" However," added she, ironically. « I force no one to come and amuse himself in my home."

– Du reste, ajouta-t-elle avec ironie, je ne force personne à s'amuser chez moi.

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Ah! well, I'm not inquisitive, but it would really amuse me to meet the fool who might attempt such madness."

Ah ! bien ! je ne suis pas curieux, mais ça m’amuserait de connaître l’imbécile qui tenterait une pareille folie.

Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile

And as they pressed him to explain himself, he continued : ' Oh! you amuse me.

Et, comme on le pressait de s'expliquer, il continua crûment: «Je vous trouve bons, vous autres!

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

He who had fancied all sorts of things, who had imagined quite a romance, the architect occupied elsewhere and drawing him toward his wife to amuse her!

Lui, qui avait eu un instant des idées, qui imaginait un roman, l'architecte pris ailleurs et le poussant à sa femme pour la distraire!

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

That would amuse him, change the air of his thoughts, and give him time to inure himself to the horrible thing he had discovered.

Cela le distrairait, changerait l'air de sa pensée, lui donnerait le temps de se préparer à l'horrible chose qu'il avait découverte.

Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean

Pierre et Jean

Maupassant, Guy de

Pierre and Jean

Maupassant, Guy de

Well, if you only knew how your young masters amuse me!'

Moi, voyez-vous, ce qu’ils m’amusent, vos jeunes maîtres! »

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

"I used to live at Montmartre," she said, "and it'll amuse me to go back there.

« Et puis, j’ai habité Montmartre, ça m’amuse d’y retourner.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris

Les Trois Villes - Paris

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Paris

Zola, Emile

Even so does the child, as years come to him, give up one by one without thinking the games that have ceased to amuse.

Ainsi, l'enfant, en grandissant, abandonne, sans qu'il s'en aperçoive, les jeux qui ne l'amusent plus.

Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee

La sagesse et la destinee

Maeterlinck, Maurice

Wisdom and Destiny

Maeterlinck, Maurice

He looked upon her as an obliging comrade who helped him to amuse himself, and who, if occasion offered, prepared him an infusion.

Il voyait en elle une camarade complaisante qui l'empêchait de trop s'ennuyer, et qui, à l'occasion, lui faisait de la tisane.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

If I were he, I should come down and amuse myself in the garden with the others, instead of shutting myself up all alone. I would take my proper place.

Au lieu de m'enfermer, je descendrais au jardin, je m'amuserais avec les autres; je tiendrais mon rang, enfin....

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

What can they find in it to amuse them so much?

Qu'ont-ils donc à s'amuser ainsi?

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

But this sight did not seem to amuse her very much. She came to the spot, as though attracted by some power, and she remained, as if riveted there.

Ce spectacle ne paraissait cependant pas l'amuser beaucoup, elle venait à cette place, comme attirée par une force, et elle y restait, comme clouée.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

It will be good for us to sulk for a while and see how he can manage to amuse himself without us.'

Nous verrons s'il s'amusera tout seul.»

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

"Don't jest," muttered Fonsegue, who for his part wished to amuse himself by frightening the young deputy.

« Ne plaisantez pas, dit tout bas Fonsègue, qui voulut s’égayer, lui, à le terrifier un peu.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris

Les Trois Villes - Paris

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Paris

Zola, Emile

She defended herself thus, in her gentle and irresolute way, merely feeling a certain repugnance for what did not amuse her much.

Elle se défendait ainsi de son air doux et las, répugnant simplement à des choses qui ne l'amusaient guère.

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile