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Had self-defence indeed been everybody' s paramount preoccupation one would have expected there would have been a state of peace guaranteed by mutual deterrence.
Si la légitime défense avait été en fait la préoccupation dominante de tous, on aurait pu s'attendre à voir régner la paix, garantie par la dissuasion mutuelle.
Its preoccupation with the probative value of the evidence would also appear to be a close relative of the rule in R. v. Wray.
Le fait que ce principe soit axé sur la valeur probante de la preuve l'apparenterait également à la règle énoncée dans R. c. Wray.
The games of children are a momentous preoccupation.
Les jeux des enfants sont de graves occupations.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
This seemed to reflect his preoccupation with the nuclear arms development".
Cela semblait refléter sa préoccupation au sujet de l'acquisition d'armes nucléaires.
© Organisations des Nations Unies, 2010
© United Nations 2010
She ascribed this preoccupation to her anxiety in regard to the events which had happened during the last two days.
Elle rejeta cette préoccupation sur les craintes que lui inspiraient pour l'avenir les événements survenus depuis deux jours.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
Probably, as we have already noted, his increased health worries and preoccupation with his own mortality played their part in heightening his sense of urgency.
Probablement ses soucis de santé et la pensée de sa mort contribuèrent-ils à amplifier son sentiment d'urgence.
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
Since starting, Marie had been looking at the latter with an air of anxious preoccupation, as though haunted by a sudden sorrow which she could not reveal.
Depuis le départ, Marie regardait ce dernier d’un air d’inquiète préoccupation, comme hantée par un brusque chagrin qu’elle ne disait pas.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The young fellow had ordered a cup of coffee and was languidly smoking a cigar, deep once more in the subtle aesthetics which were his only preoccupation.
Il s’était fait servir une tasse de café, il fumait languissamment un cigare, retombé à ses seules préoccupations d’esthétique raffinée.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
The following quotation clearly shows the nature of his preoccupations :—" The German frontier became a problem when France seized the three cathedral cities of Metz, Toul, and Verdun.
L'extrait suivant montre bien la nature de ses préoccupations. La mise eu question de la frontière allemande a commencé lorsque la France s'est emparé des Trois-Evêchés : Metz, Toul et Verdun.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1915, by Ernest Flammarion.
The Psychology of the Great War
Le Bon, Gustave
© 1999 by Transaction Publishers, New Brunswick, New Jersey
And as he spoke he looked at Mathieu with an expression of anguish, as if that sudden mention of Madame Bourdieu's name signified that the young fellow had guessed his secret preoccupations.
Et il le regardait, angoissé, comme si ce nom de Mme Bourdieu tombait en coup de foudre dans ses préoccupations, ainsi qu’une brusque surprise de flagrant délit.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile

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preoccupation

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