Leviathan — Page 2
And this Seeming, or Fancy, is that which men call sense; and consisteth, as to the Eye, in a Light, or Colour Figured; To the Eare, in a Sound; To the Nostrill, in an Odour; To the Tongue and Palat, in a Savour; and to the rest of the body, in Heat, Cold, Hardnesse, Softnesse, and such other qualities, as we discern by Feeling.
Et cette Apparence, ou Fantaisie, est ce que les hommes appellent sensation ; et elle consiste, pour l'Œil, en une Lumière, ou une Couleur Figurée ; pour l'Oreille, en un Son ; pour la Narine, en une Odeur ; pour la Langue et le Palais, en une Saveur ; et pour le reste du corps, en Chaleur, Froid, Dureté, Mollesse, et telles autres qualités que nous discernons par le Toucher.
All which qualities called Sensible, are in the object that causeth them, but so many several motions of the matter, by which it presseth our organs diversly.
Toutes ces qualités appelées Sensibles sont dans l'objet qui les cause, mais ce ne sont que de nombreux mouvements distincts de la matière, par lesquels elle agit diversement sur nos organes.
Neither in us that are pressed, are they anything els, but divers motions; (for motion, produceth nothing but motion.)
Et en nous qui subissons cette pression, elles ne sont rien d'autre que des mouvements divers ; (car le mouvement ne produit rien d'autre que le mouvement.)
But their apparence to us is Fancy, the same waking, that dreaming.
Mais leur apparence à notre égard est Fantaisie, la même en état de veille qu'en état de rêve.
And as pressing, rubbing, or striking the Eye, makes us fancy a light; and pressing the Eare, produceth a dinne; so do the bodies also we see, or hear, produce the same by their strong, though unobserved action,
Et de même que presser, frotter ou frapper l'Œil nous fait imaginer une lumière, et que presser l'Oreille produit un bourdonnement, de même les corps que nous voyons ou entendons produisent la même chose par leur action puissante, bien qu'inaperçue,
For if those Colours, and Sounds, were in the Bodies, or Objects that cause them, they could not bee severed from them, as by glasses, and in Ecchoes by reflection, wee see they are; where we know the thing we see, is in one place; the apparence, in another.
Car si ces Couleurs et ces Sons étaient dans les Corps, ou les Objets qui les causent, ils ne pourraient en être séparés, comme nous voyons qu'ils le sont par les miroirs et, dans les Échos, par réflexion ; là où nous savons que la chose que nous voyons est en un endroit, et l'apparence, en un autre.
And though at some certain distance, the reall, and very object seem invested with the fancy it begets in us; Yet still the object is one thing, the image or fancy is another.
Et bien qu'à une certaine distance, l'objet réel et véritable semble revêtu de la fantaisie qu'il engendre en nous, l'objet demeure néanmoins une chose, et l'image ou la fantaisie en est une autre.
Vocabulary
- cette
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' before feminine noun.
- Apparence
- The outward look or visible aspect of something.
- Fantaisie
- Imagination, fantasy, or whimsical creative thought.
- hommes
- Plural noun meaning 'men' or 'people' in general.
- appellent
- Third-person plural of 'appeler', meaning 'call' or 'name'.
- sensation
- A feeling or perception received through the senses.
- consiste
- Third-person singular of 'consister', meaning 'consists in'.
- Œil
- The organ of sight; the eye.
- Lumière
- Visible electromagnetic radiation; light.
- Couleur
- The visual property of objects determined by light wavelength.
- Figurée
- Shaped or formed; used here to describe perceived form.
- Oreille
- The organ of hearing; the ear.
- Son
- A vibration perceived by the ear; a sound.
- Narine
- One of the two openings of the nose; a nostril.
- Odeur
- A scent or smell perceived through the nose.
- Langue
- The muscular organ of taste and speech; the tongue.
- Palais
- The roof of the mouth; also refers to taste perception.
- Saveur
- The taste or flavor perceived on the palate.
- reste
- The remainder or rest of something.
- corps
- The physical body of a person or animal.
- Chaleur
- The quality of being warm; heat sensation.
- Froid
- The sensation of low temperature; coldness.
- Dureté
- The quality of being hard or resistant to touch.
- Mollesse
- The quality of being soft or yielding to touch.
- telles
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'such' or 'like these'.
- qualités
- Properties or characteristics belonging to something.
- discernons
- First-person plural of 'discerner'; we perceive or distinguish.
- Toucher
- The sense of touch; physical contact perception.
- appelées
- Past participle feminine plural of 'appeler'; called or named.
- Sensibles
- Perceptible to the senses; capable of being sensed.
- objet
- A material thing that can be perceived or touched.
- cause
- Something that produces an effect or result.
- nombreux
- Masculine plural adjective meaning 'numerous' or 'many'.
- mouvements
- Plural noun referring to motions or physical movements.
- distincts
- Separate and clearly different from one another.
- matière
- Physical substance or material that occupies space.
- lesquels
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' referring to plural nouns.
- agit
- Third-person singular of 'agir'; acts or operates on something.
- diversement
- Adverb meaning 'in various ways' or 'differently'.
- organes
- Body parts specialized for particular biological functions.
- subissons
- First-person plural of 'subir'; we undergo or experience.
- pression
- A force applied by pushing against something; pressure.
- rien
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'not anything'.
- divers
- Adjective meaning 'various', 'diverse', or 'several'.
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'for' or 'because', giving a reason.
- mouvement
- A physical motion or change in position of matter.
- produit
- Third-person singular of 'produire'; produces or generates.
- apparence
- The outward look or impression something gives.
- égard
- Consideration or regard; 'à notre égard' means 'to us'.
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'.
- état
- A condition or mode of being at a given time.
- veille
- The waking state; being awake, opposed to sleep.
- rêve
- A dream; mental imagery experienced during sleep.
- presser
- To press or apply pressure against something.
- frotter
- To rub or scrub one surface against another.
- frapper
- To strike or hit something with force.
- imaginer
- To form a mental image or conception of something.
- lumière
- The visible radiation that makes sight possible; light.
- bourdonnement
- A low continuous humming or buzzing sound.
- voyons
- First-person plural of 'voir'; we see or perceive visually.
- entendons
- First-person plural of 'entendre'; we hear or listen.
- produisent
- Third-person plural of 'produire'; they produce or generate.
- chose
- A thing, object, or matter of some kind.
- action
- The process of doing something to achieve an effect.
- puissante
- Feminine adjective meaning 'powerful' or 'strong'.
- inaperçue
- Feminine adjective meaning 'unnoticed' or 'unperceived'.
- Car
- Conjunction meaning 'for' or 'because', explaining reason.
- Couleurs
- Plural of 'couleur'; visual properties perceived from light.
- Sons
- Plural of 'son'; vibrations perceived as auditory sensations.
- Corps
- Physical bodies or material substances occupying space.
- Objets
- Plural of 'objet'; material things perceptible to senses.
- causent
- Third-person plural of 'causer'; they cause or produce.
- pourraient
- Third-person plural conditional of 'pouvoir'; could or might.
- séparés
- Past participle of 'séparer'; separated or set apart.
- miroirs
- Plural of 'miroir'; reflective surfaces that produce images.
- Échos
- Plural of 'écho'; repeated sounds reflected back to listener.
- réflexion
- The bouncing back of light or sound from a surface.
- savons
- First-person plural of 'savoir'; we know or are aware.
- endroit
- A specific place or location; a spot or site.
- certaine
- Feminine adjective meaning 'certain' or 'a particular'.
- distance
- The amount of space between two points or objects.
- réel
- Masculine adjective meaning 'real', 'actual', or 'genuine'.
- véritable
- Adjective meaning 'true', 'genuine', or 'authentic'.
- semble
- Third-person singular of 'sembler'; seems or appears to be.
- revêtu
- Past participle of 'revêtir'; clothed in or covered with.
- fantaisie
- A fanciful image or imaginative quality perceived in something.
- engendre
- Third-person singular of 'engendrer'; generates or gives rise to.
- demeure
- Third-person singular of 'demeurer'; remains or stays.
- néanmoins
- Adverb meaning 'nevertheless' or 'however'.
- image
- A visual representation or mental picture of something.
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