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Thereupon Renardet, losing his head, caught hold of the postman's arms in order to take away his bag; but, freeing himself by a strong effort, and springing backward, the letter carrier raised his big holly stick.
Alors Renardet, perdant la tête, le saisit par les bras pour lui enlever son sac; mais l'homme se débarrassa d'une secousse et, reculant, leva son gros bâton de houx.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
His blue blouse, fastened round his waist by a black leather belt, moved in a quick, regular fashion above the green hedge of willow trees, and his stout stick of holly kept time with his steady tread.
Sa blouse bleue serrée à la taille par une ceinture de cuir noir passait d'un train rapide et régulier sur la haie verte des saules; et sa canne, un fort bâton de houx, marchait à son côté du même mouvement que ses jambes.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Holly D. Penner, for the intervener the Attorney General of Manitoba.
Holly D. Penner, pour l'intervenant le procureur général du Manitoba.
Luckily I was in the shade of a clump of hollies and he was not looking my way, though he was not three yards off.
Heureusement, l’ombre projetée par une touffe de houx me dissimulait et il ne regardait pas de mon côté, bien qu’il ne fût guère à plus de 3 mètres de moi.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

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holly

noun
SingularPlural
Common casehollyhollies
Possessive caseholly'shollies'