Anna Karenina — Page 2
Three days after the quarrel, Prince Stepan Arkadyevitch Oblonsky—Stiva, as he was called in the fashionable world—woke up at his usual hour, that is, at eight o'clock in the morning, not in his wife's bedroom, but on the leather-covered sofa in his study.
Trois jours après la querelle, le prince Stépane Arcadiévitch Oblonsky—Stiva, comme on l'appelait dans le monde élégant—se réveilla à son heure habituelle, c'est-à-dire à huit heures du matin, non pas dans la chambre à coucher de sa femme, mais sur le canapé recouvert de cuir de son cabinet de travail.
He turned over his stout, well-cared-for person on the springy sofa, as though he would sink into a long sleep again; he vigorously embraced the pillow on the other side and buried his face in it; but all at once he jumped up, sat up on the sofa, and opened his eyes.
Il retourna sa corpulente personne bien entretenue sur le canapé élastique, comme s'il allait sombrer à nouveau dans un long sommeil ; il étreignit vigoureusement l'oreiller de l'autre côté et y enfouit son visage ; mais tout à coup il sauta sur ses pieds, s'assit sur le canapé et ouvrit les yeux.
"Yes, yes, how was it now?" he thought, going over his dream.
« Oui, oui, comment était-ce donc ? » pensa-t-il en repassant son rêve dans sa mémoire.
"Now, how was it? To be sure! Alabin was giving a dinner at Darmstadt; no, not Darmstadt, but something American.
« Voyons, comment était-ce ? Ah oui ! Alabin donnait un dîner à Darmstadt ; non, pas à Darmstadt, mais quelque chose d'américain.
Yes, but then, Darmstadt was in America.
Oui, mais alors, Darmstadt se trouvait en Amérique.
Yes, Alabin was giving a dinner on glass tables, and the tables sang, _Il mio tesoro_—not _Il mio tesoro_ though, but something better, and there were some sort of little decanters on the table, and they were women, too," he remembered.
Oui, Alabin donnait un dîner sur des tables en verre, et les tables chantaient, _Il mio tesoro_—pas _Il mio tesoro_ cependant, mais quelque chose de mieux, et il y avait sur la table une sorte de petites carafes, et c'étaient aussi des femmes », se souvint-il.
Stepan Arkadyevitch's eyes twinkled gaily, and he pondered with a smile.
Les yeux de Stépane Arcadiévitch pétillèrent joyeusement, et il réfléchit en souriant.
"Yes, it was nice, very nice. There was a great deal more that was delightful, only there's no putting it into words, or even expressing it in one's thoughts awake.
« Oui, c'était agréable, très agréable. Il y avait bien d'autres choses délicieuses, seulement on ne peut pas les mettre en mots, ni même les exprimer dans ses pensées à l'état de veille.
Vocabulary
- jours
- ʒuʁ — Days; units of time equal to 24 hours
- après
- apʁɛ — After; following in time or order
- querelle
- kəʁɛl — A quarrel or argument between people
- prince
- pʁɛ̃s — A male member of a royal family
- comme
- kɔm — As, like; used for comparison or manner
- on
- ɔ̃ — One, we, they; indefinite subject pronoun
- appelait
- aplɛ — Was calling or used to call someone
- dans
- dɑ̃ — In, inside; preposition indicating location
- monde
- mɔ̃d — World; also society or social circles
- élégant
- elegɑ̃ — Elegant, refined, stylish in appearance or manner
- se
- sə — Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- réveilla
- ʁeveja — Woke up; past tense of se réveiller
- son
- sɔ̃ — His, her, its; possessive adjective masculine
- heure
- œʁ — Hour; unit of time equal to 60 minutes
- habituelle
- abitɥɛl — Usual, habitual, customary; feminine adjective form
- est-à-dire
- ɛtadiʁ — That is to say; used to clarify or explain
- heures
- œʁ — Hours; plural of heure, also used for clock time
- matin
- matɛ̃ — Morning; the early part of the day
- non
- nɔ̃ — No; negation or denial
- pas
- pɑ — Not; used with ne to form negation
- chambre
- ʃɑ̃bʁ — Room; especially a bedroom in a house
- coucher
- kuʃe — To sleep or lie down; also bedroom
- sa
- sa — His, her, its; possessive adjective feminine form
- femme
- fam — Woman; wife; adult female person
- mais
- mɛ — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
- sur
- syʁ — On, upon; preposition indicating surface location
- canapé
- kanape — Sofa, couch; upholstered seating furniture
- recouvert
- ʁəkuvɛʁ — Covered, coated; past participle of recouvrir
- cuir
- kɥiʁ — Leather; animal hide used to make goods
- cabinet
- kabinɛ — Study, small office, or private room
- travail
- tʁavaj — Work, labor; professional or physical effort
- retourna
- ʁətuʁna — Turned over or turned back; simple past tense
- corpulente
- kɔʁpylɑ̃t — Stout, heavyset; describing a large-bodied person
- personne
- pɛʁsɔn — Person; individual human being
- bien
- bjɛ̃ — Well, good; adverb indicating quality or manner
- entretenue
- ɑ̃tʁətəny — Well-maintained, well-kept; past participle of entretenir
- élastique
- elastik — Elastic, flexible, springy in movement or texture
- allait
- alɛ — Was going; imperfect tense of aller
- sombrer
- sɔ̃bʁe — To sink, to fall into; used figuratively here
- nouveau
- nuvo — New; again; masculine adjective or adverb
- long
- lɔ̃ — Long; describing extended duration or length
- sommeil
- sɔmɛj — Sleep; the natural state of rest and unconsciousness
- étreignit
- etʁɛɲi — Clasped, embraced tightly; simple past of étreindre
- vigoureusement
- vigurøzmɑ̃ — Vigorously, energetically, with great force
- oreiller
- ɔʁɛje — Pillow; cushion used to support the head in bed
- autre
- otʁ — Other, another; indicating a different one
- côté
- kote — Side; one of two lateral parts or directions
- y
- i — There; pronoun replacing a previously mentioned place
- enfouit
- ɑ̃fwi — Buried, plunged into; simple past of enfouir
- visage
- vizaʒ — Face; the front part of a person's head
- tout
- tu — All, every, quite; used as adjective or adverb
- coup
- ku — Hit, blow; used in phrases like tout à coup
- sauta
- sota — Jumped, leaped; simple past tense of sauter
- ses
- se — His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- pieds
- pje — Feet; plural of pied, lower limbs of the body
- assit
- asi — Sat down; simple past tense of s'asseoir
- ouvrit
- uvʁi — Opened; simple past tense of ouvrir
- yeux
- jø — Eyes; plural of œil, organs of sight
- Oui
- wi — Yes; affirmative response
- comment
- kɔmɑ̃ — How; used in questions about manner or way
- était-ce
- ɛtɛs — Was it; inverted form of c'était in questions
- donc
- dɔ̃k — So, therefore, then; logical connective adverb
- pensa-t-il
- pɑ̃satil — He thought; inverted past tense of penser
- en
- ɑ̃ — In, while; preposition or gerund-forming word
- repassant
- ʁəpasɑ̃ — Going over again; present participle of repasser
- rêve
- ʁɛv — Dream; images and thoughts experienced during sleep
- mémoire
- memwaʁ — Memory; the faculty of recalling past events
- Voyons
- vwajɔ̃ — Let's see; used to express reflection or hesitation
- donnait
- dɔnɛ — Was giving; imperfect tense of donner
- dîner
- dine — Dinner; the main evening meal of the day
- quelque
- kɛlkə — Some, a few; indefinite adjective of quantity
- chose
- ʃoz — Thing; an object, matter, or concept
- américain
- ameʁikɛ̃ — American; relating to or from America
- alors
- alɔʁ — Then, so, at that time; temporal or logical connector
- trouvait
- tʁuvɛ — Found, was located; imperfect tense of trouver
- Amérique
- ameʁik — America; the continent or the United States
- tables
- tabl — Tables; plural of table, flat-surfaced furniture
- verre
- vɛʁ — Glass; material or a drinking vessel
- chantaient
- ʃɑ̃tɛ — Were singing; imperfect tense of chanter
- cependant
- səpɑ̃dɑ̃ — However, nevertheless; conjunction showing contrast
- mieux
- mjø — Better; comparative adverb of bien
- avait
- avɛ — Had; imperfect tense of avoir
- table
- tabl — Table; a piece of flat-surfaced furniture
- sorte
- sɔʁt — Sort, kind, type; a category or variety
- petites
- pətit — Small, little; feminine plural adjective
- carafes
- kaʁaf — Carafes; glass pitchers used for serving drinks
- étaient
- etɛ — Were; imperfect tense of être, plural form
- aussi
- osi — Also, too, as well; additive adverb
- femmes
- fam — Women; plural of femme
- souvint-il
- suvɛ̃til — He remembered; inverted simple past of se souvenir
- pétillèrent
- petijɛʁ — Sparkled, twinkled; simple past of pétiller
- joyeusement
- ʒwajøzmɑ̃ — Joyfully, happily; adverb describing cheerful manner
- réfléchit
- ʁefleʃi — Thought, reflected; simple past of réfléchir
- souriant
- suʁjɑ̃ — Smiling; present participle of sourire
- était
- etɛ — Was; imperfect tense of être, singular form
- agréable
- agʁeabl — Pleasant, agreeable, enjoyable; positive descriptive adjective
- très
- tʁɛ — Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- autres
- otʁ — Others; plural of autre, different ones
- choses
- ʃoz — Things; plural of chose, objects or matters
- délicieuses
- delisjøz — Delicious, delightful; feminine plural adjective
- seulement
- sølmɑ̃ — Only, just, merely; restrictive adverb
- ne
- nə — Not; first part of French negation with pas
- peut
- pø — Can, is able to; third-person singular of pouvoir
- mettre
- mɛtʁ — To put, place, or express in words
- mots
- mo — Words; plural of mot, units of language
- ni
- ni — Nor, neither; conjunction used in double negation
- même
- mɛm — Even, same, itself; used for emphasis or identity
- exprimer
- ɛkspʁime — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings verbally
- pensées
- pɑ̃se — Thoughts; plural of pensée, mental reflections
- état
- eta — State, condition; the situation or mode of being
- veille
- vɛj — The eve, the day before; waking state or vigil
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