The financial aspect of the matter, he said, caused him no uneasiness whatever ; and he smiled and seemed to be sweeping up big piles of gold with a rapid movement of his hands.

Le côté financier de l'entreprise le laissait plein de sérénité. Il soudait, il entassait d'un geste rapide des monceaux d'or.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

Yet the shawl had slipped off her shoulders, and her hair had become unwound, some wanton tresses sweeping down to her hips.

Pourtant le châle était complètement tombé de ses épaules, découvrant la naissance de la gorge. Par-derrière, son chignon dénoué laissait pendre des mèches folles jusqu’à ses reins.

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

He waved his arm with a vague, sweeping gesture, as if to take in all the surrounding atmosphere, the whole house.

Il n’eut qu’un geste large et vague, indiquant l’air autour de lui, la maison entière.

Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile

The priest made a sweeping gesture; such a gesture as the doctor had seen him make before the altar.

Le prêtre eut un geste large, un de ces gestes que le docteur lui avait vu faire à l'autel.

Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

Zola, Emile

Abbe Mouret's Transgression

Zola, Emile

© BiblioBazaar, LLC

With a sweeping gesture he confessed what a social dreamer there was within him beside the methodical and scrupulous savant.

Et, d’un grand geste, il avoua le rêveur social qu’il était, à côté du savant scrupuleux, très méthodique, très modeste devant les phénomènes.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris

Les Trois Villes - Paris

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Paris

Zola, Emile

He had not yet touched his glass of beer; he was looking at it, so absorbed in thought that he did not even stir when the waiters began piling the chairs on the tables, in order that everything might be ready for the morrow's sweeping.

Il n’avait pas encore touché à sa chope, il la regardait, si pensif, que les garçons commençaient à mettre les chaises sur les tables pour le balayage du lendemain, sans qu’il bougeât.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Amid this silence that had fallen from the sky – or so it seemed to us – the hot wind's mighty blast could be heard sweeping across the plain.

Dans ce silence tombé, nous sembla-t-il, du ciel, on entendit le grand souffle du vent chaud qui parcourait la plaine.

Makine, Andreï / The Earth And Sky Of Jacques DormeMakine, Andreï / La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme

La terre et le ciel de Jacques Dorme

Makine, Andreï

© 2003 by Mercure de France

The Earth And Sky Of Jacques Dorme

Makine, Andreï

© 2005 by Geoffrey Strachan

© 2003 by Mercure de France

It was a moving multitude reinforced by fresh recruits at every step; a legion, the sound of whose coming went on in front of it; an outburst of passionate life, sweeping everything along in a mighty whirlwind of fruitfulness.

Multitude recrutant à chaque pas des forces nouvelles, peuple en rut dont le souffle approchait, tempête de vie à l'haleine de fournaise, emportant tout devant elle, dans le tourbillon d'un accouchement colossal.

Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret

Zola, Emile

Abbe Mouret's Transgression

Zola, Emile

© BiblioBazaar, LLC

snow removal and chimney sweeping;

déblaiement de la neige et ramonage des cheminées;

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His final words fell more slowly, full of haughty sadness, whilst with a sweeping gesture he waved his arms towards the old, silent, deserted palace around him, whence life was withdrawing day by day.

Sa voix s’était ralentie, envahie d’une tristesse hautaine pendant que, d’un geste large, il indiquait l’antique palais, autour de lui, désert et muet, dont la vie se retirait un peu chaque jour.

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

Les Trois Villes - Rome

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities - Rome

Zola, Emile

It was good-bye to all our dreams of theatrical heroism, sweeping charges, and bayonets reddened with the blood of the hated enemy.

...Adieu nos rêves d'héroïsme théâtral, nos charges entraînantes et nos baïonnettes, rougies du sang exécré.

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

She went hither and thither all the morning, sweeping, dusting, cleaning the rooms, washing up the plates and dishes, doing work that would have disgusted her formerly.

Elle tournait toute la matinée, balayant, époussetant, nettoyant les chambres, lavant la vaisselle, faisant des besognes, qui l'auraient écoeurée autrefois.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

He looked up and saw to the northward a gray shade, filmy but dense, blotting out the sky and covering the sea; it was sweeping down on them like a cloud fallen from above.

Il leva les yeux et aperçut vers le nord une ombre grise, profonde et légère, noyant le ciel et couvrant la mer, accourant vers eux, comme un nuage tombé d'en haut.

Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean

Pierre et Jean

Maupassant, Guy de

Pierre and Jean

Maupassant, Guy de

Merle was making sweeping gesticulations to excuse himself, but his master bade him close the door.

Et, comme Merle faisait de grands gestes pour s'excuser, il lui ordonna de fermer la porte.

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

Son Excellence Eugene Rougon

Zola, Emile

His Excellency

Zola, Emile

This was divine omnipotence returning to reign on earth, sweeping the laws of the world aside in order to work the happiness of the suffering and the poor.

C’était le règne nouveau de la toute-puissance divine, qui bouleversait les lois du monde pour le bonheur des souffrants et des pauvres.

Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Les Trois Villes - Lourdes

Zola, Emile

The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes

Zola, Emile