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Of him her brother thus wrote, speaking of visiting his plantation, on a collecting tour; "He actually made me feel of his fist, which was like a blacksmith's hammer, or a nodule of iron, telling me that it was'calloused with knocking down niggers.'
En parlant de ce misérable, que dans sa tournée de recettes il venait de visiter, il m’écrivait: «Il m’a fait tâter son poing, tout semblable à un marteau de forge ou à une masse de fer, en se vantant qu’il l’avait endurci à terrasser des nègres.
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
Then I was among young hay, and very soon had come to the edge of a plantation of wind-blown firs.
Puis j'arrivai dans une prairie fraîchement coupée, et aussitôt après sur la lisière d'un bosquet de sapins courbés par le vent.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
But so charming and peaceful was the deserted plantation through which they passed, that they yielded to a desire to sit down and taste the delight of resting amidst all the budding springtide around them.
Mais le taillis qu’ils traversaient était d’une solitude si calme et si charmante, dans cette enfance du printemps, qu’ils cédèrent au désir de s’asseoir, pour goûter le délicieux repos.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Legree had been drinking to that degree that he was inclining to be very gracious; and it was about this time that the enclosures of the plantation rose to view.
Legris avait bu à un degré qui l’inclinait à se faire gracieux; et l’approche de la plantation, dont l’enceinte commençait à paraître, achevait de le bien disposer.
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
Area planted, number of trees and density of plantation:
Superficie plantée, nombre d'arbres et densité de plantation
I was on a visit to Alf's plantation, for it was after we had dissolved partnership.
J’étais en visite sur la plantation, car nous avions déjà cessé d’être associés mon frère et moi.
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
But if the Mingoes actually get down into the bed of the river where Jasper passed, I should tremble for the plantation.
Mais si les Mingos entraient dans le lit de la rivière et arrivaient à l’endroit où Eau-douce était tout à l’heure, je tremblerais que nous ne fussions découverts.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
We undertook to work the plantation together; and Alfred, whose outward life and capabilities had double the strength of mine, became an enthusiastic planter, and a wonderfully successful one.
Nous convînmes de faire valoir ensemble; et Alfred, dont la vie extérieure et les occupations avaient doublé les forces, devint un planteur enthousiaste et des plus prospères.
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
"Do ye know, Tom, that we've all got to be sold?" said Adolph, and go back to her father's plantation.
«Savez-vous, Tom que nous allons tous être vendus! dit Adolphe.
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
As Cassy expected, when quite near the verge of the swamps that encircled the plantation, they heard a voice calling to them to stop.
Ainsi que l’avait prévu Cassy, une voix leur cria de s’arrêter, au moment où elles atteignaient le bord du marais qui cernait la plantation.
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
The water being much shallower than common, he stepped aside, in order to walk with greater ease to himself and came so near the artificial plantation that he might have touched it with his hand.
L’eau devenant plus profonde qu’auparavant, il se rapprocha du rivage pour marcher plus aisément, et il passa si près du buisson artificiel, qu’il aurait pu le toucher avec la main.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Captain Stuart was very kind to me; he had a splendid plantation, and took me to it.
Le capitaine Stuart était bon, affectueux; il possédait une magnifique plantation, il m’y conduisit.
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
Then he scoured the plantation of orange-trees, rejoicing in their beauty and perfume, and thinking that he must have reached the abode of the fairies of the sun.
Alors, il battit le bois d'orangers, ravi du beau temps qu'il faisait là, s'imaginant entrer chez les fées du soleil.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC
It gave a prospect across the moor through a gap in the plantation, and revealed certain figures half a mile off straggling through the heather.
Elle donnait vue sur la lande par une trouée dans le bosquet, et révélait à un mille de distance plusieurs personnages qui s'avançaient à travers la bruyère.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
I shall bid off on that ar boy for a plantation-hand; – wouldn't be bothered with her, no way, not if they'd give her to me," said Haley.
Moi, je mettrai l’enchère sur le garçon: il y a chance de le vendre à un planteur; mais je n’entends pas m’embarrasser de la vieille: non, pas même si on me la donnait pour rien.
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

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plantation

noun
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Common caseplantationplantations
Possessive caseplantation'splantations'