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The trapper, instead of following me, had remained quietly in his den, where, no doubt, he was at that moment watching me, his scapegoat, and chuckling at his own escape.Le trappeur, au lieu de me suivre, était resté tranquillement dans le trou, d'où il m'observait sans aucun doute, sain et sauf, et se félicitant de l'avoir ainsi échappé.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And yet he has become the scapegoat, laden with the crimes of the whole nation, condemned to pay for one and all!"Et le voilà la victime désignée chargée des crimes d’un peuple, payant pour nous tous ! »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
He cast around as always for scapegoats for the rapidly deteriorating military situation in the east.Comme toujours, il allait se chercher des boucs émissaires sur qui rejeter la responsabilité de la dégradation rapide de la situation militaire.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
From the beginning of his political career -indeed, from what is known of his earliest remarks on politics - he had cast around for scapegoats.Depuis le début de sa carrière politique — en fait depuis ses tout premiers commentaires politiques -, il avait toujours recherché des boucs émissaires.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
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Word forms
scapegoat
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | scapegoat | scapegoats |
Possessive case | scapegoat's | scapegoats' |
scapegoat
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | scapegoated |
Imperative | scapegoat |
Present Participle (Participle I) | scapegoating |
Past Participle (Participle II) | scapegoated |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I scapegoat | we scapegoat |
you scapegoat | you scapegoat |
he/she/it scapegoats | they scapegoat |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am scapegoating | we are scapegoating |
you are scapegoating | you are scapegoating |
he/she/it is scapegoating | they are scapegoating |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have scapegoated | we have scapegoated |
you have scapegoated | you have scapegoated |
he/she/it has scapegoated | they have scapegoated |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been scapegoating | we have been scapegoating |
you have been scapegoating | you have been scapegoating |
he/she/it has been scapegoating | they have been scapegoating |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I scapegoated | we scapegoated |
you scapegoated | you scapegoated |
he/she/it scapegoated | they scapegoated |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was scapegoating | we were scapegoating |
you were scapegoating | you were scapegoating |
he/she/it was scapegoating | they were scapegoating |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had scapegoated | we had scapegoated |
you had scapegoated | you had scapegoated |
he/she/it had scapegoated | they had scapegoated |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been scapegoating | we had been scapegoating |
you had been scapegoating | you had been scapegoating |
he/she/it had been scapegoating | they had been scapegoating |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will scapegoat | we shall/will scapegoat |
you will scapegoat | you will scapegoat |
he/she/it will scapegoat | they will scapegoat |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be scapegoating | we shall/will be scapegoating |
you will be scapegoating | you will be scapegoating |
he/she/it will be scapegoating | they will be scapegoating |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have scapegoated | we shall/will have scapegoated |
you will have scapegoated | you will have scapegoated |
he/she/it will have scapegoated | they will have scapegoated |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been scapegoating | we shall/will have been scapegoating |
you will have been scapegoating | you will have been scapegoating |
he/she/it will have been scapegoating | they will have been scapegoating |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would scapegoat | we should/would scapegoat |
you would scapegoat | you would scapegoat |
he/she/it would scapegoat | they would scapegoat |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be scapegoating | we should/would be scapegoating |
you would be scapegoating | you would be scapegoating |
he/she/it would be scapegoating | they would be scapegoating |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have scapegoated | we should/would have scapegoated |
you would have scapegoated | you would have scapegoated |
he/she/it would have scapegoated | they would have scapegoated |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been scapegoating | we should/would have been scapegoating |
you would have been scapegoating | you would have been scapegoating |
he/she/it would have been scapegoating | they would have been scapegoating |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am scapegoated | we are scapegoated |
you are scapegoated | you are scapegoated |
he/she/it is scapegoated | they are scapegoated |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being scapegoated | we are being scapegoated |
you are being scapegoated | you are being scapegoated |
he/she/it is being scapegoated | they are being scapegoated |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been scapegoated | we have been scapegoated |
you have been scapegoated | you have been scapegoated |
he/she/it has been scapegoated | they have been scapegoated |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was scapegoated | we were scapegoated |
you were scapegoated | you were scapegoated |
he/she/it was scapegoated | they were scapegoated |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being scapegoated | we were being scapegoated |
you were being scapegoated | you were being scapegoated |
he/she/it was being scapegoated | they were being scapegoated |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been scapegoated | we had been scapegoated |
you had been scapegoated | you had been scapegoated |
he/she/it had been scapegoated | they had been scapegoated |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be scapegoated | we shall/will be scapegoated |
you will be scapegoated | you will be scapegoated |
he/she/it will be scapegoated | they will be scapegoated |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been scapegoated | we shall/will have been scapegoated |
you will have been scapegoated | you will have been scapegoated |
he/she/it will have been scapegoated | they will have been scapegoated |