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My surgeon, a wretched leech of a Mexican, assures me that it will be certain death to attempt the journey.Mon chirurgien, abominable sangsue mexicaine, m'affirme que c'est courir à une mort certaine que de me mettre en route.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The leech disappeared, and the landlord came next.La sangsue disparut, et le maître d'hôtel lui succéda.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And the wretchedness had reached such a point that the dried herbs suspended from the ceiling swarmed with spiders, while defunct leeches, which had already turned green, floated on the tops of the glass jars.Et la misère en était à ce point, que les herbes séchées du plafond grouillaient d’araignées, et que les sangsues, crevées, déjà vertes, surnageaient dans les bocaux.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
We had sent the huntsman in quest of leeches, but the doctor, thinking the case urgent, wished to bleed the count immediately, but had brought no lancet with him.Quoiqu’il eût envoyé chercher une grande quantité de sangsues par le piqueur, il jugea qu’une saignée était urgente, et n’avait point de lancette sur lui.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
c. Activity trap (10 locations) - This is a good method to sample larger invertebrates such as crayfish, leeches, and dragonfly larvae.c. Nasse (10 sites) - C'est une bonne méthode pour échantillonner les plus gros invertébrés comme les écrevisses, les sangsues et les larves de libellule.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/1/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/1/2012
It would have been as much as the life of the Committee or its German masters was worth to lay a hand on us, for we clung together like leeches and we were not in the habit of sticking at trifles.C’eût été un grand coup pour le comité et ses maîtres allemands, s’ils avaient pu mettre la main sur nous, car nous nous tenions collés l’un à l’autre comme des sangsues, et nous n’avions pas l’habitude de reculer devant les détails.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He wanted to fetch a doctor, but I swore some and said I couldn't abide leeches.Il voulait aller chercher un docteur, mais je sacrai un brin, disant que je ne pouvais souffrir les drogues.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Leeches also can be easily seen on the external surface.On peut voir facilement les sangsues sur les surfaces externes.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/1/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/1/2012
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leech
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | leech | leeches |
Possessive case | leech's | leeches' |
leech
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | leeched |
Imperative | leech |
Present Participle (Participle I) | leeching |
Past Participle (Participle II) | leeched |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I leech | we leech |
you leech | you leech |
he/she/it leeches | they leech |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am leeching | we are leeching |
you are leeching | you are leeching |
he/she/it is leeching | they are leeching |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have leeched | we have leeched |
you have leeched | you have leeched |
he/she/it has leeched | they have leeched |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been leeching | we have been leeching |
you have been leeching | you have been leeching |
he/she/it has been leeching | they have been leeching |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I leeched | we leeched |
you leeched | you leeched |
he/she/it leeched | they leeched |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was leeching | we were leeching |
you were leeching | you were leeching |
he/she/it was leeching | they were leeching |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had leeched | we had leeched |
you had leeched | you had leeched |
he/she/it had leeched | they had leeched |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been leeching | we had been leeching |
you had been leeching | you had been leeching |
he/she/it had been leeching | they had been leeching |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will leech | we shall/will leech |
you will leech | you will leech |
he/she/it will leech | they will leech |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be leeching | we shall/will be leeching |
you will be leeching | you will be leeching |
he/she/it will be leeching | they will be leeching |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have leeched | we shall/will have leeched |
you will have leeched | you will have leeched |
he/she/it will have leeched | they will have leeched |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been leeching | we shall/will have been leeching |
you will have been leeching | you will have been leeching |
he/she/it will have been leeching | they will have been leeching |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would leech | we should/would leech |
you would leech | you would leech |
he/she/it would leech | they would leech |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be leeching | we should/would be leeching |
you would be leeching | you would be leeching |
he/she/it would be leeching | they would be leeching |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have leeched | we should/would have leeched |
you would have leeched | you would have leeched |
he/she/it would have leeched | they would have leeched |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been leeching | we should/would have been leeching |
you would have been leeching | you would have been leeching |
he/she/it would have been leeching | they would have been leeching |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am leeched | we are leeched |
you are leeched | you are leeched |
he/she/it is leeched | they are leeched |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being leeched | we are being leeched |
you are being leeched | you are being leeched |
he/she/it is being leeched | they are being leeched |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been leeched | we have been leeched |
you have been leeched | you have been leeched |
he/she/it has been leeched | they have been leeched |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was leeched | we were leeched |
you were leeched | you were leeched |
he/she/it was leeched | they were leeched |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being leeched | we were being leeched |
you were being leeched | you were being leeched |
he/she/it was being leeched | they were being leeched |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been leeched | we had been leeched |
you had been leeched | you had been leeched |
he/she/it had been leeched | they had been leeched |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be leeched | we shall/will be leeched |
you will be leeched | you will be leeched |
he/she/it will be leeched | they will be leeched |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been leeched | we shall/will have been leeched |
you will have been leeched | you will have been leeched |
he/she/it will have been leeched | they will have been leeched |