I humbly admit I can only utter a certain number of words a minute.
Je reconnais humblement ne pouvoir dire qu’un nombre limité de mots par minute.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
The place had that ragged, forlorn appearance, which is always produced by the evidence that the care of the former owner has been left to go to utter decay.
L’habitation avait ce triste aspect de délaissement, de désordre, suite habituelle de l’abandon des plans d’un premier propriétaire.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
His very modesty was appalled, for he felt as if he had exhibited his soul in utter nakedness.
Une pudeur lui venait, comme s’il s’était montré là dans la nudité de son âme.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Then Rougon tried to cure her of her eccentricities, but in this matter he found himself confronted by utter naivete, and resolute feminine obstinacy.
Puis, il entreprit de la guérir de ses excentricités; mais là il se heurta à une naïveté absolue, à un entêtement de femme obtuse.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
She became silent, for she could not utter another word of protestation or "Genevieve is right," she thought.
Elle se taisait, elle ne trouvait plus une seule parole de colère et de protestation. « Geneviève a raison, pensait-elle.
She attempted to do so, but her knees bent under her; and in contrast to the brave serenity she had shown for weeks past, a fearful anguish, the last, perhaps, took utter possession of her.
Elle essayait, sentait plier ses jambes; et, démentant la vaillante sérénité qu'elle montrait depuis des semaines, une angoisse affreuse, la dernière, cria de tout son être.
When her bones ached with agony she would sometimes utter complaints, but she reproached herself immediately.
Lorsque ses os craquaient d’angoisse, elle poussait des plaintes souvent, puis elle se les reprochait aussitôt.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
As for Judith, herself, the moment her sister was questioned, she saw that all was lost; for no sign, or even intreaty could have induced the right feeling girl to utter a falsehood.
Quant à Judith, du moment que Rivenoak interrogea Hetty, elle vit que tout était perdu, car nul signe, nulle prière n’auraient pu engager sa sœur à faire un mensonge.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Instead of that inward light, which had shone so brightly within him as he received his God, he now found utter darkness, a foul vapour that irritated his senses.
Au lieu de cette clarté intérieure, dont il était tout éclairé, et dans laquelle il avait reçu son Dieu, il ne trouvait plus en lui que des ténèbres, une fumée mauvaise, qui exaspérait sa chair.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Her husband was listening in an attitude of utter dejection. His eyes were fixed on the ground and he despaired of arresting the furious torrent of her words.
Son mari l’écoutait, abattu, les yeux à terre, désespérant d’arrêter le flot furieux de ses paroles.
He had not the remotest idea whom she meant. Still, in his utter confusion of mind, he decided to go upstairs.
Il ne savait plus, il se décida à monter, dans une confusion extrême d’idées.
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
After that for a minute there was utter silence.
Il y eut alors une minute de parfait silence.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
And when Berthe rose up, without strength in her wrists, and her face contracted by a pang, her utter contempt for man was thrown into the dark glance which she cast upon him.
Quand elle se releva, les poignets cassés, la face contractée par une souffrance, tout son mépris de l'homme était remonté dans le regard noir qu'elle lui jeta.