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" Your name is Bastard, you mean! " cried a school-boy, amid the hoots and low jokes of these young scamps, who already lead the vices of grown-up men.
– Tu t’appelles Bâtard, entends-tu! cria un collégien au milieu des huées et des sales plaisanteries de ces jeunes drôles qui avaient déjà des vices d’hommes faits.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
At last she decided on a doll which had hair like a grown-up person; this doll, which was as tall as she was, wore a white silk gown similar to that of the Holy Virgin.
Enfin elle se décida pour une poupée qui avait des cheveux comme une grande personne ; cette poupée, qui était bien haute comme elle, portait une robe de soie blanche, pareille à celle de la sainte Vierge.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Oh! but that's only a baby,' she said; you must make a grown-up doll and it must have a dress, you know, like a lady.'
--C'est un poupon, ça! dit-elle. Tiens, fais une poupée. Tu sais, il faut qu'elle ait une jupe, comme une dame.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Albine pretended that it was much more amusing to stroll along in this fashion, like steady grown-up folks.
Albine prétendait que c'était plus amusant, de se promener ainsi, comme des gens sérieux.
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
Now, you know these servants are nothing but grown-up children."
Vous le savez, les esclaves ne sont que de grands enfants.
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
“When I was a kid, he was the first grown-up I ever thought of as a friend.”
Quand j'étais petit, il a été le premier adulte que j'ai considéré comme un ami.
Hosseini, Khaled / The Kite RunnerHosseini, Khaled / Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Les cerfs-volants de Kaboul
Hosseini, Khaled
The Kite Runner
Hosseini, Khaled
© 2003 by Khaled Hosseini
Often would his eyes fill with tears, for no apparent reason, and he would weep, not through anger, for hours, like a grown-up person.
Souvent ses yeux s’emplissaient de larmes, sans motif apparent, et il pleurait pendant des heures, sans colère, comme une grande personne.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
She had lost her son, her big boy, but in return she had found a daughter, a grown-up daughter.
Elle avait perdu un fils, un grand fils, et on lui rendait à la place une fille, une grande fille.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
What! he who was never frightened of anything! who bore suffering with the courage of a grown-up man!
Comment ! lui qui n’avait peur de rien ! qui montrait, devant le mal, du courage autant qu’un homme !
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
But since the grown-ups were not able to understand it, I made another drawing: I drew the inside of the boa constrictor, so that the grown-ups could see it clearly.
J'ai alors dessiné l'intérieur du serpent boa, afin que les grandes personnes puissent comprendre.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine / The Little PrinceSaint-Exupery, Antoine de / Le Petit Prince
Le Petit Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
© 1943 by Harcourt, Inc.
© 1971 by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine
Only the grown-ups play.
Il n’y a que les grandes personnes qui jouent.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I have lived a great deal among grown-ups.
J'ai beaucoup vécu chez les grandes personnes.
Saint-Exupery, Antoine / The Little PrinceSaint-Exupery, Antoine de / Le Petit Prince
Le Petit Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine de
© 1943 by Harcourt, Inc.
© 1971 by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery
The Little Prince
Saint-Exupery, Antoine

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grown-up

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Common casegrown-upgrown-ups
Possessive casegrown-up'sgrown-ups'