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People like Lena took the sting out of other little people.
Les êtres comme Lena Horne vous guérissent des blessures que vous font les autres.
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the bluesHoliday, Billie,Dufty, William / Lady sings the blues
Lady sings the blues
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William
© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
© 1984, 2003, 2009, pour la traduction francaise: Editions Parentheses
Lady sings the blues
Holiday, Billie,Dufty, William
© 1956, by Eleonora Fagan and William F. Dufty.
He let the wine slip very slowly over his tongue, that he might feel the little sugary sting of the fixed air as it evaporated.
Il le faisait alors couler très lentement dans sa bouche pour sentir la petite piqûre sucrée du gaz évaporé sur sa langue.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
This is not to say that historical grievances should be ignored, or that injustice necessarily loses its sting with the passage of the years.
Cela ne veut pas dire pour autant qu'il faut fermer les yeux sur les griefs historiques ou que les rigueurs d'une injustice s'atténuent nécessairement avec le temps.
The manner in which he uttered certain words imparted to them all the sting of a whip stroke.
La façon dont il prononçait certaines phrases leur donnait le cinglement d'un coup de fouet.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
He'd explained how he needed those calluses, how they formed and hardened at the ends of his fingers as he played and helped to mute the sting.
Il avait besoin de ces cals, m'avait-il expliqué, ils contribuaient à assourdir la morsure de la corde.
Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de Mingus
Pour l'amour de Mingus
Mingus, Sue
© 2003 Editions du Layeur
Tonight at noon
Mingus, Sue
© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
And as our intellect lays bare to us the immensity of our helplessness, so does it rob defeat of its sting."
L'intelligence, en nous montrant pour ainsi dire l'immensité de notre impuissance, nous ôte le regret de notre défaite.»
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
And again the thought of his brother's legacy came into his head like the sting of a wasp; but he drove it out indignantly, not choosing to allow himself to slip down that descent to jealousy.
Et la pensée de l'héritage de son frère entra en lui de nouveau, à la façon d'une piqûre de guêpe; mais il la chassa avec impatience, ne voulant point s'abandonner sur cette pente de jalousie.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
When I complained (never without precaution), she turned her tongue with its triple sting against me; mingling boasts of her love with those cutting English sarcasms.
Quand je m’avisai de me plaindre, non sans de grands ménagements, elle tourna sa langue à triple dard contre moi, mêlant les gasconnades de sa passion à ces plaisanteries anglaises que j’ai tâché de vous peindre.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
But the Bay Area’s smog stung his eyes, the traffic noise gave him headaches, and the pollen made him cough.
Mais le brouillard et la pollution de la baie de San Francisco lui irritaient les yeux, le bruit de la circulation lui donnait des maux de tête et le pollen le faisait tousser.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
It was she, now, who pressed her lips to Silvere's, who sought with mute ardour for the delight whose stinging smart she had not at first been able to endure.
C’était elle, maintenant, qui collait sa bouche sur celle de Silvère, qui cherchait avec une muette ardeur cette joie dont elle n’avait pu d’abord supporter l’amère cuisson.
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
But the bite Camille had given him stung as if his skin had been branded with a red-hot iron. When his thoughts settled on the pain this gash caused him, he suffered cruelly.
La morsure de Camille était comme un fer rouge posé sur sa peau; lorsque sa pensée se fut arrêtée sur la douleur que lui causait cette entaille, il en souffrit cruellement.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Rougon looked at the group, very pale and stung to the quick by this triumph of mediocrity, and yet he could not restrain a smile.
En face du groupe, Rougon, très pâle, saignant de cette apothéose de la médiocrité, ne put pourtant retenir un sourire.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
He arose, as if an adder had stung him, and the accents of the mother that soothes her child were scarcely more gentle and winning than the tones of his voice, as he now expressed his contrition at having gone so far.
Il se leva comme si une vipère l’avait mordu, et les accents d’une mère qui cherche à consoler sa fille sont à peine plus doux que le ton avec lequel il exprima ses regrets d’avoir été trop loin.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
As for Gasparine, she was quite beside herself, stung to the heart by her instinctive hatred of the young man.
Quant à Gasparine, elle était hors d'elle, mordue au coeur par sa haine instinctive contre le jeune homme.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
"Ah! yes," sneered Macquart, stung to the quick. "You want me to work, eh!
– Ah! oui, ricanait Macquart touché au vif de sa plaie, tu veux que je travaille, n’est-ce pas?
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

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Word forms

sting

verb
Basic forms
Paststung
Imperativesting
Present Participle (Participle I)stinging
Past Participle (Participle II)stung
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I stingwe sting
you stingyou sting
he/she/it stingsthey sting
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am stingingwe are stinging
you are stingingyou are stinging
he/she/it is stingingthey are stinging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have stungwe have stung
you have stungyou have stung
he/she/it has stungthey have stung
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been stingingwe have been stinging
you have been stingingyou have been stinging
he/she/it has been stingingthey have been stinging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I stungwe stung
you stungyou stung
he/she/it stungthey stung
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was stingingwe were stinging
you were stingingyou were stinging
he/she/it was stingingthey were stinging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had stungwe had stung
you had stungyou had stung
he/she/it had stungthey had stung
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been stingingwe had been stinging
you had been stingingyou had been stinging
he/she/it had been stingingthey had been stinging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will stingwe shall/will sting
you will stingyou will sting
he/she/it will stingthey will sting
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be stingingwe shall/will be stinging
you will be stingingyou will be stinging
he/she/it will be stingingthey will be stinging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have stungwe shall/will have stung
you will have stungyou will have stung
he/she/it will have stungthey will have stung
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been stingingwe shall/will have been stinging
you will have been stingingyou will have been stinging
he/she/it will have been stingingthey will have been stinging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would stingwe should/would sting
you would stingyou would sting
he/she/it would stingthey would sting
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be stingingwe should/would be stinging
you would be stingingyou would be stinging
he/she/it would be stingingthey would be stinging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have stungwe should/would have stung
you would have stungyou would have stung
he/she/it would have stungthey would have stung
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been stingingwe should/would have been stinging
you would have been stingingyou would have been stinging
he/she/it would have been stingingthey would have been stinging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am stungwe are stung
you are stungyou are stung
he/she/it is stungthey are stung
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being stungwe are being stung
you are being stungyou are being stung
he/she/it is being stungthey are being stung
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been stungwe have been stung
you have been stungyou have been stung
he/she/it has been stungthey have been stung
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was stungwe were stung
you were stungyou were stung
he/she/it was stungthey were stung
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being stungwe were being stung
you were being stungyou were being stung
he/she/it was being stungthey were being stung
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been stungwe had been stung
you had been stungyou had been stung
he/she/it had been stungthey had been stung
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be stungwe shall/will be stung
you will be stungyou will be stung
he/she/it will be stungthey will be stung
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been stungwe shall/will have been stung
you will have been stungyou will have been stung
he/she/it will have been stungthey will have been stung

sting

noun
SingularPlural
Common casestingstings
Possessive casesting'sstings'