The Hound of the Baskervilles — Page 5
Is it, then, stretching our inference too far to say that the presentation was on the occasion of the change?"
Est-ce donc pousser notre déduction trop loin que de dire que la présentation a eu lieu à l'occasion de ce changement ?"
"It certainly seems probable."
« Cela semble certainement probable. »
"Now, you will observe that he could not have been on the _staff_ of the hospital, since only a man well-established in a London practice could hold such a position, and such a one would not drift into the country.
« Or, vous observerez qu'il ne pouvait pas faire partie du _personnel_ de l'hôpital, car seul un homme bien établi dans une clientèle londonienne pouvait occuper un tel poste, et un tel homme ne se serait pas laissé aller à la campagne.
What was he, then?
Qu'était-il donc ?
If he was in the hospital and yet not on the staff he could only have been a house-surgeon or a house-physician—little more than a senior student.
S'il était à l'hôpital sans faire partie du personnel, il ne pouvait être qu'un chirurgien interne ou un médecin interne — guère plus qu'un étudiant de dernière année.
And he left five years ago—the date is on the stick.
Et il est parti il y a cinq ans — la date est sur la canne.
So your grave, middle-aged family practitioner vanishes into thin air, my dear Watson, and there emerges a young fellow under thirty, amiable, unambitious, absent-minded, and the possessor of a favourite dog, which I should describe roughly as being larger than a terrier and smaller than a mastiff."
Ainsi votre sérieux médecin de famille d'âge mûr s'évanouit dans les airs, mon cher Watson, et il en ressort un jeune homme de moins de trente ans, aimable, sans ambition, distrait, et propriétaire d'un chien favori, que je décrirais grossièrement comme étant plus grand qu'un terrier et plus petit qu'un mâtin. »
I laughed incredulously as Sherlock Holmes leaned back in his settee and blew little wavering rings of smoke up to the ceiling.
Je ris d'un air incrédule tandis que Sherlock Holmes se renversait dans son canapé et soufflait de petits ronds de fumée vacillants vers le plafond.
"As to the latter part, I have no means of checking you," said I, "but at least it is not difficult to find out a few particulars about the man's age and professional career."
« Quant à la dernière partie, je n'ai aucun moyen de vous contrôler, » dis-je, « mais il n'est du moins pas difficile de découvrir quelques détails sur l'âge de cet homme et sa carrière professionnelle. »
From my small medical shelf I took down the Medical Directory and turned up the name.
De ma petite étagère médicale, je pris le Répertoire médical et cherchai le nom.
There were several Mortimers, but only one who could be our visitor.
Il y avait plusieurs Mortimer, mais un seul qui pouvait être notre visiteur.
I read his record aloud.
Je lus son dossier à voix haute.
"Mortimer, James, M.R.
« Mortimer, James, M.R.
Vocabulary
- Est
- Third person singular present tense of être (to be).
- ce
- This, that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- donc
- Therefore, thus, so; introduces logical conclusion.
- pousser
- To push, to drive, to urge forward.
- notre
- Our; possessive adjective referring to we/us.
- déduction
- Deduction, reasoning from general principle to specific case.
- trop
- Too much, too many, excessively.
- loin
- Far, distant; at or to a great distance.
- que
- That, which, whom; relative or subordinating conjunction.
- de
- Of, from; preposition indicating possession or origin.
- dire
- To say, to tell, to speak.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- présentation
- Presentation, introduction, display of something.
- eu
- Past participle of avoir (to have).
- lieu
- Place, location, position; au lieu de means instead of.
- occasion
- Occasion, opportunity, circumstance or chance.
- changement
- Change, alteration, transformation.
- Cela
- That, that thing; demonstrative pronoun.
- semble
- Seems, appears; third person singular of sembler.
- certainement
- Certainly, surely, definitely.
- probable
- Probable, likely; adjective describing something likely.
- Or
- Now, well; introduces new point or contrast.
- vous
- You; formal or plural second person pronoun.
- observerez
- You will observe; future tense of observer.
- il
- He, it; third person singular masculine pronoun.
- ne
- Not; negative particle used with verbs.
- pouvait
- Could, was able; imperfect tense of pouvoir.
- pas
- Not; negation particle following ne.
- faire
- To do, to make; common action verb.
- partie
- Part, portion; faire partie de means to be part of.
- du
- Of the, from the; contraction of de + le.
- personnel
- Staff, personnel; adjective meaning personal.
- hôpital
- Hospital, medical facility for treating patients.
- car
- Because, for; introduces reason or explanation.
- seul
- Alone, only, sole; adjective or adverb.
- un
- A, an; masculine singular indefinite article.
- homme
- Man, person; noun for adult male human.
- bien
- Well, good, properly; adverb or adjective.
- établi
- Established, set up; past participle of établir.
- dans
- In, inside, within; preposition indicating location.
- une
- A, an; feminine singular indefinite article.
- clientèle
- Clientele, patients, customers of professional practice.
- occuper
- To occupy, to hold position; verb.
- tel
- Such, such a; adjective indicating type.
- poste
- Post, position, job; noun for work role.
- et
- And; basic conjunction joining words or clauses.
- se
- Oneself, himself, herself; reflexive pronoun.
- serait
- Would be; conditional tense of être.
- laissé
- Let, allowed; past participle of laisser.
- aller
- To go, to move; common action verb.
- campagne
- Campaign, countryside, rural area.
- était
- Was; imperfect tense of être.
- sans
- Without; preposition indicating absence.
- être
- To be; fundamental verb in French.
- chirurgien
- Surgeon, medical doctor performing operations.
- interne
- Intern, internal; student doctor or resident.
- ou
- Or; conjunction offering alternative choices.
- médecin
- Doctor, physician; medical professional.
- guère
- Hardly, scarcely; negation adverb.
- plus
- More, plus; adverb or noun.
- étudiant
- Student; person studying at university.
- dernière
- Last, final, most recent.
- année
- Year; period of twelve months.
- Et
- And; basic conjunction joining words.
- parti
- Left, departed; past participle of partir.
- cinq
- Five; number between four and six.
- ans
- Years; plural of an (year).
- date
- Date; specific day or time point.
- sur
- On, upon; preposition indicating position.
- canne
- Cane, walking stick; wooden support.
- Ainsi
- Thus, therefore, so; indicates conclusion.
- votre
- Your; formal or plural possessive adjective.
- sérieux
- Serious, gravity; adjective or noun.
- famille
- Family; group of related persons.
- âge
- Age; number of years old.
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