It is your mania for receiving and for paying visits, of having your at homes, of giving tea and pastry "

C'est votre maladie de recevoir et de rendre des visites, de prendre un jour, de donner du thé et des gâteaux....

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

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Against the end-wall was the buffet, a long table covered with an embroidered cloth and laden with fruit, pastry, and cold meats.

Contre le mur du fond, on avait installé le buffet, une longue table, recouverte d’une nappe brodée, chargée d’assiettes de fruits, de pâtisseries, de viandes froides.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome

Les Trois Villes - Rome

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Rome

Zola, Emile

In his perplexity, he glanced at Clorinde, who seemed absorbed in her duties and indifferent to everything else. She was now hurrying about the room with sandwiches and pastry.

Il jeta un coup d'oeil perplexe à Clorinde, que son service semblait absorber, indifférente, portant aux quatre coins du buffet des sandwiches, des babas, des brioches.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

It seemed to me like the remains of some pastry wrapped up in a newspaper.

Ça m'a paru un reste de pâté, dans un journal.

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

Bread, fresh pastry goods and cakes

Pain et pâtisserie fraîche

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

http://wt.jrc.it/lt/Acquis/ 9/4/2009

« Those three francs will enable you to add ribbons to your dresses, and to offer some pastry to your guests on your Tuesdays at home."

Ces trois francs-là vous permettent d'ajouter des rubans à vos robes et d'offrir des gâteaux à vos gens du mardi.

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

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

They could hear their own hearts beating in the breasts of the fair-haired urchins who already laughed with ecstasy at the sight of the cakes and pastry on the table.

Ils entendaient le retentissement de leur propre cœur jusque dans la poitrine des gamins à tête blonde, qui riaient déjà d’extase devant les gâteaux du dessert.

Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile

"Why don't you mix your biscuits on the pastry-table, there?"

–  Pourquoi ne pas pétrir vos biscuits sur la table à pâtisserie?

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