Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 7
Now, this has the form of a myth, but really signifies a declination of the bodies moving around the earth and in the heavens, and a great conflagration of things upon the earth recurring at long intervals of time:
Or, ceci a la forme d'un mythe, mais signifie en réalité une déclinaison des corps se déplaçant autour de la terre et dans les cieux, et un grand embrasement des choses sur la terre se reproduisant à de longs intervalles de temps :
when this happens, those who live upon the mountains and in dry and lofty places are more liable to destruction than those who dwell by rivers or on the sea-shore;
quand cela se produit, ceux qui vivent sur les montagnes et dans des lieux secs et élevés sont plus exposés à la destruction que ceux qui habitent au bord des rivières ou sur le rivage de la mer ;
and from this calamity the Nile, who is our never-failing savior, saves and delivers us.
et de cette calamité, le Nil, qui est notre sauveur infaillible, nous sauve et nous délivre.
When, on the other hand, the gods purge the earth with a deluge of water, among you herdsmen and shepherds on the mountains are the survivors, whereas those of you who live in cities are carried by the rivers into the sea;
Quand, en revanche, les dieux purifient la terre par un déluge d'eau, parmi vous ce sont les bergers et les pasteurs des montagnes qui survivent, tandis que ceux d'entre vous qui vivent dans les villes sont emportés par les rivières jusqu'à la mer ;
but in this country neither at that time nor at any other does the water come from above on the fields, having always a tendency to come up from below, for which reason the things preserved here are said to be the oldest.
mais dans ce pays, ni à cette époque ni à aucune autre, l'eau ne vient d'en haut sur les champs, ayant toujours tendance à monter d'en bas, raison pour laquelle les choses conservées ici sont dites être les plus anciennes.
The fact is, that wherever the extremity of winter frost or of summer sun does not prevent, the human race is always increasing at times, and at other times diminishing in numbers.
Le fait est que, partout où l'extrême rigueur du gel hivernal ou du soleil estival ne l'empêche pas, la race humaine est tantôt en augmentation, et tantôt en diminution en nombre.
Vocabulary
- Or
- Conjunction meaning 'now' or 'but' in argumentation
- ceci
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir', meaning 'has'
- la
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it'
- forme
- Noun or verb meaning 'form', 'shape', or 'forms'
- d'
- Contraction of 'de', meaning 'of' or 'from'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- mythe
- A traditional story or widely held false belief
- mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but', expressing contrast
- signifie
- Third person singular of 'signifier', meaning 'means'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in', 'on', or 'as'
- réalité
- Noun meaning 'reality'; en réalité means 'in reality'
- une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- déclinaison
- Noun meaning 'declination', variation, or grammatical declension
- des
- Plural indefinite article or contraction meaning 'of the'
- corps
- Noun meaning 'body' or 'bodies'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'himself', 'themselves'
- déplaçant
- Present participle of 'déplacer', meaning 'moving' or 'shifting'
- autour
- Adverb or preposition meaning 'around'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'
- terre
- Noun meaning 'earth', 'land', or 'ground'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- les
- Definite plural article meaning 'the'
- cieux
- Plural of 'ciel', meaning 'heavens' or 'skies'
- grand
- Adjective meaning 'great', 'large', or 'big'
- embrasement
- Noun meaning 'conflagration', a large destructive fire
- choses
- Plural noun meaning 'things'
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on', 'over', or 'about'
- reproduisant
- Present participle of 'reproduire', meaning 'reproducing' or 'recurring'
- à
- Preposition meaning 'at', 'to', or 'in'
- longs
- Plural adjective meaning 'long' in duration or length
- intervalles
- Plural noun meaning 'intervals', gaps in time or space
- temps
- Noun meaning 'time' or 'weather'
- quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'
- produit
- Verb meaning 'produces' or 'occurs'; noun meaning 'product'
- ceux
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those' or 'those who'
- qui
- Relative or interrogative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'that'
- vivent
- Third person plural of 'vivre', meaning 'live'
- montagnes
- Plural noun meaning 'mountains'
- lieux
- Plural noun meaning 'places' or 'locations'
- secs
- Plural adjective meaning 'dry'
- élevés
- Adjective meaning 'high', 'elevated', or 'raised'
- sont
- Third person plural of 'être', meaning 'are'
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'most'
- exposés
- Adjective meaning 'exposed' or 'vulnerable'
- destruction
- Noun meaning 'destruction', the act of destroying something
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'than'
- habitent
- Third person plural of 'habiter', meaning 'live' or 'inhabit'
- au
- Contraction of 'à le', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'
- bord
- Noun meaning 'edge', 'bank', or 'shore'
- rivières
- Plural noun meaning 'rivers'
- ou
- Conjunction meaning 'or'
- le
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- rivage
- Noun meaning 'shore', 'bank', or 'coastline'
- mer
- Noun meaning 'sea' or 'ocean'
- cette
- Feminine demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- calamité
- Noun meaning 'calamity', a great disaster or misfortune
- est
- Third person singular of 'être', meaning 'is'
- notre
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'
- sauveur
- Noun meaning 'savior' or 'rescuer'
- infaillible
- Adjective meaning 'infallible', never failing or making mistakes
- nous
- Personal pronoun meaning 'we' or 'us'
- sauve
- Third person singular of 'sauver', meaning 'saves'
- délivre
- Third person singular of 'délivrer', meaning 'delivers' or 'frees'
- Quand
- Conjunction meaning 'when', introducing a time clause
- revanche
- Noun meaning 'revenge'; en revanche means 'on the other hand'
- dieux
- Plural noun meaning 'gods'
- purifient
- Third person plural of 'purifier', meaning 'purify' or 'cleanse'
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'per'
- déluge
- Noun meaning 'flood' or 'deluge', overwhelming water event
- eau
- Noun meaning 'water'
- parmi
- Preposition meaning 'among' or 'amongst'
- vous
- Personal pronoun meaning 'you' (plural or formal)
- ce
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- bergers
- Plural noun meaning 'shepherds' or 'herdsmen'
- pasteurs
- Plural noun meaning 'pastors', 'shepherds', or 'herders'
- survivent
- Third person plural of 'survivre', meaning 'survive'
- tandis
- Used in 'tandis que', meaning 'while' or 'whereas'
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- villes
- Plural noun meaning 'cities' or 'towns'
- emportés
- Past participle of 'emporter', meaning 'swept away' or 'carried off'
- jusqu'
- Contraction of 'jusqu'à', meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- pays
- Noun meaning 'country', 'land', or 'region'
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor'
- époque
- Noun meaning 'era', 'period', or 'time'
- aucune
- Negative adjective meaning 'no', 'none', or 'not any'
- autre
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- l'
- Contracted definite article meaning 'the' before vowel
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas', 'jamais', etc.
- vient
- Third person singular of 'venir', meaning 'comes'
- haut
- Adjective or noun meaning 'high', 'tall', or 'top'
- champs
- Plural noun meaning 'fields' or 'countryside'
- ayant
- Present participle of 'avoir', meaning 'having'
- toujours
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'
- tendance
- Noun meaning 'tendency' or 'trend'
- monter
- Verb meaning 'to go up', 'to climb', or 'to rise'
- bas
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'low' or 'down'
- raison
- Noun meaning 'reason'; pour cette raison means 'for this reason'
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'because of'
- laquelle
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' (feminine form)
- conservées
- Past participle of 'conserver', meaning 'preserved' or 'kept'
- ici
- Adverb meaning 'here'
- dites
- Verb form of 'dire', meaning 'said' or 'called'
- être
- Infinitive verb meaning 'to be'
- anciennes
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'ancient' or 'old'
- Le
- Masculine definite article meaning 'the'
- fait
- Noun meaning 'fact'; verb meaning 'does' or 'makes'
- partout
- Adverb meaning 'everywhere'
- où
- Relative or interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- extrême
- Adjective meaning 'extreme' or 'very great'
- rigueur
- Noun meaning 'rigor', 'severity', or 'harshness'
- du
- Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the'
- gel
- Noun meaning 'frost', 'freeze', or 'gel'
- hivernal
- Adjective meaning 'wintry' or 'of winter'
- soleil
- Noun meaning 'sun'
- estival
- Adjective meaning 'estival', relating to summer
- empêche
- Third person singular of 'empêcher', meaning 'prevents' or 'hinders'
- pas
- Negative particle used with 'ne' meaning 'not'
- race
- Noun meaning 'race', 'species', or 'breed'
- humaine
- Feminine adjective meaning 'human'
- tantôt
- Adverb meaning 'sometimes', used for contrasting situations
- augmentation
- Noun meaning 'increase', 'growth', or 'rise'
- diminution
- Noun meaning 'decrease', 'reduction', or 'decline'
- nombre
- Noun meaning 'number' or 'quantity'
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