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Yonder on our right one hears the blows of pick and shovel.Là-bas, à notre droite, on entend des coups de pioche et de pelle.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
In the continuous chain of thunderbolts we can see each other clearly—our helmets streaming like the bodies of fishes, our sodden leathers, the shovel-blades black and glistening; we can even see the pale drops of the unending rain.Au milieu de la chaîne continue de tonnerres on s’aperçoit directement les uns les autres, casques ruisselants comme le corps d’un poisson, cuirs mouillés, fers de pelle noirs et luisants, et jusqu’aux gouttes blanchâtres de la pluie éternelle.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
They have an order to shovel the earth into the relics of the trenches, to stop everything up, so that the bodies may be buried on the spot.Ils ont l’ordre de faire tomber la terre dans les restes des tranchées, de boucher tout, pour enterrer les corps sur place.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
A procession of shovel-bearers advances along the battered trench.… Une théorie de porteurs de pelles s’avance le long du boyau démantelé.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
' You had taken up the shovel and I had seized the tongs, and we were belabouring each other.'Vous aviez pris la pelle, moi je m'étais emparé de la pincette, et nous nous assommions.»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
He did not immediately leave his place by the grate, but still stooping, grasping the shovel, and pressing down the blazing papers so as to guard against an accident, he raised his big face with an air of displeasure.Il demeura par terre, tenant la pelle, sous laquelle il étouffait la flamme, de peur d'incendie. Et il levait sa large face, l'air maussade.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
One of the sextons had to jump into the grave and empty it with his shovel with a slow rhythmical movement.Un des fossoyeurs dut sauter dans la fosse, pour la vider à la pelle, d’un jet lent et rythmique.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
He points to the shovel and broom by whose help he is performing his task of scavenger and night-soil man.Il montre la pelle et le balai à l’aide desquels il accomplit le long des murs, penché dans une atmosphère malade, sa tâche de boueux et de vidangeur.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
One of the grave-diggers took a shovel and began emptying out the earth; then, when only the stones covering the coffin were left, he threw them out one by one.Un fossoyeur prit une large pelle et vida peu à peu la fosse ; puis, quand il n'y eut plus que les pierres dont on couvre la bière, il les jeta dehors une à une.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Garden tools such as hand lawn mowers, wheel barrows, spades, shovels, rakes, forks, scythes, sickles and secateursoutils de jardin tels que tondeuses à gazon non motorisées, brouettes, bêches, pelles, râteaux, fourches, faux, faucilles et sécateurs,http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 8/27/2009
The priest, who looked surly, stood waiting in the wind; some sextons were there with their shovels.Maussade sous la bise, le prêtre attendait; et des fossoyeurs étaient là, avec des pelles.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
They laid him in; and the men shovelled away, silently.Ils le déposèrent enveloppé du manteau, et les hommes rejetèrent la terre, pelletée à pelletée, en silence.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
But whether by reason of the noise of the shovels, or because some men are chatting almost aloud, in spite of reproofs, our activity wakes up a rocket, whose flaming vertical line rattles suddenly on our right.Mais soit à cause du bruit des pelles, soit parce que quelques-uns, malgré les objurgations, bavardent presque haut, notre agitation éveille une fusée, qui grince verticalement sur notre droite avec sa ligne enflammée.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
In the bosom of the night we hear the sound of shovels and picks thrown down like empty weapons.On entend, au sein de la nuit, le bruît des pelles et des pioches qu’on jette comme des armes vides.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Her sensations resembled those of a man fallen into lethargy, who is being buried, and who, bound by the bonds of his own frame, hears the deadened sound of the shovels of mould falling on his head.Ses sensations ressemblaient à celles d'un homme tombé en léthargie qu'on enterrerait et qui, bâillonné par les liens de sa chair, entendrait sur sa tête le bruit sourd des pelletées de sable.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
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shovel
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | shovel | shovels |
Possessive case | shovel's | shovels' |
shovel
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | shoveled, shovelled |
Imperative | shovel |
Present Participle (Participle I) | shoveling, shovelling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | shoveled, shovelled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shovel | we shovel |
you shovel | you shovel |
he/she/it shovels | they shovel |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am shoveling, shovelling | we are shoveling, shovelling |
you are shoveling, shovelling | you are shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it is shoveling, shovelling | they are shoveling, shovelling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have shoveled, shovelled | we have shoveled, shovelled |
you have shoveled, shovelled | you have shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it has shoveled, shovelled | they have shoveled, shovelled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been shoveling, shovelling | we have been shoveling, shovelling |
you have been shoveling, shovelling | you have been shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it has been shoveling, shovelling | they have been shoveling, shovelling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shoveled, shovelled | we shoveled, shovelled |
you shoveled, shovelled | you shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it shoveled, shovelled | they shoveled, shovelled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was shoveling, shovelling | we were shoveling, shovelling |
you were shoveling, shovelling | you were shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it was shoveling, shovelling | they were shoveling, shovelling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had shoveled, shovelled | we had shoveled, shovelled |
you had shoveled, shovelled | you had shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it had shoveled, shovelled | they had shoveled, shovelled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been shoveling, shovelling | we had been shoveling, shovelling |
you had been shoveling, shovelling | you had been shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it had been shoveling, shovelling | they had been shoveling, shovelling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will shovel | we shall/will shovel |
you will shovel | you will shovel |
he/she/it will shovel | they will shovel |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be shoveling, shovelling | we shall/will be shoveling, shovelling |
you will be shoveling, shovelling | you will be shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it will be shoveling, shovelling | they will be shoveling, shovelling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have shoveled, shovelled | we shall/will have shoveled, shovelled |
you will have shoveled, shovelled | you will have shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it will have shoveled, shovelled | they will have shoveled, shovelled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shoveling, shovelling | we shall/will have been shoveling, shovelling |
you will have been shoveling, shovelling | you will have been shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it will have been shoveling, shovelling | they will have been shoveling, shovelling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would shovel | we should/would shovel |
you would shovel | you would shovel |
he/she/it would shovel | they would shovel |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be shoveling, shovelling | we should/would be shoveling, shovelling |
you would be shoveling, shovelling | you would be shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it would be shoveling, shovelling | they would be shoveling, shovelling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have shoveled, shovelled | we should/would have shoveled, shovelled |
you would have shoveled, shovelled | you would have shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it would have shoveled, shovelled | they would have shoveled, shovelled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been shoveling, shovelling | we should/would have been shoveling, shovelling |
you would have been shoveling, shovelling | you would have been shoveling, shovelling |
he/she/it would have been shoveling, shovelling | they would have been shoveling, shovelling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am shoveled, shovelled | we are shoveled, shovelled |
you are shoveled, shovelled | you are shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it is shoveled, shovelled | they are shoveled, shovelled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being shoveled, shovelled | we are being shoveled, shovelled |
you are being shoveled, shovelled | you are being shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it is being shoveled, shovelled | they are being shoveled, shovelled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been shoveled, shovelled | we have been shoveled, shovelled |
you have been shoveled, shovelled | you have been shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it has been shoveled, shovelled | they have been shoveled, shovelled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was shoveled, shovelled | we were shoveled, shovelled |
you were shoveled, shovelled | you were shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it was shoveled, shovelled | they were shoveled, shovelled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being shoveled, shovelled | we were being shoveled, shovelled |
you were being shoveled, shovelled | you were being shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it was being shoveled, shovelled | they were being shoveled, shovelled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been shoveled, shovelled | we had been shoveled, shovelled |
you had been shoveled, shovelled | you had been shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it had been shoveled, shovelled | they had been shoveled, shovelled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be shoveled, shovelled | we shall/will be shoveled, shovelled |
you will be shoveled, shovelled | you will be shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it will be shoveled, shovelled | they will be shoveled, shovelled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been shoveled, shovelled | we shall/will have been shoveled, shovelled |
you will have been shoveled, shovelled | you will have been shoveled, shovelled |
he/she/it will have been shoveled, shovelled | they will have been shoveled, shovelled |