The Count of Monte Cristo — Page 8

English → Fr VOLUME ONE Level 7/10

"And that was Policar Morrel, my uncle, who was afterwards a captain.

"Et c'était Policar Morrel, mon oncle, qui fut dans la suite capitaine.

Dantès, you must tell my uncle that the emperor remembered him, and you will see it will bring tears into the old soldier's eyes.

Dantès, vous direz à mon oncle que l'empereur s'est souvenu de lui, et vous verrez que cela fera venir les larmes aux yeux du vieux soldat.

Come, come," continued he, patting Edmond's shoulder kindly, "you did very right, Dantès, to follow Captain Leclere's instructions, and touch at Elba,

Allons, allons," continua-t-il en frappant amicalement sur l'épaule d'Edmond, "vous avez bien fait, Dantès, de suivre les instructions du capitaine Leclere, et de toucher à l'île d'Elbe,

although if it were known that you had conveyed a packet to the marshal, and had conversed with the emperor, it might bring you into trouble."

bien que, s'il était su que vous avez remis un paquet au maréchal, et que vous vous êtes entretenu avec l'empereur, cela pourrait vous attirer des désagréments."

"How could that bring me into trouble, sir?" asked Dantès; "for I did not even know of what I was the bearer; and the emperor merely made such inquiries as he would of the first comer.

"Comment cela pourrait-il m'attirer des désagréments, monsieur ?" demanda Dantès ; "car je ne savais même pas ce dont j'étais le porteur ; et l'empereur n'a fait que les questions qu'il aurait faites au premier venu.

But, pardon me, here are the health officers and the customs inspectors coming alongside."

Mais, pardonnez-moi, voici les officiers de santé et les inspecteurs des douanes qui viennent à bord."

And the young man went to the gangway.

Et le jeune homme se dirigea vers la coupée.

As he departed, Danglars approached, and said,—

Comme il s'éloignait, Danglars s'approcha et dit :

"Well, it appears that he has given you satisfactory reasons for his landing at Porto-Ferrajo?"

"Eh bien, il paraît qu'il vous a donné des raisons satisfaisantes pour son débarquement à Porto-Ferrajo ?"

"Yes, most satisfactory, my dear Danglars."

"Oui, très satisfaisantes, mon cher Danglars."

"Well, so much the better," said the supercargo; "for it is not pleasant to think that a comrade has not done his duty."

"Eh bien, tant mieux," dit le subrécargue ; "car il n'est pas agréable de penser qu'un camarade n'a pas fait son devoir."

"Dantès has done his," replied the owner, "and that is not saying much.

"Dantès a fait le sien," répondit l'armateur, "et ce n'est pas dire grand-chose.

It was Captain Leclere who gave orders for this delay."

C'est le capitaine Leclere qui a donné les ordres pour ce retard."

"Talking of Captain Leclere, has not Dantès given you a letter from him?"

"À propos du capitaine Leclere, Dantès ne vous a-t-il pas remis une lettre de lui ?"

"To me?—no—was there one?

"À moi ? — non — y en avait-il une ?

Vocabulary

Et: Conjunction meaning 'and', connecting words or clauses.
c': Contracted form of 'ce', meaning 'it' or 'this'.
était: Past tense of 'être'; meaning 'was' or 'were'.
mon: Possessive adjective meaning 'my' for masculine nouns.
oncle: Noun meaning 'uncle', a male family relative.
qui: Relative pronoun meaning 'who' or 'which'.
fut: Simple past of 'être'; meaning 'was' in literary tense.
dans: Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.
la: Definite article meaning 'the' for feminine nouns.
suite: Noun meaning 'continuation', 'sequence', or 'suite'.
capitaine: Noun meaning 'captain', a leader or commanding officer.
vous: Pronoun meaning 'you' (formal or plural).
direz: Future tense of 'dire'; meaning 'you will say'.
à: Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
que: Conjunction or pronoun meaning 'that', 'which', or 'what'.
l': Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before a vowel.
empereur: Noun meaning 'emperor', a supreme monarch or ruler.
s': Reflexive pronoun 'se' contracted before a vowel.
est: Third person singular of 'être'; meaning 'is'.
souvenu: Past participle of 'se souvenir'; meaning 'remembered'.
de: Preposition meaning 'of', 'from', or 'about'.
lui: Pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'.
et: Conjunction meaning 'and', linking words or clauses.
verrez: Future tense of 'voir'; meaning 'you will see'.
cela: Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this'.
fera: Future tense of 'faire'; meaning 'will make' or 'will do'.
venir: Infinitive meaning 'to come'.
les: Plural definite article meaning 'the'.
larmes: Plural noun meaning 'tears' shed from the eyes.
aux: Contraction of 'à les', meaning 'to the' (plural).
yeux: Plural noun meaning 'eyes'.
du: Contraction of 'de le', meaning 'of the' (masculine).
vieux: Adjective meaning 'old' for masculine nouns.
soldat: Noun meaning 'soldier', a person serving in an army.
Allons: Imperative of 'aller'; meaning 'let's go' or 'come on'.
continua-t-il: He continued; literary inversion for third person narrative.
en: Preposition or pronoun meaning 'in', 'on', or 'some'.
frappant: Present participle of 'frapper'; meaning 'striking' or 'hitting'.
amicalement: Adverb meaning 'in a friendly manner' or 'amicably'.
sur: Preposition meaning 'on', 'upon', or 'over'.
épaule: Noun meaning 'shoulder', the joint connecting arm to torso.
d': Contracted preposition 'de' before a vowel, meaning 'of'.
avez: Second person plural of 'avoir'; meaning 'you have'.
bien: Adverb meaning 'well' or 'very'; adjective meaning 'good'.
fait: Past participle of 'faire'; meaning 'done' or 'made'.
suivre: Infinitive meaning 'to follow'.
instructions: Plural noun meaning 'instructions' or 'directions'.
toucher: Infinitive meaning 'to touch' or 'to call at' a port.
île: Noun meaning 'island'.
il: Pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'.
su: Past participle of 'savoir'; meaning 'known' or 'learned'.
remis: Past participle of 'remettre'; meaning 'handed over' or 'delivered'.
un: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine).
paquet: Noun meaning 'package' or 'parcel'.
au: Contraction of 'à le', meaning 'to the' (masculine singular).
maréchal: Noun meaning 'marshal', a high-ranking military officer.
êtes: Second person plural of 'être'; meaning 'you are'.
entretenu: Past participle of 'entretenir'; meaning 'conversed with' or 'maintained'.
avec: Preposition meaning 'with'.
pourrait: Conditional of 'pouvoir'; meaning 'could' or 'might'.
attirer: Infinitive meaning 'to attract' or 'to bring upon oneself'.
des: Plural indefinite article meaning 'some' or 'any'.
désagréments: Plural noun meaning 'troubles', 'inconveniences', or 'unpleasantries'.
Comment: Adverb meaning 'how'; used in questions.
pourrait-il: Inverted conditional; meaning 'could it' or 'might it'.
m': Contracted first person object pronoun 'me' before a vowel.
monsieur: Noun meaning 'mister' or 'sir', a polite form of address.
demanda: Simple past of 'demander'; meaning 'asked' or 'inquired'.
je: First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
ne: Negative particle used with 'pas' to negate a verb.
savais: Imperfect of 'savoir'; meaning 'I knew' or 'I used to know'.
même: Adverb meaning 'even' or adjective meaning 'same'.
pas: Negative particle meaning 'not'; used with 'ne'.
ce: Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
dont: Relative pronoun meaning 'of which', 'whose', or 'about which'.
j': Contracted first person pronoun 'je' before a vowel.
étais: Imperfect of 'être'; meaning 'I was'.
le: Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'him/it'.
porteur: Noun meaning 'carrier' or 'bearer' of something.
n': Contracted negative particle 'ne' before a vowel.
a: Third person singular of 'avoir'; meaning 'has'.
questions: Plural noun meaning 'questions'.
qu': Contracted conjunction 'que' before a vowel.
aurait: Conditional of 'avoir'; meaning 'would have'.
faites: Past participle or imperative of 'faire'; meaning 'made' or 'done'.
premier: Adjective meaning 'first' (masculine form).
venu: Past participle of 'venir'; meaning 'come'; 'premier venu' means anyone.
Mais: Conjunction meaning 'but', indicating contrast.
pardonnez-moi: Imperative phrase meaning 'forgive me' or 'excuse me'.
voici: Presentative meaning 'here is' or 'here are'.
officiers: Plural noun meaning 'officers', people of authority or rank.
santé: Noun meaning 'health'; 'officiers de santé' means health officers.
inspecteurs: Plural noun meaning 'inspectors', officials who examine or oversee.
douanes: Plural noun meaning 'customs', border control for goods.
viennent: Third person plural of 'venir'; meaning 'they come'.
bord: Noun meaning 'board' or 'edge'; 'à bord' means 'on board'.
jeune: Adjective meaning 'young'.
homme: Noun meaning 'man'.
se: Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself', 'herself', or 'itself'.
dirigea: Simple past of 'se diriger'; meaning 'headed toward' or 'went toward'.
vers: Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'around' (time).
coupée: Noun meaning 'gangway', the opening in a ship's side.
Comme: Conjunction meaning 'as', 'while', or 'since'.
éloignait: Imperfect of 's'éloigner'; meaning 'was moving away'.
approcha: Simple past of 'approcher'; meaning 'approached' or 'came near'.
dit: Simple past of 'dire'; meaning 'said'.
Eh: Interjection meaning 'hey' or 'well'; expresses mild surprise.
paraît: Third person singular of 'paraître'; meaning 'it seems' or 'appears'.
donné: Past participle of 'donner'; meaning 'given'.
raisons: Plural noun meaning 'reasons' or 'justifications'.
satisfaisantes: Adjective meaning 'satisfactory' or 'adequate' (feminine plural).
pour: Preposition meaning 'for', 'in order to', or 'because of'.
son: Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (masculine).
débarquement: Noun meaning 'landing' or 'disembarkation' from a vessel.
Oui: Adverb meaning 'yes'.
très: Adverb meaning 'very', intensifying adjectives or adverbs.
cher: Adjective meaning 'dear' or 'expensive'.
tant: Adverb meaning 'so much' or 'as much'.
mieux: Adverb meaning 'better'; comparative of 'bien'.
agréable: Adjective meaning 'pleasant' or 'agreeable'.
penser: Infinitive meaning 'to think'.
camarade: Noun meaning 'comrade', 'companion', or 'fellow'.
devoir: Noun or infinitive meaning 'duty' or 'to have to'.
sien: Possessive pronoun meaning 'his own' or 'hers'.
répondit: Simple past of 'répondre'; meaning 'replied' or 'answered'.
armateur: Noun meaning 'shipowner', a person who owns or manages ships.
dire: Infinitive meaning 'to say' or 'to tell'.
grand-chose: Noun phrase meaning 'much' or 'anything significant'; often negative.
ordres: Plural noun meaning 'orders' or 'instructions'.
retard: Noun meaning 'delay' or 'lateness'.
À: Preposition meaning 'to', 'at', or 'in'.
propos: Noun meaning 'subject' or 'remark'; 'à propos' means 'by the way'.
a-t-il: Inverted question form; meaning 'does he have' or 'has he'.
une: Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine).
lettre: Noun meaning 'letter', a written message.
moi: Stressed pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I'.
non: Adverb meaning 'no'.
y: Pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'; replaces a place or thing.
avait-il: Inverted imperfect; meaning 'was there' or 'did he have'.

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