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In fact, Sam considered oratory as his vocation, and never let slip an opportunity of magnifying his office.
De fait, persuadé de sa vocation oratoire, il saisissait chaque occasion de donner pleine carrière à son éloquence.
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
Her only regret was that she as yet had no children, and with comical passion, she occasionally expressed a regret that she had missed her true vocation, that of a sister of charity.
Son seul chagrin était de n’avoir pas d’enfant encore, et elle regrettait parfois, avec un emportement comique, d’avoir méconnu sa vocation de sœur de Charité.
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
Child, do you think despairing love a life's vocation?
Enfant, un désespoir d’amour est-il donc une vocation?
Balzac, Honore de / The Lily of the ValleyBalzac, Honore de / Le Lys dans la vallee
Le Lys dans la vallee
Balzac, Honore de
The Lily of the Valley
Balzac, Honore de
The young man threw himself precipitately into it, and was soon employed in one of the loveliest offices of his vocation, that of healing the wounds of the afflicted.
Il s’y jeta précipitamment, et fit faire force de rames pour arriver plus tôt où il avait à remplir un double devoir comme fils et comme ministre de l’évangile.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
He was disappointed and chilled, suddenly doubting her true vocation.
Il fut désappointé, refroidi, et il douta tout à coup de cette vocation.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
As the letter was as characteristic of the writer as its bearer was of his vocation, we may be excused giving it at length.
Comme la lettre de M. Benfield n’était pas moins originale que celui qui l’avait apportée, nous nous faisons un devoir de la rapporter en entier.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore

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vocation

noun
SingularPlural
Common casevocationvocations
Possessive casevocation'svocations'