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You scarcely shave, and you never comb your hair; it is as rough and tumbled as though you had been fighting.
C'est à peine si votre barbe est faite, vous ne vous peignez plus, vos cheveux sont ébourriffés comme si vous veniez de vous battre à coups de poing.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Haller, it was a close shave.
Haller, il s'en est peu fallu!
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He said to himself that he could shave off his blond hair and that in the photo on an identity document this difference in color would hardly be visible.
Il se dit qu'il pourrait raser sa chevelure blonde et que sur la photo d'une pièce d'identité cette différence de teinte serait peu visible.
Makine, Andreï / Music of a LifeMakine, Andreï / La musique d'une vie
La musique d'une vie
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Andrei Makine
Music of a Life
Makine, Andreï
© 2002 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2001 by Andreï Makine
My head came between the two bursts, as you might say, but only just; a very close shave, and my lugs got it."
Ma tête a passé, j’peux dire, entre les éclats, mais tout juste, rasibus, et les esgourdes ont pris.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
If I shave my beard will they let me join the Flying Corps?'
Croyez-vous qu’ils m’accepteraient dans l’aviation si je me rasais la barbe?
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
"For you, monsieur--a shave, eh?" said he.
« C’est pour monsieur, une barbe, n’est-ce pas ?...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
When nearly opposite to our ambush, he descried the object of his search, and sliding his feet out of the stirrup, guided his horse so as to shave closely past it.
Arrivé en face de notre embuscade, il découvrit l'objet de ses recherches, et dégageant son pied de l'étrier, dirigea son cheval de manière à passer auprès.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He had begun to shave M. de Guersaint's left cheek and was quite triumphant.
Il avait attaqué la joue gauche, il triomphait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
It had been a close shave, but I had been in time.
Nous l'échappions belle, mais j'arrivais à temps.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
The old lady had begun by bringing down kettles to get her water boiled, as she had no fire, she said, and the Abbé was in a hurry to shave.
Cela commença par des bouillottes d'eau que la vieille dame descendit faire chauffer; elle n'avait pas de feu, et l'abbé était pressé de se raser.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
"All right--and I'll profit by the opportunity to have a shave."
– Bon ! et, par la même occasion, je me ferai raser. »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Why, on the previous day they had pursued him even to his dressing-room where he had gone to shave.
On ne le laissait plus respirer; la veille encore, on l'avait relancé jusque dans son cabinet de toilette, pendant qu'il se faisait la barbe.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
I didn't dare to shave for fear of leaving tracks, and besides, it wasn't any kind of use my trying to get into the streets.
Je n'osai pas me raser, crainte de laisser un indice, et d'ailleurs il était complètement inutile pour moi de songer à gagner la rue.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
He had now begun to shave M. de Guersaint's right cheek; and was inveighing against the Fathers of the Immaculate Conception, whose greed for gain was the one cause of all the misunderstanding.
Il venait de passer à la joue droite, il concluait furieusement contre les pères de l’Immaculée-Conception, dont l’âpreté était l’unique cause du désaccord.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
This is the first decent shave I've had since war was declared."
C'est la première fois que je puis me faire raser décemment depuis la déclaration de guerre.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

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shave

verb
Basic forms
Pastshaved
Imperativeshave
Present Participle (Participle I)shaving
Past Participle (Participle II)shaved, shaven
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shavewe shave
you shaveyou shave
he/she/it shavesthey shave
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shavingwe are shaving
you are shavingyou are shaving
he/she/it is shavingthey are shaving
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shaved, shavenwe have shaved, shaven
you have shaved, shavenyou have shaved, shaven
he/she/it has shaved, shaventhey have shaved, shaven
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shavingwe have been shaving
you have been shavingyou have been shaving
he/she/it has been shavingthey have been shaving
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shavedwe shaved
you shavedyou shaved
he/she/it shavedthey shaved
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shavingwe were shaving
you were shavingyou were shaving
he/she/it was shavingthey were shaving
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shaved, shavenwe had shaved, shaven
you had shaved, shavenyou had shaved, shaven
he/she/it had shaved, shaventhey had shaved, shaven
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shavingwe had been shaving
you had been shavingyou had been shaving
he/she/it had been shavingthey had been shaving
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shavewe shall/will shave
you will shaveyou will shave
he/she/it will shavethey will shave
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shavingwe shall/will be shaving
you will be shavingyou will be shaving
he/she/it will be shavingthey will be shaving
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shaved, shavenwe shall/will have shaved, shaven
you will have shaved, shavenyou will have shaved, shaven
he/she/it will have shaved, shaventhey will have shaved, shaven
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shavingwe shall/will have been shaving
you will have been shavingyou will have been shaving
he/she/it will have been shavingthey will have been shaving
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shavewe should/would shave
you would shaveyou would shave
he/she/it would shavethey would shave
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shavingwe should/would be shaving
you would be shavingyou would be shaving
he/she/it would be shavingthey would be shaving
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shaved, shavenwe should/would have shaved, shaven
you would have shaved, shavenyou would have shaved, shaven
he/she/it would have shaved, shaventhey would have shaved, shaven
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shavingwe should/would have been shaving
you would have been shavingyou would have been shaving
he/she/it would have been shavingthey would have been shaving
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shaved, shavenwe are shaved, shaven
you are shaved, shavenyou are shaved, shaven
he/she/it is shaved, shaventhey are shaved, shaven
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shaved, shavenwe are being shaved, shaven
you are being shaved, shavenyou are being shaved, shaven
he/she/it is being shaved, shaventhey are being shaved, shaven
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shaved, shavenwe have been shaved, shaven
you have been shaved, shavenyou have been shaved, shaven
he/she/it has been shaved, shaventhey have been shaved, shaven
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shaved, shavenwe were shaved, shaven
you were shaved, shavenyou were shaved, shaven
he/she/it was shaved, shaventhey were shaved, shaven
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shaved, shavenwe were being shaved, shaven
you were being shaved, shavenyou were being shaved, shaven
he/she/it was being shaved, shaventhey were being shaved, shaven
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shaved, shavenwe had been shaved, shaven
you had been shaved, shavenyou had been shaved, shaven
he/she/it had been shaved, shaventhey had been shaved, shaven
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shaved, shavenwe shall/will be shaved, shaven
you will be shaved, shavenyou will be shaved, shaven
he/she/it will be shaved, shaventhey will be shaved, shaven
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shaved, shavenwe shall/will have been shaved, shaven
you will have been shaved, shavenyou will have been shaved, shaven
he/she/it will have been shaved, shaventhey will have been shaved, shaven

shave

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseshaveshaves
Possessive caseshave'sshaves'