Light O' the Morning: The Story of an Irish Girl — Page 3
So also did the delicately marked black brows and the black lashes to her dark and very lovely blue eyes; but the clear complexion, the cheeks with the tenderest bloom on them, the softly dimpled lips red as coral, and the little teeth white as pearls were true Irish characteristics.
Il en allait de même pour les sourcils noirs finement dessinés et les cils noirs qui encadraient ses yeux bleus sombres et très beaux ; mais le teint clair, les joues à l'incarnat le plus délicat, les lèvres doucement marquées de fossettes et rouges comme le corail, et les petites dents blanches comme des perles étaient de véritables traits irlandais.
Nora waited for a moment after Hannah had left her, then, shading her eyes from the westerly sun by one hand, she turned slowly and went into the house.
Nora attendit un moment après que Hannah l'eut quittée, puis, abritant ses yeux du soleil couchant d'une main, elle se retourna lentement et rentra dans la maison.
"Where is mother, Pegeen?" she said to a rough-looking, somewhat slatternly servant who was crossing the hall.
« Où est mère, Pegeen ? » dit-elle à une servante à l'allure grossière et quelque peu négligée qui traversait le vestibule.
"In the north parlor, Miss Nora."
« Dans le salon nord, Mademoiselle Nora. »
"Come along, then, Creena; come along, Cushla," said the girl, addressing two handsome black Pomeranians who rushed to meet her.
« Allons, Creena ; allons, Cushla », dit la jeune fille en s'adressant à deux beaux Poméraniens noirs qui se précipitèrent à sa rencontre.
The dogs leaped up at her with expressions of rapture, and girl and dogs careered with a wild dance across the great, broad hall in the direction of the north parlor.
Les chiens sautèrent vers elle avec des expressions de ravissement, et la jeune fille et les chiens traversèrent en une danse effrénée le grand et vaste vestibule en direction du salon nord.
Nora opened the door with a somewhat noisy bang, the dogs precipitated themselves into the room, and she followed.
Nora ouvrit la porte avec un coup assez bruyant, les chiens se précipitèrent dans la pièce, et elle les suivit.
"Ah, then, mother dear! and have I disturbed you?" she said.
« Ah, alors, chère mère ! vous ai-je dérangée ? » dit-elle.
A pale-faced lady, who was lying full-length on a very old and hard sofa, rose with a querulous expression on her face when Nora entered.
Une dame au visage pâle, qui était allongée de tout son long sur un canapé très vieux et dur, se leva avec une expression plaintive sur le visage lorsque Nora entra.
"I wish someone would teach you thoughtfulness," she said; "you are the most tiresome girl in the world.
« Je voudrais que quelqu'un vous apprenne la considération », dit-elle ; « vous êtes la fille la plus ennuyeuse du monde.
Vocabulary
- en
- Preposition or pronoun meaning in, on, or some
- allait
- Imperfect tense of aller: was going, went
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning same or even
- sourcils
- Eyebrows, the hair above the eyes
- noirs
- Plural adjective meaning black or dark
- finement
- Adverb meaning finely, delicately, or subtly
- dessinés
- Past participle of dessiner: drawn, shaped, defined
- cils
- Eyelashes, the hairs on the eyelids
- encadraient
- Imperfect of encadrer: framed or surrounded something
- yeux
- Eyes, the organs of sight (plural of œil)
- bleus
- Plural adjective meaning blue in color
- sombres
- Adjective meaning dark, gloomy, or deep in shade
- beaux
- Plural adjective meaning beautiful or handsome
- teint
- Complexion, the natural color and appearance of skin
- clair
- Adjective meaning light, clear, or fair in color
- joues
- Cheeks, the fleshy sides of the face
- incarnat
- Bright rosy-red or flesh-pink color, vivid blush
- délicat
- Adjective meaning delicate, subtle, or refined
- lèvres
- Lips, the two fleshy parts of the mouth
- doucement
- Adverb meaning gently, softly, or quietly
- marquées
- Past participle meaning marked, defined, or accentuated
- fossettes
- Dimples, small natural indentations on the cheeks
- rouges
- Plural adjective meaning red in color
- corail
- Coral, a vivid reddish-orange marine material
- petites
- Plural adjective meaning small or little
- dents
- Teeth, the hard structures used for biting
- blanches
- Plural adjective meaning white or pale in color
- perles
- Pearls, smooth lustrous gems from mollusks
- véritables
- Adjective meaning true, genuine, or real
- traits
- Facial features or characteristics of a person's face
- irlandais
- Adjective meaning Irish, relating to Ireland
- attendit
- Simple past of attendre: waited, third person singular
- moment
- A moment, a brief period of time
- après
- Preposition or adverb meaning after or afterward
- eut
- Past historic of avoir: had, third person singular
- quittée
- Past participle of quitter: left, departed from someone
- puis
- Adverb meaning then, next, or afterward
- abritant
- Present participle of abriter: shielding or sheltering
- soleil
- The sun, the star at the center of our solar system
- couchant
- Setting sun, the sun as it descends at dusk
- main
- Hand, the body part at the end of the arm
- retourna
- Simple past of retourner: turned around or turned back
- lentement
- Adverb meaning slowly or at a slow pace
- rentra
- Simple past of rentrer: went back inside, returned home
- maison
- House or home, a residential building
- Où
- Interrogative adverb meaning where
- mère
- Mother, a female parent
- dit-
- Inverted form of dit (said), used in direct speech
- servante
- A female servant or maidservant in a household
- allure
- Bearing, manner of moving or general appearance
- grossière
- Adjective meaning coarse, rough, or uncouth in manner
- quelque
- Adjective meaning some or a few, somewhat
- peu
- Adverb meaning little or a bit, small amount
- négligée
- Adjective meaning careless, untidy, or poorly dressed
- traversait
- Imperfect of traverser: was crossing or going through
- vestibule
- Entrance hall or foyer of a building
- salon
- Living room or drawing room in a home
- nord
- North, one of the four cardinal directions
- Mademoiselle
- Title for an unmarried woman, equivalent to Miss
- Allons
- First person plural imperative of aller: let's go, come on
- allons
- First person plural of aller: we go or let's go
- dit
- Simple past of dire: said, third person singular
- jeune
- Adjective meaning young or youthful
- fille
- Girl or daughter, a young female person
- adressant
- Present participle of adresser: addressing or speaking to
- Poméraniens
- Pomeranians, a breed of small fluffy dogs
- précipitèrent
- Simple past of précipiter: rushed or hurled themselves forward
- rencontre
- Meeting or encounter between people
- chiens
- Dogs, domesticated canine animals (plural of chien)
- sautèrent
- Simple past of sauter: jumped or leaped, third person plural
- vers
- Preposition meaning toward or in the direction of
- expressions
- Expressions, outward displays of emotion or feeling
- ravissement
- Delight or rapture, a feeling of great joy
- traversèrent
- Simple past of traverser: crossed or went through
- danse
- Dance, the act of moving rhythmically to music
- effrénée
- Adjective meaning frenzied, wild, or unbridled
- grand
- Adjective meaning large, big, or great
- vaste
- Adjective meaning vast, spacious, or very wide
- direction
- Direction, the course or path toward a destination
- ouvrit
- Simple past of ouvrir: opened, third person singular
- porte
- Door, a hinged barrier at an entrance
- coup
- Blow, hit, or knock; also used in many expressions
- assez
- Adverb meaning enough or rather, fairly
- bruyant
- Adjective meaning noisy or loud
- pièce
- Room in a building or a piece of something
- suivit
- Simple past of suivre: followed, third person singular
- alors
- Adverb meaning then, so, or well then
- chère
- Adjective meaning dear or expensive (feminine form)
- dérangée
- Past participle of déranger: disturbed or bothered someone
- dame
- Lady or woman, a polite term for a female person
- visage
- Face, the front part of a person's head
- pâle
- Adjective meaning pale or lacking color
- allongée
- Past participle of allonger: stretched out or lying down
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all, whole, or every
- long
- Adjective meaning long in length or duration
- canapé
- Sofa or couch, an upholstered piece of seating furniture
- vieux
- Adjective meaning old or aged (masculine form)
- dur
- Adjective meaning hard, firm, or difficult
- leva
- Simple past of lever: raised or lifted, third person singular
- expression
- Expression, a look conveying feeling on one's face
- plaintive
- Adjective meaning plaintive, expressing sorrow or complaint
- lorsque
- Conjunction meaning when or at the time that
- entra
- Simple past of entrer: entered, third person singular
- voudrais
- Conditional of vouloir: would like, first person singular
- quelqu'
- Contracted form of quelqu'un meaning someone or somebody
- apprenne
- Subjunctive of apprendre: learn or teach (subjunctive mood)
- considération
- Consideration, thoughtful regard or respect for others
- ennuyeuse
- Adjective meaning boring, tedious, or annoying (feminine)
- monde
- World or people in general; tout le monde means everyone
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