Ulysses — Page 6
Buck Mulligan attacked the hollow beneath his underlip.
Buck Mulligan s'en prit au creux sous sa lèvre inférieure.
—The mockery of it, he said contentedly.
—La dérision de la chose, dit-il avec satisfaction.
Secondleg they should be.
De seconde main, elles devraient l'être.
God knows what poxy bowsy left them off.
Dieu sait quel vaurien galeux s'en est débarrassé.
I have a lovely pair with a hair stripe, grey.
J'en ai une belle paire à rayure fine, grises.
You'll look spiffing in them.
Tu seras très élégant dedans.
I'm not joking, Kinch.
Je ne plaisante pas, Kinch.
You look damn well when you're dressed.
Tu as sacrément bonne allure quand tu es habillé.
—Thanks, Stephen said.
—Merci, dit Stephen.
I can't wear them if they are grey.
Je ne peux pas les porter si elles sont grises.
—He can't wear them, Buck Mulligan told his face in the mirror.
—Il ne peut pas les porter, dit Buck Mulligan à son reflet dans le miroir.
Etiquette is etiquette.
L'étiquette est l'étiquette.
He kills his mother but he can't wear grey trousers.
Il tue sa mère mais il ne peut pas porter de pantalon gris.
He folded his razor neatly and with stroking palps of fingers felt the smooth skin.
Il plia son rasoir soigneusement et, du bout des doigts caressants, tâta la peau lisse.
Stephen turned his gaze from the sea and to the plump face with its smokeblue mobile eyes.
Stephen détourna son regard de la mer pour le poser sur le visage joufflu aux yeux mobiles couleur de fumée bleue.
—That fellow I was with in the Ship last night, said Buck Mulligan, says you have g. p. i.
—Ce type avec qui j'étais au Ship hier soir, dit Buck Mulligan, dit que tu as la p. g. i.
He's up in Dottyville with Connolly Norman.
Il est là-haut à Dottyville avec Connolly Norman.
General paralysis of the insane!
Paralysie générale des aliénés !
He swept the mirror a half circle in the air to flash the tidings abroad in sunlight now radiant on the sea.
Il fit décrire au miroir un demi-cercle dans les airs pour répandre la nouvelle au loin dans la lumière du soleil maintenant radieuse sur la mer.
His curling shaven lips laughed and the edges of his white glittering teeth.
Ses lèvres rasées et retroussées riaient, ainsi que le bord de ses dents blanches et étincelantes.
Laughter seized all his strong wellknit trunk.
Le rire s'empara de tout son torse solide et bien bâti.
—Look at yourself, he said, you dreadful bard!
—Regarde-toi, dit-il, espèce d'affreux barde !
Stephen bent forward and peered at the mirror held out to him, cleft by a crooked crack.
Stephen se pencha en avant et regarda attentivement le miroir qu'on lui tendait, fendu par une fissure de travers.
Hair on end.
Les cheveux dressés.
As he and others see me.
Tel que lui et les autres me voient.
Who chose this face for me?
Qui a choisi ce visage pour moi ?
This dogsbody to rid of vermin.
Ce corps de chien à débarrasser de la vermine.
It asks me too.
Il me le demande aussi.
Vocabulary
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun 'se' before a vowel
- en
- In, on, or as a pronoun replacing a phrase
- prit
- Past tense of 'prendre'; took or seized something
- au
- Contraction of 'à le'; to the, at the
- creux
- Hollow, concave, or empty space
- sous
- Under, beneath, or below something
- sa
- Possessive adjective; his, her, or its
- lèvre
- Lip, the fleshy part of the mouth
- inférieure
- Lower or inferior in position or rank
- La
- Feminine definite article; the
- dérision
- Mockery, scorn, or contemptuous ridicule
- de
- Of, from; general preposition with many uses
- la
- Feminine definite article or object pronoun; the, it
- chose
- Thing, object, or matter being discussed
- dit
- Said; past tense of 'dire'
- il
- He or it, third person singular masculine pronoun
- avec
- With, together with someone or something
- satisfaction
- Feeling of pleasure from achieving something desired
- De
- Of, from; preposition starting a phrase
- seconde
- Second in order; also a unit of time
- main
- Hand, the part of the body at the wrist
- elles
- They, third person plural feminine pronoun
- devraient
- They should; conditional of 'devoir'
- l'
- Definite article 'le' or 'la' before vowel
- être
- To be; fundamental linking or auxiliary verb
- Dieu
- God, the supreme divine being
- sait
- Knows; third person singular of 'savoir'
- quel
- What, which; interrogative or exclamative adjective
- vaurien
- Good-for-nothing, worthless rascal or scoundrel
- galeux
- Mangy, scabby; describes someone disreputable
- est
- Is; third person singular of 'être'
- débarrassé
- Got rid of, freed from something unwanted
- J'
- I, first person singular subject pronoun before vowel
- ai
- Have; first person singular of 'avoir'
- une
- Feminine indefinite article; a, an
- belle
- Beautiful, lovely, fine; feminine adjective
- paire
- Pair, a set of two matching items
- à
- To, at, in; common French preposition
- rayure
- Stripe or scratch, a narrow band of color
- fine
- Fine, thin, delicate in texture or quality
- grises
- Gray; feminine plural adjective describing color
- Tu
- You; informal second person singular pronoun
- seras
- Will be; second person singular future of 'être'
- très
- Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
- élégant
- Elegant, stylish, or refined in appearance
- dedans
- Inside, within; adverb indicating interior location
- Je
- I; first person singular subject pronoun
- ne
- Not; negative particle used with 'pas'
- plaisante
- Joke or jest; first person of 'plaisanter'
- pas
- Not; completes negation with 'ne'
- as
- Have; second person singular of 'avoir'
- sacrément
- Damn well, extremely; strong colloquial intensifier
- bonne
- Good; feminine adjective indicating quality
- allure
- Style, bearing, or appearance someone carries themselves
- quand
- When; conjunction or adverb of time
- tu
- You; informal second person singular pronoun
- es
- Are; second person singular of 'être'
- habillé
- Dressed, wearing clothes; past participle of 'habiller'
- Merci
- Thank you; common expression of gratitude
- peux
- Can; first or second person of 'pouvoir'
- les
- The; plural definite article or object pronoun
- porter
- To wear or carry something on one's person
- si
- If, so; conditional conjunction or intensifier
- sont
- Are; third person plural of 'être'
- Il
- He or it; third person singular masculine pronoun
- peut
- Can; third person singular of 'pouvoir'
- son
- His, her, its; possessive adjective masculine singular
- reflet
- Reflection or glint of light on a surface
- dans
- In, inside; preposition indicating location within
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- miroir
- Mirror, a reflective surface for seeing oneself
- L'
- The; elided definite article before vowel
- étiquette
- Label, tag, or social code of conduct
- tue
- Kills; third person singular of 'tuer'
- mère
- Mother; female parent
- mais
- But; coordinating conjunction indicating contrast
- pantalon
- Trousers, pants worn on the lower body
- gris
- Gray; adjective describing a neutral color
- plia
- Folded; past historic of 'plier'
- rasoir
- Razor, a blade used for shaving
- soigneusement
- Carefully, neatly, with great attention to detail
- et
- And; basic coordinating conjunction
- du
- Of the; contraction of 'de le'
- bout
- Tip, end, or extremity of something
- des
- Some; plural indefinite article or contraction
- doigts
- Fingers; plural of 'doigt'
- caressants
- Caressing, gently stroking; adjective describing touch
- tâta
- Felt, touched gently; past historic of 'tâter'
- peau
- Skin, the outer covering of the body
- lisse
- Smooth, sleek, without roughness or bumps
- détourna
- Turned away; past historic of 'détourner'
- regard
- Gaze, look, or glance directed at something
- mer
- Sea, large body of salt water
- pour
- For, in order to; common French preposition
- poser
- To place, put down, or rest something
- sur
- On, upon; preposition indicating position above
- visage
- Face, the front part of the head
- joufflu
- Chubby-cheeked, with round full cheeks
- aux
- To the, at the; contraction of 'à les'
- yeux
- Eyes; irregular plural of 'œil'
- mobiles
- Moving, shifting, not fixed in one place
- couleur
- Color, the visual property of light
- fumée
- Smoke; vapor rising from burning material
- bleue
- Blue; feminine adjective describing color
- Ce
- This, that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- type
- Guy, fellow, or type; informal word for person
- qui
- Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun
- j'
- I; first person singular before vowel
- étais
- Was; first person singular imperfect of 'être'
- hier
- Yesterday; adverb referring to the previous day
- soir
- Evening, the later part of the day
- que
- That, what, than; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- là
- There; adverb indicating a place or location
- haut
- High, up, or top of something
- Paralysie
- Paralysis, loss of muscle function or movement
- générale
- General, widespread; feminine adjective
- aliénés
- Mentally ill patients; those deemed insane
- fit
- Made, caused; past historic of 'faire'
- décrire
- To describe or trace a shape or path
- un
- A, an; masculine indefinite article
- demi
- Half; prefix or adjective meaning halfway
- cercle
- Circle, a round geometric shape or group
- airs
- Airs, affected manners; plural of 'air'
- répandre
- To spread, scatter, or diffuse something widely
- nouvelle
- News or short story; feminine adjective meaning new
- loin
- Far, distant; adverb of place
- lumière
- Light; natural or artificial illumination
- soleil
- Sun; the star at the center of our solar system
- maintenant
- Now, at the present moment
- radieuse
- Radiant, dazzling, beaming with light or joy
- Ses
- His, her, its; plural possessive adjective
- lèvres
- Lips; plural of 'lèvre'
- rasées
- Shaved, clean-shaven; past participle feminine plural
- retroussées
- Turned up, curled back; describing lips or nose
- riaient
- Were laughing; third person plural imperfect of 'rire'
- ainsi
- Thus, so, in this way
- bord
- Edge, rim, or border of something
- dents
- Teeth; plural of 'dent'
- blanches
- White; feminine plural adjective
- étincelantes
- Sparkling, glittering, or gleaming brightly
- Le
- The; masculine singular definite article
- rire
- Laughter or to laugh; noun or infinitive
- empara
- Seized, took hold of; past historic of 's'emparer'
- tout
- All, entire, whole; adjective or adverb
- torse
- Torso, the trunk of the human body
- solide
- Solid, sturdy, strong in build or structure
- bien
- Well, good; adverb or adjective of quality
- bâti
- Built, well-built; past participle of 'bâtir'
- Regarde
- Look, watch; imperative of 'regarder'
- toi
- You; stressed second person singular pronoun
- espèce
- Species or sort; used in insults like 'espèce d'idiot'
- d'
- Of; elided preposition before vowel
- affreux
- Awful, dreadful, hideous in appearance
- barde
- Bard, a poet or minstrel from Celtic tradition
- se
- Himself, herself, itself; reflexive pronoun
- pencha
- Leaned, bent over; past historic of 'se pencher'
- avant
- Before, forward; preposition or adverb of position
- regarda
- Looked at; past historic of 'regarder'
- attentivement
- Attentively, carefully, with close attention
- qu'
- That, what; elided conjunction before vowel
- on
- One, we, they; indefinite subject pronoun
- lui
- Him, her, to him; indirect object pronoun
- tendait
- Was holding out, offering; imperfect of 'tendre'
- fendu
- Split, cracked; past participle of 'fendre'
- par
- By, through; preposition of means or agent
- fissure
- Crack, fissure, a narrow split in a surface
- travers
- Through, across; used in 'à travers'
- Les
- The; plural definite article
- cheveux
- Hair; the strands growing on one's head
- dressés
- Standing up, raised; past participle of 'dresser'
- Tel
- Such, like; adjective meaning 'such as'
- autres
- Others, other people; plural of 'autre'
- me
- Me, myself; first person object pronoun
- voient
- See; third person plural present of 'voir'
- Qui
- Who; interrogative or relative pronoun
- a
- Has; third person singular of 'avoir'
- choisi
- Chosen; past participle of 'choisir'
- ce
- This, that; demonstrative adjective or pronoun
- moi
- Me, myself; stressed first person pronoun
- corps
- Body; the physical structure of a person
- chien
- Dog; common domestic animal
- débarrasser
- To get rid of, free oneself from something unwanted
- vermine
- Vermin, parasites or troublesome creatures
- demande
- Asks, requests; third person singular of 'demander'
- aussi
- Also, too, as well; adverb of addition
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