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It was a merciless struggle, a deadly hostility increasing from day to day, the old city losing a little of its life each season, and assuredly destined to disappear,--to be choked, assassinated, by the young town.C’était la lutte sans merci, l’hostilité meurtrière grandissant de jour en jour, la vieille cité perdant un peu de sa vie à chaque saison, destinée sûrement à disparaître, à être étouffée, assassinée par la cité jeune.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - LourdesLes Trois Villes - LourdesZola, EmileThe Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile
The latent hostility which had encompassed him ever since his arrival now melted, and the guests bent forward and watched his quoits with an air of sympathy.Et l'hostilité sourde dans laquelle il marchait depuis son arrivée, se fondait, des têtes s'avançaient pour suivre ses palets d'un air de sympathie.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Not a trace remained of the hostility which had been shown him when he first arrived.Il ne restait plus trace de l'hostilité du premier moment.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
They continued in a state of tacit hostility.Ils restèrent dans un état de guerre tacite.Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine FeratMadeleine FeratZola, EmileMadeleine FeratZola, Emile
Love has intuitions like those of genius; and I dimly perceived that gloom, discontent, hostility would destroy my footing in that household.L’amour a ses intuitions comme le génie a les siennes, et je voyais confusément que la violence, la maussaderie, l’hostilité ruineraient mes espérances.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
In the gardens at the back of the houses they cordially grasped each other's hands, while in front of them they still feigned an appearance of hostility.On se serrait la main, sur le derrière des maisons, dans les jardins, tout en se dévorant, sur les façades.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Another consideration forbade my return to Clochegourde,-- Madeleine's hostility.L’hostilité de Madeleine me fermait Clochegourde.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
The groups manifested their hostility as heartily as they had displayed their approval on the previous evening.Les groupes s’acharnaient aussi vertement qu’ils avaient applaudi la veille.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
In spite of Rose's affectionate ways, he was ill at ease in that family circle, where he felt Gasparine's hostility to him to be ever on the increase.Malgré les attendrissements de Rose, il était mal à l'aise dans ce milieu bonhomme, où il sentait croître sans cesse contre lui l'hostilité de Gasparine.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
For the first time, there was less than outright hostility in his comments about the Soviet Union.Pour la première fois, ses propos sur l'Union soviétique ne trahissaient plus une hostilité aussi franche.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NémésisHitler. 1936-1945 NémésisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 2000.© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
He knew quite well that what hostility he still met with came from the clergy.Il n'ignorait pas que l'hostilité qu'il rencontrait encore venait du clergé.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
He noticed at a glance the faint tremor of hostility which thrilled some of the guests at his appearance.D'un regard, il vit le léger frisson d'hostilité que sa présence produisait, au milieu de certains groupes.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Hitler had the advantage of being undamaged by participation in unpopular government, and of unwavering radicalism in his hostility to the Republic.Hitler avait l'avantage de n'avoir jamais été associé à aucun gouvernement impopulaire et d'avoir fait montre d'un radicalisme indéfectible dans son hostilité à la république.Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisHitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© Ian Kershaw, 1998.© Flammarion, 1999, pour la traduction francaise. Edition revue, 2001.Hitler. 1889-1936 HubrisKershaw, Ian© 1998 by Ian Kershaw© 1939, 1943 by Houghton Mifflin Company
When the sun rose on the following morning, every sign of hostility and alarm had vanished from the basin of the Glimmerglass.Quand le soleil se leva, tout signe, d’alarme et d’hostilités avait disparu du bassin du Glimmerglass.Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daimsLe tueur de daimsCooper, James FenimoreThe DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Although they called each other 'dear colleague' and made a great show of shaking hands, their hostility had burst forth the very first day; one of them could never ask for the admission of a picture without the other one voting for its rejection.Bien qu’ils se traitassent de chers collègues, en échangeant de grandes poignées de main, cette hostilité avait éclaté dès le premier jour, l’un ne pouvait demander l’admission d’un tableau, sans que l’autre votât un refus.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
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cessation of hostilities agreement
accord de cessation des hostilités
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hostility
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| Common case | hostility | hostilities |
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