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.
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.
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
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
Singular
Plural
Common case
limb
limbs
Possessive case
limb's
limbs'
limb
verb
Basic forms
Past
limbed
Imperative
limb
Present Participle (Participle I)
limbing
Past Participle (Participle II)
limbed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I limb
we limb
you limb
you limb
he/she/it limbs
they limb
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am limbing
we are limbing
you are limbing
you are limbing
he/she/it is limbing
they are limbing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have limbed
we have limbed
you have limbed
you have limbed
he/she/it has limbed
they have limbed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been limbing
we have been limbing
you have been limbing
you have been limbing
he/she/it has been limbing
they have been limbing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I limbed
we limbed
you limbed
you limbed
he/she/it limbed
they limbed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was limbing
we were limbing
you were limbing
you were limbing
he/she/it was limbing
they were limbing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had limbed
we had limbed
you had limbed
you had limbed
he/she/it had limbed
they had limbed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been limbing
we had been limbing
you had been limbing
you had been limbing
he/she/it had been limbing
they had been limbing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will limb
we shall/will limb
you will limb
you will limb
he/she/it will limb
they will limb
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be limbing
we shall/will be limbing
you will be limbing
you will be limbing
he/she/it will be limbing
they will be limbing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have limbed
we shall/will have limbed
you will have limbed
you will have limbed
he/she/it will have limbed
they will have limbed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been limbing
we shall/will have been limbing
you will have been limbing
you will have been limbing
he/she/it will have been limbing
they will have been limbing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would limb
we should/would limb
you would limb
you would limb
he/she/it would limb
they would limb
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be limbing
we should/would be limbing
you would be limbing
you would be limbing
he/she/it would be limbing
they would be limbing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have limbed
we should/would have limbed
you would have limbed
you would have limbed
he/she/it would have limbed
they would have limbed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice