The Yellow Wallpaper — Page 6
He said that after the wallpaper was changed it would be the heavy bedstead, and then the barred windows, and then that gate at the head of the stairs, and so on.
Il dit qu'après le changement du papier peint, ce serait le lourd cadre de lit, puis les fenêtres barreaudées, puis le portail en haut de l'escalier, et ainsi de suite.
"You know the place is doing you good," he said, "and really, dear, I don't care to renovate the house just for a three months' rental."
« Tu sais que cet endroit te fait du bien, » dit-il, « et vraiment, ma chérie, je n'ai pas envie de rénover la maison juste pour une location de trois mois. »
"Then do let us go downstairs," I said, "there are such pretty rooms there."
« Alors laisse-nous descendre en bas, » dis-je, « il y a de si jolies pièces là-bas. »
Then he took me in his arms and called me a blessed little goose, and said he would go down cellar if I wished, and have it whitewashed into the bargain.
Alors il me prit dans ses bras et m'appela une petite oie bénie, et dit qu'il descendrait à la cave si je le souhaitais, et la ferait blanchir à la chaux par-dessus le marché.
But he is right enough about the beds and windows and things.
Mais il a bien raison en ce qui concerne les lits, les fenêtres et tout le reste.
It is as airy and comfortable a room as any one need wish, and, of course, I would not be so silly as to make him uncomfortable just for a whim.
C'est une chambre aussi aérée et confortable que l'on puisse souhaiter, et, bien sûr, je ne serais pas assez sotte pour le mettre mal à l'aise juste pour un caprice.
I'm really getting quite fond of the big room, all but that horrid paper.
Je commence vraiment à beaucoup apprécier la grande chambre, excepté cet horrible papier.
Out of one window I can see the garden, those mysterious deep-shaded arbors, the riotous old-fashioned flowers, and bushes and gnarly trees.
Par une fenêtre, je peux voir le jardin, ces mystérieuses tonnelles profondément ombragées, les fleurs désuètes et exubérantes, les buissons et les arbres noueux.
Out of another I get a lovely view of the bay and a little private wharf belonging to the estate.
Par une autre, j'ai une belle vue sur la baie et un petit quai privé appartenant au domaine.
There is a beautiful shaded lane that runs down there from the house.
Il y a une belle allée ombragée qui descend jusqu'à là depuis la maison.
I always fancy I see people walking in these numerous paths and arbors, but John has cautioned me not to give way to fancy in the least.
J'imagine toujours voir des gens se promener dans ces nombreux sentiers et tonnelles, mais John m'a mise en garde de ne pas céder le moins du monde à mon imagination.
Vocabulary
- dit
- Past tense of 'dire'; means 'said' or 'says'
- après
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterwards'
- changement
- Noun meaning 'change' or 'alteration'
- papier
- Noun meaning 'paper'
- peint
- Past participle of 'peindre'; meaning 'painted'
- serait
- Conditional of 'être'; meaning 'would be'
- lourd
- Adjective meaning 'heavy' or 'burdensome'
- cadre
- Noun meaning 'frame' or 'framework'
- lit
- Noun meaning 'bed'
- puis
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'next'
- fenêtres
- Plural noun meaning 'windows'
- barreaudées
- Adjective meaning 'barred' as in fitted with bars
- portail
- Noun meaning 'gate' or 'portal'
- haut
- Noun or adjective meaning 'top' or 'high'
- escalier
- Noun meaning 'staircase' or 'stairs'
- ainsi
- Adverb meaning 'thus', 'so', or 'in this way'
- suite
- Noun meaning 'continuation' or 'sequence'
- sais
- Present tense of 'savoir'; meaning 'know'
- cet
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this' before vowel sounds
- endroit
- Noun meaning 'place' or 'spot'
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or 'good'
- dit-il
- Inverted form of 'il dit'; meaning 'he said'
- vraiment
- Adverb meaning 'truly', 'really', or 'genuinely'
- chérie
- Term of endearment meaning 'darling' or 'dear'
- envie
- Noun meaning 'desire' or 'urge'; 'avoir envie de' means 'to want'
- rénover
- Verb meaning 'to renovate' or 'to refurbish'
- maison
- Noun meaning 'house' or 'home'
- juste
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'just', 'only', or 'fair'
- location
- Noun meaning 'rental' or 'lease'
- mois
- Noun meaning 'month' or 'months'
- Alors
- Adverb meaning 'then', 'so', or 'well then'
- laisse-nous
- Imperative form meaning 'let us' or 'allow us'
- descendre
- Verb meaning 'to go down' or 'to descend'
- bas
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'down', 'low', or 'below'
- dis-je
- Inverted form of 'je dis'; meaning 'I said'
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'
- si
- Adverb meaning 'so' or 'such'; also conjunction 'if'
- jolies
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'pretty' or 'lovely'
- pièces
- Plural noun meaning 'rooms' or 'pieces'
- là-bas
- Adverb meaning 'over there' or 'down there'
- prit
- Simple past of 'prendre'; meaning 'took'
- bras
- Noun meaning 'arm' or 'arms'
- appela
- Simple past of 'appeler'; meaning 'called' or 'named'
- petite
- Feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- oie
- Noun meaning 'goose'
- bénie
- Feminine adjective meaning 'blessed' or 'holy'
- descendrait
- Conditional of 'descendre'; meaning 'would go down'
- cave
- Noun meaning 'cellar' or 'basement'
- souhaitais
- Imperfect of 'souhaiter'; meaning 'was wishing' or 'wanted'
- ferait
- Conditional of 'faire'; meaning 'would make' or 'would do'
- blanchir
- Verb meaning 'to whiten' or 'to bleach'
- chaux
- Noun meaning 'lime' as in whitewash material
- par-dessus
- Prepositional phrase meaning 'over' or 'on top of'
- marché
- Noun meaning 'market'; in 'par-dessus le marché' means 'on top of that'
- raison
- Noun meaning 'reason'; 'avoir raison' means 'to be right'
- concerne
- Verb meaning 'concerns' or 'relates to'
- lits
- Plural noun meaning 'beds'
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'
- reste
- Noun or verb meaning 'rest', 'remainder', or 'remains'
- chambre
- Noun meaning 'bedroom' or 'room'
- aussi
- Adverb meaning 'also', 'too', or 'as'
- aérée
- Adjective meaning 'airy' or 'well-ventilated'
- confortable
- Adjective meaning 'comfortable' or 'cozy'
- puisse
- Subjunctive of 'pouvoir'; meaning 'can' or 'may'
- souhaiter
- Verb meaning 'to wish' or 'to desire'
- sûr
- Adjective meaning 'sure', 'certain', or 'safe'
- serais
- Conditional of 'être'; meaning 'would be'
- assez
- Adverb meaning 'enough' or 'rather'
- sotte
- Feminine adjective meaning 'foolish' or 'silly'
- mettre
- Verb meaning 'to put' or 'to place'
- mal
- Noun or adverb meaning 'pain', 'harm', or 'badly'
- aise
- Noun meaning 'ease' or 'comfort'; 'mal à l'aise' means 'uncomfortable'
- caprice
- Noun meaning 'whim' or 'caprice'
- commence
- Present tense of 'commencer'; meaning 'begin' or 'start'
- beaucoup
- Adverb meaning 'a lot', 'much', or 'many'
- apprécier
- Verb meaning 'to appreciate' or 'to enjoy'
- grande
- Feminine adjective meaning 'large', 'tall', or 'great'
- excepté
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'apart from'
- horrible
- Adjective meaning 'horrible' or 'dreadful'
- fenêtre
- Noun meaning 'window'
- peux
- First person singular of 'pouvoir'; meaning 'can' or 'am able to'
- voir
- Verb meaning 'to see'
- jardin
- Noun meaning 'garden' or 'yard'
- ces
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' or 'those'
- mystérieuses
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'mysterious' or 'enigmatic'
- tonnelles
- Plural noun meaning 'arbors' or 'garden archways covered in plants'
- profondément
- Adverb meaning 'deeply' or 'profoundly'
- ombragées
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'shaded' or 'shadowy'
- fleurs
- Plural noun meaning 'flowers'
- désuètes
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'old-fashioned' or 'obsolete'
- exubérantes
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'exuberant' or 'lush'
- buissons
- Plural noun meaning 'bushes' or 'shrubs'
- arbres
- Plural noun meaning 'trees'
- noueux
- Adjective meaning 'gnarled' or 'knotty'
- autre
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- belle
- Feminine adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely'
- vue
- Noun meaning 'view' or 'sight'
- baie
- Noun meaning 'bay' as in a body of water
- petit
- Masculine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- quai
- Noun meaning 'dock', 'wharf', or 'quay'
- privé
- Adjective meaning 'private' or 'exclusive'
- appartenant
- Present participle of 'appartenir'; meaning 'belonging to'
- domaine
- Noun meaning 'estate', 'domain', or 'property'
- allée
- Noun meaning 'path', 'lane', or 'driveway'
- ombragée
- Feminine adjective meaning 'shaded' or 'tree-lined'
- descend
- Present tense of 'descendre'; meaning 'goes down' or 'leads down'
- jusqu'
- Contraction of 'jusqu'à'; meaning 'up to' or 'until'
- là
- Adverb meaning 'there' or 'here'
- depuis
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'from'
- imagine
- Present tense of 'imaginer'; meaning 'imagine' or 'picture'
- toujours
- Adverb meaning 'always' or 'still'
- gens
- Plural noun meaning 'people' or 'folks'
- promener
- Verb meaning 'to walk' or 'to stroll'; 'se promener' means 'to take a walk'
- nombreux
- Adjective meaning 'numerous' or 'many'
- sentiers
- Plural noun meaning 'paths' or 'trails'
- mise
- Feminine past participle of 'mettre'; means 'put' or 'placed'
- garde
- Noun meaning 'guard' or 'warning'; 'mise en garde' means 'warning'
- céder
- Verb meaning 'to yield', 'to give in', or 'to surrender'
- moins
- Adverb meaning 'less' or 'fewer'
- monde
- Noun meaning 'world' or 'people'; 'le monde' means 'the world'
- imagination
- Noun meaning 'imagination' or 'fancy'
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