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His cheek is broad and firm. It is partially covered by a bushy whisker that meets over the chin and fringes all around the lips.
Ses joues, larges et fermes, sont en partie cachées sous d'épais favoris qui se réunissent sous le menton et viennent rejoindre la barbe qui entoure les lèvres.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
They dressed nearly alike: in fine black cloth, white linen, satin waistcoats, and diamond pins. They wore the whisker full, but smoothly trimmed; and several of them sported moustaches.
Vêtus presque de même, habit noir fin, linge blanc, gilet de satin et épingles de diamants, ils portaient de larges favoris soigneusement lissés; quelques-uns avaient des moustaches.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
'Oh you naughty Whisker,' said the old lady.
« Oh ! méchant Whisker ! dit la vieille dame.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
Understanding Box-and-Whisker Plots
Comprendre les diagrammes des quartiles
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
Even in running away, however, Whisker was perverse, for he had not gone very far when he suddenly stopped, and before assistance could be rendered, commenced backing at nearly as quick a pace as he had gone forward.
Whisker, cependant, fantasque jusque dans son escapade, ne fut pas plutôt à quelque distance qu’il s’arrêta tout à coup, et, sans qu’il fût besoin d’aide pour le ramener, il revint d’un pas aussi vif à la place qu’il avait quittée.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
'Oh! his tobacco! I know what that means,' said Mahoudeau, who had set to work at his bust, finishing the whiskers; 'he has simply gone next door.'
– Oh! son tabac, je le connais, dit Mahoudeau, qui s’était mis à son buste, fouillant les favoris. Il est là, derrière le mur, son tabac…
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
However, she made up her mind to it, and taking them up by the tip of their long whiskers she dropped them one by one into her creel, with a little seaweed to keep them alive.
Elle s'y décida pourtant, et pinçant entre deux doigts le bout effilé de leur barbe, elle les mit, l'une après l'autre, dans sa hotte, avec un peu de varech qui les conserverait vivantes.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Then we stared at the Marinamt, and I wondered what plots were hatching there behind old Tirpitz's whiskers.
Puis nous considérâmes le Marinamt, et je me demandai quels complots couvaient derrière les favoris du vieux Tirpitz.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
Two gendarmes appeared in the distance, advancing at a rapid trot, escorting their captain and a little gentleman with red whiskers, who was bobbing up and down like a monkey on a big white mare.
Deux gendarmes apparaissaient au loin, arrivant au grand trot, escortant leur capitaine et un petit monsieur à favoris roux, qui dansait comme un singe sur une haute jument blanche.
Maupassant, Guy de / Little Louise RoqueMaupassant, Guy de / La petite Roque
La petite Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Little Louise Roque
Maupassant, Guy de
Between a pair of fair, bushy whiskers he displayed a flat, regular judicial face, to which he tried to impart an expression of keenness by wearing a single eyeglass behind which his glance sparkled.
Il avait une face plate et régulière de magistrat, à gros favoris blonds, qu’il tâchait de rendre aiguë, en se servant d’un monocle, derrière lequel son œil pétillait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - ParisZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Paris
Les Trois Villes - Paris
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Paris
Zola, Emile
Suddenly, a deputy, whose correctly trimmed whiskers bespoke the provincial lawyer, arose.
Tout d'un coup, un député, avec des favoris corrects d'avoué de province, se leva.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
But the creature, waving its long whiskers, gently retired in front of the net.
Mais la bête remuant ses longues moustaches reculait doucement devant le filet.
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
The superintendent of the bearers was a man of forty, with a broad, regular-featured, handsome face and carefully trimmed whiskers of a lawyer-like pattern.
C’était un homme d’une quarantaine d’années, à belle figure large et régulière, qui avait gardé ses favoris soignés de magistrat.
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
The member with the correctly trimmed whiskers spoke, however, with great circumspection.
Cependant, le député aux favoris corrects procédait avec une prudence extrême.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
His eldest son, Pierre, a man of thirty, with black whiskers trimmed square like a lawyer's, his mustache and beard shaved away, replied:
Son fils aîné, Pierre, un homme de trente ans à favoris noirs coupés comme ceux des magistrats, moustaches et menton rasés, répondit:
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de

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whisker

noun
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Common casewhiskerwhiskers
Possessive casewhisker'swhiskers'