The furniture was covered with gray cotton bound with a green braid, and the tapestry on the countess's frame told why the upholstery was thus covered.

Des housses grises, bordées d’un galon vert, recouvraient les siéges, et la tapisserie tendue sur le métier de la comtesse disait assez pourquoi son meuble était ainsi caché.

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

His broad shoulders tightly distended his uniform of green cloth, ornamented with gold braid at the neck and sleeve-cuffs.

Il crevait de ses larges épaules son uniforme de drap vert, chargé d'or au collet et aux manches.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

There now, put my back hair up in that pretty braid you learnt the other day, and don't go listening at doors any more."

Là, maintenant, relève mes cheveux; fais-moi cette jolie tresse que tu as apprise l’autre jour, et ne t’avise plus d’écouter aux portes.

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

Mary disquieted him too much, with her smoothly braided hair, her outstretched hands, and her womanly smile.

Marie le troublait trop, avec ses minces bandeaux, ses mains tendues, son sourire de femme.

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

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And then the canopy appeared in royal pomp, a canopy of purple silk, braided with gold, and upheld by four ecclesiastics, who, it could be seen, had been selected from among the most robust.

Et le dais arrivait royalement, de soie pourpre, galonné d’or, tenu par quatre prêtres, qu’on avait visiblement choisis parmi les plus vigoureux.

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

Her hair fell in long dark braids down her shoulders and back, and was parted above a low smooth forehead, in a way to soften the expression of eyes that were full of archness and natural feeling.

Ses cheveux tombaient en longues tresses brunes sur son dos et sur ses épaules, et ils étaient partagés au-dessus d’un front bas et uni, de manière à adoucir l’expression de ses yeux pleins d’espièglerie et de naturel.

Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims

Le tueur de daims

Cooper, James Fenimore

The Deerslayer

Cooper, James Fenimore

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Her woolly hair was braided in sundry little tails, which stuck out in every direction.

Ses cheveux laineux, divisés par tresses serrées en une multitude de petites queues droites, les plus drôles du monde, se hérissaient en tous sens.

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

Whenever, alone before the tall golden Virgin, he so deceived himself as to imagine that he could see her bending down for him to kiss her braided locks, he once more became very young, very good, very strong, very just, full of tenderness.

Lorsque, seul en face de la grande Vierge dorée, il s'hallucinait jusqu'à la voir se pencher pour lui donner ses bandeaux à baiser, il redevenait très jeune, très bon, très fort, très juste, tout envahi d'une vie de tendresse.

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

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They were seamed up the fronts, without braiding or ornament, and gathered into a double row of plaits.

Ils étaient cousus sur le dessus, sans broderies ni ornements, et bordés d'un double ourlet.

Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures

Les chausseurs de chevelures

Reid, Mayne

The Scalp Hunters

Reid, Mayne

© 2008 BiblioBazaar

He has bent his long Don Quixote carcase down in the shadow, and outstretched the lean neck that looks as if it were braided with violin strings.

Il a plié dans l’ombre sa grande carcasse de don Quichotte bleuâtre et tendu son cou sec tressé de cordes à violon.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

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