Anna Karenina — Page 5
Catching sight of that smile, Dolly shuddered as though at physical pain, broke out with her characteristic heat into a flood of cruel words, and rushed out of the room.
En apercevant ce sourire, Dolly frissonna comme sous l'effet d'une douleur physique, éclata avec sa vivacité habituelle en un torrent de paroles cruelles, et se précipita hors de la pièce.
Since then she had refused to see her husband.
Depuis lors, elle avait refusé de voir son mari.
"It's that idiotic smile that's to blame for it all," thought Stepan Arkadyevitch.
« C'est ce sourire idiot qui est responsable de tout cela », pensa Stépane Arcadiévitch.
"But what's to be done? What's to be done?" he said to himself in despair, and found no answer.
« Mais que faire ? Que faire ? » se dit-il avec désespoir, et ne trouva aucune réponse.
Vocabulary
- En
- Preposition indicating manner or state; 'in' or 'on'
- apercevant
- Present participle of apercevoir; catching sight of something
- ce
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- sourire
- A smile; the act of smiling
- frissonna
- Past tense of frissonner; shuddered or shivered suddenly
- comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'
- sous
- Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before vowel
- effet
- A result or impact produced by a cause
- d'
- Contracted preposition 'de' before a vowel sound
- une
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- douleur
- Pain or suffering, physical or emotional
- physique
- Relating to the body; physical in nature
- éclata
- Past tense of éclater; burst out suddenly with force
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with' indicating accompaniment
- sa
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- vivacité
- Liveliness or quickness of manner and spirit
- habituelle
- Usual or customary; something done regularly
- en
- Preposition indicating manner or transformation into something
- un
- Indefinite masculine article meaning 'a' or 'an'
- torrent
- A rushing stream; a flood of words or emotion
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- paroles
- Words or speech; things spoken aloud
- cruelles
- Cruel or harsh; causing pain to others
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and' connecting two elements
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'himself', 'herself'
- précipita
- Past tense of précipiter; rushed or hurled oneself forward
- hors
- Preposition meaning 'out of' or 'outside'
- la
- Definite feminine article meaning 'the'
- pièce
- A room in a building or a theatrical play
- Depuis
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'since' or 'for' a time
- lors
- Adverb meaning 'then'; used in 'depuis lors' meaning since then
- elle
- Third-person feminine singular pronoun meaning 'she'
- avait
- Imperfect tense of avoir; 'had' as auxiliary or possession
- refusé
- Past participle of refuser; declined or rejected something
- voir
- Infinitive meaning 'to see' or 'to meet'
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'
- mari
- A husband; a man married to someone
- C'
- Contracted form of 'ce'; used before 'est' meaning 'it is'
- est
- Third-person singular of être; 'is' in present tense
- idiot
- A foolish or stupid person; an idiot
- qui
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'that'
- responsable
- Responsible or accountable for something or someone
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' referring to something
- pensa
- Past tense of penser; thought to oneself mentally
- Mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'what', or 'which'
- faire
- Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- Que
- Interrogative pronoun meaning 'what' in a question
- dit
- Past tense of dire; said or stated something aloud
- il
- Third-person masculine singular pronoun meaning 'he'
- désespoir
- Despair or hopelessness; a state of deep distress
- ne
- Negative particle used with pas to negate a verb
- trouva
- Past tense of trouver; found or discovered something
- aucune
- Negative adjective meaning 'no' or 'not any'
- réponse
- An answer or reply to a question or situation
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