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So each unpacks his own little load of historical anecdote.
Et chacun de déballer son bagage personnel de mots historiques.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Harris would be telling us an anecdote about his mother, and George and I would not have missed a word of it for worlds.
Harris nous racontait une anecdote au sujet de sa mère, dont George et moi n’aurions pas manqué un seul mot pour un empire.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Justice, too, obliges the author to state that the fairness of mind and generosity attributed to St. Clare are not without a parallel, as the following anecdote will show.
Par un sentiment de justice, l’auteur tient à déclarer que la loyauté d’âme, la chaleureuse générosité de Saint-Clair ne sont pas des qualités étrangères aux habitants du Sud.
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
This anecdote produced a greater effect than even the miraculous cures of the most fearful illnesses.
Cette anecdote produisit plus d’effet encore que les miracles des grosses guérisons.
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
If you are ignorant of frontier usages, you know more than all of us of pleasant anecdotes and town customs: as for frivolous, I know not what it means; but if it signifies beauty, ah's me!
Si vous ignorez les usages des frontières, vous savez mieux qu’aucun de nous les anecdotes et les coutumes des villes. Quant à frivole, je ne sais pas ce que ce mot signifie ; mais, s’il veut dire belle, hélas !
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
He related anecdotes, enlivened the party by his merry laughter, and even won the friendship of Grivet.
Il raconta des histoires, égaya la soirée par son gros rire, et gagna l'amitié de Grivet lui-même.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
He was relating some new anecdotes of his journey among the happy ones.
Il racontait quelque nouvelle anecdote de son voyage chez les heureux.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
But his conversation was confined to the state of his health, and the weather, and sundry insignificant anecdotes which he had lately heard. Not a word escaped him respecting the thousand complicated matters with which he dealt at the Propaganda.
Mais il ne causait guère que de sa santé, du temps qu’il faisait, des anecdotes insignifiantes qu’on lui avait contées, sans jamais un mot sur les mille affaires compliquées et terribles qu’il brassait à la Propagande.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
At times, he forced his wife to listen to certain pages, to particular anecdotes, and felt very much astonished that Therese could remain pensive and silent the whole evening, without being tempted to take up a book.
Parfois, il forçait sa femme à écouter la lecture de certaines pages, de certaines anecdotes. Il s'étonnait beaucoup que Thérèse pût rester pensive et silencieuse pendant toute une soirée, sans être tentée de prendre un livre.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
You can always tell the old river hand by the way in which he stretches himself out upon the cushions at the bottom of the boat, and encourages the rowers by telling them anecdotes about the marvellous feats he performed last season.
On reconnaît toujours le vieil habitué à la façon dont il s’étend sur les coussins au fond du bateau et encourage les rameurs en leur racontant des anecdotes sur les exploits qu’il a accomplis la saison précédente.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
He could tell a story well whenever he cared to chat, and on that occasion he related some delightful anecdotes about the prisons through which he had passed.
Puis, comme il était un conteur exquis, lorsqu’il voulait bien causer il eut des histoires charmantes sur ses diverses prisons.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Folks knew nothing but a few scraps of gossip, anecdotes that were whispered from ear to ear.
On savait au plus des bouts d'histoire, des anecdotes qu'on se chuchotait à l'oreille.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
When Rougon adroitly questioned her concerning the fortnight of the previous month which she and her mother had spent away from Paris, she started on an interminable string of anecdotes about her journeys.
Comme il l'interrogeait habilement sur une absence de quinze jours qu'elle avait faite avec sa mère, le mois précédent, elle enfila une suite interminable d'anecdotes sur ses voyages.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile

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