It was veritable murder, a pounding away of human flesh; the whole disappeared in a murky, muddy mash.

Ce fut un meurtre véritable, un écrasement: tout disparut dans une bouillie fangeuse.

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

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Parsnips may be mashed like potatoes, glazed like sweet potatoes, pan-fried, creamed, or french-fried.

Il est possible d’en faire de la purée, comme avec les pommes de terre, de le dorer comme avec les patates sucrées, de le faire frire à la poêle, d’en faire un velouté ou de l’apprêter comme des frites.

Small, Ernest,Munro, Derek B. / Vegetables of CanadaSmall, Ernest,Munro, Derek B. / Les légumes du Canada

Les légumes du Canada

Small, Ernest,Munro, Derek B.

© Conseil national de recherches du Canada 1998

Vegetables of Canada

Small, Ernest,Munro, Derek B.

© 1997 National Research Council of Canada

The waiter has brought a large planked steak surrounded by bulwarks of mushrooms and chopped carrots and peas and frilled browned mashed potatoes.

Le garçon venait d'apporter une grosse tranche de bifteck entourée d'un rempart de champignons, de séparèrent, la coque s'allongea.

Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

Talking and eating, he had got to the cutlets, and was swallowing the mashed potatoes by the forkful, when he fancied he could detect that Madame Chaise was sulking with her nephew.

Il en était déjà aux côtelettes, il engloutissait de la purée de pommes de terre, à fourchette pleine, lorsqu’il crut s’apercevoir que Mme Chaise boudait son neveu.

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

Rougon and Clorinde, who both preserved a very serious demeanour, ate rapidly. Their meal consisted of a few radishes, a slice of cold salmon, some cutlets with mashed potatoes, and a little cheese.

Rougon et Clorinde, très sobres tous les deux, mangèrent vite: quelques radis, une tranche de saumon froid, des côtelettes à la purée et un peu de fromage.

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

As the train slowed up she fell against him, he closed his eyes, didn't breathe, his nose was mashed against her neck.

Quand le train ralentit, elle tomba sur lui. Il ferma les yeux, s'arrêta de respirer, le nez écrasé contre son cou.

Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

Manhattan Transfer

Dos Passos, John

© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos