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English → Fr CHAPTER I Level 8/10

The furniture, all very old and of yellow wood, consisted of a sofa with a huge bent wooden back, an oval table in front of the sofa, a dressing-table with a looking-glass fixed on it between the windows, chairs along the walls and two or three half-penny prints in yellow frames, representing German damsels with birds in their hands--that was all.

Les meubles, tous très vieux et en bois jaune, consistaient en un canapé avec un grand dossier en bois courbé, une table ovale devant le canapé, une coiffeuse avec un miroir fixé dessus entre les fenêtres, des chaises le long des murs et deux ou trois gravures bon marché dans des cadres jaunes, représentant des demoiselles allemandes avec des oiseaux dans les mains -- c'était tout.

In the corner a light was burning before a small ikon.

Dans le coin, une lumière brûlait devant une petite icône.

Everything was very clean; the floor and the furniture were brightly polished; everything shone.

Tout était très propre ; le sol et les meubles étaient brillamment cirés ; tout reluisait.

"Lizaveta's work," thought the young man.

« C'est l'œuvre de Lizaveta », pensa le jeune homme.

There was not a speck of dust to be seen in the whole flat.

On ne voyait pas un grain de poussière dans tout l'appartement.

"It's in the houses of spiteful old widows that one finds such cleanliness," Raskolnikov thought again, and he stole a curious glance at the cotton curtain over the door leading into another tiny room, in which stood the old woman's bed and chest of drawers and into which he had never looked before.

« C'est dans les maisons des vieilles veuves malveillantes que l'on trouve une telle propreté », pensa de nouveau Raskolnikov, et il jeta un regard curieux sur le rideau de coton au-dessus de la porte menant à une autre petite pièce, dans laquelle se trouvaient le lit et la commode de la vieille femme et dans laquelle il n'avait jamais regardé auparavant.

These two rooms made up the whole flat.

Ces deux pièces constituaient tout l'appartement.

"What do you want?" the old woman said severely, coming into the room and, as before, standing in front of him so as to look him straight in the face.

« Que voulez-vous ? » dit sévèrement la vieille femme, entrant dans la pièce et, comme auparavant, se plaçant devant lui de manière à le regarder droit dans les yeux.

"I've brought something to pawn here," and he drew out of his pocket an old-fashioned flat silver watch, on the back of which was engraved a globe; the chain was of steel.

« J'ai apporté quelque chose à mettre en gage », et il sortit de sa poche une vieille montre plate en argent, au dos de laquelle était gravé un globe ; la chaîne était en acier.

"But the time is up for your last pledge. The month was up the day before yesterday.

« Mais le délai est écoulé pour votre dernier gage. Le mois s'est terminé avant-hier.

Vocabulary

meubles
Furniture; movable objects used to furnish a room
tous
All; every one of a group
très
Very; to a high degree
vieux
Old; having existed for a long time
en
In or made of; preposition indicating material
bois
Wood; hard material from trees
jaune
Yellow; the color of the sun
consistaient
Consisted of; were composed of certain elements
canapé
Sofa; upholstered seat for multiple people
grand
Large; of considerable size or height
dossier
Backrest; the back part of a seat
courbé
Curved; bent in a smooth arc
table
Table; flat-surfaced furniture for placing objects
ovale
Oval; egg-shaped, elliptical in form
devant
In front of; positioned before something
coiffeuse
Dressing table; furniture with mirror for grooming
miroir
Mirror; reflective surface showing one's image
fixé
Fixed; attached firmly to something
dessus
On top; above or attached to it
entre
Between; in the space separating two things
fenêtres
Windows; openings in walls admitting light
chaises
Chairs; seats with backs for one person
long
Along; following the length of something
murs
Walls; vertical structures enclosing a room
gravures
Engravings or prints; decorative framed artwork images
bon
Good; of satisfactory quality or value
marché
Market; also cheap in bon marché
cadres
Frames; borders encasing pictures or artwork
jaunes
Yellow; plural form of jaune
représentant
Depicting; showing or portraying something visually
demoiselles
Young ladies; unmarried women or girls
allemandes
German; feminine plural referring to German women
oiseaux
Birds; feathered winged animals
mains
Hands; body parts at the end of arms
c'était
That was; it was, past tense of c'est
tout
All; everything, the totality of something
coin
Corner; angle where two walls or lines meet
lumière
Light; illumination or source of brightness
brûlait
Was burning; giving off flame or light
petite
Small; little in size
icône
Icon; religious image venerated in Orthodox tradition
Tout
Everything; the whole, all things together
était
Was; third person singular past tense of être
propre
Clean; free from dirt or impurity
sol
Floor; the lower surface of a room
étaient
Were; third person plural imperfect of être
brillamment
Brilliantly; in a bright or shining manner
cirés
Waxed; polished with wax to shine
reluisait
Gleamed; shone with a bright reflected light
l'œuvre
The work; result of someone's labor or effort
pensa
Thought; past tense of penser, to think
jeune
Young; not old, early in life
homme
Man; adult male human being
On
One; indefinite pronoun meaning people in general
voyait
Saw; could see, imperfect of voir
grain
Grain; a tiny particle of something
poussière
Dust; fine dry particles settling on surfaces
l'appartement
The apartment; a set of rooms as dwelling
maisons
Houses; buildings used as human dwellings
vieilles
Old; feminine plural adjective meaning aged
veuves
Widows; women whose husbands have died
malveillantes
Malevolent; ill-wishing, having bad intentions toward others
l'on
One; stylistic variant of on for euphony
trouve
Finds; discovers or encounters something somewhere
telle
Such; of this kind or degree
propreté
Cleanliness; the state of being clean
nouveau
Again; anew, once more (de nouveau)
jeta
Cast; threw, past tense of jeter
regard
Look; a glance or gaze directed at something
curieux
Curious; showing interest or inquisitiveness
rideau
Curtain; hanging fabric covering a window or doorway
coton
Cotton; soft natural fabric from cotton plant
au-dessus
Above; over, at a higher position than
porte
Door; movable barrier closing an entrance
menant
Leading; going toward or connecting to somewhere
autre
Other; different or additional one
pièce
Room; an enclosed space within a building
laquelle
Which; relative pronoun referring to a feminine noun
trouvaient
Were found; located, situated in a place
lit
Bed; furniture for sleeping or resting
commode
Chest of drawers; furniture for storing clothes
vieille
Old; feminine adjective meaning aged
femme
Woman; adult female human being
n'avait
Had not; negated imperfect of avoir
jamais
Never; at no time, not ever
regardé
Looked at; observed or examined visually
auparavant
Before; previously, at an earlier time
Ces
These; demonstrative plural adjective
pièces
Rooms; enclosed spaces within a building
constituaient
Constituted; made up or formed a whole
voulez-vous
Do you want; what do you wish
dit
Said; past tense of dire, to say
sévèrement
Severely; in a strict or harsh manner
entrant
Entering; going or coming into a space
comme
As; like, in the manner of
plaçant
Placing; positioning oneself or something somewhere
manière
Way; manner or method of doing something
regarder
To look; to watch or observe something
droit
Straight; directly, without deviation
yeux
Eyes; the organs of sight
apporté
Brought; carried something to a place
quelque
Some; a certain unspecified thing
chose
Thing; an object or matter
mettre
To put; to place or set as pledge
gage
Pledge; an item given as security or pawn
sortit
Took out; removed from, past tense of sortir
poche
Pocket; small bag sewn into clothing
montre
Watch; a timepiece worn or carried
plate
Flat; thin and level, not thick
argent
Silver; precious white metal, also means money
dos
Back; the reverse or posterior side of something
gravé
Engraved; having a design etched into a surface
globe
Globe; spherical representation of the earth
chaîne
Chain; series of linked metal rings
acier
Steel; strong metal alloy of iron and carbon
Mais
But; however, introducing a contrasting statement
délai
Deadline; allotted time period or delay
écoulé
Elapsed; passed, expired (of time)
dernier
Last; most recent, final one in sequence
mois
Month; one of twelve divisions of a year
terminé
Ended; concluded or finished, past participle
avant-hier
The day before yesterday; two days ago
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