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There was present an elderly gentleman, of apparently indifferent health, although his manners were extremely lively, and his dress particularly studied.Lorsque John arriva chez la douairière, il s’y trouvait un homme d’un certain âge, qui paraissait d’une mauvaise santé, quoiqu’il affectât beaucoup de gaieté, et qu’une toilette très soignée cherchât à déguiser les outrages du temps.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
He was gazing fixedly at the fire, with the haughty air of a stranger who was indifferent to the things and beings in whose midst an error of time compelled him to live.Il regardait fixement le feu, de son air hautain d’étranger, indifférent aux choses et aux êtres, parmi lesquels une erreur des temps le forçait à vivre.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
If I was a woman you wouldn't be so indifferent."Si j'étais une femme, vous ne seriez pas si indifférent.Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferManhattan TransferDos Passos, John© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John© 1925 by John Dos Passos© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Manette told me later that the countess had fallen into a state of depression which made her indifferent to the count's provocations.Manette m’apprit plus tard que la comtesse était tombée dans un abattement qui la rendait insensible aux tracasseries du comte.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
Then, as he noticed that his friend smiled in an indifferent sort of way, he added :" Hallo ! I forgot you're married, you joker !Puis, comme il s'aperçut que son ami souriait, l'air indifférent: – Tiens! c'est vrai, vous êtes marié, farceur!Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Ought they rather to throw their doors wide open to a throng of strangers and indifferent folk?Est-ce qu’ils ouvriraient la porte toute large, devant le flot des inconnus et des indifférents?Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
'I am not very well,' Mouret replied in his listless indifferent way.--Je ne me porte pas très-bien, répondit-il de sa voix indifférente.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
"If I meet her," I thought, "I will put on an indifferent air, and she will be convinced that I no longer think about her."– Si je la rencontre, pensais-je, j'affecterai un air indifférent, et elle sera convaincue que je ne songe déjà plus à elle.Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux CameliasLa Dame aux CameliasDumas fils, AlexandreCamilleDumas fils, Alexandre© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
"It would be but an indifferent question, my dear Major, that hadn't two sides to it; and I've known many that had three.– Toute chose a deux côtés, mon cher major, et j’en ai connu qui en avaient trois.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
He bad just seen how indifferent she was, without desire as without indignation, as difficult to deal with as his employer, Madame Hedouin.Il venait de la sentir indifférente, sans désir comme sans révolte, aussi peu commode que sa patronne, madame Hédouin.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
He sat perfectly quiet, leaning back with his chin resting on his coat collar, noticing nobody, and seeming quite indifferent and a little weary.Il resta adossé, tranquillement, le menton dans le collet de son habit, sans paraître voir personne, l'air indifférent et un peu las.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
These had but an indifferent welcome; daughters are a terrible embarrassment when one has no dowry to give them.Les époux accueillirent fort mal les deux dernières venues; les filles, quand les dots manquent, deviennent de terribles embarras.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
We must admit that the military education of the French Army was very indifferent, for when the war began we witnessed a revival of all the defects which had been so disastrous forty-five years before.Il faut bien croire que l'éducation militaire de notre armée avait été fort médiocre, car dès le début de la guerre nous vîmes renaître tous les défauts si funestes pour nous il y a quarante-cinq ans.Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneEnseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenneLe Bon, Gustave© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
In his perplexity, he glanced at Clorinde, who seemed absorbed in her duties and indifferent to everything else. She was now hurrying about the room with sandwiches and pastry.Il jeta un coup d'oeil perplexe à Clorinde, que son service semblait absorber, indifférente, portant aux quatre coins du buffet des sandwiches, des babas, des brioches.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Even as Lepailleur had threateningly predicted with a laugh of impotent envy, it seemed as if the earth to prove a bad mother, ungrateful to them for their toil, indifferent to their losses.Comme Lepailleur, avec son rire d’envieux et d’impuissant, les en avait menacés, il sembla que la terre se fît marâtre, ingrate pour leur travail, indifférente à leurs pertes.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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