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English → Fr FIRST ACT SCENE Level 7/10

In the second place, whenever I do dine there I am always treated as a member of the family, and sent down with either no woman at all, or two.

En second lieu, chaque fois que j'y dîne, je suis toujours traité comme un membre de la famille, et placé à table soit sans aucune femme, soit avec deux.

In the third place, I know perfectly well whom she will place me next to, to-night.

En troisième lieu, je sais parfaitement bien à côté de qui elle me placera ce soir.

She will place me next Mary Farquhar, who always flirts with her own husband across the dinner-table.

Elle me placera à côté de Mary Farquhar, qui flirte toujours avec son propre mari à travers la table du dîner.

That is not very pleasant.

Ce n'est pas très agréable.

Indeed, it is not even decent.

En effet, ce n'est même pas décent.

and that sort of thing is enormously on the increase.

et ce genre de chose est en augmentation considérable.

The amount of women in London who flirt with their own husbands is perfectly scandalous.

Le nombre de femmes à Londres qui flirtent avec leurs propres maris est parfaitement scandaleux.

It looks so bad.

Cela fait si mauvais effet.

It is simply washing one's clean linen in public.

C'est tout simplement laver son linge propre en public.

Besides, now that I know you to be a confirmed Bunburyist I naturally want to talk to you about Bunburying.

De plus, maintenant que je sais que vous êtes un Bunburyiste confirmé, je veux naturellement vous parler du Bunburying.

I want to tell you the rules.

Je veux vous expliquer les règles.

JACK.

JACK.

I'm not a Bunburyist at all.

Je ne suis pas du tout un Bunburyiste.

If Gwendolen accepts me, I am going to kill my brother, indeed I think I'll kill him in any case.

Si Gwendolen m'accepte, je vais tuer mon frère, et je pense même que je le tuerai dans tous les cas.

Cecily is a little too much interested in him.

Cécily s'intéresse un peu trop à lui.

It is rather a bore.

C'est plutôt ennuyeux.

So I am going to get rid of Ernest.

Donc je vais me débarrasser d'Ernest.

And I strongly advise you to do the same with Mr. . with your invalid friend who has the absurd name.

Et je vous conseille vivement de faire de même avec M. . avec votre ami invalide qui porte ce nom absurde.

ALGERNON.

ALGERNON.

Nothing will induce me to part with Bunbury, and if you ever get married, which seems to me extremely problematic, you will be very glad to know Bunbury.

Rien ne me décidera à me séparer de Bunbury, et si jamais vous vous mariez, ce qui me semble extrêmement problématique, vous serez très heureux de connaître Bunbury.

Vocabulary

En
Preposition indicating location, manner, or time
second
Second in order or rank
lieu
Place or location; used in expressions like 'en premier lieu'
chaque
Each or every individual item or person
fois
Time or instance of an occurrence
que
That, which, or than; subordinating conjunction
j'
Contracted form of 'je' meaning I
y
Pronoun meaning there or to it
dîne
To have dinner or dine
je
First person singular pronoun meaning I
suis
First person singular of être, meaning am
toujours
Always or still, indicating continuity
traité
Treated or dealt with in a certain manner
comme
Like, as, or in the manner of
un
Indefinite article meaning a or one
membre
Member of a group or organization
de
Of or from; very common preposition
la
Definite article for feminine singular nouns
famille
Family, a group of related people
et
And; conjunction joining words or phrases
placé
Placed or seated in a specific position
à
To, at, or in; common preposition
table
Table, a piece of furniture for dining
soit
Either, or; used in either/or constructions
sans
Without; preposition indicating absence
aucune
No, none, or not any feminine noun
femme
Woman or wife
avec
With; preposition indicating accompaniment
deux
The number two
troisième
Third in a sequence or order
sais
First person singular of savoir, meaning know
parfaitement
Perfectly or absolutely, with complete accuracy
bien
Well or good; common adverb
côté
Side, direction, or aspect of something
qui
Who or which; relative or interrogative pronoun
elle
She or her; third person feminine pronoun
me
Me or myself; first person object pronoun
placera
Will place or seat someone somewhere
ce
This or that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
soir
Evening or tonight
Elle
She; third person singular feminine pronoun
flirte
To flirt, engage in playful romantic behavior
son
His, her, or its; possessive adjective
propre
Own, clean, or proper depending on context
mari
Husband, a married male partner
travers
Across or through; used in 'à travers'
du
Of the; contraction of de and le
dîner
Dinner meal or to dine
Ce
This or that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
n'
Contracted negation particle used before vowels
est
Is; third person singular of être
pas
Not; negation particle used with ne
très
Very; intensifying adverb
agréable
Pleasant, agreeable, or enjoyable
effet
Effect or result; en effet means indeed
même
Even, same, or itself depending on context
décent
Decent, proper, or socially acceptable
genre
Kind, type, or genre of something
chose
Thing or matter
en
In, on, or as; preposition or pronoun
augmentation
Increase or rise in quantity or level
considérable
Considerable, significant, or notable in degree
Le
The; definite article for masculine singular nouns
nombre
Number or quantity of things or people
femmes
Women or wives; plural of femme
Londres
London, the capital city of England
flirtent
To flirt; third person plural present tense
leurs
Their; plural possessive adjective
propres
Own; plural form of propre
maris
Husbands; plural of mari
scandaleux
Scandalous or shocking in a moral sense
Cela
That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something
fait
Makes or does; also means fact
si
So, if, or yes in response to negation
mauvais
Bad, poor, or wrong in quality
C'
Contracted form of ce before est
tout
All, every, or completely
simplement
Simply or just, in a simple manner
laver
To wash something
linge
Linen or laundry, household fabric items
public
Public, open to or involving everyone
De
Of or from; preposition
plus
More or no longer depending on context
maintenant
Now, at the present moment
vous
You; second person singular formal or plural
êtes
Are; second person plural of être
confirmé
Confirmed or established in a role or status
veux
Want; first person singular of vouloir
naturellement
Naturally or of course, as expected
parler
To speak or talk about something
Je
I; first person singular subject pronoun
expliquer
To explain or clarify something
les
The; plural definite article
règles
Rules or regulations to be followed
ne
Negation particle used with pas or other words
Si
If; conditional conjunction
m'
Contracted me before a vowel sound
accepte
Accepts or agrees to something
vais
Going; first person singular of aller
tuer
To kill or put an end to something
mon
My; masculine singular possessive adjective
frère
Brother, a male sibling
pense
Think; first person singular of penser
le
The; masculine singular definite article or pronoun
tuerai
Will kill; future tense of tuer
dans
In or inside a place or time frame
tous
All or every; masculine plural form
cas
Case or situation; dans tous les cas means anyway
s'
Reflexive pronoun contracted before vowel
intéresse
Interests or is interested in someone
peu
A little or few; small amount
trop
Too much or too many
lui
Him, her, or to him/her; indirect pronoun
plutôt
Rather or quite, used to modify statements
ennuyeux
Boring or tedious, lacking interest
Donc
So or therefore; logical conclusion word
débarrasser
To get rid of or free oneself from something
d'
Contracted form of de before a vowel
Et
And; conjunction connecting words or clauses
conseille
Advises or recommends something to someone
vivement
Strongly or keenly, with great enthusiasm
faire
To do or to make something
M.
Abbreviation for Monsieur, meaning Mister
votre
Your; second person formal possessive adjective
ami
Friend, a person one has a close bond with
invalide
Invalid or disabled person with health issues
porte
Carries or bears; also means door
nom
Name of a person, place, or thing
absurde
Absurd or ridiculous, lacking reason or sense
Rien
Nothing; used in negation with ne
décidera
Will decide; future tense of décider
séparer
To separate or part from someone
jamais
Never or ever; negation of frequency
mariez
Marry; second person plural of se marier
semble
Seems or appears to be a certain way
extrêmement
Extremely or very greatly in degree
problématique
Problematic or causing difficulties and issues
serez
Will be; second person plural future of être
heureux
Happy or fortunate, feeling contentment
connaître
To know a person or place personally
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