Harrigan — Page 3
He strolled out to the pier and watched the last ropes cast loose.
Il se promena jusqu'au quai et regarda les derniers cordages se larguer.
The ship was not large, and even in the dark it seemed dingy and dilapidated.
Le navire n'était pas grand, et même dans l'obscurité il semblait miteux et délabré.
He guessed that, big or small, this boat would carry her crew to some distant quarter of the world, and therefore to a place to be desired.
Il supposa que, grand ou petit, ce bateau emmènerait son équipage vers quelque contrée lointaine du monde, et donc vers un endroit à rechercher.
A strong voice gave an order from the deck--a hard voice with a ring in it like the striking of iron against iron.
Une voix forte donna un ordre depuis le pont — une voix dure avec une résonance semblable au choc du fer contre le fer.
Harrigan glanced up with a start of recognition, and by the light of a swinging lantern he saw McTee.
Harrigan leva les yeux avec un sursaut de reconnaissance, et à la lumière d'une lanterne oscillante il vit McTee.
If he were in command, this ship was certainly going to a far port.
S'il était aux commandes, ce navire allait certainement vers un port lointain.
Black water showed between the dock and the ship.
De l'eau noire apparaissait entre le quai et le navire.
In a moment more it would be beyond reach, and that thought decided Harrigan.
Dans un instant de plus il serait hors de portée, et cette pensée décida Harrigan.
He made a few paces back, noted the aperture in the rail of the ship where the gangplank was being drawn in, then ran at full speed and leaped high in the air.
Il recula de quelques pas, repéra l'ouverture dans le bastingage du navire où la passerelle était en train d'être retirée, puis courut à toute vitesse et sauta haut dans les airs.
The three sailors at the rail shouted their astonishment as Harrigan struck the edge of the gangplank, reeled, and then pitched forward to his knees.
Les trois matelots au bastingage crièrent leur étonnement lorsque Harrigan heurta le bord de la passerelle, chancela, puis tomba en avant sur les genoux.
He rose and shook himself like a cat that has dropped from a high fence to the ground.
Il se leva et se secoua comme un chat qui est tombé d'une haute clôture sur le sol.
"What're you?"
« Qui êtes-vous ? »
"I'm the extra hand."
« Je suis le matelot supplémentaire. »
And Harrigan ran up the steps to the bridge.
Et Harrigan monta les marches en courant jusqu'à la passerelle de commandement.
There he found McTee with the first and second mates.
Là il trouva McTee avec le premier et le second officier.
Vocabulary
- se
- Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself
- promena
- Walked, strolled (past tense of se promener)
- jusqu'
- Until, up to, as far as
- quai
- Dock, wharf, quay along water
- regarda
- Looked at, watched (past tense of regarder)
- derniers
- Last, final (plural masculine adjective)
- cordages
- Ropes, rigging used on a ship
- larguer
- To release, cast off ropes or moorings
- navire
- Ship, large seafaring vessel
- était
- Was (imperfect tense of être)
- même
- Even, same, very (adverb/adjective)
- obscurité
- Darkness, absence of light
- semblait
- Seemed, appeared (imperfect of sembler)
- miteux
- Shabby, seedy, run-down in appearance
- délabré
- Dilapidated, decrepit, falling apart
- supposa
- Supposed, assumed (past tense of supposer)
- bateau
- Boat, small watercraft
- emmènerait
- Would take, lead away (conditional of emmener)
- équipage
- Crew, staff of a ship or aircraft
- vers
- Toward, towards (preposition of direction)
- quelque
- Some, a few, some kind of
- contrée
- Land, region, country or territory
- lointaine
- Distant, far-off, remote (feminine adjective)
- donc
- Therefore, so, thus (conjunction)
- endroit
- Place, spot, location
- rechercher
- To search for, seek out, investigate
- voix
- Voice, sound produced by speaking
- forte
- Strong, loud, powerful (feminine adjective)
- donna
- Gave, issued (past tense of donner)
- ordre
- Order, command, instruction
- depuis
- From, since, for (preposition of time/place)
- pont
- Deck of a ship; also bridge
- dure
- Hard, harsh, tough (feminine adjective)
- résonance
- Resonance, echoing quality of sound
- semblable
- Similar, resembling, alike
- choc
- Shock, clash, impact between objects
- fer
- Iron, metal used in construction
- contre
- Against, versus (preposition)
- leva
- Raised, lifted (past tense of lever)
- yeux
- Eyes (plural of œil)
- sursaut
- Start, sudden jolt of surprise
- reconnaissance
- Recognition, gratitude, acknowledgment
- lumière
- Light, illumination
- lanterne
- Lantern, portable light source
- oscillante
- Swinging, oscillating, moving back and forth
- vit
- Saw (past tense of voir)
- commandes
- Controls, helm, command of a vessel
- allait
- Was going (imperfect tense of aller)
- certainement
- Certainly, definitely, without doubt
- port
- Port, harbor, place for docking ships
- lointain
- Distant, far away (masculine adjective)
- apparaissait
- Was appearing, became visible (imperfect of apparaître)
- entre
- Between, among (preposition)
- instant
- Moment, instant, brief period of time
- serait
- Would be (conditional tense of être)
- hors
- Out of, outside, beyond (preposition)
- portée
- Reach, range, scope of something
- pensée
- Thought, idea passing through the mind
- décida
- Decided (past tense of décider)
- recula
- Stepped back, retreated (past tense of reculer)
- quelques
- A few, some (plural adjective)
- repéra
- Spotted, located, identified (past tense of repérer)
- ouverture
- Opening, gap, aperture in a structure
- bastingage
- Ship's railing, guardrail along deck
- où
- Where, in which (relative/interrogative adverb)
- passerelle
- Gangway, footbridge connecting ship to dock
- train
- Process; en train de means in the act of
- retirée
- Withdrawn, removed, pulled back (past participle)
- puis
- Then, next, afterwards (adverb)
- courut
- Ran (past tense of courir)
- toute
- All, whole, every (feminine adjective/adverb)
- vitesse
- Speed, velocity, rate of movement
- sauta
- Jumped, leaped (past tense of sauter)
- haut
- High, tall, up (adjective/adverb)
- airs
- Air; en haut des airs means up in the air
- matelots
- Sailors, seamen aboard a ship
- crièrent
- Shouted, cried out (past tense of crier)
- étonnement
- Astonishment, surprise, amazement
- lorsque
- When, at the time that (conjunction)
- heurta
- Hit, struck, bumped into (past tense of heurter)
- bord
- Edge, side, board of a ship
- chancela
- Staggered, wobbled (past tense of chanceler)
- tomba
- Fell, dropped (past tense of tomber)
- avant
- Before, forward, ahead (adverb/preposition)
- genoux
- Knees (plural of genou)
- secoua
- Shook, shook off (past tense of secouer)
- tombé
- Fallen (past participle of tomber)
- haute
- High, tall (feminine adjective)
- clôture
- Fence, enclosure, barrier around an area
- sol
- Ground, floor, soil surface
- matelot
- Sailor, seaman on a ship
- supplémentaire
- Extra, additional, supplementary
- monta
- Climbed, went up (past tense of monter)
- marches
- Steps, stairs, rungs of a ladder
- courant
- Running; present participle of courir
- commandement
- Command post, area of authority on ship
- Là
- There, in that place (adverb)
- trouva
- Found (past tense of trouver)
- premier
- First (ordinal number, masculine)
- second
- Second (ordinal number, masculine)
- officier
- Officer, person of authority on ship
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