In his state of nervous expectancy, the wild campaign which the press had started, the idiotic and the ferocious things which he found in one or another journal, almost drove him crazy.

La violente campagne qui s’y faisait, les inepties et les férocités qu’il y trouvait, le jetaient hors de lui, dans son attente énervée.

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

Les Trois Villes - Paris

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Paris

Zola, Emile

"That is to say, you were half crazy," he cried.

— C’est-à-dire que vous avez été presque folle, répondit le comte en l’interrompant.

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's daft and crazy," declares Marthereau, who is in the habit of fortifying the expression of his thought by using two synonyms at once.

– Il est fou et loufoque, déclare Marthereau, qui a coutume de renforcer l’expression de sa pensée par l’emploi simultané de deux synonymes.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

He spoke of Mathilde and Chaine without the least show of anger, simply saying that he thought the woman crazy.

Du reste, il parlait de Mathilde sans colère, en disant simplement qu’elle devait être malade.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

"I'm not crazy—" Volpatte began again.

– J’suis pas maboul… recommença à dire Volpatte.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

"He's crazy," murmured Barque in his ecstasy.

– Il est louf, murmura Barque, béatement.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

This sudden change from a gloom that led him to make the darkest predictions to the wild joy of a drunken man, expressed in a crazy laugh and without any adequate motive, distressed and alarmed me.

Le passage subit d’une tristesse qui lui arrachait de sinistres prédictions sur lui-même, à cette joie d’homme ivre, à ce rire fou et presque sans raison, m’inquiéta, me glaça.

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

Assuredly, he thought, there was a great deal of talent and sentiment of life about that big crazy fellow Claude, who wasted his time in painting huge stretches of canvas which no one would buy.

Quel talent, quel sentiment de la vie, chez ce grand toqué qui perdait son temps à d’immenses choses dont personne ne voulait!

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Du Hordel's own children had consisted of two daughters, one of whom had died young, while the other had married a madman, who had lodged a bullet in his head and had left her childless and crazy like himself.

Il n’avait eu que deux filles, l’une morte de bonne heure, l’autre mariée à un fou, qui s’était logé une balle dans la tête, en la laissant détraquée elle-même, sans enfant.

Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile

Think of it I was crazy in love with her and now I can't remember what her first name was...

Quand on pense, j'en ai été éperdument amoureux, et maintenant, je ne peux pas même me rappeler son prénom...

Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

First and foremost it was a contest between the four of us and a crazy woman, and this personal antagonism made the strife of armies only a dimly-felt background.

Au tout premier plan, se dessinait la lutte qui se livrait entre nous quatre et cette hallucinée – et à la lueur de cette lutte personnelle, les armées combattantes paraissaient simplement un arrière-plan vaguement estompé.

Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert

Le prophète au manteau vert

Buchan, John

Greenmantle

Buchan, John

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

I may be crazy, but I don't think so...

Je suis peut-être fou, mais je ne crois pas pourtant...

Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

She seemed as if crazy, and was shuddering.

Elle était hébétée, frissonnante.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Menard stated that he had been hitchhiking from Ottawa and was picked up by a man named Phil, who was drinking alcohol and driving "crazy".

Ménard a déclaré qu'il faisait de l'auto-stop à partir d'Ottawa et qu'il était monté dans la voiture d'un homme prénommé Phil, qui buvait del'alcool et conduisait «comme un fou».

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I should go crazy if I heard her jumping about me all day."

Je deviendrais folle, à l'entendre toujours sauter autour de moi.

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile