en se frottant aux hommes. Au demeurant, l'air grande dame, quand elle voulait.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
La Teuse remained standing there, feeling jealous and hurt and struggling to keep silence; but so great was the itching of her tongue, that she soon broke out once more: 'Brother Archangias has been here.La Teuse restait debout, jalouse, blessée, faisant effort pour se taire; mais la langue lui démangeait tellement, qu'elle reprit bientôt: - Frère Archangias est venu...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 ! so you're itching to be on the move, are you, old lady ? ' said he.«Quoi donc! maman, les petons vous démangent?Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The two men who had started that morning from the hotel door had been bogus enough, but the two men that returned were genuine desperadoes itching to get a shot at England.Et de fait, si les deux hommes qui avaient quitté l’hôtel le matin même étaient des imposteurs, ceux qui y rentrèrent le soir étaient de véritables desperados qui mouraient d’envie de se mesurer contre l’Angleterre!Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Ever since she left the Dambrevilles', her hand had been itching; there were slaps in the air.Depuis sa sortie de chez les Dambreville, sa main était chaude, il y avait des claques dans l'air.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Her hand had been itching to give it, ever since the day before; it had been making her fingers tingle, the same as in those far-off days when the child used to oversleep herself.Depuis la veille, elle avait cette gifle dans la main; ça lui démangeait les doigts, comme aux jours lointains où la petite s'oubliait encore en dormant.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
My very hands are itching to do it.J’en ai des fourmillements dans les mains.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The priest having thanked him with a nod, and refusing to sit down, the hairdresser, whose tongue was ever itching to talk, continued: "Oh!D’un geste, le prêtre ayant remercié, en refusant de s’asseoir, le coiffeur reprit, dans sa continuelle démangeaison de parler : « Oh !Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
But Granoux, who was opening his mouth wide with a violent itching to say something, shouted: "No, no, that isn't right.Granoux, qui allongeait les lèvres, avec une démangeaison féroce de parler, s’écria: «Non, non, ce n’est pas cela…Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Ah, there was no doubt but that the itching to succeed, the wish to pass over one's comrades and be hailed by idiots, impelled some people to very dirty tricks.Ah! décidément, la démangeaison du succès, le besoin de passer sur le ventre des camarades et d’être salué par des crétins, poussait à faire de bien grandes saletés.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
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Word forms
itch
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | itch | itches |
Possessive case | itch's | itches' |
itch
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | itched |
Imperative | itch |
Present Participle (Participle I) | itching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | itched |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I itch | we itch |
you itch | you itch |
he/she/it itches | they itch |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am itching | we are itching |
you are itching | you are itching |
he/she/it is itching | they are itching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have itched | we have itched |
you have itched | you have itched |
he/she/it has itched | they have itched |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been itching | we have been itching |
you have been itching | you have been itching |
he/she/it has been itching | they have been itching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I itched | we itched |
you itched | you itched |
he/she/it itched | they itched |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was itching | we were itching |
you were itching | you were itching |
he/she/it was itching | they were itching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had itched | we had itched |
you had itched | you had itched |
he/she/it had itched | they had itched |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been itching | we had been itching |
you had been itching | you had been itching |
he/she/it had been itching | they had been itching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will itch | we shall/will itch |
you will itch | you will itch |
he/she/it will itch | they will itch |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be itching | we shall/will be itching |
you will be itching | you will be itching |
he/she/it will be itching | they will be itching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have itched | we shall/will have itched |
you will have itched | you will have itched |
he/she/it will have itched | they will have itched |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been itching | we shall/will have been itching |
you will have been itching | you will have been itching |
he/she/it will have been itching | they will have been itching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would itch | we should/would itch |
you would itch | you would itch |
he/she/it would itch | they would itch |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be itching | we should/would be itching |
you would be itching | you would be itching |
he/she/it would be itching | they would be itching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have itched | we should/would have itched |
you would have itched | you would have itched |
he/she/it would have itched | they would have itched |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been itching | we should/would have been itching |
you would have been itching | you would have been itching |
he/she/it would have been itching | they would have been itching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am itched | we are itched |
you are itched | you are itched |
he/she/it is itched | they are itched |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being itched | we are being itched |
you are being itched | you are being itched |
he/she/it is being itched | they are being itched |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been itched | we have been itched |
you have been itched | you have been itched |
he/she/it has been itched | they have been itched |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was itched | we were itched |
you were itched | you were itched |
he/she/it was itched | they were itched |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being itched | we were being itched |
you were being itched | you were being itched |
he/she/it was being itched | they were being itched |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been itched | we had been itched |
you had been itched | you had been itched |
he/she/it had been itched | they had been itched |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be itched | we shall/will be itched |
you will be itched | you will be itched |
he/she/it will be itched | they will be itched |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been itched | we shall/will have been itched |
you will have been itched | you will have been itched |
he/she/it will have been itched | they will have been itched |