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The distended eyelids permit a little to be seen of the dull porcelain of his eyes, and one lip shines like a slug in the shapeless beard.Les paupières enflées laissent voir un peu de la morne faïence de ses yeux et une lèvre luit comme une limace dans la barbe obscure.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
In the morning, dragging himself along like a slug, he showed over the bank a face black with mud and horribly wasted.Le matin, se traînant comme une limace, il a montré une face noire de terre et affreusement défaite, en haut du talus.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Slugs, indeed!' cried Monsieur de Condamin. Do you suppose he troubles himself about slugs?--Les limaces! s'écria M. de Condamin; allez, il s'inquiète bien des limaces!Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
He turned round again, came back, and knelt down to see if the slugs had eaten everything up.Il revint sur ses pas, se mit à genoux pour voir si ce n'était pas les limaces qui avaient tout mangé.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
It is strange,' remarked Monsieur Rastoil, who had been buried in thought for a moment or two ; but Mouret looked as if he were searching for slugs amongst his lettuces.--C'est singulier, dit M. Rastoil, qui réfléchissait profondément depuis un instant, Mouret avait l'air de chercher des limaces sous ses salades.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The slugs were dreadfully fond of the lettuces, and the beds were quite eaten up with them, but I know a way of destroying them.Les limaces aiment diantrement les laitues, le jardin en était rongé; mais je sais un moyen pour les détruire....Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Do people go hunting for slugs with a candle?Est-ce qu'on va chercher des limaces avec un cierge?Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
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slug
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | slugged |
Imperative | slug |
Present Participle (Participle I) | slugging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | slugged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I slug | we slug |
you slug | you slug |
he/she/it slugs | they slug |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am slugging | we are slugging |
you are slugging | you are slugging |
he/she/it is slugging | they are slugging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have slugged | we have slugged |
you have slugged | you have slugged |
he/she/it has slugged | they have slugged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been slugging | we have been slugging |
you have been slugging | you have been slugging |
he/she/it has been slugging | they have been slugging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I slugged | we slugged |
you slugged | you slugged |
he/she/it slugged | they slugged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was slugging | we were slugging |
you were slugging | you were slugging |
he/she/it was slugging | they were slugging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had slugged | we had slugged |
you had slugged | you had slugged |
he/she/it had slugged | they had slugged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been slugging | we had been slugging |
you had been slugging | you had been slugging |
he/she/it had been slugging | they had been slugging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will slug | we shall/will slug |
you will slug | you will slug |
he/she/it will slug | they will slug |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be slugging | we shall/will be slugging |
you will be slugging | you will be slugging |
he/she/it will be slugging | they will be slugging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have slugged | we shall/will have slugged |
you will have slugged | you will have slugged |
he/she/it will have slugged | they will have slugged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been slugging | we shall/will have been slugging |
you will have been slugging | you will have been slugging |
he/she/it will have been slugging | they will have been slugging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would slug | we should/would slug |
you would slug | you would slug |
he/she/it would slug | they would slug |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be slugging | we should/would be slugging |
you would be slugging | you would be slugging |
he/she/it would be slugging | they would be slugging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have slugged | we should/would have slugged |
you would have slugged | you would have slugged |
he/she/it would have slugged | they would have slugged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been slugging | we should/would have been slugging |
you would have been slugging | you would have been slugging |
he/she/it would have been slugging | they would have been slugging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am slugged | we are slugged |
you are slugged | you are slugged |
he/she/it is slugged | they are slugged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being slugged | we are being slugged |
you are being slugged | you are being slugged |
he/she/it is being slugged | they are being slugged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been slugged | we have been slugged |
you have been slugged | you have been slugged |
he/she/it has been slugged | they have been slugged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was slugged | we were slugged |
you were slugged | you were slugged |
he/she/it was slugged | they were slugged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being slugged | we were being slugged |
you were being slugged | you were being slugged |
he/she/it was being slugged | they were being slugged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been slugged | we had been slugged |
you had been slugged | you had been slugged |
he/she/it had been slugged | they had been slugged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be slugged | we shall/will be slugged |
you will be slugged | you will be slugged |
he/she/it will be slugged | they will be slugged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been slugged | we shall/will have been slugged |
you will have been slugged | you will have been slugged |
he/she/it will have been slugged | they will have been slugged |
slug
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | slug | slugs |
Possessive case | slug's | slugs' |