Suddenly she rose, rushed to the door with such a swift impulse that it was impossible to forestall or to stop her, and ran off to lock herself into her room.
Mais soudain elle se leva, se jeta vers la porte, d'un élan si brusque qu'on ne put ni le prévoir ni l'arrêter; et elle courut s'enfermer dans sa chambre.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
From all sides the gunfire and the bursting shells hurl their swift shafts of light and stripe confusedly the black sky over our heads.
De tous les côtés, les coups de départ ou les éclatements jettent leur rapide rayon qui tache de bandes confuses le ciel noir au-dessus de nos têtes.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
On calm days he would hear the snorting throb of the screw, and feel the swift flight of the ship, bearing him on in its unpausing, regular, exasperating race.
Les jours de calme il entendrait la trépidation ronflante de l'hélice et sentirait fuir ce bateau qui le porte, d'une fuite continue, régulière, exaspérante.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Slowly against the swift current they work their ponderous way, till, with a low grumble, they grate against the bank of the little island that from this day will bear the name of Magna Charta Island.
Lentement elles remontent le rapide courant et vont accoster en raclant contre la berge de la petite île qui se nommera désormais « île de la Grande-Charte ».
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
I will go over to Michael Cross, and engage him to come behind on his swift nag, and keep a bright lookout on the road, and warn us if any company of men come on.
Je vais aller engager Michel Cross à nous suivre à cheval, pour inspecter de près la route, et nous avertir de l’approche de l’ennemi. Michel a une bête qui, sans se gêner, damerait le pion à toutes ses pareilles.
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
the benefits of swift dissemination, for example in order to avoid duplication of research efforts and to create synergies between indirect actions;
les avantages d'une diffusion rapide, par exemple afin d'éviter une duplication des efforts de recherche et pour créer des synergies entre des actions indirectes;
For three hours Pierre, easy, calm, and happy, wandered to and fro over the dancing waters, guiding the thing of wood and canvas, which came and went at his will, under the pressure of his hand, as if it were a swift and docile winged creature.
Pendant trois heures, Pierre tranquille, calme et content, vagabonda sur l'eau frémissante, gouvernant, comme une bête ailée, rapide et docile, cette chose de bois et de toile qui allait et venait à son caprice, sous une pression de ses doigts.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
" In criticizing this period of the war the Journal de Gen&ve says that the French military authorities have shown an unrivalled superiority in their swift and extensive transport service.
Le Journal de Genève appréciant cette période de guerre, a écrit que le commandement français, par la rapidité et l'ampleur de ses transports, y avait témoigné d'une maîtrise incomparable.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
He explained the difficulty that would exist in attempting to get the ark out of so swift and narrow a stream, in the dark, without making a noise that could not fail to attract Indian ears.
Il leur fit sentir la difficulté qu’ils trouveraient à faire remonter à l’arche une rivière si rapide et si étroite pendant l’obscurité, sans faire un bruit qui ne pouvait manquer d’être entendu par des oreilles indiennes.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
The sailing of the ark was never very swift, though, floating as it did on the surface, it was not difficult to get it in motion, or to urge it along over the water at the rate of some three or four miles in the hour.
L’arche n’était jamais bonne voilière, quoique, flottant sur la surface du lac, il ne fût pas difficile de la mettre en mouvement, et de lui faire faire trois ou quatre milles par heure.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Suddenly it began to rise in swift whorls, and the next I knew it was speeding eastward again till it became a speck in the blue morning.
Tout à coup il se mit à monter rapidement en spirale, et je ne tardai pas à le voir s'enfoncer de nouveau dans l'est et se réduire à un point dans l'azur du matin.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
The Germans must have asked themselves whether the situation did not render war inevitable, sooner or later, and whether it was not better to begin hostilities while there was still the best chance of a swift and decisive victory.
Cette situation ne rendait-elle pas la guerre inévitable tôt ou tard, et ne valait-il pas mieux la faire pendant qu'on avait le plus de chances d'en sortir promptement et définitivement victorieux?
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
We may look forward to many other changes when we consider the state of unstable equilibrium into which modem civilization has entered through the swift progress of science.
Dans l'état d'équilibre instable où la civilisation moderne est entrée avec les rapides progrès des sciences, il faut nous attendre à bien d'autres transformations encore.
Le Bon, Gustave / The Psychology of the Great WarLe Bon, Gustave / Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
Enseignements psychologiques de la guerre européenne
When two hearts filled with these electric clouds meet each other, their interview is like the welcome storm which revives the earth and stimulates it with the swift lightnings of the thunderbolt.
Entre deux cœurs où surabondent ces nuages électriques, une première entrevue devint alors comme un bienfaisant orage qui ravive la terre et la féconde en y portant les subites lumières de la foudre.
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
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swift
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swift
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