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Silvere proposed the most impossible trysting-places. He planned regular journeys, and even suggested meeting the young girl at midnight in the barns of the Jas-Meiffren.
Silvère proposa des cachettes impossibles; il rêvait de faire de véritables voyages, ou bien de rejoindre la jeune fille, à minuit, dans les greniers du Jas-Meiffren.
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
It was impossible to stay indoors.
Il me fut impossible de rester chez moi.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
"But it's impossible at the usual place," he answered, quivering.
« Mais, là-bas, où vous savez, c’est impossible.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"Well, now," said Marie, "I know it's impossible to get along with some of these creatures.
–  Quant à moi, reprit Marie, je sais qu’il est impossible de venir à bout de quelques-unes de ces créatures.
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
Is it impossible to create, then?
… Est-ce donc impossible de créer?
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The seals shall include the EEC initial verification marks and shall be affixed in such a manner as to ensure that it will be impossible to gain access to the internal working parts of the meter without breaking the EEC initial verification seals.
Les scellés doivent comporter les marques de la vérification primitive CEE et être apposés de manière qu'il soit impossible d'avoir accès au mécanisme interne du compteur sans briser les scellés portant les marques de la vérification primitive CEE.
Now I come to think it over, was that young man as dense-headed as we thought? or was he - no, impossible! there was such a simple, child-like expression about him!
Maintenant que j’y repense, je me demande si ce jeune homme était aussi borné qu’on pouvait le croire, ou bien… Non, impossible ! Il avait une expression si candide, si ingénue !
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
It was impossible to resist an existence which gave me an easy means of satisfying the thousand caprices of Marguerite.
Il n'était pas facile de résister à une vie qui me permettait de satisfaire, sans me gêner, aux mille caprices de Marguerite.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
It was impossible to avoid them, they were almost face to face; besides, his friends must have seen him, for they smiled.
Impossible de les éviter, on était presque face à face; d’ailleurs, ses amis l’avaient aperçu sans doute, car ils souriaient.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
If they had been able to begin over again, they wouldn't have been idiots enough to cling obstinately to impossible principles!
S’ils avaient pu recommencer, c’étaient eux qui n’auraient pas eu la bêtise de s’entêter à des histoires impossibles!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The author of an article published in the Journal de Geneve of November 6, 1914, shows this very clearly :— " Discussion is impossible with one who maintains that he is not seeking truth, but already possesses it.
L'auteur d'un article publié dans le Journal de Genève, du 6 novembre 1914, l'a très bien montré : La discussion est impossible, avec qui prétend non pas chercher, mais posséder la vérité.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
That appeal to the most hideous passions which stir up the poor against the rich, by promising them I know not what division of wealth, what community of possession which is nowadays impossible!
de cet appel aux plus laides passions qui soulève les pauvres contre les riches, en leur annonçant je ne sais quel partage, quelle communauté aujourd’hui impossible !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
It is impossible to observe any radio-activity during the exposure of the photographic plate to the light;
Il est impossible d'observer aucune radio-activité pendant l'exposition de la plaque photographique à la lumière ;
Le Bon, Gustave / The evolution of forcesLe Bon, Gustave / L'évolution des forces
L'évolution des forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1905, by Ernest Flammarion, Paris
The evolution of forces
Le Bon, Gustave
© Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co., London, 1908
Whereas experience has shown that it is impossible to exclude the presence of particles of other varieties of hops in samples;
considérant que l'expérience a montré qu'il est impossible d'exclure la présence dans les échantillons de particules d'autres variétés de houblon;
I do not wish to perplex a good soldier with impossible decisions.'
Je ne veux pas embarrasser un bon soldat en lui demandant de prendre des décisions impossibles.
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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