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And, from the foul spout, there again arose all the rancor of the domestics, in the midst of the poisonous stench caused by the thaw.Et, du boyau noir, monta de nouveau la rancune de la domesticité, au milieu de l'empoisonnement fade du dégel.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
And he rushed at that poor little kettle, and seized it by the spout.Et il bondit sur cette pauvre petite bouilloire, qu’il saisit par le bec.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
A bucket that is 30-40 cm in height, 20-30 cm width, circular, has a handle and a spout to pour off the sample is required.Il faut un seau rond de 30 à 40 cm de haut et de 20 à 30 cm de diamètre, muni d'une anse et d'un bec verseur pour verser l'échantillon au besoin.http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/4/2012http://www.ec.gc.ca 4/4/2012
The rifle had cracked, the ball had sped. I saw it piercing his brown breast, as a drop of sleet strikes upon the pane of glass; the red spout gushed forth, and the victim fell forward upon the body of one of the animals.Le chien s'était abattu et la balle était partie; elle avait percé la brune poitrine; le sang jaillit et la victime tomba en avant sur le corps d'un des buffles.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Only by feats of skill could we protect the bread and bully from the spouts that flowed from every point in space; and while we ate we put our hands and faces as much as possible under our cowls.Il fallait faire des tours de force pour préserver le singe et le pain des jets qui coulaient de tous les points de l’espace, et on mangeait, en se cachant autant que possible, les mains et la figure sous les capuchons.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"By gosh! it's a-goin' to come down in spouts."– Par le diable! il va en tomber une, d'ondée!Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
It glistened darkly in the wet, the dim lamps flickered with each gust, the rain splashed steadily into the puddles and trickled down the water- spouts into the running gutters.Elle luisait obscurément sous l’averse, les réverbères à gaz clignotaient à chaque rafale de vent, la pluie crépitait dans les flaques, dégoulinait des gouttières, et les caniveaux dégorgeaient.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
From this cloud the rain fell, not in drops, but, as the hunter had predicted, in "spouts."La pluie, dès lors, se mit à tomber, non pas en gouttes, mais selon les vœux du chasseur, à pleins torrents.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Nothing is stirring there; and our shells that burst in places with wide spouts of foam like huge billows seem to deliver their resounding blows upon a great breakwater, ruined and abandoned.Rien n’y bouge et nos obus qui y déferlent çà et là, avec de larges jets d’écume comme des vagues immenses, semblent frapper leurs coups sonores contre un grand môle ruineux et abandonné.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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spout
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | spout | spouts |
Possessive case | spout's | spouts' |
spout
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | spouted |
Imperative | spout |
Present Participle (Participle I) | spouting |
Past Participle (Participle II) | spouted |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spout | we spout |
you spout | you spout |
he/she/it spouts | they spout |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am spouting | we are spouting |
you are spouting | you are spouting |
he/she/it is spouting | they are spouting |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have spouted | we have spouted |
you have spouted | you have spouted |
he/she/it has spouted | they have spouted |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been spouting | we have been spouting |
you have been spouting | you have been spouting |
he/she/it has been spouting | they have been spouting |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I spouted | we spouted |
you spouted | you spouted |
he/she/it spouted | they spouted |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was spouting | we were spouting |
you were spouting | you were spouting |
he/she/it was spouting | they were spouting |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had spouted | we had spouted |
you had spouted | you had spouted |
he/she/it had spouted | they had spouted |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been spouting | we had been spouting |
you had been spouting | you had been spouting |
he/she/it had been spouting | they had been spouting |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will spout | we shall/will spout |
you will spout | you will spout |
he/she/it will spout | they will spout |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be spouting | we shall/will be spouting |
you will be spouting | you will be spouting |
he/she/it will be spouting | they will be spouting |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have spouted | we shall/will have spouted |
you will have spouted | you will have spouted |
he/she/it will have spouted | they will have spouted |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spouting | we shall/will have been spouting |
you will have been spouting | you will have been spouting |
he/she/it will have been spouting | they will have been spouting |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would spout | we should/would spout |
you would spout | you would spout |
he/she/it would spout | they would spout |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be spouting | we should/would be spouting |
you would be spouting | you would be spouting |
he/she/it would be spouting | they would be spouting |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have spouted | we should/would have spouted |
you would have spouted | you would have spouted |
he/she/it would have spouted | they would have spouted |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been spouting | we should/would have been spouting |
you would have been spouting | you would have been spouting |
he/she/it would have been spouting | they would have been spouting |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am spouted | we are spouted |
you are spouted | you are spouted |
he/she/it is spouted | they are spouted |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being spouted | we are being spouted |
you are being spouted | you are being spouted |
he/she/it is being spouted | they are being spouted |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been spouted | we have been spouted |
you have been spouted | you have been spouted |
he/she/it has been spouted | they have been spouted |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was spouted | we were spouted |
you were spouted | you were spouted |
he/she/it was spouted | they were spouted |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being spouted | we were being spouted |
you were being spouted | you were being spouted |
he/she/it was being spouted | they were being spouted |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been spouted | we had been spouted |
you had been spouted | you had been spouted |
he/she/it had been spouted | they had been spouted |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be spouted | we shall/will be spouted |
you will be spouted | you will be spouted |
he/she/it will be spouted | they will be spouted |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been spouted | we shall/will have been spouted |
you will have been spouted | you will have been spouted |
he/she/it will have been spouted | they will have been spouted |