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His voice was full, with a strong nasal twang, and surprised one coming from a man so slight of build.Sa voix était grosse, fortement nasale, une voix qui surprenait, au sortir d’un corps si mince.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - RomeLes Trois Villes - RomeZola, EmileThe Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile
George thought the music might do him good - said music often soothed the nerves and took away a headache; and he twanged two or three notes, just to show Harris what it was like.George lui rétorqua que la musique lui ferait peut-être du bien. N’apaisait-elle pas les nerfs ? Elle dissiperait son mal de tête, affirma-t-il, et il pinça deux ou trois accords, à titre d’essai.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
Pozzo went on twanging his guitar, and singing in a low voice, with an ecstatic expression on his face, as if lost in a reverie.Pozzo continuait à gratter sa guitare en chantant très bas, l'air ravi, perdu dans une contemplation.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
In one corner half a dozen sons of Orpheus twanged away upon harp, guitar, and bandolin; occasionally helping out the music with a shrill half-Indian chant.Dans un coin, une demi-douzaine de fils d'Orphée faisaient résonner des harpes, des guitares et des mandolines; de temps en temps, ils rehaussaient cette musique par un chant aigu, à la manière indienne.Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de cheveluresLes chausseurs de cheveluresReid, MayneThe Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The whole firmament hummed and twanged like a taut string that has been struck ...Tout le firmament bourdonnait et résonnait comme une corde tendue qu’on vient de frapper…Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
At her feet was Luigi Pozzo, gently twanging the strings of a guitar. He had deserted painting for music.A ses pieds, Luigi Pozzo grattait doucement les cordes d'une guitare; il avait quitté la peinture pour la musique.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
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twang
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | twang | twangs |
Possessive case | twang's | twangs' |
twang
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | twanged |
Imperative | twang |
Present Participle (Participle I) | twanging |
Past Participle (Participle II) | twanged |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I twang | we twang |
you twang | you twang |
he/she/it twangs | they twang |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am twanging | we are twanging |
you are twanging | you are twanging |
he/she/it is twanging | they are twanging |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have twanged | we have twanged |
you have twanged | you have twanged |
he/she/it has twanged | they have twanged |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been twanging | we have been twanging |
you have been twanging | you have been twanging |
he/she/it has been twanging | they have been twanging |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I twanged | we twanged |
you twanged | you twanged |
he/she/it twanged | they twanged |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was twanging | we were twanging |
you were twanging | you were twanging |
he/she/it was twanging | they were twanging |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had twanged | we had twanged |
you had twanged | you had twanged |
he/she/it had twanged | they had twanged |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been twanging | we had been twanging |
you had been twanging | you had been twanging |
he/she/it had been twanging | they had been twanging |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will twang | we shall/will twang |
you will twang | you will twang |
he/she/it will twang | they will twang |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be twanging | we shall/will be twanging |
you will be twanging | you will be twanging |
he/she/it will be twanging | they will be twanging |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have twanged | we shall/will have twanged |
you will have twanged | you will have twanged |
he/she/it will have twanged | they will have twanged |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been twanging | we shall/will have been twanging |
you will have been twanging | you will have been twanging |
he/she/it will have been twanging | they will have been twanging |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would twang | we should/would twang |
you would twang | you would twang |
he/she/it would twang | they would twang |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be twanging | we should/would be twanging |
you would be twanging | you would be twanging |
he/she/it would be twanging | they would be twanging |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have twanged | we should/would have twanged |
you would have twanged | you would have twanged |
he/she/it would have twanged | they would have twanged |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been twanging | we should/would have been twanging |
you would have been twanging | you would have been twanging |
he/she/it would have been twanging | they would have been twanging |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am twanged | we are twanged |
you are twanged | you are twanged |
he/she/it is twanged | they are twanged |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being twanged | we are being twanged |
you are being twanged | you are being twanged |
he/she/it is being twanged | they are being twanged |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been twanged | we have been twanged |
you have been twanged | you have been twanged |
he/she/it has been twanged | they have been twanged |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was twanged | we were twanged |
you were twanged | you were twanged |
he/she/it was twanged | they were twanged |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being twanged | we were being twanged |
you were being twanged | you were being twanged |
he/she/it was being twanged | they were being twanged |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been twanged | we had been twanged |
you had been twanged | you had been twanged |
he/she/it had been twanged | they had been twanged |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be twanged | we shall/will be twanged |
you will be twanged | you will be twanged |
he/she/it will be twanged | they will be twanged |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been twanged | we shall/will have been twanged |
you will have been twanged | you will have been twanged |
he/she/it will have been twanged | they will have been twanged |