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I scribbled a line of thanks to my host, opened the window, and dropped quietly into a gooseberry bush.
Je griffonnai deux lignes de remerciements pour mon hôte, ouvris la fenêtre et me laissai tomber sans bruit sur un massif de groseilliers.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
It was the staff map of the Erzerum defences, showing the forts and the field trenches, with little notes scribbled in Stumm's neat small handwriting.
C’était la carte d’état-major des défenses d’Erzurum. On y distinguait les forts et les tranchées, et elle portait de nombreuses annotations inscrites de l’écriture nette et minuscule de Stumm.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I've found out the meaning of the second word that Harry Bullivant scribbled.'
J’ai élucidé le sens du deuxième mot tracé par Harry Bullivant.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
I scribbled that scheme on a bit of paper and sat down to read Scudder's pages.
Je notai ce résultat sur un bout de papier et m'appliquai à lire les pages de Scudder.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
When I was done, he scribbled a few notes, breathed in deeply, and gave me a sober look.
À la fin, il griffonna quelques notes, inspira profondément et me gratifia d'un regard grave.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
He is brave enough, but frail, and during all his prewar life, shut up in the Town Hall office where he scribbled since the days of his "first sacrament" between a stove and some ageing cardboard files, he hardly learned the use of his legs.
Il est courageux mais frêle ; et, pendant toute sa vie antérieure, il n’a guère appris à se servir de ses jambes, dans le bureau de mairie où, depuis sa première communion, il griffonnait entre un poêle et de vieux cartonniers grisonnants.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The three words Harry Bullivant had scribbled had danced through my head in a crazy fandango.
Les trois mots que Harry Bullivant avait écrits avant sa mort avaient dansé la plus insensée des sarabandes à travers ma cervelle.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
After having written down seven or eight addresses and scribbled two hundred notes, he got home to breakfast a quarter of an hour too late.
Après avoir noté sept ou huit adresses et griffonné deux cents renseignements, il rentra pour déjeuner avec un quart d'heure de retard.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
I scribbled my address on a piece of paper and handed it to the stout philosopher.
J’écrivis mon adresse sur un morceau de papier que je tendis à ce gros philosophe.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
There were markings on it; and, as I looked closer, I saw that there were dates scribbled in blue pencil, as if to denote the stages of a journey.
J’y relevai plusieurs marques. En regardant la carte plus attentivement, je vis qu’on y avait noté des dates au crayon bleu, comme pour marquer toutes les étapes d’un voyage.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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scribble

verb
Basic forms
Pastscribbled
Imperativescribble
Present Participle (Participle I)scribbling
Past Participle (Participle II)scribbled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I scribblewe scribble
you scribbleyou scribble
he/she/it scribblesthey scribble
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am scribblingwe are scribbling
you are scribblingyou are scribbling
he/she/it is scribblingthey are scribbling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have scribbledwe have scribbled
you have scribbledyou have scribbled
he/she/it has scribbledthey have scribbled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been scribblingwe have been scribbling
you have been scribblingyou have been scribbling
he/she/it has been scribblingthey have been scribbling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I scribbledwe scribbled
you scribbledyou scribbled
he/she/it scribbledthey scribbled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was scribblingwe were scribbling
you were scribblingyou were scribbling
he/she/it was scribblingthey were scribbling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had scribbledwe had scribbled
you had scribbledyou had scribbled
he/she/it had scribbledthey had scribbled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been scribblingwe had been scribbling
you had been scribblingyou had been scribbling
he/she/it had been scribblingthey had been scribbling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will scribblewe shall/will scribble
you will scribbleyou will scribble
he/she/it will scribblethey will scribble
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be scribblingwe shall/will be scribbling
you will be scribblingyou will be scribbling
he/she/it will be scribblingthey will be scribbling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have scribbledwe shall/will have scribbled
you will have scribbledyou will have scribbled
he/she/it will have scribbledthey will have scribbled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been scribblingwe shall/will have been scribbling
you will have been scribblingyou will have been scribbling
he/she/it will have been scribblingthey will have been scribbling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would scribblewe should/would scribble
you would scribbleyou would scribble
he/she/it would scribblethey would scribble
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be scribblingwe should/would be scribbling
you would be scribblingyou would be scribbling
he/she/it would be scribblingthey would be scribbling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have scribbledwe should/would have scribbled
you would have scribbledyou would have scribbled
he/she/it would have scribbledthey would have scribbled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been scribblingwe should/would have been scribbling
you would have been scribblingyou would have been scribbling
he/she/it would have been scribblingthey would have been scribbling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am scribbledwe are scribbled
you are scribbledyou are scribbled
he/she/it is scribbledthey are scribbled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being scribbledwe are being scribbled
you are being scribbledyou are being scribbled
he/she/it is being scribbledthey are being scribbled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been scribbledwe have been scribbled
you have been scribbledyou have been scribbled
he/she/it has been scribbledthey have been scribbled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was scribbledwe were scribbled
you were scribbledyou were scribbled
he/she/it was scribbledthey were scribbled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being scribbledwe were being scribbled
you were being scribbledyou were being scribbled
he/she/it was being scribbledthey were being scribbled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been scribbledwe had been scribbled
you had been scribbledyou had been scribbled
he/she/it had been scribbledthey had been scribbled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be scribbledwe shall/will be scribbled
you will be scribbledyou will be scribbled
he/she/it will be scribbledthey will be scribbled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been scribbledwe shall/will have been scribbled
you will have been scribbledyou will have been scribbled
he/she/it will have been scribbledthey will have been scribbled

scribble

noun
SingularPlural
Common casescribblescribbles
Possessive casescribble'sscribbles'