Madame Josserand, broad and imposing, entered first, so as at once to nip in the bud the reproaches which all three had just foreseen, at a council held at the end of the street, her son-in-law would begin to make.
Madame Josserand entra la première, imposante, large, pour clouer du coup au fond de la gorge de son gendre les reproches, que toutes trois venaient de prévoir, dans un conseil tenu au bout de la rue.
And he had dressed himself without assistance, and had declined the nip of brandy and the cigarette proffered by the good-hearted chaplain, in the same way as with a gentle but stubborn gesture he had brushed the crucifix aside.
Il s’était vêtu sans aide, il avait refusé le verre de cognac et la cigarette que l’aumônier brave homme lui offrait, de même qu’il avait écarté le crucifix d’un geste doux et têtu.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
you think you'll nip me again, do you?
tu me pinceras encore, peut-être !
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Strange conversations these were, during which the uncle poured out many a little nip for himself, and from which the nephew emerged quite intoxicated with enthusiasm.
Étranges entretiens, pendant lesquels l’oncle se versait un nombre incalculable de petits verres, et dont le neveu sortait gris d’enthousiasme.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
Bein' a teetotaller I keepit off the whisky, but I was nip-nippin' a' day at this brandy, and I doubt I'll no be weel for a fortnicht.'
En ma qualité de tempérant je me suis gardé du whisky, mais j'ai siroté de cette eau-de-vie toute la journée, et je ne m'en remettrai sûrement pas de la quinzaine.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
the 8th EDF national indicative programme (NIP) is being prepared;
le programme indicatif national (PIN) du 8e FED est en cours de préparation.
Once outside, Claude hurried along in the nipping cold which loaded his moustache with icicles.
Dehors, Claude hâta le pas, dans le froid cuisant, qui chargeait ses moustaches de glaçons.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Gilquin had already drunk three nips of brandy and five glasses of beer.
Gilquin avait déjà bu trois verres de cognac et cinq chopes.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
And she walked by the priest's side for another hundred yards, bemoaning her poverty, the failure of the potato crop, the frost which had nipped the olive trees, the hot weather which threatened to scorch up the scanty corn.
Et elle accompagna le prêtre pendant une centaine de pas, se plaignant de sa misère, des pommes de terre qui manquaient, du froid qui avait gelé les oliviers, des chaleurs qui menaçaient de brûler les maigres récoltes.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
This contrast between my own abandonment and the happiness of others nipped the roses of my childhood and blighted my budding youth.
Ce contraste entre mon abandon et le bonheur des autres a souillé les roses de mon enfance, et flétri ma verdoyante jeunesse.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
Since the nipping colds of December, Christine only came in the afternoon, and it was about four o'clock, when the sun was sinking, that Claude escorted her back on his arm.
Depuis les grands froids de décembre, Christine ne venait plus que l’après-midi; et c’était vers quatre heures, lorsque le soleil déclinait, que Claude la reconduisait à son bras.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
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Collocations
inrunning nip
zone rentrante
roller nip
point rentrant
roller nip
zone rentrante
Word forms
nip
verb
Basic forms
Past
nipped, nipt
Imperative
nip
Present Participle (Participle I)
nipping
Past Participle (Participle II)
nipped, nipt
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I nip
we nip
you nip
you nip
he/she/it nips
they nip
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am nipping
we are nipping
you are nipping
you are nipping
he/she/it is nipping
they are nipping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have nipped, nipt
we have nipped, nipt
you have nipped, nipt
you have nipped, nipt
he/she/it has nipped, nipt
they have nipped, nipt
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been nipping
we have been nipping
you have been nipping
you have been nipping
he/she/it has been nipping
they have been nipping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I nipped, nipt
we nipped, nipt
you nipped, nipt
you nipped, nipt
he/she/it nipped, nipt
they nipped, nipt
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was nipping
we were nipping
you were nipping
you were nipping
he/she/it was nipping
they were nipping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had nipped, nipt
we had nipped, nipt
you had nipped, nipt
you had nipped, nipt
he/she/it had nipped, nipt
they had nipped, nipt
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been nipping
we had been nipping
you had been nipping
you had been nipping
he/she/it had been nipping
they had been nipping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will nip
we shall/will nip
you will nip
you will nip
he/she/it will nip
they will nip
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be nipping
we shall/will be nipping
you will be nipping
you will be nipping
he/she/it will be nipping
they will be nipping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have nipped, nipt
we shall/will have nipped, nipt
you will have nipped, nipt
you will have nipped, nipt
he/she/it will have nipped, nipt
they will have nipped, nipt
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been nipping
we shall/will have been nipping
you will have been nipping
you will have been nipping
he/she/it will have been nipping
they will have been nipping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would nip
we should/would nip
you would nip
you would nip
he/she/it would nip
they would nip
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be nipping
we should/would be nipping
you would be nipping
you would be nipping
he/she/it would be nipping
they would be nipping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have nipped, nipt
we should/would have nipped, nipt
you would have nipped, nipt
you would have nipped, nipt
he/she/it would have nipped, nipt
they would have nipped, nipt
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice