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If I could snatch away from that world of nature, which you extol, its kirtle of sunshine and its girdle of greenery, you would see it hideous like a very fury, a skeleton, rotting away with disease and vice.Si j'arrachais à ta nature sa jupe de soleil, sa ceinture de feuillage, tu la verrais hideuse comme une mégère, avec des côtes de squelette, toute mangée de vices...Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
I'm spent to a skeleton.Je suis réduit à l'état de squelette.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
So Aristide had his skeleton, like his father and mother.Aristide, comme son père, comme sa mère, avait son cadavre.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
And the man who said this pointed to the skeleton of the Digger.Et l'homme montrait le squelette du Digger.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Even the hideous carcass of the Digger had become a shining skeleton!La hideuse carcasse du Digger, elle-même, était réduite à l'état de squelette!Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
However, the exceptions are for bobsleigh, skeleton, luge and snowboarding (40 minutes away); freestyle skiing (26 minutes away); and alpine skiing speed events (35 minutes away).Des exceptions sont à noter toutefois pour: le bobsleigh, le skeleton, la luge et le snowboard (à 40 minutes); le ski acrobatique (à 26 minutes); et les épreuves de vitesse en ski alpin (à 35 minutes).© Copyright 2009http://www.olympic.org 7/21/2011© Copyright 2009http://www.olympic.org 7/21/2011
And Pierre then understood that this was the splendid skeleton of a colossus whence life was departing.Pierre comprit que c’était là le splendide squelette d’un colosse monumental dont la vie se retirait.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
"In this compartment here is a skeleton which has not been touched.Vous voyez, dans cette case, un squelette auquel on n’a point touché.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
By the way, he related yesterday that skeleton keys and stolen purses were found on Salvat when he was arrested in the Bois de Boulogne!N’a-t-il pas raconté hier que, lorsqu’on a arrêté Salvat, au bois de Boulogne, on avait trouvé sur lui des fausses clés et des porte-monnaie, volés à des promeneurs !...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Savants say that it is the skeleton of a female, probably a young girl.Les savants disent que c’est une femme, sans doute une jeune fille...Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
Attended by Prudence and Justice, Alexander VII appears kneeling, with Charity and Truth before him, and a skeleton rises up displaying an empty hour-glass.À genoux, Alexandre VII, assisté de la Prudence et de la Justice, a devant lui la Charité et la Vérité et un squelette se lève, montrant le sablier vide.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
But none had so distressed his soul as did that wretched female skeleton, slowly liquefying in the midst of its lace and its millions.Aucun ne lui avait bouleversé l’âme autant que ce misérable squelette de femme qui se liquéfiait au milieu de ses dentelles et de ses millions.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
We see the skeleton of a mule, with the alpareja still buckled around it, and an old blanket, flapped and tossed by many a whistling wind.Nous rencontrons le squelette d'une mule, avec son bât encore bouclé, et une vieille couverture longtemps battue par les vents.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
An anatomist only could have detected the presence of a human skeleton.Un anatomiste seul aurait pu trouver là les vestiges d'un squelette humain.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
A fresh wound is moistening the neck of a body that is almost a skeleton.Une blessure fraîche mouille le cou d’un corps presque squelettique.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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skeleton law
loi-cadre
Word forms
skeleton
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | skeleton | skeletons |
Possessive case | skeleton's | skeletons' |
skeleton
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | skeletoned |
Imperative | skeleton |
Present Participle (Participle I) | skeletoning |
Past Participle (Participle II) | skeletoned |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I skeleton | we skeleton |
you skeleton | you skeleton |
he/she/it skeletons | they skeleton |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am skeletoning | we are skeletoning |
you are skeletoning | you are skeletoning |
he/she/it is skeletoning | they are skeletoning |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have skeletoned | we have skeletoned |
you have skeletoned | you have skeletoned |
he/she/it has skeletoned | they have skeletoned |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been skeletoning | we have been skeletoning |
you have been skeletoning | you have been skeletoning |
he/she/it has been skeletoning | they have been skeletoning |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I skeletoned | we skeletoned |
you skeletoned | you skeletoned |
he/she/it skeletoned | they skeletoned |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was skeletoning | we were skeletoning |
you were skeletoning | you were skeletoning |
he/she/it was skeletoning | they were skeletoning |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had skeletoned | we had skeletoned |
you had skeletoned | you had skeletoned |
he/she/it had skeletoned | they had skeletoned |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been skeletoning | we had been skeletoning |
you had been skeletoning | you had been skeletoning |
he/she/it had been skeletoning | they had been skeletoning |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will skeleton | we shall/will skeleton |
you will skeleton | you will skeleton |
he/she/it will skeleton | they will skeleton |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be skeletoning | we shall/will be skeletoning |
you will be skeletoning | you will be skeletoning |
he/she/it will be skeletoning | they will be skeletoning |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have skeletoned | we shall/will have skeletoned |
you will have skeletoned | you will have skeletoned |
he/she/it will have skeletoned | they will have skeletoned |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been skeletoning | we shall/will have been skeletoning |
you will have been skeletoning | you will have been skeletoning |
he/she/it will have been skeletoning | they will have been skeletoning |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would skeleton | we should/would skeleton |
you would skeleton | you would skeleton |
he/she/it would skeleton | they would skeleton |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be skeletoning | we should/would be skeletoning |
you would be skeletoning | you would be skeletoning |
he/she/it would be skeletoning | they would be skeletoning |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have skeletoned | we should/would have skeletoned |
you would have skeletoned | you would have skeletoned |
he/she/it would have skeletoned | they would have skeletoned |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been skeletoning | we should/would have been skeletoning |
you would have been skeletoning | you would have been skeletoning |
he/she/it would have been skeletoning | they would have been skeletoning |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am skeletoned | we are skeletoned |
you are skeletoned | you are skeletoned |
he/she/it is skeletoned | they are skeletoned |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being skeletoned | we are being skeletoned |
you are being skeletoned | you are being skeletoned |
he/she/it is being skeletoned | they are being skeletoned |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been skeletoned | we have been skeletoned |
you have been skeletoned | you have been skeletoned |
he/she/it has been skeletoned | they have been skeletoned |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was skeletoned | we were skeletoned |
you were skeletoned | you were skeletoned |
he/she/it was skeletoned | they were skeletoned |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being skeletoned | we were being skeletoned |
you were being skeletoned | you were being skeletoned |
he/she/it was being skeletoned | they were being skeletoned |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been skeletoned | we had been skeletoned |
you had been skeletoned | you had been skeletoned |
he/she/it had been skeletoned | they had been skeletoned |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be skeletoned | we shall/will be skeletoned |
you will be skeletoned | you will be skeletoned |
he/she/it will be skeletoned | they will be skeletoned |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been skeletoned | we shall/will have been skeletoned |
you will have been skeletoned | you will have been skeletoned |
he/she/it will have been skeletoned | they will have been skeletoned |