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This formidable fecundity springs from the vapour which constantly arises from the water under the parching action of the sun, whose rays accumulate in this hollow till it becomes like a furnace.
Cette fécondité formidable naît des continuelles vapeurs d’eau qui se dégagent, sous l’action torride du soleil, dont les rayons s’amassent dans ce creux, en un foyer de fournaise.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
And he sprang from his chair and looked so formidable that no one ventured to speak a word.
Il s'était soulevé de son fauteuil, d'un air si formidable, que personne ne souffla mot.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Passions are formidable enemies to sentiment.
Les passions rendent fort contre les sentiments.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
The boy drew his chubby face down to a formidable length, and commenced toning a psalm tune through his nose, with imperturbable gravity.
L’enfant allongea démesurément sa mine de chérubin, et nasilla l’air du psaume avec une imperturbable gravité.
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
It was as though the ground in front of him had gradually diminished, as if the time was near when he would be compelled to make a formidable leap.
C'était comme si, peu à peu, on eût rétréci l'espace devant ses pas. L'heure venait où il lui faudrait faire quelque saut formidable.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
A terrible power in all truth, a formidable selection, which he would never have had the courage to make.
Pouvoir terrible, choix redoutable, dont il ne se serait pas senti le courage !
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
She placed herself between the door and her husband, who, for that matter, was not particularly eager to follow the formidable Sicardot.
Elle se jeta entre la porte et son mari, qui, d’ailleurs, ne s’empressait guère de suivre le terrible Sicardot.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The extraordinary part of the affair was the formidable power of the central cartridge, which, although it must have been a small one, had wrought as much havoc as any thunderbolt.
Seulement, l’extraordinaire, c’était la formidable puissance de la cartouche centrale, qui, toute petite qu’elle devait être, avait produit des effets foudroyants.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
The rowan-tree, whose topmost branches had already forced their way through the broken windows under the vaulted roof, rushed in violently with its formidable stream of greenery.
Le sorbier, dont les hautes branches pénétraient déjà sous la voûte, par les carreaux cassés, entra violemment, d'un jet de verdure formidable.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Suddenly a dark mass appeared at the turn of the road, and then the "Marseillaise" burst forth, formidable, sung as with avenging fury.
Et, tout à coup, une masse noire apparut au coude de la route; la Marseillaise, chantée avec une furie vengeresse, éclata, formidable.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
Those who were acquainted with her asserted that she was as gentle as a lamb, in spite of her formidable appearance.
Ceux qui la fréquentaient affirmaient que, malgré son air terrible, elle était d’une douceur de mouton.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
"Perhaps you do not know, Felix, why I began so formidable a piece of work.
Vous ne savez peut-être pas, Félix, pourquoi je me suis imposé ce long ouvrage?
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
The main reason for this gap is the lobby's formidable reputation inside the Beltway.
La principale raison de ce gouffre est la redoutable réputation dont jouit le lobby à Washington.
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign PolicyMearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M. / Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Le lobby pro-israélien et la politique étrangère américaine
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© John J. Mearsheimer et Stephen M. Walt, 2007.
© Editions La Decouverte, Paris, 2007 pour la traduction francaise ; 2009.
The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy
Mearsheimer, John,Walt, Stephen M.
© 2007 by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt
Still Hurry did not hesitate, but the kick that had actually destroyed one fellow creature was no sooner given, than he closed in with this formidable antagonist, endeavoring to force him into the water, also.
Hurry n’hésita pourtant point, et se précipitant sur ce formidable antagoniste, il fit tous ses efforts pour le jeter à son tour dans le lac.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Very few men are needed for its defence, but, nevertheless, it is far more formidable and less liable to damage than are the most scientifically constructed forts.
Bien que fort peu d hommes soient nécessaires pour la défendre, elle est beaucoup plus redoutable et invulnérable que les forteresses les mieux construites.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey

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