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When the quilt was turned down and she saw the dazzling whiteness of the sheets, she said: "I shall not go to bed.
Quand la couche fut découverte et qu’elle aperçut la blancheur éblouissante de la toile: – Je ne me coucherai pas, dit-elle...
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
They lay down side by side, with the eider-down quilt drawn up to their chins.
Ils s'étaient allongés côte à côte, l'édredon au menton, cuisant dans une chaleur douce.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Here is Barque's bulging chest-protector, carven from an eiderdown quilt, formerly pink, but now fantastically bleached and mottled by dust and rain.
Ici se bombe le plastron de Barque, taillé dans un édredon piqué, qui fut rose, mais que la poussière et la nuit ont irrégulièrement décoloré et moiré.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
With her feverish hands, she already began to tear off the quilt, shake up the pillows, and turn down the sheet, forgetful of Octave's presence to the extent that she was about to unhook her dress.
Déjà, de ses mains fiévreuses, elle arrachait le couvre-pied, tapait les oreillers, ouvrait les draps, oubliant la présence d'Octave, au point qu'elle eut un geste, comme pour dégrafer sa robe.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
"I see a lot in that quilt.
« Il y a beaucoup de choses dans cette couverture.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
The current status of Fastfrate's labour relations presents a patchwork quilt.
Les relations de travail de Fastfrate forment actuellement une véritable mosaïque.
Nadine Valk (CPHI) seized upon the quilt metaphor as a way of summing up the day's discussion.
Nadine Valk (ISPC) s'est servie de la métaphore de la courtepointe pour résumer la discussion de la journée.
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
They did not undress, but threw themselves, as they were, on the quilt, fearing lest their bare skins should touch, for they fancied they would receive a painful shock at the least contact.
Ils ne se déshabillèrent pas, ils se jetèrent tout vêtus sur le couvre-pied, craignant que leur peau ne vînt à se toucher. Il leur semblait qu'ils recevraient une secousse douloureuse au moindre contact.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
From Patches to a Quilt: Piecing Together a Place for Youth Part A: Presenting New Knowledge
Partie A : Présentation de nouvelles connaissances
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
"You've stayed there—ever since?" yells Farfadet, whose shrill and almost feminine voice goes easily through the quilting that protects Volpatte's ears.
– Vous êtes restés là, depuis ? lui hurle Farfadet, dont la voix aiguë et quasi féminine pénètre bien le capitonnage qui défend les oreilles de Volpatte…
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
See how they take their ease, the rascals, in their satin-quilted coaches!
Se gobergent-ils ces mâtins-là, dans leurs boîtes de satin....
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
However, he had to check himself, for Madame Dieulafay was passing before them, in her box lined with quilted silk.
Mais il dut se taire. Mme Dieulafay passait devant eux, dans sa caisse capitonnée de soie.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile

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quilt

noun
SingularPlural
Common casequiltquilts
Possessive casequilt'squilts'

quilt

verb
Basic forms
Pastquilted
Imperativequilt
Present Participle (Participle I)quilting
Past Participle (Participle II)quilted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I quiltwe quilt
you quiltyou quilt
he/she/it quiltsthey quilt
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am quiltingwe are quilting
you are quiltingyou are quilting
he/she/it is quiltingthey are quilting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have quiltedwe have quilted
you have quiltedyou have quilted
he/she/it has quiltedthey have quilted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been quiltingwe have been quilting
you have been quiltingyou have been quilting
he/she/it has been quiltingthey have been quilting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I quiltedwe quilted
you quiltedyou quilted
he/she/it quiltedthey quilted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was quiltingwe were quilting
you were quiltingyou were quilting
he/she/it was quiltingthey were quilting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had quiltedwe had quilted
you had quiltedyou had quilted
he/she/it had quiltedthey had quilted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been quiltingwe had been quilting
you had been quiltingyou had been quilting
he/she/it had been quiltingthey had been quilting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will quiltwe shall/will quilt
you will quiltyou will quilt
he/she/it will quiltthey will quilt
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be quiltingwe shall/will be quilting
you will be quiltingyou will be quilting
he/she/it will be quiltingthey will be quilting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have quiltedwe shall/will have quilted
you will have quiltedyou will have quilted
he/she/it will have quiltedthey will have quilted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been quiltingwe shall/will have been quilting
you will have been quiltingyou will have been quilting
he/she/it will have been quiltingthey will have been quilting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would quiltwe should/would quilt
you would quiltyou would quilt
he/she/it would quiltthey would quilt
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be quiltingwe should/would be quilting
you would be quiltingyou would be quilting
he/she/it would be quiltingthey would be quilting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have quiltedwe should/would have quilted
you would have quiltedyou would have quilted
he/she/it would have quiltedthey would have quilted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been quiltingwe should/would have been quilting
you would have been quiltingyou would have been quilting
he/she/it would have been quiltingthey would have been quilting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am quiltedwe are quilted
you are quiltedyou are quilted
he/she/it is quiltedthey are quilted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being quiltedwe are being quilted
you are being quiltedyou are being quilted
he/she/it is being quiltedthey are being quilted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been quiltedwe have been quilted
you have been quiltedyou have been quilted
he/she/it has been quiltedthey have been quilted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was quiltedwe were quilted
you were quiltedyou were quilted
he/she/it was quiltedthey were quilted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being quiltedwe were being quilted
you were being quiltedyou were being quilted
he/she/it was being quiltedthey were being quilted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been quiltedwe had been quilted
you had been quiltedyou had been quilted
he/she/it had been quiltedthey had been quilted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be quiltedwe shall/will be quilted
you will be quiltedyou will be quilted
he/she/it will be quiltedthey will be quilted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been quiltedwe shall/will have been quilted
you will have been quiltedyou will have been quilted
he/she/it will have been quiltedthey will have been quilted