They would swallow it at a gulp.

Ils te l'avaleraient proprement, d'un seul coup...

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

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So I get hold of myself again, and swallow my feelings all at a gulp.

Alors, je m’ressaisis, j’avale mon émotion, v’lan, d’un coup.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

However, he drank his wine at one gulp, which seemed to greatly please old Bambousse.

Il but pourtant d'un trait, ce qui parut flatter beaucoup le père Bambousse.

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

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Santobono at one gulp emptied his glass and clacked his tongue.

Santobono, après avoir vidé son verre d’un trait, fit claquer sa langue.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome

Les Trois Villes - Rome

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Rome

Zola, Emile

Then gulping a dry sob he turned out the light and slipped into bed between the shivery-cold sheets.

Puis, étouffant un sanglot, il éteignit la lumière et se glissa dans son lit, frissonnant entre les draps glacés.

Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

The recollection seemed to upset him, and he gulped down some more whisky.

Ce souvenir parut le bouleverser, et il engloutit une nouvelle rasade de whisky.

Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Buchan, John

Thirty-Nine Steps

Buchan, John

After he had spoken for an hour without a break, he gulped down a mouthful of water, and panted a little while rearranging his notes in front of him.

Après avoir parlé une heure sans un arrêt, il but une gorgée d'eau, il souffla un peu, en rangeant les notes placées devant lui.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

The great man poured out a big tumbler half full of raw spirits, and gulped it down without a word.

Le grand gros homme se versa moitié d’une rasade de forte eau-de-vie, et l’engouffra d’un trait sans mot dire.

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

Well, I must be off now,' he said, after gulping down the contents of his glass, which was full, and smacking his lips.

«Allons, je file, dit-il, en vidant son verre plein, avec un claquement de langue.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

He gulped down his beer, and once on the pavement outside, after pressing his companion's hand in silence, he walked off into the gloom.

Goulûment, il but sa bière; puis, sur le trottoir, après avoir serré en silence la main de son compagnon, il s’éloigna, s’effaça au fond des ténèbres.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

"How came you to tell me you had a kind master?" he suddenly exclaimed, gulping down very resolutely some kind of rising in his throat, and turning suddenly round upon the woman.

«Comment avez-vous pu me dire que vous aviez un bon maître! s’écria-t-il tout à coup, domptant avec résolution un je ne sais quoi qui lui remontait à la gorge, et se retournant brusquement vers la pauvre étrangère.

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

All at once Rougon rose from his chair, poured out a glassful of water at a side table, and gulped it down at a draught.

Rougon se leva, versa un verre d'eau sur une console, et le but d'un trait.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

He forced his way through the others, and soon gulped down a great strip of the stag's entrails.

Il fit son trou, il but un lambeau des entrailles du cerf.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

He drank it off in three gulps, and cracked the glass as he set it down.

Il l'avala en trois goulées, et brisa le verre en le reposant.

Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Buchan, John

Thirty-Nine Steps

Buchan, John

He called for some iced lemonade and drank the glassful at one draught, gulping it down with the greedy eagerness of a man stricken with fever, who will never more be able to quench the burning fire within him.

Il se fit servir un verre de limonade glacée, il l’avala d’un trait, de l’air goulu d’un fiévreux qui jamais plus n’apaisera le feu intérieur dont il est brûlé.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome

Les Trois Villes - Rome

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Rome

Zola, Emile