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Ursule was whimsical, and displayed at times the shyness, the melancholy, and the transports of a pariah; then she would often break out into nervous fits of laughter, and muse lazily, like a woman unsound both in head and heart.
Ursule, fantasque, montrait par moments des sauvageries, des tristesses, des emportements de paria; puis, le plus souvent, elle riait par éclats nerveux, elle rêvait avec mollesse, en femme folle du cœur et de la tête.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
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Carthy J. A. conceded that Mr. Soulos' reason for desiring the property may seem "whimsical".
Le juge Carthy a admis que le motif pour lequel M. Soulos désirait l'immeuble pouvait sembler [traduction] «fantaisiste».
His whimsical blue eyes seemed to go very deep.
Ses yeux bleus et bizarres semblaient voir très profondément.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
And so the wise who are familiar with this circumstance, omitted from the Bible, are not surprised to see woman whimsical and everlastingly a prey to contrary humours, as she is a faithful image of the different elements of which she is composed.
Aussi, les sages qui ont connaissance de ce fait, omis dans la Bible, ne s’étonnent-ils pas en voyant la femme fantasque, sans cesse en proie à des humeurs contraires, fidèle image des éléments divers qui la composent.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile
It was sufficient that she did reign, though it were in a whimsical, erratic fashion, and that people bowed down before her.
Il suffisait qu'elle régnât, même en reine fantasque. On s'inclinait.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile

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