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'A muddle-headed shambles, schoolboy dilettantism,' was his verdict on Hess's intention to work through the Duke of Hamilton to bring down Churchill and attain peace-terms.« Fouillis sans nom, dilettantisme d'écolier », trancha-t-il en découvrant que Hess avait eu pour projet de se servir du duc de Hamilton pour renverser Churchill et conclure la paix.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
When about to be sent to the same market, an older sister went to the shambles, to plead with the wretch who owned them, for the love of God, to spare his victims.Une sœur, plus âgée qu’elles, alla se jeter aux pieds du marchand qui les expédiait aussi à la Nouvelle-Orléans, et la supplia, pour l’amour de Dieu, d’épargner ces jeunes victimes.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
Pity me, Dick, for I have seen honesty and virtue put to the shambles and have abetted the deed when it was done.Plaignez-moi, Dick, car j’ai vu l’honnêteté et la vertu jetées au charnier, et j’ai favorisé cela dans une certaine mesure.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
If we will keep a shambling, loose, untaught set in the community, for our convenience, why, we must take the consequence.S’il nous plaît de garder dans la république, pour notre convenance, une masse d’êtres gauches, paresseux, ignares, il nous faut bien en subir les conséquences.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
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shamble
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | shambled |
| Imperative | shamble |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | shambling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | shambled |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shamble | we shamble |
| you shamble | you shamble |
| he/she/it shambles | they shamble |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am shambling | we are shambling |
| you are shambling | you are shambling |
| he/she/it is shambling | they are shambling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have shambled | we have shambled |
| you have shambled | you have shambled |
| he/she/it has shambled | they have shambled |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been shambling | we have been shambling |
| you have been shambling | you have been shambling |
| he/she/it has been shambling | they have been shambling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shambled | we shambled |
| you shambled | you shambled |
| he/she/it shambled | they shambled |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was shambling | we were shambling |
| you were shambling | you were shambling |
| he/she/it was shambling | they were shambling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had shambled | we had shambled |
| you had shambled | you had shambled |
| he/she/it had shambled | they had shambled |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been shambling | we had been shambling |
| you had been shambling | you had been shambling |
| he/she/it had been shambling | they had been shambling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will shamble | we shall/will shamble |
| you will shamble | you will shamble |
| he/she/it will shamble | they will shamble |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be shambling | we shall/will be shambling |
| you will be shambling | you will be shambling |
| he/she/it will be shambling | they will be shambling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have shambled | we shall/will have shambled |
| you will have shambled | you will have shambled |
| he/she/it will have shambled | they will have shambled |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been shambling | we shall/will have been shambling |
| you will have been shambling | you will have been shambling |
| he/she/it will have been shambling | they will have been shambling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would shamble | we should/would shamble |
| you would shamble | you would shamble |
| he/she/it would shamble | they would shamble |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be shambling | we should/would be shambling |
| you would be shambling | you would be shambling |
| he/she/it would be shambling | they would be shambling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have shambled | we should/would have shambled |
| you would have shambled | you would have shambled |
| he/she/it would have shambled | they would have shambled |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been shambling | we should/would have been shambling |
| you would have been shambling | you would have been shambling |
| he/she/it would have been shambling | they would have been shambling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am shambled | we are shambled |
| you are shambled | you are shambled |
| he/she/it is shambled | they are shambled |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being shambled | we are being shambled |
| you are being shambled | you are being shambled |
| he/she/it is being shambled | they are being shambled |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been shambled | we have been shambled |
| you have been shambled | you have been shambled |
| he/she/it has been shambled | they have been shambled |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was shambled | we were shambled |
| you were shambled | you were shambled |
| he/she/it was shambled | they were shambled |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being shambled | we were being shambled |
| you were being shambled | you were being shambled |
| he/she/it was being shambled | they were being shambled |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been shambled | we had been shambled |
| you had been shambled | you had been shambled |
| he/she/it had been shambled | they had been shambled |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be shambled | we shall/will be shambled |
| you will be shambled | you will be shambled |
| he/she/it will be shambled | they will be shambled |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been shambled | we shall/will have been shambled |
| you will have been shambled | you will have been shambled |
| he/she/it will have been shambled | they will have been shambled |
shamble
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | shamble | shambles |
| Possessive case | shamble's | shambles' |
shambles
noun, singular
| Singular | |
| Common case | shambles |
| Possessive case | shambles', shambles's |