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" I would sooner cut my leg off," declared Jules.– J'aimerais mieux me couper une jambe, déclara Jules.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Sidoine, with closed eyes, and his leg in the air, waited a moment.Sidoine, les yeux fermés, la jambe en l’air, attendit une seconde.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
They had just saluted the leg of mutton with a hurrah, and the host had begun to carve it, when the door opened anew.On venait de saluer le gigot d’un hourra, et le maître de la maison s’était mis à le découper, lorsque de nouveau la porte s’ouvrit.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"Well, I know pretty well where to," said the senator, beginning to put on his boots, with a reflective air; and, stopping when his leg was half in, he embraced his knee with both hands, and seemed to go off in deep meditation.– Oh! je sais assez où la mener; et le sénateur commença à remettre ses bottes: puis, s’arrêtant à mi-chemin, il embrassa son genou et demeura enseveli dans ses réflexions.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
One day, said one of the guests, the stag had run into a farmyard, and had then turned and charged the hounds so suddenly that a lady had her leg broken amidst the confusion.Un jour, le cerf, réfugié dans la cour d'une ferme, s'était retourné si terriblement contre les chiens, qu'une dame avait eu une jambe cassée, au milieu de la bagarre.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Her leg also straightened itself, the muscles extended, the knee replaced itself in its proper position, all amidst such acute pain that Joachine ended by fainting.La jambe s’étendait, les muscles s’allongeaient, le genou se remettait en place, au milieu d’une douleur si forte, que Joachime avait fini par s’évanouir.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
I do not know where the other half of this human post may be, whose eye hangs down above and whose bluish viscera curl spirally round his leg.On ne sait pas où est l’autre moitié de cette sorte de piquet humain dont l’œil pend en haut, dont les entrailles bleuâtres tournent en spirale autour de la jambe.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Sandoz himself set the example, all the while assisting the charwoman, who burst into bitter language because it was half-past seven, and her leg of mutton was drying up.Lui-même donnait l’exemple, aidait au service la femme de ménage, qui s’emportait en paroles amères, parce qu’il était sept heures et demie, et que son gigot se desséchait.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
"Let's leg it," growls the voice of Poupardin.– Foutons le camp, gronde la voix de Poupardin.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I kept fowls at home at one time, and one of the hens no sooner hurt her leg than all the others, on seeing the blood oozing, would flock round and peck at the limb till they stripped it to the bone."J’avais un poulailler chez moi, et une d’elles ne pouvait se blesser à la patte, sans que toutes les autres, en voyant perler le sang, vinssent la piquer et la manger jusqu’à l’os. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
The challenges you are facing serve to highlight the fact that implementing the fourth leg of the OECD policy consensus is not easy.Les difficultés auxquelles vous devez faire face montrent bien qu'il n'est pas aisé de mettre en pratique le quatrième principe du consensus au sujet de la politique économique qui s'est dégagé au sein de l'OCDE.© 1995 - 2010, Bank of Canadahttp://www.bank-banque-canada.ca/ 30.11.2009
Her dishevelled hair was twined round the leg of a chair, and her hands had so firmly gripped hold of the chest of drawers, that it was pulled from its place and now stood in front of the door.Ses cheveux dénoués s'étaient enroulés au pied d'une chaise; ses mains avaient dû se cramponner à la commode avec une telle force, que le meuble se trouvait en travers de la porte.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Then he made a violent grab at Silvere, and setting him on his feet led him away like a dog that is dragged by one leg.Il tira violemment Silvère, il le mit debout, il l’emmena comme un chien qu’on traîne par une patte.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And we watch them in unison, not forgetting the shabby old cock, worn threadbare. Where his feathers have fallen appears the naked india-rubber leg, lurid as a grilled cutlet.Et on les contemple de concert, et aussi le vieux coq dégarni, usé jusqu’à la corde, et dont, à travers du duvet décollé apparaît à nu la cuisse caoutchouteuse, sombre comme une côtelette grillée.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Rachel turned round, still holding the leg of mutton; and, placing her hand upon her heart, she protested.Rachel s'était tournée, sans lâcher le gigot; et elle mettait la main sur son coeur, elle protestait.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
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Collocations
hind leg
patte de derrière
leg strap
sangle sous-pelvienne
leg strap
sous-cuisses
free leg
jambe libre
change of leg
changement de pied
change of leg in the air
changement de pied en l'air
flying change of leg
changement de pied en l'air
leading leg
jambe d'attaque
leg circle
cercle des jambes
leg grappling
chassé
leg guard
jambière
leg guard
protège-tibia
leg scissors
liane
leg technique
technique de jambes
leg trip
chassé
Word forms
leg
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | legged |
Imperative | leg |
Present Participle (Participle I) | legging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | legged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I leg | we leg |
you leg | you leg |
he/she/it legs | they leg |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am legging | we are legging |
you are legging | you are legging |
he/she/it is legging | they are legging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have legged | we have legged |
you have legged | you have legged |
he/she/it has legged | they have legged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been legging | we have been legging |
you have been legging | you have been legging |
he/she/it has been legging | they have been legging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I legged | we legged |
you legged | you legged |
he/she/it legged | they legged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was legging | we were legging |
you were legging | you were legging |
he/she/it was legging | they were legging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had legged | we had legged |
you had legged | you had legged |
he/she/it had legged | they had legged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been legging | we had been legging |
you had been legging | you had been legging |
he/she/it had been legging | they had been legging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will leg | we shall/will leg |
you will leg | you will leg |
he/she/it will leg | they will leg |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be legging | we shall/will be legging |
you will be legging | you will be legging |
he/she/it will be legging | they will be legging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have legged | we shall/will have legged |
you will have legged | you will have legged |
he/she/it will have legged | they will have legged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been legging | we shall/will have been legging |
you will have been legging | you will have been legging |
he/she/it will have been legging | they will have been legging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would leg | we should/would leg |
you would leg | you would leg |
he/she/it would leg | they would leg |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be legging | we should/would be legging |
you would be legging | you would be legging |
he/she/it would be legging | they would be legging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have legged | we should/would have legged |
you would have legged | you would have legged |
he/she/it would have legged | they would have legged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been legging | we should/would have been legging |
you would have been legging | you would have been legging |
he/she/it would have been legging | they would have been legging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am legged | we are legged |
you are legged | you are legged |
he/she/it is legged | they are legged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being legged | we are being legged |
you are being legged | you are being legged |
he/she/it is being legged | they are being legged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been legged | we have been legged |
you have been legged | you have been legged |
he/she/it has been legged | they have been legged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was legged | we were legged |
you were legged | you were legged |
he/she/it was legged | they were legged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being legged | we were being legged |
you were being legged | you were being legged |
he/she/it was being legged | they were being legged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been legged | we had been legged |
you had been legged | you had been legged |
he/she/it had been legged | they had been legged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be legged | we shall/will be legged |
you will be legged | you will be legged |
he/she/it will be legged | they will be legged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been legged | we shall/will have been legged |
you will have been legged | you will have been legged |
he/she/it will have been legged | they will have been legged |
leg
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | leg | legs |
Possessive case | leg's | legs' |