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It was the magpie who was the thief.C'était une pie qui était la voleuse.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Two months afterwards, while a tree was being felled, the knife and fork were discovered in the nest of a magpie.Deux mois après, comme on abattait un arbre, on trouva le couvert dans un nid de pie.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
Over yonder, there falls eddying from a poplar's peak a magpie—half white, half black, like a shred of partly-burned paper.Là-bas, du faîte d’un peuplier descend, toute tourbillonnante, une pie qui, mi-blanche, mi-noire, semble un morceau de journal à moitié brûlé.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Sometimes Juliette, rather ashamed of monopolizing all the talk, would cease her magpie chatter.Parfois, Juliette arrêtait son bavardage de pie, un peu honteuse de toujours parler.Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amourUne page d'amourZola, Emile© 2009 GRIN VerlagA Love EpisodeZola, Emile© 2005 Mondial
As Jory was smoking, she took his cigarette out of his mouth and set it in her own, but without pausing in her chatter, which suggested that of a saucy magpie.Comme il fumait, elle lui enleva sa cigarette de la bouche et la mit à la sienne; cela, sans interrompre son bavardage de vie polissonne.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
More, I could hear the chatter of the machine-guns, a magpie note among the baying of hounds.Et les crépitements des mitrailleuses retentissaient comme le bavardage d’une pie au milieu des aboiements d’une meute formidable.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"Then, they put the magpie in prison," said he.--Alors, dit-il, on a mis la pie en prison?Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
"They call it 'the juice,'" corrects the magpie-man.– On dit le « jus », rectifie l’homme-pie.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Their eyes met, and for a couple of seconds their glances mingled. Then he, with flushed cheeks and an angry air, resumed, addressing one and all: "As soon as the superintendent turns her back you chatter away like so many magpies.Leurs yeux se rencontrèrent, s’oublièrent deux secondes les uns dans les autres ; et il reprit, les joues colorées, s’adressant à toutes : « Dès que la surveillante tourne le dos, vous jacassez, vous vous querellez.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
She was talking about the magpies' nests, which are so difficult to steal, and she dragged him along with her.Elle parlait des nids de pies, qui sont si difficiles à dénicher, et elle l’entraînait.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
'I do believe you yourself wouldn't mind a bit if the magpies actually built their nests in the church.- Oh! vous! reprit-elle, vous accepteriez que les pies elles-mêmes bâtissent leurs nids dans l'église.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Have you ever taken a magpie's nest?Est-ce que tu as jamais déniché des pies, toi?Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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magpie
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | magpie | magpies |
Possessive case | magpie's | magpies' |