The strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde — Page 10
There are three windows looking on the court on the first floor; none below; the windows are always shut but they're clean.
Il y a trois fenêtres donnant sur la cour au premier étage ; aucune en dessous ; les fenêtres sont toujours fermées mais elles sont propres.
And then there is a chimney which is generally smoking; so somebody must live there.
Et puis il y a une cheminée qui fume généralement ; donc quelqu'un doit y habiter.
And yet it's not so sure; for the buildings are so packed together about the court, that it's hard to say where one ends and another begins."
Et pourtant ce n'est pas si sûr ; car les bâtiments sont si serrés les uns contre les autres autour de la cour, qu'il est difficile de dire où l'un finit et où l'autre commence.
The pair walked on again for a while in silence; and then "Enfield," said Mr. Utterson, "that's a good rule of yours."
Les deux hommes marchèrent à nouveau en silence pendant un moment ; puis « Enfield, » dit M. Utterson, « c'est une bonne règle que vous avez là. »
"Yes, I think it is," returned Enfield.
« Oui, je le crois aussi, » répondit Enfield.
"But for all that," continued the lawyer, "there's one point I want to ask.
« Mais malgré tout, » continua l'avocat, « il y a un point sur lequel je voudrais vous interroger.
I want to ask the name of that man who walked over the child."
Je veux savoir le nom de cet homme qui a piétiné l'enfant. »
"Well," said Mr. Enfield, "I can't see what harm it would do.
« Eh bien, » dit M. Enfield, « je ne vois pas quel mal cela pourrait faire.
It was a man of the name of Hyde."
C'était un homme du nom de Hyde. »
"Hm," said Mr. Utterson. "What sort of a man is he to see?"
« Hm, » dit M. Utterson. « Quel genre d'homme est-il à voir ? »
"He is not easy to describe.
« Il n'est pas facile à décrire.
There is something wrong with his appearance; something displeasing, something down-right detestable.
Il y a quelque chose d'anormal dans son apparence ; quelque chose de déplaisant, quelque chose de franchement détestable.
I never saw a man I so disliked, and yet I scarce know why.
Je n'ai jamais vu un homme que j'ai autant détesté, et pourtant je sais à peine pourquoi.
He must be deformed somewhere; he gives a strong feeling of deformity, although I couldn't specify the point.
Il doit être difforme quelque part ; il donne une forte impression de difformité, bien que je ne puisse préciser en quoi.
He's an extraordinary looking man, and yet I really can name nothing out of the way.
C'est un homme d'apparence extraordinaire, et pourtant je ne peux vraiment rien nommer de particulier.
No, sir; I can make no hand of it; I can't describe him.
Non, monsieur ; je n'y peux rien ; je ne peux pas le décrire.
Vocabulary
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'
- fenêtres
- Windows; openings in a wall letting in light
- donnant
- Present participle of 'donner'; here meaning 'overlooking' or 'facing'
- cour
- A courtyard or enclosed outdoor space
- étage
- A floor or story of a building
- aucune
- None; not any (feminine form of 'aucun')
- dessous
- Below; underneath a reference point
- toujours
- Always; still; at all times without exception
- fermées
- Closed; shut (feminine plural past participle of 'fermer')
- propres
- Clean; tidy; also can mean 'own' as adjective
- puis
- Then; next; afterward in a sequence
- cheminée
- A chimney or fireplace in a building
- fume
- Smokes; emits smoke (third person singular of 'fumer')
- généralement
- Generally; usually; in most cases or situations
- donc
- Therefore; so; consequently indicating a logical conclusion
- quelqu'un
- Someone; a person of unspecified identity
- doit
- Must; has to (third person singular of 'devoir')
- habiter
- To live; to reside in a place
- pourtant
- However; yet; nevertheless indicating an unexpected contrast
- sûr
- Sure; certain; confident about something
- car
- Because; for; conjunction explaining a reason
- bâtiments
- Buildings; structures used for habitation or work
- serrés
- Tightly packed; close together; squeezed (plural adjective)
- contre
- Against; opposite; touching or pressing upon something
- autour
- Around; surrounding; encircling a central point
- difficile
- Difficult; hard; challenging to accomplish or understand
- dire
- To say; to tell; to express in words
- finit
- Finishes; ends (third person singular of 'finir')
- commence
- Begins; starts (third person singular of 'commencer')
- marchèrent
- Walked; moved on foot (passé simple of 'marcher')
- nouveau
- New; again; anew (here used in 'à nouveau' meaning 'again')
- silence
- Silence; absence of sound or noise
- pendant
- During; for (a period of time); while something occurs
- dit
- Said; uttered (passé simple or present of 'dire')
- règle
- A rule; a principle or guideline to follow
- crois
- Believe; think (first person singular of 'croire')
- répondit
- Replied; answered (passé simple of 'répondre')
- malgré
- Despite; in spite of; notwithstanding something
- continua
- Continued; went on (passé simple of 'continuer')
- avocat
- Lawyer; attorney; also means 'avocado' in French
- point
- Point; topic; specific matter under discussion
- lequel
- Which one; relative or interrogative pronoun (masculine singular)
- voudrais
- Would like; want (conditional of 'vouloir', first person)
- interroger
- To question; to interrogate; to ask someone about something
- veux
- Want; wish (first person singular of 'vouloir')
- savoir
- To know; to have knowledge of facts or information
- nom
- Name; the word used to identify a person or thing
- piétiné
- Trampled; walked over; crushed underfoot (past participle)
- vois
- See; notice (first person singular of 'voir')
- mal
- Harm; evil; something bad or painful
- cela
- That; this (demonstrative pronoun for something mentioned)
- pourrait
- Could; might (conditional of 'pouvoir', third person singular)
- genre
- Kind; type; sort; category of person or thing
- voir
- To see; to observe; to look at something
- facile
- Easy; simple; not difficult to do or understand
- décrire
- To describe; to give details about someone or something
- quelque
- Some; a certain (indefinite adjective before a noun)
- anormal
- Abnormal; unusual; deviating from what is expected
- apparence
- Appearance; the way someone or something looks
- déplaisant
- Unpleasant; disagreeable; causing discomfort or displeasure
- franchement
- Frankly; honestly; straightforwardly without hesitation
- détestable
- Detestable; hateful; extremely unpleasant or repugnant
- jamais
- Never; ever; at no time (used with negation)
- vu
- Seen; past participle of 'voir'
- autant
- As much; as many; so much in comparison
- détesté
- Hated; detested (past participle of 'détester')
- sais
- Know (first person singular of 'savoir' in present)
- peine
- Hardly; barely; difficulty or pain (used in 'à peine')
- pourquoi
- Why; for what reason
- difforme
- Deformed; misshapen; having an abnormal physical form
- part
- Part; side; here used in 'd'une part' meaning 'on one hand'
- donne
- Gives; produces (third person singular of 'donner')
- forte
- Strong; powerful; intense (feminine of 'fort')
- impression
- Impression; feeling; effect produced on the mind
- difformité
- Deformity; abnormal physical shape or disfigurement
- puisse
- Can; may (subjunctive of 'pouvoir', first/third person)
- préciser
- To specify; to clarify; to state something precisely
- quoi
- What; which thing (pronoun used after prepositions)
- extraordinaire
- Extraordinary; remarkable; beyond the ordinary or expected
- peux
- Can; am able to (first person singular of 'pouvoir')
- vraiment
- Really; truly; genuinely in an emphatic sense
- rien
- Nothing; not anything; used with negation 'ne'
- nommer
- To name; to identify; to call something by its name
- particulier
- Particular; specific; specific detail that stands out
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