She did not wish to tell me beforehand, for she knew that, though I had consented to it, the sale, so necessary to our future happiness, was painful to me, and she feared to wound my self-respect in speaking to me about it.

Elle n'aura pas voulu me prévenir, car elle sait que, quoique je l'accepte, cette vente, nécessaire à notre bonheur à venir, m'est pénible, et elle aura craint de blesser mon amour-propre et ma délicatesse en m'en parlant.

Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias

La Dame aux Camelias

Dumas fils, Alexandre

Camille

Dumas fils, Alexandre

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Now, her pride had been hurt, she was feeling again the anguish she had felt in the Eue Soufflot, and she looked upon her lover as an enemy who was robbing her of her self-respect.

À présent son orgueil souffrait, elle retrouvait ses angoisses de la rue Soufflot, elle considérait son amant comme un ennemi qui lui volait sa propre estime.

Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

Russia .—Affective influences were at work here in the form of wounded self-respect, accumulated animosity because of Austria's seizure of Bosnia, and a fear of losing all prestige among the Slavs if an attack on Serbia were permitted.

Russie. Influences affectives : amour-propre froissé et rancunes consécutives à la mainmise de l'Autriche sur la Bosnie. Crainte de perdre tout prestige aux yeux des Slaves en laissant attaquer les Serbes;

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

In the view of the majority, the voluntary character of their participation did not diminish the resulting degradation, loss of integrity and self-respect.

Selon les juges majoritaires, le caractère volontaire de leur participation ne diminuait en rien l'avilissement, ni la perte d'intégrité et du respect de soi qui en résultaient.

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He even condescended to go gossiping in corners with the cook, to the great displease of Marthe, who reproached him for his want of self-respect; but at this he became angry with her and defended himself by lies.

Il en vint à commérer dans les coins avec la cuisinière, au vif déplaisir de Marthe, qui lui fit des reproches sur son peu de dignité; mais il s'emporta, il mentit.

Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans

La Conquete des Plassans

Zola, Emile

The Conquest of Plassans

Zola, Emile

It was Abbe Eufemio, the Cardinal's secretary, and when he had perceived his Eminence on the balcony he lost all self-respect, and broke into a run, in order that he might the sooner ascend the sloping street.

C’était l’abbé Eufemio, le secrétaire du cardinal. Quand il eut aperçu celui-ci au balcon, il lâcha tout respect humain, il se mit à courir, pour gravir la rue en pente.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome

Les Trois Villes - Rome

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Rome

Zola, Emile

During more than thirty years she had lived with self-respect and strength of mind.

Elle avait vécu plus de trente années dans une dignité et dans une fermeté absolues.

Zola, Emile / A Love EpisodeZola, Emile / Une page d'amour

Une page d'amour

Zola, Emile

© 2009 GRIN Verlag

A Love Episode

Zola, Emile

© 2005 Mondial

Then, drunk though he was, he again became good-natured and prudent, and casting a glance at Rougon, exclaimed, so that the latter might hear him : ' Well, well, my friends : I might get up a scandal if I liked, but I've too much self-respect.

Alors, dans son ivresse, il devint goguenard et prudent. Il le regarda, clignant de l'oeil, parlant pour lui. «Suffit! les enfants, on pourrait faire du scandale, on n'en fera pas, parce qu'on a de la dignité...

Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

« All landlords who have the least self-respect go to that expense now.

Maintenant, tous les propriétaires qui se respectent, font cette dépense....

Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

Pot-Bouille

Zola, Emile

In her moral debasement, she had gradually lost sight of that self-respect, that sort of modesty which hardly ever leaves a woman and is the result of her prudence and pride, that sense of decency which forbids her to confess her shame openly.

Dans ses abandons de chair, elle perdait peu à peu ce respect humain, cette sorte de pudeur dernière, faite de prudence et d’orgueil, qui empêche une femme d’avouer ses hontes tout haut.

Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

His self-respect began to increase, his limited pleasures to multiply, and he could now look around him with a sense of participation in the delights of life, as he perceived himself of consequence to this much admired woman.

Il acquit de la confiance ; le cercle si étroit de ses jouissances s’agrandissait, et il lui semblait qu’il n’était plus étranger au milieu du monde depuis que Marianne daignait faire attention à lui.

Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari

Précaution. Le choix d'un mari

Cooper, James Fenimore

Precaution

Cooper, James Fenimore

It is doubtful whether she would have lost much by allowing the Dual Monarchy to absorb them; but, as I have said before, these are questions of national self-respect, and a stranger can give no answer to them.

Eût-elle beaucoup perdu à les laisser absorber par l'Autriche? Ce sont là, je l'ai déjà dit, questions d'amour-propre national auxquelles un étranger ne saurait répondre.

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