A Study in Scarlet — Page 5
I believe he is well up in anatomy, and he is a first-class chemist; but, as far as I know, he has never taken out any systematic medical classes.
Je crois qu'il est très calé en anatomie, et c'est un chimiste de premier ordre ; mais, pour autant que je sache, il n'a jamais suivi de cours de médecine systématiques.
His studies are very desultory and eccentric, but he has amassed a lot of out-of-the-way knowledge which would astonish his professors."
Ses études sont très décousues et excentriques, mais il a accumulé beaucoup de connaissances insolites qui étonneraient ses professeurs. »
"Did you never ask him what he was going in for?" I asked.
« Ne lui avez-vous jamais demandé ce à quoi il se destinait ? » demandai-je.
"No; he is not a man that it is easy to draw out, though he can be communicative enough when the fancy seizes him."
« Non ; ce n'est pas un homme facile à faire parler, bien qu'il puisse être assez communicatif quand l'envie le prend. »
"I should like to meet him," I said.
« J'aimerais le rencontrer, » dis-je.
"If I am to lodge with anyone, I should prefer a man of studious and quiet habits.
« Si je dois partager un logement avec quelqu'un, je préférerais un homme aux habitudes studieuses et tranquilles.
I am not strong enough yet to stand much noise or excitement.
Je ne suis pas encore assez solide pour supporter beaucoup de bruit ou d'agitation.
I had enough of both in Afghanistan to last me for the remainder of my natural existence.
J'en ai eu suffisamment des deux en Afghanistan pour m'en suffire pour le reste de mon existence naturelle.
How could I meet this friend of yours?"
Comment pourrais-je rencontrer cet ami qui est le vôtre ? »
"He is sure to be at the laboratory," returned my companion.
« Il sera certainement au laboratoire, » répondit mon compagnon.
"He either avoids the place for weeks, or else he works there from morning to night.
« Soit il évite l'endroit pendant des semaines, soit il y travaille du matin au soir.
If you like, we shall drive round together after luncheon."
Si vous voulez, nous pourrons nous y rendre ensemble après le déjeuner. »
"Certainly," I answered, and the conversation drifted away into other channels.
« Certainement, » répondis-je, et la conversation dériva vers d'autres sujets.
As we made our way to the hospital after leaving the Holborn, Stamford gave me a few more particulars about the gentleman whom I proposed to take as a fellow-lodger.
Tandis que nous nous dirigions vers l'hôpital après avoir quitté le Holborn, Stamford me donna quelques détails supplémentaires sur le gentleman que je me proposais de prendre comme colocataire.
Vocabulary
- crois
- To believe or think something is true
- calé
- Informal adjective meaning highly knowledgeable or skilled
- anatomie
- The study of the structure of living organisms
- chimiste
- A scientist who studies or practices chemistry professionally
- premier
- Adjective meaning 'first' or 'foremost', top-ranking
- ordre
- Noun meaning 'order', rank, or level of quality
- autant
- Adverb meaning 'as much' or 'as far', used in comparisons
- sache
- Subjunctive form of 'savoir', meaning 'to know'
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever' in negation
- suivi
- Past participle of 'suivre', meaning 'followed' or 'taken'
- cours
- Noun meaning 'course' or 'class' in an academic context
- médecine
- The science and practice of diagnosing and treating illness
- systématiques
- Adjective meaning 'systematic', organized according to a system
- études
- Noun meaning 'studies' or academic learning pursuits
- décousues
- Adjective meaning 'disjointed', lacking coherence or order
- excentriques
- Adjective meaning 'eccentric', unconventional or odd in behavior
- accumulé
- Past participle of 'accumuler', meaning 'accumulated' or 'gathered'
- connaissances
- Noun meaning 'knowledge' or 'acquaintances' depending on context
- insolites
- Adjective meaning 'unusual', 'strange', or 'uncommon'
- étonneraient
- Conditional of 'étonner', meaning 'would astonish' or 'surprise'
- professeurs
- Noun meaning 'professors' or 'teachers' in academic settings
- avez-vous
- Inverted question form of 'vous avez', meaning 'have you'
- demandé
- Past participle of 'demander', meaning 'asked' or 'requested'
- quoi
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what', used after prepositions
- destinait
- Imperfect of 'destiner', meaning 'was destining' or 'intended for'
- demandai-je
- Inverted past simple form meaning 'I asked', literary style
- puisse
- Subjunctive form of 'pouvoir', meaning 'can' or 'may'
- assez
- Adverb meaning 'enough', 'quite', or 'rather'
- communicatif
- Adjective meaning 'communicative', talkative or open to sharing
- envie
- Noun meaning 'desire', 'urge', or 'wish' to do something
- prend
- Third person singular of 'prendre', meaning 'takes' or 'grabs'
- aimerais
- Conditional of 'aimer', meaning 'I would like' or 'love'
- rencontrer
- Infinitive meaning 'to meet' or 'to encounter' someone
- dis-je
- Inverted literary form meaning 'said I' or 'I said'
- dois
- First person singular of 'devoir', meaning 'must' or 'have to'
- partager
- Infinitive meaning 'to share' or 'to split' something
- logement
- Noun meaning 'accommodation', 'housing', or 'lodging'
- quelqu'
- Contracted form of 'quelqu'un', meaning 'someone' or 'somebody'
- préférerais
- Conditional of 'préférer', meaning 'I would prefer'
- habitudes
- Noun meaning 'habits' or 'customs' of a person
- studieuses
- Adjective meaning 'studious', dedicated to studying and learning
- tranquilles
- Adjective meaning 'quiet', 'calm', or 'peaceful'
- encore
- Adverb meaning 'still', 'yet', or 'again'
- solide
- Adjective meaning 'solid', 'sturdy', or 'strong'
- supporter
- Infinitive meaning 'to bear', 'tolerate', or 'put up with'
- bruit
- Noun meaning 'noise' or 'sound', often unwanted
- agitation
- Noun meaning 'agitation', commotion, or nervous excitement
- eu
- Past participle of 'avoir', meaning 'had'
- suffisamment
- Adverb meaning 'sufficiently', 'enough', or 'adequately'
- suffire
- Infinitive meaning 'to suffice' or 'to be enough'
- reste
- Noun meaning 'rest' or 'remainder'; verb 'to remain'
- existence
- Noun meaning 'existence' or 'life' as lived experience
- naturelle
- Adjective meaning 'natural', pertaining to nature or inherent traits
- pourrais-je
- Inverted conditional meaning 'could I' or 'would I be able'
- cet
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' before masculine vowel-initial nouns
- vôtre
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'yours', referring to the listener's
- sera
- Future tense of 'être', meaning 'will be'
- certainement
- Adverb meaning 'certainly', 'definitely', or 'surely'
- laboratoire
- Noun meaning 'laboratory', a scientific workspace
- répondit
- Simple past of 'répondre', meaning 'replied' or 'answered'
- compagnon
- Noun meaning 'companion' or 'fellow', a close associate
- Soit
- Conjunction meaning 'either', 'so be it', or 'whether'
- évite
- Third person singular of 'éviter', meaning 'avoids' or 'shuns'
- endroit
- Noun meaning 'place', 'spot', or 'location'
- pendant
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period of time
- semaines
- Noun meaning 'weeks', units of seven days
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'to it'
- voulez
- Second person plural of 'vouloir', meaning 'want' or 'wish'
- pourrons
- Future tense of 'pouvoir', meaning 'we will be able'
- rendre
- Infinitive meaning 'to go', 'give back', or 'render'
- ensemble
- Adverb meaning 'together', doing something jointly with others
- après
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'
- déjeuner
- Noun or verb meaning 'lunch' or 'to have lunch'
- Certainement
- Adverb meaning 'certainly' or 'of course', expressing agreement
- répondis-je
- Inverted literary past meaning 'I replied' or 'I answered'
- conversation
- Noun meaning 'conversation', an informal spoken exchange
- dériva
- Simple past of 'dériver', meaning 'drifted' or 'shifted topic'
- vers
- Preposition meaning 'towards', indicating direction or approximation
- sujets
- Noun meaning 'subjects' or 'topics' of discussion
- Tandis
- Conjunction used in 'tandis que', meaning 'while' or 'whereas'
- dirigions
- Imperfect of 'diriger', meaning 'were heading' or 'making way'
- hôpital
- Noun meaning 'hospital', a medical treatment facility
- quitté
- Past participle of 'quitter', meaning 'left' or 'departed from'
- donna
- Simple past of 'donner', meaning 'gave' or 'provided'
- quelques
- Adjective meaning 'a few', 'some', or 'several'
- détails
- Noun meaning 'details', specific pieces of information
- supplémentaires
- Adjective meaning 'additional', 'extra', or 'supplementary'
- gentleman
- English loanword meaning 'gentleman', a refined well-mannered man
- proposais
- Imperfect of 'proposer', meaning 'was proposing' or 'intended'
- prendre
- Infinitive meaning 'to take' or 'to get' something
- colocataire
- Noun meaning 'roommate' or 'flatmate', sharing accommodation
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