The Brothers Karamazov — Page 5
In the intervals he used to drive all over the province, complaining tearfully to each and all of Adelaïda Ivanovna's having left him, going into details too disgraceful for a husband to mention in regard to his own married life.
Dans les intervalles, il parcourait toute la province en voiture, se plaignant en larmes à chacun et à tous qu'Adelaïda Ivanovna l'avait quitté, entrant dans des détails trop honteux pour qu'un mari les mentionne concernant sa propre vie conjugale.
What seemed to gratify him and flatter his self-love most was to play the ridiculous part of the injured husband, and to parade his woes with embellishments.
Ce qui semblait le satisfaire et flatter le plus son amour-propre était de jouer le rôle ridicule du mari offensé, et d'étaler ses malheurs avec des enjolivements.
"One would think that you'd got a promotion, Fyodor Pavlovitch, you seem so pleased in spite of your sorrow," scoffers said to him.
« On croirait que vous avez obtenu une promotion, Fiodor Pavlovitch, vous semblez si content malgré votre chagrin », lui disaient les railleurs.
Many even added that he was glad of a new comic part in which to play the buffoon, and that it was simply to make it funnier that he pretended to be unaware of his ludicrous position.
Beaucoup ajoutaient même qu'il se réjouissait d'un nouveau rôle comique pour jouer au bouffon, et que c'était simplement pour rendre la chose plus drôle qu'il feignait d'ignorer sa position ridicule.
But, who knows, it may have been simplicity.
Mais, qui sait, c'était peut-être de la naïveté.
At last he succeeded in getting on the track of his runaway wife.
Il finit par réussir à retrouver la trace de sa femme fugitive.
The poor woman turned out to be in Petersburg, where she had gone with her divinity student, and where she had thrown herself into a life of complete emancipation.
La pauvre femme se trouvait à Pétersbourg, où elle s'était rendue avec son étudiant en théologie, et où elle s'était lancée dans une vie de complète émancipation.
Fyodor Pavlovitch at once began bustling about, making preparations to go to Petersburg, with what object he could not himself have said.
Fiodor Pavlovitch se mit aussitôt à s'agiter, faisant des préparatifs pour se rendre à Pétersbourg, dans quel but il n'aurait pu le dire lui-même.
He would perhaps have really gone; but having determined to do so he felt at once entitled to fortify himself for the journey by another bout of reckless drinking.
Il serait peut-être vraiment parti ; mais ayant pris cette décision, il se sentit aussitôt le droit de se fortifier pour le voyage par une nouvelle série de beuveries effrénées.
And just at that time his wife's family received the news of her death in Petersburg.
Et c'est précisément à ce moment-là que la famille de sa femme reçut la nouvelle de sa mort à Pétersbourg.
Vocabulary
- intervalles
- ɛ̃tɛʁval — Intervals; periods of time between events.
- parcourait
- paʁkuʁɛ — Was traveling through or covering an area extensively.
- province
- pʁɔvɛ̃s — A regional area or district outside the capital.
- voiture
- vwatyʁ — A car or carriage used for transportation.
- plaignant
- plɛɲɑ̃ — Complaining or lamenting about one's misfortunes.
- larmes
- laʁm — Tears shed from crying or strong emotion.
- chacun
- ʃakœ̃ — Each one or every person individually.
- quitté
- kite — Left or abandoned someone or a place definitively.
- entrant
- ɑ̃tʁɑ̃ — Entering into; going into detail or a place.
- détails
- detaj — Specific pieces of information or particulars about something.
- trop
- tʁo — Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'excessively'.
- honteux
- ɔ̃tø — Shameful or disgraceful; causing embarrassment or dishonor.
- mari
- maʁi — A husband; a man in a marital relationship.
- mentionne
- mɑ̃sjɔn — Mentions or refers to something in speech or writing.
- concernant
- kɔ̃sɛʁnɑ̃ — Concerning or regarding a specific subject or matter.
- propre
- pʁɔpʁ — Own; belonging specifically to oneself; also means 'clean'.
- vie
- vi — Life; the period of existence of a person.
- conjugale
- kɔ̃ʒygal — Relating to marriage or the relationship between spouses.
- semblait
- sɑ̃blɛ — Seemed or appeared to be in a certain way.
- satisfaire
- satisfɛʁ — To satisfy or fulfill someone's needs or desires.
- flatter
- flatɛ — To flatter or please someone with praise or attention.
- amour
- amuʁ — Love; strong affection or romantic feeling toward someone.
- jouer
- ʒwe — To play a role or perform an action.
- rôle
- ʁol — A role or part played in a situation or performance.
- ridicule
- ʁidikyl — Ridiculous or laughable; deserving mockery or contempt.
- offensé
- ɔfɑ̃se — Offended person; one who has been wronged or hurt.
- étaler
- etale — To display or spread out openly for others to see.
- malheurs
- malœʁ — Misfortunes or unhappy events affecting someone's life.
- enjolivements
- ɑ̃ʒɔlivmɑ̃ — Embellishments or decorative exaggerations added to a story.
- croirait
- kʁwaʁɛ — Would believe or think; conditional of 'croire'.
- obtenu
- ɔbtəny — Obtained or achieved something after effort or request.
- promotion
- pʁomɔsjɔ̃ — A promotion; advancement in rank, status, or position.
- semblez
- sɑ̃ble — Second-person plural of 'sembler', meaning 'you seem'.
- content
- kɔ̃tɑ̃ — Happy or satisfied; pleased with a situation or outcome.
- malgré
- malɡʁe — Despite or in spite of something unfavorable.
- chagrin
- ʃaɡʁɛ̃ — Grief or sorrow; deep emotional distress or sadness.
- railleurs
- ʁajœʁ — Mockers or scoffers; people who tease or ridicule others.
- Beaucoup
- boku — Many or a lot; indicating a large quantity or number.
- ajoutaient
- aʒutɛ — Were adding; third-person plural imperfect of 'ajouter'.
- même
- mɛm — Even; also meaning 'same', emphasizing a point made.
- réjouissait
- ʁeʒwisɛ — Was rejoicing or delighting in something pleasurable.
- nouveau
- nuvo — New; something recently introduced or just discovered.
- comique
- kɔmik — Comic or funny; relating to humor or comedic effect.
- bouffon
- bufɔ̃ — A buffoon or jester; a clownish, ridiculous person.
- simplement
- sɛ̃pləmɑ̃ — Simply or merely; in a plain and uncomplicated manner.
- rendre
- ʁɑ̃dʁ — To make or render something in a certain state.
- chose
- ʃoz — A thing or object; something unspecified or general.
- drôle
- dʁol — Funny or amusing; causing laughter or amusement.
- feignait
- fɛɲɛ — Was pretending or feigning; acting as if something were true.
- ignorer
- iɲɔʁe — To ignore or be unaware of something deliberately.
- position
- pozisjɔ̃ — Position or situation; one's place or standing socially.
- naïveté
- naivte — Naivety; the quality of being innocent or unsophisticated.
- finit
- fini — Ended or finished; past tense of 'finir', to finish.
- réussir
- ʁeysiʁ — To succeed or manage to accomplish something.
- retrouver
- ʁətʁuve — To find again or rediscover someone or something lost.
- trace
- tʁas — A trace or track; a sign left by someone's passage.
- femme
- fam — A woman or wife; an adult female person.
- fugitive
- fyʒitiv — A fugitive; a person who has fled or run away.
- pauvre
- povʁ — Poor; lacking resources or deserving of sympathy.
- trouvait
- tʁuvɛ — Was found; imperfect tense of 'trouver', to find.
- rendue
- ʁɑ̃dy — Gone or made her way to a specific place or destination.
- étudiant
- etydjɑ̃ — A student; someone studying at a school or university.
- théologie
- teɔlɔʒi — Theology; the study of religion and religious beliefs.
- lancée
- lɑ̃se — Launched or thrown into something with enthusiasm.
- complète
- kɔ̃plɛt — Complete or full; lacking nothing, entirely whole.
- émancipation
- emɑ̃sipasjɔ̃ — Emancipation; freedom from social or legal restrictions.
- mit
- mi — Put or placed; simple past of 'mettre', to put.
- aussitôt
- osito — Immediately or right away; without any delay.
- agiter
- aʒite — To agitate or stir up; to move busily or restlessly.
- préparatifs
- pʁepaʁatif — Preparations; actions taken in advance for something planned.
- but
- by — Goal or purpose; the aim of an action or plan.
- dire
- diʁ — To say or tell; expressing something in words.
- vraiment
- vʁɛmɑ̃ — Really or truly; used to emphasize sincerity or truth.
- parti
- paʁti — Left or departed; past participle of 'partir', to leave.
- ayant
- ejɑ̃ — Having; present participle of 'avoir', to have.
- pris
- pʁi — Taken; past participle of 'prendre', to take.
- décision
- desisjɔ̃ — A decision; a choice made after careful consideration.
- sentit
- sɑ̃ti — Felt; simple past of 'sentir', to feel or sense.
- droit
- dʁwa — A right or entitlement; something one is legally owed.
- fortifier
- fɔʁtifje — To strengthen or reinforce; to make something more robust.
- voyage
- vwajaʒ — A journey or trip to a distant place.
- nouvelle
- nuvɛl — New (feminine); also a short piece of news or story.
- série
- seʁi — A series; a sequence of related events or items.
- beuveries
- bøvʁi — Drinking binges; episodes of excessive alcohol consumption.
- effrénées
- efʁene — Unbridled or unrestrained; wild and without any control.
- précisément
- pʁesizémɑ̃ — Precisely or exactly; used to emphasize accuracy or specificity.
- moment
- mɔmɑ̃ — A moment or instant; a brief period of time.
- famille
- famij — Family; a group of people related by blood or marriage.
- reçut
- ʁəsy — Received; simple past of 'recevoir', to receive.
- mort
- mɔʁ — Death; the end of life of a person or creature.
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