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'You shall see everything, my children,' he said to them, as he brushed aside the long black moustaches which swept across his tipsy-looking face.
«Vous verrez tout, mes enfants, répétait-il en essuyant de la main les longues moustaches qui balafraient de noir sa face d'ivrogne.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
"That's right. The life has gone, but the machine keeps working!" he adds, fixing me with his tipsy prophet's eyes.
– Oui, la vie n'est plus là, mais la machine marche! ajoute-t-il en levant sur moi ses yeux de prophète éméché.
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
In the barn next to ours, and separated from it only by a wall of a man's height, arise tipsy shouts.
De plus, dans la grange attenante à la nôtre, et qui n’en est séparée que par un mur à hauteur d’homme, s’élèvent des cris avinés.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
On hearing them speak of money, Bachelard at once exaggerated his tipsy condition.
Du coup, en entendant parler d'argent, Bachelard exagéra son ivresse.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
' Some tipsy story, I dare say,' he reflected as he went through the Champs Elysees.
«Quelque histoire d'ivrogne, pensait-il en descendant les Champs-Élysées.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
She, with her cheeks aflame, declared that she was tipsy; it had never happened to her before, and she thought it very funny.
Elle, les joues ardentes, affirmait qu’elle était grise; et jamais ça ne lui était arrivé, et elle trouvait ça drôle, oh!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
And the idea came to him of rendering them a service in spite of them; he would take them out to dinner, make them tipsy, and then amuse himself by pushing them into each other's arms.
Et l'idée lui poussait de leur rendre service, malgré eux: il les emmènerait dîner, les griserait, s'amuserait à les pendre au cou l'un de l'autre.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
He was now perfectly tipsy.
Il était complètement gris.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
She was slightly tipsy, and from her ill-adjusted garments, came that unpleasant odour of tobacco and spirits that is met with in public drinking places.
Elle était un peu grise: il s'échappait de ses vêtements mal rattachés cette senteur âcre de tabac et de liqueur qui traîne dans les estaminets.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Two Colonials, hard and lean, supporting each other like tipsy men, butted into us and recoiled, looking on the ground for some place to fall on.
Deux coloniaux, durs et maigres, qui se soutenaient comme deux ivrognes, arrivèrent, butèrent contre nous, et reculèrent, cherchant par terre une place où tomber.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
He was followed by three schoolboys, bold-faced youths of fifteen or sixteen summers, pushing one another to make believe that they enjoyed the honour of being tipsy.
Il fut suivi par trois écoliers, bonshommes de quinze ou seize ans, à la mine effrontée, se poussant pour faire accroire qu’ils avaient l’honneur d’être ivres.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
He could only recall some shadows gliding along the hall; two shadows, at first poverty-stricken, soft-spoken, self-suppressing, then tipsy and disreputable-looking ; two shadows that leered and sniggered.
Il ne voyait que des ombres se glisser le long du corridor: deux ombres noires d'abord, pauvres, polies, s'effaçant; puis deux ombres grises et louches, qui ricanaient.
Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des Plassans
La Conquete des Plassans
Zola, Emile
The Conquest of Plassans
Zola, Emile
He became tipsy by inhaling too much of the pure and rather chilly air he found in the avenues, and ended by stopping, out of breath, delighted with the white rays of the sun and the charming tones of the landscape.
Il se grisa pour trop boire de cet air pur et un peu froid qu’il trouvait sous les allées, et finit par s’arrêter, haletant, charmé des blancs rayons du soleil et des bonnes couleurs de la campagne.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
Gilquin, who was already somewhat tipsy, twisted his eyes about in the most dreadful manner as he sought for tender phrases and expressions which should combine the respect of the subject with the passionate admiration of the man.
Gilquin, légèrement gris déjà, ouvrait des yeux terribles en cherchant des inflexions tendres, des expressions alliant le respect du sujet à l'admiration passionnée de l'homme.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
" Narcisse, a little skate, I can recommend it," said Madame Josserand, smiling at her brother's tipsy condition, though at heart it made her feel rather disgusted.
– Narcisse, un peu de raie, elle est excellente, dit madame Josserand, qui souriait à l'ivresse de son frère, bien qu'elle en eût au fond le coeur soulevé.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

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tipsy

adjective
Positive degreetipsy
Comparative degreetipsier
Superlative degreetipsiest