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Madeleine raised no cry, and sat without moving a limb.
Madeleine ne poussa pas un cri, ne fit pas un geste.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
He was not distressed by any definite thought, and he would have been puzzled to account, on the spur of the moment, for this dejection of spirit and heaviness of limb.
Aucune pensée précise ne l'affligeait et il n'aurait su dire tout d'abord d'où lui venait cette pesanteur de l'âme et cet engourdissement du corps.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Multi-coloured bow risers, and trademarks located on the inside of the upper and lower limb are permitted.
Les corps d'arc multicolores et les marques de fabrique localisées sur la face interne de la branche supérieure sont autorisés.
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
© FITA
www.archery.org 19.08.2011
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 - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Every time now that she opened her mouth or moved a limb, he could see that she was full of and quivering with her first love.
Maintenant, elle ne pouvait plus ouvrir les lèvres, plus remuer un membre, sans qu’il la trouvât pleine et vibrante de son premier amour.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Rivenoak had escaped with life and limb, but was injured and a prisoner.
Rivenoak était du nombre.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
O Mary, conceived without sin, annihilate me in the depths of the immaculate snow that falls from your every limb.
Marie conçue sans péché, anéantissez-moi au fond de la neige immaculée tombant de chacun de vos membres.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Oh! how I suffer; these memories are tearing me limb from limb."
Ah! que je souffre! Les souvenirs me déchirent.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
With a few strokes of the brush he, in thought, altered the whole of it, deepened the distances, set a badly drawn limb right, and modified a tone.
En quelques coups, il la refaisait, reculait les plans, redressait un membre, changeait la valeur d’un ton.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Among animals of fairly high organization, such as the tritons and the salamanders, a limb cut off, an eye torn out, is soon reborn.
Chez des animaux à organisation déjà élevée, tels que les tritons et les salamandres, un membre coupé, un œil arraché, renaissent bientôt.
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
A tall girl afflicted with chorea--St. Vitus's dance--was dancing with every limb, without a pause, the left side of her face being continually distorted by sudden, convulsive grimaces.
Une grande fille, atteinte de chorées, dansait de tous ses membres, sans arrêt, avec des sursauts de grimaces, qui tiraient la moitié gauche de son visage.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
He was pushed from the block toward his new master, but stopped one moment, and looked back, when his poor old mother, trembling in every limb, held out her shaking hands toward him.
On le poussa vers son nouveau maître. Il s’arrêta un moment à regarder sa pauvre vieille mère, qui, tremblant de tous ses membres, tendait vers lui ses mains défaillantes.
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
She spoke this word in a majestic tone, not moving a limb as she stood there on the table in her goddess-like posture.
Elle dit cela d'une voix souveraine, sans un geste, campée sur la table, dans sa pose de déesse.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
A man might reach that limb, and if he were active as a monkey might descend to the ground.
Il serait facile d’atteindre cet arbre et de se laisser glisser jusqu’à terre, à condition d’être agile comme un singe.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
If a vehicle comes up at a gallop or any other danger presents itself, she'll have to make up her mind on the instant, and steer her course firmly and properly if she does not wish to lose a limb.
Une voiture arrive au galop, un danger quelconque se déclare, et tout de suite il faut qu’elle se décide, qu’elle donne son coup de guidon d’une main ferme et sage, si elle ne veut pas y laisser un membre...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

limb string nocking
encoche de poupée
limb tip
poupée
hind limbs
postérieurs
hind limbs
membres postérieurs

Word forms

limb

noun
SingularPlural
Common caselimblimbs
Possessive caselimb'slimbs'

limb

verb
Basic forms
Pastlimbed
Imperativelimb
Present Participle (Participle I)limbing
Past Participle (Participle II)limbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I limbwe limb
you limbyou limb
he/she/it limbsthey limb
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am limbingwe are limbing
you are limbingyou are limbing
he/she/it is limbingthey are limbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have limbedwe have limbed
you have limbedyou have limbed
he/she/it has limbedthey have limbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been limbingwe have been limbing
you have been limbingyou have been limbing
he/she/it has been limbingthey have been limbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I limbedwe limbed
you limbedyou limbed
he/she/it limbedthey limbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was limbingwe were limbing
you were limbingyou were limbing
he/she/it was limbingthey were limbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had limbedwe had limbed
you had limbedyou had limbed
he/she/it had limbedthey had limbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been limbingwe had been limbing
you had been limbingyou had been limbing
he/she/it had been limbingthey had been limbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will limbwe shall/will limb
you will limbyou will limb
he/she/it will limbthey will limb
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be limbingwe shall/will be limbing
you will be limbingyou will be limbing
he/she/it will be limbingthey will be limbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have limbedwe shall/will have limbed
you will have limbedyou will have limbed
he/she/it will have limbedthey will have limbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been limbingwe shall/will have been limbing
you will have been limbingyou will have been limbing
he/she/it will have been limbingthey will have been limbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would limbwe should/would limb
you would limbyou would limb
he/she/it would limbthey would limb
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be limbingwe should/would be limbing
you would be limbingyou would be limbing
he/she/it would be limbingthey would be limbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have limbedwe should/would have limbed
you would have limbedyou would have limbed
he/she/it would have limbedthey would have limbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been limbingwe should/would have been limbing
you would have been limbingyou would have been limbing
he/she/it would have been limbingthey would have been limbing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am limbedwe are limbed
you are limbedyou are limbed
he/she/it is limbedthey are limbed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being limbedwe are being limbed
you are being limbedyou are being limbed
he/she/it is being limbedthey are being limbed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been limbedwe have been limbed
you have been limbedyou have been limbed
he/she/it has been limbedthey have been limbed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was limbedwe were limbed
you were limbedyou were limbed
he/she/it was limbedthey were limbed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being limbedwe were being limbed
you were being limbedyou were being limbed
he/she/it was being limbedthey were being limbed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been limbedwe had been limbed
you had been limbedyou had been limbed
he/she/it had been limbedthey had been limbed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be limbedwe shall/will be limbed
you will be limbedyou will be limbed
he/she/it will be limbedthey will be limbed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been limbedwe shall/will have been limbed
you will have been limbedyou will have been limbed
he/she/it will have been limbedthey will have been limbed