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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 MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, 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 MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, 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 KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, 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 feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, 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 JeanPierre et JeanMaupassant, Guy dePierre and JeanMaupassant, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, 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 vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
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Word forms
scribble
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | scribbled |
Imperative | scribble |
Present Participle (Participle I) | scribbling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | scribbled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I scribble | we scribble |
you scribble | you scribble |
he/she/it scribbles | they scribble |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am scribbling | we are scribbling |
you are scribbling | you are scribbling |
he/she/it is scribbling | they are scribbling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have scribbled | we have scribbled |
you have scribbled | you have scribbled |
he/she/it has scribbled | they have scribbled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been scribbling | we have been scribbling |
you have been scribbling | you have been scribbling |
he/she/it has been scribbling | they have been scribbling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I scribbled | we scribbled |
you scribbled | you scribbled |
he/she/it scribbled | they scribbled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was scribbling | we were scribbling |
you were scribbling | you were scribbling |
he/she/it was scribbling | they were scribbling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had scribbled | we had scribbled |
you had scribbled | you had scribbled |
he/she/it had scribbled | they had scribbled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been scribbling | we had been scribbling |
you had been scribbling | you had been scribbling |
he/she/it had been scribbling | they had been scribbling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will scribble | we shall/will scribble |
you will scribble | you will scribble |
he/she/it will scribble | they will scribble |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be scribbling | we shall/will be scribbling |
you will be scribbling | you will be scribbling |
he/she/it will be scribbling | they will be scribbling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have scribbled | we shall/will have scribbled |
you will have scribbled | you will have scribbled |
he/she/it will have scribbled | they will have scribbled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been scribbling | we shall/will have been scribbling |
you will have been scribbling | you will have been scribbling |
he/she/it will have been scribbling | they will have been scribbling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would scribble | we should/would scribble |
you would scribble | you would scribble |
he/she/it would scribble | they would scribble |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be scribbling | we should/would be scribbling |
you would be scribbling | you would be scribbling |
he/she/it would be scribbling | they would be scribbling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have scribbled | we should/would have scribbled |
you would have scribbled | you would have scribbled |
he/she/it would have scribbled | they would have scribbled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been scribbling | we should/would have been scribbling |
you would have been scribbling | you would have been scribbling |
he/she/it would have been scribbling | they would have been scribbling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am scribbled | we are scribbled |
you are scribbled | you are scribbled |
he/she/it is scribbled | they are scribbled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being scribbled | we are being scribbled |
you are being scribbled | you are being scribbled |
he/she/it is being scribbled | they are being scribbled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been scribbled | we have been scribbled |
you have been scribbled | you have been scribbled |
he/she/it has been scribbled | they have been scribbled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was scribbled | we were scribbled |
you were scribbled | you were scribbled |
he/she/it was scribbled | they were scribbled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being scribbled | we were being scribbled |
you were being scribbled | you were being scribbled |
he/she/it was being scribbled | they were being scribbled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been scribbled | we had been scribbled |
you had been scribbled | you had been scribbled |
he/she/it had been scribbled | they had been scribbled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be scribbled | we shall/will be scribbled |
you will be scribbled | you will be scribbled |
he/she/it will be scribbled | they will be scribbled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been scribbled | we shall/will have been scribbled |
you will have been scribbled | you will have been scribbled |
he/she/it will have been scribbled | they will have been scribbled |
scribble
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | scribble | scribbles |
Possessive case | scribble's | scribbles' |