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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 RougonLa Fortune des RougonZola, EmileThe Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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».http://www.canlii.org/en/ 20.11.2011http://www.canlii.org/en/ 20.11.2011
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 MarchesLes Trente-Neuf MarchesBuchan, JohnThirty-Nine StepsBuchan, 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 NinonStories for NinonZola, EmileContes à NinonZola, 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 RougonSon Excellence Eugene RougonZola, EmileHis ExcellencyZola, Emile
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