The Picture of Dorian Gray — Page 13
My elder brother won't die, and my younger brothers seem never to do anything else."
Mon frère aîné ne veut pas mourir, et mes frères cadets semblent ne jamais faire autre chose."
"Harry!" exclaimed Hallward, frowning.
« Harry ! » s'écria Hallward en fronçant les sourcils.
"My dear fellow, I am not quite serious.
« Mon cher ami, je ne suis pas tout à fait sérieux.
But I can't help detesting my relations.
Mais je ne peux pas m'empêcher de détester mes proches.
I suppose it comes from the fact that none of us can stand other people having the same faults as ourselves.
Je suppose que cela vient du fait qu'aucun de nous ne supporte que les autres aient les mêmes défauts que nous.
I quite sympathize with the rage of the English democracy against what they call the vices of the upper orders.
Je compatis tout à fait avec la rage de la démocratie anglaise contre ce qu'elle appelle les vices des classes supérieures.
The masses feel that drunkenness, stupidity, and immorality should be their own special property, and that if any one of us makes an ass of himself, he is poaching on their preserves.
Les masses estiment que l'ivrognerie, la stupidité et l'immoralité devraient être leur propriété exclusive, et que si l'un d'entre nous se couvre de ridicule, il braconnait sur leurs terres.
When poor Southwark got into the divorce court, their indignation was quite magnificent.
Quand le pauvre Southwark s'est retrouvé devant le tribunal de divorce, leur indignation était tout à fait magnifique.
And yet I don't suppose that ten per cent of the proletariat live correctly."
Et pourtant, je ne pense pas que dix pour cent du prolétariat vivent correctement. »
"I don't agree with a single word that you have said, and, what is more, Harry, I feel sure you don't either."
« Je ne suis d'accord avec pas un seul mot de ce que vous avez dit, et, qui plus est, Harry, je suis sûr que vous non plus. »
Lord Henry stroked his pointed brown beard and tapped the toe of his patent-leather boot with a tasselled ebony cane.
Lord Henry caressa sa barbe brune et pointue et tapota le bout de sa botte en cuir verni avec une canne en ébène à gland.
"How English you are Basil!
« Comme vous êtes anglais, Basil !
That is the second time you have made that observation.
C'est la deuxième fois que vous faites cette observation.
If one puts forward an idea to a true Englishman—always a rash thing to do—he never dreams of considering whether the idea is right or wrong.
Si l'on soumet une idée à un véritable Anglais — chose toujours imprudente à faire — il ne songe jamais à se demander si l'idée est juste ou fausse.
The only thing he considers of any importance is whether one believes it oneself.
La seule chose qu'il juge importante, c'est de savoir si l'on y croit soi-même.
Vocabulary
- Mon
- My (masculine possessive adjective)
- frère
- Brother; male sibling
- aîné
- Eldest; firstborn sibling
- ne
- Negation particle used with pas
- veut
- Wants; third person singular of vouloir
- pas
- Not; negation word paired with ne
- mourir
- To die; to cease living
- et
- And; coordinating conjunction
- mes
- My (plural possessive adjective)
- frères
- Brothers; plural of frère
- cadets
- Younger brothers; junior siblings
- semblent
- Seem; appear to be (third plural)
- jamais
- Never; at no time
- faire
- To do; to make
- autre
- Other; another; different
- chose
- Thing; object or matter
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun se before vowel
- écria
- Exclaimed; cried out (past tense)
- en
- While; by (preposition or gerund marker)
- fronçant
- Frowning; knitting (brows) in displeasure
- les
- The (plural definite article)
- sourcils
- Eyebrows; the brow hairs
- cher
- Dear; beloved or expensive
- ami
- Friend; close acquaintance
- je
- I; first person singular pronoun
- suis
- Am; first person of être
- tout
- Completely; entirely; all
- à
- At; to; preposition of location or direction
- fait
- Made; done; past participle of faire
- sérieux
- Serious; earnest; not joking
- Mais
- But; however; conjunction of contrast
- peux
- Can; am able to (first person)
- m'
- Me; first person reflexive/object pronoun
- empêcher
- To prevent; to stop someone from doing
- de
- Of; from; preposition of possession or origin
- détester
- To detest; to strongly dislike
- proches
- Close relatives; loved ones nearby
- Je
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- suppose
- Suppose; assume; think likely
- que
- That; which; subordinating conjunction
- cela
- That; referring to something previously mentioned
- vient
- Comes; originates from (third singular)
- du
- Of the; contracted masculine article
- qu'
- That; elided form of que
- aucun
- None; not any; no one
- nous
- We; us; first person plural pronoun
- supporte
- Tolerates; bears; puts up with
- autres
- Others; other people or things
- aient
- Have; subjunctive form of avoir
- mêmes
- Same; identical (plural adjective)
- défauts
- Faults; flaws; shortcomings
- compatis
- Sympathize; feel compassion (first person)
- avec
- With; together with (preposition)
- la
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- rage
- Rage; fury; intense anger
- démocratie
- Democracy; government by the people
- anglaise
- English (feminine adjective); from England
- contre
- Against; in opposition to
- ce
- This; that; demonstrative pronoun
- elle
- She; it; third person feminine pronoun
- appelle
- Calls; names; third person of appeler
- vices
- Vices; immoral habits or faults
- des
- Of the; some (plural article)
- classes
- Classes; social groups or categories
- supérieures
- Upper; superior (feminine plural adjective)
- Les
- The (plural definite article)
- masses
- Masses; the common people collectively
- estiment
- Consider; believe; think (third plural)
- l'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- ivrognerie
- Drunkenness; habitual excessive drinking
- stupidité
- Stupidity; lack of intelligence or sense
- immoralité
- Immorality; lack of moral principles
- devraient
- Should; ought to (conditional third plural)
- être
- To be; infinitive of the verb être
- leur
- Their; third person plural possessive
- propriété
- Property; ownership; exclusive possession
- exclusive
- Exclusive; restricted to one group only
- si
- If; whether (conditional conjunction)
- un
- One; a (masculine indefinite article)
- d'
- Of; from; elided preposition de
- entre
- Among; between; preposition of position
- se
- Himself; herself; reflexive pronoun
- couvre
- Covers; wraps; third person of couvrir
- ridicule
- Ridicule; mockery; absurdity
- il
- He; it; third person masculine pronoun
- braconnait
- Was poaching; hunting illegally (imperfect)
- sur
- On; upon; over (preposition)
- leurs
- Their (plural possessive adjective)
- terres
- Lands; grounds; territories
- Quand
- When; at the time that
- le
- The (masculine singular definite article)
- pauvre
- Poor; unfortunate; lacking resources
- est
- Is; third person singular of être
- retrouvé
- Found; discovered; past participle of retrouver
- devant
- Before; in front of (preposition)
- tribunal
- Court; tribunal; judicial institution
- divorce
- Divorce; legal dissolution of marriage
- indignation
- Indignation; anger at perceived injustice
- était
- Was; imperfect tense of être
- magnifique
- Magnificent; splendid; wonderful
- Et
- And; coordinating conjunction
- pourtant
- Yet; nevertheless; however
- pense
- Think; believe (first person singular)
- dix
- Ten; the number 10
- pour
- For; in order to (preposition)
- cent
- Hundred; one hundred percent
- prolétariat
- Proletariat; working class people
- vivent
- Live; reside (third person plural)
- correctement
- Correctly; properly; in an acceptable manner
- accord
- Agreement; accord; harmony
- seul
- Only; alone; single
- mot
- Word; a unit of language
- vous
- You; second person plural or formal pronoun
- avez
- Have; second person plural of avoir
- dit
- Said; spoken (past participle of dire)
- qui
- Who; which; that (relative pronoun)
- plus
- More; anymore; comparative adverb
- sûr
- Sure; certain; safe
- non
- No; not; negative response
- caressa
- Stroked; caressed (simple past tense)
- sa
- His; her (feminine singular possessive)
- barbe
- Beard; facial hair on the chin
- brune
- Brown; dark-haired (feminine adjective)
- pointue
- Pointed; sharp; tapering to a point
- tapota
- Tapped; patted lightly (simple past)
- bout
- Tip; end; extremity of something
- botte
- Boot; tall footwear covering the ankle
- cuir
- Leather; animal hide material
- verni
- Varnished; patent; shiny and polished
- une
- A; an (feminine indefinite article)
- canne
- Cane; walking stick
- ébène
- Ebony; hard black tropical wood
- gland
- Tassel; acorn; decorative knot or fringe
- Comme
- How; as; like (conjunction or adverb)
- êtes
- Are; second person plural of être
- anglais
- English (masculine adjective); from England
- C'
- It is; elided form of ce before est
- deuxième
- Second; the ordinal number two
- fois
- Time; occasion; instance
- faites
- Make; do (second person plural of faire)
- cette
- This; that (feminine demonstrative adjective)
- observation
- Observation; remark; comment made
- Si
- If; when (conditional conjunction)
- on
- One; we; people in general (pronoun)
- soumet
- Submits; presents; subjects (third singular)
- idée
- Idea; thought; concept
- véritable
- True; genuine; real
- Anglais
- Englishman; English person (noun)
- toujours
- Always; still; continuously
- imprudente
- Reckless; imprudent; unwise (feminine adjective)
- songe
- Thinks; ponders; dreams (third singular)
- demander
- To ask; to request; to inquire
- juste
- Just; fair; correct
- ou
- Or; either (disjunctive conjunction)
- fausse
- False; wrong; untrue (feminine adjective)
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article)
- juge
- Judges; deems; considers important
- importante
- Important; significant; essential (feminine)
- c'
- It; that; elided demonstrative pronoun
- savoir
- To know; to have knowledge of
- y
- There; it; pronoun replacing a place
- croit
- Believes; trusts (third person singular)
- soi
- Oneself; self; reflexive pronoun
- même
- Same; even; itself (adjective or adverb)
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