Ulysses — Page 1
Ulysses
Ulysse
by James Joyce
par James Joyce
Contents
Table des matières
Stately, plump Buck Mulligan came from the stairhead, bearing a bowl of lather on which a mirror and a razor lay crossed.
Imposant et replet, Buck Mulligan venait du haut de l'escalier, portant un bol de mousse à raser sur lequel reposaient en croix un miroir et un rasoir.
A yellow dressinggown, ungirdled, was sustained gently behind him on the mild morning air.
Une robe de chambre jaune, sans ceinture, flottait doucement derrière lui dans l'air tiède du matin.
He held the bowl aloft and intoned:
Il leva le bol en l'air et entonna :
—_Introibo ad altare Dei_.
—_Introibo ad altare Dei_.
Halted, he peered down the dark winding stairs and called out coarsely:
S'arrêtant, il scruta du regard le sombre escalier en colimaçon et cria grossièrement :
—Come up, Kinch! Come up, you fearful jesuit!
—Monte, Kinch ! Monte donc, espèce de jésuite apeurant !
Solemnly he came forward and mounted the round gunrest.
Solennellement, il s'avança et monta sur le support d'affût circulaire.
He faced about and blessed gravely thrice the tower, the surrounding land and the awaking mountains.
Il fit volte-face et bénit gravement par trois fois la tour, la terre alentour et les montagnes qui s'éveillaient.
Then, catching sight of Stephen Dedalus, he bent towards him and made rapid crosses in the air, gurgling in his throat and shaking his head.
Puis, apercevant Stephen Dedalus, il se pencha vers lui et traça rapidement des croix dans l'air, gargouillant dans la gorge et secouant la tête.
Stephen Dedalus, displeased and sleepy, leaned his arms on the top of the staircase and looked coldly at the shaking gurgling face that blessed him, equine in its length, and at the light untonsured hair, grained and hued like pale oak.
Stephen Dedalus, mécontent et ensommeillé, appuya ses bras sur le haut de l'escalier et regarda froidement le visage tremblant et gargouillis qui le bénissait, équin dans sa longueur, et les cheveux clairs non tonsurés, grainés et teintés comme du chêne pâle.
Buck Mulligan peeped an instant under the mirror and then covered the bowl smartly.
Buck Mulligan jeta un coup d'œil un instant sous le miroir, puis recouvrit le bol prestement.
—Back to barracks!
—Retour à la caserne !
Vocabulary
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by' or 'through'
- Table
- Noun meaning 'table' or flat surface
- des
- Contracted article meaning 'of the' or 'some'
- matières
- Noun meaning 'subjects' or 'matters'; table of contents
- Imposant
- Adjective meaning 'imposing' or 'impressive in appearance'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- replet
- Adjective meaning 'chubby' or 'plump in figure'
- venait
- Imperfect tense of 'venir,' meaning 'was coming'
- du
- Contracted article meaning 'of the' or 'from the'
- haut
- Adjective or noun meaning 'high' or 'top'
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of,' 'from,' or 'about'
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'le' or 'la' before vowel
- escalier
- Noun meaning 'staircase' or 'flight of stairs'
- portant
- Present participle of 'porter,' meaning 'carrying'
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- bol
- Noun meaning 'bowl,' a rounded container
- mousse
- Noun meaning 'foam' or 'lather,' also moss
- à
- Preposition meaning 'to,' 'at,' or 'for'
- raser
- Verb meaning 'to shave' or 'to graze a surface'
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on' or 'upon'
- lequel
- Relative pronoun meaning 'on which' or 'which'
- reposaient
- Imperfect tense of 'reposer,' meaning 'were resting'
- en
- Preposition meaning 'in,' 'on,' or 'as'
- croix
- Noun meaning 'cross,' a crossed or X shape
- miroir
- Noun meaning 'mirror,' a reflective surface
- rasoir
- Noun meaning 'razor,' tool used for shaving
- Une
- Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'
- robe
- Noun meaning 'dress' or 'robe,' a garment
- chambre
- Noun meaning 'room' or 'bedroom'
- jaune
- Adjective meaning 'yellow,' a bright warm color
- sans
- Preposition meaning 'without'
- ceinture
- Noun meaning 'belt' or 'waistband'
- flottait
- Imperfect tense of 'flotter,' meaning 'was floating'
- doucement
- Adverb meaning 'gently,' 'softly,' or 'slowly'
- derrière
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'behind' or 'after'
- lui
- Pronoun meaning 'him' or 'to him'
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in' or 'inside'
- air
- Noun meaning 'air,' the invisible gaseous atmosphere
- tiède
- Adjective meaning 'lukewarm' or 'mildly warm'
- matin
- Noun meaning 'morning,' the early part of day
- Il
- Subject pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
- leva
- Passé simple of 'lever,' meaning 'raised' or 'lifted'
- le
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the' or 'it'
- entonna
- Passé simple of 'entonner,' meaning 'intoned' or 'sang out'
- S'
- Reflexive pronoun 'se' contracted before a vowel
- arrêtant
- Present participle of 'arrêter,' meaning 'stopping'
- il
- Subject pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
- scruta
- Passé simple of 'scruter,' meaning 'scrutinized' or 'scanned'
- regard
- Noun meaning 'look,' 'gaze,' or 'glance'
- sombre
- Adjective meaning 'dark,' 'gloomy,' or 'somber'
- colimaçon
- Noun meaning 'snail' or 'spiral staircase'
- cria
- Passé simple of 'crier,' meaning 'shouted' or 'cried out'
- grossièrement
- Adverb meaning 'rudely,' 'coarsely,' or 'roughly'
- Monte
- Imperative of 'monter,' meaning 'come up' or 'climb'
- donc
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'so,' 'therefore,' 'then'
- espèce
- Noun meaning 'species,' 'sort,' or 'type'; used as insult
- jésuite
- Noun meaning 'Jesuit,' member of the Society of Jesus
- apeurant
- Present participle meaning 'frightening' or 'scaring someone'
- Solennellement
- Adverb meaning 'solemnly' or 'in a solemn manner'
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun 'se' elided before a vowel sound
- avança
- Passé simple of 'avancer,' meaning 'moved forward'
- monta
- Passé simple of 'monter,' meaning 'climbed' or 'went up'
- support
- Noun meaning 'support,' 'stand,' or 'base structure'
- d'
- Preposition 'de' contracted before a vowel sound
- affût
- Noun meaning 'gun carriage' or 'lying in wait'
- circulaire
- Adjective meaning 'circular' or 'round in shape'
- fit
- Passé simple of 'faire,' meaning 'did' or 'made'
- volte
- Noun meaning 'turn' or 'about-face' movement
- face
- Noun meaning 'face' or 'front'; faire volte-face means turn around
- bénit
- Past tense of 'bénir,' meaning 'blessed' ritually
- gravement
- Adverb meaning 'gravely,' 'seriously,' or 'solemnly'
- trois
- Number meaning 'three'
- fois
- Noun meaning 'times,' indicating repetition or frequency
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
- tour
- Noun meaning 'tower' or 'turn'; a tall structure
- terre
- Noun meaning 'earth,' 'land,' or 'ground'
- alentour
- Adverb meaning 'around,' 'in the surrounding area'
- les
- Plural definite article meaning 'the'
- montagnes
- Noun meaning 'mountains,' large elevated landforms
- qui
- Relative pronoun meaning 'who,' 'which,' or 'that'
- éveillaient
- Imperfect of 'éveiller,' meaning 'were awakening'
- Puis
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'next,' indicating sequence
- apercevant
- Present participle of 'apercevoir,' meaning 'noticing'
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself,' 'herself,' or 'itself'
- pencha
- Passé simple of 'pencher,' meaning 'leaned' or 'bent over'
- vers
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'in the direction of'
- traça
- Passé simple of 'tracer,' meaning 'traced' or 'drew'
- rapidement
- Adverb meaning 'quickly' or 'rapidly'
- gargouillant
- Present participle meaning 'gurgling' or 'making gargling sounds'
- gorge
- Noun meaning 'throat' or 'gorge,' narrow passage
- secouant
- Present participle of 'secouer,' meaning 'shaking'
- tête
- Noun meaning 'head,' the topmost part of the body
- mécontent
- Adjective meaning 'displeased,' 'dissatisfied,' or 'unhappy'
- ensommeillé
- Adjective meaning 'sleepy,' 'drowsy,' or 'half-asleep'
- appuya
- Passé simple of 'appuyer,' meaning 'leaned' or 'pressed'
- ses
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- bras
- Noun meaning 'arms,' upper limbs of the body
- regarda
- Passé simple of 'regarder,' meaning 'looked at' or 'watched'
- froidement
- Adverb meaning 'coldly,' 'coolly,' or 'without warmth'
- visage
- Noun meaning 'face,' the front of one's head
- tremblant
- Present participle meaning 'trembling' or 'shaking'
- gargouillis
- Noun meaning 'gurgling' or 'bubbling sound in throat'
- bénissait
- Imperfect of 'bénir,' meaning 'was blessing' ritually
- équin
- Adjective meaning 'equine,' relating to horses
- sa
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his,' 'her,' or 'its'
- longueur
- Noun meaning 'length,' the measurement of something long
- cheveux
- Noun meaning 'hair,' strands growing on the head
- clairs
- Adjective meaning 'light,' 'fair,' or 'pale in color'
- non
- Adverb meaning 'no' or 'not'
- tonsurés
- Adjective meaning 'tonsured,' having the crown of head shaved
- grainés
- Adjective meaning 'grained' or 'having a grainy texture'
- teintés
- Adjective meaning 'tinted' or 'lightly colored'
- comme
- Conjunction or adverb meaning 'like,' 'as,' or 'how'
- chêne
- Noun meaning 'oak,' a large hardwood tree
- pâle
- Adjective meaning 'pale,' lacking color or intensity
- jeta
- Passé simple of 'jeter,' meaning 'threw' or 'cast'
- coup
- Noun meaning 'blow,' 'hit'; jeter un coup d'œil means glance
- œil
- Noun meaning 'eye'; coup d'œil means a quick glance
- instant
- Noun meaning 'instant' or 'moment,' a brief time
- sous
- Preposition meaning 'under' or 'beneath'
- puis
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'afterwards'
- recouvrit
- Passé simple of 'recouvrir,' meaning 'covered again'
- prestement
- Adverb meaning 'swiftly,' 'nimbly,' or 'quickly'
- Retour
- Noun meaning 'return' or 'going back'
- caserne
- Noun meaning 'barracks,' a military housing facility
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