The Brothers Karamazov — Page 5
He did not begin to receive any income from Fyodor Pavlovitch until he came of age, and until then got into debt.
Il ne commença à recevoir aucun revenu de Fiodor Pavlovitch qu'à sa majorité, et jusque-là s'endetta.
He saw and knew his father, Fyodor Pavlovitch, for the first time on coming of age, when he visited our neighborhood on purpose to settle with him about his property.
Il vit et connut son père, Fiodor Pavlovitch, pour la première fois à sa majorité, lorsqu'il visita notre contrée expressément pour régler avec lui la question de sa propriété.
He seems not to have liked his father.
Il ne semble pas avoir aimé son père.
He did not stay long with him, and made haste to get away, having only succeeded in obtaining a sum of money, and entering into an agreement for future payments from the estate, of the revenues and value of which he was unable (a fact worthy of note), upon this occasion, to get a statement from his father.
Il ne resta pas longtemps avec lui et s'empressa de partir, n'ayant réussi qu'à obtenir une somme d'argent et à conclure un accord pour des versements futurs sur le domaine, dont il fut incapable (fait digne de remarque), en cette occasion, d'obtenir un état des revenus et de la valeur auprès de son père.
Fyodor Pavlovitch remarked for the first time then (this, too, should be noted) that Mitya had a vague and exaggerated idea of his property.
Fiodor Pavlovitch remarqua pour la première fois alors (ceci également mérite d'être noté) que Mitia avait une idée vague et exagérée de sa propriété.
Fyodor Pavlovitch was very well satisfied with this, as it fell in with his own designs.
Fiodor Pavlovitch en fut fort satisfait, car cela correspondait à ses propres desseins.
He gathered only that the young man was frivolous, unruly, of violent passions, impatient, and dissipated, and that if he could only obtain ready money he would be satisfied, although only, of course, for a short time.
Il comprit seulement que le jeune homme était frivole, indiscipliné, animé de passions violentes, impatient et dissipé, et que s'il pouvait seulement obtenir de l'argent liquide il serait satisfait, bien que seulement, bien entendu, pour peu de temps.
So Fyodor Pavlovitch began to take advantage of this fact, sending him from time to time small doles, installments.
Ainsi Fiodor Pavlovitch commença à tirer parti de ce fait, lui envoyant de temps en temps de petites aumônes, des versements échelonnés.
Vocabulary
- commença
- Past tense of 'commencer': began or started something.
- recevoir
- To receive or get something from someone.
- aucun
- No, none, or not any; negative determiner.
- revenu
- Income or revenue earned from property or work.
- majorité
- Legal adulthood; the age of majority reached.
- jusque-là
- Up to that point; until then in time.
- s'endetta
- Went into debt; accumulated financial obligations.
- vit
- Simple past of 'voir': saw or met someone.
- connut
- Simple past of 'connaître': came to know someone.
- fois
- Time or occasion; used in expressions of frequency.
- lorsqu'il
- Contraction of 'lorsque' and 'il': when he.
- visita
- Simple past of 'visiter': visited a place or person.
- contrée
- Region, land, or area; a geographic territory.
- expressément
- Expressly, explicitly, or specifically for a purpose.
- régler
- To settle, resolve, or sort out a matter.
- propriété
- Property or estate; real estate ownership.
- semble
- Seems or appears; third person of 'sembler'.
- aimé
- Past participle of 'aimer': loved or liked someone.
- resta
- Simple past of 'rester': stayed or remained somewhere.
- longtemps
- For a long time; extended duration.
- s'empressa
- Hurried or hastened to do something quickly.
- partir
- To leave or depart from a place.
- réussi
- Past participle of 'réussir': succeeded or managed to.
- obtenir
- To obtain, get, or secure something desired.
- somme
- Sum or amount, especially of money.
- d'argent
- Of money; 'argent' means money or silver.
- conclure
- To conclude, reach, or finalize an agreement.
- accord
- Agreement or deal reached between parties.
- versements
- Payments or installments made over time.
- domaine
- Estate, domain, or field of land or activity.
- dont
- Relative pronoun meaning 'of which', 'whose'.
- fut
- Simple past of 'être': was; third person singular.
- incapable
- Incapable or unable to do something.
- digne
- Worthy or deserving of attention or respect.
- remarque
- Remark or note; an observation worth mentioning.
- occasion
- Occasion or opportunity; a particular moment.
- état
- State, condition, or official statement of affairs.
- revenus
- Revenues or incomes; plural of 'revenu'.
- valeur
- Value or worth of something, especially financial.
- auprès
- Near, with, or from; close to someone or something.
- remarqua
- Simple past of 'remarquer': noticed or observed something.
- alors
- Then, at that time, or so; common discourse marker.
- ceci
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this' (nearby thing).
- également
- Also, equally, or likewise; used for addition.
- mérite
- Merits or deserves; worth noting or considering.
- noté
- Past participle of 'noter': noted or remarked upon.
- idée
- Idea or notion held in one's mind.
- vague
- Vague or unclear; imprecise in meaning or scope.
- exagérée
- Exaggerated or overstated; beyond realistic proportions.
- fort
- Very or greatly; adverb intensifying an adjective.
- satisfait
- Satisfied or pleased with a result or situation.
- car
- Because or for; conjunction explaining a reason.
- correspondait
- Imperfect of 'correspondre': corresponded or matched.
- propres
- Own; emphasizing personal ownership or attribution.
- desseins
- Plans, designs, or intentions; scheming purposes.
- comprit
- Simple past of 'comprendre': understood or grasped.
- seulement
- Only or merely; limiting or restricting scope.
- frivole
- Frivolous or flighty; lacking seriousness or purpose.
- indiscipliné
- Undisciplined or unruly; lacking self-control.
- animé
- Animated or driven; filled with energy or passion.
- passions
- Passions or strong emotions driving behavior.
- violentes
- Violent or fierce; intense and forceful emotions.
- impatient
- Impatient; unable to wait calmly for something.
- dissipé
- Dissolute or dissipated; living recklessly and wastefully.
- l'argent
- The money; 'argent' means money or silver.
- liquide
- Liquid cash; money immediately available for spending.
- entendu
- Understood; past participle, used in 'bien entendu': of course.
- Ainsi
- Thus, so, or in this way; concluding conjunction.
- tirer
- To pull, draw, or derive benefit from something.
- parti
- Advantage or party; 'tirer parti de' means to exploit.
- envoyant
- Present participle of 'envoyer': sending something to someone.
- aumônes
- Alms or charitable donations given to those in need.
- échelonnés
- Staggered or spread out over time in installments.
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