Anna Karenina — Page 1
When he was dressed, Stepan Arkadyevitch sprinkled some scent on himself, pulled down his shirt-cuffs, distributed into his pockets his cigarettes, pocketbook, matches, and watch with its double chain and seals, and shaking out his handkerchief, feeling himself clean, fragrant, healthy, and physically at ease, in spite of his unhappiness, he walked with a slight swing on each leg into the dining-room, where coffee was already waiting for him, and beside the coffee, letters and papers from the office.
Une fois habillé, Stepan Arkadyevitch se parfuma légèrement, rabattit ses manchettes, répartit dans ses poches ses cigarettes, son portefeuille, ses allumettes et sa montre avec sa double chaîne et ses cachets, et, secouant son mouchoir, se sentant propre, parfumé, en bonne santé et à l'aise dans son corps, malgré son malheur, il entra dans la salle à manger d'un pas légèrement balancé, où le café l'attendait déjà, et à côté du café, des lettres et des documents du bureau.
He read the letters. One was very unpleasant, from a merchant who was buying a forest on his wife's property.
Il lut les lettres. L'une d'elles était très désagréable, d'un marchand qui achetait une forêt sur la propriété de sa femme.
To sell this forest was absolutely essential; but at present, until he was reconciled with his wife, the subject could not be discussed.
La vente de cette forêt était absolument indispensable ; mais pour le moment, tant qu'il ne se serait pas réconcilié avec sa femme, le sujet ne pouvait être abordé.
The most unpleasant thing of all was that his pecuniary interests should in this way enter into the question of his reconciliation with his wife.
Le plus désagréable de tout était que ses intérêts pécuniaires vinssent ainsi se mêler à la question de sa réconciliation avec sa femme.
And the idea that he might be led on by his interests, that he might seek a reconciliation with his wife on account of the sale of the forest—that idea hurt him.
Et l'idée qu'il pourrait être guidé par ses intérêts, qu'il pourrait chercher une réconciliation avec sa femme en raison de la vente de la forêt — cette idée lui faisait mal.
When he had finished his letters, Stepan Arkadyevitch moved the office-papers close to him, rapidly looked through two pieces of business, made a few notes with a big pencil, and pushing away the papers, turned to his coffee.
Lorsqu'il eut terminé ses lettres, Stepan Arkadyevitch rapprocha de lui les documents du bureau, parcourut rapidement deux affaires, griffonna quelques notes avec un grand crayon, et, écartant les papiers, se tourna vers son café.
As he sipped his coffee, he opened a still damp morning paper, and began reading it.
Tout en savourant son café, il ouvrit un journal du matin encore humide et se mit à le lire.
Vocabulary
- fois
- fwa — A time or occurrence of an event.
- habillé
- a.bi.je — Dressed or wearing clothes.
- se
- sə — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself' or 'herself'.
- parfuma
- paʁ.fy.ma — Applied perfume or scented himself.
- légèrement
- le.ʒɛʁ.mɑ̃ — Lightly or slightly, without excess.
- rabattit
- ʁa.ba.ti — Folded or turned down something, such as cuffs.
- manchettes
- mɑ̃.ʃɛt — Shirt cuffs worn at the end of sleeves.
- répartit
- ʁe.paʁ.ti — Distributed or placed items among different locations.
- poches
- pɔʃ — Pockets found in clothing or bags.
- cigarettes
- si.ɡa.ʁɛt — Small rolled tobacco products for smoking.
- portefeuille
- pɔʁt.fœj — A wallet used to carry money and cards.
- allumettes
- a.ly.mɛt — Small sticks used for lighting fire; matches.
- montre
- mɔ̃tʁ — A watch worn on the wrist or carried.
- double
- du.blə — Double or twofold; consisting of two parts.
- chaîne
- ʃɛn — A chain, often decorative, attached to a watch.
- cachets
- ka.ʃɛ — Seals or stamps; also small tablets or tokens.
- secouant
- sə.ku.ɑ̃ — Shaking or waving something briskly.
- mouchoir
- mu.ʃwaʁ — A handkerchief used to wipe the face.
- sentant
- sɑ̃.tɑ̃ — Smelling or giving off a particular scent.
- propre
- pʁɔpʁ — Clean or tidy; also meaning 'own' in French.
- parfumé
- paʁ.fy.me — Scented or fragranced with a pleasant smell.
- santé
- sɑ̃.te — Health or physical well-being of a person.
- aise
- ɛz — Ease or comfort; feeling at ease.
- corps
- kɔʁ — The human body, physical form of a person.
- malgré
- mal.ɡʁe — Despite or in spite of something unfavorable.
- malheur
- ma.lœʁ — Misfortune or unhappiness; a bad situation.
- entra
- ɑ̃.tʁa — Entered a room or place (past tense).
- salle
- sal — A room or hall inside a building.
- manger
- mɑ̃.ʒe — To eat; or a dining room where meals are eaten.
- pas
- pɑ — A step or footstep taken while walking.
- balancé
- ba.lɑ̃.se — Swaying or swinging movement; balanced gait.
- café
- ka.fe — Coffee, a popular hot beverage; also a café.
- attendait
- a.tɑ̃.dɛ — Was waiting or awaiting someone or something.
- déjà
- de.ʒa — Already; indicates something has happened before expected.
- côté
- ko.te — Side or direction; beside something or someone.
- lettres
- lɛtʁ — Letters, written messages sent between people.
- documents
- dɔ.ky.mɑ̃ — Official papers or records containing important information.
- bureau
- by.ʁo — A desk or an office used for work.
- lut
- ly — Read (past simple tense of 'lire').
- désagréable
- de.za.ɡʁe.abl — Unpleasant or disagreeable; causing discomfort or annoyance.
- marchand
- maʁ.ʃɑ̃ — A merchant or trader who buys and sells goods.
- achetait
- aʃ.tɛ — Was buying; imperfect tense of 'acheter'.
- forêt
- fɔ.ʁɛ — A forest or large area covered with trees.
- propriété
- pʁɔ.pʁi.e.te — Property or estate owned by someone.
- femme
- fam — A woman or wife; adult female person.
- vente
- vɑ̃t — A sale or the act of selling something.
- absolument
- ab.sɔ.ly.mɑ̃ — Absolutely or completely; without any doubt.
- indispensable
- ɛ̃.dis.pɑ̃.sabl — Absolutely necessary or essential; cannot be done without.
- moment
- mɔ.mɑ̃ — A moment or brief period of time.
- tant
- tɑ̃ — So much or as long as; indicating degree.
- serait
- sə.ʁɛ — Would be; conditional tense of verb 'être'.
- réconcilié
- ʁe.kɔ̃.si.lje — Reconciled or made peace after a disagreement.
- sujet
- sy.ʒɛ — A subject or topic being discussed or considered.
- pouvait
- pu.vɛ — Could or was able to; imperfect of 'pouvoir'.
- abordé
- a.bɔʁ.de — Approached or brought up, as a topic.
- intérêts
- ɛ̃.te.ʁɛ — Interests, especially financial or personal concerns.
- pécuniaires
- pe.ky.njɛʁ — Relating to or involving money; financial matters.
- vinssent
- vɛ̃s — Came; subjunctive imperfect tense of verb 'venir'.
- ainsi
- ɛ̃.si — Thus or in this way; indicating manner or result.
- mêler
- me.le — To mix or involve something in a situation.
- question
- kɛs.tjɔ̃ — A question or issue requiring attention or resolution.
- réconciliation
- ʁe.kɔ̃.si.lja.sjɔ̃ — The act of restoring friendly relations between people.
- idée
- i.de — An idea or thought occurring in one's mind.
- pourrait
- pu.ʁɛ — Could or might; conditional tense of 'pouvoir'.
- guidé
- ɡi.de — Guided or led by someone or something.
- chercher
- ʃɛʁ.ʃe — To search for or look for something.
- raison
- ʁɛ.zɔ̃ — Reason or motive behind an action or thought.
- faisait
- fə.zɛ — Was doing or making; imperfect tense of 'faire'.
- mal
- mal — Pain or harm; something causing discomfort or distress.
- Lorsqu'
- lɔʁsk — Conjunction meaning 'when', used before a vowel sound.
- eut
- y — Had; past simple tense of auxiliary verb 'avoir'.
- terminé
- tɛʁ.mi.ne — Finished or completed a task or activity.
- rapprocha
- ʁa.pʁɔ.ʃa — Moved closer or drew nearer to something.
- parcourut
- paʁ.ku.ʁy — Skimmed through or quickly read a document.
- rapidement
- ʁa.pid.mɑ̃ — Quickly or rapidly; in a fast manner.
- affaires
- a.fɛʁ — Business matters or personal affairs requiring attention.
- griffonna
- ɡʁi.fɔ.na — Scribbled or jotted down notes hastily.
- quelques
- kɛl.kə — A few or some; indicating a small quantity.
- notes
- nɔt — Brief written remarks or musical notes.
- crayon
- kʁɛ.jɔ̃ — A pencil or crayon used for writing or drawing.
- écartant
- e.kaʁ.tɑ̃ — Pushing aside or setting apart papers or objects.
- papiers
- pa.pje — Papers or documents; sheets of paper with writing.
- tourna
- tuʁ.na — Turned toward someone or something; changed direction.
- vers
- vɛʁ — Toward; a preposition indicating direction or destination.
- savourant
- sa.vu.ʁɑ̃ — Savoring or enjoying something with great pleasure.
- ouvrit
- u.vʁi — Opened something; past simple tense of 'ouvrir'.
- journal
- ʒuʁ.nal — A newspaper or daily journal containing current news.
- matin
- ma.tɛ̃ — Morning; the early part of the day.
- encore
- ɑ̃.kɔʁ — Still or yet; also meaning 'again' in French.
- humide
- y.mid — Damp or moist; slightly wet to the touch.
- mit
- mi — Put or placed; past simple tense of 'mettre'.
- lire
- liʁ — To read; the act of reading written text.
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