The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 2

English → Fr Preface Level 7/10

No artist has ethical sympathies.

Aucun artiste n'a de sympathies éthiques.

An ethical sympathy in an artist is an unpardonable mannerism of style.

Une sympathie éthique chez un artiste est un maniérisme de style impardonnable.

No artist is ever morbid.

Aucun artiste n'est jamais morbide.

The artist can express everything.

L'artiste peut tout exprimer.

Thought and language are to the artist instruments of an art.

La pensée et le langage sont pour l'artiste des instruments d'un art.

Vice and virtue are to the artist materials for an art.

Le vice et la vertu sont pour l'artiste des matériaux d'un art.

From the point of view of form, the type of all the arts is the art of the musician.

Du point de vue de la forme, le type de tous les arts est l'art du musicien.

From the point of view of feeling, the actor's craft is the type.

Du point de vue du sentiment, le métier du comédien en est le type.

All art is at once surface and symbol.

Tout art est à la fois surface et symbole.

Those who go beneath the surface do so at their peril.

Ceux qui vont sous la surface le font à leurs risques et périls.

Those who read the symbol do so at their peril.

Ceux qui lisent le symbole le font à leurs risques et périls.

It is the spectator, and not life, that art really mirrors.

C'est le spectateur, et non la vie, que l'art reflète véritablement.

Diversity of opinion about a work of art shows that the work is new, complex, and vital.

La diversité des opinions sur une œuvre d'art montre que l'œuvre est nouvelle, complexe et vivante.

When critics disagree, the artist is in accord with himself.

Quand les critiques ne s'accordent pas, l'artiste est en accord avec lui-même.

We can forgive a man for making a useful thing as long as he does not admire it.

On peut pardonner à un homme de faire une chose utile pourvu qu'il ne l'admire pas.

The only excuse for making a useless thing is that one admires it intensely.

La seule excuse pour faire une chose inutile est qu'on l'admire intensément.

All art is quite useless.

Tout art est parfaitement inutile.

Vocabulary

Aucun: oh-kuhn — No, none, not any (negative determiner).
artiste: ar-teest — Artist; person who creates or performs art.
n': n — Shortened form of 'ne,' used in negation.
a: ah — Has; third-person singular of 'avoir' (to have).
de: duh — Of, from; common preposition with many uses.
sympathies: sahn-pah-tee — Sympathies; feelings of agreement or emotional affinity.
éthiques: ay-teek — Ethical; relating to morals or ethical principles.
Une: oon — A, an; feminine indefinite article in French.
sympathie: sahn-pah-tee — Sympathy; feeling of understanding or emotional agreement.
éthique: ay-teek — Ethical; related to morality or ethical standards.
chez: shay — At the place of; in or among someone.
un: uhn — A, an; masculine indefinite article in French.
est: eh — Is; third-person singular of 'être' (to be).
maniérisme: mah-nyay-reesm — Mannerism; affected or overly stylized artistic behavior.
style: steel — Style; distinctive manner of artistic expression.
impardonnable: ahn-par-doh-nahbl — Unpardonable; impossible to forgive or excuse.
jamais: zhah-meh — Never; at no time, not ever.
morbide: mor-beed — Morbid; preoccupied with death or disturbing subjects.
L': l — The; elided definite article before a vowel.
peut: puh — Can, may; third-person singular of 'pouvoir.'
tout: too — All, everything; indicates totality or completeness.
exprimer: ex-pree-may — To express; to convey thoughts or feelings outwardly.
La: lah — The; feminine definite article in French.
pensée: pahn-say — Thought; an idea or reflection in the mind.
et: ay — And; coordinating conjunction linking words or clauses.
le: luh — The; masculine definite article in French.
langage: lahn-gazh — Language; system of words used for communication.
sont: sohn — Are; third-person plural of 'être' (to be).
pour: poor — For; preposition indicating purpose or destination.
l': l — The; elided definite article before a vowel.
des: day — Some; plural indefinite article or partitive form.
instruments: ahn-stroo-mahn — Instruments; tools or means used to achieve something.
d': d — Of; elided preposition before a vowel sound.
art: ar — Art; creative expression through various artistic forms.
Le: luh — The; masculine definite article in French.
vice: vees — Vice; immoral or wicked behavior or habit.
la: lah — The; feminine definite article in French.
vertu: vair-too — Virtue; moral excellence or goodness of character.
matériaux: mah-tay-ryoh — Materials; raw substances used to create something.
Du: doo — Of the; contracted masculine definite article with 'de.'
point: pwahn — Point; specific location, idea, or argument.
vue: voo — View; perspective or visual point of observation.
forme: form — Form; shape or structural aspect of something.
type: teep — Type; category or representative example of something.
tous: too — All; referring to every member of a group.
les: lay — The; plural definite article in French.
arts: ar — Arts; creative disciplines such as painting or music.
du: doo — Of the; contracted masculine definite article with 'de.'
musicien: moo-zee-syahn — Musician; person who plays or composes music.
sentiment: sahn-tee-mahn — Feeling; an emotional state or personal sensation.
métier: may-tyay — Craft; one's trade, profession, or area of expertise.
comédien: koh-may-dyahn — Actor; person who performs in plays or films.
en: ahn — In, as; preposition indicating manner or location.
Tout: too — All, entirely; indicates totality or completeness.
à: ah — To, at; common preposition indicating direction or location.
fois: fwah — Time; an instance or occurrence of something.
surface: soor-fahs — Surface; outer layer or visible exterior of something.
symbole: sahm-bol — Symbol; sign representing an idea or deeper meaning.
Ceux: suh — Those; demonstrative pronoun referring to people or things.
qui: kee — Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun.
vont: vohn — Go; third-person plural of 'aller' (to go).
sous: soo — Under, beneath; preposition indicating position below.
font: fohn — Do, make; third-person plural of 'faire.'
leurs: lur — Their; possessive adjective for multiple owners.
risques: reesk — Risks; dangers or chances of something going wrong.
périls: pay-reel — Perils; serious dangers or threatening situations.
lisent: leez — Read; third-person plural of 'lire' (to read).
C': s — It is; elided form of 'ce' before a vowel.
spectateur: spek-tah-tur — Spectator; person who watches an event or performance.
non: nohn — No, not; used to negate or refuse something.
vie: vee — Life; the state of being alive or one's existence.
que: kuh — That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun.
reflète: ruh-flet — Reflects; mirrors or shows an image of something.
véritablement: vay-ree-tahbl-mahn — Truly, genuinely; in a real or authentic manner.
diversité: dee-vair-see-tay — Diversity; variety or range of different things.
opinions: oh-pee-nyohn — Opinions; personal views or judgments on a subject.
sur: soor — On, about; preposition indicating position or topic.
une: oon — A, an; feminine indefinite article in French.
œuvre: uvr — Work; a creative or artistic piece or production.
montre: mohntr — Shows; third-person singular of 'montrer' (to show).
nouvelle: noo-vel — New; recently made or not previously known.
complexe: kohm-plex — Complex; made of many interconnected or intricate parts.
vivante: vee-vahnt — Living, vivid; full of life or vitality.
Quand: kahn — When; used to indicate time or a condition.
critiques: kree-teek — Critics; people who evaluate or judge artistic works.
ne: nuh — Not; negative particle used with 'pas' or other words.
s': s — Reflexive pronoun; elided form of 'se' before vowel.
accordent: ah-kord — Agree; third-person plural of 's'accorder' (to agree).
pas: pah — Not; used with 'ne' to form negation.
accord: ah-kor — Agreement; harmony or consensus between parties.
avec: ah-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or association.
lui: lwee — Him, himself; third-person masculine pronoun.
même: mem — Same, even; used for emphasis or comparison.
On: ohn — One, we, they; impersonal subject pronoun in French.
pardonner: par-doh-nay — To forgive; to excuse or absolve someone of wrongdoing.
homme: om — Man; adult male person or human being.
faire: fair — To do, to make; fundamental verb of action.
chose: shohz — Thing; an object, matter, or unnamed item.
utile: oo-teel — Useful; serving a practical or beneficial purpose.
pourvu: poor-voo — Provided that; on condition that something is met.
qu': k — That; elided conjunction before a vowel sound.
il: eel — He, it; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
admire: ad-meer — Admires; regards with wonder, pleasure, or approval.
seule: sul — Only, alone; feminine adjective meaning solitary or sole.
excuse: ex-kooz — Excuse; justification or reason for an action.
inutile: ee-noo-teel — Useless; serving no practical or beneficial purpose.
intensément: ahn-tahns-mahn — Intensely; with great force, strength, or concentration.
parfaitement: par-fet-mahn — Perfectly; in a flawless or completely ideal manner.

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