Won from the Waves — Page 5
It is likely, however, to be a dirtier night than I had thought for--I will own that.
Il est probable, cependant, que la nuit sera plus mauvaise que je ne l'avais pensé -- je l'admets volontiers.
Jacob," he said to his youngest boy, "do you go back and stay with your mother, she wants some help in the house, and you can look after the pigs and poultry before we are back in the morning."
Jacob," dit-il à son plus jeune fils, "retourne auprès de ta mère, elle a besoin d'aide à la maison, et tu pourras t'occuper des cochons et de la volaille avant notre retour demain matin."
Jacob, a fine lad of ten or twelve years, though he looked older, seemed somewhat disappointed, as he had expected to have gone to sea with his father and brothers.
Jacob, un beau garçon de dix ou douze ans, bien qu'il parût plus âgé, semblait quelque peu déçu, car il s'était attendu à partir en mer avec son père et ses frères.
Without attempting, however, to expostulate, he immediately turned back towards the cottage, while the rest of the party proceeded to the Nancy, a fine yawl which lay at anchor close to the pier.
Sans chercher, toutefois, à protester, il rebroussa chemin immédiatement vers la chaumière, tandis que le reste du groupe se dirigea vers le Nancy, un beau yawl qui mouillait à l'ancre près du débarcadère.
She was quickly hauled alongside, when some of the men jumped into her.
On l'amena rapidement à quai, et quelques-uns des hommes y sautèrent.
Before following them, Adam Halliburt took another glance seaward.
Avant de les suivre, Adam Halliburt jeta un nouveau regard vers la mer.
The wind drove the rain and spray with greater force than before against his face.
Le vent chassait la pluie et les embruns avec plus de force qu'auparavant contre son visage.
"We will wait a bit, lads," he said.
"Nous allons attendre un peu, les gars," dit-il.
"There is no great hurry, and in a few minutes we shall make out what the weather is going to be."
"Il n'y a pas grande hâte, et dans quelques minutes nous verrons ce que le temps va donner."
His own sons and some of the men remained in the boat, knowing that he was not likely to give up his intention unless the weather speedily became much worse.
Ses propres fils et quelques-uns des hommes restèrent dans le bateau, sachant qu'il n'était guère susceptible de renoncer à son intention à moins que le temps ne se détériorât rapidement beaucoup plus.
Others followed him back to the pier-head, over which the spray beat in frequent showers, showing that the sea had got up considerably, even since they had left it.
D'autres le suivirent jusqu'à la tête du débarcadère, sur laquelle les embruns s'abattaient en averses fréquentes, montrant que la mer s'était considérablement levée, même depuis qu'ils l'avaient quittée.
Vocabulary
- probable
- pʁɔbabl — Likely to happen or be true
- cependant
- səpɑ̃dɑ̃ — However; nevertheless; used to contrast ideas
- nuit
- nɥi — The period of darkness between evening and morning
- mauvaise
- movɛz — Bad; unpleasant; of poor quality (feminine form)
- pensé
- pɑ̃se — Past participle of penser: thought
- admets
- admɛ — First person singular of admettre: I admit
- volontiers
- vɔlɔ̃tje — Willingly; gladly; with pleasure
- dit-il
- di til — Said he; inverted form used in narration
- jeune
- ʒœn — Young; of a relatively early age
- fils
- fis — Son; a male child in relation to his parent
- retourne
- ʁətʊʁn — Return; go back to a previous place
- auprès
- opʁɛ — Near; beside; close to someone or something
- mère
- mɛʁ — Mother; a female parent
- besoin
- bəzwɛ̃ — Need; requirement; necessity for something
- aide
- ɛd — Help; assistance given to someone in need
- maison
- mɛzɔ̃ — House; a building used as a home
- pourras
- puʁa — Second person singular future of pouvoir: will be able
- occuper
- ɔkype — To take care of; to look after something
- cochons
- kɔʃɔ̃ — Pigs; farm animals raised for meat
- volaille
- vɔlaj — Poultry; domestic birds kept for eggs or meat
- avant
- avɑ̃ — Before; prior to a specified time or event
- retour
- ʁətuʁ — Return; the act of coming back somewhere
- demain
- dəmɛ̃ — Tomorrow; the day following today
- matin
- matɛ̃ — Morning; the early part of the day
- beau
- bo — Beautiful; handsome; fine-looking (masculine form)
- garçon
- ɡaʁsɔ̃ — Boy; a male child or young person
- dix
- dis — The number ten
- douze
- duz — The number twelve
- ans
- ɑ̃ — Years; units of time equal to twelve months
- parût
- paʁy — Imperfect subjunctive of paraître: seemed, appeared
- âgé
- aʒe — Old; of advanced age; elderly
- semblait
- sɑ̃blɛ — Imperfect of sembler: seemed, appeared to be
- quelque
- kɛlkə — Some; a little; a certain amount of
- peu
- pø — A little; not very much; slightly
- déçu
- desy — Disappointed; let down by unmet expectations
- car
- kaʁ — Because; for; introducing a reason or cause
- attendu
- atɑ̃dy — Past participle of attendre: expected, waited for
- partir
- paʁtiʁ — To leave; to depart; to go away
- mer
- mɛʁ — Sea; a large body of salt water
- père
- pɛʁ — Father; a male parent
- frères
- fʁɛʁ — Brothers; male siblings
- Sans
- sɑ̃ — Without; lacking; in the absence of
- chercher
- ʃɛʁʃe — To look for; to seek; to try to find
- toutefois
- tutfwa — However; nevertheless; all the same
- protester
- pʁɔtɛste — To protest; to object; to express disagreement
- rebroussa
- ʁəbʁusa — Past simple of rebrousser: turned back, retraced
- chemin
- ʃəmɛ̃ — Path; road; way leading somewhere
- immédiatement
- imedjatmɑ̃ — Immediately; right away; without delay
- vers
- vɛʁ — Toward; in the direction of something
- chaumière
- ʃomjɛʁ — Thatched cottage; small rustic country dwelling
- tandis
- tɑ̃di — While; whereas; used in tandis que construction
- reste
- ʁɛst — The rest; the remainder of a group or thing
- groupe
- ɡʁup — Group; a number of people or things together
- dirigea
- diʁiʒa — Past simple of diriger: headed toward, steered toward
- mouillait
- mujɛ — Imperfect of mouiller: was anchored, lay at anchor
- ancre
- ɑ̃kʁ — Anchor; heavy device holding a vessel in place
- près
- pʁɛ — Near; close to; not far from
- débarcadère
- debaʁkadɛʁ — Landing stage; wharf where boats dock
- amena
- amna — Past simple of amener: brought, led to a place
- rapidement
- ʁapidmɑ̃ — Quickly; swiftly; in a fast manner
- quai
- ke — Quay; wharf; platform along waterfront for boats
- quelques-uns
- kɛlkəzœ̃ — Some; a few of them (masculine plural form)
- hommes
- ɔm — Men; adult male human beings
- sautèrent
- sotɛʁ — Past simple of sauter: jumped, leaped onto something
- Avant
- avɑ̃ — Before; prior to an action or event
- suivre
- sɥivʁ — To follow; to go after someone or something
- jeta
- ʒəta — Past simple of jeter: threw, cast, directed
- nouveau
- nuvo — New; another; used in à nouveau meaning again
- regard
- ʁəɡaʁ — Look; glance; gaze directed at something
- vent
- vɑ̃ — Wind; moving air, especially outdoors
- chassait
- ʃasɛ — Imperfect of chasser: was driving, was pushing along
- pluie
- plɥi — Rain; water falling from clouds
- embruns
- ɑ̃bʁœ̃ — Sea spray; fine droplets blown from waves
- force
- fɔʁs — Force; strength; with greater intensity than before
- auparavant
- opaʁavɑ̃ — Before; previously; earlier than the present moment
- contre
- kɔ̃tʁ — Against; in opposition to; pressing upon
- visage
- vizaʒ — Face; the front part of a person's head
- attendre
- atɑ̃dʁ — To wait; to wait for someone or something
- gars
- ɡɑ — Guys; lads; informal term for men or boys
- grande
- ɡʁɑ̃d — Great; big; large (feminine form of grand)
- hâte
- ɑt — Haste; hurry; urgency in doing something
- quelques
- kɛlkə — A few; some; a small number of things
- minutes
- minyt — Minutes; units of time equal to sixty seconds
- verrons
- vɛʁɔ̃ — Future of voir: we will see
- temps
- tɑ̃ — Weather; also time; conditions of the atmosphere
- donner
- dɔne — To give; to produce; here meaning to turn out
- propres
- pʁɔpʁ — Own; one's very own; here meaning his own men
- restèrent
- ʁɛstɛʁ — Past simple of rester: remained, stayed behind
- bateau
- bato — Boat; a small watercraft for travel on water
- sachant
- saʃɑ̃ — Present participle of savoir: knowing
- guère
- ɡɛʁ — Hardly; scarcely; barely; used with ne
- susceptible
- sysɛptibl — Likely to; prone to doing something
- renoncer
- ʁənɔ̃se — To give up; to renounce; to abandon an intention
- intention
- ɛ̃tɑ̃sjɔ̃ — Intention; plan; purpose behind an action
- moins
- mwɛ̃ — Less; fewer; used in comparisons
- détériorât
- detɛʁjɔʁa — Imperfect subjunctive of détériorer: worsened, deteriorated
- beaucoup
- boku — A lot; very much; a large quantity
- autres
- otʁ — Others; different or additional people or things
- suivirent
- sɥiviʁ — Past simple of suivre: followed, came after
- jusqu'
- ʒysk — Contracted form of jusqu'à: until, up to
- tête
- tɛt — Head; the top part of the human body
- laquelle
- lakɛl — Which; relative pronoun replacing feminine noun
- abattaient
- abatɛ — Imperfect of abattre: were beating down, pounding on
- averses
- avɛʁs — Showers; sudden heavy falls of rain
- fréquentes
- fʁekɑ̃t — Frequent; occurring often; repeated regularly
- montrant
- mɔ̃tʁɑ̃ — Present participle of montrer: showing, indicating
- considérablement
- kɔ̃sideʁabləmɑ̃ — Considerably; significantly; to a notable degree
- levée
- ləve — Risen; increased; past participle of lever (feminine)
- même
- mɛm — Even; same; used to add emphasis
- depuis
- dəpɥi — Since; from a point in time until now
- quittée
- kite — Past participle of quitter: left, departed from (feminine)
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