We come out of the uninhabitable shelter; the weather has bettered a little; the snow has melted, and all is soiled anew.

On sort de l’abri inhabitable. Le temps s’est un peu adouci : la neige a fondu et tout s’est resali.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

You would have found the house more uninhabitable than ever, if you had seen me with the child always in my arms.

Ce serait alors qu’en me voyant toujours avec la petite dans les bras, tu trouverais la maison inhabitable.

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

Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite

Zola, Emile

Fruitfulness

Zola, Emile

They scarcely had bread to eat, and the huge shanty, which Christine had shown herself so proud of, on settling in it, became uninhabitable in the winter.

À peine avait-on du pain, la vaste baraque devenait inhabitable l’hiver, cette halle dont Christine s’était montrée glorieuse, en s’y installant.

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

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Ye gods! It is almost uninhabitable, the barn they have assigned to us to live in during this period of rest.

C’est qu’elle est quasi inhabitable – coquine de Dious ! – la grange qu’on nous a assignée pour vivre pendant cette période de repos.

Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu

Le feu

Barbusse, Henri

© BELENUS, 2008

Under fire

Barbusse, Henri

© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO

So he had no other resource left, no opening to enable him to eat the bread of any house but this which had become uninhabitable, or sleep in any other bed, or under any other roof.

Il n'avait donc aucune ressource, hors celle-là, aucun moyen de manger d'autre pain que le pain de la maison inhabitable, de dormir dans un autre lit, sous un autre toit.

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

Pierre et Jean

Maupassant, Guy de

Pierre and Jean

Maupassant, Guy de