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The retired almond-dealers could no longer keep serious, but burst into loud laughter.
Les marchands d'amandes retirés ne purent tenir leur sérieux davantage, ils éclatèrent.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
An old almond-dealer, a member of the Municipal Council, Monsieur Isidore Granoux, was the head of this group.
Un ancien marchand d’amandes, membre du conseil municipal, M. Isidore Granoux, était comme le chef de ce groupe.
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
She looked like one of those brown, lean, noisy grasshoppers, which in their sudden leaps often strike their heads against the almond-trees.
On eût dit une de ces cigales brunes, sèches, stridentes, aux vols brusques, qui se cognent la tête dans les amandiers.
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
At this moment the clan of retired oil and almond dealers arrived.
À ce moment arriva le clan des anciens marchands d’huile et d’amandes.
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
The few patches of arable ground were like scattered pools of blood, red fields with rows of lean almond trees, grey-topped olive trees and long lines of vines, streaking the soil with their brown stems.
Les quelques coins de terre labourable étalaient des mares saignantes, des champs rouges, où s'alignaient des files d'amandiers maigres, des têtes grises d'oliviers, des traînées de vignes, rayant la campagne de leurs souches brunes.
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
' Well, after all, he is only getting what he deserves,' said a retired almond-dealer.
--Il n'a que ce qu'il mérite, après tout, disait un ancien marchand d'amandes.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
When he had reached the top he caught sight of Granoux, by the light of the moon which glided through an embrasure; the ex almond dealer was standing there hatless, and dealing furious blows with a heavy hammer.
Quand il fut en haut, il aperçut, dans un rayon de lune qui entrait par la dentelure d’une ogive, Granoux, sans chapeau, l’air furieux, tapant devant lui avec un gros marteau.
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
The olive and almond trees showed like grey spots amid the chaos of rocks spreading to the sombre row of hills on the horizon.
Les oliviers, les amandiers, les arbres maigres faisaient des taches grises, au milieu du chaos des grandes roches, jusqu'à la ligne sombre des collines de l'horizon.
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
' Mouret is quite incapable of beating his wife,' said the retired almond-dealers; 'he looks as though he had had a whipping himself, and be no longer even comes out for a turn on the promenade.
--Mouret est incapable de battre sa femme, disaient les marchands d'amandes retirés; il a l'air d'avoir reçu le fouet, il ne fait même plus son tour de promenade....
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
We made the hedge a rampart and reached the enclosure, where we were soon at a good distance from the count in an alley of almond-trees.
Nous nous fîmes un rempart d’une haie touffue, nous gagnâmes les clos en courant, et nous nous trouvâmes bientôt loin du comte, dans une allée d’amandiers.
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
The old almond-dealer threw himself in his arms, calling him "great man," and declaring that he would die with him.
L’ancien marchand d’amandes se jeta dans ses bras, en l’appelant «grand homme», et en lui disant qu’il voulait mourir avec lui.
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
The old oil and almond dealers, the marquis and the commander even, appeared to him so many curious animals, which he had not hitherto had an opportunity of studying.
Les anciens marchands d’huile et d’amandes, le marquis et le commandant eux-mêmes, lui parurent des animaux curieux qu’il n’avait pas eu jusque-là l’occasion d’étudier.
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
Ah, it is all engraved on my memory, even to the almond-tree beside which she stood, girlish, rosy, smiling, beneath the sunshade held open in her hand.
Ah! je gravai tout dans ma mémoire, tout jusqu’au jeune amandier sous lequel elle se tenait, fraîche, colorée, rieuse, sous son ombrelle dépliée.
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
The oil-dealers and almond-dealers were the men who saved France.
Les marchands d’huile, les marchands d’amandes, sauvaient la France.
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
Whenever an old oil or almond dealer failed to get a hearing, amidst the clamour, for some plan by which he could save France if he were only a master, he took himself off to Eugene and shouted his marvellous suggestions in his ear.
Lorsqu’un ancien marchand d’huile ou d’amandes ne pouvait placer, au milieu du tumulte, de quelle façon il sauverait la France, s’il était le maître, il se réfugiait auprès d’Eugène et lui criait ses plans merveilleux à l’oreille.
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

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almond tree
amandier
almond-tree
amandier
bitter almond
amande amer
sweet almond
amande doux
almond milk
lait d'amandes

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almond

noun
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Common casealmondalmonds
Possessive casealmond'salmonds'