Then with a gesture he strove to brush aside the gloomy story, and banish that vision of Benedetta dead, which had been haunting him.

Puis, il écarta d’un geste la sombre histoire, cette figure de Benedetta morte, qui le hantait.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome

Les Trois Villes - Rome

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Rome

Zola, Emile

Soon we were like two beings flung upon a desert island, for not only do anxieties isolate, but they brush aside as petty the conventions of the world.

Bientôt nous y fûmes comme deux êtres échoués dans une île déserte; car non-seulement les malheurs isolent, mais encore ils font taire les mesquines conventions de la société.

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

'You shall see everything, my children,' he said to them, as he brushed aside the long black moustaches which swept across his tipsy-looking face.

«Vous verrez tout, mes enfants, répétait-il en essuyant de la main les longues moustaches qui balafraient de noir sa face d'ivrogne.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

When she had brushed aside her hair and recollected where she was, she sprang to the floor and said she must be off at once.

Quand elle eut écarté ses cheveux, et que la mémoire lui revint, elle sauta à terre, disant qu'elle voulait partir, partir sur-le-champ.

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

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

But with an impatient gesture Barroux brushed aside all question of etiquette.

Mais, d’un geste impatient, Barroux rejeta toute préséance.

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

Les Trois Villes - Paris

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Paris

Zola, Emile

Bernadotte had brushed aside Schellenberg's suggestion — almost certainly prompted by Himmler - that he might sound out Eisenhower about the possibility of a surrender in the West.

Bernadotte avait en revanche repoussé la suggestion de Schellenberg, très certainement encouragée par Himmler, de sonder Eisenhower sur la possibilité d'une reddition aux puissances occidentales.

Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis

Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis

Kershaw, Ian

© Ian Kershaw, 2000.

© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.

Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis

Kershaw, Ian

© 2000 by Ian Kershaw

And he had dressed himself without assistance, and had declined the nip of brandy and the cigarette proffered by the good-hearted chaplain, in the same way as with a gentle but stubborn gesture he had brushed the crucifix aside.

Il s’était vêtu sans aide, il avait refusé le verre de cognac et la cigarette que l’aumônier brave homme lui offrait, de même qu’il avait écarté le crucifix d’un geste doux et têtu.

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

Les Trois Villes - Paris

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Paris

Zola, Emile

But he did not seem to have an over-dose of vanity for an artist; he was not in dire despair when he had to put aside his brushes.

D'ailleurs, il ne paraissait point trop vaniteux comme artiste, il ne se désespéra pas outre mesure, lorsqu'il lui fallut jeter les pinceaux.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile