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He would glare at his wife and children for a whole week, picking a quarrel for nothing, although he was, as yet, ashamed to confess the real cause of his irritations.Pendant une semaine, il regardait ses enfants et sa femme d’un air furieux, leur cherchant querelle pour un rien, mais ayant encore la pudeur de ne pas avouer la cause de son irritation.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
His vacations had been spent in holy fashion at an uncle's, in confessions every day and communions twice a week.Il passait saintement les vacances, chez un oncle, se confessant tous les jours, communiant deux fois par semaine.Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe MouretLa Faute de l'Abbe MouretZola, EmileAbbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile© BiblioBazaar, LLC
'If we once get there we can hold it for a week.Une fois là, nous pourrons résister une semaine.Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vertLe prophète au manteau vertBuchan, JohnGreenmantleBuchan, John© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
M. d'Escorailles, notwithstanding his extreme youth, had received the chevalier's cross a week previously. M. Kahn and M. Bouchard were already officers, and the colonel had just been named commander.M. d'Escorailles, malgré sa grande jeunesse, avait reçu la croix de chevalier huit jours auparavant; M. Kahn et M. Bouchard étaient officiers; le colonel venait enfin d'être nommé commandeur.Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
Excursion trains have been bringing them here for the last week from all parts of the country.Depuis huit jours, les trains de plaisir amènent ici toute la province....Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
She multiplied her absences from the shop, going out as frequently as three and four times a week.Elle multiplia ses sorties, s'absenta jusqu'à quatre et cinq fois par semaine.Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese RaquinTherese RaquinZola, EmileTherese RaquinZola, Emile
But I dare say I shall go next week.'J'irai sans doute jeudi prochain.Zola, Emile / The Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile / La Conquete des PlassansLa Conquete des PlassansZola, EmileThe Conquest of PlassansZola, Emile
«But where is Chatterton? I thought he was here-he had a sister married here last week," inquired Lord William Stapleton, addressing no one in particular.– Mais où est Chatterton ? demanda sir William ; il doit être à Bath ; une de ses sœurs s’y est mariée la semaine dernière.Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mariPrécaution. Le choix d'un mariCooper, James FenimorePrecautionCooper, James Fenimore
It had been like living in an oil-shop that week.Nous avions eu l’impression, cette semaine-là, de vivre dans une raffinerie de pétrole.Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateauTrois hommes dans le bateauJerome, Jerome KlapkaThree Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka
Claude impatiently awaited the Thursday when he was to dine at Sandoz's, for the latter, immutable in his habits, still invited his cronies to dinner once a week.Claude attendit impatiemment le jeudi, pour dîner chez Sandoz; car ce dernier, immuable, recevait toujours les camarades, une fois par semaine.Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'OeuvreL'OeuvreZola, EmileHis MasterpieceZola, Emile
The trial judge held that while the respondent worked in the construction business, ...he would be away from home during the week and would return on the weekend whenever possible.Le juge de première instance a dit qu'à l'époque où l'intimé travaillait dans la construction, [traduction] ... il n'était pas à la maison pendant la semaine et y retournait si possible la fin de semaine.http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.10.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 28.10.2011
You can put in a week among the shepherds, and be as safe as if you were in New Guinea.'Vous pouvez passer huit jours au milieu des bergers, aussi en sûreté qu'au fin fond de la Papouasie.Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John
Then Silvere remembered that the seemingly far-off Sunday was only a week old.Puis, Silvère se rappela que ce dimanche lointain datait de huit jours.Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
It was only one week earlier that both teams had arrived in Montenegro. It had been one week since our Canada team had discovered the models we had provided for discussion would be vastly inapplicable in Kosovo.Une semaine plus tôt, dès notre arrivée au Monténégro en compagnie de nos collègues kosovars, nous avions vite compris que les modèles dont nous comptions discuter seraient largement inapplicables au Kosovo.©Association of Universities and Colleges of Canada. 1996 - 2009.http://www.aucc.ca/ 29.05.2009
He came to Abbe Rose's every Saturday, it seemed, and received a franc, which sufficed him for the whole week.Celui-là venait chaque samedi, on lui donnait vingt sous : ça lui suffisait pour toute la semaine.Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - ParisLes Trois Villes - ParisZola, EmileThe Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile
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working week
semaine de travail
Disarmament Week
Semaine du désarmement
European Drug Prevention Week
semaine européenne de prévention de l'abus des drogues
International Law Week
Semaine du droit international
in a matter of weeks
en quelques semaines
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