"Well, now, the under sheet you must bring over the bolster, – so – and tuck it clear down under the mattress nice and smooth, – so, – do you see?"
– Bon; maintenant le drap de dessous doit être tourné très-uni par-dessus le traversin, – de cette façon: – et remployé au pied sous le matelas, bien égal, bien lisse comme je fais: – vous voyez?
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
"The ambulance men have been to tuck me up," he says, in a weak and stertorous voice, "but they can't take me away from here before evening.
– Les infirmiers sont venus me panser, me dit-il d’une voix creuse et légère, pleine de souffles, mais on ne pourra pas m’emporter d’ici avant ce soir.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
But Missis tuck sick, and I tended her; and I tuck the fever, and my milk all left me, and the child it pined to skin and bone, and Missis wouldn't buy milk for it.
Mais maîtresse tomba malade; moi, je la veillais. Je gagnai la fièvre; mon lait passa et l’enfant dépérit, vu que maîtresse ne voulait pas lui faire acheter du lait.
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
It was a heart-rending sight and Madeleine could not refrain from weeping as she tried to tuck her up again.
C’était navrant. Madeleine pleurait en cherchant à la recouvrir.
When she awoke, she found herself snugly tucked up on the bed, with a blanket over her, and little Ruth rubbing her hands with camphor.
Quand elle rouvrit les yeux, elle était dans un bon lit, bien couchée, bien couverte. La petite Ruth lui faisait respirer du camphre et lui en frottait les mains.
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
He was so firmly wrapped round and tucked in and folded over, that he could not get out.
Il était si bien ficelé qu’il ne parvenait pas à se dégager.
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
I spoke a lot about cattle, of which my host knew little, and I picked up from him a good deal about the local Galloway markets, which I tucked away in my memory for future use.
Je parlai beaucoup des bestiaux, sujet peu familier à mon hôte, de qui je tirai, concernant les marchés locaux du Galloway, maints détails que je notai dans ma mémoire pour m'en servir à l'occasion.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
When the young girl was in bed, she went barefooted and carefully tucked her in, like in the already distant days of her childhood.
Quand la jeune fille fut couchée, elle revint pieds nus la border avec précaution, comme aux jours déjà lointains de son enfance.
The customers at the shops stood in strings on the pavement; the women were belted with immense chaplets, had Blessed Virgins tucked under their arms, and were provided with cans which they meant to fill at the miraculous spring.
La clientèle des boutiques faisait queue sur la chaussée, les femmes étaient enveloppées de chapelets immenses, avaient des saintes-vierges sous les bras, emportaient des bidons pour les remplir à la fontaine miraculeuse.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The skirt which Alphonsine had lent her, coquettishly tucked up and firmly stitched so as to allow of her running and jumping fearlessly on the rocks, displayed her ankle and lower calf-the firm calf of a strong and agile little woman.
La jupe prêtée par Alphonsine, coquettement relevée et fermée par un point de couture afin de pouvoir courir et sauter sans peur dans les roches, montrait la cheville et le bas du mollet, un ferme mollet de petite femme souple et forte.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
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Collocations
back tuck
saut périlleux groupé
tuck position
position groupée
tuck position
position C
tucked vault
saut groupé
Word forms
tuck
noun
Singular
Plural
Common case
tuck
tucks
Possessive case
tuck's
tucks'
tuck
verb
Basic forms
Past
tucked
Imperative
tuck
Present Participle (Participle I)
tucking
Past Participle (Participle II)
tucked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I tuck
we tuck
you tuck
you tuck
he/she/it tucks
they tuck
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am tucking
we are tucking
you are tucking
you are tucking
he/she/it is tucking
they are tucking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have tucked
we have tucked
you have tucked
you have tucked
he/she/it has tucked
they have tucked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been tucking
we have been tucking
you have been tucking
you have been tucking
he/she/it has been tucking
they have been tucking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I tucked
we tucked
you tucked
you tucked
he/she/it tucked
they tucked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was tucking
we were tucking
you were tucking
you were tucking
he/she/it was tucking
they were tucking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had tucked
we had tucked
you had tucked
you had tucked
he/she/it had tucked
they had tucked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been tucking
we had been tucking
you had been tucking
you had been tucking
he/she/it had been tucking
they had been tucking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will tuck
we shall/will tuck
you will tuck
you will tuck
he/she/it will tuck
they will tuck
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be tucking
we shall/will be tucking
you will be tucking
you will be tucking
he/she/it will be tucking
they will be tucking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have tucked
we shall/will have tucked
you will have tucked
you will have tucked
he/she/it will have tucked
they will have tucked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been tucking
we shall/will have been tucking
you will have been tucking
you will have been tucking
he/she/it will have been tucking
they will have been tucking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would tuck
we should/would tuck
you would tuck
you would tuck
he/she/it would tuck
they would tuck
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be tucking
we should/would be tucking
you would be tucking
you would be tucking
he/she/it would be tucking
they would be tucking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have tucked
we should/would have tucked
you would have tucked
you would have tucked
he/she/it would have tucked
they would have tucked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice