Treasure Island — Page 2

English → Fr PART ONE--The Old Buccaneer Level 6/10

This, when it was brought to him, he drank slowly, like a connoisseur, lingering on the taste and still looking about him at the cliffs and up at our signboard.

Celui-ci, quand on le lui apporta, il le but lentement, en connaisseur, s'attardant sur le goût et regardant toujours autour de lui les falaises et vers notre enseigne.

"This is a handy cove," says he at length; "and a pleasant sittyated grog-shop. Much company, mate?"

« C'est une crique bien commode, » dit-il enfin ; « et un cabaret agréablement situé. Beaucoup de monde, camarade ? »

My father told him no, very little company, the more was the pity.

Mon père lui dit que non, très peu de monde, et que c'était bien dommage.

"Well, then," said he, "this is the berth for me.

« Eh bien, » dit-il, « voilà l'endroit qu'il me faut.

Here you, matey," he cried to the man who trundled the barrow; "bring up alongside and help up my chest.

Hé, toi, camarade, » cria-t-il à l'homme qui poussait la brouette, « approche et aide-moi à monter mon coffre.

I'll stay here a bit," he continued.

Je vais rester ici quelque temps, » continua-t-il.

"I'm a plain man; rum and bacon and eggs is what I want, and that head up there for to watch ships off.

« Je suis un homme simple ; du rhum, du lard et des œufs, voilà ce qu'il me faut, et cette hauteur là-haut pour surveiller les navires au large.

What you mought call me? You mought call me captain.

Comment pourriez-vous m'appeler ? Vous pourriez m'appeler capitaine.

Oh, I see what you're at--there"; and he threw down three or four gold pieces on the threshold.

Oh, je vois où vous voulez en venir — tenez » ; et il jeta trois ou quatre pièces d'or sur le seuil.

"You can tell me when I've worked through that," says he, looking as fierce as a commander.

« Vous me direz quand j'aurai dépensé tout ça, » dit-il, avec un regard aussi farouche que celui d'un commandant.

And indeed bad as his clothes were and coarsely as he spoke, he had none of the appearance of a man who sailed before the mast, but seemed like a mate or skipper accustomed to be obeyed or to strike.

Et en effet, si mauvais que fussent ses vêtements et si grossièrement qu'il parlât, il n'avait nullement l'apparence d'un homme qui naviguait comme simple matelot, mais semblait plutôt un second ou un patron habitué à être obéi ou à frapper.

Vocabulary

Celui-ci: suh-lwee-see — This one; refers to a nearby person or thing
quand: kahn — When; used to introduce a time clause
on: ohn — One, we, they; indefinite subject pronoun
le: luh — The; masculine singular definite article
lui: lwee — Him, to him; third-person singular pronoun
apporta: ah-por-tah — Brought; past tense of apporter
il: eel — He, it; masculine third-person singular pronoun
but: bü — Drank; past tense of boire
lentement: lahnt-mahn — Slowly; in an unhurried manner
en: ahn — In, as, like; preposition or adverbial pronoun
connaisseur: koh-neh-sur — Expert appreciator; one with refined taste
s'attardant: sah-tar-dahn — Lingering, dwelling on something carefully
sur: sür — On, upon; preposition indicating position
goût: goo — Taste, flavor; sensory perception of food
et: ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction
regardant: ruh-gar-dahn — Looking, watching; present participle of regarder
toujours: too-zhoor — Always, still; indicating continuity or habit
autour: oh-toor — Around; indicating surrounding area
de: duh — Of, from; very common French preposition
les: lay — The; plural definite article
falaises: fah-lez — Cliffs; steep rocky faces near the sea
vers: vair — Toward, towards; preposition of direction
notre: noh-truh — Our; first-person plural possessive adjective
enseigne: ahn-sehn-yuh — Sign, inn sign; identifying marker on a building
C'est: say — It is, this is; very common French expression
une: ün — A, an; feminine singular indefinite article
crique: kreek — Cove, creek; small sheltered coastal inlet
bien: byahn — Well, very; adverb of manner or emphasis
commode: koh-mod — Convenient, handy; easy to use or access
dit-il: dee-teel — Said he; inverted form used in narration
enfin: ahn-fan — Finally, at last; after a period of waiting
un: uhn — A, an; masculine singular indefinite article
cabaret: kah-bah-ray — Tavern, inn; place serving drinks and food
agréablement: ah-gray-ah-bluh-mahn — Pleasantly, agreeably; in a pleasing manner
situé: see-tweh — Located, situated; describing position of something
Beaucoup: boh-koo — Much, many, a lot; indicating large quantity
monde: mohnd — World, people; beaucoup de monde means many people
camarade: kah-mah-rad — Comrade, friend, mate; informal term of address
Mon: mohn — My; masculine singular possessive adjective
père: pair — Father; male parent
dit: dee — Said, says; conjugated form of dire
que: kuh — That, than, what; subordinating conjunction
non: nohn — No; basic negation word
très: tray — Very; intensifying adverb
peu: puh — Few, little; indicates small quantity
c'était: say-tay — It was; imperfect tense of être with ce
dommage: doh-mazh — Pity, shame; unfortunate situation or outcome
Eh: ay — Hey, well; interjection expressing reaction
voilà: vwah-lah — There it is, that's it; pointing something out
l'endroit: lahn-drwah — The place, the spot; a specific location
qu'il: keel — That he; conjunction que followed by pronoun il
me: muh — Me, to me; first-person singular object pronoun
faut: foh — Need, must; from falloir, expressing necessity
Hé: ay — Hey; interjection to attract someone's attention
toi: twah — You; emphatic second-person singular pronoun
cria-t-il: kree-ah-teel — He cried out; inverted narrative past tense
à: ah — To, at, in; very common French preposition
l'homme: lohm — The man; masculine singular noun with article
qui: kee — Who, which, that; relative or interrogative pronoun
poussait: poo-say — Was pushing; imperfect tense of pousser
la: lah — The; feminine singular definite article
brouette: broo-et — Wheelbarrow; small one-wheeled cart for loads
approche: ah-prosh — Come here, approach; imperative of approcher
aide-moi: ayd-mwah — Help me; imperative phrase requesting assistance
monter: mohn-tay — To go up, to carry up; verb of upward movement
mon: mohn — My; masculine singular possessive adjective
coffre: koh-fruh — Chest, trunk; large box for storing belongings
Je: zhuh — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
vais: vay — Am going; first-person present of aller
rester: res-tay — To stay, to remain; to continue in a place
ici: ee-see — Here; adverb indicating current location
quelque: kel-kuh — Some, a few; indefinite adjective of quantity
temps: tahn — Time, weather; period or duration
continua-t-il: kohn-teen-wah-teel — He continued; narrative inversion of continuer
suis: swee — Am; first-person singular of être
homme: ohm — Man; adult male human being
simple: sam-pluh — Simple, plain; uncomplicated or modest
du: dü — Some, of the; contracted partitive article
rhum: rohm — Rum; alcoholic spirit distilled from sugarcane
lard: lar — Bacon, lard; fatty cured pork product
des: day — Some, of the; plural partitive or indefinite article
œufs: uh — Eggs; oval food laid by birds
ce: suh — This, that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
cette: set — This, that; feminine demonstrative adjective
hauteur: oh-tur — Height, hilltop; elevated position or altitude
là-haut: lah-oh — Up there; adverb indicating elevated location
pour: poor — For, in order to; preposition of purpose
surveiller: sür-vay-yay — To watch over, to monitor; to keep an eye on
navires: nah-veer — Ships, vessels; large seafaring watercraft
au: oh — At the, to the; contracted masculine article
large: larzh — Open sea; offshore waters away from the coast
Comment: koh-mahn — How; interrogative adverb asking about manner
pourriez-vous: poor-yay-voo — Could you; conditional polite form of pouvoir
m'appeler: mah-play — To call me; to address someone by a name
Vous: voo — You; formal or plural second-person pronoun
pourriez: poor-yay — Could, might; conditional of pouvoir
capitaine: kah-pee-ten — Captain; commander of a ship or military unit
Oh: oh — Oh; interjection expressing surprise or realization
je: zhuh — I; first-person singular subject pronoun
vois: vwah — See, understand; first-person present of voir
où: oo — Where; relative or interrogative adverb of place
vous: voo — You; formal or plural second-person pronoun
voulez: voo-lay — Want; second-person plural of vouloir
venir: vuh-neer — To come; basic verb of movement toward speaker
tenez: tuh-nay — Here, take this; imperative used when handing something
jeta: zhuh-tah — Threw; past tense of jeter
trois: trwah — Three; basic cardinal number
ou: oo — Or; basic disjunctive conjunction
quatre: kah-truh — Four; basic cardinal number
pièces: pyess — Coins, pieces; small units of money
d'or: dor — Of gold; golden coins or gold material
seuil: suh-ee — Threshold, doorstep; entrance area of a building
direz: dee-ray — Will say; future tense of dire, second plural
j'aurai: zhoh-ray — I will have; future tense of avoir
dépensé: day-pahn-say — Spent; past participle of dépenser
tout: too — All, everything; total amount or entirety
ça: sah — That, it; informal demonstrative pronoun
avec: ah-vek — With; preposition indicating accompaniment
regard: ruh-gar — Look, gaze; the way someone looks at something
aussi: oh-see — Also, as, too; adverb of comparison or addition
farouche: fah-roosh — Fierce, wild; having a savage or threatening expression
celui: suh-lwee — The one, that one; masculine demonstrative pronoun
d'un: duhn — Of a; contracted partitive with indefinite article
commandant: koh-mahn-dahn — Commander, commanding officer; military leader
Et: ay — And; coordinating conjunction
effet: eh-fay — Effect; en effet means indeed or in fact
si: see — If, so, however; conditional or intensifying word
mauvais: moh-vay — Bad, poor; of low quality or negative character
fussent: fü-sahnt — Were; imperfect subjunctive of être, third plural
ses: say — His, her, its; third-person plural possessive adjective
vêtements: vet-mahn — Clothes, clothing; garments worn on the body
grossièrement: groh-syair-mahn — Roughly, crudely; in a coarse or uncouth manner
parlât: par-lah — Spoke; imperfect subjunctive of parler
n'avait: nah-vay — Did not have; negative imperfect of avoir
nullement: nül-mahn — Not at all, in no way; strong negation adverb
l'apparence: lah-pah-rahns — The appearance; outward look or impression
naviguait: nah-vee-gay — Sailed, navigated; imperfect tense of naviguer
comme: kohm — Like, as; conjunction or preposition of comparison
matelot: mah-tuh-loh — Sailor, seaman; ordinary crew member on a ship
mais: may — But; basic adversative conjunction
semblait: sahm-blay — Seemed, appeared; imperfect tense of sembler
plutôt: plü-toh — Rather, instead; expressing preference or contrast
second: suh-gohn — Second; a first mate or deputy commander
patron: pah-trohn — Master, boss; owner or captain of a vessel
habitué: ah-bee-tweh — Accustomed, used to; regular or conditioned behavior
être: eh-truh — To be; fundamental French auxiliary verb
obéi: oh-bay-ee — Obeyed; past participle of obéir
frapper: frah-pay — To strike, to hit; to deliver a blow

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