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But then he suddenly caught sight of Rougon, and, rising with a swagger, he waited for him to pass. '
Brusquement, il aperçut Rougon. Il se dandina, l'attendit au passage, donna une tape sur sa casquette.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Then Trublot assumed all his swagger, saying with an air of intense satisfaction:" I assure you, my dear fellow, it's awfully fine.
Alors, Trublot reprit sa carrure, l'air ravi. – Je vous assure, mon cher, c'est très chic....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
When Adele had gone down again, he resumed his swagger and finished dressing himself, making free use of Julie's combs and pomatum.
Lorsqu'Adèle fut descendue, il reprit sa carrure, acheva sa toilette, se servit de la pommade et des peignes de Julie.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
There was no appearance of triumph or swagger about him, as he stood leaning on his rifle, in an attitude at once calm and dignified.
Aucune apparence de triomphe ou de fanfaronnade ne se montrait sur sa figure; il s'appuyait sur son rifle dans une attitude à la fois calme et digne.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
He would pay their state dividends to Granoux, Roudier, and all those people who now came to her house as they might come to a cafe, to swagger and learn the latest news.
Ce serait lui qui payerait leurs rentes à Granoux, à Roudier, à tous ces bourgeois qui venaient aujourd’hui chez elle comme on va dans un café, pour parler haut et savoir les nouvelles du jour.
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
He was a short, thick-set man, with coarse, commonplace features, and that swaggering air of pretension which marks a low man who is trying to elbow his way upward in the world.
C’était un homme gros, épais, carré, dont les traits communs, l’allure fanfaronne et prétentieuse, trahissaient un individu de bas étage, qui cherche, avec ses coudes, à se frayer une route en haut.
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
Then Peter and I went ashore and swaggered into Lisbon as if we owned De Beers.
Peter et moi débarquâmes. Nous nous pavanâmes dans les rues de Lisbonne comme si nous possédions des De Beers.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
On arriving at the room, a large sala in the neighbourhood of the Plaza, we found it filled with hunters, trappers, traders, and teamsters, all swaggering about in their usual mountain rig.
En arrivant au lieu de réunion, une grande sala dans le voisinage de la plaza, nous le trouvâmes rempli de chasseurs, de trappeurs, de marchands, de voituriers, tous costumés comme ils le sont dans la montagne.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The Turk swaggered up and addressed us.
Le Jeune-Turc s’approcha en se dandinant et nous adressa la parole.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
We stood drinks to one or two, and then swaggered into the street.
Après avoir payé un verre à deux ou trois hommes présents, nous gagnâmes la sortie à notre tour.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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swagger

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseswaggerswaggers
Possessive caseswagger'sswaggers'

swagger

verb
Basic forms
Pastswaggered
Imperativeswagger
Present Participle (Participle I)swaggering
Past Participle (Participle II)swaggered
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I swaggerwe swagger
you swaggeryou swagger
he/she/it swaggersthey swagger
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am swaggeringwe are swaggering
you are swaggeringyou are swaggering
he/she/it is swaggeringthey are swaggering
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have swaggeredwe have swaggered
you have swaggeredyou have swaggered
he/she/it has swaggeredthey have swaggered
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been swaggeringwe have been swaggering
you have been swaggeringyou have been swaggering
he/she/it has been swaggeringthey have been swaggering
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I swaggeredwe swaggered
you swaggeredyou swaggered
he/she/it swaggeredthey swaggered
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was swaggeringwe were swaggering
you were swaggeringyou were swaggering
he/she/it was swaggeringthey were swaggering
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had swaggeredwe had swaggered
you had swaggeredyou had swaggered
he/she/it had swaggeredthey had swaggered
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been swaggeringwe had been swaggering
you had been swaggeringyou had been swaggering
he/she/it had been swaggeringthey had been swaggering
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will swaggerwe shall/will swagger
you will swaggeryou will swagger
he/she/it will swaggerthey will swagger
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be swaggeringwe shall/will be swaggering
you will be swaggeringyou will be swaggering
he/she/it will be swaggeringthey will be swaggering
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have swaggeredwe shall/will have swaggered
you will have swaggeredyou will have swaggered
he/she/it will have swaggeredthey will have swaggered
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been swaggeringwe shall/will have been swaggering
you will have been swaggeringyou will have been swaggering
he/she/it will have been swaggeringthey will have been swaggering
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would swaggerwe should/would swagger
you would swaggeryou would swagger
he/she/it would swaggerthey would swagger
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be swaggeringwe should/would be swaggering
you would be swaggeringyou would be swaggering
he/she/it would be swaggeringthey would be swaggering
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have swaggeredwe should/would have swaggered
you would have swaggeredyou would have swaggered
he/she/it would have swaggeredthey would have swaggered
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been swaggeringwe should/would have been swaggering
you would have been swaggeringyou would have been swaggering
he/she/it would have been swaggeringthey would have been swaggering
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am swaggeredwe are swaggered
you are swaggeredyou are swaggered
he/she/it is swaggeredthey are swaggered
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being swaggeredwe are being swaggered
you are being swaggeredyou are being swaggered
he/she/it is being swaggeredthey are being swaggered
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been swaggeredwe have been swaggered
you have been swaggeredyou have been swaggered
he/she/it has been swaggeredthey have been swaggered
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was swaggeredwe were swaggered
you were swaggeredyou were swaggered
he/she/it was swaggeredthey were swaggered
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being swaggeredwe were being swaggered
you were being swaggeredyou were being swaggered
he/she/it was being swaggeredthey were being swaggered
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been swaggeredwe had been swaggered
you had been swaggeredyou had been swaggered
he/she/it had been swaggeredthey had been swaggered
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be swaggeredwe shall/will be swaggered
you will be swaggeredyou will be swaggered
he/she/it will be swaggeredthey will be swaggered
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been swaggeredwe shall/will have been swaggered
you will have been swaggeredyou will have been swaggered
he/she/it will have been swaggeredthey will have been swaggered