It was the same jolly, clear spring weather, and I simply could not contrive to feel careworn.
Il faisait encore ce joli temps pur et printanier qui me rendait positivement incapable d'éprouver du souci.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
Poor soul! she'll mourn and grieve; and if you'd only contrive, Mr. Wilson, to send this little pin to her.
Elle pleurera, elle, – le cœur navré. Si vous pouviez seulement trouver moyen de lui faire parvenir cette épingle.
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
During the days that followed I was haunted by the notion that this death expected some gesture from me, some idea that I could not contrive to come up with.
Je vécus les jours suivants dans la hantise d'un geste, d'une pensée que cette mort attendait de moi et que je ne parvenais pas à trouver.
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
"And how does St. Clare contrive to manage?" said Miss Ophelia. "You say he never strikes a blow."
– Comment parvient-il donc à en être obéi? vous dites qu’il ne les frappe jamais.
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
We shall arrive in less than an hour if the wind holds, and then you'll be safe from any circumstances that I can contrive."
Nous arriverons au poste en moins d’une heure, si le vent continue ; et alors vous serez en sûreté contre toutes circonstances que je pourrais occasionner.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
"If ye could only contrive a little service for me, down among the Thousand Isles, for a fortnight or so, I think this matter might be settled to the satisfaction of all parties.
– Si vous pouviez me trouver quelque petit service à faire aux Mille-Îles, pendant une quinzaine ou environ, je crois que l’affaire en question pourrait s’arranger à la satisfaction de toutes les parties.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
You know not with what perfidious cleverness they contrive to satisfy their caprices, nor the art with which they will convert your passing fancy into a love which ought to be eternal.
Vous ne savez pas avec quel art perfide elles s’y prennent pour satisfaire leurs fantaisies, pour convertir un goût passager en un amour qui commence sur la terre et doit se continuer dans le ciel.
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
"Don't you think we might in some way contrive to raise that money?
«N’imaginez-vous pas quelque moyen d’amasser cet argent?
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
You didn't find him backwards at the Oswego Falls, Master Cap, where fresh water contrives to tumble down hill with little difficulty."
Vous ne l’avez pas trouvé trop gauche, maître Cap, à la cataracte de l’Oswego, où l’eau douce réussit à descendre d’une montagne sans beaucoup de difficulté.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Some needy employees, some poverty-stricken families--had thus installed themselves there, and in the long run contrived to pay a trifle for their accommodation.
Des employés nécessiteux, des ménages sans argent s’étaient donc installés là, payant à la longue, arrivant toujours à donner quelques sous.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Sam tumbled up accordingly, dexterously contriving to tickle Andy as he did so, which occasioned Andy to split out into a laugh, greatly to Haley's indignation, who made a cut at him with his riding-whip.
Sam obéit, et sautant à cheval, trouva encore moyen de chatouiller son camarade. Andy partit aussitôt d’un éclat de rire immodéré, à la grande indignation de Haley, qui lui allongea un coup de cravache.
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
His private apartments were limited to three rooms--a bed-room, dining-room, and study--all very modest and small, contrived indeed by partitioning off portions of one large hall.
D’ailleurs, son appartement particulier ne se composait que d’une chambre à coucher, une salle à manger et un cabinet de travail, des pièces modestes, étroites, qu’on avait taillées dans une grande salle, à l’aide de cloisons.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Its voice, like that of a fiendish monster, more resonant than thunder-a savage and appalling roar contrived to drown the clamour of the wind and waves-spread through the darkness, across the sea, which was invisible under its shroud of fog.
Sa clameur de monstre surnaturel, plus retentissante que le tonnerre, rugissement sauvage et formidable fait pour dominer les voix du vent et des vagues, se répandit dans les ténèbres sur la mer invisible ensevelie sous les brouillards.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
As my advice was by far the easiest to follow, we ended by adopting it, and contrived to embrace the gunwale and give her her head.
Comme mon idée était de loin la plus facile à mettre en pratique, nous l’adoptâmes, et cramponnés au bordage, nous laissâmes filer le canot.
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
A roadman's eyes would no doubt be a little inflamed, so I contrived to get some dust in both of mine, and by dint of vigorous rubbing produced a bleary effect.
Comme les yeux d'un cantonnier ne peuvent manquer d'être un peu enflammés, j'eus soin d'introduire de la poussière dans les miens, et leur donnai un aspect chassieux en me les frottant vigoureusement.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
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contrive
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