Sense and Sensibility — Page 2
The son, a steady respectable young man, was amply provided for by the fortune of his mother, which had been large, and half of which devolved on him on his coming of age.
Le fils, un jeune homme stable et respectable, était largement pourvu par la fortune de sa mère, qui avait été considérable, et dont la moitié lui était échue à sa majorité.
By his own marriage, likewise, which happened soon afterwards, he added to his wealth.
Par son propre mariage, de même, qui survint peu après, il accrut sa fortune.
To him therefore the succession to the Norland estate was not so really important as to his sisters; for their fortune, independent of what might arise to them from their father's inheriting that property, could be but small.
Pour lui, par conséquent, la succession du domaine de Norland n'était pas aussi réellement importante que pour ses sœurs ; car leur fortune, indépendamment de ce qui pourrait leur échoir de l'héritage de ce bien par leur père, ne pouvait être que modeste.
Their mother had nothing, and their father only seven thousand pounds in his own disposal; for the remaining moiety of his first wife's fortune was also secured to her child, and he had only a life-interest in it.
Leur mère n'avait rien, et leur père seulement sept mille livres à sa propre disposition ; car la moitié restante de la fortune de sa première femme était également assurée à son enfant, et il n'en avait qu'un usufruit viager.
The old gentleman died: his will was read, and like almost every other will, gave as much disappointment as pleasure.
Le vieux gentilhomme mourut : son testament fut lu, et comme presque tout autre testament, il causa autant de déception que de satisfaction.
He was neither so unjust, nor so ungrateful, as to leave his estate from his nephew;—but he left it to him on such terms as destroyed half the value of the bequest.
Il n'était ni si injuste, ni si ingrat, au point de déshériter son neveu ; — mais il le lui laissa à des conditions telles qu'elles anéantissaient la moitié de la valeur du legs.
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Vocabulary
- fils
- fis — Son; male offspring of a parent
- jeune
- ʒœn — Young; of relatively few years of age
- homme
- ɔm — Man; adult male human being
- stable
- stabl — Stable; firmly established and not changing
- respectable
- ʁɛspɛktabl — Respectable; regarded with esteem and approval
- était
- etɛ — Was; third-person singular imperfect of être
- largement
- laʁʒəmɑ̃ — Largely; generously; to a great extent
- pourvu
- puʁvy — Provided; supplied; well endowed with resources
- fortune
- fɔʁtyn — Fortune; large sum of money or wealth
- mère
- mɛʁ — Mother; female parent of a child
- avait
- avɛ — Had; third-person singular imperfect of avoir
- été
- ete — Been; past participle of être (to be)
- considérable
- kɔ̃sideʁabl — Considerable; notably large or significant in amount
- dont
- dɔ̃ — Of which; whose; relative pronoun indicating possession
- moitié
- mwatje — Half; one of two equal parts
- échue
- eʃy — Fallen to; accrued; devolved upon someone legally
- majorité
- maʒɔʁite — Majority; legal age of adulthood and responsibility
- propre
- pʁɔpʁ — Own; one's very own; belonging exclusively to oneself
- mariage
- maʁjaʒ — Marriage; legal union between two people
- même
- mɛm — Even; same; itself; used for emphasis
- survint
- syʁvɛ̃ — Occurred; came about; happened unexpectedly afterward
- peu
- pø — Little; few; not much or many
- après
- apʁɛ — After; following in time or order
- accrut
- akʁy — Increased; grew; third-person singular simple past of accroître
- conséquent
- kɔ̃sekɑ̃ — Consequently; therefore; as a logical result
- succession
- syksɛsjɔ̃ — Succession; inheritance of property after someone's death
- domaine
- dɔmɛn — Estate; domain; landed property or territory
- aussi
- osi — Also; as; equally; in the same degree
- réellement
- ʁeɛlmɑ̃ — Really; actually; in a real or true manner
- importante
- ɛ̃pɔʁtɑ̃t — Important; significant; of great consequence or value
- sœurs
- sœʁ — Sisters; female siblings of the same parents
- car
- kaʁ — Because; for; conjunction giving a reason
- indépendamment
- ɛ̃depɑ̃damɑ̃ — Independently; apart from; without depending on something else
- pourrait
- puʁʁɛ — Could; might; conditional of pouvoir (to be able)
- échoir
- eʃwaʁ — To fall due; to devolve upon someone legally
- l'héritage
- leʁitaʒ — The inheritance; property received from a deceased person
- bien
- bjɛ̃ — Good; well; property; asset belonging to someone
- père
- pɛʁ — Father; male parent of a child
- pouvait
- puvɛ — Could; was able to; imperfect of pouvoir
- être
- ɛtʁ — To be; fundamental linking verb in French
- modeste
- mɔdɛst — Modest; small; not large or showy in scale
- rien
- ʁjɛ̃ — Nothing; not anything; used in negative sentences
- seulement
- sœlmɑ̃ — Only; merely; just; no more than specified amount
- sept
- sɛt — Seven; the cardinal number between six and eight
- mille
- mil — Thousand; the number one thousand
- livres
- livʁ — Pounds; old French currency unit; also means books
- disposition
- dispozisɔ̃ — Disposal; arrangement; availability for use or distribution
- restante
- ʁɛstɑ̃t — Remaining; leftover; still available after other uses
- première
- pʁəmjɛʁ — First; feminine form of premier; earliest in order
- femme
- fam — Woman; wife; adult female human being
- également
- egaləmɑ̃ — Also; equally; likewise; in an equal manner
- assurée
- asyʁe — Assured; guaranteed; secured for a particular recipient
- enfant
- ɑ̃fɑ̃ — Child; young human being not yet adult
- usufruit
- yzyfʁɥi — Usufruct; right to use and enjoy another's property
- viager
- vjaʒe — Life annuity; lasting only for one's lifetime
- vieux
- vjø — Old; elderly; advanced in age
- gentilhomme
- ʒɑ̃tijɔm — Gentleman; nobleman; man of noble or gentle birth
- mourut
- muʁy — Died; third-person singular simple past of mourir
- testament
- tɛstamɑ̃ — Will; legal document stating one's final wishes
- fut
- fy — Was; third-person singular simple past of être
- lu
- ly — Read; past participle of lire (to read)
- comme
- kɔm — As; like; in the same way as
- presque
- pʁɛsk — Almost; nearly; not quite but very close
- tout
- tu — All; every; everything; entire without exception
- autre
- otʁ — Other; another; different from the one mentioned
- causa
- koza — Caused; produced; third-person singular simple past of causer
- autant
- otɑ̃ — As much; as many; equally in quantity or degree
- déception
- desɛpsjɔ̃ — Disappointment; feeling let down by unmet expectations
- satisfaction
- satisfaksjɔ̃ — Satisfaction; fulfillment of expectations or desires
- ni
- ni — Neither; nor; used in negative correlative constructions
- si
- si — So; such; if; used for degree or condition
- injuste
- ɛ̃ʒyst — Unjust; unfair; not in accordance with fairness
- ingrat
- ɛ̃gʁa — Ungrateful; thankless; not showing appreciation for kindness
- point
- pwɛ̃ — Point; extent; degree; to the point of
- déshériter
- dezɛʁite — To disinherit; to deprive someone of an inheritance
- neveu
- nəvø — Nephew; son of one's brother or sister
- laissa
- lɛsa — Left; let; third-person singular simple past of laisser
- conditions
- kɔ̃disjɔ̃ — Conditions; terms; stipulations attached to an agreement
- telles
- tɛl — Such; of that kind; of so great a degree
- anéantissaient
- aneɑ̃tisɛ — Annihilated; destroyed completely; reduced to nothing
- valeur
- valœʁ — Value; worth; the importance or usefulness of something
- legs
- lɛ — Legacy; bequest; property left by a will
- M
- mɔsjø — Mr.; abbreviated title of address for a man
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