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English → Fr CHAPTER I. Level 7/10

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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