A Room with a View — Page 13

English → Fr Chapter I Level 6/10

She proceeded no further into things, for Mr. Beebe reappeared, looking extremely pleasant.

Elle n'alla pas plus loin dans ses réflexions, car M. Beebe reparut, l'air extrêmement aimable.

"Miss Bartlett," he cried, "it's all right about the rooms. I'm so glad. Mr. Emerson was talking about it in the smoking-room, and knowing what I did, I encouraged him to make the offer again. He has let me come and ask you. He would be so pleased."

« Mademoiselle Bartlett, s'écria-t-il, c'est arrangé pour les chambres. Je suis si content. M. Emerson en parlait dans le fumoir, et sachant ce que je savais, je l'ai encouragé à réitérer son offre. Il m'a permis de venir vous le demander. Il en serait si heureux. »

"Oh, Charlotte," cried Lucy to her cousin, "we must have the rooms now. The old man is just as nice and kind as he can be."

« Oh, Charlotte, s'écria Lucy à sa cousine, il faut absolument que nous prenions ces chambres maintenant. Le vieil homme est on ne peut plus gentil et aimable. »

Miss Bartlett was silent.

Mademoiselle Bartlett garda le silence.

"I fear," said Mr. Beebe, after a pause, "that I have been officious. I must apologize for my interference."

« Je crains, dit M. Beebe après un silence, de m'être montré trop zélé. Je dois m'excuser de mon ingérence. »

Gravely displeased, he turned to go.

Visiblement mécontent, il se retourna pour partir.

Not till then did Miss Bartlett reply: "My own wishes, dearest Lucy, are unimportant in comparison with yours. It would be hard indeed if I stopped you doing as you liked at Florence, when I am only here through your kindness. If you wish me to turn these gentlemen out of their rooms, I will do it. Would you then, Mr. Beebe, kindly tell Mr. Emerson that I accept his kind offer, and then conduct him to me, in order that I may thank him personally?"

Ce n'est qu'alors que Mademoiselle Bartlett répondit : « Mes propres désirs, chère Lucy, sont sans importance comparés aux vôtres. Ce serait vraiment dur de ma part si je vous empêchais de faire à votre guise à Florence, alors que je ne suis ici que grâce à votre générosité. Si vous souhaitez que je mette ces messieurs à la porte de leurs chambres, je le ferai. Voudriez-vous alors, Monsieur Beebe, avoir l'amabilité de dire à M. Emerson que j'accepte son aimable offre, puis de me le conduire, afin que je puisse le remercier en personne ? »

She raised her voice as she spoke; it was heard all over the drawing-room, and silenced the Guelfs and the Ghibellines.

Elle éleva la voix en parlant ; on l'entendit dans tout le salon, et cela fit taire les Guelfes et les Gibelins.

The clergyman, inwardly cursing the female sex, bowed, and departed with her message.

Le pasteur, maudissant intérieurement le sexe féminin, s'inclina et repartit avec son message.

"Remember, Lucy, I alone am implicated in this.

« Souvenez-vous, Lucy, que moi seule suis impliquée dans tout ceci.

Vocabulary

Elle: She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
n': Contraction of 'ne'; negation particle before vowel
alla: Went; past tense of 'aller' (to go)
pas: Not; negation word used with 'ne'
plus: More; no longer; also used in negation
loin: Far; at a great distance
dans: In; inside; within a space or context
ses: His/her/its; plural possessive adjective
réflexions: Reflections; thoughts or meditations on something
car: Because; for; introduces a reason or explanation
M.: Abbreviation for Monsieur; Mr. in English
reparut: Reappeared; past tense of 'reparaître'
l': The; definite article contracted before vowel
air: Air; also manner or appearance of someone
extrêmement: Extremely; to a very great degree
aimable: Amiable; kind; pleasant and friendly in manner
Mademoiselle: Miss; title for an unmarried woman
s': Reflexive pronoun contraction before vowel
écria-t-il: He exclaimed; past tense of 's'écrier'
c': Contraction of 'ce'; it; this before vowel
est: Is; third-person singular of 'être' (to be)
arrangé: Arranged; sorted out; settled satisfactorily
pour: For; in order to; indicating purpose or destination
les: The; plural definite article for all genders
chambres: Rooms; bedrooms in a house or hotel
Je: I; first-person singular subject pronoun
suis: Am; first-person singular of 'être' (to be)
si: So; if; expresses condition or intensity
content: Happy; pleased; satisfied with a situation
en: In; of it; pronoun or preposition with varied uses
parlait: Was speaking; imperfect tense of 'parler'
le: The; masculine singular definite article
fumoir: Smoking room; a room designated for smoking
et: And; coordinating conjunction joining elements
sachant: Knowing; present participle of 'savoir'
ce: This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
que: That; what; which; conjunction or relative pronoun
je: I; first-person singular subject pronoun
savais: Knew; imperfect tense of 'savoir' (to know)
ai: Have; first-person singular of 'avoir' (to have)
encouragé: Encouraged; motivated someone to do something
à: To; at; preposition indicating direction or location
réitérer: To reiterate; to repeat or restate something
son: His/her/its; singular possessive adjective
offre: Offer; a proposal made to someone
Il: He; third-person singular masculine pronoun
m': Me; first-person singular object pronoun (contracted)
a: Has; third-person singular of 'avoir' (to have)
permis: Allowed; permitted; past participle of 'permettre'
de: Of; from; to; common preposition with many uses
venir: To come; infinitive of movement toward speaker
vous: You; second-person plural or formal pronoun
demander: To ask; to request something from someone
serait: Would be; conditional of 'être' (to be)
heureux: Happy; joyful; feeling or expressing happiness
Oh: Oh; exclamation expressing surprise or emotion
écria: Exclaimed; past tense of 's'écrier'
sa: His/her; feminine singular possessive adjective
cousine: Cousin; female relative sharing a grandparent
il: He; it; third-person singular masculine pronoun
faut: Must; it is necessary; from 'falloir'
absolument: Absolutely; without any doubt; completely
nous: We; us; first-person plural pronoun
prenions: Took; subjunctive of 'prendre' (to take)
ces: These; those; plural demonstrative adjective
maintenant: Now; at the present moment
Le: The; masculine singular definite article
vieil: Old; elderly; masculine adjective before vowel
homme: Man; adult male human being
on: One; we; they; indefinite subject pronoun
ne: Not; first part of French negation construction
peut: Can; is able to; from 'pouvoir'
gentil: Kind; nice; gentle in behavior toward others
garda: Kept; maintained; past tense of 'garder'
silence: Silence; absence of sound or speech
crains: Fear; first-person singular of 'craindre'
dit: Said; past tense of 'dire' (to say)
après: After; following in time or order
un: A; one; indefinite masculine singular article
être: To be; infinitive of the verb 'être'
montré: Shown; demonstrated; past participle of 'montrer'
trop: Too; too much; excessively
zélé: Zealous; overly eager or enthusiastic
dois: Must; owe; first-person singular of 'devoir'
excuser: To excuse; to forgive or pardon someone
mon: My; first-person singular masculine possessive adjective
ingérence: Interference; meddling in others' affairs
Visiblement: Visibly; evidently; in a clearly noticeable way
mécontent: Displeased; unhappy; dissatisfied with something
se: Himself/herself/itself; reflexive pronoun
retourna: Turned around; past tense of 'se retourner'
partir: To leave; to depart from a place
Ce: This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
qu': That; which; what; contraction of 'que'
alors: Then; so; at that moment or consequently
répondit: Replied; answered; past tense of 'répondre'
Mes: My; first-person singular plural possessive adjective
propres: Own; clean; one's personal or individual desires
désirs: Desires; wishes; strong feelings of wanting something
chère: Dear; beloved; term of affectionate address
sont: Are; third-person plural of 'être' (to be)
sans: Without; lacking; in the absence of something
importance: Importance; significance; the quality of mattering
comparés: Compared; measured against; past participle of 'comparer'
aux: To the; contraction of 'à les'
vôtres: Yours; possessive pronoun referring to your things
vraiment: Really; truly; genuinely
dur: Hard; difficult; tough
ma: My; first-person singular feminine possessive adjective
part: Part; share; side; used in expressions like 'de ma part'
empêchais: Was preventing; imperfect of 'empêcher' (to prevent)
faire: To do; to make; common infinitive verb
votre: Your; second-person plural possessive adjective
guise: Way; manner; used in 'à votre guise' (as you wish)
ici: Here; in this place
grâce: Grace; thanks to; favor or elegance
générosité: Generosity; willingness to give freely to others
Si: If; whether; introduces a conditional clause
souhaitez: Wish; desire; second-person plural of 'souhaiter'
mette: Put; place; subjunctive of 'mettre' (to put)
messieurs: Gentlemen; plural of 'monsieur' (mister/sir)
la: The; feminine singular definite article
porte: Door; gate; entrance to a room or building
leurs: Their; third-person plural possessive adjective
ferai: Will do; first-person future of 'faire'
Voudriez-vous: Would you like; polite conditional of 'vouloir'
Monsieur: Mister; Sir; polite title for a man
avoir: To have; infinitive of the auxiliary verb
amabilité: Kindness; amiability; being pleasant toward others
dire: To say; to tell; common speech infinitive
j': I; contraction of 'je' before a vowel
accepte: Accept; agree to; first-person of 'accepter'
puis: Then; next; also first-person of 'pouvoir' (can)
me: Me; myself; first-person singular object pronoun
conduire: To lead; to drive; to escort someone somewhere
afin: In order to; so that; expresses purpose
puisse: May; can; subjunctive of 'pouvoir' (to be able)
remercier: To thank; to express gratitude to someone
personne: Person; also 'nobody' in negative constructions
éleva: Raised; lifted; past tense of 'élever'
voix: Voice; sound produced in speaking or singing
parlant: Speaking; present participle of 'parler'
entendit: Heard; past tense of 'entendre' (to hear)
tout: All; every; whole; entire
salon: Living room; lounge; reception room
cela: That; this; used to refer to something previously mentioned
fit: Made; caused; past tense of 'faire'
taire: To silence; to make quiet; from 'se taire'
pasteur: Pastor; minister; Protestant clergyman
maudissant: Cursing; damning; present participle of 'maudire'
intérieurement: Inwardly; internally; inside one's own thoughts
sexe: Sex; gender; biological category of male or female
féminin: Feminine; female; relating to women or femininity
inclina: Bowed; inclined; past tense of 'incliner'
repartit: Left again; departed; past tense of 'repartir'
avec: With; in the company of; accompanied by
message: Message; a communication sent to someone
Souvenez-vous: Remember; imperative of 'se souvenir' (to remember)
moi: Me; I; emphatic first-person singular pronoun
seule: Alone; only; single; feminine form of 'seul'
impliquée: Involved; implicated; feminine past participle of 'impliquer'
ceci: This; used to point to something nearby or just mentioned

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