The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4
It was said that the young wife showed incomparably more generosity and dignity than Fyodor Pavlovitch, who, as is now known, got hold of all her money up to twenty-five thousand roubles as soon as she received it, so that those thousands were lost to her for ever.
On disait que la jeune femme fit preuve d'une générosité et d'une dignité incomparablement plus grandes que Fiodor Pavlovitch, qui, comme on le sait maintenant, s'empara de tout son argent jusqu'à vingt-cinq mille roubles dès qu'elle le reçut, de sorte que ces milliers lui furent perdus pour toujours.
The little village and the rather fine town house which formed part of her dowry he did his utmost for a long time to transfer to his name, by means of some deed of conveyance.
Le petit village et la maison de ville assez belle qui faisaient partie de sa dot, il fit tout son possible pendant longtemps pour les transférer à son nom, au moyen d'un acte de cession.
He would probably have succeeded, merely from her moral fatigue and desire to get rid of him, and from the contempt and loathing he aroused by his persistent and shameless importunity.
Il y aurait probablement réussi, rien que par la lassitude morale de celle-ci et son désir de se débarrasser de lui, et par le mépris et le dégoût qu'il suscitait par son importunité persistante et éhontée.
But, fortunately, Adelaïda Ivanovna's family intervened and circumvented his greediness.
Mais, heureusement, la famille d'Adélaïda Ivanovna intervint et déjoua sa cupidité.
It is known for a fact that frequent fights took place between the husband and wife, but rumor had it that Fyodor Pavlovitch did not beat his wife but was beaten by her, for she was a hot-tempered, bold, dark-browed, impatient woman, possessed of remarkable physical strength.
Il est avéré que de fréquentes disputes eurent lieu entre les époux, mais la rumeur voulait que Fiodor Pavlovitch ne battît pas sa femme mais fût battu par elle, car c'était une femme emportée, hardie, aux sourcils noirs, impatiente, dotée d'une force physique remarquable.
Finally, she left the house and ran away from Fyodor Pavlovitch with a destitute divinity student, leaving Mitya, a child of three years old, in her husband's hands.
Finalement, elle quitta la maison et s'enfuit de chez Fiodor Pavlovitch avec un étudiant en théologie sans le sou, laissant Mitia, un enfant de trois ans, entre les mains de son mari.
Immediately Fyodor Pavlovitch introduced a regular harem into the house, and abandoned himself to orgies of drunkenness.
Aussitôt Fiodor Pavlovitch introduisit un véritable harem dans la maison et s'abandonna à des orgies de débauche et d'ivrognerie.
Vocabulary
- On
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one' or 'people/they'.
- disait
- Imperfect tense of 'dire'; people were saying.
- que
- Conjunction meaning 'that'; introduces a subordinate clause.
- jeune
- Adjective meaning young in age.
- femme
- Noun meaning woman or wife.
- fit
- Past historic of 'faire'; she made or did something.
- preuve
- Noun meaning proof or demonstration of something.
- générosité
- Noun meaning generosity; willingness to give freely.
- dignité
- Noun meaning dignity; quality of being worthy and honorable.
- incomparablement
- Adverb meaning incomparably; to an unmatched degree.
- plus
- Adverb meaning more; used in comparisons.
- grandes
- Adjective meaning great or large, feminine plural form.
- qui
- Relative pronoun meaning who or which.
- comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning as or like.
- on
- Indefinite pronoun meaning one, we, or people generally.
- sait
- Third person singular of 'savoir'; one knows a fact.
- maintenant
- Adverb meaning now, at the present time.
- empara
- Past historic of 's'emparer'; seized or took possession of.
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning all or everything.
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its.
- argent
- Noun meaning money or silver.
- jusqu'
- Preposition meaning until or up to, contracted form.
- vingt-cinq
- Number meaning twenty-five.
- mille
- Number meaning one thousand.
- roubles
- Noun meaning rubles; Russian monetary currency units.
- dès
- Preposition meaning as soon as or from the moment.
- reçut
- Past historic of 'recevoir'; she received something.
- sorte
- Noun meaning sort, kind, or type of something.
- ces
- Demonstrative adjective meaning these or those.
- milliers
- Noun meaning thousands; large quantities counted in thousands.
- lui
- Personal pronoun meaning him, her, or to him/her.
- furent
- Past historic of 'être'; they were, third person plural.
- perdus
- Past participle of 'perdre'; lost, gone forever.
- toujours
- Adverb meaning always or still, forever.
- petit
- Adjective meaning small or little in size.
- village
- Noun meaning village; small rural community or settlement.
- maison
- Noun meaning house or home.
- ville
- Noun meaning city or town.
- assez
- Adverb meaning quite, fairly, or enough.
- belle
- Adjective meaning beautiful or lovely, feminine form.
- faisaient
- Imperfect of 'faire'; they were making or forming.
- partie
- Noun meaning part; component or portion of a whole.
- sa
- Possessive adjective meaning his, her, or its (feminine).
- dot
- Noun meaning dowry; property brought by a bride to marriage.
- possible
- Adjective meaning possible; able to happen or be done.
- pendant
- Preposition meaning during or for a period of time.
- longtemps
- Adverb meaning for a long time.
- transférer
- Verb meaning to transfer ownership or move something formally.
- nom
- Noun meaning name or noun in grammar.
- moyen
- Noun meaning means or way of achieving something.
- acte
- Noun meaning act, deed, or legal document.
- cession
- Noun meaning cession; formal transfer of rights or property.
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning there or at it.
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir'; he would have something.
- probablement
- Adverb meaning probably; with a high degree of likelihood.
- réussi
- Past participle of 'réussir'; succeeded in accomplishing something.
- rien
- Pronoun meaning nothing or anything in negative contexts.
- par
- Preposition meaning by, through, or because of.
- lassitude
- Noun meaning weariness or exhaustion, physical or moral.
- morale
- Adjective meaning moral; relating to ethics or inner spirit.
- celle-ci
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning this one, feminine singular.
- désir
- Noun meaning desire; strong wish or longing for something.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning oneself, himself, herself.
- débarrasser
- Verb meaning to get rid of or free oneself from.
- mépris
- Noun meaning contempt or scorn toward someone or something.
- dégoût
- Noun meaning disgust; strong feeling of aversion or revulsion.
- suscitait
- Imperfect of 'susciter'; was arousing or provoking a feeling.
- importunité
- Noun meaning importunity; persistent and annoying pestering of someone.
- persistante
- Adjective meaning persistent; continuing stubbornly over time.
- éhontée
- Adjective meaning shameless; without any sense of shame.
- Mais
- Conjunction meaning but; introduces a contrast or objection.
- heureusement
- Adverb meaning fortunately or luckily, thankfully.
- famille
- Noun meaning family; group of related people.
- intervint
- Past historic of 'intervenir'; intervened to change a situation.
- déjoua
- Past historic of 'déjouer'; foiled or thwarted a plan.
- cupidité
- Noun meaning greed or cupidity; excessive desire for wealth.
- avéré
- Past participle of 's'avérer'; proved to be true or confirmed.
- fréquentes
- Adjective meaning frequent; happening often, feminine plural.
- disputes
- Noun meaning disputes or quarrels between people.
- eurent
- Past historic of 'avoir'; they had, third person plural.
- lieu
- Noun meaning place; also used in 'avoir lieu' meaning to take place.
- entre
- Preposition meaning between or among two or more things.
- époux
- Noun meaning spouse or husband; married partner.
- mais
- Conjunction meaning but; introduces a contrasting idea.
- rumeur
- Noun meaning rumor; unverified information circulating among people.
- voulait
- Imperfect of 'vouloir'; wanted or wished for something.
- ne
- Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate a verb.
- battît
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'battre'; that he might beat someone.
- pas
- Negative particle completing negation with 'ne'; not.
- fût
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'être'; that he might be beaten.
- battu
- Past participle of 'battre'; beaten or struck by someone.
- car
- Conjunction meaning because or for, explaining a reason.
- était
- Imperfect of 'être'; she/he/it was, describing a past state.
- emportée
- Adjective meaning hot-tempered or impetuous, feminine form.
- hardie
- Adjective meaning bold or daring, feminine form.
- sourcils
- Noun meaning eyebrows; facial hair above the eyes.
- noirs
- Adjective meaning black or dark, masculine plural form.
- impatiente
- Adjective meaning impatient; unable to wait calmly, feminine form.
- dotée
- Past participle of 'doter'; endowed or gifted with a quality.
- force
- Noun meaning strength or force, physical or otherwise.
- physique
- Adjective meaning physical; relating to the body or matter.
- remarquable
- Adjective meaning remarkable; worthy of special attention or notice.
- Finalement
- Adverb meaning finally or in the end.
- quitta
- Past historic of 'quitter'; she left or abandoned a place.
- enfuit
- Past historic of 's'enfuir'; she fled or ran away.
- chez
- Preposition meaning at or to someone's home or place.
- avec
- Preposition meaning with, in the company of someone.
- étudiant
- Noun meaning student; person studying at a higher institution.
- en
- Preposition meaning in, into, or while doing something.
- théologie
- Noun meaning theology; study of religion and divine matters.
- sans
- Preposition meaning without; lacking something.
- sou
- Noun meaning sou; old small coin, meaning penniless colloquially.
- laissant
- Present participle of 'laisser'; leaving or abandoning someone.
- enfant
- Noun meaning child; young person or boy or girl.
- trois
- Number meaning three.
- ans
- Noun meaning years; units of time used with age.
- mains
- Noun meaning hands; body parts at end of arms.
- mari
- Noun meaning husband; a married male partner.
- Aussitôt
- Adverb meaning immediately or right away, without delay.
- introduisit
- Past historic of 'introduire'; he introduced or brought something in.
- véritable
- Adjective meaning real, genuine, or true, not false.
- harem
- Noun meaning harem; group of women in one household.
- abandonna
- Past historic of 'abandonner'; he abandoned himself to something.
- orgies
- Noun meaning orgies; excessive indulgent debaucherous gatherings.
- débauche
- Noun meaning debauchery; excessive indulgence in immoral pleasures.
- ivrognerie
- Noun meaning drunkenness; habitual excessive consumption of alcohol.
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