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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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, 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 Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, 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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas 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 secateurs
outils de jardin tels que tondeuses à gazon non motorisées, brouettes, bêches, pelles, râteaux, fourches, faux, faucilles et sécateurs,
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'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, 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 Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, 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 Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile

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shovel

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseshovelshovels
Possessive caseshovel'sshovels'

shovel

verb
Basic forms
Pastshoveled, shovelled
Imperativeshovel
Present Participle (Participle I)shoveling, shovelling
Past Participle (Participle II)shoveled, shovelled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I shovelwe shovel
you shovelyou shovel
he/she/it shovelsthey shovel
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am shoveling, shovellingwe are shoveling, shovelling
you are shoveling, shovellingyou are shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it is shoveling, shovellingthey are shoveling, shovelling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have shoveled, shovelledwe have shoveled, shovelled
you have shoveled, shovelledyou have shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it has shoveled, shovelledthey have shoveled, shovelled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been shoveling, shovellingwe have been shoveling, shovelling
you have been shoveling, shovellingyou have been shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it has been shoveling, shovellingthey have been shoveling, shovelling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I shoveled, shovelledwe shoveled, shovelled
you shoveled, shovelledyou shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it shoveled, shovelledthey shoveled, shovelled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was shoveling, shovellingwe were shoveling, shovelling
you were shoveling, shovellingyou were shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it was shoveling, shovellingthey were shoveling, shovelling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had shoveled, shovelledwe had shoveled, shovelled
you had shoveled, shovelledyou had shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it had shoveled, shovelledthey had shoveled, shovelled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been shoveling, shovellingwe had been shoveling, shovelling
you had been shoveling, shovellingyou had been shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it had been shoveling, shovellingthey had been shoveling, shovelling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will shovelwe shall/will shovel
you will shovelyou will shovel
he/she/it will shovelthey will shovel
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be shoveling, shovellingwe shall/will be shoveling, shovelling
you will be shoveling, shovellingyou will be shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it will be shoveling, shovellingthey will be shoveling, shovelling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have shoveled, shovelledwe shall/will have shoveled, shovelled
you will have shoveled, shovelledyou will have shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it will have shoveled, shovelledthey will have shoveled, shovelled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been shoveling, shovellingwe shall/will have been shoveling, shovelling
you will have been shoveling, shovellingyou will have been shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it will have been shoveling, shovellingthey will have been shoveling, shovelling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would shovelwe should/would shovel
you would shovelyou would shovel
he/she/it would shovelthey would shovel
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be shoveling, shovellingwe should/would be shoveling, shovelling
you would be shoveling, shovellingyou would be shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it would be shoveling, shovellingthey would be shoveling, shovelling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have shoveled, shovelledwe should/would have shoveled, shovelled
you would have shoveled, shovelledyou would have shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it would have shoveled, shovelledthey would have shoveled, shovelled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been shoveling, shovellingwe should/would have been shoveling, shovelling
you would have been shoveling, shovellingyou would have been shoveling, shovelling
he/she/it would have been shoveling, shovellingthey would have been shoveling, shovelling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am shoveled, shovelledwe are shoveled, shovelled
you are shoveled, shovelledyou are shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it is shoveled, shovelledthey are shoveled, shovelled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being shoveled, shovelledwe are being shoveled, shovelled
you are being shoveled, shovelledyou are being shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it is being shoveled, shovelledthey are being shoveled, shovelled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been shoveled, shovelledwe have been shoveled, shovelled
you have been shoveled, shovelledyou have been shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it has been shoveled, shovelledthey have been shoveled, shovelled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was shoveled, shovelledwe were shoveled, shovelled
you were shoveled, shovelledyou were shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it was shoveled, shovelledthey were shoveled, shovelled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being shoveled, shovelledwe were being shoveled, shovelled
you were being shoveled, shovelledyou were being shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it was being shoveled, shovelledthey were being shoveled, shovelled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been shoveled, shovelledwe had been shoveled, shovelled
you had been shoveled, shovelledyou had been shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it had been shoveled, shovelledthey had been shoveled, shovelled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be shoveled, shovelledwe shall/will be shoveled, shovelled
you will be shoveled, shovelledyou will be shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it will be shoveled, shovelledthey will be shoveled, shovelled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been shoveled, shovelledwe shall/will have been shoveled, shovelled
you will have been shoveled, shovelledyou will have been shoveled, shovelled
he/she/it will have been shoveled, shovelledthey will have been shoveled, shovelled