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"Ay, bolster each other up in your ignorance," returned Cap with a sneer.
– Oui, soutenez-vous l’un l’autre dans votre ignorance, – dit Cap en ricanant.
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
And as Henriette, with her eyes on the clock, remarked that they certainly would not see Fagerolles that evening, they, began to sneer again, exchanging glances.
Et, comme elle disait, les yeux sur la pendule, qu’ils n’auraient décidément pas Fagerolles ce soir-là, ils se remirent à ricaner, en échangeant un regard.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
There was a chuckling sneer of tenderness in his voice as he uttered these words.
Sa voix, en prononçant ces mots, eut un ricanement attendri.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
'And this,' said Miss Brass, raising her head, with which she had hitherto sat resting on her hands, and surveying him from head to foot with a bitter sneer, 'this is my brother, is it!
Miss Brass leva son visage qu’elle avait jusque-là tenu appuyé sur ses mains, et, mesurant Sampson de la tête aux pieds, elle dit avec un ricanement amer : « Quand je pense que cet être-là est mon frère !...
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
"Ugh!" said Tom, with a sneer.
–  Pouah! dit Tom, avec un ricanement ironique.
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
And we would all try to do it in our heads, and all arrive at different results, and sneer at one another.
Chacun se creusait les méninges pour faire mieux, et chacun obtenait un résultat différent et se moquait de son voisin.
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
Then a younger voice said with something of a sneer: ' They must have managed to lay their hands on a pretty big share of plunder to be able to have such a beautiful drawing-room ; it is the handsomest, you know, in the whole town.'
Une voix plus jeune ricana, en murmurant: --Ils ont dû joliment voler pour avoir un si beau salon vert, car vous savez que c'est le plus beau salon de la ville.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
These words, accompanied by a sneer, sent a cold chill through Felicite's bones.
Ces mots, accompagnés d’un ricanement, firent courir un frisson froid dans le dos de Félicité.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Antonin, however, having peeped behind the booth containing the china ornaments, lurched back again, still with his hands in his pockets, and said with his vicious sneer: "Just look there, you'll see something."
Antonin, ayant allongé la tête derrière la baraque aux porcelaines, revint en traînant la jambe, les mains toujours dans les poches, avec son ricanement vicieux. « Regarde donc là, maman. Ça chauffe. »
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
"I can't!" said Legree, with a sneer; "we'll see, – we'll see!
–  Ah! je ne le peux pas? dit Legris avec un hideux rugissement. Nous allons voir!
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
Jory, without getting in the least angry, tilted back his chair and sucked his cigar, merely saying with a sneer: 'Oh! if you see Fagerolles now-'
Jory, sans se fâcher, renversait sa chaise, se balançait en suçant son cigare. Il se contenta de dire avec un ricanement: «Du moment que tu as renoué avec Fagerolles…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Seeing her wrapped in her long pelisse, with the red flag at her side, resting against a market pillar, he began to sneer and deride her in foul language.
En la voyant vêtue de sa grande pelisse et ayant à côté d’elle le drapeau rouge, appuyé contre un pilier de la halle, il se mit à ricaner, à la plaisanter grossièrement.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Laurent soon got to know the public frequenting the place, that mixed and dissimilar public who pity and sneer in common.
Laurent connut vite le public de l'endroit, public mêlé et disparate qui s'apitoyait et ricanait en commun.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
He spoke with a sneer. "I am learning.
Il ricanait toujours: Je m'instruis.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
But what could he do in the country with that idle fellow, whom he himself had taught to hate the earth and to sneer at the old rotting mill.
Mais que faire, aux champs, de ce gaillard qu’il avait élevé lui-même dans la haine de la terre, dans le mépris du vieux moulin, à moitié pourri ?
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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sneer

noun
SingularPlural
Common casesneersneers
Possessive casesneer'ssneers'

sneer

verb
Basic forms
Pastsneered
Imperativesneer
Present Participle (Participle I)sneering
Past Participle (Participle II)sneered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sneerwe sneer
you sneeryou sneer
he/she/it sneersthey sneer
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sneeringwe are sneering
you are sneeringyou are sneering
he/she/it is sneeringthey are sneering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sneeredwe have sneered
you have sneeredyou have sneered
he/she/it has sneeredthey have sneered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sneeringwe have been sneering
you have been sneeringyou have been sneering
he/she/it has been sneeringthey have been sneering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sneeredwe sneered
you sneeredyou sneered
he/she/it sneeredthey sneered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sneeringwe were sneering
you were sneeringyou were sneering
he/she/it was sneeringthey were sneering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sneeredwe had sneered
you had sneeredyou had sneered
he/she/it had sneeredthey had sneered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sneeringwe had been sneering
you had been sneeringyou had been sneering
he/she/it had been sneeringthey had been sneering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sneerwe shall/will sneer
you will sneeryou will sneer
he/she/it will sneerthey will sneer
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sneeringwe shall/will be sneering
you will be sneeringyou will be sneering
he/she/it will be sneeringthey will be sneering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sneeredwe shall/will have sneered
you will have sneeredyou will have sneered
he/she/it will have sneeredthey will have sneered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sneeringwe shall/will have been sneering
you will have been sneeringyou will have been sneering
he/she/it will have been sneeringthey will have been sneering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sneerwe should/would sneer
you would sneeryou would sneer
he/she/it would sneerthey would sneer
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sneeringwe should/would be sneering
you would be sneeringyou would be sneering
he/she/it would be sneeringthey would be sneering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sneeredwe should/would have sneered
you would have sneeredyou would have sneered
he/she/it would have sneeredthey would have sneered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sneeringwe should/would have been sneering
you would have been sneeringyou would have been sneering
he/she/it would have been sneeringthey would have been sneering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sneeredwe are sneered
you are sneeredyou are sneered
he/she/it is sneeredthey are sneered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sneeredwe are being sneered
you are being sneeredyou are being sneered
he/she/it is being sneeredthey are being sneered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sneeredwe have been sneered
you have been sneeredyou have been sneered
he/she/it has been sneeredthey have been sneered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sneeredwe were sneered
you were sneeredyou were sneered
he/she/it was sneeredthey were sneered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sneeredwe were being sneered
you were being sneeredyou were being sneered
he/she/it was being sneeredthey were being sneered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sneeredwe had been sneered
you had been sneeredyou had been sneered
he/she/it had been sneeredthey had been sneered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sneeredwe shall/will be sneered
you will be sneeredyou will be sneered
he/she/it will be sneeredthey will be sneered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sneeredwe shall/will have been sneered
you will have been sneeredyou will have been sneered
he/she/it will have been sneeredthey will have been sneered