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He laughed, but Marthe kept quite grave, vexed by his attempts at pleasantry, which spoilt her enjoyment of the expanse of sky that spread between Monsieur Rastoil's pear-trees and the chestnuts of the Sub-Prefecture.Il riait. Marthe restait grave, gênée par les plaisanteries dont il gâtait le large ciel qui s'étendait devant elle, entre les poiriers de M. Rastoil et les marronniers de la sous-préfecture.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
He winked his left eye, a common habit of his whenever he indulged in any pleasantry approaching broadness.Il cligna l'oeil gauche, tic qui lui était habituel, quand il lançait une plaisanterie un peu risquée.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The Abbé did not seem to be in the humour that evening to submit to his landlord's pleasantry.L'abbé, ce soir-là, n'était pas d'humeur à tolérer les moqueries de son propriétaire.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
"Perhaps, Pathfinder," observed Jasper, with a huskiness in his voice that defeated the attempt at pleasantry, "he would be glad to have you for one in reality."– Et peut-être ne serait-il pas fâché que vous le fussiez réellement, – dit Jasper, d’un ton peu d’accord avec cette tentative de plaisanterie.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
Every one bowed again ; and Rougon, who for a moment had been rather afraid of some compromising pleasantry, felt surprised at the unexpected tact and dignity shown by this girl, so scantily clad in gauze.On se salua de nouveau. Rougon, qui avait eu peur, un moment, de quelque plaisanterie compromettante, fut surpris du tact et de la dignité brusques de cette grande fille, à demi nue dans son costume de gaze.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
"Pathfinder, your words, - your looks: - surely all this is meant in trifling; you speak in pleasantry?"– Pathfinder, vos discours... vos regards... Bien sûrement tout ceci n’est qu’une plaisanterie.Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac OntarioLe lac OntarioCooper, James FenimoreThe Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore© State University of New York 1981
He began with the ordinary pleasantries, attempting to build a rapport with Mr. McCrimmon.Il a commencé par les plaisanteries habituelles, pour tenter d'établir de bons rapports avec M. McCrimmon.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 31.10.2011
In the background, around the seductive shock of ivory balls, a crowding circle of spectators emits classical pleasantries.Dans le fond, le choc des billes d’ivoire attire et tasse un cercle de spectateurs d’où s’exhalent des plaisanteries classiques.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
This was one of his usual pleasantries.C'était une de ses plaisanteries habituelles.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
The pleasantries of the wags, who in the early freshness of the journey had cried, "Quack, quack," when they went through the water, are now becoming rare and gloomy; gradually the jokers are damped down.Les quolibets des loustics qui, frais et neufs au départ, criaient « coin, coin » quand il y avait de l’eau, se raréfient, s’assombrissent. Peu à peu, les loustics s’éteignent.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
The young Maffre gaily laughed at his pleasantries, but they took care to undeceive him.Les fils Maffre riaient beaucoup de ces plaisanteries.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
Rougon, too, smilingly craned his head forward. He was deplorably irreligious ; so much so, indeed, that the girl had twice all but broken with him on account of his ill-considered pleasantries.Rougon, lui aussi, avançait la tête, avec un sourire; il était d'une irréligion déplorable, à ce point que la jeune fille avait failli rompre deux fois avec lui pour des plaisanteries déplacées.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Marthe loved her husband with a sober, unimpassioned love, but there was mingled with her affection for him considerable fear of his jokes and pleasantries, his perpetual teasing.Marthe aimait certainement son mari d'une bonne amitié; seulement, il entrait dans son affection une crainte des plaisanteries de Mouret, de ses taquineries continuelles.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
He was growing corpulent and scant of breath, with hanging lips and heavy eyelids; he no longer took care of his person as formerly, but went about slipshod, and indulged in the coarsest pleasantries.Il engraissait, devenait poussif, les lèvres molles, les paupières lourdes, ne se soignant plus comme autrefois, se débraillant, avec de grossières gaietés, des plaisanteries malsonnantes.Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeLes Quatre Evangiles - FeconditeZola, EmileFruitfulnessZola, Emile
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