Enquire within upon everything: The great Victorian-era domestic standby — Page 6
There is scarcely a spot reached by English civilization to which this book has not found its way, receiving everywhere the most cordial welcome and winning the warmest praise.
Il n'existe guère d'endroit atteint par la civilisation anglaise où ce livre n'ait trouvé son chemin, recevant partout l'accueil le plus cordial et remportant les éloges les plus chaleureux.
Proof of this world-wide popularity is clearly shown by the record of the number of copies sold, now amounting to the wonderful total of ONE MILLION COPIES
La preuve de cette popularité mondiale est clairement démontrée par le record du nombre d'exemplaires vendus, atteignant désormais le total extraordinaire d'UN MILLION D'EXEMPLAIRES
--a sale which the Publishers believe to be _absolutely without precedent_ among similar books of reference.
-- une vente que les Éditeurs croient être _absolument sans précédent_ parmi les ouvrages de référence similaires.
This result has been mainly brought about by the kindly interest shown in the book by many friends, to whom the Publishers' most hearty thanks are tendered for their generous support and recommendations.
Ce résultat a été principalement obtenu grâce à l'intérêt bienveillant que de nombreux amis ont témoigné à cet ouvrage, auxquels les Éditeurs adressent leurs plus sincères remerciements pour leur généreux soutien et leurs recommandations.
The work of revision has been carried on from year to year with watchfulness and care, and many Additions have been made, both modern and interesting, including Homoeopathy, Lawn Tennis, &c.
Le travail de révision a été poursuivi d'année en année avec vigilance et soin, et de nombreux Ajouts ont été apportés, à la fois modernes et intéressants, notamment l'Homéopathie, le Lawn Tennis, etc.
Enquirers on the laws of Landlord and Tenant, Husband and Wife, Debtor and Creditor, are supplied with the latest information.
Les personnes s'interrogeant sur les lois régissant les rapports entre Propriétaire et Locataire, Mari et Femme, Débiteur et Créancier, sont pourvues des informations les plus récentes.
Diseases and their Remedies, and Medicines, their Uses and Doses, have received special attention.
Les Maladies et leurs Remèdes, ainsi que les Médicaments, leurs Usages et leurs Doses, ont fait l'objet d'une attention particulière.
The Index has been considerably extended, and with the aid of this, and the Summary of Contents, it is hoped that no Enquirer will fail to receive complete and satisfactory replies.
L'Index a été considérablement étendu, et grâce à celui-ci, ainsi qu'au Sommaire des Matières, il est à espérer qu'aucun Lecteur ne manquera de recevoir des réponses complètes et satisfaisantes.
THE "ENQUIRE WITHIN" AND "REASON WHY" SERIES now comprises Twenty-seven Volumes, containing upwards of SEVEN THOUSAND pages of closely printed matter.
LA SÉRIE « ENQUIRE WITHIN » ET « REASON WHY » comprend désormais Vingt-sept Volumes, contenant plus de SEPT MILLE pages de texte imprimé serré.
They are entirely original in plan, and executed with the most conscientious care.
Ils sont entièrement originaux dans leur conception et exécutés avec le soin le plus consciencieux.
Vocabulary
- existe
- To exist; third person singular present tense
- guère
- Hardly, scarcely; used in negative constructions
- endroit
- A place, spot, or location
- atteint
- Reached or affected; past participle of atteindre
- civilisation
- Civilization; the culture and society of a people
- anglaise
- Feminine adjective meaning English
- ait
- Subjunctive form of avoir: has, may have
- chemin
- A path, road, or way to somewhere
- recevant
- Receiving; present participle of recevoir
- partout
- Everywhere, in all places
- accueil
- Welcome, reception, or greeting given to someone
- cordial
- Warm and friendly in manner or reception
- remportant
- Winning or carrying off; present participle of remporter
- éloges
- Praises, compliments, or words of admiration
- chaleureux
- Warm, hearty, enthusiastic in tone or feeling
- preuve
- Proof or evidence supporting a claim
- popularité
- Popularity; the state of being widely liked
- mondiale
- Worldwide, global; relating to the entire world
- clairement
- Clearly, in a clear and obvious manner
- démontrée
- Demonstrated, proven; feminine past participle of démontrer
- record
- A record; an achievement surpassing previous marks
- exemplaires
- Copies of a book or publication printed
- vendus
- Sold; plural past participle of vendre
- atteignant
- Reaching, attaining; present participle of atteindre
- désormais
- Henceforth, from now on, hereafter
- extraordinaire
- Extraordinary, remarkable, exceptional in degree
- EXEMPLAIRES
- Copies; plural of exemplaire, printed or published copies
- vente
- A sale; the act of selling goods
- Éditeurs
- Publishers or editors of books and media
- croient
- Believe; third person plural present of croire
- _absolument
- Absolutely, completely, without exception
- précédent_
- Precedent; without precedent means unprecedented
- parmi
- Among, amongst a group of things or people
- ouvrages
- Works, books, or substantial pieces of writing
- référence
- Reference; a source consulted for information
- similaires
- Similar, alike in nature or character
- résultat
- A result or outcome of an action or process
- principalement
- Principally, mainly, above all else
- obtenu
- Obtained, achieved; past participle of obtenir
- grâce
- Grace; grâce à means thanks to something
- intérêt
- Interest; attention or concern shown toward something
- bienveillant
- Benevolent, kind, showing goodwill toward others
- nombreux
- Numerous, many in number
- témoigné
- Shown, testified; past participle of témoigner
- ouvrage
- A work, book, or piece of writing
- auxquels
- To whom, to which; relative pronoun masculine plural
- adressent
- Address, direct; third person plural present of adresser
- sincères
- Sincere, genuine, heartfelt in expression
- remerciements
- Thanks, expressions of gratitude
- généreux
- Generous, giving freely without hesitation
- soutien
- Support, backing, or assistance given to someone
- recommandations
- Recommendations; suggestions or endorsements given by someone
- révision
- Revision; the process of reviewing and correcting
- poursuivi
- Continued, pursued; past participle of poursuivre
- vigilance
- Vigilance; careful watchfulness and attention
- soin
- Care, attention, or diligence applied to something
- Ajouts
- Additions; things added to an existing work
- apportés
- Brought, contributed; past participle of apporter
- modernes
- Modern, contemporary, belonging to recent times
- intéressants
- Interesting, engaging, worthy of attention
- notamment
- Notably, in particular, especially among others
- Homéopathie
- Homeopathy; alternative medicine using diluted substances
- interrogeant
- Questioning, wondering; present participle of interroger
- lois
- Laws; rules established by authority
- régissant
- Governing, regulating; present participle of régir
- rapports
- Relations, connections, or dealings between parties
- Propriétaire
- Owner or landlord; one who owns property
- Locataire
- Tenant; one who rents a property from another
- Mari
- Husband; a male spouse in a marriage
- Débiteur
- Debtor; one who owes money to another
- Créancier
- Creditor; one to whom money is owed
- pourvues
- Provided, supplied; feminine plural past participle of pourvoir
- récentes
- Recent, latest; feminine plural adjective
- Maladies
- Illnesses, diseases; conditions affecting health
- Remèdes
- Remedies, cures for illnesses or problems
- ainsi
- Thus, so, in this way
- Médicaments
- Medications, medicines used to treat illness
- Usages
- Uses, applications, or customary practices
- Doses
- Doses; measured amounts of medicine to take
- objet
- Object, subject, or purpose of something
- particulière
- Particular, special, specific; feminine adjective
- considérablement
- Considerably, significantly, to a great extent
- étendu
- Extended, expanded; past participle of étendre
- celui-
- That one; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
- Sommaire
- Summary or table of contents of a document
- Matières
- Subjects, matters; table des matières means table of contents
- espérer
- To hope; to anticipate something desired
- aucun
- No, none, not any; negative adjective or pronoun
- Lecteur
- Reader; one who reads a text or book
- manquera
- Will miss, will lack; future tense of manquer
- recevoir
- To receive; to get or accept something given
- réponses
- Answers or responses to questions asked
- complètes
- Complete, thorough, full; feminine plural adjective
- satisfaisantes
- Satisfactory, satisfying; meeting expectations or needs
- SÉRIE
- Series; a sequence of related volumes or works
- comprend
- Includes, comprises; third person singular of comprendre
- Volumes
- Volumes; individual books in a series or set
- contenant
- Containing, holding; present participle of contenir
- imprimé
- Printed; past participle of imprimer
- serré
- Dense, tight, closely packed together
- entièrement
- Entirely, completely, wholly without exception
- originaux
- Original, not copied; masculine plural adjective
- conception
- Conception, design, or plan of something created
- exécutés
- Executed, carried out; past participle of exécuter
- consciencieux
- Conscientious, thorough, careful in doing work
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