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"Never mind the gal, Sarpent, never mind Hist's feelin's, which will neither choke, nor drown, slay nor beautify," said Deerslayer, laughing.
– Ne songez pas à Hist, Serpent, n’y songez pas, s’écria Deerslayer en riant. Ses sourcils froncés ne peuvent ni étouffer, ni noyer, ni tuer, ni embellir.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"Go away," I repeated; "leave me before I get over the wall, and slay you. "
– Allez-vous-en, répétai-je. Fichez-moi la paix ou sinon je saute par-dessus le mur et je vous tue ! »
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
She loved Flavio Corradini, the scion of a rival and hated house, whose alliance her father, Prince Boccanera, roughly rejected, and whom her elder brother, Ercole, swore to slay should he ever surprise him with her.
Elle aimait Flavio Corradini, le fils d’une famille rivale, exécrée, que son père, le prince Boccanera, lui refusait rudement, et que son frère aîné, Ercole, avait juré de tuer, s’il le surprenait jamais avec elle.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
I sometimes wish that them blessed days might come back, for it is not my real gift to slay my own kind.
Je voudrais quelquefois que cet heureux temps revînt, car ce n’est pas ma véritable nature de tuer mes semblables.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Maybe Hassan was the price I had to pay, the lamb I had to slay, to win Baba.
Et peut-être Hassan était-il le prix à payer, l'agneau à sacrifier, pour gagner l'amour de mon père.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
It is probable that Judith Hutter has no husband to slay, and you may never have a chance to waylay one, else would I tell her of your threat, in the first conversation I held with the gal."
Il est probable que Judith n’a point de mari à qui vous puissiez dresser des embûches ; mais si elle en avait un, je l’avertirais de vos menaces dans la première conversation que j’aurai avec elle.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"To give me a throne to fill, and men to slay.
– De me donner un trône à occuper et des hommes à tuer.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
The Hurons, indeed, were too intent on endeavoring to slay their Delaware foe, by sending a bullet through some one of the loops or crevices of the cabin, to bethink them at all of one whom they fancied so thoroughly tied.
Les Hurons étaient d’ailleurs trop occupés de leur dessein de tuer leur ennemi delaware en lui envoyant une balle par une des meurtrières ou des fentes de la cabine, pour songer à un homme dont ils se croyaient assurés.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
You slay our brave friend who has left us?
Vous vous vantez d’avoir tué le brave ami qui nous a quittés !
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
They are not intended to slay themselves for each other, but to strengthen themselves for each other.
Ils ne sont pas créés afin de se tuer l'un pour l'autre, mais afin de se fortifier l'un par l'autre.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
"Cruel pale-face, what had my warriors done that you should slay them!
– Que vous avaient fait ces guerriers, cruel, pour les tuer ainsi ?
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
No! no! it could not have been himself; it was that other voice, the jealous voice that had so cruelly sought to slay his love.
Non, non, ce n'était pas lui, c'était l'autre, la voix jalouse, qui avait eu cette cruauté de vouloir la mort de son amour.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
"And yet they scalp and slay young and old, women and children!"
– Et pourtant ils scalpent et tuent les jeunes et les vieux, les femmes et les enfants.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Nor was it cast without ill-will, and a fierce determination to slay.
Et il ne fut pas lancé sans bonne volonté, car l’Indien avait pris la ferme détermination de le tuer.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
It rests on yourself whether it's peace or war atween us; for my gifts are white gifts, and I'm not one of them that thinks it valiant to slay human mortals, singly, in the woods."
Il dépend de vous que nous soyons en paix ou en guerre, car les dons que le ciel m’a accordés sont ceux des hommes blancs, et je ne suis pas de ceux qui croient faire un grand exploit en tuant un de leurs semblables dans les bois.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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slay

verb
Basic forms
Pastslew
Imperativeslay
Present Participle (Participle I)slaying
Past Participle (Participle II)slain
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I slaywe slay
you slayyou slay
he/she/it slaysthey slay
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am slayingwe are slaying
you are slayingyou are slaying
he/she/it is slayingthey are slaying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have slainwe have slain
you have slainyou have slain
he/she/it has slainthey have slain
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been slayingwe have been slaying
you have been slayingyou have been slaying
he/she/it has been slayingthey have been slaying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I slewwe slew
you slewyou slew
he/she/it slewthey slew
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was slayingwe were slaying
you were slayingyou were slaying
he/she/it was slayingthey were slaying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had slainwe had slain
you had slainyou had slain
he/she/it had slainthey had slain
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been slayingwe had been slaying
you had been slayingyou had been slaying
he/she/it had been slayingthey had been slaying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will slaywe shall/will slay
you will slayyou will slay
he/she/it will slaythey will slay
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be slayingwe shall/will be slaying
you will be slayingyou will be slaying
he/she/it will be slayingthey will be slaying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have slainwe shall/will have slain
you will have slainyou will have slain
he/she/it will have slainthey will have slain
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been slayingwe shall/will have been slaying
you will have been slayingyou will have been slaying
he/she/it will have been slayingthey will have been slaying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would slaywe should/would slay
you would slayyou would slay
he/she/it would slaythey would slay
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be slayingwe should/would be slaying
you would be slayingyou would be slaying
he/she/it would be slayingthey would be slaying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have slainwe should/would have slain
you would have slainyou would have slain
he/she/it would have slainthey would have slain
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been slayingwe should/would have been slaying
you would have been slayingyou would have been slaying
he/she/it would have been slayingthey would have been slaying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am slainwe are slain
you are slainyou are slain
he/she/it is slainthey are slain
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being slainwe are being slain
you are being slainyou are being slain
he/she/it is being slainthey are being slain
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been slainwe have been slain
you have been slainyou have been slain
he/she/it has been slainthey have been slain
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was slainwe were slain
you were slainyou were slain
he/she/it was slainthey were slain
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being slainwe were being slain
you were being slainyou were being slain
he/she/it was being slainthey were being slain
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been slainwe had been slain
you had been slainyou had been slain
he/she/it had been slainthey had been slain
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be slainwe shall/will be slain
you will be slainyou will be slain
he/she/it will be slainthey will be slain
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been slainwe shall/will have been slain
you will have been slainyou will have been slain
he/she/it will have been slainthey will have been slain

slay

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseslayslays
Possessive caseslay'sslays'