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He even slightly shrugged his shoulders before the correctly twirled moustaches of Monsieur Péqueur des Saulaies.Il haussa même légèrement les épaules devant les moustaches correctes de M. Péqueur des Saulaies.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Sidoine, satisfied, relapsed into sleep, nodding his head twirling his thumbs, more stupid than ever.Sidoine, satisfait, se rendormit, dodelinant de la tête, tournant les pouces, plus bête que jamais.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
One of them, a dark-skinned man in his early twenties with thick, knitted eyebrows twirled a whip in his hand and rhythmically swatted the side of the truck with it.L'un d'eux, un homme d'une vingtaine d'années à la peau foncée et aux sourcils épais, frappait régulièrement le côté de la camionnette avec son fouet.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
But the boy just kept looking down, twirling the line with his finger.Celui-ci garda cependant les yeux rivés au sol et continua de triturer ma sonde.Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de KaboulLes cerfs-volants de KaboulHosseini, KhaledThe Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Having sworn not to open his lips, appreciating, besides, the awkwardness of his position, he shifted from one foot to the other, twirled his thumbs, and laughed his simplest laugh.S’étant juré de ne point desserrer les lèvres, sentant d’ailleurs toute la délicatesse de sa position, il dansait sur l’un et l’autre pied, roulait ses pouces, riait de son rire le plus niais.Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, Emile
'One goes and another comes!' she cried, skipping and twirling round.- Un s'en va, un autre arrive! cria-t-elle, sautant, pirouettant sur elle-même.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
But the large burning tails appeared to be animated, they waggled as they spread out, all black and gold, with a constant twirling of scales, in which one divined the flow of the water.Mais les grandes queues embrasées vivaient, remuantes à mesure qu’elles s’étalaient, noir et or, d’un continuel frissonnement d’écailles, où l’on sentait la coulée infinie de l’eau.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
As she talked to him, he reached forward, caught the one stray wisp of the white hair that was flying wild, deftly twirled it between his fingers, and tucked it back properly behind her ear.Tandis qu'elle lui parlait, il avança la main pour attraper une mèche rebelle de ses cheveux blancs qui s'était défaite, la tortilla adroitement entre ses doigts, et la replaça soigneusement derrière l'oreille.London, Jack / The People of the AbyssLondon, Jack / Le Peuple de l'AbimeLe Peuple de l'AbimeLondon, JackThe People of the AbyssLondon, Jack© BiblioBazaar, LLC
The old man listened with a sneer, twirling the while his staff between his fingers.Le vieux écoutait, ricanant, faisant le moulinet avec son bâton.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
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Word forms
twirl
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | twirl | twirls |
Possessive case | twirl's | twirls' |
twirl
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | twirled |
Imperative | twirl |
Present Participle (Participle I) | twirling |
Past Participle (Participle II) | twirled |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I twirl | we twirl |
you twirl | you twirl |
he/she/it twirls | they twirl |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am twirling | we are twirling |
you are twirling | you are twirling |
he/she/it is twirling | they are twirling |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have twirled | we have twirled |
you have twirled | you have twirled |
he/she/it has twirled | they have twirled |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been twirling | we have been twirling |
you have been twirling | you have been twirling |
he/she/it has been twirling | they have been twirling |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I twirled | we twirled |
you twirled | you twirled |
he/she/it twirled | they twirled |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was twirling | we were twirling |
you were twirling | you were twirling |
he/she/it was twirling | they were twirling |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had twirled | we had twirled |
you had twirled | you had twirled |
he/she/it had twirled | they had twirled |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been twirling | we had been twirling |
you had been twirling | you had been twirling |
he/she/it had been twirling | they had been twirling |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will twirl | we shall/will twirl |
you will twirl | you will twirl |
he/she/it will twirl | they will twirl |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be twirling | we shall/will be twirling |
you will be twirling | you will be twirling |
he/she/it will be twirling | they will be twirling |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have twirled | we shall/will have twirled |
you will have twirled | you will have twirled |
he/she/it will have twirled | they will have twirled |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been twirling | we shall/will have been twirling |
you will have been twirling | you will have been twirling |
he/she/it will have been twirling | they will have been twirling |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would twirl | we should/would twirl |
you would twirl | you would twirl |
he/she/it would twirl | they would twirl |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be twirling | we should/would be twirling |
you would be twirling | you would be twirling |
he/she/it would be twirling | they would be twirling |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have twirled | we should/would have twirled |
you would have twirled | you would have twirled |
he/she/it would have twirled | they would have twirled |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been twirling | we should/would have been twirling |
you would have been twirling | you would have been twirling |
he/she/it would have been twirling | they would have been twirling |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am twirled | we are twirled |
you are twirled | you are twirled |
he/she/it is twirled | they are twirled |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being twirled | we are being twirled |
you are being twirled | you are being twirled |
he/she/it is being twirled | they are being twirled |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been twirled | we have been twirled |
you have been twirled | you have been twirled |
he/she/it has been twirled | they have been twirled |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was twirled | we were twirled |
you were twirled | you were twirled |
he/she/it was twirled | they were twirled |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being twirled | we were being twirled |
you were being twirled | you were being twirled |
he/she/it was being twirled | they were being twirled |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been twirled | we had been twirled |
you had been twirled | you had been twirled |
he/she/it had been twirled | they had been twirled |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be twirled | we shall/will be twirled |
you will be twirled | you will be twirled |
he/she/it will be twirled | they will be twirled |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been twirled | we shall/will have been twirled |
you will have been twirled | you will have been twirled |
he/she/it will have been twirled | they will have been twirled |