Anne of Green Gables — Page 10

English → Fr CHAPTER I. Mrs. Rachel Lynde Is Surprised Level 6/10

Rachel prided herself on always speaking her mind; she proceeded to speak it now, having adjusted her mental attitude to this amazing piece of news.

Rachel était fière de toujours dire ce qu'elle pensait ; elle s'y employa maintenant, après avoir ajusté son état d'esprit face à cette nouvelle stupéfiante.

"Well, Marilla, I'll just tell you plain that I think you're doing a mighty foolish thing--a risky thing, that's what.

« Eh bien, Marilla, je vais vous dire franchement que je pense que vous faites là une chose terriblement stupide -- une chose risquée, voilà ce que c'est.

You don't know what you're getting.

Vous ne savez pas ce que vous allez avoir.

You're bringing a strange child into your house and home and you don't know a single thing about him nor what his disposition is like nor what sort of parents he had nor how he's likely to turn out.

Vous amenez un enfant inconnu chez vous et vous ne savez absolument rien de lui, ni quel est son caractère, ni quels parents il avait, ni ce qu'il est susceptible de devenir.

Why, it was only last week I read in the paper how a man and his wife up west of the Island took a boy out of an orphan asylum and he set fire to the house at night--set it _on purpose_, Marilla--and nearly burnt them to a crisp in their beds.

Figurez-vous que pas plus tard que la semaine dernière, j'ai lu dans le journal qu'un homme et sa femme, dans l'ouest de l'Île, avaient recueilli un garçon tiré d'un orphelinat, et que celui-ci a mis le feu à la maison pendant la nuit -- _exprès_, Marilla -- et a failli les réduire en cendres dans leur lit.

And I know another case where an adopted boy used to suck the eggs--they couldn't break him of it.

Et je connais un autre cas où un garçon adopté suçait les œufs -- ils n'ont jamais pu le faire renoncer à cette habitude.

If you had asked my advice in the matter--which you didn't do, Marilla--I'd have said for mercy's sake not to think of such a thing, that's what."

Si vous m'aviez demandé mon avis sur la question -- ce que vous n'avez pas fait, Marilla -- je vous aurais dit, pour l'amour du ciel, de ne même pas envisager une telle chose, voilà ce que j'aurais dit. »

This Job's comforting seemed neither to offend nor to alarm Marilla.

Ces consolations à la Job ne semblaient ni offenser ni alarmer Marilla.

She knitted steadily on.

Elle continua à tricoter sans s'arrêter.

"I don't deny there's something in what you say, Rachel.

« Je ne nie pas qu'il y ait du vrai dans ce que vous dites, Rachel.

I've had some qualms myself.

J'ai moi-même eu quelques doutes.

But Matthew was terrible set on it.

Mais Matthew y tenait terriblement.

I could see that, so I gave in.

Je le voyais bien, alors j'ai cédé.

Vocabulary

était: Was; third person singular imperfect of être.
fière: Proud; feminine adjective describing pride or haughtiness.
de: Of, from; common preposition with many uses.
toujours: Always, still; indicates habitual or continuing action.
dire: To say, to tell; fundamental verb of speech.
ce: This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
qu': That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun before vowel.
elle: She, her; third person singular feminine pronoun.
pensait: Was thinking; imperfect tense of penser.
s': Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun before vowel.
y: There, to it; adverbial pronoun replacing a place or idea.
employa: Applied, employed; past historic of employer.
maintenant: Now, at this moment; common time adverb.
après: After; preposition or adverb indicating sequence.
avoir: To have; auxiliary verb used in compound tenses.
ajusté: Adjusted, calibrated; past participle of ajuster.
son: His, her, its; possessive adjective for singular noun.
état: State, condition; noun describing a situation or status.
d': Of, from; contracted preposition before vowel sound.
esprit: Mind, spirit, wit; noun for intellect or mental state.
face: Face, front; used in expressions like face à meaning facing.
à: To, at, in; very common preposition with many uses.
cette: This, that; feminine demonstrative adjective.
nouvelle: News, piece of information; also means new in feminine.
stupéfiante: Astounding, stunning; feminine adjective expressing great surprise.
Eh: Hey, well; interjection expressing surprise or emphasis.
bien: Well, good; adverb expressing approval or continuation.
je: I; first person singular subject pronoun.
vais: Am going; first person singular present of aller.
vous: You; second person plural or formal singular pronoun.
franchement: Frankly, honestly; adverb expressing directness or candor.
que: That, which, than; conjunction or relative pronoun.
pense: Think; first person singular present of penser.
faites: Do, make; second person plural present of faire.
là: There, here; adverb indicating a specific place or thing.
une: A, an, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral.
chose: Thing; general noun for an object or matter.
terriblement: Terribly, dreadfully; adverb intensifying a negative quality.
stupide: Stupid, foolish; adjective describing lack of good sense.
risquée: Risky, hazardous; feminine adjective describing dangerous action.
voilà: There it is, that's it; presentative expression of conclusion.
c': It, this; contracted demonstrative pronoun before vowel.
est: Is; third person singular present of être.
Vous: You; second person plural or polite singular pronoun.
ne: Not; negative particle used with pas or other negators.
savez: Know; second person plural present of savoir.
pas: Not; negation particle paired with ne.
allez: Go; second person plural present or imperative of aller.
amenez: Bring; second person plural imperative of amener.
un: A, an, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
enfant: Child; noun referring to a young person.
inconnu: Unknown, stranger; adjective or noun for unfamiliar person.
chez: At the home of; preposition indicating someone's place.
et: And; basic coordinating conjunction linking elements.
absolument: Absolutely, completely; adverb of total degree or certainty.
rien: Nothing; indefinite pronoun used in negation.
lui: Him, her, to him; indirect object or stressed pronoun.
ni: Nor, neither; negative conjunction linking alternatives.
quel: What, which; interrogative or exclamative adjective.
caractère: Character, personality; noun for someone's nature or traits.
quels: What, which; masculine plural interrogative adjective.
parents: Parents, relatives; noun for father and mother or family.
il: He, it; third person masculine singular subject pronoun.
avait: Had; third person singular imperfect of avoir.
susceptible: Likely to, sensitive; adjective suggesting tendency or touchiness.
devenir: To become; infinitive indicating transformation or change.
Figurez-vous: Just imagine, picture this; expression inviting listener's imagination.
plus: More, no more; adverb of comparison or negation.
tard: Late, later; adverb indicating time after expected moment.
la: The; feminine definite article, also direct object pronoun.
semaine: Week; noun referring to a seven-day period.
dernière: Last, previous; feminine adjective indicating most recent.
j': I; contracted first person singular pronoun before vowel.
ai: Have; first person singular present of avoir.
lu: Read; past participle of lire.
dans: In, inside; preposition indicating location within something.
le: The; masculine definite article or direct object pronoun.
journal: Newspaper, diary; noun for a daily publication or record.
homme: Man; noun referring to an adult male person.
sa: His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective.
femme: Woman, wife; noun for an adult female or spouse.
l': The, him, her, it; definite article contracted before vowel.
ouest: West; noun or adjective indicating western direction.
Île: Island; noun for a land mass surrounded by water.
avaient: Had; third person plural imperfect of avoir.
recueilli: Taken in, collected; past participle of recueillir, to shelter.
garçon: Boy, waiter; noun for a young male or server.
tiré: Drawn, pulled, taken; past participle of tirer.
orphelinat: Orphanage; institution housing children without parents.
celui-ci: This one; demonstrative pronoun referring to nearby person.
a: Has; third person singular present of avoir.
mis: Put, set; past participle of mettre.
feu: Fire; noun for combustion, also used in mettre le feu.
maison: House, home; noun for a residential building.
pendant: During, while; preposition indicating a period of time.
nuit: Night; noun for the dark period between dusk and dawn.
exprès: On purpose, deliberately; adverb indicating intentional action.
failli: Almost, nearly; past participle of faillir, to nearly do.
les: The; plural definite article or plural direct object pronoun.
réduire: To reduce, to bring down; infinitive of réduire.
en: In, into, as; preposition or pronoun with many uses.
cendres: Ashes; noun for the residue left after burning.
leur: Their, to them; possessive adjective or indirect object pronoun.
lit: Bed; noun for a piece of furniture for sleeping.
Et: And; coordinating conjunction linking clauses or words.
connais: Know; first person singular present of connaître.
autre: Other, another; adjective or pronoun indicating difference.
cas: Case, instance; noun for a particular situation or example.
où: Where, when; relative or interrogative adverb of place or time.
adopté: Adopted; past participle of adopter, taken into family.
suçait: Was sucking; imperfect of sucer, here sucking eggs illicitly.
œufs: Eggs; plural noun for oval food item from birds.
ils: They; third person masculine plural subject pronoun.
n': Not; contracted negative particle before vowel with pas.
ont: Have; third person plural present of avoir.
jamais: Never, ever; adverb of negation or emphasis in time.
pu: Been able; past participle of pouvoir.
faire: To do, to make; essential infinitive with many uses.
renoncer: To give up, renounce; infinitive meaning to abandon a habit.
habitude: Habit, custom; noun for a regularly repeated behavior.
Si: If, yes; conditional conjunction or emphatic affirmative.
m': Me, to me; contracted first person object pronoun.
aviez: Had; second person plural imperfect of avoir.
demandé: Asked, requested; past participle of demander.
mon: My; masculine singular first person possessive adjective.
avis: Opinion, advice; noun for a personal view or notice.
sur: On, about, over; preposition indicating position or topic.
question: Question, issue; noun for an inquiry or matter at hand.
fait: Done, made; past participle of faire, also noun meaning fact.
aurais: Would have; first person singular conditional of avoir.
dit: Said, told; past participle of dire.
pour: For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or recipient.
amour: Love; noun expressing deep affection or strong feeling.
du: Of the, some; contracted masculine article or partitive.
ciel: Sky, heaven; noun for atmosphere above or divine realm.
même: Even, same, self; adverb or adjective emphasizing similarity.
envisager: To consider, envision; infinitive meaning to contemplate an option.
telle: Such, such a; feminine adjective indicating a kind or degree.
Ces: These, those; plural demonstrative adjective.
consolations: Consolations, comforts; plural noun for words of comfort.
semblaient: Seemed, appeared; third person plural imperfect of sembler.
offenser: To offend, upset; infinitive meaning to cause displeasure.
alarmer: To alarm, frighten; infinitive meaning to cause anxiety.
Elle: She; third person feminine singular subject pronoun.
continua: Continued; third person singular past historic of continuer.
tricoter: To knit; infinitive for the craft of making yarn fabric.
sans: Without; preposition indicating absence or lack of something.
arrêter: To stop, arrest; infinitive meaning to cease an action.
Je: I; first person singular subject pronoun.
nie: Deny; first person singular present of nier.
ait: Has; third person singular present subjunctive of avoir.
vrai: True, real; adjective affirming truth or authenticity.
dites: Say, tell; second person plural imperative or present of dire.
J': I; contracted first person subject pronoun before vowel.
moi-même: Myself; emphatic reflexive pronoun for first person singular.
eu: Had; past participle of avoir.
quelques: A few, some; adjective indicating a small indefinite number.
doutes: Doubts; plural noun for feelings of uncertainty or suspicion.
Mais: But; coordinating conjunction introducing contrast or objection.
tenait: Held, insisted; third person singular imperfect of tenir.
voyais: Saw, could see; first person singular imperfect of voir.
alors: Then, so; adverb indicating consequence or a point in time.
cédé: Yielded, gave in; past participle of céder, to concede.

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