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I meant to compromise matters by going down to the edge and just throwing the water over myself; so I took a towel and crept out on the bank and wormed my way along on to the branch of a tree that dipped down into the water.
Je m’en tins donc au compromis qui consistait à descendre jusqu’au bord et à m’asperger simplement d’eau. Je pris une serviette et m’aventurai sur la basse branche d’un arbre qui trempait dans le fleuve.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
' Are you going'?' asked Rougon, who now reappeared, wiping his face with a towel.
«Vous partez? demanda Rougon, qui reparut, s'épongeant la figure dans une serviette.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Suddenly he opened the door of his dressing-room, steeped a towel in the water pitcher and moistened his forehead, as he had done on the morning of the crime.
Soudain, il ouvrit la porte de son cabinet de toilette, trempa une serviette dans la cruche à eau et se mouilla le front, comme il avait fait le matin du crime.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Gasparine had assisted her, handing her the basins, wiping up the water she spilt, drying her with a soft towel, little things which she did far better than Lisa.
Gasparine l'avait aidée, lui donnant les cuvettes, épongeant derrière elle l'eau répandue, la frottant avec un linge, petits soins intimes dont elle s'acquittait beaucoup mieux que Lisa.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Then he had a good wash to cool himself, and in the damp towel he found the same virgin fragrance, which seemed to spread through the studio.
Ensuite, il se débarbouilla à grande eau, pour se rafraîchir les tempes; et, dans la serviette humide, il retrouva le même étouffement, cette haleine de vierge dont la douceur éparse, errante par l’atelier, l’oppressait.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Once or twice virtue has triumphed, and I have got out at six and half-dressed myself, and have taken my drawers and towel, and stumbled dismally off.
Une fois ou deux pourtant mon courage a triomphé : je me suis levé à six heures et demie, habillé à la va-vite, et, serviette et maillot sous le bras, je me suis mis vaille que vaille en chemin.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Only respect of the rules of hygiene by the users, prohibiting animals and using a towel can provide a solution.
Seuls le respect d'une hygiène sanitaire par les usagers, l'interdiction des animaux et l'usage de la serviette peuvent apporter une solution.
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
One alternative remains—to stretch oneself on the straw, covering the head with handkerchief or towel to isolate it from the searching stench of fermenting straw, and sleep.
Reste une alternative : s’étendre sur la paille, en s’enveloppant la tête dans un mouchoir ou une serviette pour s’isoler de la puanteur agressive qu’exhale la fermentation de la paille, et dormir.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Excess water may be poured off, the surface lightly blotted with paper towel, and the vessels sealed with lids, after which the vessels are ready to use.
On vide ensuite l'eau en excès, on éponge doucement la surface avec du papier essuie-tout et on ferme hermétiquement les récipients avec les couvercles, après quoi les récipients sont prêts à être utilisés.
© Sa Majesté du chef du Canada (Environnement Canada) 2007
© Her Majesty in Right of Canada (Environment Canada) 2007
Open the drawer and take a clean towel.
Ouvrez le tiroir, n’est-ce pas? et prenez une serviette propre…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He had not been properly dried, and one check was still wet and fiery-red with the rubbing of the towel.
Il était mal essuyé, une joue humide encore, rose du frottement de la serviette.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Une page d'amour
Zola, Emile
© 2009 GRIN Verlag
A Love Episode
Zola, Emile
© 2005 Mondial
And when he found that everything was in its proper place-basin, towel, and soap-he flew into a rage because she had not made the bed.
Et, quand il constata que tout se trouvait rangé, très propre, la cuvette, la serviette, le savon, il s’emporta, parce qu’elle n’avait pas fait le lit.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Use a towel to lie on the river bank or sand;
Utiliser une serviette de bain pour s'étendre sur la berge ou le sable;
© Copyright 2009
© Copyright 2009
Jimmy pulled a towel out of the steamer-trunk in the corner of the room, threw it after him and went back to reading.
Jimmy tira une serviette de sa malle de cabine, dans le coin de la chambre, et la lui lança.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Julie was wiping Monsieur Vabre's eye with the corner of a towel; but the ink had dried, and the smudge remained in the skin, which was marked with livid streaks.
Julie était en train de débarbouiller l'oeil de M. Vabre, avec le coin d'une serviette; mais l'encre séchait, l'éclaboussure demeurait dans la peau, marquée en taches livides.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

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towel

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetoweltowels
Possessive casetowel'stowels'

towel

verb
Basic forms
Pasttoweled, towelled
Imperativetowel
Present Participle (Participle I)toweling, towelling
Past Participle (Participle II)toweled, towelled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I towelwe towel
you towelyou towel
he/she/it towelsthey towel
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am toweling, towellingwe are toweling, towelling
you are toweling, towellingyou are toweling, towelling
he/she/it is toweling, towellingthey are toweling, towelling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have toweled, towelledwe have toweled, towelled
you have toweled, towelledyou have toweled, towelled
he/she/it has toweled, towelledthey have toweled, towelled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been toweling, towellingwe have been toweling, towelling
you have been toweling, towellingyou have been toweling, towelling
he/she/it has been toweling, towellingthey have been toweling, towelling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I toweled, towelledwe toweled, towelled
you toweled, towelledyou toweled, towelled
he/she/it toweled, towelledthey toweled, towelled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was toweling, towellingwe were toweling, towelling
you were toweling, towellingyou were toweling, towelling
he/she/it was toweling, towellingthey were toweling, towelling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had toweled, towelledwe had toweled, towelled
you had toweled, towelledyou had toweled, towelled
he/she/it had toweled, towelledthey had toweled, towelled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been toweling, towellingwe had been toweling, towelling
you had been toweling, towellingyou had been toweling, towelling
he/she/it had been toweling, towellingthey had been toweling, towelling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will towelwe shall/will towel
you will towelyou will towel
he/she/it will towelthey will towel
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be toweling, towellingwe shall/will be toweling, towelling
you will be toweling, towellingyou will be toweling, towelling
he/she/it will be toweling, towellingthey will be toweling, towelling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have toweled, towelledwe shall/will have toweled, towelled
you will have toweled, towelledyou will have toweled, towelled
he/she/it will have toweled, towelledthey will have toweled, towelled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been toweling, towellingwe shall/will have been toweling, towelling
you will have been toweling, towellingyou will have been toweling, towelling
he/she/it will have been toweling, towellingthey will have been toweling, towelling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would towelwe should/would towel
you would towelyou would towel
he/she/it would towelthey would towel
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be toweling, towellingwe should/would be toweling, towelling
you would be toweling, towellingyou would be toweling, towelling
he/she/it would be toweling, towellingthey would be toweling, towelling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have toweled, towelledwe should/would have toweled, towelled
you would have toweled, towelledyou would have toweled, towelled
he/she/it would have toweled, towelledthey would have toweled, towelled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been toweling, towellingwe should/would have been toweling, towelling
you would have been toweling, towellingyou would have been toweling, towelling
he/she/it would have been toweling, towellingthey would have been toweling, towelling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am toweled, towelledwe are toweled, towelled
you are toweled, towelledyou are toweled, towelled
he/she/it is toweled, towelledthey are toweled, towelled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being toweled, towelledwe are being toweled, towelled
you are being toweled, towelledyou are being toweled, towelled
he/she/it is being toweled, towelledthey are being toweled, towelled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been toweled, towelledwe have been toweled, towelled
you have been toweled, towelledyou have been toweled, towelled
he/she/it has been toweled, towelledthey have been toweled, towelled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was toweled, towelledwe were toweled, towelled
you were toweled, towelledyou were toweled, towelled
he/she/it was toweled, towelledthey were toweled, towelled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being toweled, towelledwe were being toweled, towelled
you were being toweled, towelledyou were being toweled, towelled
he/she/it was being toweled, towelledthey were being toweled, towelled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been toweled, towelledwe had been toweled, towelled
you had been toweled, towelledyou had been toweled, towelled
he/she/it had been toweled, towelledthey had been toweled, towelled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be toweled, towelledwe shall/will be toweled, towelled
you will be toweled, towelledyou will be toweled, towelled
he/she/it will be toweled, towelledthey will be toweled, towelled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been toweled, towelledwe shall/will have been toweled, towelled
you will have been toweled, towelledyou will have been toweled, towelled
he/she/it will have been toweled, towelledthey will have been toweled, towelled