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The town was positively terrified on beholding the master it had imposed upon itself, with his shabby, dirty clothing and unkempt hair.La ville fut positivement terrifiée, en voyant le maître qu'elle s'était donné grandir ainsi démesurément, avec la défroque immonde, l'odeur forte, le poil roussi d'un diable.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
But, with a glance, he had seen her haggard face, her eyelids heavy with sleep, her unkempt hair beneath the bonnet tied on in haste; and as he continued on his way up-stairs, he reflected, annoyed and angry.Mais, d'un coup d'oeil, il avait vu sa face meurtrie, ses paupières grosses de sommeil, ses cheveux dépeignés sous le chapeau rattaché à la hâte; et, tout en continuant de monter, il réfléchissait, vexé, pris de colère.Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-BouillePot-BouilleZola, EmilePot-BouilleZola, Emile
Laveuve's unkempt beard straggled over his features, suggesting an old horse that is no longer cropped; his toothless jaws were quite askew, his eyes were vitreous, and his nose seemed to plunge into his mouth.La barbe inculte, embroussaillant les traits, l’air d’un vieux cheval qu’on ne tond plus, avec les mâchoires de travers, depuis que les dents étaient tombées. Des yeux vitreux, un nez qui sombrait dans la bouche.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
At fifty years of age, the unhappy man was utterly done for. His unkempt beard was as white as that of an octogenarian, and his knotty limbs, preyed upon by toil, were henceforth dead.L’homme était terrassé à cinquante ans, la barbe inculte et blanche comme celle d’un vieillard, les membres noueux mangés par le travail, désormais morts à toute besogne.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
The maid, with her greasy dress and unkempt hair, and her white teeth gleaming in her dusky face, remained sitting on the floor.Alors, la femme de chambre resta par terre, mal peignée, la robe grasse, montrant ses dents blanches dans sa face brune.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Gilquin, however, thrust his huge unkempt head from the window, and, with a burst of triumphant laughter, shouted : ' Long live the Republic! 'Mais la tête de Gilquin, énorme, ébouriffée, crevant d'un rire triomphal, apparut une dernière fois à la portière, en hurlant: «Vive la République!»Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
The priest gave a laugh of defiance, as he shook his powerful unkempt head.Il se mit à rire, d'un rire de défi, en branlant sa tête inculte et puissante.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
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