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I allude to those who are born with clenched fists, who, owing to their temperament, would from time to time feel the need of a slight.revolution, if they had not to thrash some neighbouring state.Je parle de ceux qui naissent les poings fermés, qui, par tempérament, sentiraient de temps à autre le besoin d’une petite révolution, s’ils n’avaient à rosser quelque peuple voisin.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
They counted on making him thrash the Bastard by informing him of the scandal of his birth.On comptait lui faire rosser le Bâtard en lui parlant du scandale de sa naissance.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
One day the simpleton thrashes them.Un jour, le niais les bat.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
He did not seem to be a very terrible customer, but at the sound of his voice she began to tremble, full of childish fear, as if she were threatened with a thrashing.Il n’était pas bien terrible. Mais elle se mit à trembler, prise d’une peur enfantine, ainsi que sous une menace de coups affreux qui l’aurait brisée.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
I will not have the poor devils thrashed and cut to pieces, and they know it, – and, of course, they know the staff is in their own hands."Je ne veux pas que les pauvres diables soient fouettés et tailladés au vif; ils le savent, – et abusent naturellement de leurs privilèges.Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle TomLa case de l'oncle TomBeecher Stowe, HarrietUncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet
They are unmercifully thrashed for the smallest infraction of the rules, and in this way they very soon acquire a profound deference for their masters.A la moindre infraction, ils sont roués de coups. Pareille méthode inculque très vite au soldat une profonde déférence pour ses maîtres.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
I wish he would domineer over me, and even get so angry as to beat me, for I feel that a thrashing would do me good.Je voudrais qu’il me dominât, qu’il s’emportât contre moi jusqu’à me rouer de coups. Je sens que cela me ferait du bien d’être battue.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
" Go to blazes, do you hear? or I'll give you a thrashing! " said the little man, standing on the tips of his toes.– Fichez-moi la paix, entendez-vous! ou je vous gifle! dit le petit homme, debout sur la pointe des pieds.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
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Word forms
thrash
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | thrashed |
Imperative | thrash |
Present Participle (Participle I) | thrashing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | thrashed |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I thrash | we thrash |
you thrash | you thrash |
he/she/it thrashes | they thrash |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am thrashing | we are thrashing |
you are thrashing | you are thrashing |
he/she/it is thrashing | they are thrashing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have thrashed | we have thrashed |
you have thrashed | you have thrashed |
he/she/it has thrashed | they have thrashed |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been thrashing | we have been thrashing |
you have been thrashing | you have been thrashing |
he/she/it has been thrashing | they have been thrashing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I thrashed | we thrashed |
you thrashed | you thrashed |
he/she/it thrashed | they thrashed |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was thrashing | we were thrashing |
you were thrashing | you were thrashing |
he/she/it was thrashing | they were thrashing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had thrashed | we had thrashed |
you had thrashed | you had thrashed |
he/she/it had thrashed | they had thrashed |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been thrashing | we had been thrashing |
you had been thrashing | you had been thrashing |
he/she/it had been thrashing | they had been thrashing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will thrash | we shall/will thrash |
you will thrash | you will thrash |
he/she/it will thrash | they will thrash |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be thrashing | we shall/will be thrashing |
you will be thrashing | you will be thrashing |
he/she/it will be thrashing | they will be thrashing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have thrashed | we shall/will have thrashed |
you will have thrashed | you will have thrashed |
he/she/it will have thrashed | they will have thrashed |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been thrashing | we shall/will have been thrashing |
you will have been thrashing | you will have been thrashing |
he/she/it will have been thrashing | they will have been thrashing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would thrash | we should/would thrash |
you would thrash | you would thrash |
he/she/it would thrash | they would thrash |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be thrashing | we should/would be thrashing |
you would be thrashing | you would be thrashing |
he/she/it would be thrashing | they would be thrashing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have thrashed | we should/would have thrashed |
you would have thrashed | you would have thrashed |
he/she/it would have thrashed | they would have thrashed |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been thrashing | we should/would have been thrashing |
you would have been thrashing | you would have been thrashing |
he/she/it would have been thrashing | they would have been thrashing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am thrashed | we are thrashed |
you are thrashed | you are thrashed |
he/she/it is thrashed | they are thrashed |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being thrashed | we are being thrashed |
you are being thrashed | you are being thrashed |
he/she/it is being thrashed | they are being thrashed |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been thrashed | we have been thrashed |
you have been thrashed | you have been thrashed |
he/she/it has been thrashed | they have been thrashed |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was thrashed | we were thrashed |
you were thrashed | you were thrashed |
he/she/it was thrashed | they were thrashed |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being thrashed | we were being thrashed |
you were being thrashed | you were being thrashed |
he/she/it was being thrashed | they were being thrashed |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been thrashed | we had been thrashed |
you had been thrashed | you had been thrashed |
he/she/it had been thrashed | they had been thrashed |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be thrashed | we shall/will be thrashed |
you will be thrashed | you will be thrashed |
he/she/it will be thrashed | they will be thrashed |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been thrashed | we shall/will have been thrashed |
you will have been thrashed | you will have been thrashed |
he/she/it will have been thrashed | they will have been thrashed |