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She was known in the Latin quarter under the nickname of Verdigris, a title she had earned by her fondness for absinthe and the greenish tints of her flabby and sickly-looking cheeks.
On la connaissait dans le quartier Latin sous le surnom de Vert-de-Gris, que lui avaient fait donner ses soûleries d’absinthe et les teintes verdâtres de ses joues devenues molles et malsaines.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
We call him the Philosopher, a nickname folks have given him in the neighbourhood.
Nous l’appelons le Philosophe, un surnom qu’on lui a donné dans le quartier.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
This nickname amused another prisoner, who had joined the company at the same time as him and who, unlike the rest, made a point of preserving his real name amid the anonymity of the other soldiers.
Le sobriquet faisait sourire cet autre prisonnier, arrivé dans la compagnie en même temps que lui et qui, à la différence des autres soldats, s'était appliqué à conserver son vrai nom parmi l'anonymat des disciplinaires.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
Requiem pour l'Est
Makine, Andreï
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Requiem For A Lost Empire
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Some people may be happy for anybody to call them by their first name or nickname.
Certains préfèrent de façon générale être appelés par leur prénom ou leur diminutif.
© 2011 Alzheimer's Society
© 2011 Alzheimer's Society
He says, though, that she is very intelligent, and he has nicknamed her " Mademoiselle Machiavel."
Il la dit très intelligente, et il la nomme en riant "mademoiselle Machiavel."
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
All its inhabitants were related, all bore the same name, so that from their very cradle they were distinguished among themselves by nicknames.
Tous les habitants étaient parents, tous portaient le même nom, si bien qu'ils prenaient des surnoms dès le berceau, pour se distinguer entre eux.
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
It was for that reason they had nicknamed her Sister-of-the-poor; and some called her so in derision, on account of her old clothes, whilst others did so as a reward for her kind heart.
» Ce qui lui avait fait donner le surnom de Sœur-des-Pauvres ; et les uns la nommaient ainsi, en dérision de ses mauvaises jupes ; les autres, en récompense de son bon cœur.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Impatient and ardent people nicknamed him Saint Thomas at the time, on account of the manner in which his doubts persisted until events at last forced his hand.
À l’époque, les impatients, les ardents, le surnommèrent saint Thomas, pour la persistance de son doute, jusqu’au jour où il eut la main forcée par les faits.
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
They kissed one another before other people, and called each other by endearing nicknames.
Ils s’embrassaient devant le monde, ils s’appelaient de petits noms tendres.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

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nickname

verb
Basic forms
Pastnicknamed
Imperativenickname
Present Participle (Participle I)nicknaming
Past Participle (Participle II)nicknamed
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I nicknamewe nickname
you nicknameyou nickname
he/she/it nicknamesthey nickname
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am nicknamingwe are nicknaming
you are nicknamingyou are nicknaming
he/she/it is nicknamingthey are nicknaming
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have nicknamedwe have nicknamed
you have nicknamedyou have nicknamed
he/she/it has nicknamedthey have nicknamed
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been nicknamingwe have been nicknaming
you have been nicknamingyou have been nicknaming
he/she/it has been nicknamingthey have been nicknaming
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I nicknamedwe nicknamed
you nicknamedyou nicknamed
he/she/it nicknamedthey nicknamed
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was nicknamingwe were nicknaming
you were nicknamingyou were nicknaming
he/she/it was nicknamingthey were nicknaming
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had nicknamedwe had nicknamed
you had nicknamedyou had nicknamed
he/she/it had nicknamedthey had nicknamed
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been nicknamingwe had been nicknaming
you had been nicknamingyou had been nicknaming
he/she/it had been nicknamingthey had been nicknaming
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will nicknamewe shall/will nickname
you will nicknameyou will nickname
he/she/it will nicknamethey will nickname
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be nicknamingwe shall/will be nicknaming
you will be nicknamingyou will be nicknaming
he/she/it will be nicknamingthey will be nicknaming
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have nicknamedwe shall/will have nicknamed
you will have nicknamedyou will have nicknamed
he/she/it will have nicknamedthey will have nicknamed
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been nicknamingwe shall/will have been nicknaming
you will have been nicknamingyou will have been nicknaming
he/she/it will have been nicknamingthey will have been nicknaming
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would nicknamewe should/would nickname
you would nicknameyou would nickname
he/she/it would nicknamethey would nickname
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be nicknamingwe should/would be nicknaming
you would be nicknamingyou would be nicknaming
he/she/it would be nicknamingthey would be nicknaming
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have nicknamedwe should/would have nicknamed
you would have nicknamedyou would have nicknamed
he/she/it would have nicknamedthey would have nicknamed
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been nicknamingwe should/would have been nicknaming
you would have been nicknamingyou would have been nicknaming
he/she/it would have been nicknamingthey would have been nicknaming
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am nicknamedwe are nicknamed
you are nicknamedyou are nicknamed
he/she/it is nicknamedthey are nicknamed
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being nicknamedwe are being nicknamed
you are being nicknamedyou are being nicknamed
he/she/it is being nicknamedthey are being nicknamed
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been nicknamedwe have been nicknamed
you have been nicknamedyou have been nicknamed
he/she/it has been nicknamedthey have been nicknamed
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was nicknamedwe were nicknamed
you were nicknamedyou were nicknamed
he/she/it was nicknamedthey were nicknamed
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being nicknamedwe were being nicknamed
you were being nicknamedyou were being nicknamed
he/she/it was being nicknamedthey were being nicknamed
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been nicknamedwe had been nicknamed
you had been nicknamedyou had been nicknamed
he/she/it had been nicknamedthey had been nicknamed
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be nicknamedwe shall/will be nicknamed
you will be nicknamedyou will be nicknamed
he/she/it will be nicknamedthey will be nicknamed
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been nicknamedwe shall/will have been nicknamed
you will have been nicknamedyou will have been nicknamed
he/she/it will have been nicknamedthey will have been nicknamed

nickname

noun
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Common casenicknamenicknames
Possessive casenickname'snicknames'