War and Peace — Page 4
He will fulfill his vocation and crush the hydra of revolution, which has become more terrible than ever in the person of this murderer and villain!
Il accomplira sa vocation et écrasera l'hydre de la révolution, qui est devenue plus terrible que jamais en la personne de ce meurtrier et de ce scélérat !
We alone must avenge the blood of the just one....
Nous seuls devons venger le sang du juste....
Whom, I ask you, can we rely on?...
Sur qui, je vous le demande, pouvons-nous compter ?...
England with her commercial spirit will not and cannot understand the Emperor Alexander's loftiness of soul.
L'Angleterre avec son esprit commercial ne veut pas et ne peut pas comprendre la grandeur d'âme de l'Empereur Alexandre.
She has refused to evacuate Malta.
Elle a refusé d'évacuer Malte.
She wanted to find, and still seeks, some secret motive in our actions.
Elle a voulu trouver, et cherche encore, quelque motif secret dans nos actions.
What answer did Novosíltsev get?
Quelle réponse Novossiltsev a-t-il obtenue ?
None.
Aucune.
The English have not understood and cannot understand the self-abnegation of our Emperor who wants nothing for himself, but only desires the good of mankind.
Les Anglais n'ont pas compris et ne peuvent pas comprendre l'abnégation de notre Empereur qui ne veut rien pour lui-même, mais désire uniquement le bien de l'humanité.
And what have they promised?
Et qu'ont-ils promis ?
Nothing!
Rien !
And what little they have promised they will not perform!
Et le peu qu'ils ont promis, ils ne l'accompliront pas !
Prussia has always declared that Buonaparte is invincible, and that all Europe is powerless before him....
La Prusse a toujours déclaré que Buonaparte est invincible, et que toute l'Europe est impuissante devant lui....
And I don't believe a word that Hardenburg says, or Haugwitz either.
Et je ne crois pas un mot de ce que dit Hardenberg, ni de Haugwitz non plus.
This famous Prussian neutrality is just a trap.
Cette fameuse neutralité prussienne n'est qu'un piège.
I have faith only in God and the lofty destiny of our adored monarch.
Je n'ai foi qu'en Dieu et en la haute destinée de notre monarque adoré.
He will save Europe!"
Il sauvera l'Europe !"
She suddenly paused, smiling at her own impetuosity.
Elle s'arrêta soudainement, souriant de sa propre impétuosité.
"I think," said the prince with a smile, "that if you had been sent instead of our dear Wintzingerode you would have captured the King of Prussia's consent by assault.
« Je pense, dit le prince avec un sourire, que si vous aviez été envoyée à la place de notre cher Wintzingerode, vous auriez emporté le consentement du roi de Prusse d'assaut.
You are so eloquent.
Vous êtes si éloquente.
Will you give me a cup of tea?"
Voulez-vous me donner une tasse de thé ? »
"In a moment.
« Dans un moment.
Vocabulary
- accomplira
- Will accomplish or fulfill a task or goal
- vocation
- A calling or purpose one is destined to fulfill
- écrasera
- Will crush or destroy something completely
- hydre
- Hydra; mythological multi-headed serpent, metaphor for evil
- révolution
- A fundamental political or social upheaval or transformation
- devenue
- Feminine past participle of devenir: has become
- terrible
- Extremely frightening, dreadful, or severe
- jamais
- Ever or never depending on context
- personne
- A person; also used as negative pronoun meaning nobody
- meurtrier
- A murderer or killer; also adjective meaning deadly
- scélérat
- A villain or wicked scoundrel of the worst kind
- seuls
- Alone or only; masculine plural form of seul
- devons
- First person plural of devoir: we must or owe
- venger
- To avenge or take revenge for a wrong done
- sang
- Blood; used literally or figuratively in French
- juste
- A righteous or just person; also adjective meaning fair
- demande
- To ask or request; first person singular present form
- pouvons
- First person plural of pouvoir: we can or are able
- compter
- To count on or rely upon someone or something
- Angleterre
- England; the country in the British Isles
- esprit
- Mind, spirit, or wit; one's intellectual character
- commercial
- Relating to trade, commerce, or business interests
- veut
- Third person singular of vouloir: wants or wishes
- peut
- Third person singular of pouvoir: can or is able
- comprendre
- To understand or comprehend something fully
- grandeur
- Greatness, grandeur, or nobility of character or scale
- âme
- Soul or inner spirit of a person
- Empereur
- Emperor; title for a sovereign male ruler
- refusé
- Refused or declined to do something requested
- évacuer
- To evacuate or withdraw from a place or territory
- voulu
- Past participle of vouloir: wanted or intended
- trouver
- To find or discover something or someone
- cherche
- Looks for or seeks; third person singular present
- encore
- Still, yet, or again in various contexts
- quelque
- Some or a certain unspecified thing or person
- motif
- A motive, reason, or underlying cause for action
- secret
- A secret or hidden thing not meant to be known
- actions
- Actions or deeds performed by a person or group
- Quelle
- Interrogative adjective meaning what or which (feminine)
- réponse
- A response or answer given to a question
- obtenue
- Feminine past participle of obtenir: obtained or received
- Aucune
- None or not any; feminine singular negative adjective
- Anglais
- The English people or English language
- compris
- Past participle of comprendre: understood or included
- peuvent
- Third person plural of pouvoir: they can or are able
- abnégation
- Self-denial or selfless sacrifice for others
- rien
- Nothing; used as negative pronoun in French
- même
- Even, same, or itself depending on context
- désire
- Desires or wishes for something; present singular form
- uniquement
- Only, solely, or exclusively without exception
- bien
- Good, well, or the good of someone or something
- humanité
- Humanity or humankind as a whole; human nature
- promis
- Past participle of promettre: promised or pledged
- Rien
- Nothing; a complete absence of something
- peu
- A little or few; small amount or degree
- accompliront
- They will accomplish or carry out a task
- toujours
- Always or still; indicating continuous or habitual action
- déclaré
- Past participle of déclarer: declared or stated officially
- invincible
- Incapable of being defeated or overcome
- toute
- All or entire; feminine singular form of tout
- impuissante
- Powerless or helpless; feminine adjective form
- devant
- In front of or before something or someone
- crois
- First person singular of croire: I believe or think
- mot
- A word; a single unit of language
- dit
- Third person singular passé composé of dire: said
- ni
- Correlative conjunction meaning neither or nor
- Cette
- Demonstrative adjective meaning this or that (feminine)
- fameuse
- Famous or notorious; feminine form of fameux
- neutralité
- Neutrality; the state of not supporting either side
- piège
- A trap or snare set to deceive someone
- foi
- Faith or belief, especially religious or moral trust
- Dieu
- God; the supreme being in monotheistic religions
- haute
- High or lofty; feminine form of haut
- destinée
- Destiny or fate; the course of one's life
- monarque
- A monarch or sovereign ruler of a kingdom
- adoré
- Adored or beloved; deeply loved or worshipped
- sauvera
- Will save or rescue someone from harm or danger
- arrêta
- Stopped or halted; third person singular passé simple
- soudainement
- Suddenly or all at once without prior warning
- souriant
- Smiling; present participle of sourire used as adjective
- propre
- Own or clean; indicating something belonging to oneself
- impétuosité
- Impetuosity; rash or forceful eagerness and energy
- pense
- Thinks or believes; first or third person singular present
- prince
- A prince; a male member of a royal family
- sourire
- To smile; also noun meaning a smile
- si
- If or so; conditional conjunction or intensifier
- aviez
- Second person plural imperfect of avoir: you had
- été
- Past participle of être: been; also noun meaning summer
- envoyée
- Feminine past participle of envoyer: sent
- place
- Place or stead; location or position of something
- cher
- Dear or expensive; term of affection or high cost
- auriez
- Second person plural conditional of avoir: you would have
- emporté
- Carried away or won; past participle of emporter
- consentement
- Consent or agreement given to a proposal or action
- roi
- A king; the male sovereign ruler of a country
- assaut
- An assault or attack; storming something by force
- êtes
- Second person plural of être: you are
- éloquente
- Eloquent; expressing ideas fluently and persuasively (feminine)
- Voulez
- Second person plural of vouloir: do you want
- donner
- To give something to someone
- tasse
- A cup or mug used for drinking hot beverages
- thé
- Tea; a hot beverage brewed from dried leaves
- moment
- A moment or brief period of time
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