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Translate Files Saniette (fr. Saniette)
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Tandis que grâce à sa sensibilité frémissante, à sa timidité craintive et vite affolée, Saniette leur offrait un souffre-douleur quotidien.
Whereas, thanks to his shuddering sensibility, his timorous and quickly aroused shyness, Saniette provided them with a whipping-block for every day in the year.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Search Saniette voyait avec joie la conversation prendre un tour si animé.
Saniette was delighted to see the conversation take so animated a turn.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 "Mais ce n'est pas si extraordinaire", dit Saniette essoufflé par l'émotion mais souriant, quoiqu'il n'en eût pas envie.
"But it is not so extraordinary" said Saniette, breathless with emotion but smiling, albeit he was in no smiling mood.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 En demandant à être présenté à M. Saniette, Swann fit à Mme Verdurin l’effet de renverser les rôles (au point qu’en réponse, elle dit en insistant sur la différence: "Monsieur Swann, voudriez-vous avoir la bonté de me permettre de vous présenter notre ami Saniette"), mais excita chez Saniette une sympathie ardente que d’ailleurs les Verdurin ne révélèrent jamais à Swann, car Saniette les agaçait un peu et ils ne tenaient pas à lui faire des amis.
By asking to be made known to M. Saniette, Swann made M. Verdurin reverse the usual form of introduction (saying, in fact, with emphasis on the distinction: "M. Swann, pray let me present to you our friend Saniette") but he aroused in Saniette himself a warmth of gratitude, which, however, the Verdurins never disclosed to Swann, since Saniette rather annoyed them, and they did not feel bound to provide him with friends.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Probablement, si Saniette avait avoué franchement cet ennui qu'il craignait de causer, on n'eût pas redouté ses visites.
Probably if Saniette had frankly admitted this boredom which he was afraid of causing, one would not have dreaded his visits.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Probablement, si Saniette avait avoué franchement cet ennui qu’il craignait de causer, on n’eût pas redouté ses visites.
Probably if Saniette had frankly admitted this boredom which he was afraid of causing, one would not have dreaded his visits.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1 Saniette, appelé pour faire le mort, déclara qu’il ne savait pas jouer au whist.
Saniette, summoned to make a fourth, declared that he did not know how to play whist.
Example taken from data source: CCMatrix_v1