A Room with a View — Page 2

English → Fr Chapter I Level 6/10

Lucy felt that she had been selfish.

Lucy sentit qu'elle avait été égoïste.

"Charlotte, you mustn't spoil me: of course, you must look over the Arno, too.

« Charlotte, vous ne devez pas me gâter : bien sûr, vous devez également avoir vue sur l'Arno.

I meant that.

C'est ce que je voulais dire.

The first vacant room in the front—" "You must have it," said Miss Bartlett, part of whose travelling expenses were paid by Lucy's mother—a piece of generosity to which she made many a tactful allusion.

La première chambre libre sur le devant — » « Vous devez l'avoir, » dit Miss Bartlett, dont une partie des frais de voyage était payée par la mère de Lucy — une marque de générosité à laquelle elle faisait maintes allusions pleines de tact.

"No, no. You must have it."

« Non, non. Vous devez l'avoir. »

"I insist on it. Your mother would never forgive me, Lucy."

« J'y insiste. Votre mère ne me pardonnerait jamais, Lucy. »

"She would never forgive _me_."

« Elle ne me pardonnerait jamais, à _moi_. »

The ladies' voices grew animated, and—if the sad truth be owned—a little peevish.

Les voix des dames s'animèrent, et — s'il faut dire la triste vérité — devinrent un peu irritées.

They were tired, and under the guise of unselfishness they wrangled.

Elles étaient fatiguées, et sous couvert de désintéressement elles se disputaient.

Some of their neighbours interchanged glances, and one of them—one of the ill-bred people whom one does meet abroad—leant forward over the table and actually intruded into their argument.

Quelques-uns de leurs voisins échangèrent des regards, et l'un d'eux — l'un de ces gens mal élevés que l'on rencontre à l'étranger — se pencha en avant par-dessus la table et s'immisça effectivement dans leur dispute.

He said:

Il dit :

"I have a view, I have a view."

« J'ai une vue, j'ai une vue. »

Miss Bartlett was startled.

Miss Bartlett fut surprise.

Generally at a pension people looked them over for a day or two before speaking, and often did not find out that they would "do" till they had gone.

En général, dans une pension, les gens les observaient pendant un jour ou deux avant de leur parler, et ne découvraient souvent qu'elles « conviendraient » qu'après leur départ.

She knew that the intruder was ill-bred, even before she glanced at him.

Elle sut que l'importun était mal élevé, avant même de l'avoir regardé.

He was an old man, of heavy build, with a fair, shaven face and large eyes.

C'était un vieil homme, de forte carrure, au visage clair et rasé, avec de grands yeux.

There was something childish in those eyes, though it was not the childishness of senility.

Il y avait quelque chose d'enfantin dans ces yeux, bien que ce ne fût pas la puérilité de la sénilité.

What exactly it was Miss Bartlett did not stop to consider, for her glance passed on to his clothes.

Ce que c'était exactement, Miss Bartlett ne s'arrêta pas à le déterminer, car son regard passa à ses vêtements.

These did not attract her.

Ceux-ci ne lui plurent pas.

Vocabulary

sentit: Felt or sensed something (past tense of sentir).
qu': That or which, contracted form of que.
elle: She or her, third-person singular feminine pronoun.
avait: Had, past imperfect form of avoir.
été: Been, past participle of être.
égoïste: Selfish or self-centered in behavior or attitude.
vous: You, second-person plural or formal singular pronoun.
ne: Not, negative particle used with pas or other negatives.
devez: Must or have to, second-person plural of devoir.
pas: Not, used with ne to form negation.
me: Me or myself, first-person singular object pronoun.
gâter: To spoil or pamper someone excessively.
bien: Well or good, common adverb of manner or degree.
sûr: Sure or certain, adjective expressing certainty.
également: Also or equally, adverb meaning likewise or as well.
avoir: To have, infinitive of the verb avoir.
vue: View or sight, a visual perspective of something.
sur: On or over, preposition indicating position or topic.
l': The, contracted definite article before a vowel sound.
C': It is, contracted form of ce before est.
est: Is, third-person singular present of être.
ce: This or that, demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
que: That or what, conjunction or relative pronoun.
je: I, first-person singular subject pronoun.
voulais: Wanted, past imperfect first-person of vouloir.
dire: To say or tell, infinitive of the verb dire.
La: The, definite article for feminine singular nouns.
première: First, feminine ordinal adjective indicating priority.
chambre: Room or bedroom in a house or hotel.
libre: Free or available, not occupied or restricted.
le: The, definite article for masculine singular nouns.
devant: In front of, preposition indicating forward position.
Vous: You, second-person formal or plural subject pronoun.
dit: Said, past tense third-person singular of dire.
dont: Whose or of which, relative pronoun replacing de.
une: A or an, indefinite article for feminine nouns.
partie: Part or portion of a whole.
des: Some or of the, partitive or plural article.
frais: Expenses or costs associated with travel or activities.
de: Of or from, very common French preposition.
voyage: Trip or journey taken from one place to another.
était: Was, past imperfect third-person singular of être.
payée: Paid, feminine past participle of payer.
par: By or through, preposition indicating agent or means.
la: The, definite article for feminine singular nouns.
mère: Mother, female parent of a person.
marque: Mark or sign indicating a quality or characteristic.
générosité: Generosity, the quality of being giving and unselfish.
à: To or at, very common French preposition.
laquelle: Which, feminine relative or interrogative pronoun.
faisait: Made or did, past imperfect of faire.
maintes: Many, feminine plural adjective meaning numerous times.
allusions: References or hints made indirectly to something.
pleines: Full of, feminine plural adjective indicating abundance.
tact: Tact, sensitivity in dealing with others diplomatically.
Non: No, negative response or refusal.
non: No, negative word used for emphasis or refusal.
J': I, contracted first-person pronoun before a vowel.
y: There or to it, pronoun replacing a place or thing.
insiste: Insist, first-person present of insister.
Votre: Your, possessive adjective for formal or plural you.
pardonnerait: Would forgive, conditional third-person of pardonner.
jamais: Never or ever, adverb of negation or emphasis.
Elle: She, third-person singular feminine subject pronoun.
_moi_: Me, emphasized first-person pronoun, stressed form.
Les: The, definite article for plural nouns of any gender.
voix: Voices, the sounds produced by people speaking.
dames: Ladies or women, polite term for adult females.
s': Themselves, reflexive pronoun contracted before a vowel.
animèrent: Became lively or animated, past tense of animer.
et: And, coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.
il: He or it, third-person singular masculine pronoun.
faut: Must or it is necessary, impersonal form of falloir.
triste: Sad or unfortunate, adjective describing unhappy state.
vérité: Truth, the state of being accurate or real.
devinrent: Became, past tense third-person plural of devenir.
un: A or one, indefinite article for masculine nouns.
peu: A little, adverb indicating a small degree.
irritées: Irritated or annoyed, feminine past participle of irriter.
Elles: They, third-person plural feminine subject pronoun.
étaient: Were, past imperfect third-person plural of être.
fatiguées: Tired or exhausted, feminine past participle of fatiguer.
sous: Under or beneath, preposition indicating position below.
couvert: Cover or guise, used here as a pretext or disguise.
désintéressement: Selflessness or disinterestedness, acting without personal gain.
elles: They, feminine third-person plural pronoun.
se: Themselves, reflexive pronoun for third-person subjects.
disputaient: Were arguing or quarreling, past imperfect of disputer.
Quelques-uns: Some or a few, indefinite pronoun referring to people.
leurs: Their, possessive adjective for plural possessed things.
voisins: Neighbors, people living nearby in a place.
échangèrent: Exchanged, past tense third-person plural of échanger.
regards: Glances or looks, expressions made with the eyes.
d': Of or from, contracted preposition before a vowel.
eux: Them, stressed third-person masculine plural pronoun.
ces: These or those, demonstrative adjective for plural nouns.
gens: People, a general term for a group of persons.
mal: Badly or poorly, adverb indicating negative manner.
élevés: Raised or bred, here meaning ill-mannered or rude.
on: One or we, indefinite subject pronoun in French.
rencontre: Meets or encounters, one meets someone somewhere.
étranger: Foreigner or stranger, person from another country.
pencha: Leaned, past tense third-person singular of pencher.
en: In or on, preposition or pronoun of place or quantity.
avant: Forward or before, adverb or preposition of position.
par-dessus: Over or above, compound preposition meaning across over.
table: Table, a piece of furniture with a flat surface.
immisça: Interfered or meddled, past tense of s'immiscer.
effectivement: Indeed or actually, adverb confirming something is true.
dans: In or inside, preposition indicating location or time.
leur: Their or to them, possessive adjective or pronoun.
dispute: Argument or quarrel between two or more people.
Il: He or it, third-person singular masculine subject pronoun.
ai: Have, first-person singular present of avoir.
j': I, contracted first-person pronoun before a vowel.
fut: Was, past historic third-person singular of être.
surprise: Surprised or a surprise, unexpected reaction or event.
En: In or as, preposition indicating manner or location.
général: General or in general, broad or common to all.
pension: Boarding house or guesthouse offering meals and lodging.
les: The, definite article for plural nouns.
observaient: Observed or watched, past imperfect of observer.
pendant: During or for, preposition indicating a period of time.
jour: Day, a 24-hour period of time.
ou: Or, coordinating conjunction presenting an alternative.
deux: Two, the number 2.
parler: To speak or talk, infinitive of parler.
découvraient: Discovered or found out, past imperfect of découvrir.
souvent: Often, adverb indicating frequent occurrence.
conviendraient: Would suit or agree, conditional of convenir.
après: After or afterwards, preposition or adverb of time.
départ: Departure, the act of leaving a place.
sut: Knew, past historic third-person singular of savoir.
importun: Intrusive or importunate, someone who bothers others.
élevé: Raised or well-bred, brought up in a certain manner.
même: Even or same, adverb or adjective of similarity.
regardé: Looked at or observed, past participle of regarder.
vieil: Old, masculine adjective before a vowel-starting noun.
homme: Man, an adult male person.
forte: Strong or sturdy, feminine adjective describing build.
carrure: Build or frame, the breadth of someone's shoulders.
au: To the or at the, contraction of à + le.
visage: Face, the front part of a person's head.
clair: Clear or light, adjective describing brightness or fairness.
rasé: Shaved or clean-shaven, past participle of raser.
avec: With, preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
grands: Big or large, masculine plural adjective of size.
yeux: Eyes, the organs of sight on a person's face.
quelque: Some or something, indefinite adjective of quantity.
chose: Thing or something, a general noun for any object.
enfantin: Childlike or infantile, resembling a child's quality.
fût: Were or would be, subjunctive past of être.
puérilité: Childishness or puerility, immature or silly behavior.
sénilité: Senility, mental decline associated with old age.
Ce: This or it, demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
c': It, contracted demonstrative pronoun before est.
exactement: Exactly, adverb indicating precision or accuracy.
arrêta: Stopped, past tense third-person singular of arrêter.
déterminer: To determine or decide, to establish something clearly.
car: Because or for, conjunction explaining a reason.
son: His, her, or its, possessive adjective for singular nouns.
regard: Gaze or look, the act of looking at someone.
passa: Passed or moved over, past tense of passer.
ses: His, her, or its, possessive adjective for plural nouns.
vêtements: Clothes or garments worn on a person's body.
Ceux-ci: These ones, demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby things.
lui: Him or to him, third-person singular indirect pronoun.
plurent: Pleased or were liked, past tense of plaire.

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