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Again the sleek one spoke in German.
De nouveau le maigre parla en allemand.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
'You may call it my humble home' - it was Blenkiron's sleek voice that spoke.
– Mon humble demeure, ne vous déplaise, dit la voix douce de Blenkiron.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
He did not appear changed at all. If anything, he looked better than he bad done before. He was sleek and plump, and cleanly shaved.
D'ailleurs, il n'avait point changé; il se portait même mieux, gros et gras, la barbe faite, les yeux clairs.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
And if, a few moments later, she happened to catch sight of Abbé Faujas passing along the street, she took a delight in exclaiming-the more especially if she had visitors with her: ' Just look at his reverence the Curé! Isn't he growing sleek?
Et si l'abbé Faujas traversait la rue, quelques minutes plus tard, elle prenait plaisir à s'écrier, surtout lorsqu'elle avait du monde chez elle: --Voyez donc monsieur le curé; en voilà un qui engraisse!...
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
One was slim, the other was sleek; that was the most I could make of my reconnaissance.
L'un était mince, l'autre bedonnant; à part cela je ne les reconnaissais pas.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
It made me almost hysterical to be sitting there, waited on by a footman and a sleek butler, and remember that I had been living for three weeks like a brigand, with every man's hand against me.
Je faillis pleurer d'énervement, à me voir assis là, servi par un valet de pied et un maître d'hôtel impeccable, et à me rappeler que je venais de vivre trois semaines durant comme un bandit, avec le monde entier contre moi.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Human property is high in the market; and is, therefore, well fed, well cleaned, tended, and looked after, that it may come to sale sleek, and strong, and shining.
La propriété humaine est en hausse; en conséquence, on la nourrit bien, on la nettoie, on l’étrille, on la soigne, afin qu’elle arrive au marché propre, forte, et luisante.
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
They were all sleek and flourishing, and they were already battening upon some one else.
Toute la bande était luisante, florissante. Elle s'engraissait déjà d'un autre embonpoint.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
As she looked at Helene's sleek, shining face, Madeleine would think: " If I ever surrender myself to any other man than William, I will kill myself."
En regardant la face grasse et luisante d’Hélène, Madeleine pensait: « Si jamais je me livre à un autre homme que Guillaume, je me tuerai. »
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
She was a sleek, plump person, and Marthe found her embroidering a very gorgeous alb, between her two daughters, whom she sent away at her visitor's first words.
Elle était grasse, celle-ci, et elle brodait une aube très-riche, entre ses deux filles. Elle les avait fait sortir, dès les premiers mots.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Nevertheless, Abbe Paparelli, fat and sleek, glided into the room without the faintest sign of emotion.
Mais l’abbé Paparelli, le caudataire, gras et doux, entra quand même, sans s’émotionner le moins du monde.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
His hair is sleek and glossy.
Ses cheveux sont lissés et brillants.
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
Since arriving from Piedmont he had been leading the life of a sleek and well-to-do citizen.
Depuis son retour du Piémont, il menait une vie de bourgeois gras et renté.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile

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sleek

adjective
Positive degreesleek
Comparative degreesleeker
Superlative degreesleekest

sleek

verb
Basic forms
Pastsleeked
Imperativesleek
Present Participle (Participle I)sleeking
Past Participle (Participle II)sleeked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sleekwe sleek
you sleekyou sleek
he/she/it sleeksthey sleek
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sleekingwe are sleeking
you are sleekingyou are sleeking
he/she/it is sleekingthey are sleeking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sleekedwe have sleeked
you have sleekedyou have sleeked
he/she/it has sleekedthey have sleeked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sleekingwe have been sleeking
you have been sleekingyou have been sleeking
he/she/it has been sleekingthey have been sleeking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sleekedwe sleeked
you sleekedyou sleeked
he/she/it sleekedthey sleeked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sleekingwe were sleeking
you were sleekingyou were sleeking
he/she/it was sleekingthey were sleeking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sleekedwe had sleeked
you had sleekedyou had sleeked
he/she/it had sleekedthey had sleeked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sleekingwe had been sleeking
you had been sleekingyou had been sleeking
he/she/it had been sleekingthey had been sleeking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sleekwe shall/will sleek
you will sleekyou will sleek
he/she/it will sleekthey will sleek
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sleekingwe shall/will be sleeking
you will be sleekingyou will be sleeking
he/she/it will be sleekingthey will be sleeking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sleekedwe shall/will have sleeked
you will have sleekedyou will have sleeked
he/she/it will have sleekedthey will have sleeked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sleekingwe shall/will have been sleeking
you will have been sleekingyou will have been sleeking
he/she/it will have been sleekingthey will have been sleeking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sleekwe should/would sleek
you would sleekyou would sleek
he/she/it would sleekthey would sleek
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sleekingwe should/would be sleeking
you would be sleekingyou would be sleeking
he/she/it would be sleekingthey would be sleeking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sleekedwe should/would have sleeked
you would have sleekedyou would have sleeked
he/she/it would have sleekedthey would have sleeked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sleekingwe should/would have been sleeking
you would have been sleekingyou would have been sleeking
he/she/it would have been sleekingthey would have been sleeking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sleekedwe are sleeked
you are sleekedyou are sleeked
he/she/it is sleekedthey are sleeked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sleekedwe are being sleeked
you are being sleekedyou are being sleeked
he/she/it is being sleekedthey are being sleeked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sleekedwe have been sleeked
you have been sleekedyou have been sleeked
he/she/it has been sleekedthey have been sleeked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sleekedwe were sleeked
you were sleekedyou were sleeked
he/she/it was sleekedthey were sleeked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sleekedwe were being sleeked
you were being sleekedyou were being sleeked
he/she/it was being sleekedthey were being sleeked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sleekedwe had been sleeked
you had been sleekedyou had been sleeked
he/she/it had been sleekedthey had been sleeked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sleekedwe shall/will be sleeked
you will be sleekedyou will be sleeked
he/she/it will be sleekedthey will be sleeked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sleekedwe shall/will have been sleeked
you will have been sleekedyou will have been sleeked
he/she/it will have been sleekedthey will have been sleeked