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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 TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos 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 TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher 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 RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, 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 feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, 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 MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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purr
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | purr | purrs |
Possessive case | purr's | purrs' |
purr
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | purred |
Imperative | purr |
Present Participle (Participle I) | purring |
Past Participle (Participle II) | purred |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I purr | we purr |
you purr | you purr |
he/she/it purrs | they purr |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am purring | we are purring |
you are purring | you are purring |
he/she/it is purring | they are purring |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have purred | we have purred |
you have purred | you have purred |
he/she/it has purred | they have purred |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been purring | we have been purring |
you have been purring | you have been purring |
he/she/it has been purring | they have been purring |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I purred | we purred |
you purred | you purred |
he/she/it purred | they purred |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was purring | we were purring |
you were purring | you were purring |
he/she/it was purring | they were purring |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had purred | we had purred |
you had purred | you had purred |
he/she/it had purred | they had purred |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been purring | we had been purring |
you had been purring | you had been purring |
he/she/it had been purring | they had been purring |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will purr | we shall/will purr |
you will purr | you will purr |
he/she/it will purr | they will purr |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be purring | we shall/will be purring |
you will be purring | you will be purring |
he/she/it will be purring | they will be purring |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have purred | we shall/will have purred |
you will have purred | you will have purred |
he/she/it will have purred | they will have purred |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been purring | we shall/will have been purring |
you will have been purring | you will have been purring |
he/she/it will have been purring | they will have been purring |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would purr | we should/would purr |
you would purr | you would purr |
he/she/it would purr | they would purr |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be purring | we should/would be purring |
you would be purring | you would be purring |
he/she/it would be purring | they would be purring |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have purred | we should/would have purred |
you would have purred | you would have purred |
he/she/it would have purred | they would have purred |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been purring | we should/would have been purring |
you would have been purring | you would have been purring |
he/she/it would have been purring | they would have been purring |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am purred | we are purred |
you are purred | you are purred |
he/she/it is purred | they are purred |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being purred | we are being purred |
you are being purred | you are being purred |
he/she/it is being purred | they are being purred |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been purred | we have been purred |
you have been purred | you have been purred |
he/she/it has been purred | they have been purred |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was purred | we were purred |
you were purred | you were purred |
he/she/it was purred | they were purred |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being purred | we were being purred |
you were being purred | you were being purred |
he/she/it was being purred | they were being purred |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been purred | we had been purred |
you had been purred | you had been purred |
he/she/it had been purred | they had been purred |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be purred | we shall/will be purred |
you will be purred | you will be purred |
he/she/it will be purred | they will be purred |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been purred | we shall/will have been purred |
you will have been purred | you will have been purred |
he/she/it will have been purred | they will have been purred |