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All-powerful weapon of a sneering devil, English satire leaves a deadly poison in the wound it makes.Arme toute puissante du démon qui vient dire en ricanant: "Ce n’est que cela"; la moquerie laisse un venin mortel dans les blessures qu’elle ouvre à plaisir.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Those who know her can alone imagine the satire contained in that remark, dryly said in a tone which meant, "I should have died!"Ceux qui l’ont con nue peuvent seuls imaginer tous les sarcasmes que contenait cette observation sèchement jetée d’un air qui voulait dire: — Moi je serais morte!Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
"Go, my lord," he answered, smiling at the satire in his words, and withholding his reprimand in favor of his own wit.— Courez, mylord, me répondit-il en souriant de mettre une épigramme dans chaque mot et me faisant grâce de sa réprimande en faveur de son esprit.Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la valleeLe Lys dans la valleeBalzac, Honore deThe Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de
Then he waxed bitterly jocose and avenged himself on his visitors for the bother they had caused him by attacking them with biting satire.Il avait une gaieté à lui, brutale, se moquant des gens, se vengeant des ennuis qu'on lui imposait.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
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satire
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | satire | satires |
Possessive case | satire's | satires' |