Great Expectations — Page 2
She made it a powerful merit in herself, and a strong reproach against Joe, that she wore this apron so much.
Elle se faisait un grand mérite à elle-même, et un vif reproche contre Joe, de porter ce tablier aussi souvent.
Though I really see no reason why she should have worn it at all; or why, if she did wear it at all, she should not have taken it off, every day of her life.
Bien que je ne voie vraiment aucune raison pour laquelle elle aurait dû le porter du tout ; ni pourquoi, si elle le portait, elle n'aurait pas dû l'enlever, chaque jour de sa vie.
Joe's forge adjoined our house, which was a wooden house, as many of the dwellings in our country were,—most of them, at that time.
La forge de Joe jouxtait notre maison, qui était une maison en bois, comme beaucoup d'habitations de notre région,— la plupart d'entre elles, à cette époque.
When I ran home from the churchyard, the forge was shut up, and Joe was sitting alone in the kitchen.
Quand je courus à la maison depuis le cimetière, la forge était fermée, et Joe était assis seul dans la cuisine.
Joe and I being fellow-sufferers, and having confidences as such, Joe imparted a confidence to me, the moment I raised the latch of the door and peeped in at him opposite to it, sitting in the chimney corner.
Joe et moi étant compagnons d'infortune, et ayant des confidences à ce titre, Joe me fit une confidence, au moment où je soulevai le loquet de la porte et le regardai furtivement en face de celle-ci, assis dans le coin de la cheminée.
"Mrs. Joe has been out a dozen times, looking for you, Pip. And she's out now, making it a baker's dozen."
« Madame Joe est sortie une douzaine de fois pour te chercher, Pip. Et elle est sortie maintenant, ce qui en fait une douzaine de boulangers. »
"Is she?"
« Vraiment ? »
"Yes, Pip," said Joe; "and what's worse, she's got Tickler with her."
« Oui, Pip, » dit Joe ; « et ce qui est pire, elle a Tickler avec elle. »
At this dismal intelligence, I twisted the only button on my waistcoat round and round, and looked in great depression at the fire.
À cette sombre nouvelle, je tournai et retournai le seul bouton de mon gilet, et regardai le feu avec un grand abattement.
Tickler was a wax-ended piece of cane, worn smooth by collision with my tickled frame.
Tickler était un morceau de canne à bout de cire, lissé par les collisions avec mon corps chatouillé.
"She sot down," said Joe, "and she got up, and she made a grab at Tickler, and she Ram-paged out.
« Elle s'assit, » dit Joe, « et elle se leva, et elle attrapa Tickler, et elle sortit en furie.
Vocabulary
- Elle
- Third person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself, himself, itself'
- faisait
- Imperfect tense of 'faire'; was doing or making
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- grand
- Adjective meaning 'great, large, or tall'
- mérite
- Noun meaning 'merit, worth, or credit'
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to, at, or in'
- elle
- Feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same, even, or self'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- vif
- Adjective meaning 'sharp, vivid, or keen'
- reproche
- Noun meaning 'reproach, blame, or criticism'
- contre
- Preposition meaning 'against' or 'toward'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of, from, or about'
- porter
- Verb meaning 'to wear' or 'to carry'
- ce
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- tablier
- Noun meaning 'apron' worn for protection
- aussi
- Adverb meaning 'also, too, or as well'
- souvent
- Adverb meaning 'often' or 'frequently'
- Bien
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'well' or 'good'
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that, which, or than'
- je
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate verbs
- voie
- Subjunctive of 'voir'; meaning 'see'
- vraiment
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- aucune
- Negative adjective meaning 'no' or 'none'
- raison
- Noun meaning 'reason' or 'cause'
- pour
- Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'
- laquelle
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' for feminine nouns
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir'; meaning 'would have'
- dû
- Past participle of 'devoir'; meaning 'had to'
- le
- Definite masculine article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it'
- du
- Contracted form of 'de le' meaning 'of the'
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all, every, or everything'
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither'
- pourquoi
- Adverb meaning 'why' or 'the reason why'
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or adverb meaning 'so'
- portait
- Imperfect of 'porter'; was wearing or carrying
- n'
- Contracted negative particle 'ne' before vowel
- pas
- Negative particle used with 'ne' to negate
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before vowel
- enlever
- Verb meaning 'to remove' or 'to take off'
- chaque
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every'
- jour
- Noun meaning 'day'
- sa
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his, her, or its'
- vie
- Noun meaning 'life'
- La
- Definite feminine article meaning 'the'
- forge
- Noun meaning 'forge' or 'smithy' where metal is worked
- jouxtait
- Imperfect of 'jouxter'; was adjacent to or bordered
- notre
- Possessive adjective meaning 'our'
- maison
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'
- qui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which'
- était
- Imperfect of 'être'; meaning 'was'
- une
- Indefinite feminine article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in, of, or made of'
- bois
- Noun meaning 'wood' or 'forest'
- comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like' or 'as'
- beaucoup
- Adverb meaning 'a lot, many, or much'
- d'
- Contracted preposition 'de' before a vowel
- habitations
- Noun meaning 'dwellings' or 'residences'
- région
- Noun meaning 'region' or 'area'
- la
- Definite feminine article meaning 'the'
- plupart
- Noun meaning 'most' or 'the majority'
- entre
- Preposition meaning 'between' or 'among'
- elles
- Third person feminine plural pronoun meaning 'they'
- cette
- Demonstrative feminine adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'
- époque
- Noun meaning 'era, period, or time'
- Quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'
- courus
- Past historic of 'courir'; meaning 'ran'
- depuis
- Preposition meaning 'from' or 'since'
- cimetière
- Noun meaning 'cemetery' or 'graveyard'
- fermée
- Past participle of 'fermer'; meaning 'closed' or 'shut'
- assis
- Past participle of 'asseoir'; meaning 'seated' or 'sitting'
- seul
- Adjective meaning 'alone' or 'only'
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- cuisine
- Noun meaning 'kitchen' or 'cooking'
- moi
- Stressed pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I'
- étant
- Present participle of 'être'; meaning 'being'
- compagnons
- Noun meaning 'companions' or 'fellows'
- infortune
- Noun meaning 'misfortune' or 'ill luck'
- ayant
- Present participle of 'avoir'; meaning 'having'
- des
- Indefinite plural article meaning 'some' or 'of the'
- confidences
- Noun meaning 'confidences' or 'private disclosures'
- titre
- Noun meaning 'title, right, or grounds'
- me
- First person object pronoun meaning 'me' or 'to me'
- fit
- Past historic of 'faire'; meaning 'made' or 'did'
- confidence
- Noun meaning 'a secret shared in confidence'
- au
- Contracted form of 'à le' meaning 'at the' or 'to the'
- moment
- Noun meaning 'moment' or 'instant'
- où
- Relative adverb meaning 'where' or 'when'
- soulevai
- Past historic of 'soulever'; meaning 'lifted' or 'raised'
- loquet
- Noun meaning 'latch' on a door or gate
- porte
- Noun meaning 'door' or 'gate'
- regardai
- Past historic of 'regarder'; meaning 'looked' or 'glanced'
- furtivement
- Adverb meaning 'furtively' or 'stealthily'
- face
- Noun meaning 'face' or 'front side'
- celle
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one' feminine form
- ci
- Adverb suffix meaning 'here' used in demonstratives
- coin
- Noun meaning 'corner' or 'nook'
- cheminée
- Noun meaning 'fireplace' or 'chimney'
- Madame
- Formal title meaning 'Mrs.' or 'ma'am'
- est
- Third person singular of 'être'; meaning 'is'
- sortie
- Past participle of 'sortir'; meaning 'gone out' or 'exited'
- douzaine
- Noun meaning 'dozen' or 'about twelve'
- fois
- Noun meaning 'times' as in occurrences
- te
- Second person object pronoun meaning 'you' or 'yourself'
- chercher
- Verb meaning 'to look for' or 'to search'
- Et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- maintenant
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- fait
- Past participle of 'faire'; meaning 'done' or 'made'
- boulangers
- Noun meaning 'bakers' who make bread
- Vraiment
- Adverb meaning 'really' or 'truly'
- Oui
- Affirmation meaning 'yes'
- dit
- Past historic of 'dire'; meaning 'said'
- pire
- Adjective meaning 'worse' or 'worst'
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir'; meaning 'has'
- avec
- Preposition meaning 'with'
- À
- Preposition meaning 'at, to, or upon'
- sombre
- Adjective meaning 'dark, gloomy, or somber'
- nouvelle
- Noun meaning 'news' or adjective meaning 'new'
- tournai
- Past historic of 'tourner'; meaning 'turned'
- retournai
- Past historic of 'retourner'; meaning 'turned over again'
- bouton
- Noun meaning 'button' or 'knob'
- mon
- Possessive adjective meaning 'my'
- gilet
- Noun meaning 'waistcoat' or 'vest'
- feu
- Noun meaning 'fire' or 'flame'
- abattement
- Noun meaning 'dejection, despondency, or low spirits'
- morceau
- Noun meaning 'piece' or 'bit' of something
- canne
- Noun meaning 'cane' or 'walking stick'
- bout
- Noun meaning 'end, tip, or piece'
- cire
- Noun meaning 'wax' used to seal or smooth
- lissé
- Past participle of 'lisser'; meaning 'smoothed' or 'polished'
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'
- les
- Definite plural article meaning 'the'
- collisions
- Noun meaning 'collisions' or 'repeated contacts'
- corps
- Noun meaning 'body' or 'physical form'
- chatouillé
- Past participle of 'chatouiller'; meaning 'tickled'
- s'
- Contracted reflexive pronoun 'se' before a vowel
- assit
- Past historic of 'asseoir'; meaning 'sat down'
- leva
- Past historic of 'lever'; meaning 'stood up' or 'rose'
- attrapa
- Past historic of 'attraper'; meaning 'grabbed' or 'seized'
- sortit
- Past historic of 'sortir'; meaning 'went out' or 'left'
- furie
- Noun meaning 'fury' or 'rage'
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