Panurge (fr. Panurge)

Translation into English

Mais après toutes ces énormes recherches érudites qui occupent tout le livre, Panurge ignore toujours s'il doit ou non se marier.
But after all this enormous, erudite research, which takes up the whole book, Panurge still does not know whether he should marry or not.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
Mais après ces énormes recherches érudites qui occupent tout le livre, Panurge ignore toujours s'il doit ou non se marier.
But after all this enormous, erudite research, which takes up the whole book, Panurge still does not know whether he should marry or not.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
Là, si cela vous chante, accusez Panurge, pour sa lâcheté, accusez Emma Bovary, accusez Rastignac, c’est votre affaire; le romancier n’y peut rien.
If you like, you can accuse Panurge of cowardice, accuse Emma Bovary, accuse Rastignac - that’s your business; the novelist has nothing to do with it.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
Ça me rappelle les moutons de Panurge.
This reminds me of sheep flocks.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
L’histoire de Panurge, qui raconte la vie privée de Panurge en tant qu’individu (livre 3), a servi de prototype aux romans européens ultérieurs.
The tale of Panurge, which recounted Panurge’s private life as an individual (book 3), served as a prototype for later European novels.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
En deuxième analyse, ce n’est donc pas une poignée de gouvernants qui nous écrasent mais l’ inconscience, la stupidité du troupeau de moutons de Panurge qui constitue le bétail électoral.
On closer analysis, it is thus not a handful of rulers who crush us, but the thoughtlessness, the stupidity of the herd of those sheep of Panurge who constitute the electoral cattle.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1
Panurge mène et les moutons suivent.
The Shepherd leads and the sheep follow.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1

Synonyms

  • mouton
  • copieur
  • esclave de l'opinion
  • suiveur