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There are misfortunes more gradual, less frightful of aspect, than those that befell Oedipus and the prince of Elsinore; misfortunes that quail not beneath the gaze of truth or justice or love.Il y a des malheurs plus lents et d'un aspect moins effrayant que ceux d'OEdipe ou du prince d'Elseneur, et qui ne baissent pas les yeux sous les regards de la justice, de l'amour ou de la vérité.Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destineeLa sagesse et la destineeMaeterlinck, MauriceWisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice
All this we had to see and hear, and though we might shudder, we must , not quail.Il fallait voir, entendre, frémir et ne pas broncher.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
"Ah! that's my great recommendation; but I am afraid I shall have to take the poacher up, with his quails and his pheasants, indeed."– En effet, j’ai déjà eu un échantillon de celle du colonel, dit John avec un sourire. Vous savez bien ce capitaine Jarvis qui était sorti pour aller tuer des cailles et des faisans… ?Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
I had risen to confront him, but I quailed under that singular glance, and stood abashed and silent.Je m'étais levé pour aller à sa rencontre; mais ce regard étrange me cloua sur place, et je restai debout, rougissant et silencieux.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
They turned round; and when they saw him standing on the steps looking terribly angry, they fairly quailed and meekly followed him.Ils se tournèrent. Lorsqu'ils le virent debout sur une marche, formidable de colère, ils se firent tout petits, ils le suivirent, en baissant l'échine.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Additional toxicity study (acute and sub-acute) with birds (e.g. quails) : if accumulation factor is greater than 100.Étude supplémentaire de toxicité (aiguë et subaiguë) avec oiseaux (par exemple, caille) : si le facteur d'accumulation est supérieur à 100.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
What terror filled her mind when the real nature of the ruined man's disease was revealed to her, and she quailed under the first outbreak of his mad anger!Quelle terreur vint la saisir au moment où la nature maladive de cet homme ruiné s’était dévoilée! elle avait été brisée par le premier éclat de ses folles colères.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Whereas this Directive should cover trade in quails, pigeons, ducks, pheasants and partridges reared for breeding or consumption;considérant qu'il convient de prendre en compte, aux fins de la présente directive, les échanges de cailles, de pigeons, de canards, de faisans et de perdrix élevés en vue de la reproduction ou de la consommation;http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
"Quails and pheasants," cried John, in consternation, "does Captain Jarvis shoot quails and pheasants at this time of the year?"– Ses cailles et ses faisans ! s’écria John d’un air consterné ; le capitaine Jarvis tire-t-il sur des cailles et des faisans à cette époque de l’année ?Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
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quail
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | quail | quail, quails |
Possessive case | quail's | *quail's, *quails' |
quail
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | quailed |
Imperative | quail |
Present Participle (Participle I) | quailing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | quailed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I quail | we quail |
you quail | you quail |
he/she/it quails | they quail |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am quailing | we are quailing |
you are quailing | you are quailing |
he/she/it is quailing | they are quailing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have quailed | we have quailed |
you have quailed | you have quailed |
he/she/it has quailed | they have quailed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been quailing | we have been quailing |
you have been quailing | you have been quailing |
he/she/it has been quailing | they have been quailing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I quailed | we quailed |
you quailed | you quailed |
he/she/it quailed | they quailed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was quailing | we were quailing |
you were quailing | you were quailing |
he/she/it was quailing | they were quailing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had quailed | we had quailed |
you had quailed | you had quailed |
he/she/it had quailed | they had quailed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been quailing | we had been quailing |
you had been quailing | you had been quailing |
he/she/it had been quailing | they had been quailing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will quail | we shall/will quail |
you will quail | you will quail |
he/she/it will quail | they will quail |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be quailing | we shall/will be quailing |
you will be quailing | you will be quailing |
he/she/it will be quailing | they will be quailing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have quailed | we shall/will have quailed |
you will have quailed | you will have quailed |
he/she/it will have quailed | they will have quailed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been quailing | we shall/will have been quailing |
you will have been quailing | you will have been quailing |
he/she/it will have been quailing | they will have been quailing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would quail | we should/would quail |
you would quail | you would quail |
he/she/it would quail | they would quail |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be quailing | we should/would be quailing |
you would be quailing | you would be quailing |
he/she/it would be quailing | they would be quailing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have quailed | we should/would have quailed |
you would have quailed | you would have quailed |
he/she/it would have quailed | they would have quailed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been quailing | we should/would have been quailing |
you would have been quailing | you would have been quailing |
he/she/it would have been quailing | they would have been quailing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am quailed | we are quailed |
you are quailed | you are quailed |
he/she/it is quailed | they are quailed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being quailed | we are being quailed |
you are being quailed | you are being quailed |
he/she/it is being quailed | they are being quailed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been quailed | we have been quailed |
you have been quailed | you have been quailed |
he/she/it has been quailed | they have been quailed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was quailed | we were quailed |
you were quailed | you were quailed |
he/she/it was quailed | they were quailed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being quailed | we were being quailed |
you were being quailed | you were being quailed |
he/she/it was being quailed | they were being quailed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been quailed | we had been quailed |
you had been quailed | you had been quailed |
he/she/it had been quailed | they had been quailed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be quailed | we shall/will be quailed |
you will be quailed | you will be quailed |
he/she/it will be quailed | they will be quailed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been quailed | we shall/will have been quailed |
you will have been quailed | you will have been quailed |
he/she/it will have been quailed | they will have been quailed |