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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes

Les Aventures de Sherlock Holmes

by Arthur Conan Doyle

par Arthur Conan Doyle

Contents

Table des matières

I. A Scandal in Bohemia

I. Un scandale en Bohême

II. The Red-Headed League

II. La Ligue des rouquins

III. A Case of Identity

III. Une affaire d'identité

IV. The Boscombe Valley Mystery

IV. Le Mystère de la vallée de Boscombe

V. The Five Orange Pips

V. Les Cinq Pépins d'orange

VI. The Man with the Twisted Lip

VI. L'Homme à la lèvre tordue

VII. The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle

VII. L'Aventure du carboncle bleu

VIII. The Adventure of the Speckled Band

VIII. L'Aventure du ruban moucheté

IX. The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb

IX. L'Aventure du pouce de l'ingénieur

X. The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor

X. L'Aventure du noble célibataire

XI. The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet

XI. L'Aventure du diadème de béryls

XII. The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

XII. L'Aventure des hêtres de cuivre

I. A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA

I. UN SCANDALE EN BOHÊME

To Sherlock Holmes she is always _the_ woman.

Pour Sherlock Holmes, elle est toujours _la_ femme.

I have seldom heard him mention her under any other name.

Je l'ai rarement entendu la désigner sous un autre nom.

In his eyes she eclipses and predominates the whole of her sex.

À ses yeux, elle éclipse et domine l'ensemble de son sexe.

It was not that he felt any emotion akin to love for Irene Adler.

Ce n'est pas qu'il éprouvât quelque sentiment proche de l'amour pour Irene Adler.

All emotions, and that one particularly, were abhorrent to his cold, precise but admirably balanced mind.

Toutes les émotions, et celle-là en particulier, étaient odieuses à son esprit froid, précis mais admirablement équilibré.

He was, I take it, the most perfect reasoning and observing machine that the world has seen, but as a lover he would have placed himself in a false position.

Il était, je crois, la machine à raisonner et à observer la plus parfaite que le monde ait jamais vue, mais en tant qu'amoureux il se serait placé dans une fausse position.

He never spoke of the softer passions, save with a gibe and a sneer.

Il ne parlait jamais des passions tendres, si ce n'est avec une raillerie et un ricanement.

They were admirable things for the observer—excellent for drawing the veil from men's motives and actions.

Elles étaient des choses admirables pour l'observateur — excellentes pour lever le voile sur les motifs et les actes des hommes.

But for the trained reasoner to admit such intrusions into his own delicate and finely adjusted temperament was to introduce a distracting factor which might throw a doubt upon all his mental results.

Mais pour le raisonneur exercé, admettre de telles intrusions dans son propre tempérament délicat et finement ajusté, c'était introduire un facteur perturbateur susceptible de jeter un doute sur tous ses résultats mentaux.

Vocabulary

Aventures: Adventures; exciting or unusual experiences.
par: Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'.
Table: Table, as in table of contents or furniture.
matières: Subjects or matters; used in 'table des matières' (contents).
scandale: Scandal; a shocking or disgraceful event.
Bohême: Bohemia; historical region in central Europe.
Ligue: League; an association or alliance of people.
rouquins: Redheads; people with red hair.
affaire: Affair or matter; a case or business dealing.
identité: Identity; the characteristics defining a person.
Mystère: Mystery; something unexplained or secret.
vallée: Valley; a low area between hills or mountains.
Cinq: Five; the number 5.
Pépins: Seeds or pips; small seeds found in fruit.
orange: Orange; a citrus fruit or the color orange.
Homme: Man; an adult male human being.
lèvre: Lip; the fleshy edge of the mouth.
tordue: Twisted or contorted; bent out of shape.
Aventure: Adventure; an exciting or daring experience.
carboncle: Carbuncle; a precious red gemstone, like a garnet.
bleu: Blue; the color of the sky or sea.
ruban: Ribbon; a long narrow strip of fabric.
moucheté: Speckled or spotted; having small marks or dots.
pouce: Thumb; the short thick first digit of the hand.
ingénieur: Engineer; a person who designs or builds machines.
noble: Noble; belonging to a high social rank or class.
célibataire: Bachelor or single person; someone who is unmarried.
diadème: Diadem; a jeweled crown or headband.
béryls: Beryls; precious gemstones of various colors.
hêtres: Beech trees; large deciduous trees with smooth bark.
cuivre: Copper; a reddish-brown metallic element.
SCANDALE: Scandal; a shocking or disgraceful public event.
toujours: Always or still; indicating continuous or habitual action.
femme: Woman or wife; an adult female human being.
rarement: Rarely; not often, seldom happening.
entendu: Heard; past participle of 'entendre' (to hear).
désigner: To designate or refer to; to name or indicate someone.
sous: Under or beneath; a preposition of position.
autre: Other or another; different from the one mentioned.
nom: Name; a word used to identify a person or thing.
yeux: Eyes; the organs of sight in humans and animals.
éclipse: Eclipse; to overshadow or surpass someone completely.
domine: Dominates; to have control or superiority over others.
ensemble: Entirely or altogether; the whole of something.
sexe: Sex; the biological category of male or female.
éprouvât: Felt or experienced; subjunctive of 'éprouver' (to feel).
quelque: Some or any; an indefinite adjective indicating quantity.
sentiment: Feeling or sentiment; an emotional reaction or attitude.
proche: Close or near; near in distance or resemblance.
amour: Love; a deep feeling of affection or attachment.
Toutes: All; feminine plural form of 'tout' (all, every).
émotions: Emotions; strong feelings such as love, fear, or joy.
celle-là: That one; feminine demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
particulier: Particular or specific; relating to one specific thing.
odieuses: Odious or hateful; extremely unpleasant or repugnant.
esprit: Mind or spirit; the intellect or mental faculty.
froid: Cold; low in temperature or emotionally detached.
précis: Precise or accurate; exact and clearly defined.
admirablement: Admirably; in a manner worthy of admiration or praise.
équilibré: Balanced; evenly poised or well-proportioned in thinking.
crois: Believe or think; first-person singular of 'croire'.
machine: Machine; a mechanical device performing a specific task.
raisonner: To reason; to think logically and draw conclusions.
observer: To observe; to watch carefully and take note of.
plus: More; used to form comparatives or indicate addition.
parfaite: Perfect; without flaw or defect; ideal in every way.
monde: World; the earth or all of human society.
ait: Has; third-person singular subjunctive of 'avoir' (to have).
jamais: Never or ever; used in negative or superlative contexts.
vue: Seen or view; past participle of 'voir' (to see).
tant: So much or as much; indicating a great degree.
amoureux: In love or lover; someone who is romantically attached.
serait: Would be; third-person singular conditional of 'être'.
placé: Placed or situated; put into a specific position.
fausse: False or wrong; not true or incorrect (feminine form).
position: Position; a place, situation, or stance someone occupies.
parlait: Spoke; third-person singular imperfect of 'parler' (to speak).
passions: Passions; intense emotions or strong enthusiastic feelings.
tendres: Tender or gentle; soft and affectionate (plural form).
raillerie: Mockery or teasing; good-humored or sharp ridicule.
ricanement: Sneer or snicker; a contemptuous or mocking laugh.
choses: Things; objects, matters, or items of any kind.
admirables: Admirable; worthy of admiration or great praise.
observateur: Observer; one who watches or studies carefully and attentively.
excellentes: Excellent; of the highest quality or standard (plural).
lever: To lift or raise; to move something upward.
voile: Veil; a piece of fabric used to cover or conceal.
motifs: Motives; reasons or causes behind someone's actions.
actes: Acts or actions; things done by a person or group.
hommes: Men; plural of 'homme', adult male human beings.
raisonneur: Reasoner; one who argues or thinks logically and critically.
exercé: Trained or practiced; having developed skill through experience.
admettre: To admit or allow; to accept something as true or valid.
telles: Such; of that kind or degree (feminine plural form).
intrusions: Intrusions; unwelcome interruptions into a private matter.
propre: Own or clean; belonging exclusively to oneself.
tempérament: Temperament; a person's natural disposition or character.
délicat: Delicate; fragile, subtle, or requiring careful handling.
finement: Finely or subtly; in a refined or precise manner.
ajusté: Adjusted or tuned; carefully calibrated or fitted.
introduire: To introduce or insert; to bring something into a place.
facteur: Factor; an element contributing to a result or outcome.
perturbateur: Disruptive or disturbing; causing disorder or interruption.
susceptible: Susceptible or likely; prone to being affected by something.
jeter: To throw or cast; to propel something through the air.
doute: Doubt; uncertainty or lack of conviction about something.
tous: All or every; masculine plural form of 'tout'.
résultats: Results; outcomes or conclusions derived from reasoning.
mentaux: Mental; relating to the mind or intellectual processes.

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