A Room with a View — Page 6
I am lucky to be appointed to such a charming neighbourhood."
J'ai de la chance d'être nommé dans un si charmant voisinage."
"Oh, how glad I am!
« Oh, que je suis content !
The name of our house is Windy Corner."
Le nom de notre maison est Windy Corner. »
Mr. Beebe bowed.
M. Beebe s'inclina.
"There is mother and me generally, and my brother, though it's not often we get him to ch—— The church is rather far off, I mean."
« Il y a généralement ma mère et moi, et mon frère, bien qu'il ne nous accompagne pas souvent à l'égl—— L'église est plutôt loin, je veux dire. »
"Lucy, dearest, let Mr. Beebe eat his dinner."
« Lucy, ma chérie, laisse M. Beebe manger son dîner. »
"I am eating it, thank you, and enjoying it."
« Je le mange, merci, et j'en profite. »
He preferred to talk to Lucy, whose playing he remembered, rather than to Miss Bartlett, who probably remembered his sermons.
Il préférait parler à Lucy, dont il se souvenait du jeu, plutôt qu'à Miss Bartlett, qui se souvenait probablement de ses sermons.
He asked the girl whether she knew Florence well, and was informed at some length that she had never been there before.
Il demanda à la jeune fille si elle connaissait bien Florence, et apprit avec quelques détails qu'elle n'y était jamais allée auparavant.
It is delightful to advise a newcomer, and he was first in the field.
Il est délicieux de conseiller un nouveau venu, et il était le premier sur le terrain.
"Don't neglect the country round," his advice concluded.
« Ne négligez pas la campagne alentour », conclut-il son conseil.
"The first fine afternoon drive up to Fiesole, and round by Settignano, or something of that sort."
« Le premier bel après-midi, montez jusqu'à Fiesole, et faites le tour par Settignano, ou quelque chose de ce genre. »
"No!" cried a voice from the top of the table.
« Non ! » s'écria une voix du bout de la table.
"Mr. Beebe, you are wrong.
« M. Beebe, vous avez tort.
The first fine afternoon your ladies must go to Prato."
Le premier bel après-midi, vos dames doivent aller à Prato. »
"That lady looks so clever," whispered Miss Bartlett to her cousin.
« Cette dame a l'air si intelligente », chuchota Miss Bartlett à sa cousine.
"We are in luck."
« Nous avons de la chance. »
And, indeed, a perfect torrent of information burst on them.
Et, en effet, un véritable torrent d'informations déferla sur elles.
People told them what to see, when to see it, how to stop the electric trams, how to get rid of the beggars, how much to give for a vellum blotter, how much the place would grow upon them.
On leur dit quoi voir, quand le voir, comment arrêter les tramways électriques, comment se débarrasser des mendiants, combien donner pour un buvard en vélin, à quel point l'endroit leur plairait de plus en plus.
Vocabulary
- ai
- First person singular of 'avoir', to have
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or some
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning the
- chance
- Luck or good fortune
- être
- To be; fundamental linking or auxiliary verb
- nommé
- Named or appointed to a position
- dans
- Preposition meaning in or inside
- un
- Masculine indefinite article meaning a or an
- si
- So, such, or if in context
- charmant
- Charming, delightful, or pleasant in character
- voisinage
- Neighborhood or surrounding area nearby
- que
- That, what, or how in various contexts
- je
- First person singular pronoun meaning I
- suis
- First person singular of 'être', I am
- content
- Happy, pleased, or satisfied with something
- Le
- Masculine definite article meaning the
- nom
- Name or noun identifying a person or place
- notre
- Possessive adjective meaning our
- maison
- House or home where someone lives
- est
- Third person singular of 'être', is
- M.
- Abbreviation for Monsieur, meaning Mister
- inclina
- Bowed or inclined as a gesture of respect
- Il
- Third person masculine pronoun meaning he
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning there or it
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir', there is
- généralement
- Generally or usually in most situations
- ma
- Feminine possessive adjective meaning my
- mère
- Mother, female parent of a person
- et
- Coordinating conjunction meaning and
- moi
- Stressed first person pronoun meaning me
- mon
- Masculine possessive adjective meaning my
- frère
- Brother, male sibling in a family
- bien
- Well, good, or very in various contexts
- il
- Third person masculine pronoun meaning he
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' or alone
- nous
- First person plural pronoun meaning we or us
- accompagne
- Accompanies or goes along with someone
- pas
- Negative particle meaning not
- souvent
- Often or frequently on many occasions
- à
- Preposition meaning to, at, or in
- église
- Church, a building for Christian worship
- plutôt
- Rather, quite, or somewhat in degree
- loin
- Far away or at a great distance
- veux
- First person singular of 'vouloir', I want
- dire
- To say or to mean something
- chérie
- Dear or darling, term of affection for female
- laisse
- Let or allow someone to do something
- manger
- To eat food or have a meal
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its
- dîner
- Dinner, the main evening meal
- Je
- First person singular pronoun meaning I
- le
- Masculine definite article or object pronoun
- mange
- First or third person singular of 'manger', eat
- merci
- Thank you, expression of gratitude
- en
- Pronoun or preposition meaning of it or in
- profite
- Takes advantage of or enjoys something fully
- préférait
- Preferred or liked better in past imperfect
- parler
- To speak or talk about something
- dont
- Relative pronoun meaning of which or whose
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself or each other
- souvenait
- Remembered or recalled in past imperfect tense
- du
- Contracted article meaning of the masculine noun
- jeu
- Game, play, or act of playing
- qui
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning who
- probablement
- Probably or most likely to be true
- ses
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its (plural)
- sermons
- Religious speeches delivered by a preacher
- demanda
- Asked or inquired about something
- jeune
- Young or youthful in age
- fille
- Girl or daughter of a parent
- elle
- Third person feminine pronoun meaning she
- connaissait
- Knew a person or place in imperfect tense
- apprit
- Learned or found out in past historic tense
- avec
- Preposition meaning with someone or something
- quelques
- Some or a few items or details
- détails
- Details or specific pieces of information
- était
- Was or had been in past imperfect tense
- jamais
- Never or ever in negative constructions
- allée
- Gone or having gone to a place
- auparavant
- Before or previously at an earlier time
- délicieux
- Delicious or delightful to the senses
- conseiller
- To advise or counsel someone on something
- nouveau
- New or recently arrived male person or thing
- venu
- Come or arrived, past participle of 'venir'
- premier
- First in order, rank, or importance
- sur
- Preposition meaning on, upon, or about
- terrain
- Ground, land, or territory in general
- Ne
- Negative particle used in negation constructions
- négligez
- Neglect or overlook something important
- campagne
- Countryside or rural area outside the city
- alentour
- Around or in the surrounding area nearby
- conclut-il
- He concluded or finished his remarks
- conseil
- Advice or recommendation given to someone
- bel
- Beautiful or fine before a masculine vowel noun
- après-midi
- Afternoon, the time after midday
- montez
- Go up or climb to a higher place
- jusqu'
- Contracted form of 'jusqu'à', up to or until
- faites
- Make or do, second person plural imperative
- tour
- A trip, tour, or turn around something
- par
- Preposition meaning by, through, or via
- ou
- Coordinating conjunction meaning or
- quelque
- Some or a certain unspecified thing
- chose
- Thing or something in general terms
- ce
- Demonstrative adjective or pronoun meaning this
- genre
- Kind, type, or sort of something
- Non
- No, a negative response or refusal
- écria
- Exclaimed or cried out suddenly
- une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning a or an
- voix
- Voice or the sound of speaking
- bout
- End, tip, or far point of something
- table
- Table, a flat surface for eating or working
- vous
- Second person pronoun meaning you singular or plural
- avez
- Second person plural of 'avoir', you have
- tort
- Wrong or mistaken in judgment or opinion
- vos
- Possessive adjective meaning your plural
- dames
- Ladies or women, polite term for females
- doivent
- Must or have to, third person plural of 'devoir'
- aller
- To go somewhere or to travel
- Cette
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning this
- dame
- Lady or woman, polite feminine term
- air
- Air, appearance, or manner of a person
- intelligente
- Intelligent or smart, feminine adjective form
- chuchota
- Whispered or murmured quietly to someone
- sa
- Feminine possessive adjective meaning his or her
- cousine
- Female cousin, relative through family connection
- Nous
- First person plural pronoun meaning we
- avons
- First person plural of 'avoir', we have
- Et
- Coordinating conjunction meaning and
- effet
- Effect or result of an action or cause
- véritable
- True, real, or genuine in nature
- torrent
- Torrent, rushing flood or overwhelming flow
- informations
- Information or pieces of knowledge given
- déferla
- Rushed or poured forth like a wave
- elles
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning they
- On
- Indefinite pronoun meaning one, we, or people
- leur
- Indirect object pronoun meaning to them
- dit
- Said or told, past historic of 'dire'
- quoi
- What, used as pronoun in various contexts
- voir
- To see or to look at something
- quand
- When, indicating time in questions or clauses
- comment
- How, asking about manner or method
- arrêter
- To stop or halt something or someone
- les
- Plural definite article meaning the
- tramways
- Trams or streetcars running on city tracks
- électriques
- Electric, powered by electricity
- débarrasser
- To get rid of or free oneself from something
- des
- Plural article meaning of the or some
- mendiants
- Beggars or people who ask for charity
- combien
- How much or how many in quantity
- donner
- To give something to someone
- pour
- Preposition meaning for or in order to
- buvard
- Blotting paper used to absorb wet ink
- vélin
- Vellum, fine parchment or smooth writing paper
- quel
- Which or what, interrogative adjective masculine
- point
- Point, spot, or degree of something
- endroit
- Place or location where something is situated
- plairait
- Would please or be pleasing to someone
- plus
- More or most, indicating greater degree
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