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It is the presence of this one truly good man that warrants our asking, in all its simplicity, the terrible question that rises to our lips.
C'est la présence presque certaine de ce juste qui pose dans toute sa pureté la question terrible que nous ne pouvons nous empêcher de faire.
Maeterlinck, Maurice / Wisdom and DestinyMaeterlinck, Maurice / La sagesse et la destinee
La sagesse et la destinee
Maeterlinck, Maurice
Wisdom and Destiny
Maeterlinck, Maurice
When human nature is introduced upon this vast scene terrible confusion ensues.
En introduisant l’humanité sur ce vaste théâtre, il se produit un effrayant pêle-mêle.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
At the end of his legs are terrible bandages, with tourniquets to restrain the hemorrhage.
Il porte aux jambes des pansements terribles, avec des garrots pour réfréner l’hémorragie.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Old man, she wanted to kiss me, and I didn't want—it was terrible.
Mon vieux, elle voulait m’embrasser, je n’voulais pas, c’était affreux.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
"It seems she was suffering from nightmare, and terrible insomnia.
Il paraît qu'elle a eu des cauchemars, une insomnie terrible....
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
And then, in darkness and dismal silence, the national guards waited in the yard, in a terrible state of anxiety, their eyes fixed on the porch, eager to fire, as though they were lying in wait for a pack of wolves.
Et, dans l’ombre, dans le silence noir de la cour, les gardes nationaux, que l’anxiété effarait, attendaient, les yeux fixés sur le porche, impatients de tirer, comme à l’affût d’une bande de loups.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
But what was wealth when in that dismal pavilion, whose shutters were ever closed, those frightful shrieks continued, proclaiming some terrible drama, which all the stir and bustle of the prosperous works were unable to stifle?
Et, dans le pavillon morne, aux persiennes toujours closes, les affreux cris continuaient, quelque épouvantable drame, que, cette fois, la rumeur laborieuse et prospère de l’usine ne parvenait pas à étouffer.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
"No, it was you, I say it was you," he retorted with a terrible burst of rage.
--Non, c'est toi, je te dis que c'est toi, reprit-il avec un éclat terrible....
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
So terrible became the scramble, so extraordinary the confusion, that the Swiss Guards were swept away.
La bousculade fut si terrible, que la plus extraordinaire confusion régna, balayant les gardes suisses.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Then he fell asleep; and, tired though he felt when he rose in the morning, he was calmer. It was as if some secret work had gone on in his heart during his few hours of repose after that terrible storm.
Il s’endormit, il se leva brisé, le matin, mais plus tranquille comme si tout un travail sourd s’était fait en son cœur, après un tel orage, pendant ses quelques heures de sommeil.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
But we may well believe that an Austrian conquest of Serbia would have been extremely detrimental to the interests of Russia, since she allowed Europe to become involved in a terrible war in order that it might be prevented.
On doit bien croire que la conquête de la Serbie par l'Autriche nuisait extrêmement aux intérêts de la Russie, puisque pour l'éviter elle laissa l'Europe s'engager dans une effroyable guerre.
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
Ever since giving birth to her first child she had been subject to nervous fits which brought on terrible convulsions.
Dès ses premières couches, elle fut sujette à des crises nerveuses qui la jetaient dans des convulsions terribles.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
The latter were now discussing the floods, which had caused terrible destruction in the valleys of the Rhone and the Loire.
Ces messieurs, maintenant, causaient des inondations. Les ravages étaient épouvantables, dans les vallées du Rhône et de la Loire.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
There came a moment when the struggle was so terrible that I wept the long nights through; my hair fell off,-- you have it!
Il y eut un moment où la lutte fut si terrible que je pleurais pendant toutes les nuits; mes cheveux tombaient. Ceux-là, vous les avez eus!
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
But Guillaume was no longer listening to him. He was thinking of Salvat and the terrible engine of war he had invented, that engine which before long would shatter cities.
Guillaume ne l’écoutait plus, songeait à Salvat, songeait à cet engin terrible qu’il avait inventé, qui demain détruirait des villes.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile

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