Anna Karenina — Page 1

English → Fr Chapter 2 Level 7/10

Stepan Arkadyevitch was a truthful man in his relations with himself.

Stépane Arcadiévitch était un homme sincère dans ses rapports avec lui-même.

He was incapable of deceiving himself and persuading himself that he repented of his conduct.

Il était incapable de se tromper lui-même et de se persuader qu'il se repentait de sa conduite.

He could not at this date repent of the fact that he, a handsome, susceptible man of thirty-four, was not in love with his wife, the mother of five living and two dead children, and only a year younger than himself.

Il ne pouvait pas à cette date se repentir du fait que lui, bel homme sensible de trente-quatre ans, n'était pas amoureux de sa femme, mère de cinq enfants vivants et de deux enfants morts, et seulement d'un an plus jeune que lui.

All he repented of was that he had not succeeded better in hiding it from his wife.

Tout ce dont il se repentait, c'était de n'avoir pas mieux réussi à le cacher à sa femme.

But he felt all the difficulty of his position and was sorry for his wife, his children, and himself.

Mais il ressentait toute la difficulté de sa situation et était désolé pour sa femme, ses enfants et lui-même.

Possibly he might have managed to conceal his sins better from his wife if he had anticipated that the knowledge of them would have had such an effect on her.

Il aurait peut-être pu mieux dissimuler ses fautes à sa femme s'il avait anticipé que leur découverte aurait eu un tel effet sur elle.

He had never clearly thought out the subject, but he had vaguely conceived that his wife must long ago have suspected him of being unfaithful to her, and shut her eyes to the fact.

Il n'avait jamais clairement réfléchi à la question, mais il avait vaguement imaginé que sa femme devait depuis longtemps le soupçonner de lui être infidèle, et fermer les yeux là-dessus.

He had even supposed that she, a worn-out woman no longer young or good-looking, and in no way remarkable or interesting, merely a good mother, ought from a sense of fairness to take an indulgent view.

Il avait même supposé qu'elle, femme épuisée qui n'était plus ni jeune ni jolie, et nullement remarquable ou intéressante, simplement une bonne mère, devrait par souci d'équité adopter une attitude indulgente.

It had turned out quite the other way.

Il en était résulté tout le contraire.

"Oh, it's awful! oh dear, oh dear! awful!" Stepan Arkadyevitch kept repeating to himself, and he could think of nothing to be done.

« Oh, c'est affreux ! oh mon Dieu, mon Dieu ! affreux ! » Stépane Arcadiévitch ne cessait de se répéter, et il ne pouvait penser à rien à faire.

"And how well things were going up till now! how well we got on!

« Et comme les choses allaient bien jusqu'à présent ! comme nous nous entendions bien !

Vocabulary

était: Was; past tense of être (to be).
un: A, an; indefinite article, masculine singular.
homme: Man; an adult male human being.
sincère: Sincere; genuine and honest in feelings or behavior.
dans: In, within; preposition indicating location or context.
ses: His, her, its; possessive adjective, plural form.
rapports: Relations, dealings; connections or interactions with others.
avec: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
lui: Him, himself; third-person masculine pronoun.
même: Same, even, self; used for emphasis or comparison.
Il: He; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
incapable: Incapable, unable; lacking the ability to do something.
de: Of, from; common preposition with many uses.
se: Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun, third person.
tromper: To deceive, to cheat; to mislead someone or oneself.
et: And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.
persuader: To persuade, to convince; to cause someone to believe something.
qu': That; subordinating conjunction, elided form of que.
il: He, it; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
repentait: Was repenting; imperfect tense of se repentir.
sa: His, her, its; possessive adjective, feminine singular.
conduite: Conduct, behavior; the way one acts or behaves.
ne: Not; negative particle used with pas or other negatives.
pouvait: Could, was able to; imperfect tense of pouvoir.
pas: Not; negative particle used with ne for negation.
à: At, to, in; very common French preposition.
cette: This, that; demonstrative adjective, feminine singular.
date: Date; a specific point or period in time.
repentir: Repentance, regret; feeling sorry for past wrongdoing.
du: Of the, from the; contraction of de + le.
fait: Fact; something known to be true or to have occurred.
que: That, than, which; subordinating conjunction or relative pronoun.
bel: Handsome, beautiful; adjective before masculine vowel-starting nouns.
sensible: Sensitive, emotional; easily affected by feelings or emotions.
trente: Thirty; the cardinal number 30.
quatre: Four; the cardinal number 4.
ans: Years; plural of an, referring to years of age.
n': Not; elided form of ne, used in negation.
amoureux: In love; feeling romantic love for someone.
femme: Woman, wife; an adult female or one's spouse.
mère: Mother; a female parent of a child.
cinq: Five; the cardinal number 5.
enfants: Children; young people or sons and daughters.
vivants: Living, alive; currently existing and not dead.
deux: Two; the cardinal number 2.
morts: Dead; no longer alive; deceased persons.
seulement: Only, just; indicating a restriction or limitation.
d': Of, from; elided form of de before a vowel.
an: Year; a period of twelve months.
plus: More; used for comparison or addition.
jeune: Young; in an early stage of life or development.
Tout: All, everything; the whole of something.
ce: This, that, it; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
dont: Of which, whose; relative pronoun replacing de + noun.
c': It, this; elided form of ce before a vowel.
avoir: To have; fundamental auxiliary and lexical verb.
mieux: Better, best; comparative or superlative of bien.
réussi: Succeeded; past participle of réussir, to succeed.
le: The; definite article, masculine singular.
cacher: To hide, to conceal; to keep something out of sight.
Mais: But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast or exception.
ressentait: Felt, experienced; imperfect of ressentir, to feel deeply.
toute: All, every, whole; feminine singular form of tout.
la: The; definite article, feminine singular.
difficulté: Difficulty; the state of being hard to do.
situation: Situation; the circumstances or state of affairs at a time.
désolé: Sorry, devastated; feeling deep regret or sadness.
pour: For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or beneficiary.
aurait: Would have; conditional tense of avoir.
peut: Can, may; third-person singular of pouvoir.
être: To be; fundamental French verb indicating existence or state.
pu: Been able to; past participle of pouvoir.
dissimuler: To conceal, to dissimulate; to hide feelings or facts.
fautes: Faults, mistakes; errors or wrongdoings committed.
s': Himself, herself; elided reflexive pronoun before vowel.
avait: Had; third-person singular imperfect of avoir.
anticipé: Anticipated; past participle of anticiper, to foresee.
leur: Their, them; possessive adjective or indirect object pronoun.
découverte: Discovery; the act of finding out something previously unknown.
eu: Had; past participle of avoir, to have.
tel: Such, such a; indicating degree or similarity.
effet: Effect; a result or impact produced by a cause.
sur: On, upon, over; preposition of position or topic.
elle: She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
jamais: Never, ever; indicates complete absence of occurrence.
clairement: Clearly; in a clear, understandable, or obvious manner.
réfléchi: Reflected, thought carefully; past participle of réfléchir.
question: Question, issue; a matter requiring discussion or consideration.
mais: But; coordinating conjunction showing contrast or contradiction.
vaguement: Vaguely; in an unclear or imprecise manner.
imaginé: Imagined; past participle of imaginer, to picture mentally.
devait: Had to, must have; imperfect tense of devoir.
depuis: Since, for; preposition indicating time elapsed.
longtemps: For a long time; referring to a lengthy duration.
soupçonner: To suspect; to believe someone guilty without full proof.
infidèle: Unfaithful; disloyal, especially in a romantic relationship.
fermer: To close, to shut; to move something to a closed position.
les: The; definite article, plural for masculine and feminine.
yeux: Eyes; the plural of œil, organs of sight.
là: There; adverb indicating a place or pointing something out.
dessus: Above, on top; adverb or preposition indicating upper position.
supposé: Supposed, assumed; past participle of supposer, to suppose.
épuisée: Exhausted, worn out; feminine past participle of épuiser.
qui: Who, which, that; relative or interrogative pronoun.
ni: Neither, nor; used in double negation constructions.
jolie: Pretty, attractive; pleasing to the eye, feminine form.
nullement: Not at all, in no way; emphatic negation adverb.
remarquable: Remarkable, noteworthy; worthy of attention or admiration.
ou: Or; coordinating conjunction offering an alternative.
intéressante: Interesting; holding attention or arousing curiosity, feminine form.
simplement: Simply, just; in a simple or straightforward manner.
une: A, an; indefinite article, feminine singular.
bonne: Good; feminine form of bon, of a satisfactory quality.
devrait: Should, ought to; conditional tense of devoir.
par: By, through, per; preposition indicating means or agent.
souci: Concern, worry; a feeling of anxiety or care about something.
équité: Equity, fairness; the quality of being fair and impartial.
adopter: To adopt; to choose or take on an attitude or approach.
attitude: Attitude; a settled way of thinking or feeling.
indulgente: Indulgent, lenient; allowing or tolerating behavior permissively.
en: In, on, some; preposition or pronoun with many uses.
résulté: Resulted; past participle of résulter, to follow as a consequence.
tout: All, everything; the entire amount or number.
contraire: Opposite, contrary; the reverse or opposing of something.
est: Is; third-person singular present tense of être.
affreux: Awful, dreadful; extremely unpleasant or frightening.
mon: My; possessive adjective, masculine singular.
Dieu: God; the supreme being in monotheistic religions.
cessait: Was ceasing, kept stopping; imperfect of cesser, to stop.
répéter: To repeat; to say or do something again.
penser: To think; to use one's mind to form ideas or opinions.
rien: Nothing; not anything; used in negative constructions.
faire: To do, to make; a highly versatile French verb.
Et: And; coordinating conjunction connecting words or clauses.
comme: As, like, how; conjunction or adverb of comparison.
choses: Things; objects, matters, or affairs in general.
allaient: Were going; imperfect tense of aller, to go.
bien: Well, good; in a satisfactory or pleasing manner.
jusqu': Until, up to; elided form of jusqu'à, up to a point.
présent: Present, now; the current moment in time.
nous: We, us; first-person plural subject or object pronoun.
entendions: Were hearing, were understanding; imperfect of entendre.

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