"Thought I could git a work as a longshoreman, ma'am, but they're layin' men off down on the wharves.

— J' pensais que j' pourrais trouver de l'ouvrage comme débardeur, madame, mais sur les quais on refuse du monde.

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© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

Under the program, approximately thirty projects have been completed and have resulted in the repair or consolidation of wharves, which were then turned over to communities interested in acquiring them.

Dans le cadre du programme, une trentaine de projets ont été exécutés et ont permis de réparer ou de consolider des quais qui ont été cédés ensuite aux municipalités intéressées à les obtenir.

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The man took the bundle carefully, and was soon lost in the crowd that went up the wharf.

L’homme prit soigneusement le paquet, et se perdit bientôt parmi les passagers qui débarquaient.

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It was a bright, tranquil evening when the boat stopped at the wharf at Louisville.

Par une soirée transparente et sereine, le bateau s’arrêta au débarcadère de Louisville.

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When the boat, creaking, and groaning, and puffing, had loosed from the wharf, and was beginning slowly to strain herself along, the woman returned to her old seat.

Quand le bateau, gémissant et soufflant, fut détaché de la rive et commença lentement à se remettre en haleine, la femme regagna sa place.

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At last he was sitting on the edge of a wharf with his head in his hands.

Enfin, il se trouva assis sur un quai, la tête dans les mains.

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© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.

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© 1925 by John Dos Passos

© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos

The hack drove to the wharf.

La voiture arriva au quai.

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