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Wagner! ah, Wagner! the overture of the "Flying Dutchman," are you not fond of it?--tell me you are fond of it!
Wagner, ah! Wagner, l’ouverture du Vaisseau fantôme, vous l’aimez, dites que vous l’aimez!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
As soon as the carriages appeared, the Niort Philharmonic Society, composed of amateur instrumentalists, began to play the overture to ' La Dame Blanche.'
Dès que les voitures se montrèrent, la Société philharmonique de la ville, une société composée d'instrumentistes amateurs, se mit à jouer l'ouverture de La Dame blanche.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
'That's only the overture,' he cried.
– Ce n’était là que l’ouverture, s’écria-t-il.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Some curious sightseers in the rear were bending forward to glance through the openings, and the instrumentalists of the Philharmonic Society was just finishing the overture to ' La Dame Blanche.'
Les curieux, derrière, se penchaient, pour voir entre les toiles. La Société philharmonique achevait l'ouverture de La Dame blanche.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
'Ah! that Meyerbeer, monsieur, the overture of "Struensee," that funereal strain, and then that peasant dance, so full of dash and colour; and then the mournful burden which returns, the duo of the violoncellos.
«Ah! monsieur, ce Meyerbeer, cette ouverture de Struensée, cette phrase funèbre, et puis cette danse de paysans si emportée, si colorée, et puis la phrase de mort qui reprend, le duo des violoncelles! …
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
Tom watched the little lady a great deal, before he ventured on any overtures towards acquaintanceship.
Tom regarda longtemps la petite dame, avant de s’aventurer à courtiser ses bonnes grâces.
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 made overtures for another guide. I applied to the Boniface of Socorro, but without success.
Je cherchai à me procurer un autre guide; je m'adressai à tous les habitants de Socorro; mais ce fut en vain.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
Both the British and the Americans rejected the overtures out of hand.
Les Britanniques comme les Américains repoussèrent sèchement ces ouvertures.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw
Overtures by opposition groups to the western Allies had been systematically rebuffed long before this time.
Bien avant cette époque, cependant, les Alliés occidentaux avaient systématiquement repoussé les ouvertures des groupes d'opposition.
Kershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 NemesisKershaw, Ian / Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Hitler. 1936-1945 Némésis
Kershaw, Ian
© Ian Kershaw, 2000.
© Flammarion, 2000, pour la traduction franсaise. Edition revue, 2001.
Hitler. 1936-1945 Nemesis
Kershaw, Ian
© 2000 by Ian Kershaw

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overture

noun
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Common caseovertureovertures
Possessive caseoverture'sovertures'