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He reckoned upon making his political fortune in the squabble, and repaying his parents the debt he owed them for his education, by throwing them a scrap of the prey as soon as the quarry was secured.Il comptait faire sa fortune politique dans la bagarre, et, du coup, payer à ses parents la dette de son instruction, en leur jetant un lambeau de la proie, à l’heure de la curée.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Octave, tired out by this domestic squabble, decided not to answer, having noticed that Auguste sometimes got rid of her in that way.Octave, excédé de cette scène de ménage, prit le parti de ne pas répondre, ayant remarqué que parfois Auguste se débarrassait d'elle ainsi.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
One on the right, the other on the left, there was no squabbling possible.L'une à droite, l'autre à gauche, il n'y avait pas de tamponnement possible....Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
His daughter in debt, living as he had lived himself, in the midst of constant matrimonial squabbles!Sa fille endettée, vivant comme il avait vécu lui-même, au milieu de continuelles scènes de ménage!Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
The echoes of the squabbles which were rending the Legislative Assembly reached the depths of the provinces, now in an exaggerated, now in an attenuated form, varying so greatly as to obscure the vision of the most clear-sighted.L’écho des querelles qui déchiraient l’Assemblée législative parvenait au fond de la province, grossi un jour, affaibli le lendemain, changé au point que les plus clairvoyants marchaient en pleine nuit.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
That will be better than squabbling with one another.'Ça vaudra mieux que de nous disputer.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The marquis, who never missed a meeting, appeased by his presence the little squabbles which occasionally arose between the commander and the other adherents.Le marquis, d’ailleurs, qui ne manquait pas une réunion, apaisait par sa présence les petites querelles qui s’élevaient entre le commandant et les autres adhérents.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
They felt at home there, as in some barn whose shutters had been left open, and screeched, fought, and squabbled over the crumbs they found upon the floor.Ils étaient là chez eux, comme dans une grange, dont on aurait laissé une lucarne ouverte, piaillant, se battant, se disputant les mies rencontrées à terre.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
When the Legislative Assembly, later on, exhausted its energies in useless squabbling, when the Orleanists and the Legitimists tacitly accepted the idea of the Coup d'Etat, he said to himself that the game was definitely lost.Plus tard, quand l’Assemblée législative s’usa en vaines querelles, quand les orléanistes et les légitimistes eux-mêmes acceptèrent tacitement la pensée d’un coup d’État, il se dit que décidément la partie était perdue.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Desiree laughed at seeing herself thus surrounded by this noisy, squabbling mob. 'This is what always happens,' said she, 'every time that I bring any green stuff from the graveyard.Désirée riait au milieu de ce flot vivant, noyée, perdue, répétant: - Toutes les fois que j'apporte de l'herbe du cimetière, c'est comme ça.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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squabble
verb
| Basic forms | |
|---|---|
| Past | squabbled |
| Imperative | squabble |
| Present Participle (Participle I) | squabbling |
| Past Participle (Participle II) | squabbled |
| Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I squabble | we squabble |
| you squabble | you squabble |
| he/she/it squabbles | they squabble |
| Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am squabbling | we are squabbling |
| you are squabbling | you are squabbling |
| he/she/it is squabbling | they are squabbling |
| Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have squabbled | we have squabbled |
| you have squabbled | you have squabbled |
| he/she/it has squabbled | they have squabbled |
| Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been squabbling | we have been squabbling |
| you have been squabbling | you have been squabbling |
| he/she/it has been squabbling | they have been squabbling |
| Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I squabbled | we squabbled |
| you squabbled | you squabbled |
| he/she/it squabbled | they squabbled |
| Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was squabbling | we were squabbling |
| you were squabbling | you were squabbling |
| he/she/it was squabbling | they were squabbling |
| Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had squabbled | we had squabbled |
| you had squabbled | you had squabbled |
| he/she/it had squabbled | they had squabbled |
| Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been squabbling | we had been squabbling |
| you had been squabbling | you had been squabbling |
| he/she/it had been squabbling | they had been squabbling |
| Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will squabble | we shall/will squabble |
| you will squabble | you will squabble |
| he/she/it will squabble | they will squabble |
| Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be squabbling | we shall/will be squabbling |
| you will be squabbling | you will be squabbling |
| he/she/it will be squabbling | they will be squabbling |
| Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have squabbled | we shall/will have squabbled |
| you will have squabbled | you will have squabbled |
| he/she/it will have squabbled | they will have squabbled |
| Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been squabbling | we shall/will have been squabbling |
| you will have been squabbling | you will have been squabbling |
| he/she/it will have been squabbling | they will have been squabbling |
| Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would squabble | we should/would squabble |
| you would squabble | you would squabble |
| he/she/it would squabble | they would squabble |
| Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would be squabbling | we should/would be squabbling |
| you would be squabbling | you would be squabbling |
| he/she/it would be squabbling | they would be squabbling |
| Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have squabbled | we should/would have squabbled |
| you would have squabbled | you would have squabbled |
| he/she/it would have squabbled | they would have squabbled |
| Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
|---|---|
| I should/would have been squabbling | we should/would have been squabbling |
| you would have been squabbling | you would have been squabbling |
| he/she/it would have been squabbling | they would have been squabbling |
| Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am squabbled | we are squabbled |
| you are squabbled | you are squabbled |
| he/she/it is squabbled | they are squabbled |
| Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I am being squabbled | we are being squabbled |
| you are being squabbled | you are being squabbled |
| he/she/it is being squabbled | they are being squabbled |
| Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I have been squabbled | we have been squabbled |
| you have been squabbled | you have been squabbled |
| he/she/it has been squabbled | they have been squabbled |
| Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was squabbled | we were squabbled |
| you were squabbled | you were squabbled |
| he/she/it was squabbled | they were squabbled |
| Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I was being squabbled | we were being squabbled |
| you were being squabbled | you were being squabbled |
| he/she/it was being squabbled | they were being squabbled |
| Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I had been squabbled | we had been squabbled |
| you had been squabbled | you had been squabbled |
| he/she/it had been squabbled | they had been squabbled |
| Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will be squabbled | we shall/will be squabbled |
| you will be squabbled | you will be squabbled |
| he/she/it will be squabbled | they will be squabbled |
| Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
|---|---|
| I shall/will have been squabbled | we shall/will have been squabbled |
| you will have been squabbled | you will have been squabbled |
| he/she/it will have been squabbled | they will have been squabbled |
squabble
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | squabble | squabbles |
| Possessive case | squabble's | squabbles' |