Treasure Island — Page 7
People were frightened at the time, but on looking back they rather liked it; it was a fine excitement in a quiet country life, and there was even a party of the younger men who pretended to admire him, calling him a "true sea-dog" and a "real old salt" and such like names, and saying there was the sort of man that made England terrible at sea.
Les gens avaient eu peur sur le moment, mais en y repensant ils aimaient assez cela ; c'était une belle animation dans la vie tranquille de la campagne, et il y avait même un groupe de jeunes gens qui faisaient semblant de l'admirer, l'appelant un « vrai loup de mer » et un « vieux marin endurci » et autres noms de ce genre, et disant que c'était le genre d'homme qui rendait l'Angleterre redoutable sur les mers.
In one way, indeed, he bade fair to ruin us, for he kept on staying week after week, and at last month after month, so that all the money had been long exhausted, and still my father never plucked up the heart to insist on having more.
À vrai dire, d'une certaine façon, il était bien parti pour nous ruiner, car il continuait à rester semaine après semaine, et enfin mois après mois, si bien que tout l'argent avait été épuisé depuis longtemps, et pourtant mon père n'eut jamais le courage d'insister pour en obtenir davantage.
If ever he mentioned it, the captain blew through his nose so loudly that you might say he roared, and stared my poor father out of the room.
Chaque fois qu'il en parlait, le capitaine soufflait par le nez si bruyamment qu'on aurait pu dire qu'il rugissait, et fixait mon pauvre père du regard jusqu'à le faire sortir de la pièce.
I have seen him wringing his hands after such a rebuff, and I am sure the annoyance and the terror he lived in must have greatly hastened his early and unhappy death.
Je l'ai vu se tordre les mains après un tel affront, et je suis certain que le tourment et la terreur dans lesquels il vivait ont dû grandement hâter sa mort prématurée et malheureuse.
All the time he lived with us the captain made no change whatever in his dress but to buy some stockings from a hawker.
Pendant tout le temps qu'il vécut chez nous, le capitaine n'apporta aucun changement à sa tenue, si ce n'est d'acheter des bas à un colporteur.
One of the cocks of his hat having fallen down, he let it hang from that day forth, though it was a great annoyance when it blew.
L'un des bords relevés de son chapeau étant retombé, il le laissa pendre à partir de ce jour-là, bien que ce fût une grande gêne quand le vent soufflait.
I remember the appearance of his coat, which he patched himself upstairs in his room, and which, before the end, was nothing but patches.
Je me souviens de l'aspect de sa veste, qu'il rapiéçait lui-même en haut dans sa chambre, et qui, avant la fin, n'était plus que des pièces.
Vocabulary
- gens
- People, persons, or folks in general.
- avaient
- Third person plural imperfect of 'avoir' meaning 'had'.
- eu
- Past participle of 'avoir', meaning 'had'.
- peur
- Fear or fright; strong feeling of being scared.
- moment
- A brief period or point in time.
- y
- Pronoun meaning 'there' or referring to a previously mentioned place.
- repensant
- Present participle of 'repenser', meaning 'thinking again about'.
- aimaient
- Imperfect tense of 'aimer', meaning 'they liked or loved'.
- assez
- Adverb meaning 'enough' or 'quite', moderating an adjective.
- cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' or 'this thing'.
- était
- Imperfect tense of 'être', meaning 'was' or 'were'.
- belle
- Feminine adjective meaning 'beautiful' or 'lovely'.
- animation
- Liveliness, bustle, or lively activity in a place.
- vie
- Life, existence, or way of living.
- tranquille
- Adjective meaning 'quiet', 'calm', or 'peaceful'.
- campagne
- The countryside or rural area outside of cities.
- avait
- Third person singular imperfect of 'avoir', meaning 'had'.
- même
- Adverb or adjective meaning 'even', 'same', or 'very'.
- groupe
- A group or gathering of people or things.
- jeunes
- Young people or youths; plural of 'jeune'.
- faisaient
- Imperfect of 'faire', meaning 'they were doing or making'.
- semblant
- Pretending; 'faire semblant' means to pretend or feign.
- admirer
- To admire or regard with wonder and appreciation.
- appelant
- Present participle of 'appeler', meaning 'calling' or 'naming'.
- vrai
- Adjective meaning 'true', 'real', or 'genuine'.
- loup
- A wolf; also used in 'loup de mer' meaning sea dog.
- mer
- The sea or ocean; large body of salt water.
- vieux
- Adjective meaning 'old'; used for masculine nouns.
- marin
- A sailor or seaman; relating to the sea.
- endurci
- Hardened, toughened, or seasoned by experience.
- autres
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'others'.
- noms
- Names or nouns; words used to identify people or things.
- genre
- Kind, type, or sort; a category or style.
- disant
- Present participle of 'dire', meaning 'saying'.
- homme
- A man or human being; adult male person.
- rendait
- Imperfect of 'rendre', meaning 'made' or 'rendered'.
- Angleterre
- England; the country in the United Kingdom.
- redoutable
- Formidable, fearsome, or to be greatly dreaded.
- mers
- Plural of 'mer', meaning 'seas' or 'oceans'.
- dire
- To say or tell; also used in set expressions.
- certaine
- Feminine form of 'certain', meaning 'a certain' or 'some'.
- façon
- A way, manner, or method of doing something.
- bien
- Adverb meaning 'well' or adjective meaning 'good'.
- parti
- A decision, course of action, or departure; also a party.
- ruiner
- To ruin, destroy financially, or cause total loss.
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for', giving a reason.
- continuait
- Imperfect of 'continuer', meaning 'continued' or 'kept on'.
- rester
- To stay, remain, or keep in a place or state.
- semaine
- A week; a period of seven consecutive days.
- après
- Preposition meaning 'after' or 'following in time'.
- enfin
- Finally, at last, or in the end; expressing conclusion.
- mois
- A month; one of the twelve divisions of the year.
- si
- Conjunction meaning 'if' or adverb meaning 'so' or 'yes'.
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all', 'every', or 'everything'.
- argent
- Money or silver; a common and essential noun.
- été
- Past participle of 'être' meaning 'been'; also means 'summer'.
- épuisé
- Exhausted, drained, or completely used up.
- depuis
- Preposition meaning 'since' or 'for' indicating elapsed time.
- longtemps
- For a long time; a lengthy duration.
- pourtant
- Conjunction meaning 'yet', 'however', or 'nevertheless'.
- père
- Father; a male parent or paternal figure.
- eut
- Past historic tense of 'avoir', meaning 'had'.
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever' in negative sentences.
- courage
- Bravery, boldness, or the strength to face difficulty.
- insister
- To insist or persist in demanding or emphasizing something.
- obtenir
- To obtain, get, or achieve something desired.
- davantage
- Adverb meaning 'more' or 'further', greater in quantity.
- Chaque
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every', referring to all individuals.
- fois
- Time or occurrence; 'chaque fois' means 'each time'.
- parlait
- Imperfect of 'parler', meaning 'was speaking' or 'spoke'.
- capitaine
- A captain; the leader or commander of a ship or group.
- soufflait
- Imperfect of 'souffler', meaning 'was blowing' or 'snorted'.
- nez
- The nose; the facial organ used for smelling and breathing.
- bruyamment
- Adverb meaning 'noisily' or 'loudly', in a loud manner.
- on
- Indefinite pronoun meaning 'one', 'we', 'they', or 'people'.
- aurait
- Conditional of 'avoir', meaning 'would have'.
- pu
- Past participle of 'pouvoir', meaning 'been able to'.
- rugissait
- Imperfect of 'rugir', meaning 'was roaring' like a beast.
- fixait
- Imperfect of 'fixer', meaning 'was staring at' or 'fixing'.
- pauvre
- Adjective meaning 'poor', 'unfortunate', or 'wretched'.
- regard
- A look, gaze, or stare directed at someone or something.
- jusqu'
- Preposition meaning 'until', 'up to', or 'as far as'.
- faire
- To do or to make; one of the most common French verbs.
- sortir
- To go out, exit, or leave a place.
- pièce
- A room, coin, or piece; used in various contexts.
- vu
- Past participle of 'voir', meaning 'seen'.
- tordre
- To twist, wring, or contort something forcefully.
- mains
- Hands; the plural of 'main', the body part.
- tel
- Adjective meaning 'such', 'like', or 'of that kind'.
- affront
- An insult or deliberate act of disrespect or humiliation.
- certain
- Adjective meaning 'certain', 'sure', or 'convinced'.
- tourment
- Torment, anguish, or intense suffering of mind or body.
- terreur
- Terror or extreme fear; overwhelming sense of dread.
- lesquels
- Relative pronoun meaning 'which' or 'whom' for plural antecedents.
- vivait
- Imperfect of 'vivre', meaning 'was living' or 'lived'.
- dû
- Past participle of 'devoir', meaning 'had to' or 'must have'.
- grandement
- Adverb meaning 'greatly', 'enormously', or 'to a great extent'.
- hâter
- To hasten, hurry, or accelerate the pace of something.
- mort
- Death; the end of life or the state of being dead.
- prématurée
- Adjective meaning 'premature', happening before the expected time.
- malheureuse
- Feminine adjective meaning 'unhappy', 'unfortunate', or 'miserable'.
- Pendant
- Preposition meaning 'during' or 'for' a period of time.
- temps
- Time or weather; a fundamental and versatile French noun.
- vécut
- Past historic of 'vivre', meaning 'lived' at a specific time.
- chez
- Preposition meaning 'at the home of' or 'among'.
- apporta
- Past historic of 'apporter', meaning 'brought' or 'brought about'.
- aucun
- Adjective meaning 'no', 'none', or 'not any'.
- changement
- A change, alteration, or modification to something existing.
- tenue
- Attire, clothing, or manner of dress; also conduct or bearing.
- acheter
- To buy or purchase something in exchange for money.
- bas
- Stockings, socks, or the lower part; also means 'low'.
- colporteur
- A peddler or traveling salesman who sells goods door-to-door.
- bords
- Edges, rims, or brims; the borders of a surface or object.
- relevés
- Past participle of 'relever', meaning 'turned up' or 'raised'.
- chapeau
- A hat; a head covering worn for style or protection.
- étant
- Present participle of 'être', meaning 'being'.
- retombé
- Past participle of 'retomber', meaning 'fallen back down'.
- laissa
- Past historic of 'laisser', meaning 'left' or 'let'.
- pendre
- To hang, dangle, or suspend from above.
- partir
- To leave, depart, or go away from a place.
- jour
- Day; a period of twenty-four hours or daylight.
- fût
- Imperfect subjunctive of 'être', meaning 'was' or 'were'.
- grande
- Feminine adjective meaning 'great', 'large', or 'tall'.
- gêne
- Embarrassment, discomfort, or financial difficulty.
- quand
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'when'.
- vent
- Wind; the natural movement of air outdoors.
- souviens
- First person present of 'se souvenir', meaning 'remember'.
- aspect
- Appearance, look, or the visual quality of something.
- veste
- A jacket or short coat worn as an outer garment.
- rapiéçait
- Imperfect of 'rapiécer', meaning 'was patching' worn fabric.
- haut
- Top, upper part; also an adjective meaning 'high' or 'tall'.
- chambre
- A bedroom or room; a private space for sleeping.
- avant
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'before' in time or place.
- fin
- The end or conclusion of something; also meaning 'fine'.
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more', 'no longer', or 'most'.
- pièces
- Plural of 'pièce'; rooms, coins, or pieces of something.
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