Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 5
To some extent, though in a far less degree, assistance has been rendered by the authors of many useful and popular works, for which due acknowledgment must be made.
Dans une certaine mesure, bien qu'à un degré bien moindre, des contributions ont été apportées par les auteurs de nombreux ouvrages utiles et populaires, auxquels il convient de rendre l'hommage qui leur est dû.
Chief among these works are Dr. Kitchiner's "COOKS' ORACLE"; "THE COOK," in Houlston and Sons' Industrial Library; "THE SHOPKEEPER'S GUIDE;" "THE WIFE'S OWN COOKERY," "THE PRACTICAL HOUSEWIFE," and many of the volumes of the "REASON WHY" series.
Parmi ces ouvrages, les principaux sont « LE ORACLE DES CUISINIERS » du Dr Kitchiner ; « LE CUISINIER », dans la Bibliothèque industrielle de Houlston et Fils ; « LE GUIDE DU COMMERÇANT » ; « LA CUISINE DE LA FEMME », « LA MÉNAGÈRE PRATIQUE », et nombre des volumes de la série « POURQUOI ».
Lastly, as in everyday life it is found necessary at times to make a thorough inspection of house and home, and to carry out requisite repairs, alterations, and additions, this has been done in the recent editions of "ENQUIRE WITHIN," to which some hundreds of paragraphs have been added, while others have been remodelled and revised in accordance with the progress of the times in which we live.
Enfin, de même que dans la vie quotidienne il est parfois nécessaire de procéder à une inspection approfondie de la maison et du foyer, et d'y effectuer les réparations, modifications et ajouts requis, cela a été fait dans les éditions récentes de « RENSEIGNEZ-VOUS », auxquelles plusieurs centaines de paragraphes ont été ajoutés, tandis que d'autres ont été remaniés et révisés conformément aux progrès de l'époque dans laquelle nous vivons.
Care, however, has been taken to alter nothing that needed no alteration, so that, practically, this Popular Favourite is still the old "ENQUIRE WITHIN;" improved, it is true, but in no way so changed as to place it beyond the recognition of those to whom it has been a BOOK OF CONSTANT REFERENCE since its first appearance.
On a cependant pris soin de ne rien modifier qui n'avait pas besoin de l'être, de sorte que, dans la pratique, ce Favori Populaire est toujours l'ancien « RENSEIGNEZ-VOUS » ; amélioré, certes, mais en aucune façon si transformé qu'il serait méconnaissable pour ceux qui en ont fait un OUVRAGE DE RÉFÉRENCE CONSTANT depuis sa première parution.
PUBLISHER'S PREFACE TO THE SEVENTY-FIFTH EDITION.
PRÉFACE DE L'ÉDITEUR POUR LA SOIXANTE-QUINZIÈME ÉDITION.
The unparalleled success achieved by "ENQUIRE WITHIN UPON EVERYTHING" demands special mention from its Publishers at the present moment.
Le succès sans précédent remporté par « RENSEIGNEZ-VOUS SUR TOUT » mérite une mention particulière de la part de ses Éditeurs en ce moment.
Its prominent characteristics--varied usefulness and cheapness--have won for it universal esteem.
Ses caractéristiques essentielles — son utilité variée et son faible coût — lui ont valu une estime universelle.
Vocabulary
- Dans
- In, within; preposition indicating location or context
- une
- A, an; feminine indefinite article
- certaine
- Certain, particular; feminine adjective meaning specific
- mesure
- Measure, extent; degree or level of something
- bien
- Well, indeed; adverb emphasizing agreement or quality
- qu'
- That, than; conjunction or relative pronoun, elided form
- à
- To, at, in; versatile French preposition
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article or number one
- degré
- Degree, level; extent or measure of something
- moindre
- Lesser, slightest; comparative adjective meaning smaller
- des
- Some, of the; plural indefinite article or contraction
- contributions
- Contributions; things added or given to a cause
- ont
- Have; third-person plural present of avoir
- été
- Been; past participle of être, also means summer
- apportées
- Brought, contributed; feminine plural past participle of apporter
- par
- By, through; preposition indicating agent or means
- les
- The; definite article, masculine or feminine plural
- auteurs
- Authors, writers; people who create written works
- de
- Of, from; very common French preposition
- nombreux
- Numerous, many; adjective indicating large quantity
- ouvrages
- Works, books; published literary or scholarly productions
- utiles
- Useful, helpful; adjective describing practical value
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- populaires
- Popular, widely liked; adjective describing public appeal
- auxquels
- To which, for which; masculine plural relative pronoun
- il
- He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- convient
- Is fitting, is appropriate; third-person singular of convenir
- rendre
- To render, give back; infinitive verb meaning return or pay
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel or h
- hommage
- Homage, tribute; respectful recognition given to someone
- qui
- Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- leur
- Their, to them; possessive adjective or indirect pronoun
- est
- Is; third-person singular present of être
- dû
- Due, owed; past participle of devoir indicating obligation
- Parmi
- Among, amongst; preposition indicating inclusion in group
- ces
- These, those; demonstrative adjective plural form
- principaux
- Principal, main; masculine plural adjective meaning most important
- sont
- Are; third-person plural present of être
- CUISINIERS
- Cooks; plural of cuisinier, people who prepare food
- du
- Of the, some; masculine contraction of de and le
- CUISINIER
- Cook, chef; person who professionally prepares food
- dans
- In, inside; preposition indicating location or time
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- Bibliothèque
- Library; place or collection of books
- industrielle
- Industrial; feminine adjective relating to industry or trade
- Fils
- Son, sons; used in company names meaning and Son
- GUIDE
- Guide; instructional resource helping navigate a subject
- COMMERÇANT
- Merchant, trader; person engaged in commerce
- CUISINE
- Kitchen, cooking; place or art of preparing food
- FEMME
- Woman, wife; adult female person
- MÉNAGÈRE
- Housewife, homemaker; woman managing a household
- PRATIQUE
- Practical, practice; adjective or noun relating to application
- nombre
- Number, quantity; amount or count of things
- volumes
- Volumes; individual books in a series or set
- série
- Series; sequence of related books or publications
- POURQUOI
- Why; interrogative adverb asking for reason
- Enfin
- Finally, at last; adverb indicating conclusion or summary
- même
- Even, same, itself; adverb or adjective for emphasis
- que
- That, than, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
- vie
- Life; existence and daily living experience
- quotidienne
- Daily, everyday; feminine adjective meaning occurring each day
- parfois
- Sometimes, occasionally; adverb indicating infrequent occurrence
- nécessaire
- Necessary, essential; adjective meaning required or needed
- procéder
- To proceed, carry out; infinitive meaning to undertake action
- inspection
- Inspection; careful examination or review of something
- approfondie
- In-depth, thorough; feminine adjective meaning detailed and deep
- maison
- House, home; building where people live
- foyer
- Home, hearth, household; center of family life
- d'
- Of, from; elided form of preposition de
- y
- There, to it; pronoun replacing a place or thing
- effectuer
- To carry out, perform; infinitive meaning to execute tasks
- réparations
- Repairs; work done to fix something broken
- modifications
- Modifications, changes; alterations made to improve something
- ajouts
- Additions; things added to supplement existing content
- requis
- Required, needed; past participle adjective meaning necessary
- cela
- That, this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something mentioned
- a
- Has; third-person singular present of avoir
- fait
- Made, done; past participle of faire
- éditions
- Editions; published versions of a book or work
- récentes
- Recent; feminine plural adjective meaning happening lately
- RENSEIGNEZ-VOUS
- Find out, inform yourself; imperative phrase urging inquiry
- auxquelles
- To which; feminine plural relative pronoun with preposition
- plusieurs
- Several, many; adjective indicating more than two
- centaines
- Hundreds; groups of approximately one hundred items
- paragraphes
- Paragraphs; distinct sections of written text
- ajoutés
- Added; masculine plural past participle of ajouter
- tandis
- While, whereas; conjunction used in tandis que
- autres
- Others, other; pronoun or adjective indicating different ones
- remaniés
- Revised, reworked; past participle meaning reorganized or rewritten
- révisés
- Revised, reviewed; past participle of réviser meaning updated
- conformément
- In accordance with; adverb meaning in conformity with
- aux
- To the, for the; contraction of à and les
- progrès
- Progress; advancement or improvement over time
- époque
- Era, period, time; historical or social period
- laquelle
- Which; feminine singular relative or interrogative pronoun
- nous
- We, us; first-person plural pronoun
- vivons
- Live; first-person plural present of vivre
- On
- One, we, people; indefinite subject pronoun in French
- cependant
- However, nevertheless; adverb indicating contrast or exception
- pris
- Taken; past participle of prendre meaning taken care of
- soin
- Care; attention given to doing something properly
- ne
- Not; negative particle used with pas or other negatives
- rien
- Nothing; negative pronoun meaning not anything
- modifier
- To modify, change; infinitive meaning to alter something
- n'
- Not; elided form of ne before vowel or h
- avait
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of avoir
- pas
- Not, step; negative particle or noun meaning footstep
- besoin
- Need; necessity or requirement for something
- être
- To be; fundamental infinitive linking subject and predicate
- sorte
- Sort, kind, way; manner or type of something
- pratique
- Practical, handy; adjective or noun meaning applied use
- ce
- This, that, it; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
- Favori
- Favorite; adjective or noun meaning preferred or beloved
- Populaire
- Popular; adjective meaning widely liked by many people
- toujours
- Always, still; adverb meaning continuously or at all times
- ancien
- Old, former, ancient; adjective meaning previous or aged
- amélioré
- Improved, enhanced; past participle of améliorer
- certes
- Certainly, admittedly; adverb conceding a point
- mais
- But; coordinating conjunction introducing contrast
- en
- In, by, as; preposition or pronoun with varied uses
- aucune
- No, none; feminine negative adjective or pronoun
- façon
- Way, manner; style or method of doing something
- si
- So, if, yes; conjunction or adverb with multiple uses
- transformé
- Transformed; past participle meaning completely changed in form
- serait
- Would be; third-person singular conditional of être
- méconnaissable
- Unrecognizable; adjective meaning impossible to identify anymore
- pour
- For, in order to; preposition indicating purpose or recipient
- ceux
- Those, the ones; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
- OUVRAGE
- Work, book; a written or crafted production
- RÉFÉRENCE
- Reference; resource consulted for information
- CONSTANT
- Constant, steady; adjective meaning consistently ongoing
- depuis
- Since, for; preposition indicating time elapsed from a point
- sa
- His, her, its; feminine singular possessive adjective
- première
- First; feminine ordinal adjective indicating initial occurrence
- parution
- Publication, appearance; release of a printed work
- PRÉFACE
- Preface; introductory section at start of a book
- L'
- The; elided definite article before vowel or h
- ÉDITEUR
- Publisher, editor; person or company publishing books
- SOIXANTE
- Sixty; cardinal number sixty in French
- QUINZIÈME
- Fifteenth; ordinal number indicating position fifteen
- ÉDITION
- Edition; a particular version of a published work
- Le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- succès
- Success; achievement of desired result or popularity
- sans
- Without; preposition indicating absence of something
- précédent
- Precedent, unprecedented; adjective meaning without prior example
- remporté
- Won, achieved; past participle of remporter meaning obtained
- TOUT
- All, every; pronoun or adjective meaning everything
- mérite
- Merit, deserves; noun or verb indicating worthiness
- mention
- Mention; reference or note acknowledging something
- particulière
- Particular, special; feminine adjective meaning specific or notable
- part
- Part, side; portion or direction indicating source
- ses
- His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- Éditeurs
- Publishers, editors; those who publish or edit works
- moment
- Moment; a point or period in time
- Ses
- Its, his, her; plural possessive adjective
- caractéristiques
- Characteristics, features; defining qualities of something
- essentielles
- Essential; feminine plural adjective meaning fundamentally important
- son
- His, her, its; masculine singular possessive adjective
- utilité
- Usefulness, utility; practical value or benefit of something
- variée
- Varied, diverse; feminine adjective meaning having many forms
- faible
- Low, weak, small; adjective describing little strength or cost
- coût
- Cost, price; amount of money required for something
- lui
- Him, her, to him; third-person singular pronoun
- valu
- Earned, gained; past participle of valoir meaning brought about
- estime
- Esteem, regard; high respect or positive opinion
- universelle
- Universal; feminine adjective meaning applying to everyone everywhere
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