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English → Fr CHAPTER II. Level 4/10

"Well, not exactly, Pat; but you cannot expect me to keep all our troubles to ourselves. There's that mortgage, you know."

« Eh bien, pas exactement, Pat ; mais vous ne pouvez pas vous attendre à ce que je garde tous nos soucis pour nous seuls. Il y a cette hypothèque, vous savez. »

"Bother the mortgage!" said the Squire. "Why do you harp on things the way you do? I'll manage it right enough. I am going round to see Dan Murphy now; he won't be hard on an old friend."

« Au diable l'hypothèque ! » dit le Squire. « Pourquoi revenez-vous sans cesse sur les choses de cette façon ? Je m'en sortirai très bien. Je vais rendre visite à Dan Murphy maintenant ; il ne sera pas dur envers un vieil ami. »

"Yes; but have you not to pay up?"

« Oui ; mais ne devez-vous pas rembourser ? »

"Some day, I suppose."

« Un jour, je suppose. »

"Now listen, Patrick. Do be reasonable. Whenever I speak of money you fight shy of the subject."

« Écoutez-moi maintenant, Patrick. Soyez raisonnable. Chaque fois que je parle d'argent, vous esquivez le sujet. »

"I don't--I don't," said the Squire restlessly; "but I am dead tired. I have had a ride of thirty miles; I want my tea. Where is Nora? Do you mind my calling her? She'll order Pegeen to bring the tea here."

« Ce n'est pas vrai -- ce n'est pas vrai », dit le Squire avec agitation ; « mais je suis épuisé. J'ai fait trente miles à cheval ; je veux mon thé. Où est Nora ? Cela vous dérange-t-il que je l'appelle ? Elle dira à Pegeen d'apporter le thé ici. »

"No; I won't have it. We'll have tea in the dining room presently. I thought you objected to afternoon tea."

« Non ; je ne veux pas de cela. Nous prendrons le thé dans la salle à manger tout à l'heure. Je croyais que vous étiez opposé au thé de l'après-midi. »

"So I do, as a rule; but I am mighty dhry--thirsty, I mean, Ellen. Well, all the better; I'll get more to drink in the dining room. Order the tea as soon as you please."

« C'est bien le cas, en règle générale ; mais j'ai terriblement soif -- soif, je veux dire, Ellen. Eh bien, tant mieux ; j'aurai davantage à boire dans la salle à manger. Commandez le thé quand vous voudrez. »

"Ring the bell, Patrick."

« Sonnez la cloche, Patrick. »

The Squire strode to the mantelpiece, pulled a bell-cord which hung from the ceiling, a distant bell was heard ringing in noisy fashion, and a moment afterward Pegeen put in her head.

Le Squire se dirigea à grands pas vers la cheminée, tira sur un cordon de sonnette qui pendait du plafond, on entendit une cloche lointaine retentir bruyamment, et un instant après Pegeen passa la tête par la porte.

"Come right in, Margaret," said her mistress.

« Entrez donc, Margaret », dit sa maîtresse.

"Aw! then, I'm sorry, ma'am, I forgot," said the girl.

« Oh ! alors, je suis désolée, madame, j'ai oublié », dit la jeune fille.

Vocabulary

Eh: Interjection expressing surprise or seeking agreement.
bien: Well; good; expressing affirmation or transition.
pas: Not; used to form negation in French sentences.
exactement: Exactly; precisely; used to confirm something stated.
mais: But; however; introduces a contrasting idea.
vous: You; formal or plural second-person pronoun.
ne: Part of French negation, used with pas.
pouvez: Can; are able to; second-person plural of pouvoir.
attendre: To wait; to expect something or someone.
à: To; at; preposition indicating direction or location.
ce: This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
que: That; which; conjunction or relative pronoun.
je: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
garde: Keep; guard; first-person singular of garder.
tous: All; every; masculine plural form of tout.
nos: Our; first-person plural possessive adjective.
soucis: Worries; concerns; plural noun from souci.
pour: For; in order to; preposition of purpose.
nous: We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
seuls: Alone; only; masculine plural adjective from seul.
Il: He; it; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
y: There; pronoun replacing a previously mentioned location.
a: Has; there is; third-person singular of avoir.
cette: This; that; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
hypothèque: Mortgage; a loan secured against property.
savez: Know; you know; second-person plural of savoir.
Au: To the; contraction of à and le.
diable: Devil; to the devil; exclamation of dismissal.
l': The; elided definite article before vowel sound.
dit: Said; told; third-person singular past tense of dire.
le: The; masculine singular definite article.
Squire: Country gentleman; landowner of high social standing.
Pourquoi: Why; used to ask for a reason or cause.
revenez: Come back; return; second-person plural of revenir.
sans: Without; preposition indicating absence of something.
cesse: Ceasing; stopping; from cesser, to stop.
sur: On; upon; preposition indicating position or topic.
les: The; plural definite article for all genders.
choses: Things; objects; matters; plural of chose.
de: Of; from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
façon: Way; manner; method of doing something.
Je: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
m': Me; myself; elided first-person reflexive pronoun.
en: In; of it; preposition or pronoun of quantity.
sortirai: Will get out; will manage; future tense of sortir.
très: Very; highly; adverb intensifying an adjective or adverb.
vais: Am going; first-person singular present of aller.
rendre: To render; to give back; to pay a visit.
visite: Visit; a call or trip to see someone.
maintenant: Now; at this moment in time.
il: He; it; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
sera: Will be; third-person singular future of être.
dur: Hard; harsh; tough; masculine singular adjective.
envers: Toward; with regard to; preposition of attitude.
un: A; an; one; masculine indefinite article.
vieil: Old; elderly; masculine adjective before vowel sound.
ami: Friend; a close or familiar acquaintance.
Oui: Yes; affirmative response in French.
devez: Must; owe; second-person plural of devoir.
rembourser: To repay; to reimburse a debt or loan.
Un: A; one; masculine indefinite article or numeral.
jour: Day; a period of twenty-four hours.
suppose: Suppose; assume; first-person singular of supposer.
Écoutez: Listen; pay attention; imperative of écouter.
moi: Me; I; emphatic first-person singular pronoun.
Soyez: Be; imperative second-person plural of être.
raisonnable: Reasonable; sensible; showing good judgment.
Chaque: Each; every; adjective preceding a singular noun.
fois: Time; instance; occurrence in a series.
parle: Speak; talk; first or third-person singular of parler.
d': Of; from; elided preposition before a vowel.
argent: Money; silver; noun used for currency or metal.
esquivez: Dodge; evade; second-person plural of esquiver.
sujet: Subject; topic; matter under discussion.
Ce: This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
n': Not; elided negation particle used with pas.
est: Is; third-person singular present of être.
vrai: True; real; masculine adjective meaning truthful.
avec: With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
agitation: Agitation; restlessness; nervous or excited movement.
suis: Am; follow; first-person singular of être or suivre.
épuisé: Exhausted; worn out; drained of energy.
J': I; elided first-person singular subject pronoun.
ai: Have; first-person singular present of avoir.
fait: Done; made; past participle of faire.
trente: Thirty; the cardinal number thirty.
miles: Miles; plural of mile, unit of distance.
cheval: Horse; a large domesticated riding animal.
veux: Want; wish; first-person singular of vouloir.
mon: My; masculine singular first-person possessive adjective.
thé: Tea; a hot beverage brewed from dried leaves.
Où: Where; interrogative or relative adverb of place.
Cela: That; this; demonstrative pronoun for distant things.
dérange: Disturb; bother; third-person singular of déranger.
appelle: Call; name; first or third-person singular of appeler.
Elle: She; her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
dira: Will say; will tell; third-person singular future of dire.
apporter: To bring; to carry something to someone.
ici: Here; in this place; adverb of location.
Non: No; negative response or refusal in French.
Nous: We; us; first-person plural pronoun.
prendrons: Will take; will have; first-person plural future of prendre.
dans: In; inside; preposition indicating location within.
la: The; feminine singular definite article.
salle: Room; hall; large indoor space in a building.
manger: To eat; dining room when used with salle.
tout: All; everything; entirely; masculine singular adjective.
heure: Hour; time; used in tout à l'heure.
croyais: Believed; thought; first-person imperfect of croire.
étiez: Were; second-person plural imperfect of être.
opposé: Opposed; against; past participle of opposer.
après: After; afterwards; preposition or adverb of time.
midi: Noon; midday; twelve o'clock in the afternoon.
C': It; this; elided demonstrative pronoun ce.
cas: Case; situation; instance or circumstance.
règle: Rule; regulation; a guiding principle or norm.
générale: General; overall; feminine adjective from général.
j': I; elided first-person singular subject pronoun.
terriblement: Terribly; awfully; intensifying adverb expressing extremity.
soif: Thirst; strong desire to drink liquid.
dire: To say; to tell; infinitive of the verb dire.
tant: So much; as much; adverb of quantity or degree.
mieux: Better; best; comparative adverb from bien.
aurai: Will have; first-person singular future of avoir.
davantage: More; even more; adverb indicating greater quantity.
boire: To drink; infinitive verb for consuming liquid.
Commandez: Order; command; imperative second-person plural of commander.
quand: When; at what time; conjunction of time.
voudrez: Will want; second-person plural future of vouloir.
Sonnez: Ring; sound; imperative second-person plural of sonner.
cloche: Bell; a device that rings to signal something.
Le: The; masculine singular definite article.
se: Himself; herself; reflexive third-person pronoun.
dirigea: Headed; went toward; third-person past of diriger.
grands: Large; big; tall; masculine plural adjective.
vers: Toward; in the direction of; preposition of direction.
cheminée: Fireplace; chimney; a structure containing fire.
tira: Pulled; drew; third-person simple past of tirer.
cordon: Cord; string; a rope used to pull a bell.
sonnette: Doorbell; small bell used to summon someone.
qui: Who; which; that; relative or interrogative pronoun.
pendait: Was hanging; dangled; third-person imperfect of pendre.
du: Of the; from the; contraction of de and le.
plafond: Ceiling; the upper interior surface of a room.
on: One; people; indefinite third-person singular pronoun.
entendit: Heard; third-person simple past of entendre.
une: A; an; one; feminine singular indefinite article.
lointaine: Distant; faraway; feminine adjective from lointain.
retentir: To ring out; to resound; to echo loudly.
bruyamment: Noisily; loudly; adverb from bruyant meaning noisy.
et: And; coordinating conjunction linking two elements.
instant: Instant; moment; a very brief period of time.
passa: Passed; appeared; third-person simple past of passer.
tête: Head; the uppermost part of the body.
par: By; through; preposition indicating means or passage.
porte: Door; gate; an entrance to a room or building.
Entrez: Come in; enter; imperative second-person plural of entrer.
donc: So; therefore; then; conjunction indicating consequence.
sa: His; her; its; third-person singular possessive adjective.
maîtresse: Mistress; female employer or head of household.
Oh: Oh; interjection expressing surprise or realization.
alors: Then; so; well; adverb or conjunction of time.
désolée: Sorry; very sorry; feminine past participle of désoler.
madame: Madam; Mrs.; polite address for a woman.
oublié: Forgotten; past participle of oublier, to forget.
jeune: Young; youthful; adjective describing youth or age.
fille: Girl; daughter; young female person.

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