Wuthering Heights — Page 2

English → Fr CHAPTER II Level 8/10

Vinegar-faced Joseph projected his head from a round window of the barn.

Joseph au visage revêche passa la tête par une fenêtre ronde de la grange.

"What are ye for?" he shouted. "T' maister's down i' t' fowld. Go round by th' end o' t' laith, if ye went to spake to him."

« Qu'est-ce que vous voulez ? » cria-t-il. « Le maître est en bas dans la bergerie. Faites le tour par le bout de la grange, si vous voulez lui parler. »

"Is there nobody inside to open the door?" I hallooed, responsively.

« N'y a-t-il personne à l'intérieur pour ouvrir la porte ? » criai-je en réponse.

"There's nobbut t' missis; and shoo'll not oppen 't an ye mak' yer flaysome dins till neeght."

« Il n'y a que la maîtresse ; et elle n'ouvrira pas même si vous faites votre vacarme épouvantable jusqu'à la nuit. »

"Why? Cannot you tell her whom I am, eh, Joseph?"

« Pourquoi ? Ne pouvez-vous pas lui dire qui je suis, hein, Joseph ? »

"Nor-ne me! I'll hae no hend wi't," muttered the head, vanishing.

« Pas moi ! Je n'ai rien à voir là-dedans », marmonna la tête, en disparaissant.

The snow began to drive thickly.

La neige commença à tomber dru.

I seized the handle to essay another trial; when a young man without coat, and shouldering a pitchfork, appeared in the yard behind.

Je saisis la poignée pour tenter une nouvelle fois d'entrer ; quand un jeune homme sans manteau, une fourche sur l'épaule, apparut dans la cour derrière moi.

He hailed me to follow him, and, after marching through a wash-house, and a paved area containing a coal-shed, pump, and pigeon-cot, we at length arrived in the huge, warm, cheerful apartment where I was formerly received.

Il me fit signe de le suivre, et, après avoir traversé une buanderie et une cour pavée contenant un hangar à charbon, une pompe et un pigeonnier, nous arrivâmes enfin dans la grande, chaude et joyeuse salle où j'avais été reçu autrefois.

It glowed delightfully in the radiance of an immense fire, compounded of coal, peat, and wood; and near the table, laid for a plentiful evening meal, I was pleased to observe the "missis," an individual whose existence I had never previously suspected.

Elle resplendissait agréablement dans la lumière d'un immense feu, composé de charbon, de tourbe et de bois ; et près de la table, dressée pour un copieux repas du soir, j'eus le plaisir d'observer la « maîtresse », une personne dont je n'avais jamais soupçonné l'existence auparavant.

I bowed and waited, thinking she would bid me take a seat.

Je m'inclinai et attendis, pensant qu'elle m'inviterait à m'asseoir.

She looked at me, leaning back in her chair, and remained motionless and mute.

Elle me regarda, adossée à sa chaise, et demeura immobile et muette.

"Rough weather!" I remarked. "I'm afraid, Mrs.

« Quel temps rude ! » fis-je remarquer. « J'ai bien peur, Madame.

Vocabulary

au: Contraction of 'à le', meaning 'at the' or 'to the'.
visage: Face, the front part of a person's head.
revêche: Surly, ill-tempered, or difficult in manner.
passa: Passed; third person singular past tense of 'passer'.
tête: Head; the upper part of the human body.
par: Through, by, or via; a common preposition.
fenêtre: Window; an opening in a wall admitting light.
ronde: Round; circular in shape, feminine adjective form.
grange: Barn; a farm building for storing grain or animals.
Qu'est-ce: What is it; part of the interrogative phrase 'qu'est-ce que'.
voulez: Want; second person plural present tense of 'vouloir'.
cria-t-il: He cried out; inverted form of 'il cria'.
maître: Master, owner; person with authority or ownership.
bas: Below, downstairs; indicating a lower position or level.
bergerie: Sheepfold; an enclosure or shelter for keeping sheep.
Faites: Do, make; second person plural imperative of 'faire'.
tour: Tour, turn; going around something or a circuit.
bout: End, tip; the farthest or extreme point of something.
parler: To speak, to talk; infinitive of common communication verb.
N'y: Contraction of 'ne y'; used in negation with 'y'.
a-t-il: Is there; inverted question form of 'il y a'.
personne: Nobody, no one; used in negative constructions.
l'intérieur: The interior, inside; the inner part of a place.
ouvrir: To open; infinitive verb meaning to make accessible.
porte: Door; an entrance barrier that can be opened or closed.
criai-je: I cried out; inverted form of 'je criai'.
réponse: Answer, response; a reply to a question or call.
n'y: Not there; negation combined with locative pronoun 'y'.
maîtresse: Mistress, female owner; woman in charge of a household.
n'ouvrira: Will not open; negated future tense of 'ouvrir'.
même: Even, same; used for emphasis or comparison.
faites: Make, do; second person plural of 'faire'.
vacarme: Racket, uproar; a loud and disturbing noise.
épouvantable: Dreadful, appalling; causing great fear or dismay.
jusqu'à: Until, up to; a preposition indicating a limit or endpoint.
nuit: Night; the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
Pourquoi: Why; an interrogative adverb asking for a reason.
pouvez-vous: Can you; inverted form of 'vous pouvez', indicating ability.
dire: To say, to tell; infinitive of a core communication verb.
hein: Huh, eh; an interjection seeking agreement or confirmation.
rien: Nothing; used in negative constructions to mean nothing.
voir: To see; infinitive of the verb meaning to perceive visually.
là-dedans: In there, inside that; referring to something within a space.
marmonna: Muttered; third person singular past tense of 'marmonner'.
disparaissant: Disappearing; present participle of 'disparaître'.
neige: Snow; precipitation in the form of white ice crystals.
commença: Began; third person singular simple past of 'commencer'.
tomber: To fall; infinitive verb meaning to drop or descend.
dru: Thick, fast, heavily; describing dense or rapid falling.
saisis: Seized, grabbed; past tense of 'saisir', to grasp firmly.
poignée: Handle, handful; a grip or small quantity of something.
tenter: To attempt, to try; infinitive meaning to make an effort.
nouvelle: New; feminine adjective meaning recent or another attempt.
fois: Time, occasion; referring to an instance or occurrence.
d'entrer: To enter; infinitive of 'entrer' meaning to go inside.
quand: When; a conjunction or adverb indicating time.
jeune: Young; adjective describing someone of a youthful age.
homme: Man; an adult male human being.
sans: Without; a preposition indicating the absence of something.
manteau: Coat, overcoat; an outer garment worn for warmth.
fourche: Pitchfork; a farm tool with long prongs for lifting hay.
l'épaule: The shoulder; the joint connecting the arm to the torso.
apparut: Appeared; third person singular simple past of 'apparaître'.
cour: Courtyard; an enclosed outdoor area beside a building.
derrière: Behind, at the back of; a preposition indicating rear position.
fit: Made, did; third person singular simple past of 'faire'.
signe: Sign, signal; a gesture or indication to communicate something.
suivre: To follow; infinitive meaning to come or go after someone.
après: After; a preposition or adverb indicating subsequent time.
traversé: Crossed, traversed; past participle of 'traverser'.
buanderie: Laundry room; a room used for washing clothes.
pavée: Paved; adjective describing a surface covered with stones.
contenant: Containing; present participle of 'contenir', to hold within.
hangar: Shed, hangar; a large covered storage or workspace structure.
charbon: Coal; a black fossil fuel used for heating or energy.
pompe: Pump; a device used to move or raise water or fluids.
pigeonnier: Dovecote; a structure built to house pigeons or doves.
arrivâmes: We arrived; first person plural simple past of 'arriver'.
enfin: Finally, at last; indicating something happening after a wait.
grande: Large, great; feminine adjective indicating large size.
chaude: Warm, hot; feminine adjective describing high temperature.
joyeuse: Joyful, cheerful; feminine adjective describing happiness.
salle: Room, hall; a large room used for gatherings or living.
où: Where; a relative or interrogative adverb of place.
j'avais: I had; first person singular imperfect tense of 'avoir'.
été: Been; past participle of 'être', also means summer.
reçu: Received, welcomed; past participle of 'recevoir'.
autrefois: Formerly, in the past; referring to a previous time.
resplendissait: Was gleaming, shining; imperfect tense of 'resplendir'.
agréablement: Pleasantly, agreeably; in a pleasing or enjoyable manner.
lumière: Light; the natural or artificial illumination of a place.
immense: Immense, huge; extremely large in size or extent.
feu: Fire; combustion producing heat, light, and flames.
composé: Composed, made up of; past participle of 'composer'.
tourbe: Peat; a dark organic material used as fuel or compost.
bois: Wood; material from trees, also means forest.
près: Near, close to; a preposition indicating proximity.
table: Table; a piece of furniture with a flat surface for use.
dressée: Set, laid; feminine past participle of 'dresser'.
copieux: Copious, plentiful; describing an abundant or generous amount.
repas: Meal; food eaten at a particular time of day.
soir: Evening; the later part of the day before nighttime.
j'eus: I had; first person singular simple past of 'avoir'.
plaisir: Pleasure; a feeling of happiness or enjoyment.
d'observer: To observe; infinitive of 'observer', to watch carefully.
dont: Whose, of which; a relative pronoun indicating possession.
jamais: Never, ever; used in negative constructions to indicate never.
soupçonné: Suspected; past participle of 'soupçonner', to suspect.
l'existence: The existence; the state or fact of existing.
auparavant: Before, previously; referring to an earlier point in time.
m'inclinai: I bowed; first person singular simple past of 's'incliner'.
attendis: I waited; first person singular simple past of 'attendre'.
pensant: Thinking; present participle of 'penser', to think.
m'inviterait: Would invite me; conditional tense of 'inviter' with pronoun.
m'asseoir: To sit down; reflexive infinitive of 's'asseoir' with pronoun.
regarda: Looked; third person singular simple past of 'regarder'.
adossée: Leaning back; feminine past participle of 's'adosser'.
chaise: Chair; a seat with a back for one person to sit on.
demeura: Remained, stayed; third person singular past of 'demeurer'.
immobile: Still, motionless; not moving or remaining fixed in place.
muette: Silent, mute; feminine adjective meaning not speaking.
Quel: What, which; masculine interrogative or exclamatory adjective.
temps: Weather, time; the atmospheric conditions or passage of time.
rude: Harsh, rough; describing severe or unpleasant conditions.
fis-je: I said, I made; inverted form of 'je fis'.
remarquer: To remark, to notice; infinitive meaning to observe or comment.
bien: Well, very, indeed; adverb emphasizing degree or quality.
peur: Fear; the feeling of anxiety caused by perceived danger.
Madame: Madam, Mrs.; a respectful title used to address a woman.

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