He would glare at his wife and children for a whole week, picking a quarrel for nothing, although he was, as yet, ashamed to confess the real cause of his irritations.
Pendant une semaine, il regardait ses enfants et sa femme d’un air furieux, leur cherchant querelle pour un rien, mais ayant encore la pudeur de ne pas avouer la cause de son irritation.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
He had the impudence to call me the knight barrow-knight, your honor, and we had a quarrel upon that account.»
Daniels eut alors l’impudence d’appeler ma maison l’hôtel des rouliers ; nous eûmes une vive querelle à cette occasion, et ce sont de ces injures qu’on ne pardonne pas aisément.
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
Ah, yes, indeed! cried Mouret, with a hopeless look, once upon a time she would have sunk into the ground to avoid a quarrel; a mere glance was suflScient to make her do everything I Désiréed.
--Eh oui! s'écria Mouret désespéré. Pour éviter une querelle, elle serait rentrée sous terre.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
But he followed the quarrel from out of the corner of his eye, and especially watched Saturnin, who was all in a tremble, and had left off rubbing the glass, his fists clenched, his eyes glaring, ready to spring at the husband's throat.
Mais, du coin de l'oeil, il suivait la querelle, et guettait surtout Saturnin, qui, frémissant, avait cessé de frotter la glace, les poings serrés, les yeux ardents, près de sauter à la gorge du mari.
Thursday, July 3oth.—Russia promises to put a stop to her military preparations if Austria will admit that her quarrel with Serbia is of European interest.
Jeudi 30 juillet. — La Russie déclare qu'elle cessera ses préparatifs militaires si l'Autriche admet que son conflit avec la Serbie est d'intérêt européen.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
He had to quarrel with his mother to go with the dealer in linen. She wanted to keep him always with her, between a couple of blankets, far from the accidents of life.
Il dut se quereller avec sa mère pour entrer chez le marchand de toile; elle voulait le garder toujours auprès d'elle, entre deux couvertures, loin des accidents de la vie.
Her voice became harsh, the llama shawl, which she no longer alluded to, was working her up to such a pitch of rancor and despair, that she ended by picking the quarrel with her lover which had already existed so long between her and her husband.
Sa voix devenait sèche, le châle de lama dont elle ne parlait plus, la travaillait d'un tel désespoir et d'une telle rancune, qu'elle finit par faire à son amant l'éternelle querelle dont elle poursuivait son mari.
The young woman, attracted by the increasing noise of the quarrel, turned her head.
La jeune femme, distraite par le bruit croissant de la querelle, tourna la tête.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Then, in almost threatening tones, he added : ' I warn you that we shall quarrel if you accept.
Et il ajouta d'un ton presque menaçant:«Nous nous fâcherions, je vous en préviens.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Why indeed should the children, eager for action, liberty, and sunlight, perpetually keep up the quarrel of the fathers?
Pourquoi les enfants, avides d’action, de liberté et de grand soleil, auraient-ils épousé éternellement la querelle des pères ?
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Silence fell; the frightful thing which had risen between them seemed to have arrested the quarrel.
Il se fit un silence, la querelle parut finie, devant l’affreuse chose, tout d’un coup évoquée, dressée entre elles.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
When their quarrel had abated and they were alone the man took him outside behind a pile of old ties and warned him, "It's all true, what you say. But if they take you away tomorrow for your truth I want you to know I had nothing to do with it.
Quand la dispute se calma et qu'ils restèrent seuls, l'homme l'emmena dehors, derrière un amas de vieilles traverses, et l'avertit: «Tout ce que tu dis est vrai, mais si demain on t'embarque pour ta vérité, sache que je n'y suis pour rien.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
"Do not say that, Armand. I would rather anything should happen than that you should quarrel with your family; wait till after to-day, and to-morrow go back to Paris.
– Ne dis pas cela, Armand ; j'aimerais mieux tout que de laisser croire que je te brouille avec ta famille ; laisse passer cette journée, et demain retourne à Paris.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
And Rome cannot keep away from the arena; the papacy must take part in the quarrel if it does not desire to disappear from the world like a piece of mechanism that has become altogether useless.
Et Rome ne pouvait se désintéresser, la papauté allait avoir à prendre parti dans la querelle, si elle ne voulait pas disparaître du monde, comme un rouage devenu décidément inutile.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
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quarrel
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
quarrel
quarrels
Possessive case
quarrel's
quarrels'
quarrel
verb
Basic forms
Past
quarreled, quarrelled
Imperative
quarrel
Present Participle (Participle I)
quarreling, quarrelling
Past Participle (Participle II)
quarreled, quarrelled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I quarrel
we quarrel
you quarrel
you quarrel
he/she/it quarrels
they quarrel
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am quarreling, quarrelling
we are quarreling, quarrelling
you are quarreling, quarrelling
you are quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it is quarreling, quarrelling
they are quarreling, quarrelling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have quarreled, quarrelled
we have quarreled, quarrelled
you have quarreled, quarrelled
you have quarreled, quarrelled
he/she/it has quarreled, quarrelled
they have quarreled, quarrelled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been quarreling, quarrelling
we have been quarreling, quarrelling
you have been quarreling, quarrelling
you have been quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it has been quarreling, quarrelling
they have been quarreling, quarrelling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I quarreled, quarrelled
we quarreled, quarrelled
you quarreled, quarrelled
you quarreled, quarrelled
he/she/it quarreled, quarrelled
they quarreled, quarrelled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was quarreling, quarrelling
we were quarreling, quarrelling
you were quarreling, quarrelling
you were quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it was quarreling, quarrelling
they were quarreling, quarrelling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had quarreled, quarrelled
we had quarreled, quarrelled
you had quarreled, quarrelled
you had quarreled, quarrelled
he/she/it had quarreled, quarrelled
they had quarreled, quarrelled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been quarreling, quarrelling
we had been quarreling, quarrelling
you had been quarreling, quarrelling
you had been quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it had been quarreling, quarrelling
they had been quarreling, quarrelling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will quarrel
we shall/will quarrel
you will quarrel
you will quarrel
he/she/it will quarrel
they will quarrel
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be quarreling, quarrelling
we shall/will be quarreling, quarrelling
you will be quarreling, quarrelling
you will be quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it will be quarreling, quarrelling
they will be quarreling, quarrelling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have quarreled, quarrelled
we shall/will have quarreled, quarrelled
you will have quarreled, quarrelled
you will have quarreled, quarrelled
he/she/it will have quarreled, quarrelled
they will have quarreled, quarrelled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been quarreling, quarrelling
we shall/will have been quarreling, quarrelling
you will have been quarreling, quarrelling
you will have been quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it will have been quarreling, quarrelling
they will have been quarreling, quarrelling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would quarrel
we should/would quarrel
you would quarrel
you would quarrel
he/she/it would quarrel
they would quarrel
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be quarreling, quarrelling
we should/would be quarreling, quarrelling
you would be quarreling, quarrelling
you would be quarreling, quarrelling
he/she/it would be quarreling, quarrelling
they would be quarreling, quarrelling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have quarreled, quarrelled
we should/would have quarreled, quarrelled
you would have quarreled, quarrelled
you would have quarreled, quarrelled
he/she/it would have quarreled, quarrelled
they would have quarreled, quarrelled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice