Great Expectations — Page 3
That's what she did," said Joe, slowly clearing the fire between the lower bars with the poker, and looking at it; "she Ram-paged out, Pip."
C'est ce qu'elle a fait,» dit Joe, en remuant lentement les braises entre les barreaux inférieurs avec le tisonnier, et en les regardant; «elle est sortie en faisant des Ram-pages, Pip.»
"Has she been gone long, Joe?" I always treated him as a larger species of child, and as no more than my equal.
«Est-elle partie depuis longtemps, Joe?» Je le traitais toujours comme une espèce d'enfant plus grand, et comme mon égal, rien de plus.
"Well," said Joe, glancing up at the Dutch clock, "she's been on the Ram-page, this last spell, about five minutes, Pip. She's a-coming! Get behind the door, old chap, and have the jack-towel betwixt you."
«Eh bien,» dit Joe, jetant un coup d'œil à l'horloge hollandaise, «elle est en train de faire des Ram-pages depuis environ cinq minutes, Pip. Elle arrive! Cache-toi derrière la porte, vieux camarade, et mets la serviette de cuisine entre vous.»
I took the advice. My sister, Mrs. Joe, throwing the door wide open, and finding an obstruction behind it, immediately divined the cause, and applied Tickler to its further investigation.
Je suivis le conseil. Ma sœur, Mme Joe, ouvrant la porte en grand, et trouvant un obstacle derrière elle, devina immédiatement la cause, et appliqua le Chatouilleur à une investigation plus approfondie.
She concluded by throwing me—I often served as a connubial missile—at Joe, who, glad to get hold of me on any terms, passed me on into the chimney and quietly fenced me up there with his great leg.
Elle conclut en me lançant — je servais souvent de projectile conjugal — sur Joe, qui, heureux de me tenir à n'importe quelle condition, me poussa dans la cheminée et m'y encagea tranquillement avec sa grande jambe.
"Where have you been, you young monkey?" said Mrs. Joe, stamping her foot. "Tell me directly what you've been doing to wear me away with fret and fright and worrit, or I'd have you out of that corner if you was fifty Pips, and he was five hundred Gargerys."
«Où étais-tu, petit singe?» dit Mme Joe, en tapant du pied. «Dis-moi immédiatement ce que tu as fait pour m'user avec ton agitation, ta frayeur et tes tracas, ou je te sortirais de ce coin même si tu étais cinquante Pip, et lui cinq cents Gargery.»
"I have only been to the churchyard," said I, from my stool, crying and rubbing myself.
«Je suis seulement allé au cimetière,» dis-je, depuis mon tabouret, en pleurant et en me frottant.
"Churchyard!" repeated my sister. "If it warn't for me you'd have been to the churchyard long ago, and stayed there. Who brought you up by hand?
«Le cimetière!» répéta ma sœur. «Si ce n'était pas pour moi, tu serais allé au cimetière il y a longtemps, et tu y serais resté. Qui t'a élevé à la main?
Vocabulary
- est
- Third person singular of 'être': is
- ce
- Demonstrative pronoun or adjective: this, that, it
- elle
- Third person singular feminine pronoun: she, her
- a
- Third person singular of 'avoir': has
- fait
- Past participle of 'faire': done, made
- dit
- Past tense of 'dire': said, told
- en
- Preposition or pronoun: in, on, by, of it
- remuant
- Present participle of 'remuer': stirring, moving
- lentement
- Adverb meaning slowly
- les
- Definite article or pronoun: the, them (plural)
- braises
- Plural noun: embers, glowing coals
- entre
- Preposition meaning between, among
- barreaux
- Plural noun: bars, grates (of a fireplace)
- inférieurs
- Adjective: lower, inferior (plural masculine)
- avec
- Preposition meaning with
- le
- Definite article or pronoun: the, it (masculine)
- tisonnier
- Noun: poker, a tool for stirring fire
- et
- Conjunction meaning and
- regardant
- Present participle of 'regarder': looking, watching
- sortie
- Noun: exit, outing; past participle of 'sortir': gone out
- faisant
- Present participle of 'faire': doing, making
- des
- Partitive or plural article: some, of the
- Ram-pages
- Rampages; wild, violent outbursts of behavior
- Est-elle
- Inverted question form: is she?
- partie
- Past participle of 'partir': left, gone away
- depuis
- Preposition meaning since, for (time elapsed)
- longtemps
- Adverb meaning for a long time
- Je
- First person singular pronoun: I
- traitais
- Imperfect tense of 'traiter': I treated, used to treat
- toujours
- Adverb meaning always, still
- comme
- Conjunction or preposition: as, like
- une
- Indefinite feminine article: a, an, one
- espèce
- Noun: species, kind, sort, type
- enfant
- Noun: child
- plus
- Adverb: more, no more (with negation)
- grand
- Adjective: big, large, great, tall
- mon
- Possessive adjective: my (masculine singular)
- égal
- Adjective/noun: equal, peer
- rien
- Pronoun: nothing, anything
- de
- Preposition: of, from, some
- Eh
- Interjection: hey, well (expressing surprise)
- bien
- Adverb or adjective: well, good
- jetant
- Present participle of 'jeter': throwing, casting
- un
- Indefinite masculine article: a, an, one
- coup
- Noun: blow, strike; 'coup d'œil' means glance
- œil
- Noun: eye
- à
- Preposition: to, at, in
- horloge
- Noun: clock
- hollandaise
- Adjective: Dutch (feminine form)
- train
- Noun: train; 'en train de' means in the process of
- faire
- Infinitive verb: to do, to make
- environ
- Adverb: about, approximately
- cinq
- Number: five
- minutes
- Noun plural: minutes (unit of time)
- Elle
- Third person singular feminine pronoun: she
- arrive
- Third person singular of 'arriver': arrives, is coming
- Cache-toi
- Imperative reflexive: hide yourself
- derrière
- Preposition or adverb: behind, at the back
- porte
- Noun: door; also third person of 'porter': carries
- vieux
- Adjective: old (masculine); also informal 'old friend'
- camarade
- Noun: comrade, companion, friend
- mets
- Imperative of 'mettre': put, place
- serviette
- Noun: towel, napkin, or briefcase
- cuisine
- Noun: kitchen; also cooking, cuisine
- vous
- Second person pronoun: you (formal or plural)
- suivis
- Past tense of 'suivre': I followed, we followed
- conseil
- Noun: advice, counsel, council
- Ma
- Possessive adjective: my (feminine singular)
- sœur
- Noun: sister
- Mme
- Abbreviation of 'Madame': Mrs., Ms.
- ouvrant
- Present participle of 'ouvrir': opening
- trouvant
- Present participle of 'trouver': finding, discovering
- obstacle
- Noun: obstacle, hindrance, barrier
- devina
- Past tense of 'deviner': guessed, figured out
- immédiatement
- Adverb: immediately, right away
- cause
- Noun: cause, reason; also verb form of 'causer'
- appliqua
- Past tense of 'appliquer': applied, administered
- Chatouilleur
- Noun: tickler; one who tickles
- investigation
- Noun: investigation, inquiry, examination
- approfondie
- Adjective: thorough, in-depth, detailed (feminine)
- conclut
- Past tense of 'conclure': concluded, ended
- me
- First person object pronoun: me, myself
- lançant
- Present participle of 'lancer': throwing, launching
- je
- First person singular subject pronoun: I
- servais
- Imperfect of 'servir': I served, I was serving
- souvent
- Adverb: often, frequently
- projectile
- Noun: projectile, an object thrown forcefully
- conjugal
- Adjective: conjugal, relating to marriage or spouse
- sur
- Preposition: on, upon, over
- qui
- Relative or interrogative pronoun: who, which, that
- heureux
- Adjective: happy, glad, fortunate (masculine)
- tenir
- Infinitive verb: to hold, to keep
- importe
- From 'importer': matters; 'n'importe' means any, no matter
- quelle
- Interrogative or exclamative adjective: what, which (feminine)
- condition
- Noun: condition, circumstance, state
- poussa
- Past tense of 'pousser': pushed, shoved
- dans
- Preposition: in, into, inside
- cheminée
- Noun: fireplace, chimney, mantelpiece
- y
- Pronoun: there, in it, to it
- encagea
- Past tense of 'encager': caged, enclosed
- tranquillement
- Adverb: calmly, quietly, peacefully
- sa
- Possessive adjective: his, her, its (feminine singular)
- grande
- Adjective: big, large, great, tall (feminine)
- jambe
- Noun: leg
- Où
- Interrogative adverb: where
- étais-tu
- Inverted imperfect question: where were you?
- petit
- Adjective: small, little, young (masculine)
- singe
- Noun: monkey, ape
- tapant
- Present participle of 'taper': tapping, stamping
- du
- Contraction of 'de le': of the, some (masculine)
- pied
- Noun: foot; 'du pied' means with the foot
- Dis-moi
- Imperative: tell me
- que
- Conjunction or pronoun: that, which, what
- tu
- Second person singular pronoun: you (informal)
- as
- Second person singular of 'avoir': you have
- pour
- Preposition: for, in order to, to
- user
- Infinitive verb: to wear out, to use up
- ton
- Possessive adjective: your (masculine singular)
- agitation
- Noun: agitation, restlessness, excitement
- ta
- Possessive adjective: your (feminine singular)
- frayeur
- Noun: fright, terror, sudden fear
- tes
- Possessive adjective: your (plural, informal)
- tracas
- Noun plural: worries, troubles, hassles
- ou
- Conjunction: or
- te
- Second person reflexive/object pronoun: you, yourself
- sortirais
- Conditional of 'sortir': I would take out, pull out
- coin
- Noun: corner, nook
- même
- Adjective or adverb: same, even, itself
- si
- Conjunction: if; also adverb meaning so, yes
- étais
- Imperfect of 'être': I was, you were
- cinquante
- Number: fifty
- lui
- Pronoun: him, her, to him, to her
- cents
- Number: one hundred (plural form of 'cent')
- suis
- First person of 'être': I am; or 'suivre': I follow
- seulement
- Adverb: only, merely, just
- allé
- Past participle of 'aller': gone, went
- au
- Contraction of 'à le': to the, at the (masculine)
- cimetière
- Noun: cemetery, graveyard
- dis-je
- Inverted form: said I (literary first-person dialogue tag)
- tabouret
- Noun: stool, small seat without a back
- pleurant
- Present participle of 'pleurer': crying, weeping
- frottant
- Present participle of 'frotter': rubbing, scrubbing
- Le
- Definite article or pronoun: the, it (masculine)
- répéta
- Past tense of 'répéter': repeated, said again
- Si
- Conjunction: if; or emphatic 'yes' contradicting negation
- était
- Imperfect of 'être': was, were (third person singular)
- pas
- Negation particle: not; also noun meaning step
- moi
- Stressed first person pronoun: me, I
- serais
- Conditional of 'être': I would be, you would be
- il
- Third person masculine pronoun: he, it
- resté
- Past participle of 'rester': stayed, remained
- Qui
- Interrogative or relative pronoun: who, whom
- élevé
- Past participle of 'élever': raised, brought up
- main
- Noun: hand
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