The Brothers Karamazov — Page 4
Mitya did, in fact, pass into this cousin's keeping, but as the latter had no family of his own, and after securing the revenues of his estates was in haste to return at once to Paris, he left the boy in charge of one of his cousins, a lady living in Moscow.
Mitya passa effectivement sous la tutelle de ce cousin, mais comme celui-ci n'avait pas de famille à lui, et qu'après avoir assuré les revenus de ses domaines il était pressé de retourner à Paris, il laissa le garçon aux soins d'une de ses cousines, une dame habitant Moscou.
It came to pass that, settling permanently in Paris he, too, forgot the child, especially when the Revolution of February broke out, making an impression on his mind that he remembered all the rest of his life.
Il advint que, s'étant installé définitivement à Paris, il oublia lui aussi l'enfant, surtout lorsque éclata la Révolution de Février, qui fit sur son esprit une impression dont il se souvint tout le reste de sa vie.
The Moscow lady died, and Mitya passed into the care of one of her married daughters.
La dame de Moscou mourut, et Mitya passa sous la garde d'une de ses filles mariées.
I believe he changed his home a fourth time later on.
Je crois qu'il changea de foyer une quatrième fois par la suite.
I won't enlarge upon that now, as I shall have much to tell later of Fyodor Pavlovitch's firstborn, and must confine myself now to the most essential facts about him, without which I could not begin my story.
Je ne m'étendrai pas là-dessus maintenant, car j'aurai beaucoup à dire plus tard du premier-né de Fiodor Pavlovitch, et je dois me limiter pour l'instant aux faits les plus essentiels le concernant, sans lesquels je ne pourrais pas commencer mon récit.
In the first place, this Mitya, or rather Dmitri Fyodorovitch, was the only one of Fyodor Pavlovitch's three sons who grew up in the belief that he had property, and that he would be independent on coming of age.
Premièrement, ce Mitya, ou plutôt Dmitri Fiodorovitch, était le seul des trois fils de Fiodor Pavlovitch qui grandit dans la conviction qu'il possédait des biens, et qu'il serait indépendant à sa majorité.
He spent an irregular boyhood and youth.
Il passa une enfance et une jeunesse sans règle.
He did not finish his studies at the gymnasium, he got into a military school, then went to the Caucasus, was promoted, fought a duel, and was degraded to the ranks, earned promotion again, led a wild life, and spent a good deal of money.
Il n'acheva pas ses études au gymnase, entra dans une école militaire, puis se rendit au Caucase, fut promu, se battit en duel, et fut rétrogradé au rang de simple soldat, regagna de l'avancement, mena une vie dissolue et dépensa beaucoup d'argent.
Vocabulary
- passa
- Passed, went under (past tense of passer).
- effectivement
- Indeed, actually, effectively confirming something stated.
- sous
- Under, beneath; also old French coin.
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- tutelle
- Legal guardianship or protective oversight of someone.
- de
- Of, from; common French preposition.
- ce
- This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- cousin
- Male cousin, relative through family connection.
- mais
- But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
- comme
- As, like, since; versatile French conjunction.
- celui-ci
- This one, referring to the last mentioned person.
- n'avait
- Did not have (negative imperfect of avoir).
- pas
- Not; key negation word used with ne.
- famille
- Family; group of people related by blood.
- à
- To, at, in; essential French preposition.
- lui
- Him, to him; third-person singular pronoun.
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction in French.
- qu'après
- That after; combining que and après.
- avoir
- To have; essential auxiliary and main verb.
- assuré
- Ensured, secured, guaranteed something reliably.
- les
- The (plural definite article, masculine or feminine).
- revenus
- Income, revenues, financial returns from property.
- ses
- His, her, its (possessive adjective, plural).
- domaines
- Estates, domains, areas of land or property.
- il
- He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
- était
- Was; imperfect tense of être (to be).
- pressé
- In a hurry, eager to do something quickly.
- retourner
- To return, go back to a place.
- laissa
- Left, entrusted (past tense of laisser).
- le
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- garçon
- Boy, young male child or lad.
- aux
- To the, at the (contraction of à + les).
- soins
- Care, attention, looking after someone.
- d'une
- Of a, from a (de + une contracted).
- cousines
- Female cousins, female relatives by blood.
- une
- A, an (feminine singular indefinite article).
- dame
- Lady, woman of respectability or social standing.
- habitant
- Living in, residing in a particular place.
- Il
- He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
- advint
- Happened, came to pass (past tense of advenir).
- que
- That, which, what; common conjunction and pronoun.
- s'étant
- Having settled, reflexive past participle of s'établir.
- installé
- Settled, established oneself permanently somewhere.
- définitivement
- Definitively, permanently, for good.
- oublia
- Forgot (simple past tense of oublier).
- aussi
- Also, too, as well; additive adverb.
- l'enfant
- The child; young boy or girl.
- surtout
- Especially, above all, most importantly.
- lorsque
- When, at the time that something occurred.
- éclata
- Broke out, erupted suddenly (past tense of éclater).
- Révolution
- Revolution; major political or social upheaval.
- Février
- February; second month of the year.
- qui
- Who, which, that; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- fit
- Made, did (simple past tense of faire).
- sur
- On, upon, over; common French preposition.
- son
- His, her, its (possessive adjective, singular).
- esprit
- Mind, spirit, wit; intellectual or mental faculty.
- impression
- Impression, effect made on the mind.
- dont
- Of which, whose; relative pronoun.
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun.
- souvint
- Remembered (simple past of se souvenir).
- tout
- All, everything, entirely; versatile adjective or adverb.
- reste
- Rest, remainder, what is left over.
- sa
- His, her, its (feminine possessive adjective).
- vie
- Life; the period of one's existence.
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- mourut
- Died (simple past tense of mourir).
- garde
- Guard, guardian, caretaker of a person.
- filles
- Girls, daughters; young female persons.
- mariées
- Married (feminine plural past participle of marier).
- Je
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
- crois
- Believe, think (first-person present of croire).
- qu'il
- That he; conjunction que + pronoun il combined.
- changea
- Changed (simple past tense of changer).
- foyer
- Home, household, hearth; domestic living place.
- quatrième
- Fourth; ordinal number indicating position four.
- fois
- Time, instance, occurrence of something.
- par
- By, through, per; common French preposition.
- suite
- Continuation, sequence; par suite means consequently.
- ne
- Not; first part of French negation ne...pas.
- m'étendrai
- Will elaborate, dwell on (future of s'étendre).
- là-dessus
- On that, about that matter or topic.
- maintenant
- Now, at this present moment.
- car
- Because, for; causal coordinating conjunction.
- j'aurai
- I will have (future tense of avoir).
- beaucoup
- Much, many, a lot; adverb of quantity.
- dire
- To say, to tell; fundamental French verb.
- plus
- More, plus; adverb of comparison or addition.
- tard
- Late, later; adverb indicating time.
- du
- Of the, some (contraction of de + le).
- premier-né
- Firstborn; the first child born in family.
- je
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
- dois
- Must, have to (first-person present of devoir).
- me
- Me, myself; first-person reflexive or object pronoun.
- limiter
- To limit, restrict oneself to something.
- pour
- For, in order to; common French preposition.
- l'instant
- The moment; pour l'instant means for now.
- faits
- Facts, events; plural of fait.
- essentiels
- Essential, fundamental, necessary (plural adjective).
- concernant
- Concerning, regarding, relating to something.
- sans
- Without; preposition indicating absence or lack.
- lesquels
- Which (masculine plural relative pronoun).
- pourrais
- Could (conditional tense of pouvoir).
- commencer
- To begin, start something.
- mon
- My (masculine singular possessive adjective).
- récit
- Account, narrative, story being told.
- Premièrement
- Firstly, in the first place; discourse marker.
- ou
- Or; disjunctive coordinating conjunction.
- plutôt
- Rather, instead, more precisely.
- seul
- Only, alone, sole; adjective indicating uniqueness.
- des
- Some, of the (plural indefinite or partitive article).
- trois
- Three; cardinal number.
- fils
- Son or sons; male child or children.
- grandit
- Grew up (simple past tense of grandir).
- dans
- In, inside, within; common French preposition.
- conviction
- Conviction, firm belief held by someone.
- possédait
- Possessed, owned (imperfect tense of posséder).
- biens
- Property, assets, goods, material possessions.
- serait
- Would be (conditional tense of être).
- indépendant
- Independent, self-sufficient, free from others.
- majorité
- Majority, legal adulthood; coming of age.
- enfance
- Childhood, early years of a person's life.
- jeunesse
- Youth, the period of being young.
- règle
- Rule, norm; en règle générale means generally.
- n'acheva
- Did not complete (negative past of achever).
- études
- Studies, academic coursework, schooling.
- au
- At the, to the (contraction of à + le).
- gymnase
- Gymnasium, secondary school in European tradition.
- entra
- Entered, joined (simple past of entrer).
- école
- School, educational institution.
- militaire
- Military, relating to the armed forces.
- puis
- Then, afterwards, next in sequence.
- rendit
- Went, rendered (simple past of rendre/se rendre).
- fut
- Was (simple past tense of être).
- promu
- Promoted, advanced in rank or position.
- battit
- Fought, beat (simple past of battre).
- en
- In, by, as; versatile French preposition or pronoun.
- duel
- Duel, formal combat between two individuals.
- rétrogradé
- Demoted, reduced in rank or grade.
- rang
- Rank, row, social or military standing.
- simple
- Simple, ordinary, plain; basic adjective.
- soldat
- Soldier, enlisted military person.
- regagna
- Regained, won back (simple past of regagner).
- l'avancement
- Advancement, promotion, career progression.
- mena
- Led, lived (simple past of mener).
- dissolue
- Dissolute, immoral, licentious way of living.
- dépensa
- Spent, expended money (simple past of dépenser).
- d'argent
- Of money; argent means silver or money.
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