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They won't nibble, they won't nibble!'ils ne mordent pas, ah! non, ils ne mordent pas! »Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
He might eat the whole contents of the dish, if he liked, and the others would be quite happy to nibble their dry bread and look at him.Il pouvait bien manger le plat tout entier, si cela lui faisait plaisir; les autres se seraient contentés de mordre à leur pain sec en le regardant.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
At last the Rougons were nibbling at the pleasures of the wealthy!Enfin, ils mordaient aux plaisirs des riches!Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And he now recalled the slow efforts of his band, whose sharp teeth had day by day nibbled away some of his authority.Et, à cette heure, il se rappelait le travail lent de sa bande, ces dents aiguës qui chaque jour mangeaient un peu de sa force.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
They were half empty. The jars of preserved fruits had been attacked, the jam-pots had been opened and the jam tasted, the fruit had been nibbled, the provisions of all kinds had been gnawed and fouled as though a whole army of rats had been there.Elles étaient à moitié vides: les bocaux de fruits à l'eau-de-vie tous entamés à la fois, les pots de confiture ouverts et sucés, les fruits mordus, les provisions de toutes sortes rongées, salies comme par le passage d'une armée de rats.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The dinner, however, was now at an end, though a few ladies were still nibbling biscuits as they leant back in their chairs.C'était la fin. Quelques dames mangeaient encore un biscuit, à demi renversées sur leurs chaises.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
No one was hungry; they picked at the fruit and nibbled at the cakes rather than ate them.On n'avait guère faim; on suça les fruits et on grignota les pâtisseries plutôt qu'on ne les mangea.Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de
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nibble
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | nibbled |
Imperative | nibble |
Present Participle (Participle I) | nibbling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | nibbled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I nibble | we nibble |
you nibble | you nibble |
he/she/it nibbles | they nibble |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am nibbling | we are nibbling |
you are nibbling | you are nibbling |
he/she/it is nibbling | they are nibbling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have nibbled | we have nibbled |
you have nibbled | you have nibbled |
he/she/it has nibbled | they have nibbled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been nibbling | we have been nibbling |
you have been nibbling | you have been nibbling |
he/she/it has been nibbling | they have been nibbling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I nibbled | we nibbled |
you nibbled | you nibbled |
he/she/it nibbled | they nibbled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was nibbling | we were nibbling |
you were nibbling | you were nibbling |
he/she/it was nibbling | they were nibbling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had nibbled | we had nibbled |
you had nibbled | you had nibbled |
he/she/it had nibbled | they had nibbled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been nibbling | we had been nibbling |
you had been nibbling | you had been nibbling |
he/she/it had been nibbling | they had been nibbling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will nibble | we shall/will nibble |
you will nibble | you will nibble |
he/she/it will nibble | they will nibble |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be nibbling | we shall/will be nibbling |
you will be nibbling | you will be nibbling |
he/she/it will be nibbling | they will be nibbling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have nibbled | we shall/will have nibbled |
you will have nibbled | you will have nibbled |
he/she/it will have nibbled | they will have nibbled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been nibbling | we shall/will have been nibbling |
you will have been nibbling | you will have been nibbling |
he/she/it will have been nibbling | they will have been nibbling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would nibble | we should/would nibble |
you would nibble | you would nibble |
he/she/it would nibble | they would nibble |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be nibbling | we should/would be nibbling |
you would be nibbling | you would be nibbling |
he/she/it would be nibbling | they would be nibbling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have nibbled | we should/would have nibbled |
you would have nibbled | you would have nibbled |
he/she/it would have nibbled | they would have nibbled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been nibbling | we should/would have been nibbling |
you would have been nibbling | you would have been nibbling |
he/she/it would have been nibbling | they would have been nibbling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am nibbled | we are nibbled |
you are nibbled | you are nibbled |
he/she/it is nibbled | they are nibbled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being nibbled | we are being nibbled |
you are being nibbled | you are being nibbled |
he/she/it is being nibbled | they are being nibbled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been nibbled | we have been nibbled |
you have been nibbled | you have been nibbled |
he/she/it has been nibbled | they have been nibbled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was nibbled | we were nibbled |
you were nibbled | you were nibbled |
he/she/it was nibbled | they were nibbled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being nibbled | we were being nibbled |
you were being nibbled | you were being nibbled |
he/she/it was being nibbled | they were being nibbled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been nibbled | we had been nibbled |
you had been nibbled | you had been nibbled |
he/she/it had been nibbled | they had been nibbled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be nibbled | we shall/will be nibbled |
you will be nibbled | you will be nibbled |
he/she/it will be nibbled | they will be nibbled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been nibbled | we shall/will have been nibbled |
you will have been nibbled | you will have been nibbled |
he/she/it will have been nibbled | they will have been nibbled |
nibble
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | nibble | nibbles |
Possessive case | nibble's | nibbles' |