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English → Fr SIR, Level 8/10

Then there have been so many letters upon travels lately published--What between Smollett's, Sharp's, Derrick's, Thicknesse's, Baltimore's, and Baretti's, together with Shandy's Sentimental Travels, the public seems to be cloyed with that kind of entertainment--Nevertheless, I will, if you please, run the risque of printing and publishing, and you shall have half the profits of the impression--You need not take the trouble to bring up your sermons on my account--No body reads sermons but Methodists and Dissenters--Besides, for my own part, I am quite a stranger to that sort of reading; and the two persons, whose judgment I depended upon in those matters, are out of the way; one is gone abroad, carpenter of a man of war; and the other, has been silly enough to abscond, in order to avoid a prosecution for blasphemy--I'm a great loser by his going off--He has left a manual of devotion half finished on my hands, after having received money for the whole copy--He was the soundest divine, and had the most orthodox pen of all my people; and I never knew his judgment fail, but in flying from his bread and butter on this occasion.

Il a été publié tant de lettres sur les voyages dernièrement -- Entre celles de Smollett, de Sharp, de Derrick, de Thicknesse, de Baltimore et de Baretti, ainsi que les Voyages sentimentaux de Shandy, le public semble être rassasié de ce genre de divertissement -- Néanmoins, si vous le souhaitez, je courrai le risque d'imprimer et de publier, et vous aurez la moitié des bénéfices du tirage -- Vous n'avez pas besoin de vous donner la peine d'apporter vos sermons pour moi -- Personne ne lit les sermons, à l'exception des Méthodistes et des Dissidents -- De plus, pour ma part, je suis tout à fait étranger à ce genre de lecture ; et les deux personnes dont je dépendais pour leur jugement en ces matières sont hors de portée ; l'une est partie à l'étranger, comme charpentier sur un vaisseau de guerre ; et l'autre a été assez sot pour s'esquiver, afin d'éviter des poursuites pour blasphème -- Je suis grand perdant de son départ -- Il m'a laissé sur les bras un manuel de dévotion à moitié terminé, après avoir reçu de l'argent pour la copie entière -- C'était le théologien le plus solide, et il avait la plume la plus orthodoxe de toutes mes gens ; et je n'ai jamais vu son jugement défaillir, sauf en fuyant ainsi son gagne-pain en cette occasion.

By owning you was not put in bodily fear by Lismahago, you preclude yourself from the benefit of a good plea, over and above the advantage of binding him over.

En avouant que vous n'avez pas été mis en crainte physique par Lismahago, vous vous privez du bénéfice d'un bon moyen de défense, sans compter l'avantage de le faire comparaître devant la justice.

In the late war, I inserted in my evening paper, a paragraph that came by the post, reflecting upon the behaviour of a certain regiment in battle.

Durant la dernière guerre, j'ai inséré dans mon journal du soir un paragraphe reçu par courrier, portant atteinte au comportement d'un certain régiment au combat.

Vocabulary

été
Past participle of 'être'; been
publié
Past participle of 'publier'; published
tant
So many, so much
lettres
Letters, written correspondence or literature
voyages
Trips, journeys, or travels
dernièrement
Recently, lately, in recent times
celles
Feminine plural pronoun meaning 'those ones'
ainsi
Thus, so, in this way
Voyages
Travels, journeys; also title word in travel literature
sentimentaux
Sentimental, emotional; relating to feeling
public
The public, general audience, or readership
semble
Seems, appears; third person singular of 'sembler'
être
To be; fundamental French verb of existence
rassasié
Satiated, full, satisfied to excess
genre
Genre, type, kind, or sort
divertissement
Entertainment, amusement, or diversion
Néanmoins
Nevertheless, however, yet, notwithstanding
souhaitez
You wish, desire; second person plural of 'souhaiter'
courrai
I will run; future tense of 'courir'
risque
Risk, danger, hazard
imprimer
To print, to press, to publish
publier
To publish, to make public, to release
aurez
You will have; future tense of 'avoir'
moitié
Half, one half of something
bénéfices
Profits, benefits, gains from a venture
tirage
Print run, edition, or circulation of a publication
besoin
Need, necessity; 'avoir besoin de' means to need
donner
To give, to provide, to hand over
peine
Trouble, effort, sorrow, or penalty
apporter
To bring, to carry something to a place
sermons
Sermons, religious or moral speeches
Personne
Nobody, no one; or a person
lit
Reads; third person singular of 'lire'
exception
Exception, exclusion from a general rule
Dissidents
Dissenters, those who dissent from official religion
part
Part, share, side, or portion
étranger
Stranger, foreigner, or unfamiliar with something
lecture
Reading, the act of reading text
personnes
Persons, people, individuals
dont
Whose, of which, from which; relative pronoun
dépendais
I depended on; imperfect tense of 'dépendre'
jugement
Judgment, opinion, assessment, or verdict
matières
Matters, subjects, topics, or materials
hors
Outside, beyond, out of reach
portée
Reach, range, scope; past participle of 'porter'
partie
Left, departed; part or game; feminine of 'parti'
charpentier
Carpenter, woodworker, shipwright
vaisseau
Ship, vessel; also blood vessel in anatomy
guerre
War, warfare, armed conflict
assez
Enough, rather, quite, sufficiently
sot
Foolish, stupid; a fool or dunce
esquiver
To dodge, evade, slip away from something
afin
In order to; 'afin de' means so as to
éviter
To avoid, to evade, to prevent something
poursuites
Prosecutions, legal proceedings, pursuits
blasphème
Blasphemy, irreverent speech against the sacred
perdant
Loser; losing; present participle of 'perdre'
départ
Departure, leaving, start of a journey
laissé
Left behind; past participle of 'laisser'
bras
Arm; arms of the body
manuel
Manual, handbook; also adjective meaning manual
dévotion
Devotion, piety, religious dedication
terminé
Finished, completed, ended
reçu
Received; past participle of 'recevoir'
argent
Money; also silver the metal
copie
Copy, manuscript, duplicate of a document
entière
Entire, whole, complete; feminine adjective
théologien
Theologian, scholar of religious theology
solide
Solid, strong, reliable, substantial
plume
Pen, quill, feather; writing instrument
orthodoxe
Orthodox, adhering to established religious doctrine
gens
People, folk, individuals in a group
jamais
Never; ever (in questions or with negation)
vu
Seen; past participle of 'voir'
défaillir
To faint, fail, falter, or give way
sauf
Except, save for, unless; also safe
fuyant
Fleeing, running away; present participle of 'fuir'
gagne-pain
Livelihood, means of earning one's living
occasion
Occasion, opportunity, circumstance, or event
avouant
Admitting, confessing; present participle of 'avouer'
mis
Put, placed; past participle of 'mettre'
crainte
Fear, apprehension, dread of something
physique
Physical, bodily; also physics as a subject
privez
You deprive; second person plural of 'priver'
bénéfice
Benefit, profit, advantage, or gain
moyen
Means, way, method; also adjective meaning medium
défense
Defense, prohibition, protection, or ban
sans
Without; preposition indicating absence or lack
compter
To count, to reckon, to consider
avantage
Advantage, benefit, favorable position or gain
faire
To do, to make; fundamental French verb
comparaître
To appear in court, to come before justice
devant
Before, in front of; preposition of position
justice
Justice, fairness, law, or legal system
Durant
During, throughout; preposition indicating time span
dernière
Last, latest, most recent; feminine adjective
inséré
Inserted, included; past participle of 'insérer'
journal
Newspaper, diary, or daily journal
soir
Evening, the time of day after afternoon
paragraphe
Paragraph, a section of written text
courrier
Mail, courier, correspondence, or messenger
portant
Bearing, carrying; present participle of 'porter'
atteinte
Attack, harm, infringement upon someone or something
comportement
Behavior, conduct, manner of acting
certain
Certain, a particular, some specific thing or person
régiment
Regiment, a military unit of soldiers
combat
Combat, fight, battle, or struggle
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