Mrs. Bird cast a glance at a camphor-bottle, which stood in the half-open closet, and appeared to meditate an approach to it, but her husband interposed.
Madame Bird lança un coup d’œil au flacon de camphre que laissait apercevoir une armoire entr’ouverte; elle se levait, M. Bird l’arrêta.
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
I put down my unloaded gun at my side, and meditated.
Je posais mon fusil désarmé à côté de moi, et je rêvais.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
The doctor tasted, smacked his lips, meditated, tasted again, meditated again, and spoke:"Very good-capital; and quite new in flavour. It is a find, my dear fellow.»
Le docteur goûta, savoura, réfléchit, goûta de nouveau, réfléchit encore et se prononça: - Très bon, très bon, et très neuf comme saveur; une trouvaille, mon cher!
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
I cannot understand why they did so, unless they meditated an attack on some settlements that lie on the old Llanos' trail.
Je ne puis comprendre pourquoi ils ont pris cette direction, à moins d'admettre qu'ils méditaient une attaque contre les établissements qui bordent la vieille route des Llanos.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
It would seem that the savages meditated no such design, but at the end of an hour their canoe, filled with men, was seen quitting the castle and steering towards the shore.
Il parait que les sauvages n’avaient pas ce dessein, car, au bout d’une heure, elles virent leur pirogue, remplie d’Indiens, partir du château et se diriger vers le rivage.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
For a long time he sat meditating, motionless, on the cushions, devising and rejecting various possibilities, and finding nothing that satisfied him.
Et longtemps il médita, immobile sur les coussins, imaginant et rejetant des combinaisons sans trouver rien qui pût le satisfaire.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
He was already meditating important revolutionary measures; the nomination of a Commune of which he would be the chief, the imprisonment of all bad patriots, and particularly of all such persons as had incurred his displeasure.
Déjà il songeait aux grandes mesures révolutionnaires: la nomination d’une Commune dont il serait le chef, l’emprisonnement des mauvais patriotes et surtout des gens qui lui déplaisaient.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
Isabel, whose fears taught her the meaning of these eloquent praises of Captain Denbigh, listened to these harangues in silence, and often meditated on their import by herself in tears.
Isabelle, à qui ses craintes faisaient deviner le but de ces éloges réitérés du capitaine Denbigh, les écoutait en silence ; elle se livrait à des réflexions qui souvent étaient accompagnées de bien des larmes.
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
He was very fond of meditating on that deserted spot in spite of the warnings of Victorine, who asserted that it was not safe.
C’était un recueillement, une solitude extraordinaire qu’il affectionnait, malgré les avis de Victorine, qui prétendait que l’endroit n’était pas sûr.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
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meditate
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