Sense and Sensibility — Page 1
The family of Dashwood had long been settled in Sussex.
La famille Dashwood était établie depuis longtemps dans le Sussex.
Their estate was large, and their residence was at Norland Park, in the centre of their property, where, for many generations, they had lived in so respectable a manner as to engage the general good opinion of their surrounding acquaintance.
Leur domaine était vaste, et leur résidence se trouvait à Norland Park, au centre de leur propriété, où, depuis de nombreuses générations, ils avaient vécu d'une manière si respectable qu'ils s'étaient attiré l'estime générale de leurs voisins et relations.
The late owner of this estate was a single man, who lived to a very advanced age, and who for many years of his life, had a constant companion and housekeeper in his sister.
Le dernier propriétaire de ce domaine était un homme célibataire, qui vécut jusqu'à un âge très avancé, et qui, pendant de nombreuses années de sa vie, avait trouvé en sa sœur une compagne et gouvernante dévouée.
But her death, which happened ten years before his own, produced a great alteration in his home; for to supply her loss, he invited and received into his house the family of his nephew Mr. Henry Dashwood, the legal inheritor of the Norland estate, and the person to whom he intended to bequeath it.
Mais sa mort, survenue dix ans avant la sienne, produisit un grand changement dans sa demeure ; car pour compenser cette perte, il invita et accueillit chez lui la famille de son neveu M. Henry Dashwood, l'héritier légal du domaine de Norland, et la personne à qui il avait l'intention de le léguer.
In the society of his nephew and niece, and their children, the old Gentleman's days were comfortably spent.
En compagnie de son neveu et de sa nièce, et de leurs enfants, le vieil homme passa ses jours agréablement.
His attachment to them all increased.
Son attachement pour eux ne fit que croître.
The constant attention of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dashwood to his wishes, which proceeded not merely from interest, but from goodness of heart, gave him every degree of solid comfort which his age could receive; and the cheerfulness of the children added a relish to his existence.
L'attention constante de M. et Mme Henry Dashwood à l'égard de ses souhaits, qui ne procédait pas seulement de l'intérêt, mais de la bonté du cœur, lui procurait tout le confort solide que son âge pouvait recevoir ; et la gaieté des enfants ajoutait un charme à son existence.
By a former marriage, Mr. Henry Dashwood had one son: by his present lady, three daughters.
D'un premier mariage, M. Henry Dashwood avait eu un fils : de sa femme actuelle, trois filles.
Vocabulary
- famille
- A group of related people living together
- était
- Past tense of 'être'; was or were
- établie
- Settled or established in a particular place
- depuis
- Since or for a period of time
- longtemps
- For a long period of time
- dans
- Preposition indicating location inside something
- Leur
- Possessive pronoun or adjective meaning 'their'
- domaine
- An estate or area of land one owns
- vaste
- Very large in extent or size
- résidence
- A place where someone lives permanently
- trouvait
- Imperfect tense of 'trouver'; was located
- centre
- The middle point or area of something
- propriété
- Land or buildings owned by someone
- où
- Relative or interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- nombreuses
- Adjective meaning many or numerous
- générations
- Groups of people born around the same time
- avaient
- Past tense of 'avoir'; had (plural)
- vécu
- Past participle of 'vivre'; having lived
- manière
- A way or style of doing something
- si
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such' in degree
- respectable
- Worthy of respect and social admiration
- étaient
- Imperfect plural of 'être'; they were
- attiré
- Past participle of 'attirer'; attracted or drawn
- estime
- Regard or respect held for someone
- générale
- Widespread or common among many people
- leurs
- Plural possessive adjective meaning 'their'
- voisins
- People who live nearby or next door
- relations
- People one knows socially or professionally
- dernier
- Adjective meaning last or most recent
- propriétaire
- A person who owns property or land
- homme
- An adult male person; a man
- célibataire
- An unmarried person; a bachelor or single person
- vécut
- Simple past of 'vivre'; lived (singular)
- jusqu'
- Preposition meaning 'until' or 'up to'
- âge
- The number of years a person has lived
- très
- Adverb meaning 'very' intensifying an adjective
- avancé
- Advanced or progressed, often referring to age
- pendant
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period
- années
- Plural of 'année'; years as a duration
- vie
- The period from birth to death; life
- trouvé
- Past participle of 'trouver'; found or discovered
- sœur
- A female sibling; a sister
- compagne
- A female companion or partner in life
- gouvernante
- A woman employed to manage a household
- dévouée
- Deeply dedicated or loyal to someone
- Mais
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but'
- mort
- The end of life; death
- survenue
- Past participle of 'survenir'; having occurred suddenly
- dix
- The number ten
- ans
- Years, used when counting age or duration
- avant
- Preposition meaning 'before' in time or order
- sienne
- Feminine possessive pronoun meaning 'his' or 'hers'
- produisit
- Simple past of 'produire'; caused or brought about
- grand
- Adjective meaning great or large in importance
- changement
- An alteration or transformation in something
- demeure
- A place of residence; a dwelling or home
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'
- compenser
- To make up for or offset a loss
- perte
- The fact of losing something or someone
- invita
- Simple past of 'inviter'; invited someone over
- accueillit
- Simple past of 'accueillir'; welcomed into one's home
- chez
- Preposition meaning 'at the home of'
- neveu
- The son of one's brother or sister
- M.
- Abbreviation for 'Monsieur'; Mr. in English
- héritier
- A person legally entitled to inherit property
- légal
- Relating to or permitted by law
- personne
- An individual human being; a person
- intention
- A plan or aim to do something
- léguer
- To leave property to someone in a will
- compagnie
- The presence of others; companionship or company
- nièce
- The daughter of one's brother or sister
- enfants
- Young people; children of any age
- vieil
- Masculine adjective form of 'vieux' meaning old
- passa
- Simple past of 'passer'; spent time doing something
- jours
- Plural of 'jour'; days of one's life
- agréablement
- In a pleasant or enjoyable manner
- attachement
- A strong feeling of affection toward someone
- eux
- Stressed third person plural pronoun meaning 'them'
- fit
- Simple past of 'faire'; did or made something
- croître
- To grow or increase over time
- attention
- Careful thought or consideration given to something
- constante
- Remaining the same without change; constant
- Mme
- Abbreviation for 'Madame'; Mrs. or Ms. in English
- égard
- Consideration or respect shown toward someone
- souhaits
- Wishes or desires one hopes to fulfill
- procédait
- Imperfect of 'procéder'; originated or stemmed from
- seulement
- Adverb meaning 'only' or 'merely'
- intérêt
- Personal benefit or self-serving motivation
- mais
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'but'
- bonté
- The quality of being kind and generous
- cœur
- The heart, symbolizing emotions and feelings
- procurait
- Imperfect of 'procurer'; provided or obtained for someone
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all' or 'every'
- confort
- A state of physical ease and wellbeing
- solide
- Firm, strong, or reliable in nature
- pouvait
- Imperfect of 'pouvoir'; was able to do
- recevoir
- To receive or welcome guests into one's home
- gaieté
- A feeling of lighthearted joy and cheerfulness
- ajoutait
- Imperfect of 'ajouter'; was adding to something
- charme
- The quality of being attractive or delightful
- existence
- The state of living or being alive
- premier
- Ordinal adjective meaning 'first' in sequence
- mariage
- The legal union of two people as spouses
- eu
- Past participle of 'avoir'; had (something)
- fils
- A male child in relation to his parents
- femme
- A woman or a wife in French
- actuelle
- Adjective meaning current or present at this time
- trois
- The number three
- filles
- Female children or daughters of a family
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