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Tiens, la, he takes the biscuit.
Tiens, là, i’ vaut l’jus.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I was not feeling quite so fit now, and I did not make much of my provisions, beyond eating a biscuit and some chocolate.
Je ne me sentais plus en aussi bonne forme et je ne touchai presque pas à mes provisions. Mon repas se composa simplement d’un biscuit et d’une tablette de chocolat.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
You will have to take me to eat a biscuit somewhere. . . .
Vous allez me mener manger un gâteau quelque part...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Here they provided a collation for the Bishop, who ate a biscuit and drank two sips of Malaga, while saying a polite word or two to each of them.
Elles y offrirent une collation à l'évêque, qui accepta un biscuit et deux doigts de malaga, en trouvant le moyen d'être aimable pour chacune d'elles.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
She had just discovered a sweet biscuit, fallen behind one of the flower vases, and was locking it up in a drawer when Berthe, who had gone to release Saturnin, brought him back with her.
Elle venait de découvrir un petit four, tombé derrière un des vases, et elle le serrait dans un tiroir, lorsque Berthe qui était allée délivrer Saturnin, le ramena.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
So this wild, wilful creature was not altogether a fool, although there was a frightful cat in coloured biscuit standing on a console in the drawing-room.
Elle n’était donc pas bête, cette fille, malgré un chat en biscuit colorié, affreux, qui se prélassait sur une console du salon?
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Now, there is my brother-in-law, the Sergeant: he is as good a fellow as ever broke a biscuit, in his way; but what is he, after all? Why, nothing but a soldier.
Voilà mon frère le sergent, c’est un aussi brave homme à sa manière, que quiconque a jamais broyé un biscuit sous ses dents ; mais qu’est-il, après tout ? rien qu’un soldat.
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
There were some other provisions, such as biscuits, fruit, and chocolate, on a few shelves.
Quelques autres provisions occupaient une sorte d’armoire, des biscuits, des fruits, du chocolat.
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
There I breakfasted off a whisky-and-soda and some biscuits from the cupboard.
J'y déjeunai d'un whisky-soda et de quelques biscuits empruntés au buffet.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Silently, and with a heavy cloud settled down over her once joyous face, she proceeded making out her breakfast biscuits, as if she heard and saw nothing of the excitement around her.
Un épais nuage assombrissait sa face jadis si riante, et elle continua silencieusement à pétrir les gâteaux du déjeuner, comme si elle ne voyait ni n’entendait rien du remue-ménage qui bourdonnait autour d’elle.
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
He had come down from the first floor, and eagerly rummaged a cupboard for a few dry biscuits, which he laid upon a plate.
Il descendait du premier étage, il semblait fort affairé, fouillant un buffet pour réunir quelques petits gâteaux secs sur une assiette.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
I supped off half those biscuits, and by worming myself deep into the heather got some kind of warmth.
Je soupai d'une moitié de ces gâteaux, et en m'insinuant profondément dans la bruyère, je réussis à me réchauffer un peu.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
He then took a plate of biscuits, handed it to Monsieur Rastoil's daughter with a gallant bow, and after putting it down again continued: And to think this wretched man has mixed himself up in politics!
Il prit l'assiette de biscuits, qu'il présenta aux demoiselles Rastoil en cambrant sa taille de bel officier; puis, reposant l'assiette, il continua: --Quand on pense que ce malheureux s'est occupé de politique!
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
For other breakfast things, George suggested eggs and bacon, which were easy to cook, cold meat, tea, bread and butter, and jam. For lunch, he said, we could have biscuits, cold meat, bread and butter, and jam - but NO CHEESE.
Pour le petit déjeuner, George suggéra, entre autres, des œufs et du lard, qui sont faciles à cuire, de la viande froide, du thé, du pain, du beurre, de la confiture, mais aucun fromage.
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
While sipping her wine Celeste asked for news of the village, and La Couteau spoke the brutal truth, between two biscuits.
Céleste, en buvant à petits coups son malaga demandait des nouvelles du pays, et la Couteau ne mentait plus, disait maintenant la vérité brutale entre deux biscuits.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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Collocations

biscuit makers' pneumoconiosis
silicose des porcelainiers
cinnamon biscuits
biscuits à la cannelle
dry biscuits
biscuits secs

Word forms

biscuit

noun
SingularPlural
Common casebiscuitbiscuits
Possessive casebiscuit'sbiscuits'