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At last in a sharp but somewhat sputtering voice he declared: "On my honour and my conscience, before God and before man, the verdict of the jury is: on the question of Murder, yes, by a majority of votes."D’une voix aiguë, un peu bredouillante, il déclara : « Sur mon honneur et ma conscience, devant Dieu et devant les hommes, la réponse du jury est : sur la question d’assassinat, oui, à la majorité. »Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
"My liner notes?" he sputtered.« Pour mes liner notes ? » bredouilla-t-il.Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de MingusPour l'amour de MingusMingus, Sue© 2003 Editions du LayeurTonight at noonMingus, Sue© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
"Let them say, 'It must be,'" he sputtered in a strange jerky voice, grating and ragged; "that's all right.– Qu’on dise : « Il le faut », bredouilla-t-il d’une étrange voix saccadée, déchirée, haillonneuse.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Then you will soon hear it sputtering away, mad to be made into tea.Alors, vous entendrez bientôt bouillonner gaiement, tout excitée à l’idée de se transformer en thé.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
The bois de vache was collected, a fire was kindled, and hump steaks, spitted on sticks, were soon sputtering in the blaze.On ramassa du bois de vache, on alluma du feu, et bientôt des tranches de bosses embrochées sur des bâtons crachèrent leurs jus dans la flamme, en crépitant.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He felt this look, and was seized with such uneasiness that his pen kept sputtering on the flimsy wrapper paper.Il sentait ce regard, il était pris d'une telle anxiété, que sa plume crevait le papier mince des bandes.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Cannon boomed, bells rang, fireworks hissed and sputtered, masses were sung, and music filled the streets.Salves de canon, carillons de toutes les cloches, feux d'artifice, messes solennelles, musique en plein air dans toute la ville, rien n'y manqua.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He talks in sputters at my side, as we walk in the increasing light—Il bredouille, tout en marchant à côté de moi dans la clarté qui s’étend :Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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sputter
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | sputter | sputters |
Possessive case | sputter's | sputters' |
sputter
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | sputtered |
Imperative | sputter |
Present Participle (Participle I) | sputtering |
Past Participle (Participle II) | sputtered |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sputter | we sputter |
you sputter | you sputter |
he/she/it sputters | they sputter |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am sputtering | we are sputtering |
you are sputtering | you are sputtering |
he/she/it is sputtering | they are sputtering |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have sputtered | we have sputtered |
you have sputtered | you have sputtered |
he/she/it has sputtered | they have sputtered |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been sputtering | we have been sputtering |
you have been sputtering | you have been sputtering |
he/she/it has been sputtering | they have been sputtering |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I sputtered | we sputtered |
you sputtered | you sputtered |
he/she/it sputtered | they sputtered |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was sputtering | we were sputtering |
you were sputtering | you were sputtering |
he/she/it was sputtering | they were sputtering |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had sputtered | we had sputtered |
you had sputtered | you had sputtered |
he/she/it had sputtered | they had sputtered |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been sputtering | we had been sputtering |
you had been sputtering | you had been sputtering |
he/she/it had been sputtering | they had been sputtering |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will sputter | we shall/will sputter |
you will sputter | you will sputter |
he/she/it will sputter | they will sputter |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be sputtering | we shall/will be sputtering |
you will be sputtering | you will be sputtering |
he/she/it will be sputtering | they will be sputtering |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have sputtered | we shall/will have sputtered |
you will have sputtered | you will have sputtered |
he/she/it will have sputtered | they will have sputtered |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sputtering | we shall/will have been sputtering |
you will have been sputtering | you will have been sputtering |
he/she/it will have been sputtering | they will have been sputtering |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would sputter | we should/would sputter |
you would sputter | you would sputter |
he/she/it would sputter | they would sputter |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be sputtering | we should/would be sputtering |
you would be sputtering | you would be sputtering |
he/she/it would be sputtering | they would be sputtering |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have sputtered | we should/would have sputtered |
you would have sputtered | you would have sputtered |
he/she/it would have sputtered | they would have sputtered |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been sputtering | we should/would have been sputtering |
you would have been sputtering | you would have been sputtering |
he/she/it would have been sputtering | they would have been sputtering |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am sputtered | we are sputtered |
you are sputtered | you are sputtered |
he/she/it is sputtered | they are sputtered |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being sputtered | we are being sputtered |
you are being sputtered | you are being sputtered |
he/she/it is being sputtered | they are being sputtered |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been sputtered | we have been sputtered |
you have been sputtered | you have been sputtered |
he/she/it has been sputtered | they have been sputtered |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was sputtered | we were sputtered |
you were sputtered | you were sputtered |
he/she/it was sputtered | they were sputtered |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being sputtered | we were being sputtered |
you were being sputtered | you were being sputtered |
he/she/it was being sputtered | they were being sputtered |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been sputtered | we had been sputtered |
you had been sputtered | you had been sputtered |
he/she/it had been sputtered | they had been sputtered |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be sputtered | we shall/will be sputtered |
you will be sputtered | you will be sputtered |
he/she/it will be sputtered | they will be sputtered |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been sputtered | we shall/will have been sputtered |
you will have been sputtered | you will have been sputtered |
he/she/it will have been sputtered | they will have been sputtered |