When he ceased to move the silence of the house touched his feelings; then, one by one, he could distinguish the faintest sounds.
Quand il eut cessé de remuer, le silence de cette demeure l'émut; puis, un à un, il en distingua les moindres bruits.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Well, well, I am going to speak now, and I shall tell you all I know; because I see quite well that it is all this silence that is preying upon your heart.'
Eh bien! je causerai maintenant, je dirai ce que je saurai, parce que je vois bien que c'est tout ce silence qui vous tourne sur le coeur.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
The gloom had disappeared; a deeper silence reigned around.
Les ténèbres s’étaient dissipées ; le silence régnait, plus profond.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
There was a sound of loud laughter; the auctioneers shouted at the top of their voices; the dealers who had filled the benches in front of the auction table tried in vain to obtain silence, in order to transact their business in peace.
On riait fort ; les commissaires criaient à tue-tête ; les marchands qui avaient envahi les bancs disposés devant les tables de vente essayaient en vain d'imposer silence, pour faire leurs affaires tranquillement.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
Moreover, if the latter should ever see her returning she intended to tell him some tale or other, staring at him the while with that stern look which always reduced him to silence.
Elle comptait d’ailleurs, si ce dernier la voyait jamais rentrer, lui faire quelque histoire, en le regardant de cet air dur qui lui fermait la bouche.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
When on the contrary the woman is pretty, he smiles wickedly, and his silence then is so full of naughty thoughts that it seems quite dreadful.b
Lorsqu’au contraire la femme est jolie, il sourit méchamment, et le silence qu’il garde alors est formidable de mauvaises pensées.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Pierre, listening in silence, marvelled at the man's self-restraint, for he remembered the conversation which he had overheard at Cardinal Sanguinetti's.
Et Pierre, qui écoutait en silence, s’émerveilla, car il se rappelait la conversation qu’il avait surprise, chez le cardinal Sanguinetti.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
This minute of silence (in reality six or seven seconds) was very likely involuntary, but it altered the whole sense of the ceremony.
Cette minute de silence (en réalité, six ou sept secondes) était très probablement involontaire mais elle changea le sens de la cérémonie.
Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
Then the dark fell, and silence.
Puis la nuit tomba, et le silence se fit.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
And, having pocketed the price of the wine--threepence--in silence, she went back to her seat with a sullen look, as if annoyed at having been compelled to make such a long journey.
Elle empocha les six sous de la carafe, elle retourna s’asseoir, sans une parole, l’air maussade d’avoir été forcée de faire un tel voyage.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
He blew out the candle, and the silence became more intense.
Il souffla la lumière, le silence retomba, plus profond.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The priest's intervals of silence, his smiles, the paling of his brow, the faint quivering of his limbs, were all noted by the Brother.
Les silences, les sourires, les pâleurs du front, les frissons des membres, tout lui appartenait.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret