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In reality they are birds of the same feather: each has a quill and uses it.En somme, ce sont des compères, ils ont chacun une arme, et ils s’en servent.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
a few small feathers, stubs (quill ends) and hairs (filoplumes) may be present on the breast, legs, rump, footjoints and wing tips.quelques petites plumes, sicots (bouts de tuyaux) et poils (filoplumes) sont tolérés sur la poitrine, les pattes, le dos, les articulations des pattes et les ailerons.http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/25/2009
The warm silence of the room was only broken by the scratching of his quill-pen and the slight rustling of the envelopes which M. d'Escorailles opened.On n'entendit plus, dans l'air chaud de la pièce, que le bruit de sa plume d'oie et le léger froissement des enveloppes ouvertes par M. d'Escorailles.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Her limbs are wrapped in leggings of scarlet cloth, fringed like the tunic, and reaching to the ankles where they meet the flaps of her moccasins. These last are white, embroidered with stained quills, and fitting closely to her small feet.Ses jambes sont entourées de guêtres de drap rouge, bordées comme la tunique, et descendant jusqu'aux chevilles où elles rencontrent les attaches des mocassins blancs, brodés de plumes de couleur et serrant le pied dont la petitesse est remarquable.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The tunic worn by the girl is of finer materials; of fawn-skin. It is richly trimmed, and worked with split quills, stained to a variety of bright colours.Sa tunique est d'une étoffe plus fine, en peau de faon, richement ornée et rehaussée de plumes brillantes de toutes couleurs.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The moccasin was examined, and Hist confidently pronounced it to be Huron, by the manner in which the porcupine's quills were arranged on its front.Le moccasin fut examiné. Hist prononça avec un ton de confiance que c’était la chaussure d’un Huron, d’après la manière dont les piquants de la peau d’un porc-épic étaient arrangés sur le devant.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
A small pouch or case, neatly embroidered with stained porcupine quills, hangs upon his breast.Un petit sac ou sachet gentiment brodé avec des piquants bariolés de porc-épic pend sur sa poitrine.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
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Word forms
quill
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | quill | quills |
Possessive case | quill's | quills' |
quill
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | quilled |
Imperative | quill |
Present Participle (Participle I) | quilling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | quilled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I quill | we quill |
you quill | you quill |
he/she/it quills | they quill |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am quilling | we are quilling |
you are quilling | you are quilling |
he/she/it is quilling | they are quilling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have quilled | we have quilled |
you have quilled | you have quilled |
he/she/it has quilled | they have quilled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been quilling | we have been quilling |
you have been quilling | you have been quilling |
he/she/it has been quilling | they have been quilling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I quilled | we quilled |
you quilled | you quilled |
he/she/it quilled | they quilled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was quilling | we were quilling |
you were quilling | you were quilling |
he/she/it was quilling | they were quilling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had quilled | we had quilled |
you had quilled | you had quilled |
he/she/it had quilled | they had quilled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been quilling | we had been quilling |
you had been quilling | you had been quilling |
he/she/it had been quilling | they had been quilling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will quill | we shall/will quill |
you will quill | you will quill |
he/she/it will quill | they will quill |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be quilling | we shall/will be quilling |
you will be quilling | you will be quilling |
he/she/it will be quilling | they will be quilling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have quilled | we shall/will have quilled |
you will have quilled | you will have quilled |
he/she/it will have quilled | they will have quilled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been quilling | we shall/will have been quilling |
you will have been quilling | you will have been quilling |
he/she/it will have been quilling | they will have been quilling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would quill | we should/would quill |
you would quill | you would quill |
he/she/it would quill | they would quill |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be quilling | we should/would be quilling |
you would be quilling | you would be quilling |
he/she/it would be quilling | they would be quilling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have quilled | we should/would have quilled |
you would have quilled | you would have quilled |
he/she/it would have quilled | they would have quilled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been quilling | we should/would have been quilling |
you would have been quilling | you would have been quilling |
he/she/it would have been quilling | they would have been quilling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am quilled | we are quilled |
you are quilled | you are quilled |
he/she/it is quilled | they are quilled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being quilled | we are being quilled |
you are being quilled | you are being quilled |
he/she/it is being quilled | they are being quilled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been quilled | we have been quilled |
you have been quilled | you have been quilled |
he/she/it has been quilled | they have been quilled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was quilled | we were quilled |
you were quilled | you were quilled |
he/she/it was quilled | they were quilled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being quilled | we were being quilled |
you were being quilled | you were being quilled |
he/she/it was being quilled | they were being quilled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been quilled | we had been quilled |
you had been quilled | you had been quilled |
he/she/it had been quilled | they had been quilled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be quilled | we shall/will be quilled |
you will be quilled | you will be quilled |
he/she/it will be quilled | they will be quilled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been quilled | we shall/will have been quilled |
you will have been quilled | you will have been quilled |
he/she/it will have been quilled | they will have been quilled |