My heart was beginning to thump uncomfortably. Sir Walter was not the man to pitch a case too high.

Mon cœur battait à coups redoublés, car sir Walter n’était pas homme à exagérer.

Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert

Le prophète au manteau vert

Buchan, John

Greenmantle

Buchan, John

© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994

However, one evening, on the Boulevard de Clichy, he felt his heart thump as he saw two broad shoulders, with whose lolloping motion he was well acquainted, coming towards him.

Et, un soir, il eut un coup au cœur, sur le boulevard de Clichy, en voyant venir deux larges épaules, dont le dandinement lui était bien connu.

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

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Then he deals himself a thump on the chest, settles down again in self-possession, groans, and says no more.

Puis il s’assène un coup de poing sur la poitrine, se rassoit d’aplomb, grogne, et ne dit plus rien.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

Then they relapsed again into reminiscences, but such as made their hearts thump; the remembrance of the many happy days they had spent far away from the college, in the open air and the full sunlight.

Alors, d’autres souvenirs leur vinrent, ceux dont les cœurs battaient à grands coups, les belles journées de plein air et de plein soleil qu’ils avaient vécues là-bas, hors du collège.

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

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

With a mad gesticulation he serves me a thump on the shoulder.

Et, avec un grand geste de fou, il m’envoie une bourrade sur l’épaule.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

If you knew what a thump my heart gave when I saw your nose appear from behind the leaves!'

Si je te disais le coup que j’ai reçu au cœur, quand ton nez a débouché des feuilles! »

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

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

those are good thumps. The ground is as clear as if the scythe had been over it.

voilà de rudes taloches : la place est nette, comme si la faux y avait passé.

Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon

Stories for Ninon

Zola, Emile

Contes à Ninon

Zola, Emile

My heart thumped.

Mon cœur tressaillit.

Makine, Andrei / Once Upon The River LoveMakine, Andrei / Au temps du fleuve Amour

Au temps du fleuve Amour

Makine, Andrei

© 1994 by Editions du Felin

Once Upon The River Love

Makine, Andrei

© 1998 by Geoffrey Strachan

© 1994 by Editions du Felin

Madame Raquin enjoyed exquisite pleasure, when Laurent dragged her niece along the floor in this way, belabouring her with thumps and kicks.

Mme Raquin goûtait des délices cuisantes, lorsque Laurent traînait ainsi sa nièce sur le carreau, lui labourant le corps de coups de pied.

Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

Therese Raquin

Zola, Emile

During every play-hour, he caught a few thumps on the head, he heard himself saluted by the name of Bastard, which made the blood mount to his cheeks, he knew not why.

À chaque récréation, il attrapa des taloches, il s’entendit appeler de ce surnom de Bâtard qui lui faisait monter le sang aux joues, sans qu’il sût pourquoi.

Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

Madeleine Ferat

Zola, Emile

The place was now a little paradise, said he; but he had scarcely finished washing and dressing when the partition behind the bed was shaken by a vigorous thumping.

Maintenant, disait-il la chambre était un vrai paradis. Mais il avait à peine fini de se débarbouiller et de se vêtir, que la cloison, derrière le lit, fut ébranlée à coups de poing.

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

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile