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The pavement was muddy; and although the unforeseen was encountered from place to place by the pedestrian's feet, it was only in the form of a puddle.Les pavés étaient fangeux, et l’imprévu ne se présentait de loin en loin aux pieds du promeneur que sous la forme d’une flaque d’eau.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
In fact there was quite a puddle of it upon the ground.Il y avait une continuelle mare, par terre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
Quashy shall lie down in every puddle, that I may walk over dry-shod.Quashy se couchera dans les mares du chemin, afin que je passe à pied sec.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Miette was obliged to climb the wall in the driving rain, and cross the puddles of the Jas-Meiffren in perfect darkness.Il fallait que Miette franchît son mur sous la pluie battante, et qu’elle traversât les flaques du Jas-Meiffren en pleine obscurité.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
It glistened darkly in the wet, the dim lamps flickered with each gust, the rain splashed steadily into the puddles and trickled down the water- spouts into the running gutters.Elle luisait obscurément sous l’averse, les réverbères à gaz clignotaient à chaque rafale de vent, la pluie crépitait dans les flaques, dégoulinait des gouttières, et les caniveaux dégorgeaient.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
Then Chaine remained alone with Mathilde in the damp shop, amidst the heaps of clay and the puddles of water, while the chalky light from the whitened windows glared crudely over all the wretched untidiness.Et Chaîne demeura seul avec Mathilde, dans la boutique humide, au milieu des tas de glaise et des flaques d’eau, sous le grand jour crayeux des vitres barbouillées, qui éclairait crûment ce coin de misère mal tenu.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Right behind, the ten mourners took short and careful steps, trying to avoid the puddles, and being so occupied with the difficulty of the descent that they refrained from speaking.À la suite, les dix piétinaient, se retenaient parmi les flaques, si occupés de cette descente pénible, qu’ils ne causaient pas encore.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
There was the bleak yard, now puddled with snow, and a blaze of light from the pavilion at the other end.Nous vîmes la cour froide, couverte de neige, et à l’extrémité opposée, un éclat de lumière provenant du Pavillon.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
But there was not a stick of wood, the bog-holes were little puddles, the stream was a slender trickle.Mais il n'y avait pas la moindre brindille de bois; les trous marécageux n'étaient que des mares minuscules, le torrent, un simple filet d'eau.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
With its slime-beds and puddles, the plain might be an endless gray sheet that floats on the sea and has here and there gone under.Avec ses bancs de vase et ses flaques, on dirait une toile grise démesurée qui flotte sur la mer, immergée par endroits.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Rougon had halted, looking thoughtful, and his eyes followed the cortege as it hurried away through the splashing puddles, speckling even the lower leaves of the trees with all the mire it raised.Rougon s'était arrêté, songeur, et suivait le cortège filant dans le jaillissement des flaques, mouchetant jusqu'aux feuilles basses des arbres.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
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puddle
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | puddled |
Imperative | puddle |
Present Participle (Participle I) | puddling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | puddled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I puddle | we puddle |
you puddle | you puddle |
he/she/it puddles | they puddle |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am puddling | we are puddling |
you are puddling | you are puddling |
he/she/it is puddling | they are puddling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have puddled | we have puddled |
you have puddled | you have puddled |
he/she/it has puddled | they have puddled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been puddling | we have been puddling |
you have been puddling | you have been puddling |
he/she/it has been puddling | they have been puddling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I puddled | we puddled |
you puddled | you puddled |
he/she/it puddled | they puddled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was puddling | we were puddling |
you were puddling | you were puddling |
he/she/it was puddling | they were puddling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had puddled | we had puddled |
you had puddled | you had puddled |
he/she/it had puddled | they had puddled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been puddling | we had been puddling |
you had been puddling | you had been puddling |
he/she/it had been puddling | they had been puddling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will puddle | we shall/will puddle |
you will puddle | you will puddle |
he/she/it will puddle | they will puddle |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be puddling | we shall/will be puddling |
you will be puddling | you will be puddling |
he/she/it will be puddling | they will be puddling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have puddled | we shall/will have puddled |
you will have puddled | you will have puddled |
he/she/it will have puddled | they will have puddled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been puddling | we shall/will have been puddling |
you will have been puddling | you will have been puddling |
he/she/it will have been puddling | they will have been puddling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would puddle | we should/would puddle |
you would puddle | you would puddle |
he/she/it would puddle | they would puddle |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be puddling | we should/would be puddling |
you would be puddling | you would be puddling |
he/she/it would be puddling | they would be puddling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have puddled | we should/would have puddled |
you would have puddled | you would have puddled |
he/she/it would have puddled | they would have puddled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been puddling | we should/would have been puddling |
you would have been puddling | you would have been puddling |
he/she/it would have been puddling | they would have been puddling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am puddled | we are puddled |
you are puddled | you are puddled |
he/she/it is puddled | they are puddled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being puddled | we are being puddled |
you are being puddled | you are being puddled |
he/she/it is being puddled | they are being puddled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been puddled | we have been puddled |
you have been puddled | you have been puddled |
he/she/it has been puddled | they have been puddled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was puddled | we were puddled |
you were puddled | you were puddled |
he/she/it was puddled | they were puddled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being puddled | we were being puddled |
you were being puddled | you were being puddled |
he/she/it was being puddled | they were being puddled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been puddled | we had been puddled |
you had been puddled | you had been puddled |
he/she/it had been puddled | they had been puddled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be puddled | we shall/will be puddled |
you will be puddled | you will be puddled |
he/she/it will be puddled | they will be puddled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been puddled | we shall/will have been puddled |
you will have been puddled | you will have been puddled |
he/she/it will have been puddled | they will have been puddled |
puddle
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | puddle | puddles |
Possessive case | puddle's | puddles' |