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One night, at dinner, Laurent who sought a pretext for becoming irritable, found that the water in the decanter was lukewarm. He declared that tepid water made him feel sick, and that he wanted it fresh.Un soir, à dîner, Laurent, qui cherchait un prétexte pour s'irriter, trouva que l'eau de la carafe était tiède; il déclara que l'eau tiède lui donnait des nausées, et qu'il en voulait de la fraîche.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
He took the decanter of water from the hands of his wife and poured out a glassful.Il enleva la carafe des mains de sa femme et remplit un verre d'eau.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
He poured himself a glass of local wine from the crystal decanter on the table. It sparkled warmly with reflected light from the chandelier that hung above our elegant place settings while he described life in the 'hood in Watts.Il prit la carafe en cristal posée sur la table et se versa un verre de vin du pays — qui pétillait chaleureusement, réfléchissant la lumière du chandelier suspendu au-dessus de nos têtes. Eugène me parla de la vie dans le quartier de Watts.Mingus, Sue / Tonight at noonMingus, Sue / Pour l'amour de MingusPour l'amour de MingusMingus, Sue© 2003 Editions du LayeurTonight at noonMingus, Sue© 2002 by Sue Graham Mingus
She rose and grasped the water decanter.Elle se leva et prit la carafe.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
The uncle, on awakening, had discovered a decanter of rum.L'oncle, à son réveil, avait découvert un flacon de rhum.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Clorinde again hid her cigarette with a gesture of impatience, while Rougon got up angrily, still holding the decanter.Elle cacha encore sa cigarette, avec un geste d'impatience. Lui, furieux, sans lâcher le carafon, se leva.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The servant was now handing round the undercut. They ate, and emptied the decanters; but their bitterness was so great that the best things were offered without being tasted, which distressed the master and mistress of the house.Le domestique présentait le filet, on mangeait, on vidait les carafes de vin; mais l’aigreur était telle, que les bonnes choses passaient sans être goûtées, ce qui désolait la maîtresse et le maître de la maison.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
It was only about midnight, when he had emptied the decanters on the counter, that he became more expansive.Ce ne fut que vers minuit, quand il eut vidé les carafons du comptoir, qu'il devint tendre et expansif.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
As wine, some old Bordeaux claret in decanters, chambertin with the roast, and sparkling moselle at dessert, in lieu of champagne, which was voted commonplace.Comme vin, simplement, du vieux bordeaux dans les carafes, du chambertin au rôti, et un vin mousseux de la Moselle au dessert, en remplacement du vin de Champagne, jugé banal.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
Thereto La Teuse would add a few wallflowers whose stems were thrust into old decanters.La Teuse ajoutait des giroflées de muraille, dont les queues trempaient dans de vieilles carafes.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Decanters of liqueurs, plates of cakes and sandwiches, sweetmeats, cigars and cigarettes, were set out in front of them, recalling the kind of display which one sees at the buffets of questionable dancing saloons.Devant elles, des carafons de liqueurs, des assiettes de gâteaux et de sandwiches, des bonbons, des cigares et des cigarettes faisaient un étalage louche de bal public.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
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decanter
noun
| Singular | Plural | |
| Common case | decanter | decanters |
| Possessive case | decanter's | decanters' |