Ulysses — Page 2
he said sternly.
dit-il sévèrement.
He added in a preacher's tone:
Il ajouta d'un ton de prédicateur :
—For this, O dearly beloved, is the genuine Christine: body and soul and blood and ouns.
—Car voici, ô bien-aimés, la véritable Christine : corps et âme et sang et entrailles.
Slow music, please.
Musique lente, s'il vous plaît.
Shut your eyes, gents.
Fermez les yeux, messieurs.
One moment.
Un instant.
A little trouble about those white corpuscles.
Un petit problème avec ces globules blancs.
Silence, all.
Silence, tous.
He peered sideways up and gave a long slow whistle of call, then paused awhile in rapt attention, his even white teeth glistening here and there with gold points.
Il regarda de côté vers le haut et émit un long sifflement lent d'appel, puis s'arrêta un moment dans une attention recueillie, ses dents blanches bien rangées brillant çà et là de points dorés.
Chrysostomos.
Chrysostomos.
Two strong shrill whistles answered through the calm.
Deux sifflements forts et perçants répondirent à travers le calme.
—Thanks, old chap, he cried briskly.
—Merci, vieux, cria-t-il vivement.
That will do nicely.
Cela fera très bien l'affaire.
Switch off the current, will you?
Coupez le courant, voulez-vous ?
He skipped off the gunrest and looked gravely at his watcher, gathering about his legs the loose folds of his gown.
Il sauta du support du canon et regarda gravement celui qui l'observait, rassemblant autour de ses jambes les plis flottants de sa robe.
The plump shadowed face and sullen oval jowl recalled a prelate, patron of arts in the middle ages.
Le visage rebondi et ombragé et la mâchoire ovale et renfrognée rappelaient un prélat, mécène des arts au Moyen Âge.
A pleasant smile broke quietly over his lips.
Un sourire agréable se répandit doucement sur ses lèvres.
—The mockery of it! he said gaily.
—Quelle dérision ! dit-il gaiement.
Your absurd name, an ancient Greek!
Ton nom absurde, un Grec ancien !
He pointed his finger in friendly jest and went over to the parapet, laughing to himself.
Il pointa son doigt en plaisantant amicalement et s'en alla vers le parapet, riant pour lui-même.
Stephen Dedalus stepped up, followed him wearily halfway and sat down on the edge of the gunrest, watching him still as he propped his mirror on the parapet, dipped the brush in the bowl and lathered cheeks and neck.
Stephen Dedalus s'avança, le suivit péniblement à mi-chemin et s'assit sur le bord du support du canon, le regardant toujours tandis qu'il appuyait son miroir sur le parapet, trempait le blaireau dans le bol et savonnait ses joues et son cou.
Buck Mulligan's gay voice went on.
La voix enjouée de Buck Mulligan continua.
—My name is absurd too: Malachi Mulligan, two dactyls.
—Mon nom est absurde aussi : Malachi Mulligan, deux dactyles.
But it has a Hellenic ring, hasn't it?
Mais il a une résonance hellénique, n'est-ce pas ?
Tripping and sunny like the buck himself.
Sautillant et ensoleillé comme le gaillard lui-même.
We must go to Athens.
Nous devons aller à Athènes.
Vocabulary
- dit-il
- said he; he said (narrative discourse marker)
- sévèrement
- severely; strictly or harshly
- Il
- he; masculine singular pronoun
- ajouta
- added; past tense of ajouter
- un
- a; an; masculine singular article
- ton
- tone; manner of speaking or sound
- de
- of; from; preposition indicating possession
- prédicateur
- preacher; one who delivers sermons
- Car
- because; for; conjunction introducing reason
- voici
- here is; here are; behold
- bien-aimés
- beloved; dear ones (plural form)
- la
- the; feminine singular article
- véritable
- true; genuine; real or authentic
- corps
- body; physical form of person
- et
- and; conjunction joining words or clauses
- âme
- soul; spirit or inner essence
- sang
- blood; vital fluid in body
- entrailles
- entrails; intestines or inner organs
- Musique
- music; organized sounds and melodies
- lente
- slow; feminine form of lent
- il
- he; masculine singular pronoun
- vous
- you; formal or plural pronoun
- plaît
- pleases; from plaire to please
- Fermez
- close; imperative form of fermer
- les
- the; plural article for any gender
- yeux
- eyes; plural of oeil
- messieurs
- gentlemen; plural of monsieur
- Un
- a; one; masculine singular number
- instant
- instant; moment or brief period
- petit
- small; little or diminutive
- problème
- problem; difficulty or issue
- avec
- with; accompaniment or association
- ces
- these; plural demonstrative adjective
- globules
- globules; small spherical particles
- blancs
- white; plural of blanc
- Silence
- silence; absence of sound
- tous
- all; everyone or everything
- regarda
- looked; past tense of regarder
- côté
- side; direction or flank
- vers
- towards; preposition indicating direction
- le
- the; masculine singular article
- haut
- high; upper or top part
- émit
- emitted; past tense of émettre
- long
- long; extended in length
- sifflement
- whistling; sound of whistling
- lent
- slow; deliberate in pace
- appel
- call; summons or telephone call
- puis
- then; afterwards or next
- arrêta
- stopped; past tense of arrêter
- moment
- moment; brief point in time
- dans
- in; inside or within
- une
- a; feminine singular article
- attention
- attention; concentration or focus
- recueillie
- collected; composed or contemplative
- ses
- his; her; possessive adjective
- dents
- teeth; plural of dent
- blanches
- white; feminine plural of blanc
- bien
- well; good or properly
- rangées
- arranged; organized in rows
- brillant
- brilliant; shining or bright
- çà
- there; in that place
- là
- there; in that location
- points
- points; dots or spots
- dorés
- golden; covered with gold
- Deux
- two; number after one
- sifflements
- whistles; plural of sifflement
- forts
- strong; powerful or intense
- perçants
- piercing; sharp or penetrating
- répondirent
- answered; past tense of répondre
- travers
- across; through or crosswise
- calme
- calm; peaceful or tranquil
- Merci
- thank you; expression of gratitude
- vieux
- old; aged or elderly person
- cria-t-il
- cried he; he cried out
- vivement
- quickly; with liveliness or vigor
- Cela
- that; this or that thing
- fera
- will make; future of faire
- très
- very; to a great degree
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