He would loll on the sofa and watch me doing things by the hour together, following me round the room with his eyes, wherever I went.
Vautré sur le canapé, il m’observait en train de travailler, des heures durant. Aucun de mes pas à travers la chambre ne lui échappait.
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
The body strikes a note of cleanliness in the charnel-house, this still pliant body that lolls its head aside when it is moved as if to lie better; it gives a childish illusion of being less dead than the others.
Ce corps qui met une note propre dans ce charnier, qui, encore souple, penche la tête sur le côté quand on le remue, comme pour être mieux, donne l’illusion puérile d’être moins mort que les autres.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
M. d'Escorailles had broken into a smile ; while the others who were warming themselves at the fire lolled back more freely than ever in their chairs, and seemed amused by the minister's reply.
M. d'Escorailles avait eu un sourire. Les trois autres, qui se chauffaient, s'allongèrent davantage, très amusés également par la réponse du ministre.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
They were seated side by side on the same couch, all three lolling in much the same position, with big extinguished cigars between their lips.
Assis côte à côte sur la même chaise longue, ils mâchaient de gros cigares éteints, renversés tous les trois dans la même posture.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
With his hair scattered over his eyes, his mustache trailing in his mouth, and his face swollen—he is laughing. One eye is widely open, the other shut, and the tongue lolls out.
Les cheveux éparpillés sur les yeux, la moustache bavant dans la bouche, la figure bouffie, il rit, il a un œil grand ouvert, l’autre fermé, et tire la langue.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu