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The coffin was clumsily covered with too short a pall, and at the lower end of it the fresh deal of which it was made could be seen, with the heads of the nails sparkling with a steely glitter.Le cercueil mal recouvert par un drap trop court montrait, aux pieds, le sapin neuf de ses planches, dans lequel les têtes des clous mettaient des étincelles d'acier.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
Then her steely restraint broke.Alors, elle perdit tout son empire sur elle-même.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Low down it is armored in steely blue by great clouds.De gros nuages le bleuissent et le cuirassent en bas.Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feuLe feuBarbusse, Henri© BELENUS, 2008Under fireBarbusse, Henri© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
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steely
adjective
Positive degree | steely |
Comparative degree | steelier |
Superlative degree | steeliest |