Crime and Punishment — Page 4
Owing to the proximity of the Hay Market, the number of establishments of bad character, the preponderance of the trading and working class population crowded in these streets and alleys in the heart of Petersburg, types so various were to be seen in the streets that no figure, however queer, would have caused surprise.
En raison de la proximité du Marché au Foin, du nombre d'établissements mal famés, de la prédominance de la population commerçante et ouvrière entassée dans ces rues et ruelles au cœur de Pétersbourg, on y voyait des types si divers que nulle silhouette, si étrange fût-elle, n'aurait pu surprendre.
But there was such accumulated bitterness and contempt in the young man's heart, that, in spite of all the fastidiousness of youth, he minded his rags least of all in the street.
Mais il y avait dans le cœur du jeune homme une telle amertume et un tel mépris accumulés que, malgré toute la délicatesse propre à la jeunesse, ses haillons le préoccupaient le moins du monde dans la rue.
It was a different matter when he met with acquaintances or with former fellow students, whom, indeed, he disliked meeting at any time.
Il en allait autrement lorsqu'il croisait des connaissances ou d'anciens camarades d'études, qu'il n'aimait d'ailleurs rencontrer en aucune occasion.
And yet when a drunken man who, for some unknown reason, was being taken somewhere in a huge waggon dragged by a heavy dray horse, suddenly shouted at him as he drove past: "Hey there, German hatter" bawling at the top of his voice and pointing at him--the young man stopped suddenly and clutched tremulously at his hat.
Et pourtant, lorsqu'un homme ivre qui, pour une raison inconnue, était transporté quelque part dans un énorme chariot tiré par un lourd cheval de trait, lui cria soudain en passant : « Hé, toi, le chapelier allemand ! » en hurlant à pleins poumons et en le montrant du doigt — le jeune homme s'arrêta brusquement et agrippa son chapeau d'une main tremblante.
It was a tall round hat from Zimmerman's, but completely worn out, rusty with age, all torn and bespattered, brimless and bent on one side in a most unseemly fashion.
C'était un grand chapeau rond de chez Zimmerman, mais complètement usé, rouillé par le temps, tout déchiré et éclaboussé, sans bords et tordu d'un côté de la façon la plus inconvenante.
Not shame, however, but quite another feeling akin to terror had overtaken him.
Ce n'était pas la honte, cependant, mais un tout autre sentiment proche de la terreur qui s'était emparé de lui.
"I knew it," he muttered in confusion, "I thought so! That's the worst of all! Why, a stupid thing like this, the most trivial detail might spoil the whole plan. Yes, my hat is too noticeable....
« Je le savais, » marmonna-t-il avec confusion, « je m'en doutais ! C'est le pire de tout ! Voyons, une chose aussi stupide, le détail le plus insignifiant pourrait ruiner tout le plan. Oui, mon chapeau est bien trop voyant…
Vocabulary
- raison
- Reason; cause or justification for something
- proximité
- Proximity; nearness or closeness to something
- Marché
- Market; a place for buying and selling goods
- Foin
- Hay; dried grass used as animal fodder
- nombre
- Number; a quantity or count of things
- établissements
- Establishments; businesses or institutions in a place
- mal
- Badly; in a poor or negative manner
- famés
- Of ill repute; having a bad reputation
- prédominance
- Predominance; the state of being most common
- population
- Population; the people inhabiting a given area
- commerçante
- Commercial; relating to trade and merchants
- ouvrière
- Working-class; relating to laborers or workers
- entassée
- Crammed; packed tightly together in a space
- rues
- Streets; public roads in a town or city
- ruelles
- Alleyways; narrow streets or lanes between buildings
- cœur
- Heart; also figuratively meaning center or core
- voyait
- Saw; past imperfect of 'voir', to see
- types
- Types; kinds of people or characters seen
- divers
- Various; diverse or of many different kinds
- nulle
- No; not any (feminine form of 'nul')
- silhouette
- Silhouette; the outline or shape of a figure
- étrange
- Strange; unusual or out of the ordinary
- fût
- Were; past subjunctive of 'être', to be
- aurait
- Would have; conditional of 'avoir', to have
- pu
- Been able to; past participle of 'pouvoir'
- surprendre
- To surprise; to astonish or catch off guard
- jeune
- Young; describing someone of a young age
- homme
- Man; an adult male human being
- telle
- Such; of this kind or degree (feminine)
- amertume
- Bitterness; deep resentment or emotional pain
- tel
- Such; of this kind or degree (masculine)
- mépris
- Contempt; scorn or disdain toward someone or something
- accumulés
- Accumulated; built up or gathered over time
- malgré
- Despite; in spite of something or someone
- délicatesse
- Delicacy; sensitivity or refinement in manner
- propre
- Own; belonging to oneself; also means 'clean'
- jeunesse
- Youth; the period or quality of being young
- haillons
- Rags; torn or worn-out pieces of clothing
- préoccupaient
- Worried; past imperfect of 'préoccuper', to preoccupy
- moins
- Less; a smaller amount or degree of something
- monde
- World; also meaning people or the public
- rue
- Street; a road in an urban area
- allait
- Went; past imperfect of 'aller', to go
- autrement
- Otherwise; differently or in another manner
- lorsqu'
- When; conjunction introducing a time clause
- croisait
- Crossed paths with; encountered or met someone
- connaissances
- Acquaintances; people one knows but not closely
- anciens
- Former; old or previous (masculine plural)
- camarades
- Comrades; friends or classmates sharing common experience
- études
- Studies; academic work or courses of learning
- aimait
- Liked; past imperfect of 'aimer', to like
- ailleurs
- Elsewhere; in or to another place
- rencontrer
- To meet; to encounter someone by chance or plan
- aucune
- No; not any (feminine singular negative adjective)
- occasion
- Occasion; an opportunity or particular moment
- pourtant
- Yet; however, despite what was just said
- ivre
- Drunk; intoxicated from alcohol consumption
- inconnue
- Unknown woman; a stranger or unidentified female person
- transporté
- Transported; carried or moved from one place
- quelque
- Some; an unspecified amount or place
- part
- Place; used in expressions like 'quelque part' (somewhere)
- énorme
- Enormous; very large in size or extent
- chariot
- Cart; a wheeled vehicle for transporting goods
- tiré
- Pulled; drawn or hauled by an animal or force
- lourd
- Heavy; having great weight or burden
- cheval
- Horse; a large domesticated animal used for work
- trait
- Draft (horse); used for pulling heavy loads
- cria
- Shouted; past simple of 'crier', to cry out
- soudain
- Suddenly; happening without warning or expectation
- passant
- Passerby; a person walking past in the street
- Hé
- Hey; an exclamation to get someone's attention
- chapelier
- Hatter; a person who makes or sells hats
- allemand
- German; relating to Germany or its people
- hurlant
- Howling; shouting or yelling very loudly
- pleins
- Full; at full capacity (masculine plural)
- poumons
- Lungs; organs used for breathing in the chest
- montrant
- Showing; pointing at or indicating something
- doigt
- Finger; one of the digits on a human hand
- arrêta
- Stopped; past simple of 'arrêter', to stop
- brusquement
- Abruptly; suddenly and without warning or gentleness
- agrippa
- Grabbed; clutched or seized tightly and suddenly
- chapeau
- Hat; a head covering worn outdoors
- main
- Hand; the part of the body at the wrist
- tremblante
- Trembling; shaking from fear, cold, or emotion
- grand
- Big; large in size or stature
- rond
- Round; circular in shape
- chez
- At the place of; used with names or shops
- complètement
- Completely; entirely or totally without exception
- usé
- Worn out; shabby from long or heavy use
- rouillé
- Rusty; deteriorated or discolored from neglect
- temps
- Time; also weather; passage of duration
- déchiré
- Torn; ripped or shredded into pieces
- éclaboussé
- Splattered; stained with splashed liquid or mud
- sans
- Without; lacking or not having something
- bords
- Brims or edges; the outer rim of a hat
- tordu
- Twisted; bent or warped out of shape
- côté
- Side; one of two lateral parts of something
- façon
- Way; manner or style of doing something
- inconvenante
- Improper; unseemly or inappropriate in appearance
- honte
- Shame; a painful feeling of embarrassment or disgrace
- cependant
- However; nevertheless, expressing a contrast
- autre
- Other; different or another person or thing
- sentiment
- Feeling; an emotional state or sensation
- proche
- Close; near in distance, relation, or resemblance
- terreur
- Terror; extreme fear or dread
- emparé
- Seized; taken hold of or overcome by something
- savais
- Knew; past imperfect of 'savoir', to know
- marmonna
- Muttered; spoke quietly or indistinctly to oneself
- confusion
- Confusion; a state of disorder or embarrassment
- doutais
- Suspected; past imperfect of 'se douter', to suspect
- pire
- Worse; more bad or of lower quality
- Voyons
- Let's see; exclamation urging consideration or reflection
- chose
- Thing; an object, matter, or affair
- aussi
- Also; too, or as (in comparisons)
- stupide
- Stupid; foolish or lacking good sense
- détail
- Detail; a small specific piece of information
- insignifiant
- Insignificant; unimportant or of little consequence
- pourrait
- Could; conditional of 'pouvoir', to be able
- ruiner
- To ruin; to destroy or spoil completely
- plan
- Plan; a scheme or detailed course of action
- bien
- Well; in a good manner; also 'indeed'
- trop
- Too much; excessively beyond what is appropriate
- voyant
- Conspicuous; showy or attracting too much attention
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