Dracula — Page 3
I read that every known superstition in the world is gathered into the horseshoe of the Carpathians, as if it were the centre of some sort of imaginative whirlpool; if so my stay may be very interesting.
J'ai lu que toutes les superstitions connues dans le monde sont rassemblées dans le fer à cheval des Carpathes, comme si c'était le centre d'une sorte de tourbillon imaginaire ; si tel est le cas, mon séjour pourrait être très intéressant.
(_Mem._, I must ask the Count all about them.)
(_Mém._, Je dois demander au Comte tout à leur sujet.)
I did not sleep well, though my bed was comfortable enough, for I had all sorts of queer dreams.
Je n'ai pas bien dormi, bien que mon lit fût assez confortable, car j'ai fait toutes sortes de rêves étranges.
There was a dog howling all night under my window, which may have had something to do with it; or it may have been the paprika, for I had to drink up all the water in my carafe, and was still thirsty.
Un chien a hurlé toute la nuit sous ma fenêtre, ce qui a peut-être eu quelque chose à voir avec cela ; ou c'était peut-être le paprika, car j'ai dû boire toute l'eau de ma carafe, et j'avais encore soif.
Towards morning I slept and was wakened by the continuous knocking at my door, so I guess I must have been sleeping soundly then.
Vers le matin, je me suis endormi et j'ai été réveillé par les coups continus à ma porte, aussi je suppose que je devais dormir profondément à ce moment-là.
I had for breakfast more paprika, and a sort of porridge of maize flour which they said was "mamaliga," and egg-plant stuffed with forcemeat, a very excellent dish, which they call "impletata."
J'ai eu au petit-déjeuner encore du paprika, et une sorte de bouillie de farine de maïs que l'on appelle « mamaliga », ainsi qu'une aubergine farcie à la chair à saucisse, un excellent plat qu'ils nomment « impletata ».
(_Mem._, get recipe for this also.)
(_Mém._, obtenir la recette de celui-ci également.)
I had to hurry breakfast, for the train started a little before eight, or rather it ought to have done so, for after rushing to the station at 7:30 I had to sit in the carriage for more than an hour before we began to move.
J'ai dû me dépêcher de déjeuner, car le train partait un peu avant huit heures, ou plutôt il aurait dû le faire, car après m'être précipité à la gare à 7h30, j'ai dû rester assis dans le wagon pendant plus d'une heure avant que nous commencions à bouger.
It seems to me that the further east you go the more unpunctual are the trains.
Il me semble que plus on va vers l'est, plus les trains sont en retard.
What ought they to be in China?
Qu'en est-il donc en Chine ?
Vocabulary
- lu
- Past participle of 'lire', meaning read
- superstitions
- Irrational beliefs based on fear or ignorance
- connues
- Feminine plural of 'connu', meaning known or familiar
- rassemblées
- Gathered or assembled together in one place
- fer
- Noun meaning iron, the metal
- cheval
- Noun meaning horse
- Carpathes
- Mountain range in Central and Eastern Europe
- sorte
- Noun meaning sort, kind, or type
- tourbillon
- Noun meaning whirlpool, whirlwind, or vortex
- imaginaire
- Adjective meaning imaginary or fictitious
- tel
- Adjective meaning such or like that
- cas
- Noun meaning case or situation
- séjour
- Noun meaning stay, visit, or sojourn
- pourrait
- Conditional of 'pouvoir', meaning could or might
- Mém.
- Abbreviation for 'Mémoires', meaning memoirs or notes
- demander
- Infinitive verb meaning to ask or request
- Comte
- Noun meaning Count, a title of nobility
- sujet
- Noun meaning subject, topic, or matter
- dormi
- Past participle of 'dormir', meaning slept
- lit
- Noun meaning bed for sleeping
- fût
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'être', meaning was
- assez
- Adverb meaning enough or quite
- confortable
- Adjective meaning comfortable or cozy
- car
- Conjunction meaning because or for
- sortes
- Plural noun meaning sorts, kinds, or types
- rêves
- Plural noun meaning dreams
- étranges
- Adjective meaning strange, odd, or unusual
- hurlé
- Past participle of 'hurler', meaning howled or screamed
- sous
- Preposition meaning under or below
- fenêtre
- Noun meaning window
- quelque
- Indefinite adjective meaning some or a few
- paprika
- Spice made from ground red peppers
- dû
- Past participle of 'devoir', meaning had to or owed
- boire
- Infinitive verb meaning to drink
- carafe
- Glass container used for serving water or wine
- encore
- Adverb meaning still, again, or yet
- soif
- Noun meaning thirst
- Vers
- Preposition meaning toward or around a time
- endormi
- Past participle of 's'endormir', meaning fell asleep
- réveillé
- Past participle of 'réveiller', meaning woken up
- coups
- Plural noun meaning knocks, blows, or strikes
- continus
- Adjective meaning continuous or uninterrupted
- suppose
- First person singular of 'supposer', meaning suppose or assume
- devais
- Imperfect of 'devoir', meaning had to or must have
- dormir
- Infinitive verb meaning to sleep
- profondément
- Adverb meaning deeply or profoundly
- déjeuner
- Noun meaning breakfast or lunch
- bouillie
- Noun meaning porridge or thick cooked cereal
- farine
- Noun meaning flour used in cooking or baking
- maïs
- Noun meaning corn or maize
- mamaliga
- Traditional Romanian cornmeal dish similar to polenta
- ainsi
- Adverb meaning thus, so, or in this way
- aubergine
- Noun meaning eggplant, a purple vegetable
- farcie
- Adjective meaning stuffed or filled with ingredients
- chair
- Noun meaning flesh or meat
- saucisse
- Noun meaning sausage
- excellent
- Adjective meaning excellent or outstanding in quality
- plat
- Noun meaning dish or course of a meal
- nomment
- Third person plural of 'nommer', meaning name or call
- impletata
- Romanian term for a stuffed dish or food
- obtenir
- Infinitive verb meaning to obtain or get
- recette
- Noun meaning recipe or formula for cooking
- celui-
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning this one or that one
- également
- Adverb meaning equally, also, or likewise
- dépêcher
- Reflexive verb meaning to hurry or rush
- partait
- Imperfect of 'partir', meaning was leaving or departed
- avant
- Preposition or adverb meaning before or ahead
- plutôt
- Adverb meaning rather, quite, or instead
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir', meaning would have
- précipité
- Adjective or past participle meaning rushed or hurried
- gare
- Noun meaning train station
- rester
- Infinitive verb meaning to stay or remain
- assis
- Past participle of 'asseoir', meaning seated or sitting
- wagon
- Noun meaning train car or railway carriage
- pendant
- Preposition meaning during or for a period of time
- commencions
- Imperfect of 'commencer', meaning were beginning or starting
- bouger
- Infinitive verb meaning to move or stir
- semble
- Third person singular of 'sembler', meaning seems or appears
- vers
- Preposition meaning toward or around a time
- retard
- Noun meaning delay or lateness
- donc
- Conjunction or adverb meaning so, therefore, or then
- Chine
- Proper noun meaning China, country in East Asia
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