Dracula — Page 9

English → Fr CHAPTER I Level 7/10

If this book should ever reach Mina before I do, let it bring my good-bye.

Si ce livre devait jamais parvenir à Mina avant moi, qu'il lui porte mon adieu.

Here comes the coach!

Voici la diligence !

5 May. The Castle.--The grey of the morning has passed, and the sun is high over the distant horizon, which seems jagged, whether with trees or hills I know not, for it is so far off that big things and little are mixed.

5 mai. Le Château.--Le gris du matin s'est dissipé, et le soleil est haut au-dessus de l'horizon lointain, qui semble déchiqueté, que ce soit par des arbres ou des collines je ne sais pas, car c'est si éloigné que les grandes et les petites choses se confondent.

I am not sleepy, and, as I am not to be called till I awake, naturally I write till sleep comes.

Je n'ai pas sommeil, et, comme on ne doit pas me réveiller avant que je me lève, j'écris naturellement jusqu'à ce que le sommeil vienne.

There are many odd things to put down, and, lest who reads them may fancy that I dined too well before I left Bistritz, let me put down my dinner exactly.

Il y a beaucoup de choses étranges à noter, et, de peur que celui qui les lira ne pense que j'ai trop bien dîné avant de quitter Bistritz, laissez-moi décrire mon dîner avec précision.

I dined on what they called "robber steak"--bits of bacon, onion, and beef, seasoned with red pepper, and strung on sticks and roasted over the fire, in the simple style of the London cat's meat!

J'ai dîné de ce qu'ils appelaient le « steak de brigand »--des morceaux de lard, d'oignon et de bœuf, assaisonnés de poivre rouge, enfilés sur des bâtons et rôtis au feu, à la manière simple de la viande pour chats de Londres !

The wine was Golden Mediasch, which produces a queer sting on the tongue, which is, however, not disagreeable.

Le vin était du Golden Mediasch, qui produit une étrange piqûre sur la langue, ce qui n'est cependant pas désagréable.

I had only a couple of glasses of this, and nothing else.

Je n'en ai bu que quelques verres, et rien d'autre.

When I got on the coach the driver had not taken his seat, and I saw him talking with the landlady.

Lorsque je montai dans la diligence, le cocher n'avait pas encore pris sa place, et je le vis en train de parler avec l'hôtesse.

Vocabulary

Si: si — Conjunction meaning 'if' or 'whether'.
ce: sə — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
livre: livr — Noun meaning 'book'.
devait: dəvɛ — Past tense of 'devoir', meaning 'was supposed to'.
jamais: ʒamɛ — Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'.
parvenir: parvənir — Verb meaning 'to reach' or 'to manage to arrive'.
à: a — Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
avant: avɑ̃ — Preposition or adverb meaning 'before'.
moi: mwa — Stressed pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I'.
qu'il: kil — Contraction of 'que' and 'il', meaning 'that he'.
lui: lɥi — Pronoun meaning 'him', 'her', or 'to him/her'.
porte: pɔrt — Verb meaning 'carries' or noun meaning 'door'.
mon: mɔ̃ — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine).
adieu: adjø — Farewell expression meaning 'goodbye' (final parting).
Voici: vwasi — Presentative meaning 'here is' or 'here are'.
la: la — Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
diligence: diliʒɑ̃s — Historical horse-drawn stagecoach for passenger transport.
mai: mɛ — The fifth month of the year, May.
Le: lə — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
Château: ʃato — Noun meaning 'castle' or 'château'.
gris: ɡri — Adjective meaning 'grey' in color.
du: dy — Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the' (masculine).
matin: matɛ̃ — Noun meaning 'morning'.
s'est: sɛ — Reflexive auxiliary 'se' + 'est', used in past tense.
dissipé: disipe — Past participle meaning 'dissipated' or 'cleared away'.
et: e — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
le: lə — Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
soleil: sɔlɛj — Noun meaning 'sun'.
est: ɛ — Third person singular of 'être', meaning 'is'.
haut: o — Adjective meaning 'high' or 'tall'.
au-dessus: odəsy — Prepositional phrase meaning 'above' or 'over'.
de: də — Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
l'horizon: lɔrizɔ̃ — Noun meaning 'the horizon', the line where sky meets earth.
lointain: lwɛ̃tɛ̃ — Adjective meaning 'distant' or 'faraway'.
qui: ki — Relative pronoun meaning 'who', 'which', or 'that'.
semble: sɑ̃bl — Verb meaning 'seems' or 'appears'.
déchiqueté: deʃikte — Adjective meaning 'jagged', 'ragged', or 'serrated'.
que: kə — Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'than'.
soit: swa — Subjunctive form of 'être', meaning 'be' or 'whether'.
par: par — Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'per'.
des: de — Indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'of the' (plural).
arbres: arbr — Noun meaning 'trees' (plural of 'arbre').
ou: u — Conjunction meaning 'or'.
collines: kɔlin — Noun meaning 'hills' (plural of 'colline').
je: ʒə — First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'.
ne: nə — Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs.
sais: sɛ — First person singular of 'savoir', meaning 'know'.
pas: pa — Negative adverb meaning 'not', used with 'ne'.
car: kar — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'.
c'est: sɛ — Contraction meaning 'it is' or 'this is'.
si: si — Adverb meaning 'so' or 'so much' (intensifier).
éloigné: elwaɲe — Adjective meaning 'distant', 'far away', or 'remote'.
les: le — Definite article meaning 'the' (plural).
grandes: ɡrɑ̃d — Adjective meaning 'large' or 'great' (feminine plural).
petites: pətit — Adjective meaning 'small' or 'little' (feminine plural).
choses: ʃoz — Noun meaning 'things' (plural of 'chose').
se: sə — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'oneself', 'themselves', etc.
confondent: kɔ̃fɔ̃d — Verb meaning 'blend together' or 'become confused'.
Je: ʒə — First person singular subject pronoun meaning 'I'.
n'ai: nɛ — Negated form of 'avoir', meaning 'have not'.
sommeil: sɔmɛj — Noun meaning 'sleep' or 'sleepiness'.
comme: kɔm — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as', 'like', or 'since'.
on: ɔ̃ — Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one', 'we', or 'they'.
doit: dwa — Third person singular of 'devoir', meaning 'must'.
me: mə — First person object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'myself'.
réveiller: reveje — Verb meaning 'to wake up' or 'to awaken someone'.
lève: lɛv — Verb meaning 'rises' or 'gets up'.
j'écris: ʒekri — First person of 'écrire', meaning 'I write'.
naturellement: natyrɛlmɑ̃ — Adverb meaning 'naturally' or 'of course'.
jusqu'à: ʒyska — Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'.
vienne: vjɛn — Subjunctive form of 'venir', meaning 'comes' or 'come'.
Il: il — Third person singular pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'.
y: i — Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'.
a: a — Third person singular of 'avoir', meaning 'has' or 'there is'.
beaucoup: boku — Adverb meaning 'a lot', 'many', or 'much'.
étranges: etrɑ̃ʒ — Adjective meaning 'strange' or 'unusual' (plural).
noter: nɔte — Verb meaning 'to note' or 'to record'.
peur: pœr — Noun meaning 'fear'.
celui: səlɥi — Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' (masculine singular).
lira: lira — Future tense of 'lire', meaning 'will read'.
pense: pɑ̃s — Verb meaning 'thinks' or 'I think'.
j'ai: ʒɛ — First person of 'avoir', meaning 'I have'.
trop: tro — Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'too many'.
bien: bjɛ̃ — Adverb meaning 'well' or 'very'.
dîné: dine — Past participle of 'dîner', meaning 'dined' or 'had dinner'.
quitter: kite — Verb meaning 'to leave' or 'to depart from'.
laissez-moi: lɛsemwa — Imperative phrase meaning 'let me' or 'allow me'.
décrire: dekrir — Verb meaning 'to describe'.
dîner: dine — Noun or verb meaning 'dinner' or 'to dine'.
avec: avɛk — Preposition meaning 'with'.
précision: presiziɔ̃ — Noun meaning 'precision' or 'accuracy'.
J'ai: ʒɛ — First person of 'avoir', meaning 'I have'.
qu'ils: kil — Contraction meaning 'that they'.
appelaient: aplɛ — Imperfect tense of 'appeler', meaning 'they called'.
steak: stɛk — Noun borrowed from English meaning 'steak' (cut of meat).
brigand: briɡɑ̃ — Noun meaning 'bandit' or 'robber'.
morceaux: mɔrso — Noun meaning 'pieces' or 'chunks' (plural of 'morceau').
lard: lar — Noun meaning 'bacon' or 'lard' (fatty pork).
d'oignon: dɔɲɔ̃ — Phrase meaning 'of onion' or 'with onion'.
bœuf: bœf — Noun meaning 'beef' or 'ox'.
assaisonnés: asɛzɔne — Past participle meaning 'seasoned' with spices or herbs.
poivre: pwavr — Noun meaning 'pepper' (spice).
rouge: ruʒ — Adjective meaning 'red'.
enfilés: ɑ̃file — Past participle meaning 'threaded' or 'skewered' onto something.
sur: syr — Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'over'.
bâtons: batɔ̃ — Noun meaning 'sticks' or 'rods' (plural of 'bâton').
rôtis: roti — Adjective or noun meaning 'roasted' or 'roasts'.
au: o — Contraction of 'à le', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'.
feu: fø — Noun meaning 'fire'.
manière: manjɛr — Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'style'.
simple: sɛ̃pl — Adjective meaning 'simple' or 'plain'.
viande: vjɑ̃d — Noun meaning 'meat'.
pour: pur — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'.
chats: ʃa — Noun meaning 'cats' (plural of 'chat').
vin: vɛ̃ — Noun meaning 'wine'.
était: etɛ — Imperfect tense of 'être', meaning 'was'.
produit: prɔdɥi — Verb meaning 'produces' or noun meaning 'product'.
une: yn — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine singular).
étrange: etrɑ̃ʒ — Adjective meaning 'strange' or 'odd'.
piqûre: pikyr — Noun meaning 'sting', 'prick', or 'tingling sensation'.
langue: lɑ̃ɡ — Noun meaning 'tongue' or 'language'.
n'est: nɛ — Negated form of 'est', meaning 'is not'.
cependant: səpɑ̃dɑ̃ — Adverb meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'.
désagréable: dezaɡreabl — Adjective meaning 'unpleasant' or 'disagreeable'.
n'en: nɑ̃ — Negated pronoun combination meaning 'not any of it'.
ai: ɛ — First person singular of 'avoir', meaning 'have'.
bu: by — Past participle of 'boire', meaning 'drunk' (consumed liquid).
quelques: kɛlkə — Adjective meaning 'a few' or 'some'.
verres: vɛr — Noun meaning 'glasses' (for drinking) or 'glass' material.
rien: rjɛ̃ — Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'anything'.
d'autre: dotr — Phrase meaning 'else' or 'of other' (nothing else).
Lorsque: lɔrskə — Conjunction meaning 'when' or 'at the time that'.
montai: mɔ̃tɛ — Simple past of 'monter', meaning 'I climbed' or 'I got in'.
dans: dɑ̃ — Preposition meaning 'in', 'inside', or 'into'.
cocher: kɔʃe — Noun meaning 'coachman' or 'driver of a horse-drawn carriage'.
n'avait: navɛ — Negated imperfect of 'avoir', meaning 'had not'.
encore: ɑ̃kɔr — Adverb meaning 'yet', 'still', or 'again'.
pris: pri — Past participle of 'prendre', meaning 'taken'.
sa: sa — Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (feminine).
place: plas — Noun meaning 'place', 'seat', or 'square'.
vis: vi — Simple past of 'voir', meaning 'I saw'.
en: ɑ̃ — Preposition or pronoun meaning 'in', 'on', or 'some of it'.
train: trɛ̃ — Noun meaning 'train'; in 'en train de' means 'in the process of'.
parler: parle — Verb meaning 'to speak' or 'to talk'.
l'hôtesse: lotɛs — Noun meaning 'the hostess' or 'innkeeper' (feminine).

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