And thereupon she drew herself up to her full height, puffed herself out and thrust her fists in front of her with such droll, yet truthful, mimicry, that they all nearly killed themselves with laughing.
Elle se gonfla, se rengorgea, en soufflant, en lançant les poings en avant, avec une mimique si drôle, si vraie dans la charge, que tout le monde se pâma.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
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His Excellency
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The mask's yellow and puffed-up skin appears soft and creased, like dough gone cold.
La peau jaune, boursouflée, de ce masque apparaît molle et plissée, comme de la pâte refroidie.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Prepared foods obtained similar the swelling or roasting of cereals or cereal products (puffed rice, corn flakes and similar products) (Common Customs Tariff heading No 19.05)
Produits à base de céréales obtenus par le soufflage ou le grillage: puffed rice, corn flakes et analogues (position 19.05 du tarif douanier commun)
No doubt she fancied she could detect a flush of displeasure mounting to her benefactress's brow, for her huge, puffed-up face, all eagerness and excitement, suddenly clouded over; and she resumed, in stammering accents: "I am always asleep.
Sans doute, elle pensa voir, au front de la bonne dame, un pli de mécontentement, car sa grosse figure bouffie, tendue et allumée, s’éteignit tout d’un coup. Elle reprit en bégayant : – Je dors toujours.
Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour
Then she again reverted to the manufacturer's wife, declared that little Maurice, however sturdy he might look, was simply puffed out with bad flesh; and she remarked that it would be a terrible blow for the parents if they should lose that only son.
Et elle revint une fois de plus à celle-ci, trouva que le petit Maurice, tout gros qu’il était, avait une mauvaise chair, laissa entendre quel coup terrible ce serait pour les parents, s’ils perdaient ce fils unique.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
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Fruitfulness
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But what especially struck Octave on entering was a green house temperature, a -warm breath which seemed to be puffed from some mouth into his face.
Mais ce qui frappa surtout Octave, ce fut, en entrant, une chaleur de serre, une haleine tiède qu'une bouche lui soufflait au visage.
The Abbe wiped the little motionless hands, and putting the last puff of cotton in the remaining cornet, he threw the five papers into the fire at the back of the stove.
L'abbé essuya les mains, fit disparaître le flocon d'ouate dans le dernier cornet de papier blanc, et brûla les cinq cornets, au fond du poêle.