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For the rest, he was a speculator, a Stock Exchange gambler, not caring one single rap about art.
Pour le reste, un spéculateur, un boursier, qui se moquait radicalement de la bonne peinture.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
It was highly amusing to hear him speak of the famous Naudet, full of disdain for the millions turned over by that speculator, 'millions that would some day fall upon his nose,' said Malgras.
Aussi fallait-il l’entendre parler du fameux Naudet, avec le dédain des millions que remuait cet agioteur, des millions qui lui retomberaient sur le nez, disait-il.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
He remained for a few minutes longer, going into raptures before other sketches, while making the tour of the studio with the keen glances of a speculator in search of luck.
Il resta quelques minutes encore, se pâma devant d’autres études, fit le tour de l’atelier avec les coups d’œil aigus d’un parieur qui cherche la chance.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
I was raised by a speculator, with lots of others. Old Aunt Sue used to take car on us."
Un espéculateur m’a nourrie avec un tas d’autres, et vieille tante Soué prenait soin du tas.»
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
And the pity of it was that the old hero, the paralytic, motionless father beheld it all--beheld the degeneration of his son, the speculator and company promoter gorged with millions!
Et le héros, le père paralytique, immobilisé, qui assistait à cela à cette dégénérescence du fils, du brasseur d’affaires gorgé de millions !
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
"Capitalist" is a remnant of the language of speculators in the earliest European stock-exchanges.
« Capitaliste » : lointain débris du jargon des spéculateurs, dans les premières Bourses européennes.
Bloch, Marc / The Historian's CraftBloch, Marc / Apologie pour l'Histoire
Apologie pour l'Histoire
Bloch, Marc
© Armand Colin, Paris, 2007, 2009, pour la présente impression
© Armand Colin/VUEF, Paris, 2002
© Armand Colin, Paris, 1993, 1997
The Historian's Craft
Bloch, Marc
© 1953, by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc.
A flight of speculators descending from North Italy swooped down upon Rome, the noblest and easiest of preys.
Un vol de spéculateurs, venus de la haute Italie, s’était abattu sur Rome, la plus noble et la plus facile des proies.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Since the amateurs had been panic-stricken, seized with consternation like that of speculators when a 'slump' sweeps over a Stock Exchange, prices were giving way day by day, and nothing more was sold.
Depuis que la panique s’était mise chez les amateurs, pris de l’affolement des gens de Bourse, sous le vent de la baisse, les prix s’effondraient de jour en jour, on ne vendait plus rien.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
The child was evidently sincere, and Jane, breaking into a short laugh, said, "Laws, Missis, there's heaps of'em. Speculators buys'em up cheap, when they's little, and gets'em raised for market."
L’enfant était évidemment sincère. «Seigneur, miss Phélie, dit Jane avec un ris moqueur, il y en a des masses de ceux-là! les spéculateurs les achètent tout petits, à bon compte, et les élèvent pour le marché.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet

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property speculator
spéculateur immobilier

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speculator

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Possessive casespeculator'sspeculators'