Romeo and Juliet — Page 4

English → Fr ACT I Level 9/10

Three civil brawls, bred of an airy word,

Trois rixes civiles, nées d'un mot en l'air,

By thee, old Capulet, and Montague,

Par toi, vieux Capulet, et par Montague,

Have thrice disturb'd the quiet of our streets,

Ont trois fois troublé le calme de nos rues,

And made Verona's ancient citizens

Et contraint les vieux citoyens de Vérone

Cast by their grave beseeming ornaments,

À délaisser leurs ornements de sages,

To wield old partisans, in hands as old,

Pour manier de vieilles pertuisanes, en des mains aussi vieilles,

Canker'd with peace, to part your canker'd hate.

Rouillées par la paix, pour séparer votre haine rongée de rouille.

If ever you disturb our streets again,

Si jamais vous troublez encore nos rues,

Your lives shall pay the forfeit of the peace.

Vos vies paieront le prix de la paix.

For this time all the rest depart away:

Pour cette fois, que tous les autres se retirent :

You, Capulet, shall go along with me,

Vous, Capulet, vous viendrez avec moi,

And Montague, come you this afternoon,

Et toi, Montague, viens cet après-midi,

To know our farther pleasure in this case,

Connaître notre volonté en cette affaire,

To old Free-town, our common judgement-place.

À la vieille Ville-Franche, notre tribunal ordinaire.

Once more, on pain of death, all men depart.

Une fois encore, sous peine de mort, que chacun se retire.

[_Exeunt Prince and Attendants; Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, Citizens and Servants._]

[_Sortent le Prince et ses suivants ; Capulet, Lady Capulet, Tybalt, les Citoyens et les Serviteurs._]

MONTAGUE.

Who set this ancient quarrel new abroach?

Qui a rouvert cette ancienne querelle ?

Speak, nephew, were you by when it began?

Parle, neveu, étais-tu présent quand elle a commencé ?

BENVOLIO.

Here were the servants of your adversary

Ici se trouvaient les serviteurs de votre adversaire

And yours, close fighting ere I did approach.

Et les vôtres, se battant de près avant que j'approche.

I drew to part them, in the instant came

Je dégainai pour les séparer, et à l'instant survint

The fiery Tybalt, with his sword prepar'd,

Le fougueux Tybalt, l'épée au poing,

Which, as he breath'd defiance to my ears,

Lequel, tandis qu'il me jetait ses défis,

He swung about his head, and cut the winds,

La faisait tournoyer au-dessus de sa tête et fendait les airs,

Who nothing hurt withal, hiss'd him in scorn.

Qui, n'en étant aucunement blessés, le sifflèrent avec dédain.

While we were interchanging thrusts and blows

Pendant que nous échangions des bottes et des coups,

Came more and more, and fought on part and part,

Ils vinrent de plus en plus nombreux, et combattirent d'un côté et de l'autre,

Till the Prince came, who parted either part.

Jusqu'à ce que le Prince vînt, qui sépara les deux partis.

LADY MONTAGUE.

O where is Romeo, saw you him today?

Oh, où est Roméo, l'avez-vous vu aujourd'hui ?

Right glad I am he was not at this fray.

Je suis bien heureuse qu'il n'ait pas été dans cette mêlée.

BENVOLIO.

Vocabulary

rixes: ʁiks — Violent brawls or fights in a public place
civiles: sivil — Relating to citizens or civilian life
nées: ne — Born, originated, or arising from something
mot: mo — A single word spoken or written
air: ɛʁ — The invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
vieux: vjø — Adjective meaning old or aged
fois: fwa — Times, as in occurrences or instances
troublé: tʁuble — Disturbed or disrupted a state of peace
calme: kalm — A state of peace, quiet, or tranquility
rues: ʁy — Streets or roads in a town or city
contraint: kɔ̃tʁɛ̃ — Forced or compelled someone to do something
citoyens: sitwajɛ̃ — Citizens or members of a particular community
délaisser: delɛse — To abandon or neglect something previously held
ornements: ɔʁnəmɑ̃ — Decorative objects or adornments worn or displayed
sages: saʒ — Wise, sensible, or prudent in behavior
manier: manje — To handle or wield an object skillfully
vieilles: vjɛj — Feminine plural adjective meaning old or aged
pertuisanes: pɛʁtɥizan — Long-shafted pole weapons used by foot soldiers
mains: mɛ̃ — Hands, the body part at the end of arms
Rouillées: ʁuje — Rusted or corroded due to oxidation
paix: pɛ — Peace, a state free from conflict or war
séparer: sepaʁe — To separate or divide things or people apart
haine: ɛn — Strong intense feeling of hatred toward someone
rongée: ʁɔ̃ʒe — Gnawed, eaten away, or corroded over time
rouille: ʁuj — Rust, the reddish corrosion forming on iron
jamais: ʒamɛ — Ever or never, depending on context used
troublez: tʁuble — Second person plural present of 'troubler', to disturb
encore: ɑ̃kɔʁ — Again or still, indicating repetition or continuity
vies: vi — Lives, plural of 'vie' meaning life
paieront: pɛʁɔ̃ — Future tense of 'payer', meaning will pay
prix: pʁi — Price or cost paid for something
retirent: ʁətiʁ — Third person plural present of 'se retirer', to withdraw
viendrez: vjɛ̃dʁe — Future tense of 'venir', meaning 'you will come'
viens: vjɛ̃ — Present tense of 'venir', meaning 'come' (imperative)
après: apʁɛ — Preposition meaning 'after' in time or order
midi: midi — Midday or noon, the middle of the day
Connaître: kɔnɛtʁ — To know or be acquainted with something
volonté: vɔlɔ̃te — Will, desire, or strong intention to act
affaire: afɛʁ — A matter, affair, or business to be addressed
vieille: vjɛj — Old or aged, feminine singular adjective
Ville: vil — A town or city as a place of habitation
Franche: fʁɑ̃ʃ — Free or frank, here part of a proper name
tribunal: tʁibinal — A court of justice or judicial tribunal
ordinaire: ɔʁdinɛʁ — Ordinary, regular, or customary in nature
sous: su — Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'
peine: pɛn — Penalty, punishment, or pain inflicted as consequence
mort: mɔʁ — Death, the end of life
chacun: ʃakœ̃ — Pronoun meaning 'each one' or 'everyone'
retire: ʁətiʁ — Third person singular of 'se retirer', to withdraw
_Sortent: sɔʁt — Stage direction meaning 'they exit' the scene
Prince: pʁɛ̃s — A male ruler or member of royalty
suivants: sɥivɑ̃ — Followers or attendants accompanying a person of rank
Citoyens: sitwajɛ̃ — Citizens or inhabitants of a particular community
Serviteurs: sɛʁvitœʁ — Servants or attendants working for another person
rouvert: ʁuvɛʁ — Past participle of 'rouvrir', meaning reopened
ancienne: ɑ̃sjɛn — Old or ancient, referring to something from the past
querelle: kəʁɛl — A quarrel or dispute between opposing parties
Parle: paʁl — Imperative of 'parler', meaning 'speak' or 'tell'
neveu: nəvø — Nephew, the son of one's brother or sister
présent: pʁezɑ̃ — Present, being in attendance at a particular place
quand: kɑ̃ — Conjunction meaning 'when' indicating time
commencé: kɔmɑ̃se — Past participle of 'commencer', meaning started or begun
Ici: isi — Adverb meaning 'here' indicating this location
trouvaient: tʁuvɛ — Imperfect of 'trouver', meaning 'were finding' or 'were'
serviteurs: sɛʁvitœʁ — Servants or attendants working for another person
adversaire: advɛʁsɛʁ — An opponent or enemy in a conflict or competition
vôtres: votʁ — Possessive pronoun meaning 'yours' (plural)
battant: batɑ̃ — Present participle of 'battre', meaning fighting or beating
près: pʁɛ — Preposition or adverb meaning 'near' or 'close'
avant: avɑ̃ — Preposition meaning 'before' in time or position
approche: apʁɔʃ — Approach, drawing near to a place or person
dégainai: degɛne — Past tense of 'dégainer', meaning drew a sword
instant: ɛ̃stɑ̃ — A moment or very brief period of time
survint: syʁvɛ̃ — Past tense of 'survenir', meaning arrived suddenly
fougueux: fugø — Fiery, impetuous, or full of ardent passion
épée: epe — A sword, especially the thin fencing blade type
poing: pwɛ̃ — A fist, the hand with fingers clenched tightly
Lequel: ləkɛl — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'who' (masculine)
tandis: tɑ̃di — Conjunction used in 'tandis que', meaning 'while'
jetait: ʒətɛ — Imperfect of 'jeter', meaning was throwing or hurling
défis: defi — Plural of 'défi', meaning challenges or provocations
tournoyer: tuʁnwaje — To spin or whirl rapidly in circular motion
dessus: dəsy — Above or on top of something
tête: tɛt — The head, the uppermost part of the body
fendait: fɑ̃dɛ — Imperfect of 'fendre', meaning was splitting or cutting
airs: ɛʁ — Plural of 'air', meaning the breezes or atmospheres
étant: etɑ̃ — Present participle of 'être', meaning 'being'
aucunement: okynmɑ̃ — Not at all, in no way whatsoever
blessés: blɛse — Injured or wounded by a blow or weapon
sifflèrent: siflɛʁ — Past tense of 'siffler', meaning whistled or hissed
dédain: dedɛ̃ — Disdain or contemptuous scorn for something
Pendant: pɑ̃dɑ̃ — Conjunction meaning 'while' or 'during' a period
échangions: eʃɑ̃ʒjɔ̃ — Imperfect of 'échanger', meaning were exchanging blows
bottes: bɔt — Thrusts in fencing or boots as footwear
coups: ku — Blows or strikes delivered in a fight
vinrent: vɛ̃ʁ — Past tense of 'venir', meaning 'they came'
nombreux: nɔ̃bʁø — Numerous or many in quantity or number
combattirent: kɔ̃battiʁ — Past tense of 'combattre', meaning they fought
côté: kote — Side, as in one side of a conflict or object
Jusqu': ʒysk — Contraction of 'jusqu'à', meaning 'until' or 'up to'
vînt: vɛ̃ — Subjunctive past of 'venir', meaning came or would come
sépara: sepaʁa — Past tense of 'séparer', meaning separated or divided
partis: paʁti — Parties or groups on opposing sides of a conflict
où: u — Adverb meaning 'where' indicating location
vu: vy — Past participle of 'voir', meaning 'seen'
bien: bjɛ̃ — Adverb meaning 'well' or 'very' indicating degree
heureuse: øʁøz — Happy or glad, feminine adjective expressing joy
ait: ɛ — Subjunctive of 'avoir', meaning 'has' in a clause
été: ete — Past participle of 'être', meaning 'been'
mêlée: mɛle — A confused fight or brawl involving many people

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