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There was but the slightest yellow twinkle of spitefulness in the depths of his grey eyes.
À peine, au fond de ses yeux clairs, luisait une étincelle jaune de moquerie.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It was Christine, who had pushed back the screen, and who appeared looking neat and correct in her black dress, duly laced and buttoned up, equipped, as it were, in a twinkle.
C’était Christine qui repoussait le paravent et qui apparaissait, nette et correcte dans ses vêtements noirs, lacée, boutonnée, équipée en un tour de main.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
When Hussin and Peter overtook us they found a better road, and presently we saw a light twinkle in the hollow ahead.
Mais Hussin et Peter nous eurent vite rattrapés et ils trouvèrent fort heureusement un meilleur chemin. Nous aperçûmes bientôt le clignotement d’une lumière dans un creux.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Sir Walter told me to look out for squalls, and the twinkle in his eye gave me a notion of what was coming.
Sir Walter m’avertit qu’il y aurait du grabuge, et je me doutais, rien qu’à son regard, de ce qui allait se passer.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The sky had become very clear again, the stars were twinkling in the sultry July night, and, despite the storm, the heat remained oppressive.
Le ciel était redevenu très pur, il voyait les étoiles étinceler, dans l’ardente nuit de juillet; et, malgré l’orage, la chaleur restait si forte, qu’il brûlait, les bras nus, hors du drap.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
In a twinkling they would be on us.
En un instant, ils allaient être sur nous.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
When I reached the end of the avenue I turned and rushed back in the twinkling of an eye, seeing that Henriette was still there, and alone!
Quand je fus au bout de l’avenue, je me retournai et la franchis en un clin-d’œil en voyant qu’Henriette y était encore, elle seule!
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
Night came on, – night calm, unmoved, and glorious, shining down with her innumerable and solemn angel eyes, twinkling, beautiful, but silent.
La nuit vint, – calme, glorieuse, impassible, avec ses milliers d’étoiles étincelantes, yeux angéliques, si beaux, mais si muets!
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
And now, the moment she had arrived and taken off her gloves, she pinned up her dress to avoid soiling it, and set the big studio in order in the twinkling of an eye.
Maintenant, à peine arrivée, dégantée, la jupe épinglée pour ne pas la salir, elle bousculait tout; elle rangeait la vaste pièce en trois tours.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
They twinkled in the night haze, small, close to shore or far away-white, red, and green, too.
Elles tremblotaient dans la brume nocturne, petites, proches ou lointaines, blanches, vertes ou rouges aussi.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
We enter, and ask the old man who has let us in and whose twinkling head is as threadbare as an old hat, if he has any wine to sell.
On entre, et on demande au vieux bonhomme qui nous a ouvert et qui présente une tête clignotante, aussi usée qu’un vieux chapeau, s’il a du vin à vendre.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Abbé Surin's face was wreathed with twinkling smiles as he glanced at Monsieur Rastoil's daughters, who appeared much amused by this story of a fashionable lady turning herself into a dog.
L'abbé Surin retenait de petits rires en regardant les demoiselles Rastoil, qu'égayait cette histoire d'une personne comme il faut faisant le chien.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
She erects and withdraws her elastic neck in jerks, and advances with a large and affected gait. One can just see her profile and its twinkling spangle, and her talk appears to proceed from a metal spring.
Elle dresse et rentre, par saccades, son cou élastique, s’avance à grands pas maniérés ; on entrevoit son profil où cligne une paillette, et sa parole semble produite par un ressort métallique.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Monsieur de Rieu seemed unwell; he had long been a martyr to disease of the liver; but his face, though yellow and shrunk with his complaint, had lost none of its haughty scornfulness, and his eyes twinkled as ironically as ever.
M. de Rieu paraissait souffrant; depuis longtemps une maladie de foie le martyrisait; mais son visage, jauni et crispé par le mal, gardait sa hauteur dédaigneuse, son ironique clignement de paupières.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Instead of being thrown into a greater passion by these remarks, the lodger lapsed into a broad grin and looked at Mr Swiveller with twinkling eyes.
Au lieu d’être jeté par ces observations dans un plus grand accès de colère, le locataire partit d’un violent éclat de rire et regarda M. Swiveller avec des yeux étincelants.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995

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twinkle

verb
Basic forms
Pasttwinkled
Imperativetwinkle
Present Participle (Participle I)twinkling
Past Participle (Participle II)twinkled
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twinklewe twinkle
you twinkleyou twinkle
he/she/it twinklesthey twinkle
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am twinklingwe are twinkling
you are twinklingyou are twinkling
he/she/it is twinklingthey are twinkling
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have twinkledwe have twinkled
you have twinkledyou have twinkled
he/she/it has twinkledthey have twinkled
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been twinklingwe have been twinkling
you have been twinklingyou have been twinkling
he/she/it has been twinklingthey have been twinkling
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I twinkledwe twinkled
you twinkledyou twinkled
he/she/it twinkledthey twinkled
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was twinklingwe were twinkling
you were twinklingyou were twinkling
he/she/it was twinklingthey were twinkling
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had twinkledwe had twinkled
you had twinkledyou had twinkled
he/she/it had twinkledthey had twinkled
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been twinklingwe had been twinkling
you had been twinklingyou had been twinkling
he/she/it had been twinklingthey had been twinkling
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will twinklewe shall/will twinkle
you will twinkleyou will twinkle
he/she/it will twinklethey will twinkle
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be twinklingwe shall/will be twinkling
you will be twinklingyou will be twinkling
he/she/it will be twinklingthey will be twinkling
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have twinkledwe shall/will have twinkled
you will have twinkledyou will have twinkled
he/she/it will have twinkledthey will have twinkled
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been twinklingwe shall/will have been twinkling
you will have been twinklingyou will have been twinkling
he/she/it will have been twinklingthey will have been twinkling
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would twinklewe should/would twinkle
you would twinkleyou would twinkle
he/she/it would twinklethey would twinkle
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be twinklingwe should/would be twinkling
you would be twinklingyou would be twinkling
he/she/it would be twinklingthey would be twinkling
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have twinkledwe should/would have twinkled
you would have twinkledyou would have twinkled
he/she/it would have twinkledthey would have twinkled
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been twinklingwe should/would have been twinkling
you would have been twinklingyou would have been twinkling
he/she/it would have been twinklingthey would have been twinkling
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am twinkledwe are twinkled
you are twinkledyou are twinkled
he/she/it is twinkledthey are twinkled
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being twinkledwe are being twinkled
you are being twinkledyou are being twinkled
he/she/it is being twinkledthey are being twinkled
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been twinkledwe have been twinkled
you have been twinkledyou have been twinkled
he/she/it has been twinkledthey have been twinkled
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was twinkledwe were twinkled
you were twinkledyou were twinkled
he/she/it was twinkledthey were twinkled
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being twinkledwe were being twinkled
you were being twinkledyou were being twinkled
he/she/it was being twinkledthey were being twinkled
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been twinkledwe had been twinkled
you had been twinkledyou had been twinkled
he/she/it had been twinkledthey had been twinkled
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be twinkledwe shall/will be twinkled
you will be twinkledyou will be twinkled
he/she/it will be twinkledthey will be twinkled
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been twinkledwe shall/will have been twinkled
you will have been twinkledyou will have been twinkled
he/she/it will have been twinkledthey will have been twinkled

twinkle

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetwinkletwinkles
Possessive casetwinkle'stwinkles'