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English → Fr Chapter 3 Level 7/10

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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