The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People — Page 11
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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