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Clorinde tried to peep into the ' Salle des Pas Perdus,' but an usher promptly closed the door.
Clorinde voulut allonger la tête dans la salle des pas perdus; mais un huissier referma brusquement la porte.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
If the servant tries to peep, I'll settle her."
Si la bonne veut voir, je cogne.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Throughout the day urchins climbed the ramparts, and bourgeois came to peep through the loopholes.
Toute la journée, des gamins avaient grimpé sur les remparts, des bourgeois étaient venus regarder par les meurtrières.
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
She then felt reassured, she thought that in a fit of sleeplessness he had gone to fetch some book or other; but at last, as he did not return, she ended by softly rising so as to take a peep.
Elle se rassura, elle pensa qu’il y était allé chercher quelque livre, pris d’insomnie. Ensuite, comme il ne reparaissait pas, elle finit par se lever doucement, pour voir.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And the whole story of the nymph and her faun lover, from his first peep at her to his triumph among the flowers, seemed to burst into warm life.
Les couples s'animaient, déroulaient l'histoire de cette grande fille nue aimée d'un faune, qu'ils pouvaient reconstruire depuis le guet du faune derrière un buisson de roses, jusqu'à l'abandon de la grande fille au milieu des roses effeuillées.
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
All the others hide round corners, and merely peep at the river down one street: my thanks to them for being so considerate, and leaving the river-banks to woods and fields and water-works.
Toutes les autres se cachent derrière des méandres et c’est à peine si l’on y devine le fleuve du haut d’une rue. Je leur suis reconnaissant d’être aussi discrètes et de laisser les rives aux bois, aux champs et aux travaux hydrauliques.
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
Several times she stooped down with an instinctive movement, trying to peep through the keyhole, so as to get a better view of him.
Plusieurs fois elle se baissa, d’un mouvement instinctif, cherchant à l’apercevoir par le trou de la serrure, pour le mieux reconnaître.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Abbé Faujas had gently let his head turn so that he might peep at what was going on in the drawing-room.
L'abbé Faujas avait roulé doucement la tête, de façon à voir ce qui passait dans le grand salon.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
This end of the valley has a lonely and wild aspect which takes one by surprise on emerging from the cool shades of Aulnay: a few rocks peep out of the ground, the grass on the slopes is browned by the sun, and big briars struggle in the ditches.
Ce bout du vallon a un aspect solitaire et sauvage qui surprend au sortir des frais ombrages d’Aulnay; quelques rochers percent la terre, les herbes des talus sont roussies par le soleil, de grandes ronces traînent dans les fossés.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
She skirted the streams that flowed through the meadows, bending down at almost every step she took so as to peep into the depths and see whether a couch had not been prepared for her amongst the water lilies.
Elle longea les rivières des prairies, se penchant presque à chaque pas, regardant au fond des eaux si une couche ne lui était pas préparée, parmi les nénuphars.
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
Moreover, not a wall is entire; merely foundations peep out of the ground, mutilated bases describing the plan of the edifice.
Et, d’ailleurs, pas un mur n’est entier, il n’y a là que des fondations qui affleurent, que des soubassements tronqués qui dessinent à terre le plan de l’édifice.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
While this scene was going on in the men's sleeping-room, the reader may be curious to take a peep at the corresponding apartment allotted to the women.
Tandis que cette scène se passait au dortoir des hommes, jetons un coup d’œil dans l’appartement des femmes.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
The door leading to Clorinde's bedroom was ajar, and Rougon had the curiosity to peep inside ; but the shutters were closed and the room was so dark that he could only see the shadowy folds of the bed-curtains.
La porte de la chambre à coucher se trouvant entrebâillée, il eut la curiosité d'allonger la tête; mais les persiennes étaient fermées, il y faisait si noir, qu'il aperçut seulement la grande ombre des rideaux du lit. Clorinde rentrait.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
"Oh, I have taken a peep into Jane's Baronetage, where find him set down as Sir Edgar's heir."
– Oh ! j’ai jeté un coup d’œil dans l’almanach des familles nobles de Jane, et je vois qu’il y est porté comme neveu et héritier de sir Edgar.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
We espy at last the long-sought oasis. Beyond a hill, on a still higher one, some slated roofs peep from clusters of foliage as brightly green as a salad.
On aperçoit enfin l’oasis tant poursuivie : au-delà d’une colline, sur une autre colline plus haute, des toits ardoisés dans des bouquets de feuillage d’un vert frais de salade.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

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Word forms

peep

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepeeppeeps
Possessive casepeep'speeps'

peep

verb
Basic forms
Pastpeeped
Imperativepeep
Present Participle (Participle I)peeping
Past Participle (Participle II)peeped
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I peepwe peep
you peepyou peep
he/she/it peepsthey peep
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am peepingwe are peeping
you are peepingyou are peeping
he/she/it is peepingthey are peeping
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have peepedwe have peeped
you have peepedyou have peeped
he/she/it has peepedthey have peeped
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been peepingwe have been peeping
you have been peepingyou have been peeping
he/she/it has been peepingthey have been peeping
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I peepedwe peeped
you peepedyou peeped
he/she/it peepedthey peeped
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was peepingwe were peeping
you were peepingyou were peeping
he/she/it was peepingthey were peeping
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had peepedwe had peeped
you had peepedyou had peeped
he/she/it had peepedthey had peeped
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been peepingwe had been peeping
you had been peepingyou had been peeping
he/she/it had been peepingthey had been peeping
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will peepwe shall/will peep
you will peepyou will peep
he/she/it will peepthey will peep
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be peepingwe shall/will be peeping
you will be peepingyou will be peeping
he/she/it will be peepingthey will be peeping
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have peepedwe shall/will have peeped
you will have peepedyou will have peeped
he/she/it will have peepedthey will have peeped
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been peepingwe shall/will have been peeping
you will have been peepingyou will have been peeping
he/she/it will have been peepingthey will have been peeping
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would peepwe should/would peep
you would peepyou would peep
he/she/it would peepthey would peep
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be peepingwe should/would be peeping
you would be peepingyou would be peeping
he/she/it would be peepingthey would be peeping
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have peepedwe should/would have peeped
you would have peepedyou would have peeped
he/she/it would have peepedthey would have peeped
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been peepingwe should/would have been peeping
you would have been peepingyou would have been peeping
he/she/it would have been peepingthey would have been peeping
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am peepedwe are peeped
you are peepedyou are peeped
he/she/it is peepedthey are peeped
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being peepedwe are being peeped
you are being peepedyou are being peeped
he/she/it is being peepedthey are being peeped
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been peepedwe have been peeped
you have been peepedyou have been peeped
he/she/it has been peepedthey have been peeped
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was peepedwe were peeped
you were peepedyou were peeped
he/she/it was peepedthey were peeped
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being peepedwe were being peeped
you were being peepedyou were being peeped
he/she/it was being peepedthey were being peeped
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been peepedwe had been peeped
you had been peepedyou had been peeped
he/she/it had been peepedthey had been peeped
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be peepedwe shall/will be peeped
you will be peepedyou will be peeped
he/she/it will be peepedthey will be peeped
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been peepedwe shall/will have been peeped
you will have been peepedyou will have been peeped
he/she/it will have been peepedthey will have been peeped