translate English to French: His career was an uneasy mixture of commercial ambition and military zeal but, though his conquests were ephemeral and his actions often cruel, his daring roused the admiration of even his enemies.
Sa carrière allie l'ambition commerciale et le zèle militaire mais, même si ses conquêtes sont éphémères et ses méthodes souvent cruelles, son audace est admirée même par ses ennemis.