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restless

/ˈɹɛstlɪs/ adjectif B2

En français : inquiet, agité

  1. Not allowing or affording rest. · The night before his wedding was a restless one.
  2. Without rest; unable to be still or quiet; uneasy; continually moving. · He was a restless child.· She sat, restless and nervous, and tried to concentrate.
  3. Not satisfied to be at rest or in peace; averse to repose; eager for change; discontented. · A restless ambition.
  4. Deprived of rest or sleep. · They remained restless, sitting by the window the entire night.
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He stationed himself in a room commanding a view of the street, pacing the chamber with restless steps, stopping merely to listen from time to time for the sound of approaching wheels, then to cast an anxious glance on Ali; but the regularity with which the Nubian puffed forth the smoke of his chibouque proved that he at least was wholly absorbed in the enjoyment of his favorite occupation.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 491 · C1
The bride blushed, while Fernand, restless and uneasy, seemed to start at every fresh sound, and from time to time wiped away the large drops of perspiration that gathered on his brow.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 26 · C1
He had long, quivering fingers as agile and restless as the antennæ of an insect.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 8 · C1
As Danglars approached the disappointed lover, he cast on him a look of deep meaning, while Fernand, as he slowly paced behind the happy pair, who seemed, in their own unmixed content, to have entirely forgotten that such a being as himself existed, was pale and abstracted; occasionally, however, a deep flush would overspread his countenance, and a nervous contraction distort his features, while, with an agitated and restless gaze, he would glance in the direction of Marseilles, like one who either anticipated or foresaw some great and important event.
The Count of Monte Cristo, p. 23 · C1

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