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As a matter of fact he did not feel very well, and he withdrew, without being willing to wait for his brother-in-law, who had just gone into the dining-room where the classic tea was represented by champagne.Il ne se sentait pas très bien en effet, et il se retira, sans vouloir attendre son beau-frère, qui venait de passer dans la salle à manger, où le thé classique était remplacé par du Champagne.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
' Why, it's your brother-in-law !' exclaimed Clorinde.«Mais c'est votre beau-frère! cria Clorinde.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The Sergeant smiled grimly, but his brother-in-law did not detect this proof of humor.Le sergent sourit en grimaçant, mais son beau-frère ne s’aperçut pas de ce mouvement de gaieté.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Your brother-in-law would like the variety of a fresh-water cruise, and you would enjoy more of his company."La variété d’une croisière sur le lac plairait à votre beau-frère, et vous jouiriez davantage de sa compagnie.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
To Clorinde he would say that his brother-in-law had seemed very nervous for some time past, and he would even hint that the fitting time for his overthrow had come.Son beau-frère, disait-il, était très nerveux depuis quelque temps.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
But Sergeant Dunham is my friend, and he is your brother-in-law; so, now the press of fighting and maintaining our rights is over, it is fitting we should both go and witness his departure.Cependant le sergent Dunham est mon ami, il est votre beau-frère ; ainsi à présent qu’il n’est plus nécessaire de nous battre pour défendre nos droits, il est convenable que nous allions tous deux le visiter et assister à son départ de ce monde.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
So closing their eyes to what went on, they smiled, for in Frederic, when Claire should be old enough to marry, Gervais would find the brother-in-law and partner that he needed.Et ils fermaient les yeux, ils souriaient trouvant en Frédéric le beau-frère associé dont Gervais avait besoin, attendant que Claire fût d’âge à être mariée.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
Cap gave an ejaculation as he witnessed this ungrateful exhibition, and he cast a quick suspicious glance at his brother-in-law.À ce spectacle désagréable, Cap poussa une exclamation, et jeta à son beau-frère un coup d’œil annonçant la méfiance.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Sergeant Dunham carried off his command in a large bateau, and then returned for his final orders, and to see that his brother-in-law and daughter were properly attended to.Le sergent Dunham conduisit ses hommes à bord sur un grand bateau, et retourna ensuite à terre pour recevoir ses dernières instructions et faire partir son beau-frère et sa fille.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
' I think I can recommend you a suitable person, he said, in his calm way. 'It is a connection of my own, my brother-in-law, who is coming here from Besançon in a few days.'--J'ai un employé à vous proposer, dit-il de son grand air tranquille; c'est un de mes parents, mon beau-frère, qui va arriver de Besançon dans quelques jours.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
If he had kept the two Toussaints, one of whom was the prisoner's brother-in-law, while the other was suspected of sympathy with him, this was because they had belonged to the works for a score of years, and he did not like to cast them adrift.Et, s’il avait gardé Toussaint et son fils Charles, le premier beau-frère de l’accusé, le second soupçonné d’être sympathique à celui-ci, c’était que tous deux travaillaient là depuis vingt ans. Il fallait bien vivre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
Without entering into any explanations, Sergeant Dunham simply informed Jasper that he felt it to be his duty to deprive him temporarily of the command of the cutter, and to confer it on his own brother-in-law.Sans entrer dans aucune explication, le sergent Dunham se borna à annoncer à Jasper qu’il était de son devoir de lui retirer temporairement le commandement du cutter pour le donner à son beau-frère.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
There is my brother-in-law, now; he has been a soldier since he was sixteen, and he looks upon his trade as every way as respectable as that of a seafaring man, a point I hardly think it worth while to dispute with him."Voilà mon beau-frère, il a été soldat depuis l’âge de seize ans, et il regarde son métier comme aussi respectable à tous égards que celui de marin, question que je crois à peine mériter d’être discutée avec lui.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
He complained bitterly of his brother-in-law, whom he accused of making the fortunes of a crowd of strangers, while he seemed to think nothing of his own relatives.Il se plaignait amèrement de son beau-frère, l'accusait de travailler à la fortune d'une foule d'étrangers; mais cela se passait toujours ainsi, on se moquait bien des parents!Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Theophile most probably called his brother-in-law a scoundrel: he publicly accused him of having "bought over the notary, by promising to get him appointed a justice of the peace.Théophile dut traiter son beau-frère de gredin; publiquement, il l'accusait d'avoir acheté le notaire, en lui promettant de le faire nommer juge de paix.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
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brother-in-law
noun
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| Common case | brother-in-law | brother-in-laws |
| Possessive case | brother-in-law's | brother-in-laws' |