The Adventures of Roderick Random — Page 2
The attentive sage, after some deliberation, assured my parents, that their firstborn would be a great traveller; that he would undergo many dangers and difficulties, and at last return to his native land, where he would flourish in happiness and reputation.
Le sage attentif, après quelque délibération, assura mes parents que leur premier-né serait un grand voyageur ; qu'il subirait de nombreux dangers et difficultés, et qu'il retournerait finalement dans sa patrie, où il prospérerait dans le bonheur et la renommée.
How truly this was foretold will appear in the sequel.
À quel point cela fut véritablement prédit apparaîtra dans la suite.
It was not long before some officious person informed my grandfather of certain familiarities that passed between his son and housekeeper which alarmed him so much that, a few days after, he told my father it was high time for him to think of settling; and that he had provided a match for him, to which he could in justice have no objections.
Il ne fallut pas longtemps avant qu'une personne indiscrète informât mon grand-père de certaines familiarités qui s'étaient passées entre son fils et la gouvernante, ce qui l'alarma tellement que, quelques jours après, il dit à mon père qu'il était grand temps pour lui de songer à s'établir, et qu'il lui avait trouvé un parti auquel il ne pourrait en toute justice avoir aucune objection.
My father, finding it would be impossible to conceal his situation much longer, frankly owned what he had done; and excused himself for not having asked the consent of his father, by saying, he knew it would have been to no purpose; and that, had his inclination been known, my grandfather might have taken such measures as would have effectually put the gratification of it out of his power:
Mon père, voyant qu'il lui serait impossible de dissimuler sa situation beaucoup plus longtemps, avoua franchement ce qu'il avait fait ; et s'excusa de n'avoir pas demandé le consentement de son père, en disant qu'il savait que cela n'aurait servi à rien ; et que, si son penchant avait été connu, mon grand-père aurait pu prendre de telles mesures qui auraient effectivement mis hors de son pouvoir la satisfaction de ce penchant :
he added, that no exceptions could be taken to his wife's virtue, birth, beauty, and good sense, and as for fortune, it was beneath his care.
il ajouta qu'on ne pouvait rien reprocher à la vertu, à la naissance, à la beauté et au bon sens de sa femme, et que quant à la fortune, il s'en souciait fort peu.
The old gentleman, who kept all his passions, except one, in excellent order, heard him to an end with great temper, and then calmly asked, how he proposed to maintain himself and spouse?
Le vieux gentilhomme, qui tenait toutes ses passions, excepté une, en excellent ordre, l'écouta jusqu'au bout avec beaucoup de calme, puis lui demanda tranquillement comment il proposait d'entretenir sa femme et lui-même.
Vocabulary
- sage
- saʒ — Wise, sensible person or adjective
- attentif
- atɑ̃tif — Attentive, paying close careful attention
- après
- apʁɛ — After, following in time or order
- quelque
- kɛlkə — Some, a certain amount or degree of
- délibération
- deliberasjɔ̃ — Deliberation, careful consideration before making a decision
- assura
- asyʁa — Assured, told someone something with confidence
- parents
- paʁɑ̃ — Parents, one's mother and father
- premier-né
- pʁəmje ne — Firstborn, the first child born to parents
- grand
- ɡʁɑ̃ — Great, large, or significant in degree
- voyageur
- vwajaʒœʁ — Traveler, one who travels frequently or extensively
- subirait
- sybiʁɛ — Would undergo, endure, or suffer something difficult
- nombreux
- nɔ̃bʁø — Numerous, many in number or quantity
- dangers
- dɑ̃ʒe — Dangers, situations involving risk or potential harm
- difficultés
- difikyɫte — Difficulties, challenging or problematic situations or obstacles
- retournerait
- ʁətuʁnəʁɛ — Would return, go back to a place
- finalement
- finaləmɑ̃ — Finally, ultimately, in the end
- patrie
- patʁi — Homeland, native country one belongs to
- prospérerait
- pʁɔspɛʁəʁɛ — Would prosper, thrive, and be successful
- bonheur
- bɔnœʁ — Happiness, joy, good fortune in life
- renommée
- ʁənɔme — Fame, renown, widespread recognition or reputation
- point
- pwɛ̃ — Point, extent, degree to which something applies
- véritablement
- veʁitabləmɑ̃ — Truly, genuinely, in a real or accurate sense
- prédit
- pʁedi — Predicted, foretold something that would happen later
- apparaîtra
- apaʁɛtʁa — Will appear, become visible or evident in future
- suite
- sɥit — Continuation, what follows; par la suite means subsequently
- fallut
- faly — Was necessary, simple past of falloir
- longtemps
- lɔ̃tɑ̃ — Long time, for an extended period of time
- avant
- avɑ̃ — Before, prior to a time or event
- personne
- pɛʁsɔn — Person, individual human being
- indiscrète
- ɛ̃diskʁɛt — Indiscreet, lacking in tact or discretion
- informât
- ɛ̃fɔʁma — Informed, subjunctive past of informer, to tell someone
- grand-père
- ɡʁɑ̃ pɛʁ — Grandfather, father's or mother's father
- certaines
- sɛʁtɛn — Certain, some specific feminine plural things or instances
- familiarités
- familjaʁite — Familiarities, overly intimate or improper behaviors
- entre
- ɑ̃tʁ — Between, among two or more people or things
- fils
- fis — Son, male offspring of a parent
- gouvernante
- ɡuvɛʁnɑ̃t — Governess, woman employed to educate children at home
- alarma
- alaʁma — Alarmed, caused worry or fright in someone
- tellement
- tɛlmɑ̃ — So much, to such a great degree
- quelques
- kɛlkə — A few, some small number of things
- jours
- ʒuʁ — Days, periods of twenty-four hours
- père
- pɛʁ — Father, male parent
- temps
- tɑ̃ — Time, moment, period; weather in other contexts
- songer
- sɔ̃ʒe — To think about, consider, or dream of something
- établir
- etabliʁ — To establish, set up, or settle oneself
- trouvé
- tʁuve — Found, discovered or located something or someone
- parti
- paʁti — Match, suitable prospect for marriage; also political party
- auquel
- okɛl — To which, contracted relative pronoun à + lequel
- justice
- ʒystis — Justice, fairness, rightful or proper treatment
- aucune
- okyn — No, none, not any feminine singular negative adjective
- objection
- ɔbʒɛksjɔ̃ — Objection, expression of disagreement or disapproval
- voyant
- vwajɑ̃ — Seeing, present participle of voir; also a clairvoyant
- impossible
- ɛ̃pɔsibl — Impossible, unable to be done or achieved
- dissimuler
- disimyle — To conceal, hide, or disguise something from others
- situation
- sitɥasjɔ̃ — Situation, set of circumstances or conditions
- beaucoup
- boku — Much, many, a lot, to a great degree
- avoua
- avwa — Confessed, admitted something openly and honestly
- franchement
- fʁɑ̃ʃmɑ̃ — Frankly, openly, honestly without hesitation
- excusa
- ɛkskyza — Excused himself, apologized or offered an explanation
- demandé
- dəmɑ̃de — Asked, requested, sought permission or information
- consentement
- kɔ̃sɑ̃tmɑ̃ — Consent, agreement or permission given by someone
- servi
- Served, past participle of servir, to serve
- rien
- ʁjɛ̃ — Nothing, not anything, used in negative sentences
- penchant
- pɑ̃ʃɑ̃ — Inclination, tendency, strong liking for something
- prendre
- pʁɑ̃dʁ — To take, seize, or adopt a course of action
- telles
- tɛl — Such, of that kind, feminine plural demonstrative adjective
- mesures
- məzyʁ — Measures, steps taken to achieve a result
- effectivement
- efɛktivmɑ̃ — Effectively, indeed, actually in a real sense
- hors
- ɔʁ — Outside, beyond, out of reach or power
- pouvoir
- puvwaʁ — To be able to, can; also power as noun
- satisfaction
- satisfaksjɔ̃ — Satisfaction, fulfillment of a desire or need
- ajouta
- aʒuta — Added, said in addition, simple past of ajouter
- reprocher
- ʁəpʁɔʃe — To reproach, blame someone for something done
- vertu
- vɛʁty — Virtue, moral excellence or admirable quality
- naissance
- nɛsɑ̃s — Birth, origin, or social rank by birth
- beauté
- bote — Beauty, quality of being physically or aesthetically pleasing
- bon
- bɔ̃ — Good, pleasant, correct, or morally sound
- sens
- sɑ̃s — Sense, judgment, meaning, or direction
- femme
- fam — Woman, wife, female person
- quant
- kɑ̃ — As for, regarding, quant à means concerning
- fortune
- fɔʁtyn — Fortune, wealth, financial assets or fate
- souciait
- susje — Cared, worried, imperfect of se soucier
- fort
- fɔʁ — Very, strong; fort peu means very little
- peu
- pø — Little, few, small amount or degree
- vieux
- vjø — Old, elderly, aged masculine adjective
- gentilhomme
- ʒɑ̃tijɔm — Gentleman, nobleman of good birth and manners
- tenait
- tənɛ — Held, kept, maintained, imperfect of tenir
- passions
- pasjɔ̃ — Passions, strong emotions or intense desires
- excepté
- ɛksɛpte — Except, excluding, with the exception of
- excellent
- ɛksɛlɑ̃ — Excellent, extremely good, of very high quality
- ordre
- ɔʁdʁ — Order, organization, command, or arrangement
- écouta
- ekuta — Listened, paid attention to, simple past of écouter
- jusqu'
- ʒysk — Until, up to, elided form of jusqu'à
- bout
- bu — End, tip, extremity; jusqu'au bout means to the end
- avec
- avɛk — With, in the company of or by means of
- calme
- kalm — Calm, composure, peacefulness, absence of agitation
- puis
- pɥi — Then, afterwards, next in a sequence
- demanda
- dəmɑ̃da — Asked, inquired, requested, simple past of demander
- tranquillement
- tʁɑ̃kilmɑ̃ — Calmly, quietly, in a tranquil composed manner
- comment
- kɔmɑ̃ — How, in what way, interrogative adverb
- proposait
- pʁɔpɔzɛ — Proposed, intended, planned, imperfect of proposer
- entretenir
- ɑ̃tʁətəniʁ — To maintain, support financially, or keep up
- lui-même
- lɥi mɛm — Himself, emphatic reflexive pronoun for third person
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