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We shall be referred to lovingly as "those grand old artists that flourished in the nineteenth century, and produced those china dogs. "
On parlera de nous avec amour : « Ces grands artistes d’autrefois qui florissaient au XIXe siècle et créaient ces chiens de porcelaine ! »
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
Will your grand looks, or Hist's tears and beauty, change a wolf into a squirrel, or make a catamount as innocent as a fa'an?
Vos regards menaçants, les larmes et la beauté de Hist, ne peuvent changer un loup en écureuil, ni rendre un chat sauvage innocent comme un faon.
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
It is thus that they throw themselves into the arms of the first simpleton they meet, having full confidence in his grand appearance.
C’est ainsi qu’elles se jettent dans les bras du premier niais venu, confiantes en sa grande mine.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Man is to be pitied for only seeing grand sights when brought down to his own level.
L’homme est à plaindre de ne voir les grands spectacles que rapetissés à sa mesure.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
He would have preferred her to have been indignantly angry, displaying grand sentiments.
Il l'aurait préférée dans une colère d'indignation, étalant de grands sentiments.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
The ceremony ended by the dancers kneeling in front, in a grand semicircle. I saw that the occupants of the throne were Dacoma and Adele.
La cérémonie se terminait par une prosternation en demi-cercle devant le trône qui était occupé, à ce que je vis, par Dacoma et Adèle.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Nonetheless, there are still compelling reasons to pursue a grand bargain.
Néanmoins, il existe toujours des raisons majeures d'essayer de parvenir à un grand compromis.
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
Octave's thoughts reverted to the peaceful majesty of the grand staircase.
Octave se rappela la majesté bourgeoise du grand escalier.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
During the February Revolution he had been exasperated with the street warfare and never wearied of referring to it, proclaiming with indignation that this kind of fighting was shameful: whereupon he recalled with pride the grand reign of Napoleon.
Dans les journées de février, la guerre des rues seule l’avait exaspéré; il ne tarissait pas sur ce sujet, disant avec colère qu’il était honteux de se battre de la sorte; et il rappelait avec orgueil le grand règne de Napoléon.
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
All I do know and feel is that Delacroix's grand romantic scenes are foundering and splitting, that Courbet's black painting already reeks of the mustiness of a studio which the sun never penetrates.
Mais ce que je sens, c’est que le grand décor romantique de Delacroix craque et s’effondre; et c’est encore que la peinture noire de Courbet empoisonne déjà le renfermé, le moisi de l’atelier où le soleil n’entre jamais…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The Crown's factum refers to s. 24(2) of the Charter in a grand total of two paragraphs.
Dans son mémoire, le ministère public fait état du par. 24(2) de la Charte dans deux paragraphes au total.
Far as the eye could reach, nothing but forest was visible, not even a solitary sign of civilization breaking in upon the uniform and grand magnificence of nature.
Aussi loin que la vue pouvait s’étendre, on n’apercevait qu’une forêt, et pas le moindre signe de civilisation n’interrompait la magnificence uniforme et imposante de la nature.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
And he, doesn't he look quite a grand seigneur by the mere way in which he holds that plate for her whilst she eats the breast of a fowl out of it!"
Et lui, est-il assez grand seigneur, avec sa façon de lui tenir cette assiette, où elle mange un blanc de volaille ! »
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Starveling though he was, he knew his city, and could instinctively have recounted the grand pages of its history.
Ce meurt-de-faim connaissait sa ville, en aurait pu dire d’instinct l’histoire, aux belles pages.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Claude felt somewhat oppressed as he entered the Gallery of Honour. His heart was beating fast from the swiftness with which he had climbed the grand staircase.
Claude étouffa un peu en entrant dans le salon d’honneur, le cœur battant d’avoir monté vite le grand escalier.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile

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grand

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grand

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