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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 chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, 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 chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, 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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, 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.
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 vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, 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 Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Leeches also can be easily seen on the external surface.
On peut voir facilement les sangsues sur les surfaces externes.

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leech

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseleechleeches
Possessive caseleech'sleeches'

leech

verb
Basic forms
Pastleeched
Imperativeleech
Present Participle (Participle I)leeching
Past Participle (Participle II)leeched
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I leechwe leech
you leechyou leech
he/she/it leechesthey leech
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am leechingwe are leeching
you are leechingyou are leeching
he/she/it is leechingthey are leeching
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have leechedwe have leeched
you have leechedyou have leeched
he/she/it has leechedthey have leeched
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been leechingwe have been leeching
you have been leechingyou have been leeching
he/she/it has been leechingthey have been leeching
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I leechedwe leeched
you leechedyou leeched
he/she/it leechedthey leeched
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was leechingwe were leeching
you were leechingyou were leeching
he/she/it was leechingthey were leeching
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had leechedwe had leeched
you had leechedyou had leeched
he/she/it had leechedthey had leeched
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been leechingwe had been leeching
you had been leechingyou had been leeching
he/she/it had been leechingthey had been leeching
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will leechwe shall/will leech
you will leechyou will leech
he/she/it will leechthey will leech
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be leechingwe shall/will be leeching
you will be leechingyou will be leeching
he/she/it will be leechingthey will be leeching
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have leechedwe shall/will have leeched
you will have leechedyou will have leeched
he/she/it will have leechedthey will have leeched
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been leechingwe shall/will have been leeching
you will have been leechingyou will have been leeching
he/she/it will have been leechingthey will have been leeching
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would leechwe should/would leech
you would leechyou would leech
he/she/it would leechthey would leech
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be leechingwe should/would be leeching
you would be leechingyou would be leeching
he/she/it would be leechingthey would be leeching
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have leechedwe should/would have leeched
you would have leechedyou would have leeched
he/she/it would have leechedthey would have leeched
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been leechingwe should/would have been leeching
you would have been leechingyou would have been leeching
he/she/it would have been leechingthey would have been leeching
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am leechedwe are leeched
you are leechedyou are leeched
he/she/it is leechedthey are leeched
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being leechedwe are being leeched
you are being leechedyou are being leeched
he/she/it is being leechedthey are being leeched
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been leechedwe have been leeched
you have been leechedyou have been leeched
he/she/it has been leechedthey have been leeched
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was leechedwe were leeched
you were leechedyou were leeched
he/she/it was leechedthey were leeched
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being leechedwe were being leeched
you were being leechedyou were being leeched
he/she/it was being leechedthey were being leeched
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been leechedwe had been leeched
you had been leechedyou had been leeched
he/she/it had been leechedthey had been leeched
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be leechedwe shall/will be leeched
you will be leechedyou will be leeched
he/she/it will be leechedthey will be leeched
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been leechedwe shall/will have been leeched
you will have been leechedyou will have been leeched
he/she/it will have been leechedthey will have been leeched