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Other guests were arriving; stout mothers with skinny daughters, fathers and uncles scarcely roused from their office drowsiness, pushing before them flocks of marriageable young ladies.
Du monde arrivait, des mères fortes avec des filles maigres, des pères et des oncles à peine éveillés de la somnolence du bureau, poussant devant eux des troupeaux de demoiselles à marier.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
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Pot-Bouille
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Uneasy, stammering, unable to find the proper words, M. Vigneron felt a chill come over him when his son shrugged his skinny shoulders with an air of philosophical disdain and answered: "Oh, no!
Gêné, balbutiant, M. Vigneron, qui ne trouvait pas les mots convenables, demeura glacé, lorsque son fils haussa ses maigres épaules, d’un air de philosophique dédain. « Oh ! non !...
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
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The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
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A rush of bile gave a yellow hue to the young girl's skinny countenance.
Tout un flot de bile avait jauni le visage maigre de la jeune fille.
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Pot-Bouille
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Guillaumette was the first to give way to the temptation the second time; she stretched out her skinny arms, and took two fresh handfuls of sous.
Guillaumette céda la première à la tentation ; elle allongea ses bras maigres et prit deux nouvelles poignées de sous.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
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Contes à Ninon
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' It's just the same, too, with little Du Poizat,' he said in conclusion. ' He pretends not to know me now ; a skinny little beggar to whom I've often given a pipe of tobacco!
«C'est comme le petit Du Poizat, qui a l'air de ne plus me reconnaître! dit-il en terminant. Un gringalet dont j'ai bourré plus d'une fois la pipe!...
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
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His Excellency
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skinny

adjective
Positive degreeskinny
Comparative degreeskinnier
Superlative degreeskinniest