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Germany's like a scorpion: her sting's in her tail, and that tail stretches way down into Asia.L’Allemagne ressemble à un scorpion. Son poison est dans sa queue, et cette queue s’étend jusqu’en Asie.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I liked Stumm about as much as a dog likes a scorpion, but I hankered for his society.J’aimais Stumm à peu près autant qu’un chien aime un scorpion, et pourtant, je recherchais sa compagnie.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
ETERNITY, – the word thrilled through the black man's soul with light and power, as he spoke; it thrilled through the sinner's soul, too, like the bite of a scorpion.L’ÉTERNITÉ! – À ce mot, l’âme du pauvre noir tressaillit, inondée de lumière et de puissance; – celle du pêcheur aussi tressaillit comme sous la morsure du scorpion.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
Pests such as rats, centipedes, scorpions and other similar animals.ravageurs tels que rats, mille-pattes, scorpions, etc.© FAO et OMS 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 09.09.2011© FAO and WHO 2011http://www.codexalimentarius.net/ 09.09.2011
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scorpion fish
rascasse
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scorpion
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | scorpion | scorpions |
Possessive case | scorpion's | scorpions' |