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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 mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
She was kind and gentle towards all, but it was only for children that she showed any lively affection.
Elle était également douce et bonne envers tous, ne montrait d’affection vive que pour les enfants...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
As soon as he got out, Pierre made his way to the Rue de Paris, the high-street of Havre, brightly lighted up, lively and noisy.
Dès qu'il fut dehors, Pierre se dirigea vers la rue de Paris, la principale rue du Havre, éclairée, animée, bruyante.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
In the galleries especially his entrance had caused lively excitement.
Mais l'entrée de Rougon produisait surtout une vive impression dans les tribunes.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
Ah! great praise is due to Valerie, for it is not lively always having by one a man trembling with fever, and whose infirmity usually makes him quarrelsome and unjust."
Allez, Valérie a du mérite, car ce n'est pas gai, d'avoir sans cesse près de soi un homme tremblant la fièvre, et que le mal rend le plus souvent tracassier et injuste.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Then he evinced a lively interest in the suggested application for an audience.
Et, de nouveau, il s’intéressa beaucoup à la demande d’audience.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
We go on and on without pause, and come to a place where we can make out a dark hillock, at the foot of which there seems to be some lively movement of human beings.
On va, on va toujours. On parvient à un endroit où se discerne un monticule sombre au pied duquel semble grouiller une agitation humaine.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
And he sat down to the piano, and rattled a lively piece of music.
Il s’assit au piano et attaqua un air de bravoure.
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
It at once created a sort of confidence between them, and the discourse was continued on the part of the hunter, without the lively consciousness of the character of this coquette of the wilderness, with which it had certainly commenced.
Il en résulta qu’il s’établit entre eux une sorte de confiance, et si le jeune chasseur avait commencé cette conversation avec des préventions défavorables à la jeune beauté, il la continua certainement sans y songer davantage.
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
She manifested, too, a sudden affection for her husband, kissing him before company, talking caressingly to him, and showing a lively anxiety about his health, which was excellent.
Elle s'était prise brusquement de tendresse pour son mari, l'embrassait devant le monde, lui parlait en zézayant, témoignait des inquiétudes très vives pour sa santé qui était excellente.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
It seemed to them, in their lively fancies, that their love had shot up like some vigorous plant in this nook of soil which dead men's bones had fertilised.
Vaguement, avec leur imagination vive, ils se disaient que leur amour avait poussé, comme une belle plante robuste et grasse, dans ce terreau, dans ce coin de terre fertilisé par la mort.
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
The commercial people are shutting up their shops with complacent content and a smile for both the day ended and for the morrow, elated by the lively and constant thrills of profits increased, by the growing jingle of the cash-box.
Les commerçants ferment leurs boutiques avec amour, souriant à la journée finie et au lendemain, exaltés par l’intense et perpétuel frisson de leurs bénéfices accrus, par le cliquetis grandissant de la caisse.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He was growing lively, defending himself with a jocular air, whilst in secret he was fully determined to do nothing.
Il s’égayait, il se défendait d’un air de plaisanterie, très résolu, au fond, à ne rien faire.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
As far as the eye can make out a shape or the ghost of a shape, there is a hurly-burly of movement as lively as a panic.
Aussi loin que l’œil peut discerner une forme ou un spectre de forme, c’est un tohu-bohu et une organisation mouvementée comme une panique.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Her eyes are bright, her colour is rosy, her physiognomy has recovered its lively gaiety.
Le regard brille, le teint est rosé, la physionomie a retrouvé sa gaieté vivante.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile

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lively

adjective
Positive degreelively
Comparative degreelivelier
Superlative degreeliveliest