Wuthering Heights — Page 6
People familiar with these moors often miss their road on such evenings; and I can tell you there is no chance of a change at present.
Les gens familiers avec ces landes perdent souvent leur chemin par de tels soirs ; et je puis vous dire qu'il n'y a aucune chance de changement pour le moment.
"Perhaps I can get a guide among your lads, and he might stay at the Grange till morning—could you spare me one?"
« Peut-être pourrais-je trouver un guide parmi vos garçons, et il pourrait rester à la Grange jusqu'au matin — pourriez-vous m'en épargner un ? »
"No, I could not."
« Non, je ne le pourrais pas. »
"Oh, indeed! Well, then, I must trust to my own sagacity."
« Oh, vraiment ! Eh bien alors, je dois me fier à ma propre sagacité. »
"Umph!"
« Peuh ! »
"Are you going to mak' the tea?" demanded he of the shabby coat, shifting his ferocious gaze from me to the young lady.
« Allez-vous faire le thé ? » demanda-t-il, celui au manteau râpé, déplaçant son regard féroce de moi vers la jeune femme.
"Is _he_ to have any?" she asked, appealing to Heathcliff.
« Est-ce qu'_il_ en aura ? » demanda-t-elle, s'adressant à Heathcliff.
"Get it ready, will you?" was the answer, uttered so savagely that I started.
« Préparez-le, voulez-vous ? » fut la réponse, prononcée si sauvagement que je sursautai.
The tone in which the words were said revealed a genuine bad nature.
Le ton sur lequel ces mots furent dits révélait une nature foncièrement mauvaise.
I no longer felt inclined to call Heathcliff a capital fellow.
Je ne me sentais plus enclin à qualifier Heathcliff d'excellent homme.
When the preparations were finished, he invited me with—"Now, sir, bring forward your chair."
Lorsque les préparatifs furent terminés, il m'invita par ces mots : « À présent, monsieur, avancez votre chaise. »
And we all, including the rustic youth, drew round the table: an austere silence prevailing while we discussed our meal.
Et nous nous rassemblâmes tous autour de la table, le jeune rustre inclus : un silence austère régnant tandis que nous prenions notre repas.
I thought, if I had caused the cloud, it was my duty to make an effort to dispel it.
Je pensai que, si j'avais provoqué ce nuage, il était de mon devoir de faire un effort pour le dissiper.
They could not every day sit so grim and taciturn; and it was impossible, however ill-tempered they might be, that the universal scowl they wore was their every-day countenance.
Ils ne pouvaient pas chaque jour se tenir aussi sombres et taciturnes ; et il était impossible, si mauvais caractère qu'ils eussent, que le renfrogement universel qu'ils affichaient fût leur expression de tous les jours.
Vocabulary
- gens
- People, persons, individuals in a group.
- familiers
- Familiar, acquainted, or well-known with something.
- landes
- Moors, heathlands, open uncultivated wild terrain.
- perdent
- Lose their way or misplace something.
- souvent
- Adverb meaning 'often' or 'frequently'.
- chemin
- Path, road, or way to a destination.
- tels
- Such, of that kind or nature.
- soirs
- Evenings, the period after sunset.
- puis
- Can, am able to; first-person form of pouvoir.
- dire
- To say or tell someone something verbally.
- aucune
- No, not any; negative determiner for feminine nouns.
- chance
- Chance, possibility, or luck regarding an outcome.
- changement
- Change, alteration in condition or circumstance.
- moment
- Moment, a brief specific point in time.
- Peut-être
- Perhaps, maybe; expressing possibility or uncertainty.
- pourrais-je
- Could I; inverted conditional form of pouvoir.
- trouver
- To find or locate someone or something.
- guide
- Guide, a person who leads the way.
- parmi
- Among, in the middle of a group.
- garçons
- Boys, young males or male servants.
- pourrait
- Could, might; third-person conditional of pouvoir.
- rester
- To stay or remain in a place.
- Grange
- Grange, barn or farmhouse used as dwelling.
- jusqu'au
- Until, up to a specific time or place.
- matin
- Morning, the early part of the day.
- pourriez-vous
- Could you; polite conditional question form.
- épargner
- To spare, save, or exempt someone from something.
- pourrais
- Could, conditional form of pouvoir (first/second person).
- vraiment
- Really, truly; adverb emphasizing sincerity or surprise.
- bien
- Well, good; adverb expressing satisfaction or transition.
- alors
- Then, so; conjunction or adverb marking consequence.
- dois
- Must, have to; first-person form of devoir.
- fier
- To rely on or trust in something or someone.
- propre
- Own, belonging to oneself; also meaning 'clean'.
- sagacité
- Sagacity, keen mental discernment and good judgment.
- Peuh
- Pshaw, interjection expressing disdain or dismissiveness.
- faire
- To make or do something; versatile action verb.
- thé
- Tea, a hot beverage made by infusing leaves.
- demanda-t-il
- Asked he; inverted form of demander in narrative.
- celui
- That one, the one; demonstrative pronoun masculine.
- manteau
- Coat, an overgarment worn for warmth outdoors.
- râpé
- Worn, threadbare, frayed from heavy use.
- déplaçant
- Shifting, moving from one direction to another.
- regard
- Gaze, look, or glance directed at someone.
- féroce
- Fierce, ferocious, intensely aggressive or violent.
- vers
- Toward, in the direction of something or someone.
- jeune
- Young, referring to a person of youth.
- femme
- Woman or wife; adult female person.
- aura
- Will have; third-person singular future of avoir.
- demanda-t-elle
- Asked she; inverted feminine narrative question form.
- s'adressant
- Addressing, speaking directly to someone.
- Préparez-le
- Prepare it; imperative command to make ready.
- voulez-vous
- Will you, do you want; inverted polite request.
- fut
- Was; third-person singular simple past of être.
- réponse
- Answer, reply, or response to a question.
- prononcée
- Spoken, uttered, delivered verbally (feminine past participle).
- si
- So, so much; adverb intensifying an adjective.
- sauvagement
- Savagely, fiercely, in a wild brutal manner.
- sursautai
- Startled, jumped involuntarily in sudden surprise.
- ton
- Tone, manner of speaking conveying attitude or emotion.
- lequel
- Which (one); relative or interrogative pronoun masculine.
- mots
- Words, units of language used in speech or writing.
- furent
- Were; third-person plural simple past of être.
- dits
- Said, spoken; plural past participle of dire.
- révélait
- Revealed, disclosed; imperfect tense of révéler.
- nature
- Nature, the inherent character or disposition of someone.
- foncièrement
- Fundamentally, thoroughly, at the very core.
- mauvaise
- Bad, wicked, nasty (feminine form of mauvais).
- sentais
- Felt, sensed; imperfect of sentir (first person).
- plus
- More, no longer; comparative adverb or negation.
- enclin
- Inclined, prone, disposed toward a certain behavior.
- qualifier
- To qualify or describe someone with a label.
- homme
- Man, an adult male human being.
- Lorsque
- When, at the moment that something occurred.
- préparatifs
- Preparations, arrangements made in advance for an event.
- terminés
- Finished, completed; plural past participle of terminer.
- m'invita
- Invited me; simple past of inviter with pronoun.
- présent
- Now, at present; adverb indicating current moment.
- monsieur
- Mister, sir; polite title addressing an adult man.
- avancez
- Advance, move forward; imperative form of avancer.
- chaise
- Chair, a piece of furniture for sitting.
- rassemblâmes
- Gathered together; simple past of rassembler (first plural).
- tous
- All, everyone; masculine plural indefinite pronoun.
- autour
- Around, surrounding; preposition indicating encirclement.
- table
- Table, a flat-surfaced piece of furniture.
- rustre
- Boor, lout; rude uncouth person lacking manners.
- inclus
- Included, part of the group or set.
- silence
- Silence, the complete absence of sound or noise.
- austère
- Austere, stern, severely simple without warmth.
- régnant
- Reigning, prevailing; present participle of régner.
- tandis
- While, whereas; conjunction used in 'tandis que'.
- prenions
- Were taking; imperfect of prendre (first plural).
- repas
- Meal, food eaten at a specific time.
- pensai
- Thought; first-person simple past of penser.
- provoqué
- Provoked, caused, brought about a reaction.
- nuage
- Cloud; metaphorically a dark gloomy atmosphere.
- devoir
- Duty, obligation; also the infinitive 'must' or 'should'.
- effort
- Effort, exertion of energy toward a goal.
- dissiper
- To dispel, dissolve, or clear away something negative.
- pouvaient
- Could, were able to; imperfect of pouvoir.
- chaque
- Each, every; adjective indicating individual members.
- jour
- Day, a 24-hour period of time.
- tenir
- To hold, keep, or remain in a state.
- aussi
- Also, as well; adverb of addition or comparison.
- sombres
- Dark, gloomy, sullen in mood or appearance.
- taciturnes
- Taciturn, habitually silent and uncommunicative.
- impossible
- Impossible, not able to occur or be done.
- mauvais
- Bad, poor, wicked; general negative adjective.
- caractère
- Character, personality, or disposition of a person.
- eussent
- Had (subjunctive past); third-person plural of avoir.
- renfrogement
- Scowling, sullen frowning expression of displeasure.
- universel
- Universal, applying to everyone without exception.
- affichaient
- Displayed, showed; imperfect of afficher (third plural).
- fût
- Were (subjunctive); third-person singular imperfect of être.
- expression
- Expression, look on one's face conveying feeling.
- jours
- Days, plural of jour; multiple periods of time.
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