The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 4
With hardly a word spoken, but with a kindly eye, he waved me to an armchair, threw across his case of cigars, and indicated a spirit case and a gasogene in the corner.
Sans presque prononcer un mot, mais avec un regard bienveillant, il me fit signe de m'asseoir dans un fauteuil, fit glisser vers moi son étui à cigares, et désigna une cave à liqueurs et un gazogène dans le coin.
Then he stood before the fire and looked me over in his singular introspective fashion.
Puis il se plaça devant le feu et m'examina de sa singulière façon introspective.
"Wedlock suits you," he remarked.
« Le mariage vous va bien », remarqua-t-il.
"I think, Watson, that you have put on seven and a half pounds since I saw you."
« Je pense, Watson, que vous avez pris sept livres et demie depuis la dernière fois que je vous ai vu. »
"Seven!" I answered.
« Sept ! » répondis-je.
"Indeed, I should have thought a little more.
« En effet, j'aurais pensé un peu plus.
Just a trifle more, I fancy, Watson.
Juste un tout petit peu plus, je crois, Watson.
And in practice again, I observe.
Et de nouveau en exercice, je l'observe.
You did not tell me that you intended to go into harness."
Vous ne m'aviez pas dit que vous aviez l'intention de reprendre du service. »
"Then, how do you know?"
« Alors, comment le savez-vous ? »
"I see it, I deduce it.
« Je le vois, je le déduis.
How do I know that you have been getting yourself very wet lately, and that you have a most clumsy and careless servant girl?"
Comment sais-je que vous vous êtes beaucoup mouillé dernièrement, et que vous avez une domestique des plus maladroites et négligentes ? »
"My dear Holmes," said I, "this is too much.
« Mon cher Holmes », dis-je, « c'en est trop.
You would certainly have been burned, had you lived a few centuries ago.
Vous auriez certainement été brûlé vif, si vous aviez vécu quelques siècles plus tôt.
It is true that I had a country walk on Thursday and came home in a dreadful mess, but as I have changed my clothes I can't imagine how you deduce it.
Il est vrai que j'ai fait une promenade à la campagne jeudi et que je suis rentré dans un état épouvantable, mais comme j'ai changé de vêtements, je ne vois pas comment vous le déduisez.
As to Mary Jane, she is incorrigible, and my wife has given her notice, but there, again, I fail to see how you work it out."
Quant à Mary Jane, elle est incorrigible, et ma femme lui a donné son congé, mais là encore, je ne vois pas comment vous en arrivez à cette conclusion. »
He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.
Il ricana pour lui-même et frotta l'une contre l'autre ses longues mains nerveuses.
Vocabulary
- Sans
- sɑ̃ — Without; lacking something entirely.
- presque
- pʁɛsk — Almost; nearly but not quite.
- prononcer
- pʁɔnɔ̃se — To pronounce or utter words aloud.
- mot
- mo — A word; unit of spoken or written language.
- mais
- mɛ — But; used to introduce contrast or contradiction.
- avec
- avɛk — With; in the company or manner of.
- regard
- ʁəɡaʁ — A look or gaze directed at someone.
- bienveillant
- bjɛ̃vɛjɑ̃ — Benevolent; kind and well-meaning toward others.
- fit
- fi — Past tense of 'faire'; did or made.
- signe
- siɲ — A sign or gesture indicating something.
- asseoir
- aswaʁ — To sit down; to take a seat.
- fauteuil
- fotœj — An armchair; comfortable upholstered seat with armrests.
- glisser
- ɡlise — To slide or slip something smoothly toward someone.
- vers
- vɛʁ — Toward; in the direction of something.
- étui
- etɥi — A small case or holder for cigars.
- cigares
- siɡaʁ — Cigars; rolled tobacco for smoking.
- désigna
- deziɲa — Pointed to or indicated something specifically.
- cave
- kav — A cabinet or rack for storing bottles.
- liqueurs
- likœʁ — Liqueurs; sweet alcoholic drinks of various flavors.
- gazogène
- ɡazɔʒɛn — A soda siphon device for carbonating water.
- coin
- kwɛ̃ — A corner or nook of a room.
- Puis
- pɥi — Then; afterward; indicating sequence of events.
- plaça
- plasa — Placed or positioned himself somewhere specific.
- devant
- dəvɑ̃ — In front of; facing something or someone.
- feu
- fø — Fire; flames burning in a fireplace.
- examina
- ɛɡzamina — Examined or inspected something carefully and thoroughly.
- singulière
- sɛ̃ɡyljɛʁ — Singular or peculiar; unusual and distinctive manner.
- façon
- fasɔ̃ — A way or manner of doing something.
- introspective
- ɛ̃tʁɔspɛktiv — Introspective; directed inward, examining one's own thoughts.
- mariage
- maʁjaʒ — Marriage; the union of two people wed.
- va
- va — Goes or suits; third-person of 'aller'.
- bien
- bjɛ̃ — Well; in a good or satisfactory manner.
- remarqua-t-il
- ʁəmaʁka til — He remarked; past tense inverted question form.
- pense
- pɑ̃s — Think; first-person present of 'penser'.
- pris
- pʁi — Taken or gained; past participle of 'prendre'.
- sept
- sɛt — Seven; the number 7.
- livres
- livʁ — Pounds; unit of weight measurement.
- demie
- dəmi — Half; indicating half of a unit.
- depuis
- dəpɥi — Since or for; indicating duration or starting point.
- dernière
- dɛʁnjɛʁ — Last or most recent; feminine adjective form.
- fois
- Time; instance or occasion of something happening.
- vu
- vy — Seen; past participle of 'voir'.
- répondis-je
- ʁepɔ̃di ʒə — I replied; past tense inverted form.
- effet
- efɛ — Effect; in fact or indeed, truly so.
- aurais
- oʁɛ — Would have; conditional tense of 'avoir'.
- pensé
- pɑ̃se — Thought; past participle of 'penser'.
- peu
- pø — A little; small amount of something.
- plus
- ply — More; indicating greater quantity or degree.
- Juste
- ʒyst — Just or exactly; precisely correct amount.
- tout
- tu — All or quite; indicating entirety or emphasis.
- petit
- pəti — Small or little; of minimal size or degree.
- crois
- kʁwa — Believe or think; first-person of 'croire'.
- nouveau
- nuvo — New; recently returned or started again.
- exercice
- ɛɡzɛʁsis — Practice or exercise; active professional work again.
- observe
- ɔpsɛʁv — Observe or notice; to watch and perceive.
- aviez
- avje — Had; second-person plural imperfect of 'avoir'.
- dit
- di — Said; past participle of 'dire'.
- intention
- ɛ̃tɑ̃sjɔ̃ — Intention; a plan or aim to do.
- reprendre
- ʁəpʁɑ̃dʁ — To take up again; resume an activity.
- service
- sɛʁvis — Service or duty; professional or military work.
- Alors
- alɔʁ — Then or so; used to introduce a question.
- comment
- kɔmɑ̃ — How; used to ask about manner or method.
- savez-vous
- save vu — Do you know; inverted form of 'savoir'.
- vois
- vwa — See; first-person singular present of 'voir'.
- déduis
- dedɥi — Deduce; I infer from available evidence.
- Comment
- kɔmɑ̃ — How; interrogative word asking about method.
- sais-je
- sɛ ʒə — Do I know; inverted form of 'savoir'.
- beaucoup
- boku — A lot; very much or in great quantity.
- mouillé
- muje — Wet or soaked; drenched from rain or moisture.
- dernièrement
- dɛʁnjɛʁmɑ̃ — Recently; in the most recent period of time.
- domestique
- dɔmɛstik — A domestic servant; household employee or helper.
- maladroites
- maladʁwat — Clumsy or awkward; lacking dexterity or care.
- négligentes
- neɡliʒɑ̃t — Negligent or careless; failing to take proper care.
- cher
- ʃɛʁ — Dear; used as affectionate form of address.
- dis-je
- di ʒə — Said I; inverted past tense narrative form.
- trop
- tʁo — Too much; exceeding a reasonable or expected limit.
- auriez
- oʁje — Would have; second-person plural conditional of 'avoir'.
- certainement
- sɛʁtɛnmɑ̃ — Certainly; without doubt, assuredly and definitely.
- brûlé
- bʁyle — Burned; past participle of 'brûler', charred.
- vif
- vif — Alive; living, as in burned at the stake.
- si
- si — If; conditional conjunction introducing a hypothetical.
- vécu
- veky — Lived; past participle of 'vivre'.
- quelques
- kɛlkə — A few; some small number of things.
- siècles
- sjɛkl — Centuries; periods of one hundred years each.
- tôt
- to — Early; sooner than expected or usual time.
- vrai
- vʁɛ — True; corresponding to reality or fact.
- fait
- fɛ — Made or done; past participle of 'faire'.
- promenade
- pʁɔmnad — A walk or stroll taken for pleasure.
- campagne
- kɑ̃paɲ — The countryside; rural area outside the city.
- jeudi
- ʒødi — Thursday; the fourth day of the week.
- rentré
- ʁɑ̃tʁe — Returned home; past participle of 'rentrer'.
- état
- eta — State or condition; the way something currently is.
- épouvantable
- epuvɑ̃tabl — Dreadful or appalling; extremely bad condition.
- comme
- kɔm — As or like; used for comparison or manner.
- changé
- ʃɑ̃ʒe — Changed; past participle of 'changer', altered.
- vêtements
- vɛtmɑ̃ — Clothes; garments worn to cover the body.
- déduisez
- dedɥize — Deduce; second-person plural imperative of 'déduire'.
- Quant
- kɑ̃ — As for; regarding or concerning something specific.
- incorrigible
- ɛ̃kɔʁiʒibl — Incorrigible; unable to be corrected or reformed.
- femme
- fam — Woman or wife; adult female or spouse.
- donné
- dɔne — Given; past participle of 'donner'.
- congé
- kɔ̃ʒe — Dismissal or leave; being let go from employment.
- là
- la — There; indicating a place or situation.
- encore
- ɑ̃kɔʁ — Again or still; once more or continuing.
- arrivez
- aʁive — Arrive or reach; second-person plural of 'arriver'.
- cette
- sɛt — This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
- conclusion
- kɔ̃klyzjɔ̃ — Conclusion; a judgment reached through reasoning.
- ricana
- ʁikana — Sneered or sniggered; laughed mockingly to himself.
- lui-même
- lɥi mɛm — Himself; reflexive emphatic pronoun for third person.
- frotta
- fʁɔta — Rubbed; past tense of 'frotter', to rub.
- contre
- kɔ̃tʁ — Against; in contact or opposition with something.
- autre
- otʁ — Other; another or different one.
- longues
- lɔ̃ɡ — Long; feminine plural adjective describing length.
- mains
- mɛ̃ — Hands; the body part at the end of arms.
- nerveuses
- nɛʁvøz — Nervous or wiry; tense, sinewy, or highly strung.
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