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He thought of his former inquiries about her, his futile efforts to discover the secret workings of that majestic but erratic machine.Il se rappelait ses anciennes enquêtes, ses efforts inutiles pour pénétrer les rouages secrets de cette machine superbe et détraquée.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
It was sufficient that she did reign, though it were in a whimsical, erratic fashion, and that people bowed down before her.Il suffisait qu'elle régnât, même en reine fantasque. On s'inclinait.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
You know what it is; he loves you and he fears you; make him fear you more; oppose his erratic will with your firm will.Vous le savez, il vous aime et vous craint, faites-vous craindre davantage, opposez à ses volontés diffuses une volonté rectiligne.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Its vegetation was mighty, magnificent, luxuriantly untended, full of erratic growths decked with monstrous blossoming, unknown to the spade and watering-pot of gardeners.La végétation y était énorme, superbe, puissamment inculte, pleine de hasards qui étalaient des floraisons monstrueuses, inconnues à la bêche et aux arrosoirs des jardiniers.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
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erratic
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | erratic | erratics |
Possessive case | erratic's | erratics' |