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• C'était un beau vieillard à l'air martial et imposant.He was a handsome old man who looked martial and imposing.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac
• Tout à coup l'on entendit, venant de la basse-ville, le son martial des tambours qui battaient aux champs, et les cris aigus du fifre qui montaient en trilles joyeuses par-dessus le fort des Hurons.Suddenly it was heard, coming from the lower town, the martial sound of the drums that were beating in the fields, and the sharp cries of the fife that were riding in joyful trills over the fort of the Hurons.B2Le Chevalier de Mornac