The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 9
Though even that, you know, is far from explaining all," he added, and with the words fell into a vein of musing.
« Et pourtant, vous savez, cela est loin de tout expliquer », ajouta-t-il, et sur ces mots il tomba dans une veine de rêverie.
From this he was recalled by Mr. Utterson asking rather suddenly: "And you don't know if the drawer of the cheque lives there?"
Il en fut tiré par M. Utterson qui demanda assez brusquement : « Et vous ne savez pas si le tireur du chèque habite là ? »
"A likely place, isn't it?" returned Mr. Enfield. "But I happen to have noticed his address; he lives in some square or other."
« Vraisemblable endroit, n'est-ce pas ? » répondit M. Enfield. « Mais il se trouve que j'ai remarqué son adresse ; il habite dans un square quelconque. »
"And you never asked about the—place with the door?" said Mr. Utterson.
« Et vous n'avez jamais posé de questions sur… l'endroit avec la porte ? » dit M. Utterson.
"No, sir; I had a delicacy," was the reply.
« Non, monsieur ; j'avais une certaine délicatesse », fut la réponse.
"I feel very strongly about putting questions; it partakes too much of the style of the day of judgment.
« Je répugne fortement à poser des questions ; cela participe trop du style du jour du jugement dernier.
You start a question, and it's like starting a stone.
On lance une question, et c'est comme lancer une pierre.
You sit quietly on the top of a hill; and away the stone goes, starting others; and presently some bland old bird (the last you would have thought of) is knocked on the head in his own back garden and the family have to change their name.
On est assis tranquillement au sommet d'une colline ; et voilà que la pierre part, en entraînant d'autres ; et bientôt quelque paisible vieux bonhomme (le dernier auquel on aurait pensé) reçoit un coup sur la tête dans son propre jardin et la famille doit changer de nom.
No sir, I make it a rule of mine: the more it looks like Queer Street, the less I ask."
Non monsieur, je m'en fais une règle : plus cela ressemble à une affaire louche, moins je pose de questions. »
"A very good rule, too," said the lawyer.
« C'est une très bonne règle, aussi », dit l'avocat.
"But I have studied the place for myself," continued Mr. Enfield.
« Mais j'ai étudié l'endroit par moi-même », continua M. Enfield.
"It seems scarcely a house.
« C'est à peine une maison, semble-t-il.
There is no other door, and nobody goes in or out of that one but, once in a great while, the gentleman of my adventure.
Il n'y a pas d'autre porte, et personne n'entre ni ne sort par celle-là, si ce n'est, de loin en loin, le gentleman de mon aventure.
Vocabulary
- pourtant
- Means 'yet' or 'however,' expressing contrast or surprise.
- savez
- Second-person plural of 'savoir,' meaning 'you know.'
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing.'
- loin
- Means 'far' or 'far from,' indicating distance.
- tout
- Means 'everything,' 'all,' or 'completely.'
- expliquer
- Verb meaning 'to explain' or 'to account for.'
- ajouta-t-il
- Inverted form of 'ajouter,' meaning 'he added.'
- mots
- Plural noun meaning 'words.'
- tomba
- Past tense of 'tomber,' meaning 'he fell into.'
- veine
- Means 'vein' or figuratively 'mood' or 'streak.'
- rêverie
- Noun meaning 'daydream' or 'reverie,' a dreamy state.
- fut
- Simple past of 'être,' meaning 'was' (literary tense).
- tiré
- Past participle of 'tirer,' meaning 'pulled' or 'drawn out.'
- demanda
- Simple past of 'demander,' meaning 'he asked.'
- assez
- Adverb meaning 'quite,' 'fairly,' or 'enough.'
- brusquement
- Adverb meaning 'abruptly' or 'bluntly,' in a sudden manner.
- tireur
- Noun meaning 'drawer' (of a check) or 'shooter.'
- chèque
- Noun meaning 'check' or 'cheque,' a banking document.
- habite
- Third-person singular of 'habiter,' meaning 'lives' or 'resides.'
- Vraisemblable
- Adjective meaning 'likely,' 'probable,' or 'plausible.'
- endroit
- Noun meaning 'place,' 'spot,' or 'location.'
- n'est-ce
- Part of 'n'est-ce pas,' meaning 'isn't it' or 'right?'
- répondit
- Simple past of 'répondre,' meaning 'he/she replied.'
- trouve
- Third-person singular of 'trouver,' meaning 'finds' or 'happens.'
- remarqué
- Past participle of 'remarquer,' meaning 'noticed' or 'observed.'
- adresse
- Noun meaning 'address,' a location or mailing detail.
- square
- Noun meaning 'square' or 'small public garden in a city.'
- quelconque
- Adjective meaning 'some,' 'any,' or 'ordinary, nondescript.'
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever,' in negation contexts.
- posé
- Past participle of 'poser,' meaning 'asked' or 'placed.'
- porte
- Noun meaning 'door' or 'gate' of a building.
- certaine
- Feminine adjective meaning 'a certain' or 'some particular.'
- délicatesse
- Noun meaning 'delicacy,' 'tact,' or 'sensitivity in behavior.'
- réponse
- Noun meaning 'answer,' 'reply,' or 'response.'
- répugne
- Verb meaning 'to repel' or 'to be reluctant to do.'
- fortement
- Adverb meaning 'strongly,' 'greatly,' or 'intensely.'
- poser
- Infinitive meaning 'to ask' (a question) or 'to place.'
- participe
- Verb 'participer,' here meaning 'participates' or 'partakes.'
- trop
- Adverb meaning 'too much' or 'too,' indicating excess.
- style
- Noun meaning 'style' or 'manner,' characteristic way of doing.
- jour
- Noun meaning 'day' or 'light,' referring to time or illumination.
- jugement
- Noun meaning 'judgment,' 'verdict,' or 'assessment.'
- dernier
- Adjective meaning 'last' or 'final,' the most recent or ultimate.
- On
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one,' 'we,' 'they,' or 'people.'
- lance
- Third-person singular of 'lancer,' meaning 'throws' or 'launches.'
- lancer
- Infinitive meaning 'to throw,' 'to launch,' or 'to hurl.'
- pierre
- Noun meaning 'stone' or 'rock,' a hard natural material.
- assis
- Past participle of 'asseoir,' meaning 'seated' or 'sitting.'
- tranquillement
- Adverb meaning 'calmly,' 'quietly,' or 'peacefully.'
- sommet
- Noun meaning 'summit,' 'top,' or 'peak' of a hill.
- colline
- Noun meaning 'hill,' a small elevated landform.
- voilà
- Interjection meaning 'there it is,' 'behold,' or 'that's it.'
- part
- Noun or verb form meaning 'leaves,' 'goes off,' or 'sets out.'
- entraînant
- Present participle meaning 'dragging along' or 'carrying with it.'
- d'autres
- Means 'others' or 'other ones,' referring to additional things.
- bientôt
- Adverb meaning 'soon' or 'shortly,' in the near future.
- quelque
- Adjective meaning 'some,' 'a certain,' or 'a few.'
- paisible
- Adjective meaning 'peaceful,' 'calm,' or 'tranquil.'
- vieux
- Adjective meaning 'old,' describing an aged person or thing.
- bonhomme
- Noun meaning 'fellow,' 'good-natured man,' or 'old chap.'
- auquel
- Contraction of 'à lequel,' meaning 'to whom' or 'to which.'
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir,' meaning 'would have.'
- pensé
- Past participle of 'penser,' meaning 'thought' or 'considered.'
- reçoit
- Third-person singular of 'recevoir,' meaning 'receives' or 'gets.
- coup
- Noun meaning 'blow,' 'hit,' or 'strike.'
- tête
- Noun meaning 'head,' referring to the upper part of the body.
- propre
- Adjective meaning 'own,' 'clean,' or 'proper.'
- jardin
- Noun meaning 'garden,' an outdoor cultivated space.
- famille
- Noun meaning 'family,' a group of related individuals.
- doit
- Third-person singular of 'devoir,' meaning 'must' or 'has to.'
- changer
- Infinitive meaning 'to change' or 'to alter.'
- nom
- Noun meaning 'name,' a word identifying a person or place.
- règle
- Noun meaning 'rule,' 'principle,' or 'guideline.'
- ressemble
- Third-person singular of 'ressembler,' meaning 'resembles' or 'looks like.'
- affaire
- Noun meaning 'affair,' 'matter,' 'business,' or 'case.'
- louche
- Adjective meaning 'shady,' 'suspicious,' or 'dubious.'
- moins
- Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer,' indicating reduction.
- pose
- Third-person singular of 'poser,' meaning 'asks' or 'places.'
- l'avocat
- Definite article plus 'avocat,' meaning 'the lawyer' or 'the attorney.'
- étudié
- Past participle of 'étudier,' meaning 'studied' or 'examined.'
- moi-même
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'myself,' emphasizing the speaker.
- continua
- Simple past of 'continuer,' meaning 'continued' or 'went on.'
- peine
- Noun meaning 'difficulty,' 'trouble,' or 'hardly' in expressions.
- maison
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home,' a residential building.
- semble-t-il
- Inverted expression meaning 'it seems' or 'apparently.'
- d'autre
- Means 'other,' 'another,' or 'any other' in negation.
- personne
- Noun meaning 'person' or pronoun meaning 'nobody' in negation.
- n'entre
- Negated third-person of 'entrer,' meaning 'does not enter.'
- ni
- Conjunction meaning 'nor' or 'neither,' used in negation.
- sort
- Third-person singular of 'sortir,' meaning 'goes out' or 'exits.'
- celle-là
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that one' (feminine).
- gentleman
- Borrowed English noun meaning 'gentleman,' a well-bred man.
- aventure
- Noun meaning 'adventure,' 'incident,' or 'strange occurrence.'
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