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It was just a tuft of blackened, roofless walls now.
Seuls quelques murs noircis tenaient encore debout.
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
The spring which feeds it is yonder in that big tuft of herbage.
La source qui l’alimente, qui en fait une flaque boueuse, est là, dans cette touffe de grandes herbes.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
They watched the young prince questioning every tuft of grass, searching the long avenues with his eyes; they listened to him complaining of the thickness of the brambles, and said: " Simplice has seen Flower-of-the-Waters, the undine of the spring."
Ils regardaient le jeune prince interroger chaque touffe d’herbe, sonder du regard les longues avenues ; ils l’écoutaient se plaindre de la profondeur des broussailles, et ils disaient : – Simplice a vu Fleur-des-eaux, l’ondine de la source.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
On the cover of soft snow-white leather was encrusted a long silver lily, intersected by a tuft of big violet thistles.
Sur le plat, de cuir soyeux, d’un blanc de neige, était incrusté un grand lis d’argent que barrait une touffe de gros chardons violâtres.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
As he said this, he took from his pouch a tuft of raw cotton.
En disant cela, il sortit de son sac une touffe de coton.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The deep cavity, freshly dug that morning, yawned amidst thick tufts of grass. Big weeds, almost uprooted, drooped over the edges, and a fallen flower lay at the bottom, staining the dark soil with its crimson petals.
Le trou béant, frais du matin, s'ouvrait parmi de grosses touffes d'herbe; sur le bord, de hautes plantes, à demi arrachées, penchaient leurs tiges; au fond, une fleur était tombée, tachant le noir de la terre de ses pétales rouges.
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
About them was a garden of masses of green plants and of living blossoms, where were in flower great tufts of white azaleas, of white camellias, and of lilacs.
Des massifs de plantes vertes changeaient le choeur en un jardin vivace, que fleurissaient de grosses touffes d'azalées blanches, de camélias blancs et de lilas blancs.
Zola, Emile / The DreamZola, Emile / Le Reve
Le Reve
Zola, Emile
The Dream
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
I look for the features of one of them. From the depth of his neck up to the tufts of hair that stick to the brim of his cap is just an earthy mass, the face become an anthill, and two rotten berries in place of the eyes.
Je cherche les traits de l’un d’eux : depuis les profondeurs de son cou jusqu’aux touffes de cheveux collés au bord de son calot, il présente une masse terreuse, la figure changée en fourmilière – et deux fruits pourris à la place des yeux.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
practically free of root tufts;
pratiquement dépourvus de touffe radiculaire.
A carpet with tufts made from both artificial yarns and cotton yarns and with a jute backing is a mixed product because three basic textile materials are used.
Un tapis touffeté fabriqué avec des fils artifiels et des fils de coton, avec un support en jute, est un produit mélangé parce que trois matières textiles sont utilisées.
Of Herculean frame, with a brick-red face, scarred and planted with tufts of grey hair, he was one of the most glorious old dolts of the Grande Armee.
Taillé en hercule, le visage rouge brique, couturé et planté de bouquets de poil gris, il comptait parmi les plus glorieuses ganaches de la Grande Armée.
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
In succession they passed ankle-deep through the spotted silk of soft rose catchflies, through the tufted satin of feathered pinks, and the blue velvet of forget-me-nots, studded with melancholy little eyes.
Par moments, ils disparaissaient jusqu'aux chevilles dans la soie mouchetée des sirènes roses, dans le satin panaché des oeillets mignardises, dans le velours bleu des myosotis, criblé de petits yeux mélancoliques.
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
The crescent of hair which monastically fringed the back of his head, otherwise completely bald, ended at the ears in little tufts of gray mingled with black.
La demi-couronne, qui ceignait monastiquement l’arrière de sa tête dégarnie de cheveux, venait mourir aux oreilles en caressant les tempes par des touffes grises mélangées de noir.
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
Save this, all around there were only broken fragments of crosses, withered tufts of box, and old slabs split and moss-eaten.
Rien autre que des bras de croix arrachés, des buis séchés, de vieilles dalles fendues, mangées de mousse.
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
But, even as I sat there, I could see whirlwinds arising on the ridge of the dune for a moment, then settling again with a dry rustling sound as they collided with the tall tufts of tangled plants.
D'ailleurs même assis, j'apercevais sur la crête de la dune des tourbillons qui s'élevaient un instant et retombaient avec un bruissement sec, heurtant les touffes de longues herbes emmêlées.
Makine, Andreï / Requiem For A Lost EmpireMakine, Andreï / Requiem pour l'Est
Requiem pour l'Est
Makine, Andreï
© 2000 by Mercure de France
Requiem For A Lost Empire
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2000 by Mercure de France

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tuft

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetufttufts
Possessive casetuft'stufts'

tuft

verb
Basic forms
Pasttufted
Imperativetuft
Present Participle (Participle I)tufting
Past Participle (Participle II)tufted
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I tuftwe tuft
you tuftyou tuft
he/she/it tuftsthey tuft
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am tuftingwe are tufting
you are tuftingyou are tufting
he/she/it is tuftingthey are tufting
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have tuftedwe have tufted
you have tuftedyou have tufted
he/she/it has tuftedthey have tufted
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been tuftingwe have been tufting
you have been tuftingyou have been tufting
he/she/it has been tuftingthey have been tufting
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I tuftedwe tufted
you tuftedyou tufted
he/she/it tuftedthey tufted
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was tuftingwe were tufting
you were tuftingyou were tufting
he/she/it was tuftingthey were tufting
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had tuftedwe had tufted
you had tuftedyou had tufted
he/she/it had tuftedthey had tufted
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been tuftingwe had been tufting
you had been tuftingyou had been tufting
he/she/it had been tuftingthey had been tufting
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will tuftwe shall/will tuft
you will tuftyou will tuft
he/she/it will tuftthey will tuft
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be tuftingwe shall/will be tufting
you will be tuftingyou will be tufting
he/she/it will be tuftingthey will be tufting
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have tuftedwe shall/will have tufted
you will have tuftedyou will have tufted
he/she/it will have tuftedthey will have tufted
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been tuftingwe shall/will have been tufting
you will have been tuftingyou will have been tufting
he/she/it will have been tuftingthey will have been tufting
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would tuftwe should/would tuft
you would tuftyou would tuft
he/she/it would tuftthey would tuft
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be tuftingwe should/would be tufting
you would be tuftingyou would be tufting
he/she/it would be tuftingthey would be tufting
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have tuftedwe should/would have tufted
you would have tuftedyou would have tufted
he/she/it would have tuftedthey would have tufted
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been tuftingwe should/would have been tufting
you would have been tuftingyou would have been tufting
he/she/it would have been tuftingthey would have been tufting
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am tuftedwe are tufted
you are tuftedyou are tufted
he/she/it is tuftedthey are tufted
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being tuftedwe are being tufted
you are being tuftedyou are being tufted
he/she/it is being tuftedthey are being tufted
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been tuftedwe have been tufted
you have been tuftedyou have been tufted
he/she/it has been tuftedthey have been tufted
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was tuftedwe were tufted
you were tuftedyou were tufted
he/she/it was tuftedthey were tufted
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being tuftedwe were being tufted
you were being tuftedyou were being tufted
he/she/it was being tuftedthey were being tufted
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been tuftedwe had been tufted
you had been tuftedyou had been tufted
he/she/it had been tuftedthey had been tufted
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be tuftedwe shall/will be tufted
you will be tuftedyou will be tufted
he/she/it will be tuftedthey will be tufted
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been tuftedwe shall/will have been tufted
you will have been tuftedyou will have been tufted
he/she/it will have been tuftedthey will have been tufted