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I wasn't able to sleep a wink."
Je n’ai pas fermé l’œil. »
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
But he did not sleep a wink the whole night, for he could not take his eyes from his wife who was watching with uneasy anxiety.
Celui-ci ne dormit pas de la nuit. Il ne put détacher ses regards de sa femme qui veillait avec une sollicitude inquiète.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
And turning towards her brother, 'He understands all I say,' she added softly, with a wink.
Et se tournant vers son frère: - Il entend tout ce que je dis, murmura-t-elle, avec un clignement d'yeux.
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
His eyes wink and sparkle in the huge white clump that dithers on his shoulders—a clump reddish on each side, where the ears were.
Ses yeux clignent et scintillent dans l’énorme boule blanche, qui oscille sur ses épaules – rougeâtre de chaque côté, à la place des oreilles.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
" That doesn't matter," murmured he, with a wink, " the thing is to talk of this insurance to the family, and then get time for paying the dowry.
– Ça ne fait rien, murmura-t-il en clignant l'oeil, on parle de cette assurance à la famille, et on prend du temps pour payer la dot....
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Tip them the wink, and they'll take extra precautions.'
Faites-leur signe, et ils prendront des précautions supplémentaires.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
The Brother replied by a yet more significant wink.
Le Frère répéta son jeu de paupière, en l'accentuant.
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
Volpatte displays an intention of snatching a wink of sleep. He settles himself on the ground with his back against one wall of the trench and his feet buttressed against the other wall.
Volpatte manifeste l’intention de « piquer un roupillon » et il s’installe par terre, adossé à une paroi, les semelles butées contre l’autre paroi.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
As he departed there was just the suspicion of a wink in his left eye.
Mais au moment où le taxi démarrait, il me décocha un clignement d’œil.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Jimmy caught a faint wink from one of Congo's deepset black eyes.
Jimmy surprit un imperceptible clignement dans les yeux noirs et enfoncés de Congo.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
AGAIN that night Pierre, at the Hotel of the Apparitions, was unable to obtain a wink of sleep.
Cette nuit-là, à l’hôtel des Apparitions, Pierre, de nouveau ne put fermer l’œil.
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
"I made him wink, Sarpent, I do think his feathers were ruffled, but no blood has yet been drawn, nor is that old piece fit for so nice and quick a sight.
– Je crois lui avoir enlevé quelques plumes, Serpent, dit-il, mais son sang n’a pas coulé, et ce vieux fusil n’est pas ce qu’il lui faut.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Eugene silenced the commander by a wink whenever Vuillet approached them.
Eugène faisait taire le commandant d’un clignement d’yeux, dès qu’il approchait.
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
“I’ll bet you still could if you wanted to,”Assef said. He favored Baba with a good-natured wink.
Je parie que vous pourriez encore jouer, le complimenta Assef avec un clin d'œil.
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
Then, with an expression of determination, he lighted his pipe. We mustn't forget the time, my boy,' he said to Alexandre, with another wink.
Et rallumant sa pipe avec un geste de résolution: --Il ne faut pas oublier l'heure, mon garçon, dit-il à Alexandre avec un nouveau clignement d'yeux.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile

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wink

noun
SingularPlural
Common casewinkwinks
Possessive casewink'swinks'

wink

verb
Basic forms
Pastwinked
Imperativewink
Present Participle (Participle I)winking
Past Participle (Participle II)winked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I winkwe wink
you winkyou wink
he/she/it winksthey wink
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am winkingwe are winking
you are winkingyou are winking
he/she/it is winkingthey are winking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have winkedwe have winked
you have winkedyou have winked
he/she/it has winkedthey have winked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been winkingwe have been winking
you have been winkingyou have been winking
he/she/it has been winkingthey have been winking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I winkedwe winked
you winkedyou winked
he/she/it winkedthey winked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was winkingwe were winking
you were winkingyou were winking
he/she/it was winkingthey were winking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had winkedwe had winked
you had winkedyou had winked
he/she/it had winkedthey had winked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been winkingwe had been winking
you had been winkingyou had been winking
he/she/it had been winkingthey had been winking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will winkwe shall/will wink
you will winkyou will wink
he/she/it will winkthey will wink
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be winkingwe shall/will be winking
you will be winkingyou will be winking
he/she/it will be winkingthey will be winking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have winkedwe shall/will have winked
you will have winkedyou will have winked
he/she/it will have winkedthey will have winked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been winkingwe shall/will have been winking
you will have been winkingyou will have been winking
he/she/it will have been winkingthey will have been winking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would winkwe should/would wink
you would winkyou would wink
he/she/it would winkthey would wink
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be winkingwe should/would be winking
you would be winkingyou would be winking
he/she/it would be winkingthey would be winking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have winkedwe should/would have winked
you would have winkedyou would have winked
he/she/it would have winkedthey would have winked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been winkingwe should/would have been winking
you would have been winkingyou would have been winking
he/she/it would have been winkingthey would have been winking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am winkedwe are winked
you are winkedyou are winked
he/she/it is winkedthey are winked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being winkedwe are being winked
you are being winkedyou are being winked
he/she/it is being winkedthey are being winked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been winkedwe have been winked
you have been winkedyou have been winked
he/she/it has been winkedthey have been winked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was winkedwe were winked
you were winkedyou were winked
he/she/it was winkedthey were winked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being winkedwe were being winked
you were being winkedyou were being winked
he/she/it was being winkedthey were being winked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been winkedwe had been winked
you had been winkedyou had been winked
he/she/it had been winkedthey had been winked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be winkedwe shall/will be winked
you will be winkedyou will be winked
he/she/it will be winkedthey will be winked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been winkedwe shall/will have been winked
you will have been winkedyou will have been winked
he/she/it will have been winkedthey will have been winked