Little Women — Page 2
I agree not to expect anything from Mother or you, but I do want to buy _Undine and Sintran_ for myself.
Je consens à ne rien attendre de Mère ni de vous, mais je veux acheter _Undine et Sintran_ pour moi-même.
I've wanted it so long," said Jo, who was a bookworm.
Je le désire depuis si longtemps, » dit Jo, qui était une dévoreuse de livres.
"I planned to spend mine in new music," said Beth, with a little sigh, which no one heard but the hearth brush and kettle-holder.
« Je comptais dépenser le mien en nouvelle musique, » dit Beth, avec un petit soupir que personne n'entendit, sinon la brosse de foyer et le porte-bouilloire.
"I shall get a nice box of Faber's drawing pencils; I really need them," said Amy decidedly.
« Je vais m'acheter une belle boîte de crayons à dessin Faber ; j'en ai vraiment besoin, » dit Amy d'un ton décidé.
"Mother didn't say anything about our money, and she won't wish us to give up everything.
« Mère n'a rien dit au sujet de notre argent, et elle ne souhaitera pas que nous renoncions à tout.
Let's each buy what we want, and have a little fun; I'm sure we work hard enough to earn it," cried Jo, examining the heels of her shoes in a gentlemanly manner.
Achetons chacune ce que nous voulons, et amusons-nous un peu ; je suis sûre que nous travaillons assez dur pour le mériter, » s'écria Jo, examinant les talons de ses chaussures d'une manière toute masculine.
"I know I do—teaching those tiresome children nearly all day, when I'm longing to enjoy myself at home," began Meg, in the complaining tone again.
« C'est bien mon cas — enseigner à ces enfants fatigants presque toute la journée, alors que je languis de profiter de chez moi, » commença Meg, reprenant son ton plaintif.
"You don't have half such a hard time as I do," said Jo.
« Tu n'as pas la moitié des difficultés que j'ai, moi, » dit Jo.
"How would you like to be shut up for hours with a nervous, fussy old lady, who keeps you trotting, is never satisfied, and worries you till you're ready to fly out the window or cry?"
« Comment aimerais-tu être enfermée pendant des heures avec une vieille dame nerveuse et tatillonne, qui te fait courir sans cesse, n'est jamais satisfaite, et te tourmente au point que tu es prête à sauter par la fenêtre ou à pleurer ? »
"It's naughty to fret, but I do think washing dishes and keeping things tidy is the worst work in the world.
« C'est mal de se plaindre, mais je trouve vraiment que faire la vaisselle et tenir les choses en ordre est le pire travail du monde.
It makes me cross, and my hands get so stiff, I can't practice well at all.
Cela me met de mauvaise humeur, et mes mains deviennent si raides que je ne peux pas du tout bien m'exercer.
Vocabulary
- consens
- First person singular of 'consentir'; to consent, agree
- rien
- Pronoun meaning 'nothing' or 'anything'
- attendre
- To wait for someone or something
- Mère
- Noun meaning 'mother'; female parent
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor', used in negation
- veux
- First person singular of 'vouloir'; to want
- acheter
- To buy or purchase something
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same', 'even', or 'itself'
- désire
- First person singular of 'désirer'; to desire, want
- depuis
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'for' indicating duration
- longtemps
- Adverb meaning 'for a long time'
- dit
- Third person singular past of 'dire'; said, told
- était
- Third person singular imperfect of 'être'; was, used to be
- dévoreuse
- Feminine noun meaning 'devourer', avid consumer
- livres
- Plural noun meaning 'books' or 'pounds' (currency)
- comptais
- First person singular imperfect of 'compter'; planned, intended
- dépenser
- To spend money on something
- mien
- Possessive pronoun meaning 'mine' (masculine singular)
- nouvelle
- Adjective meaning 'new' (feminine); also a short story
- musique
- Noun meaning 'music'; organized sound art form
- petit
- Adjective meaning 'small', 'little', or 'minor'
- soupir
- Noun meaning 'sigh'; audible breath expressing emotion
- personne
- Noun meaning 'person'; with 'ne', means 'nobody'
- entendit
- Third person singular simple past of 'entendre'; heard
- sinon
- Conjunction meaning 'except', 'otherwise', or 'if not'
- brosse
- Noun meaning 'brush', used for cleaning or grooming
- foyer
- Noun meaning 'hearth', 'home', or 'lobby'
- porte
- Noun meaning 'door'; also third person of 'porter'
- bouilloire
- Noun meaning 'kettle'; vessel for boiling water
- vais
- First person singular of 'aller'; go, am going
- belle
- Feminine adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely'
- boîte
- Noun meaning 'box' or 'tin container'
- crayons
- Plural noun meaning 'pencils' or 'crayons'
- dessin
- Noun meaning 'drawing' or 'sketch'; visual art form
- vraiment
- Adverb meaning 'truly', 'really', or 'genuinely'
- besoin
- Noun meaning 'need'; avoir besoin de means to need
- décidé
- Past participle of 'décider'; decided, determined
- sujet
- Noun meaning 'subject' or 'topic'; au sujet de means about
- argent
- Noun meaning 'money' or 'silver'
- souhaitera
- Third person singular future of 'souhaiter'; will wish
- renoncions
- First person plural subjunctive of 'renoncer'; to give up
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'
- Achetons
- First person plural imperative of 'acheter'; let's buy
- chacune
- Feminine indefinite pronoun meaning 'each one' or 'every one'
- voulons
- First person plural of 'vouloir'; we want
- amusons
- First person plural of 's'amuser'; let's have fun
- peu
- Adverb meaning 'a little', 'few', or 'not much'
- sûre
- Feminine adjective meaning 'sure', 'certain', or 'safe'
- travaillons
- First person plural of 'travailler'; we work
- assez
- Adverb meaning 'enough' or 'rather', 'quite'
- dur
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'hard', 'tough', or 'difficult'
- mériter
- To deserve or merit something earned through effort
- écria
- Third person singular simple past of 's'écrier'; exclaimed
- examinant
- Present participle of 'examiner'; examining, inspecting
- talons
- Plural noun meaning 'heels' of shoes or feet
- chaussures
- Plural noun meaning 'shoes'; footwear worn on feet
- manière
- Noun meaning 'manner', 'way', or 'style of doing'
- toute
- Feminine form of 'tout'; all, entire, completely
- masculine
- Adjective meaning 'masculine' or 'manly' in style
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or adjective meaning 'good'
- cas
- Noun meaning 'case', 'situation', or 'instance'
- enseigner
- To teach or instruct students in a subject
- enfants
- Plural noun meaning 'children'; young human beings
- fatigants
- Plural adjective meaning 'tiring', 'exhausting', or 'tedious'
- presque
- Adverb meaning 'almost', 'nearly', or 'virtually'
- journée
- Noun meaning 'day' emphasizing duration of the day
- alors
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'so', or 'at that time'
- languis
- First person singular of 'languir'; to languish, long for
- profiter
- To take advantage of or benefit from something
- chez
- Preposition meaning 'at the home of' someone
- commença
- Third person singular simple past of 'commencer'; began
- reprenant
- Present participle of 'reprendre'; resuming, taking up again
- plaintif
- Adjective meaning 'plaintive', expressing sadness or complaint
- moitié
- Noun meaning 'half'; one of two equal parts
- difficultés
- Plural noun meaning 'difficulties', 'troubles', or 'hardships'
- Comment
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'how' or 'what'
- aimerais
- Conditional of 'aimer'; would like, would love
- être
- Infinitive meaning 'to be'; fundamental linking verb
- enfermée
- Past participle of 'enfermer'; locked up, shut inside
- pendant
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period of time
- heures
- Plural noun meaning 'hours'; units of time
- vieille
- Feminine adjective meaning 'old'; elderly woman
- dame
- Noun meaning 'lady' or 'woman'; formal term
- nerveuse
- Feminine adjective meaning 'nervous', 'anxious', or 'irritable'
- tatillonne
- Adjective meaning 'fussy', 'nitpicking', or 'overly particular'
- fait
- Third person singular of 'faire'; makes, does, causes
- courir
- To run or rush about; move quickly on foot
- sans
- Preposition meaning 'without', indicating absence
- cesse
- Noun meaning 'ceasing'; sans cesse means 'incessantly'
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever' in questions
- satisfaite
- Feminine adjective meaning 'satisfied', 'content', or 'pleased'
- tourmente
- Third person singular of 'tourmenter'; torments, tortures
- point
- Noun meaning 'point'; also negative adverb meaning 'not at all'
- prête
- Feminine adjective meaning 'ready', 'prepared' to do something
- sauter
- To jump, leap, or skip; sudden upward movement
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by', 'through', or 'per'
- fenêtre
- Noun meaning 'window'; opening in a wall for light
- pleurer
- To cry, weep, or shed tears from emotion
- mal
- Noun or adverb meaning 'pain', 'evil', or 'badly'
- plaindre
- To complain or feel sorry; se plaindre means to complain
- trouve
- First or third person singular of 'trouver'; finds, thinks
- faire
- Infinitive meaning 'to do' or 'to make'
- vaisselle
- Noun meaning 'dishes' or 'crockery'; faire la vaisselle means to wash up
- tenir
- To hold, keep, or maintain something in place
- choses
- Plural noun meaning 'things' or 'objects' in general
- ordre
- Noun meaning 'order', 'tidiness', or 'arrangement'
- pire
- Adjective meaning 'worse' or 'worst'; comparative of 'mauvais'
- travail
- Noun meaning 'work', 'job', or 'labor'
- monde
- Noun meaning 'world' or 'people'; du monde means in the world
- Cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' referring to something mentioned
- met
- Third person singular of 'mettre'; puts, places, sets
- mauvaise
- Feminine adjective meaning 'bad', 'poor', or 'wicked'
- humeur
- Noun meaning 'mood' or 'humor'; de mauvaise humeur means in bad mood
- mains
- Plural noun meaning 'hands'; body parts for grasping
- deviennent
- Third person plural of 'devenir'; become, turn into
- raides
- Plural adjective meaning 'stiff', 'rigid', or 'sore'
- peux
- First or second person singular of 'pouvoir'; can, am able to
- exercer
- To exercise, practice, or carry out an activity
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