A Room with a View — Page 11

English → Fr Chapter I Level 6/10

"I think everyone at Windy Corner will approve; it is the fashionable world.

« Je pense que tout le monde à Windy Corner approuvera ; c'est le monde à la mode.

I am used to Tunbridge Wells, where we are all hopelessly behind the times."

J'ai l'habitude de Tunbridge Wells, où nous sommes tous irrémédiablement en retard sur notre temps. »

"Yes," said Lucy despondently.

« Oui », dit Lucy d'un air abattu.

There was a haze of disapproval in the air, but whether the disapproval was of herself, or of Mr. Beebe, or of the fashionable world at Windy Corner, or of the narrow world at Tunbridge Wells, she could not determine.

Il y avait comme un voile de désapprobation dans l'air, mais elle ne parvenait pas à déterminer si cette désapprobation la visait elle-même, ou M. Beebe, ou le monde à la mode de Windy Corner, ou l'univers étroit de Tunbridge Wells.

She tried to locate it, but as usual she blundered.

Elle chercha à l'identifier, mais comme à son habitude elle fit fausse route.

Miss Bartlett sedulously denied disapproving of any one, and added "I am afraid you are finding me a very depressing companion."

Miss Bartlett nia avec zèle désapprouver qui que ce soit, et ajouta : « Je crains que vous ne me trouviez une compagnie bien déprimante. »

And the girl again thought: "I must have been selfish or unkind; I must be more careful.

Et la jeune fille pensa de nouveau : « J'ai dû être égoïste ou blessante ; je dois faire plus attention.

It is so dreadful for Charlotte, being poor."

C'est si terrible pour Charlotte d'être pauvre. »

Fortunately one of the little old ladies, who for some time had been smiling very benignly, now approached and asked if she might be allowed to sit where Mr. Beebe had sat.

Heureusement, l'une des petites vieilles dames, qui souriait depuis un moment avec une grande bienveillance, s'approcha alors et demanda si elle pouvait être autorisée à s'asseoir à la place qu'avait occupée M. Beebe.

Permission granted, she began to chatter gently about Italy, the plunge it had been to come there, the gratifying success of the plunge, the improvement in her sister's health, the necessity of closing the bed-room windows at night, and of thoroughly emptying the water-bottles in the morning.

La permission accordée, elle se mit à bavarder agréablement de l'Italie, du saut dans l'inconnu que cela avait représenté d'y venir, du succès gratifiant de ce saut, de l'amélioration de la santé de sa sœur, de la nécessité de fermer les fenêtres de la chambre la nuit, et de bien vider les carafes d'eau le matin.

She handled her subjects agreeably, and they were, perhaps, more worthy of attention than the high discourse upon Guelfs and Ghibellines which was proceeding tempestuously at the other end of the room.

Elle traitait ses sujets avec agrément, et ils étaient peut-être plus dignes d'attention que le noble discours sur les Guelfes et les Gibelins qui se poursuivait tumultueusement à l'autre bout de la salle.

Vocabulary

Je: zhuh — First-person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'.
pense: pahns — Think; first-person singular present of 'penser'.
que: kuh — That; subordinating conjunction linking clauses.
tout: too — All, every, or entirely; common adjective/adverb.
monde: mohnd — World; also used in 'tout le monde' meaning 'everyone'.
à: ah — At, to, in; very common French preposition.
approuvera: ah-proo-vuh-rah — Will approve; third-person singular future of 'approuver'.
c': s — Contraction of 'ce' before a vowel; meaning 'it' or 'this'.
est: eh — Is; third-person singular present of 'être' (to be).
mode: mohd — Fashion, trend; way something is done or worn.
ai: ay — Have; first-person singular present of 'avoir'.
habitude: ah-bee-tood — Habit, custom; a regularly repeated behavior.
de: duh — Of, from; extremely common French preposition.
où: oo — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place.
nous: noo — We, us; first-person plural pronoun.
sommes: sum — Are; first-person plural present of 'être' (to be).
tous: too — All, everyone; masculine plural form of 'tout'.
irrémédiablement: ee-ray-may-dyab-luh-mahn — Irremediably; in a way that cannot be fixed or corrected.
en: ahn — In, on, by; versatile French preposition or pronoun.
retard: ruh-tar — Late, delay; being behind schedule or behind the times.
sur: soor — On, about; preposition indicating position or topic.
notre: notr — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective.
temps: tahn — Time or weather; common and versatile French noun.
Oui: wee — Yes; affirmative response word in French.
dit: dee — Said; third-person singular past of 'dire' (to say).
un: uhn — A, an; masculine indefinite article or the number one.
air: ehr — Air; also demeanor or expression, as in 'avoir l'air'.
abattu: ah-bah-too — Downcast, dejected; feeling low in spirits.
Il: eel — He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
y: ee — There; pronoun replacing a previously mentioned place.
avait: ah-veh — Had; third-person singular imperfect of 'avoir'.
comme: kum — Like, as; used for comparison or similarity.
voile: vwahl — Veil; thin covering that obscures something.
désapprobation: day-zah-pro-bah-syohn — Disapproval; expression of not approving something.
dans: dahn — In, inside; preposition indicating location within something.
mais: meh — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
elle: ehl — She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
ne: nuh — Not; part of French negative construction 'ne...pas'.
parvenait: par-vuh-neh — Managed, succeeded; imperfect of 'parvenir' (to manage).
pas: pah — Not; second part of the French negative 'ne...pas'.
déterminer: day-tehr-mee-nay — To determine, to figure out; to establish something clearly.
si: see — If, whether; conditional conjunction introducing a clause.
cette: set — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
visait: vee-zeh — Was aimed at; imperfect of 'viser' (to aim or target).
même: mehm — Same, even, self; used for emphasis or comparison.
ou: oo — Or; coordinating conjunction offering an alternative.
M.: muh-syuh — Abbreviation for 'Monsieur'; title meaning 'Mr.' or 'Sir'.
univers: oo-nee-vehr — Universe; the whole of existence or a personal world.
étroit: ay-trwah — Narrow, limited; describing something confined or restricted.
Elle: ehl — She; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun.
chercha: shehr-shah — Sought, tried; simple past of 'chercher' (to look for).
identifier: ee-dahn-tee-fyay — To identify; to recognize or determine the nature of something.
son: sohn — His, her, its; third-person singular possessive adjective.
fit: fee — Made, did; third-person singular simple past of 'faire'.
fausse: fohs — False, wrong; feminine form of 'faux'.
route: root — Road, route; also used in 'fausse route' meaning wrong track.
nia: nyah — Denied; third-person singular simple past of 'nier'.
avec: ah-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means.
zèle: zehl — Zeal, eagerness; enthusiastic and devoted effort.
désapprouver: day-zah-proo-vay — To disapprove; to have a negative opinion of something.
qui: kee — Who, which, that; relative or interrogative pronoun.
ce: suh — This, that, it; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
soit: swah — Be; subjunctive form of 'être', used in 'qui que ce soit'.
et: ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction.
ajouta: ah-zhoo-tah — Added; third-person singular simple past of 'ajouter'.
crains: kranh — Fear; first-person singular present of 'craindre'.
vous: voo — You; second-person plural or formal singular pronoun.
me: muh — Me; first-person singular object pronoun.
trouviez: troo-vyay — Find; second-person plural subjunctive/imperfect of 'trouver'.
une: oon — A, an; feminine singular indefinite article.
compagnie: kohm-pah-nyee — Company, companionship; being together with others.
bien: byahn — Well, very, good; common adverb or adjective.
déprimante: day-pree-mahnt — Depressing; tending to make one feel sad or low.
Et: ay — And; coordinating conjunction, same as 'et'.
jeune: zhun — Young; adjective describing a person of little age.
fille: feey — Girl, daughter; female child or young woman.
pensa: pahn-sah — Thought; third-person singular simple past of 'penser'.
nouveau: noo-voh — New, again; adjective meaning new or adverb meaning again.
dû: doo — Had to, owed; past participle of 'devoir'.
être: ehtr — To be; fundamental French infinitive verb.
égoïste: ay-go-eest — Selfish, egotistical; placing one's own interests first.
blessante: bleh-sahnt — Hurtful, wounding; causing emotional pain to someone.
je: zhuh — I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
dois: dwah — Must, have to; first-person singular present of 'devoir'.
faire: fehr — To do, to make; one of the most common French verbs.
plus: ploo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree.
attention: ah-tahn-syohn — Attention, care; being careful or watchful.
terrible: teh-reebl — Terrible, awful; extremely bad or dreadful.
pour: poor — For; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary.
pauvre: pohvr — Poor; lacking money or used to express pity.
Heureusement: uh-ruhz-mahn — Fortunately, luckily; expressing relief at a good outcome.
des: day — Some, of the; plural indefinite article or contraction.
petites: puh-teet — Small, little; feminine plural adjective.
vieilles: vyay — Old; feminine plural adjective describing elderly people.
dames: dahm — Ladies; polite term for women.
souriait: soo-ryeh — Was smiling; third-person singular imperfect of 'sourire'.
depuis: duh-pwee — Since, for; preposition indicating time elapsed.
moment: moh-mahn — Moment; a short period of time.
grande: grahnd — Great, big; feminine form of 'grand'.
bienveillance: byahn-vay-yahns — Benevolence, kindness; goodwill toward others.
approcha: ah-pro-shah — Approached; third-person singular simple past of 'approcher'.
alors: ah-lor — Then, so; adverb or conjunction indicating consequence.
demanda: duh-mahn-dah — Asked; third-person singular simple past of 'demander'.
pouvait: poo-veh — Could; third-person singular imperfect of 'pouvoir'.
autorisée: oh-toh-ree-zay — Authorized, allowed; feminine past participle of 'autoriser'.
asseoir: ah-swahr — To sit down; reflexive verb 's'asseoir'.
place: plahs — Place, seat; a spot where someone or something is located.
occupée: oh-koo-pay — Occupied, taken; feminine past participle of 'occuper'.
permission: pehr-mee-syohn — Permission; authorization to do something.
accordée: ah-kor-day — Granted; feminine past participle of 'accorder'.
se: suh — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
mit: mee — Put, began; simple past of 'mettre' used in 'se mettre à'.
bavarder: bah-var-day — To chat, to gossip; to talk casually and at length.
agréablement: ah-gray-ahbl-mahn — Pleasantly, agreeably; in a pleasant or enjoyable manner.
Italie: ee-tah-lee — Italy; the country in southern Europe.
du: doo — Of the, from the; masculine singular contracted article.
saut: soh — Jump, leap; sudden transition or figurative leap.
inconnu: ahn-ko-noo — Unknown; something or someone not known or familiar.
cela: suh-lah — That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
représenté: ruh-pray-zahn-tay — Represented; past participle of 'représenter'.
venir: vuh-neer — To come; basic verb of motion.
succès: soo-kseh — Success; a favorable or desired outcome.
gratifiant: grah-tee-fyahn — Gratifying, rewarding; giving a sense of satisfaction.
amélioration: ah-may-lyo-rah-syohn — Improvement; the act of getting better.
santé: sahn-tay — Health; the state of physical or mental well-being.
sa: sah — His, her, its; third-person singular feminine possessive.
sœur: sur — Sister; female sibling.
nécessité: nay-seh-see-tay — Necessity; something required or indispensable.
fermer: fehr-may — To close, to shut; to move something to a closed position.
fenêtres: fuh-nehtr — Windows; openings in a wall covered with glass.
chambre: shahmbr — Bedroom, room; a private sleeping room.
nuit: nwee — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.
vider: vee-day — To empty; to remove all contents from something.
carafes: kah-raf — Carafes; glass containers for serving water or wine.
eau: oh — Water; the essential liquid for life.
matin: mah-tahn — Morning; the early part of the day.
traitait: treh-teh — Treated, dealt with; imperfect of 'traiter'.
ses: say — His, her, its; third-person singular plural possessive.
sujets: soo-zheh — Subjects, topics; matters being discussed or treated.
agrément: ah-gray-mahn — Pleasantness, charm; quality of being agreeable.
ils: eel — They; third-person masculine plural subject pronoun.
étaient: ay-teh — Were; third-person plural imperfect of 'être'.
peut: puh — Can, may; third-person singular present of 'pouvoir'.
dignes: deeny — Worthy, deserving; meriting respect or consideration.
noble: nobl — Noble; of high moral quality or elevated character.
discours: dee-skoor — Speech, discourse; a formal talk or written argument.
poursuivait: poor-swee-veh — Was pursuing, continuing; imperfect of 'poursuivre'.
tumultueusement: too-mool-too-uhz-mahn — Tumultuously; in a noisy, chaotic, or turbulent manner.
autre: ohtr — Other, another; referring to a different person or thing.
bout: boo — End, tip; the far end or extremity of something.
salle: sahl — Room, hall; a large room used for a specific purpose.

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