"My dear mother," Eugene replied with a smile, "you have had too little faith in me thitherto to induce me to confide in you my hopes, particularly as at present they are only based on probabilities.
– Ma chère mère, répondit Eugène avec un sourire, vous avez trop douté de moi pour que je vous confie aujourd’hui mes espérances, qui ne reposent encore que sur des calculs de probabilité.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
They had not even the courage to confide to each other their fears, or to seek for comfort by talking of what alarmed them both; all they did was to turn pale, and exchange terrified glances at each pull of the bell.
Ils n’avaient pas même le courage de se confier leurs craintes, de se calmer en causant de ce qui les épouvantait tous deux; ils se contentaient de pâlir, d’échanger des regards terrifiés, à chaque coup de sonnette.
When I have done so I shall confide in you, you may rely on it, for I tell you everything; besides which, I shall no doubt need your help.
Ensuite c’est à vous que je me confierai, vous le savez bien, car je vous dis tout, sans compter que, cette fois, j’aurai sans doute besoin de votre aide.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
Guillaume, with his desire for tidings, was obliged to confide in his two visitors, tell them of the explosion and Salvat's flight, and how he himself had been wounded while seeking to extinguish the match.
Dans son besoin de nouvelles, Guillaume dut se confier aux deux visiteurs, leur dire l’histoire de la bombe, la fuite de Salvat, la façon dont il venait d’être blessé, en voulant éteindre la mèche.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Since you insist on it, for the benefit of your peace of mind, and since it is to remain entirely between us and to have no effect on your home, I see no reason why I should not confide to you what I know But that is very little.
« Puisque vous insistez, au nom de votre repos, puisque ceci doit rester entre nous, sans que votre ménage ait à en souffrir, je ne vois pas de mal à vous confier ce que je sais ; et, je le répète, ce que je sais est peu de chose...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
He was wondering how he could now set to work to confide his fears to his brother, and induce him to renounce the fortune he had already accepted and of which he was enjoying the intoxicating foretaste.
Il cherchait comment il allait s'y prendre, maintenant, pour dire à son frère ses craintes et pour le faire renoncer à cette fortune acceptée déjà, dont il jouissait, dont il se grisait d'avance.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Unable to confide in my kind, I told it all my troubles in that delicious inward prattle with which we stammer our first ideas, just as once we stammered our first words.
Ne pouvant me confier à personne, je lui disais mes chagrins dans ce délicieux ramage intérieur par lequel un enfant bégaie ses premières idées, comme naguère il a bégayé ses premières paroles.
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
He had decided, therefore, to dispense altogether with his consort's counsels, and to confide nothing to her, in spite of his son's recommendations.
Aussi avait-il résolu de se passer entièrement des conseils de sa femme, et de ne lui rien confier, malgré les recommandations de son fils.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
They were about to tell each other all the soft things which they had not dared to confide to the reverberations of the well, when Silvere, hearing a slight noise, started, and, turning pale, dropped Miette's hands.
Entre eux, leur sourire mettait une clarté. Ils allaient se dire toutes les bonnes choses qu’ils n’avaient point osé confier aux sonorités sourdes du puits, lorsque Silvère, tournant la tête à un léger bruit, pâlit et lâcha les mains de Miette.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
But you are too unhappy, you are suffering too bitterly; she will forgive me; I will confide it to you."
Mais vous êtes trop malheureux, vous souffrez trop, et elle me pardonnera, je vais vous le confier. »
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
To confide our conversations to the passing wind is violating the secret of our tenderness, and indiscreet lovers are punished in this world by the cold indifference of their confidants.
C’est violer le secret de nos tendresses que de confier nos causeries au vent qui passe, et les amants indiscrets sont punis en ce monde par l’indifférente froideur de leurs confidents.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
The friend is not wise who will not confide in his friend, remembering always that friendships may come to an end; nor the lover, who draws back for fear lest he may find shipwreck in love.
Aussi, n'appelons-nous pas sage l'ami qui ne se livre point à son ami parce qu'il prévoit la fin de l'amitié, ou l'amant qui ne se donne pas tout entier, de peur de s'anéantir dans l'amour.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
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confide
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