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Several coyotes had already climbed up on the slab where it lay, and were smelling around it, seemingly not caring to touch the hideous morsel.
Quelques coyotes avaient déjà grimpé sur la plate-forme où était le cadavre, et flairaient tout autour, semblant hésiter devant cette masse hideuse.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
I had an antithesis, a very good antithesis; the most dainty morsel that can be served to a poet.
Je tenais une antithèse, une belle et bonne antithèse, le plus fin morceau qui puisse être servi à un poète.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
A cake, man, to say the truth, is an agreeable morsel, and I often see the time when I pine for a bite myself."
Un gâteau de farine d’orge, pour dire la vérité, est un morceau friand, et il y a des moments où je voudrais moi-même en avoir une tranche.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
A new chagrin awaited us; not a morsel of flesh remained!
Un nouveau déboire nous était réservé; pas un lambeau de viande ne restait!
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The meal finished, we clean our aluminium mess-tins or plates with a morsel of bread.
Le repas fini, on nettoie les gamelles ou les assiettes en aluminium avec un bout de pain…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Sure enough, when I lost Gabin I was just like you. I remained three days without swallowing a morsel of food.
Bien sûr, quand j'ai perdu Gabin, j'étais pareille à vous, je suis restée trois jours sans pouvoir avaler gros comme ça de nourriture.
Zola, Emile / The Death of Oliver BecailleZola, Emile / La mort d'Olivier Becaille
La mort d'Olivier Becaille
Zola, Emile
The Death of Oliver Becaille
Zola, Emile
"Well," said Sidoine, out of patience, " what were you seeking, my famished one, if it was not a morsel of bread ?"
– Ça, dit Sidoine impatienté, que cherchiez-vous donc, monsieur l’affamé, si ce n’est un morceau de pain ?
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
We were about stooping to pick up the dust-covered morsels, when a strange exclamation from one of the hunters caused us to look hastily round.
Au moment où nous allions ramasser les débris souillés de poussière, une exclamation étrange d'un des chasseurs nous fit brusquement tourner les yeux.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
On this occasion they each partook of the yolk of an egg diluted in some broth, and a mutton cutlet, which the father cut up into tiny morsels.
Ce jour-là, ils eurent un jaune d’œuf délayé dans du bouillon, et une noix de côtelette, que le père leur coupa en tout petits morceaux.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
We don't go and look into your plate or try to pull the dainty morsels out of your mouth.
Nous n'allons pas, nous autres, regarder dans ton assiette ni te retirer les morceaux de la bouche.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
It was something to hear him bemoan his lot when they sat five at table, and the mother gave the best morsels to Jean, Lisa, and Gervaise.
Il fallait l’entendre se désoler, depuis qu’ils étaient cinq à table, et que la mère donnait les meilleurs morceaux à Jean, à Lisa et à Gervaise.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Marthe carved the duck, and with beseeching looks pressed the choicest morsels upon the Abbé.
Marthe servait. Elle insistait, avec des yeux suppliants, pour qu'il acceptât les bons morceaux.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Does she forget that sobriety and a disdain for tasty morsels are virtues necessary to beasts who pride themselves on their progress?
Oublie-t-elle que la sobriété, le dédain des fins morceaux, sont des vertus nécessaires à des bêtes se piquant de progrès ?
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Rose stood behind her and warned her whenever by mistake she was going to give her husband some of the more delicate morsels in the dish.
Rose, debout derrière elle, l'avertissait, lorsqu'elle se trompait et qu'elle tombait sur un bon morceau.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Some people will never attempt to lead this life of poets, feed on pure air, moralise or sleep between two morsels.
Jamais certaines gens ne s’aviseront de vivre cette vie des poètes : se nourrir d’air pur, philosopher ou dormir entre deux bouchées.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile

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morsel

verb
Basic forms
Pastmorselled
Imperativemorsel
Present Participle (Participle I)morselling
Past Participle (Participle II)morselled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I morselwe morsel
you morselyou morsel
he/she/it morselsthey morsel
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am morsellingwe are morselling
you are morsellingyou are morselling
he/she/it is morsellingthey are morselling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have morselledwe have morselled
you have morselledyou have morselled
he/she/it has morselledthey have morselled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been morsellingwe have been morselling
you have been morsellingyou have been morselling
he/she/it has been morsellingthey have been morselling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I morselledwe morselled
you morselledyou morselled
he/she/it morselledthey morselled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was morsellingwe were morselling
you were morsellingyou were morselling
he/she/it was morsellingthey were morselling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had morselledwe had morselled
you had morselledyou had morselled
he/she/it had morselledthey had morselled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been morsellingwe had been morselling
you had been morsellingyou had been morselling
he/she/it had been morsellingthey had been morselling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will morselwe shall/will morsel
you will morselyou will morsel
he/she/it will morselthey will morsel
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be morsellingwe shall/will be morselling
you will be morsellingyou will be morselling
he/she/it will be morsellingthey will be morselling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have morselledwe shall/will have morselled
you will have morselledyou will have morselled
he/she/it will have morselledthey will have morselled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been morsellingwe shall/will have been morselling
you will have been morsellingyou will have been morselling
he/she/it will have been morsellingthey will have been morselling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would morselwe should/would morsel
you would morselyou would morsel
he/she/it would morselthey would morsel
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be morsellingwe should/would be morselling
you would be morsellingyou would be morselling
he/she/it would be morsellingthey would be morselling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have morselledwe should/would have morselled
you would have morselledyou would have morselled
he/she/it would have morselledthey would have morselled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been morsellingwe should/would have been morselling
you would have been morsellingyou would have been morselling
he/she/it would have been morsellingthey would have been morselling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am morselledwe are morselled
you are morselledyou are morselled
he/she/it is morselledthey are morselled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being morselledwe are being morselled
you are being morselledyou are being morselled
he/she/it is being morselledthey are being morselled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been morselledwe have been morselled
you have been morselledyou have been morselled
he/she/it has been morselledthey have been morselled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was morselledwe were morselled
you were morselledyou were morselled
he/she/it was morselledthey were morselled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being morselledwe were being morselled
you were being morselledyou were being morselled
he/she/it was being morselledthey were being morselled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been morselledwe had been morselled
you had been morselledyou had been morselled
he/she/it had been morselledthey had been morselled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be morselledwe shall/will be morselled
you will be morselledyou will be morselled
he/she/it will be morselledthey will be morselled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been morselledwe shall/will have been morselled
you will have been morselledyou will have been morselled
he/she/it will have been morselledthey will have been morselled

morsel

noun
SingularPlural
Common casemorselmorsels
Possessive casemorsel'smorsels'