The King in Yellow — Page 1

English → Fr HAWBERK, ARMOURER. Level 7/10

HAWBERK, ARMOURER.

HAWBERK, ARMURIER.

I glanced in at the doorway and saw Hawberk busy in his little shop at the end of the hall.

Je jetai un coup d'œil par l'entrée et vis Hawberk affairé dans sa petite boutique au bout du couloir.

He looked up, and catching sight of me cried in his deep, hearty voice, "Come in, Mr. Castaigne!"

Il leva les yeux, et m'apercevant, s'écria de sa voix grave et chaleureuse : « Entrez, monsieur Castaigne ! »

Constance, his daughter, rose to meet me as I crossed the threshold, and held out her pretty hand, but I saw the blush of disappointment on her cheeks, and knew that it was another Castaigne she had expected, my cousin Louis.

Constance, sa fille, se leva pour me recevoir tandis que je franchissais le seuil, et me tendit sa jolie main, mais je vis la rougeur de la déception sur ses joues, et compris que c'était un autre Castaigne qu'elle avait espéré, mon cousin Louis.

I smiled at her confusion and complimented her on the banner she was embroidering from a coloured plate.

Je souris de sa confusion et la complimentai sur la bannière qu'elle brodait d'après une planche en couleurs.

Old Hawberk sat riveting the worn greaves of some ancient suit of armour, and the ting! ting! ting! of his little hammer sounded pleasantly in the quaint shop.

Le vieux Hawberk était assis à river les grèves usées de quelque ancienne armure, et le ting ! ting ! ting ! de son petit marteau résonnait agréablement dans la pittoresque boutique.

Presently he dropped his hammer, and fussed about for a moment with a tiny wrench.

Bientôt il posa son marteau, et s'affaira un instant avec une minuscule clé.

The soft clash of the mail sent a thrill of pleasure through me.

Le doux cliquetis du maillons me fit frissonner de plaisir.

I loved to hear the music of steel brushing against steel, the mellow shock of the mallet on thigh pieces, and the jingle of chain armour.

J'aimais entendre la musique de l'acier frottant contre l'acier, le choc sourd du maillet sur les cuissards, et le tintement de la cotte de mailles.

That was the only reason I went to see Hawberk.

C'était la seule raison pour laquelle j'allais voir Hawberk.

He had never interested me personally, nor did Constance, except for the fact of her being in love with Louis.

Il ne m'avait jamais intéressé personnellement, pas plus que Constance, si ce n'est en raison de son amour pour Louis.

This did occupy my attention, and sometimes even kept me awake at night.

Cela retenait toutefois mon attention, et me tenait parfois même éveillé la nuit.

Vocabulary

ARMURIER: ar-myoo-ree-ay — Armorer; a craftsman who makes or repairs armor.
Je: zhuh — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
jetai: zhuh-tay — Past tense of 'jeter'; threw or cast.
un: uhn — Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
coup: koo — A blow or stroke; used in many French expressions.
d': d — Contracted preposition 'de' meaning 'of' or 'from'.
œil: uh-y — Eye; the organ of sight.
par: par — Preposition meaning 'through,' 'by,' or 'via'.
l': l — Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' meaning 'the'.
entrée: ahn-tray — Entrance; the doorway or entry point of a place.
et: ay — Conjunction meaning 'and'.
vis: vee — Past tense of 'voir'; saw, perceived visually.
affairé: ah-feh-ray — Busy, occupied, or bustling with activity.
dans: dahn — Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'.
sa: sah — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'.
petite: puh-teet — Feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'.
boutique: boo-teek — A small shop or store selling specialized goods.
au: oh — Contracted article meaning 'at the' or 'to the'.
bout: boo — End or tip of something; extremity of a space.
du: dyoo — Contracted article meaning 'of the' or 'some'.
couloir: koo-lwahr — A corridor or hallway inside a building.
Il: eel — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
leva: luh-vah — Past tense of 'lever'; raised or lifted up.
les: lay — Plural definite article meaning 'the'.
yeux: yuh — Eyes; plural of 'œil,' the organs of sight.
m': m — Contracted first-person object pronoun meaning 'me'.
apercevant: ah-pehr-suh-vahn — Present participle of 'apercevoir'; noticing or catching sight of.
s': s — Contracted reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself' or 'herself'.
écria: ay-kree-ah — Past tense of 's'écrier'; exclaimed or cried out.
de: duh — Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'with'.
voix: vwah — Voice; the sound produced when speaking or singing.
grave: grahv — Deep or serious in tone; solemn and low-pitched.
chaleureuse: shah-luh-ruhz — Warm and friendly; full of warmth and cordiality.
Entrez: ahn-tray — Imperative of 'entrer'; 'come in' or 'enter.'
monsieur: muh-syuh — Title of address meaning 'mister' or 'sir.'
fille: fee-yuh — Girl or daughter; a young female person.
se: suh — Reflexive pronoun meaning 'herself,' 'himself,' or 'themselves'.
pour: poor — Preposition meaning 'for' or 'in order to'.
me: muh — First-person object pronoun meaning 'me'.
recevoir: ruh-suh-vwahr — To receive or welcome someone into a place.
tandis: tahn-dee — Used in 'tandis que' meaning 'while' or 'whereas'.
que: kuh — Conjunction meaning 'that,' 'which,' or 'than'.
je: zhuh — First-person singular pronoun meaning 'I'.
franchissais: frahn-shee-say — Imperfect of 'franchir'; was crossing or stepping over.
le: luh — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
seuil: suh-y — Threshold or doorstep of a room or building.
tendit: tahn-dee — Past tense of 'tendre'; held out or extended toward.
jolie: zhoh-lee — Pretty or attractive; pleasing to the eye.
main: mahn — Hand; the body part at the end of the arm.
mais: may — Conjunction meaning 'but,' indicating contrast.
la: lah — Feminine definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'her'.
rougeur: roo-zhur — Redness or blush on the skin from emotion.
déception: day-sep-syohn — Disappointment; the feeling of expectations not being met.
sur: syoor — Preposition meaning 'on,' 'over,' or 'upon'.
ses: say — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its' (plural).
joues: zhoo — Cheeks; the fleshy parts of the face beside the mouth.
compris: kom-pree — Past participle of 'comprendre'; understood or realized.
c': s — Contracted demonstrative pronoun 'ce' meaning 'it' or 'this'.
était: ay-tay — Imperfect of 'être'; was, existed in a past state.
autre: oh-truh — Another or other; a different person or thing.
qu': k — Contracted conjunction 'que' meaning 'that' or 'whom'.
elle: el — Third-person singular feminine pronoun meaning 'she' or 'her'.
avait: ah-vay — Imperfect of 'avoir'; had, possessed in the past.
espéré: es-pay-ray — Past participle of 'espérer'; hoped or wished for.
mon: mohn — Possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine singular).
cousin: koo-zan — Cousin; a relative who is the child of an uncle or aunt.
souris: soo-ree — Past tense of 'sourire'; smiled at someone.
confusion: kon-fyoo-zyohn — Embarrassment or confusion; a flustered mental state.
complimentai: kom-plee-mahn-tay — Past tense of 'complimenter'; complimented or praised someone.
bannière: bah-nyehr — Banner or flag; a decorative hanging cloth display.
brodait: broh-day — Imperfect of 'broder'; was embroidering or stitching decoratively.
après: ah-pray — Preposition meaning 'after' or 'following in time'.
une: yoon — Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
planche: plahnsh — A board or plate, often used for reference images.
en: ahn — Preposition meaning 'in,' 'by,' or 'while doing'.
couleurs: koo-lur — Colors; the visual properties of pigments and light.
Le: luh — Masculine definite article meaning 'the'.
vieux: vyuh — Old; an adjective describing something or someone aged.
assis: ah-see — Seated; past participle of 'asseoir,' to sit down.
à: ah — Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'in'.
river: ree-vay — To rivet or fasten metal links or parts firmly.
grèves: grehv — Greaves; armor pieces protecting the lower legs.
usées: yoo-zay — Worn out or used; showing signs of age and wear.
quelque: kel-kuh — Some; an indefinite adjective indicating an unspecified quantity.
ancienne: ahn-syen — Old or ancient; feminine adjective describing something historic.
armure: ar-myoor — Armor; protective metal covering worn in battle.
son: sohn — Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'.
petit: puh-tee — Small or little; masculine adjective describing small size.
marteau: mar-toh — Hammer; a tool used for striking nails or metal.
résonnait: ray-zoh-nay — Imperfect of 'résonner'; was ringing or resonating pleasantly.
agréablement: ah-gray-ah-bluh-mahn — Pleasantly or agreeably; in a pleasing and enjoyable manner.
pittoresque: pee-toh-resk — Picturesque; visually charming or quaint in appearance.
Bientôt: byan-toh — Soon; in a short period of time from now.
il: eel — Third-person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he'.
posa: poh-zah — Past tense of 'poser'; set down or placed an object.
affaira: ah-feh-rah — Past tense of 's'affairer'; busied himself with something.
instant: an-stahn — Moment or instant; a very brief period of time.
avec: ah-vek — Preposition meaning 'with,' indicating accompaniment or means.
minuscule: mee-nyoos-kyool — Tiny or minuscule; extremely small in size.
clé: klay — Key; a small metal instrument used to open locks.
doux: doo — Soft or gentle; smooth and delicate in nature.
cliquetis: kleek-tee — Clicking or clinking sound made by metal objects.
maillons: mah-yohn — Chain links; individual rings forming a chain or mail.
fit: fee — Past tense of 'faire'; made or caused something to happen.
frissonner: free-soh-nay — To shiver or thrill; to feel a shudder of emotion.
plaisir: pleh-zeer — Pleasure or delight; a feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction.
J': zh — Contracted first-person pronoun 'je' meaning 'I'.
aimais: eh-may — Imperfect of 'aimer'; used to love or liked habitually.
entendre: ahn-tahn-druh — To hear or listen; to perceive sound through hearing.
musique: myoo-zeek — Music; organized sound that is pleasing to the ear.
acier: ah-syay — Steel; a strong alloy of iron used in metalworking.
frottant: froh-tahn — Present participle of 'frotter'; rubbing or scraping against.
contre: kohn-truh — Preposition meaning 'against' or 'in contact with'.
choc: shok — Impact or shock; the collision or clash of objects.
sourd: soor — Muffled or dull; a low, indistinct sound without resonance.
maillet: mah-yay — Mallet; a large hammer with a wooden or rubber head.
cuissards: kwee-sar — Cuisses or thigh guards; armor protecting the upper legs.
tintement: tant-mahn — Tinkling or ringing sound; a light, clear metallic chime.
cotte: kot — A coat or tunic; part of medieval armor or garment.
mailles: mah-yuh — Chain mail; interlocked metal rings forming flexible armor.
C': s — Contracted demonstrative pronoun 'ce' meaning 'it' or 'that'.
seule: sul — Only or sole; feminine adjective meaning alone or unique.
raison: ray-zohn — Reason or cause; a justification or motive for action.
laquelle: lah-kel — Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'that' (feminine).
j': zh — Contracted first-person pronoun 'je' meaning 'I'.
allais: ah-lay — Imperfect of 'aller'; was going or used to go.
voir: vwahr — To see; to perceive visually or visit someone.
ne: nuh — Negation particle used with 'pas' to form negatives.
jamais: zhah-may — Never or ever; used in negation or questions about time.
intéressé: an-tay-reh-say — Interested; showing curiosity or concern about something.
personnellement: pehr-son-el-mahn — Personally; in a personal or individual manner.
pas: pah — Negation word used with 'ne' to mean 'not'.
plus: plyoo — More; or in negation, 'no longer' or 'not anymore'.
si: see — If or so; used in conditions or for emphasis.
ce: suh — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective meaning 'this' or 'that'.
n': n — Contracted negation particle 'ne' used before a vowel.
est: ay — Third-person singular of 'être'; is, exists currently.
amour: ah-moor — Love; a deep feeling of affection or passion.
Cela: suh-lah — That; demonstrative pronoun referring to a previously mentioned thing.
retenait: ruh-tuh-nay — Imperfect of 'retenir'; held back or retained attention.
toutefois: toot-fwah — However or nevertheless; used to introduce a contrasting idea.
attention: ah-tahn-syohn — Attention; the mental focus given to something or someone.
tenait: tuh-nay — Imperfect of 'tenir'; held or kept in a state.
parfois: par-fwah — Sometimes; occasionally, not all the time.
même: mem — Even or same; used for emphasis or to indicate identity.
éveillé: ay-vay-yay — Awake; not sleeping, in a state of wakefulness.
nuit: nwee — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise.

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