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Deerslayer saw the keen instrument whirling towards him, and believed all was over; still, he was not touched.
Deerslayer vit arriver le tomahawk en tournant, et crut qu’il lui apportait le coup de la mort.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
So Rougon gave him a keen glance as he rejoined: ' I should have written to you this evening.
Il le regarda jusqu'à l'âme, en disant: «Je vous aurais écrit ce soir....
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
At length the keen eye of Chingachgook caught a glimpse of this important guide. It was glimmering at a distance among the trunks of trees.
À la fin, l’œil perçant de Chingachgook entrevit un indice de ce guide important : c’était une faible lueur qu’on apercevait à travers les arbres, à quelque distance.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
He even took a keen and mournful pleasure in disturbing their investigations, in embroiling their ideas, in showing the innocence of those whom they suspected.
Il prenait même un certain plaisir âcre et douloureux à troubler leurs perquisitions, à embrouiller leurs idées, à innocenter ceux qu'ils suspectaient.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
As it was, he felt comparatively secure, and no longer suffered the keen apprehensions he had lately experienced in behalf of Hist.
Quoi qu’il en soit, il se trouva comparativement en sûreté, et il ne sentit plus les vives appréhensions qu’il avait eues, non pour lui, mais pour Hist.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Claude, who had a keen perception of that rumbling storm, ended by hearing nothing else; it had been let loose and was howling in his ears.
Claude, qui percevait nettement ce grondement d’orage, finissait par n’avoir que lui, déchaîné et hurlant, dans les oreilles.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
When Pierre came out upon the roofs of nave and aisles, he was delighted to find himself in the bright sunlight and the pure keen air which blew there as in the open country.
Quand il déboucha sur les toitures des nefs, il eut une joie à retrouver le soleil clair, l’air pur et vif qui soufflait là, comme en rase campagne.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
For some reason or other, Legree neither spoke nor moved; a vague horror fell on him; while Cassy, with a keen, sneering glitter in her eyes, stood looking at him, counting the strokes.
En proie à une vague terreur, Legris ne parlait ni ne remuait. Debout devant lui, Cassy le regardait de ses yeux étincelants, tout en comptant les coups.
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
Fixing his keen dark eyes on Legree, he simply said, pointing to the dead, "You have got all you ever can of him.
Fixant ses yeux noirs et perçants sur Legris, du doigt il montra le mort, et dit simplement: «Vous avez tiré de lui tout ce que vous en pouviez jamais avoir.
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
As he fastened his collar, a collar which was high and stiff, he experienced keen pain in the neck. The button escaped from his fingers. He lost patience. The starched linen seemed to cut into his flesh.
Comme il attachait son faux-col, un faux-col haut et raide, il éprouva une souffrance vive au cou; le bouton du faux-col lui échappait des doigts, il s'impatientait, et il lui semblait que l'étoffe amidonnée lui coupait la chair.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
While he spoke he seemed to have increased in stature, reaching to the elevated ceiling of the studio, and shaken by such keen emotion that the tears started to his eyes.
» Il s’était grandi, ébranlant le haut plafond de l’atelier, secoué d’une émotion si forte, que des larmes parurent dans ses yeux.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Therese yielded to his blows. She experienced keen delight in being struck, delivering herself up, thrusting her body forward, provoking her husband in every way, so that he might half kill her again.
Thérèse mollissait sous les coups; elle goûtait une volupté âpre à être frappée; elle s'abandonnait, elle s'offrait, elle provoquait son mari pour qu'il l'assommât davantage.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
The idea of death, blurted out in despair between a couple of kisses, returned implacable and keen.
L'idée de mort, jetée avec désespoir entre deux baisers, revenait implacable et aiguë.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
"Just notice her keen smile as she examines everything here," resumed Narcisse.
« Regardez son mince sourire, pendant qu’elle examine tout ici, reprit Narcisse.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The free moorlands were prison walls, and the keen hill air was the breath of a dungeon.
La libre bruyère n'était que les murs d'une prison, et l'air vif des montagnes, l'haleine d'un cachot.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John

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keen

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keen

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you keenyou keen
he/she/it keensthey keen
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you are keeningyou are keening
he/she/it is keeningthey are keening
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you have keenedyou have keened
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Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been keeningwe have been keening
you have been keeningyou have been keening
he/she/it has been keeningthey have been keening
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
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he/she/it was keeningthey were keening
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I had keenedwe had keened
you had keenedyou had keened
he/she/it had keenedthey had keened
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I had been keeningwe had been keening
you had been keeningyou had been keening
he/she/it had been keeningthey had been keening
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will keenwe shall/will keen
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Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be keeningwe shall/will be keening
you will be keeningyou will be keening
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Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
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you will have been keeningyou will have been keening
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I should/would keenwe should/would keen
you would keenyou would keen
he/she/it would keenthey would keen
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I should/would be keeningwe should/would be keening
you would be keeningyou would be keening
he/she/it would be keeningthey would be keening
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I should/would have keenedwe should/would have keened
you would have keenedyou would have keened
he/she/it would have keenedthey would have keened
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been keeningwe should/would have been keening
you would have been keeningyou would have been keening
he/she/it would have been keeningthey would have been keening
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am keenedwe are keened
you are keenedyou are keened
he/she/it is keenedthey are keened
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he/she/it has been keenedthey have been keened
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was keenedwe were keened
you were keenedyou were keened
he/she/it was keenedthey were keened
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being keenedwe were being keened
you were being keenedyou were being keened
he/she/it was being keenedthey were being keened
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been keenedwe had been keened
you had been keenedyou had been keened
he/she/it had been keenedthey had been keened
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you will be keenedyou will be keened
he/she/it will be keenedthey will be keened
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I shall/will have been keenedwe shall/will have been keened
you will have been keenedyou will have been keened
he/she/it will have been keenedthey will have been keened