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McNiel brought his voice down to a reassuring purr."
McNiel, baissant la voix, ronronna d'un ton rassurant:
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Mary took the kettle to the well, and soon reappearing, placed it over the stove, where it was soon purring and steaming, a sort of censer of hospitality and good cheer.
Marie porta la bouilloire à la fontaine, et revint la placer sur le feu, où l’encensoir domestique se mit bientôt à chantonner, et à lancer en l’air un nuage de vapeur, présage de bonne chère et d’hospitalité.
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 tabby cat followed the party purring, and rubbing its head against each bar of the banisters.
Le chat tigré suivait ses maîtres en ronronnant, en se frottant la tête contre chaque barreau de la rampe.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
It came along very slowly, purring like a great cat, while we pressed into the bushes.
L’auto s’avançait lentement, ronronnant comme un gros chat, et nous reculâmes davantage parmi les bosquets.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Other memories are called up and buzz about among the buried wounded; it is like the purring of countless gear-wheels in a machine that turns and turns.
D’autres évocations bourdonnent parmi les blessés inhumés là, et c’est le ronron des innombrables rouages d’une machine qui tourne, tourne…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A funny little two-seated car was purring before the door, and I guessed this was also the telegraph office.
Une petite auto bizarre à deux places ronronnait devant la porte. Je devinai que cette boutique était aussi la poste.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
They peeped into the stable, and then stalked up to the sleeping girl, and lay down, purring, close by her.
Ils allongèrent le cou dans l'écurie, ils vinrent droit à la dormeuse, ronronnant, se couchant contre elle, les pattes sur un peu de sa peau.
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

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purr

noun
SingularPlural
Common casepurrpurrs
Possessive casepurr'spurrs'

purr

verb
Basic forms
Pastpurred
Imperativepurr
Present Participle (Participle I)purring
Past Participle (Participle II)purred
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I purrwe purr
you purryou purr
he/she/it purrsthey purr
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am purringwe are purring
you are purringyou are purring
he/she/it is purringthey are purring
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have purredwe have purred
you have purredyou have purred
he/she/it has purredthey have purred
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been purringwe have been purring
you have been purringyou have been purring
he/she/it has been purringthey have been purring
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I purredwe purred
you purredyou purred
he/she/it purredthey purred
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was purringwe were purring
you were purringyou were purring
he/she/it was purringthey were purring
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had purredwe had purred
you had purredyou had purred
he/she/it had purredthey had purred
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been purringwe had been purring
you had been purringyou had been purring
he/she/it had been purringthey had been purring
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will purrwe shall/will purr
you will purryou will purr
he/she/it will purrthey will purr
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be purringwe shall/will be purring
you will be purringyou will be purring
he/she/it will be purringthey will be purring
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have purredwe shall/will have purred
you will have purredyou will have purred
he/she/it will have purredthey will have purred
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been purringwe shall/will have been purring
you will have been purringyou will have been purring
he/she/it will have been purringthey will have been purring
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would purrwe should/would purr
you would purryou would purr
he/she/it would purrthey would purr
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be purringwe should/would be purring
you would be purringyou would be purring
he/she/it would be purringthey would be purring
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have purredwe should/would have purred
you would have purredyou would have purred
he/she/it would have purredthey would have purred
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been purringwe should/would have been purring
you would have been purringyou would have been purring
he/she/it would have been purringthey would have been purring
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am purredwe are purred
you are purredyou are purred
he/she/it is purredthey are purred
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being purredwe are being purred
you are being purredyou are being purred
he/she/it is being purredthey are being purred
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been purredwe have been purred
you have been purredyou have been purred
he/she/it has been purredthey have been purred
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was purredwe were purred
you were purredyou were purred
he/she/it was purredthey were purred
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being purredwe were being purred
you were being purredyou were being purred
he/she/it was being purredthey were being purred
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been purredwe had been purred
you had been purredyou had been purred
he/she/it had been purredthey had been purred
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be purredwe shall/will be purred
you will be purredyou will be purred
he/she/it will be purredthey will be purred
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been purredwe shall/will have been purred
you will have been purredyou will have been purred
he/she/it will have been purredthey will have been purred