Sense and Sensibility — Page 7
She was generous, amiable, interesting: she was everything but prudent.
Elle était généreuse, aimable, intéressante : elle était tout sauf prudente.
The resemblance between her and her mother was strikingly great.
La ressemblance entre elle et sa mère était frappante.
Elinor saw, with concern, the excess of her sister's sensibility; but by Mrs. Dashwood it was valued and cherished.
Elinor voyait avec inquiétude l'excès de sensibilité de sa sœur ; mais Mme Dashwood le prisait et le chérissait.
They encouraged each other now in the violence of their affliction.
Elles s'encourageaient mutuellement désormais dans la violence de leur affliction.
The agony of grief which overpowered them at first, was voluntarily renewed, was sought for, was created again and again.
L'agonie du chagrin qui les avait d'abord accablées était volontairement renouvelée, recherchée, recréée sans cesse.
They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future.
Elles s'abandonnaient entièrement à leur douleur, cherchant à accroître leur détresse dans toute réflexion susceptible de l'alimenter, et résolues à ne jamais admettre de consolation à l'avenir.
Elinor, too, was deeply afflicted; but still she could struggle, she could exert herself.
Elinor, elle aussi, était profondément affligée ; mais elle pouvait encore lutter, elle pouvait faire des efforts.
She could consult with her brother, could receive her sister-in-law on her arrival, and treat her with proper attention; and could strive to rouse her mother to similar exertion, and encourage her to similar forbearance.
Elle pouvait consulter son frère, recevoir sa belle-sœur à son arrivée et la traiter avec l'attention qui convenait ; et s'efforcer d'inciter sa mère à un effort semblable, et de l'encourager à une semblable retenue.
Margaret, the other sister, was a good-humored, well-disposed girl; but as she had already imbibed a good deal of Marianne's romance, without having much of her sense, she did not, at thirteen, bid fair to equal her sisters at a more advanced period of life.
Margaret, l'autre sœur, était une fille de bonne humeur et bien disposée ; mais comme elle avait déjà absorbé une bonne dose du romantisme de Marianne, sans posséder beaucoup de son bon sens, elle ne semblait pas, à treize ans, promise à égaler ses sœurs à un âge plus avancé.
Vocabulary
- était
- Past tense of 'être'; she/he/it was
- généreuse
- Generous; giving freely to others
- aimable
- Kind, pleasant, and likable in manner
- intéressante
- Interesting; capturing attention and curiosity
- tout
- Everything, all; used as pronoun or adjective
- sauf
- Except, save for; excluding something mentioned
- prudente
- Cautious, careful, prudent in one's actions
- ressemblance
- Resemblance, likeness, or similarity between people
- entre
- Between; indicating a position or relationship connecting two things
- mère
- Mother; female parent of a child
- frappante
- Striking, remarkable, making a strong impression
- voyait
- Imperfect tense of 'voir'; was seeing or saw
- inquiétude
- Worry, anxiety, or unease about something
- excès
- Excess, surplus; going beyond normal or acceptable limits
- sensibilité
- Sensitivity, emotional depth or susceptibility to feelings
- sœur
- Sister; female sibling in a family
- Mme
- Abbreviation for 'Madame', title for an adult woman
- prisait
- Imperfect of 'priser'; valued or esteemed highly
- chérissait
- Imperfect of 'chérir'; cherished or held dear
- encourageaient
- Imperfect of 'encourager'; were encouraging each other
- mutuellement
- Mutually, reciprocally; in a shared or exchanged manner
- désormais
- From now on, henceforth; from this point forward
- violence
- Violence, intensity, or extreme force of feeling
- affliction
- Deep sorrow, grief, or distress causing suffering
- agonie
- Agony; extreme and intense mental or physical suffering
- chagrin
- Sorrow, grief, or deep sadness over a loss
- abord
- Used in 'd'abord' meaning 'at first' or 'firstly'
- accablées
- Overwhelmed, overcome, or weighed down by grief
- volontairement
- Voluntarily, willingly, deliberately by one's own choice
- renouvelée
- Renewed, revived; brought back to a previous state
- recherchée
- Sought out, looked for; deliberately sought or pursued
- recréée
- Recreated, brought back into existence again deliberately
- cesse
- Cessation; used in 'sans cesse' meaning 'ceaselessly'
- abandonnaient
- Imperfect of 'abandonner'; were giving themselves over completely
- entièrement
- Entirely, completely, wholly without reservation or exception
- douleur
- Pain, sorrow, or suffering of an emotional kind
- cherchant
- Present participle of 'chercher'; seeking or looking for
- accroître
- To increase, augment, or intensify something further
- détresse
- Distress, anguish; a state of extreme suffering
- réflexion
- Reflection, thought; a consideration or meditation on something
- susceptible
- Capable of, liable to; able to undergo something
- alimenter
- To feed, fuel, or sustain something over time
- résolues
- Resolved, determined; firmly decided to do something
- jamais
- Never; at no time, not ever in any case
- admettre
- To admit, accept, or allow something to be true
- consolation
- Comfort or solace offered during grief or difficulty
- avenir
- Future; time yet to come ahead of the present
- profondément
- Deeply, profoundly; to a great or intense degree
- affligée
- Afflicted, grieved; experiencing deep sorrow or distress
- pouvait
- Imperfect of 'pouvoir'; was able to or could
- encore
- Still, yet, again; indicating continuation or repetition
- lutter
- To struggle, fight, or resist against difficulty
- efforts
- Efforts, attempts; exertions of energy toward a goal
- consulter
- To consult, seek advice from someone or something
- frère
- Brother; male sibling within a family
- recevoir
- To receive, welcome, or accept someone or something
- belle-sœur
- Sister-in-law; a brother's wife or spouse's sister
- arrivée
- Arrival; the act of coming or reaching a place
- traiter
- To treat, handle, or deal with a person or matter
- attention
- Attention, care; consideration given to someone or something
- convenait
- Imperfect of 'convenir'; was suitable or appropriate
- efforcer
- To endeavor, strive; to make an effort to do
- inciter
- To incite, encourage, or urge someone toward action
- effort
- Effort; a deliberate exertion of energy or will
- semblable
- Similar, alike; resembling something else in character
- encourager
- To encourage; to give support or confidence to someone
- retenue
- Restraint, self-control; holding back one's emotions carefully
- fille
- Girl or daughter; a young female or female child
- humeur
- Mood, humor; one's current emotional state or disposition
- disposée
- Disposed, inclined; having a certain attitude or tendency
- déjà
- Already; indicating something has happened before now
- absorbé
- Absorbed, taken in; having assimilated or internalized something
- dose
- Dose; an amount or portion of something taken in
- romantisme
- Romanticism; a tendency toward emotional and romantic idealism
- posséder
- To possess, own, or have something as one's own
- beaucoup
- Much, many, a lot; indicating a large quantity
- sens
- Sense, meaning, or direction; judgment and understanding
- semblait
- Imperfect of 'sembler'; seemed or appeared to be
- treize
- Thirteen; the number 13
- promise
- Promised, destined; expected to achieve something in future
- égaler
- To equal, match; to reach the same level as another
- sœurs
- Sisters; plural of 'sœur', female siblings
- âge
- Age; the number of years a person has lived
- avancé
- Advanced, further along; having progressed to a later stage
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