It is a low fever that inspires his dissertation, and condenses it to the slow swing of our walk, in which his step is already jaunty.

Un peu de fièvre amène et presse ses discours au rythme du pas ralenti où déjà il se prélasse.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

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Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

I crossed the street, whistling gaily and imitating the jaunty swing of the milkman.

Je traversai la rue, sifflant allègrement, et imitant l'allure faraude du laitier.

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

Les Trente-Neuf Marches

Buchan, John

Thirty-Nine Steps

Buchan, John

The whole scene had been acted so quickly, and with such jaunty drollery, that the two sergeants who sat nearby, good-natured fellows both of them, almost died of laughter as they shuffled their cards afresh.

Cette scène s’était passée si rapidement, au galop d’une telle drôlerie, que les deux sergents, de bons diables, se remirent à battre leurs cartes, en crevant de rire.

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

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

These, with a smart, tight-fitting jacket that had fallen to his share, and a jaunty sombrero cocked upon his head, gave him the air of a most comical dandy.

Un élégant sombrero posé coquettement sur sa tête acheva de le transformer en un dandy des plus grotesques.

Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures

Les chausseurs de chevelures

Reid, Mayne

The Scalp Hunters

Reid, Mayne

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