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The rifle cracked, the bullet sped its way, and the head of the nail was buried in the wood, covered by the piece of flattened lead.
Le coup partit, la balle alla à sa destination, et le clou fut enfoncé bien avant dans le bois, et sa tête couverte de plomb aplati.
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
You ought to have called me, and we would have hung her up by the feet to a nail in your kitchen.'
Il fallait m'appeler, nous l'aurions pendue par les pieds à un clou de votre cuisine.
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
A nail caught the seat of my trousers, and I left a wisp of heather-mixture behind me.
Un clou m'accrocha, le fond de la culotte, et je laissai derrière moi un lambeau de «mélange bruyère».
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
I gripped the great nail, I leaned my full weight on it.
Je serrai le gros clou, je pesai sur lui de tout mon poids.
Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour
Au temps du fleuve Amour
Makine, Andrei
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Once Upon The River Love
Makine, Andrei
© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 1994 by Editions du Felin
Before leaving the Ojo de Vaca we had stripped the shoes off the horses, filling the nail-holes with clay, so that their tracks would be taken for those of wild mustangs.
Avant de quitter l'Ojo de Vaca, nous avions déferré nos chevaux et rempli les trous des clous avec de la terre, afin que leurs traces pussent être prises pour celles des mustangs sauvages.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The Delaware drew near, felt of the wood, examined its grain, endeavored to indent the surface with a nail, and passed his hand curiously over the steel bands, the heavy padlocks, and the other novel peculiarities of the massive box.
Le Delaware s’avança, toucha le bois, en examina les veines, essaya d’y tracer des raies avec un clou, et passa la main avec curiosité sur les coins en acier, les lourds cadenas et les autres parties, toutes nouvelles pour lui, de la caisse massive.
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
A single nail suffices for his feet, whose bones split asunder.
Un seul clou suffit pour ses pieds, dont les os craquent.
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
And then he would have another try, and, at the second blow, the nail would go clean through the plaster, and half the hammer after it, and Uncle Podger be precipitated against the wall with force nearly sufficient to flatten his nose.
Et il s’emparait à nouveau du clou et du marteau. Cette fois, il ne ratait pas son coup : le clou passait à travers le plâtre, et la moitié du marteau avec lui, et oncle Podger, emporté par l’élan, manquait s’écraser le nez contre le mur.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
They drive posts into the bed of the stream, and draw chains across from bank to bank, and nail huge notice-boards on every tree.
Ils plantent des piquets au fond du lit de la rivière, tendent des chaîne d’une rive à l’autre, et clouent d’énormes pancartes sur chaque arbre.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
As the Pathfinder spoke, the bullet of Eau-douce hit the nail square, and drove it into the target, within an inch of the head.
Pathfinder parlait encore quand la balle de Jasper frappa droit sur le clou, et l’enfonça dans la planche jusqu’à un pouce de la tête.
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
The key of the desk remained hanging upon a nail near the mirror.
La clef du secrétaire restait pendue à un clou, près de la glace.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
A common wrought nail was driven lightly into the target, its head having been first touched with paint, and the marksman was required to hit it, or he lost his chances in the succeeding trials.
La pointe d’un clou ordinaire, dont la tête était peinte en blanc, fut légèrement enfoncée dans la planche, et le tireur devait le toucher ou il perdait tout droit aux épreuves suivantes.
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
Chingachgook is outlying, or he might force me into some of the niceties of the art; but, as for you, Quartermaster, if the nail don't stop you, the potato will."
Chingachgook est en expédition, sans quoi il aurait pu m’obliger à faire voir quelques-uns des mystères de notre art ; mais quant à vous, quartier-maître, si vous passez heureusement par l’épreuve du clou, la pomme de terre vous arrêtera.
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
The great Christ now only clung to His cross by the nail that pierced His left hand.
Sur la croix, le grand Christ ne tenait plus que par le clou de sa main gauche.
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
When he read at night-time, he would hang his lamp on a nail at the head of the bed.
La nuit, quand il lisait, il accrochait sa lampe à un clou, au chevet de son lit.
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

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nail

noun
SingularPlural
Common casenailnails
Possessive casenail'snails'

nail

verb
Basic forms
Pastnailed
Imperativenail
Present Participle (Participle I)nailing
Past Participle (Participle II)nailed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I nailwe nail
you nailyou nail
he/she/it nailsthey nail
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am nailingwe are nailing
you are nailingyou are nailing
he/she/it is nailingthey are nailing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have nailedwe have nailed
you have nailedyou have nailed
he/she/it has nailedthey have nailed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been nailingwe have been nailing
you have been nailingyou have been nailing
he/she/it has been nailingthey have been nailing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I nailedwe nailed
you nailedyou nailed
he/she/it nailedthey nailed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was nailingwe were nailing
you were nailingyou were nailing
he/she/it was nailingthey were nailing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had nailedwe had nailed
you had nailedyou had nailed
he/she/it had nailedthey had nailed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been nailingwe had been nailing
you had been nailingyou had been nailing
he/she/it had been nailingthey had been nailing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will nailwe shall/will nail
you will nailyou will nail
he/she/it will nailthey will nail
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be nailingwe shall/will be nailing
you will be nailingyou will be nailing
he/she/it will be nailingthey will be nailing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have nailedwe shall/will have nailed
you will have nailedyou will have nailed
he/she/it will have nailedthey will have nailed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been nailingwe shall/will have been nailing
you will have been nailingyou will have been nailing
he/she/it will have been nailingthey will have been nailing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would nailwe should/would nail
you would nailyou would nail
he/she/it would nailthey would nail
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be nailingwe should/would be nailing
you would be nailingyou would be nailing
he/she/it would be nailingthey would be nailing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have nailedwe should/would have nailed
you would have nailedyou would have nailed
he/she/it would have nailedthey would have nailed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been nailingwe should/would have been nailing
you would have been nailingyou would have been nailing
he/she/it would have been nailingthey would have been nailing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am nailedwe are nailed
you are nailedyou are nailed
he/she/it is nailedthey are nailed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being nailedwe are being nailed
you are being nailedyou are being nailed
he/she/it is being nailedthey are being nailed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been nailedwe have been nailed
you have been nailedyou have been nailed
he/she/it has been nailedthey have been nailed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was nailedwe were nailed
you were nailedyou were nailed
he/she/it was nailedthey were nailed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being nailedwe were being nailed
you were being nailedyou were being nailed
he/she/it was being nailedthey were being nailed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been nailedwe had been nailed
you had been nailedyou had been nailed
he/she/it had been nailedthey had been nailed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be nailedwe shall/will be nailed
you will be nailedyou will be nailed
he/she/it will be nailedthey will be nailed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been nailedwe shall/will have been nailed
you will have been nailedyou will have been nailed
he/she/it will have been nailedthey will have been nailed