He stood petrified at the sight of Renardet's face. The mayor's cheeks were purple, his eyes were anxious and sunken, with black circles round them, his hair was unbrushed, his beard untrimmed, his necktie unfastened.

Il demeura stupéfait devant le visage de Renardet; il avait les joues violettes, le regard trouble, cerclé de noir, comme enfoncé dans la tête, les cheveux en désordre, la barbe mêlée, la cravate défaite.

Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque

La petite Roque

Maupassant, Guy de

Little Louise Roque

Maupassant, Guy de

The day I chipped in with another fellow to spread a thousand dollars over some Louisville and Nashville on margin I wore that necktie.

Le jour où je me suis risqué avec un autre type à mettre un millier de dollars sur des Louisville et Nashville, je portais cette cravate.

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

" Yes, whilst looking everywhere for my necktie, I found a letter in front of the wardrobe."

– Oui, en cherchant partout ma cravate, j'ai trouvé une lettre devant l'armoire....

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

At the end of the table sat Aunt Emily, next to her a rednecked man with no back to his head, and at the other end Uncle Jeff with a pearl pin in his checked necktie filled a broad armchair.

Au bout de la table se trouvait tante Emily; près d'elle un homme à cou rouge et à nuque plate, а l'autre bout, l'oncle Jeff, une perle piquée dans sa cravate à carreaux, emplissait un large fauteuil.

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

Octave hesitated, anxious about the bow of his necktie, flurried by his mania for being neatly dressed.

Octave hésitait, inquiet du noeud de sa cravate, troublé dans sa passion d'une mise correcte.

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

I would talk to him about bridge, and golf, and politics, and neckties.

Je lui parlais de bridge, de golf, de politique et de cravates.

Saint-Exupery, Antoine / The Little PrinceSaint-Exupery, Antoine de / Le Petit Prince

Le Petit Prince

Saint-Exupery, Antoine de

© 1943 by Harcourt, Inc.

© 1971 by Consuelo de Saint-Exupery

The Little Prince

Saint-Exupery, Antoine