brain - cerveau, or when used as food, tete, processeur
Edward - edward; Édouard
A friend of mine, who is a man of letters and a philosopher, said to me one day, as if between jest and earnest: "Fancy! since we last met, I have discovered a haunted house in the midst of London."
mine - la mienne; mienne, miniere
philosopher - philosophe
jest - jest; plaisanter
earnest - sérieux; sérieux; (earn) sérieux; sérieux
fancy - fantaisie; imaginer, songer
Since - depuis lors; ; depuis, depuis que, puisque, vu que
Last - derniere; dernier, durer, dernierere, durez, passé, durent
discovered - découvert; découvrir, découvrir
haunted house - maison hantée
midst - centre, milieu
"Really haunted?-and by what-ghosts?"
haunted - hanté; hanter, hanter, demeurer, point de rencontre
ghosts - fantômes; fantôme, t+spectre, t+esprit, t+revenant
"Well, I can't answer that question; all I know is this: six weeks ago my wife and I were in search of a furnished apartment. Passing a quiet street, we saw on the window of one of the houses a bill, 'Apartments, Furnished.'The situation suited us: we entered the house-liked the rooms-engaged them by the week-and left them the third day. No power on earth could have reconciled my wife to stay longer; and I don't wonder at it."
search - recherche, chercher, fouiller
furnished - meublé; meubler, fournir, livrer
passing - en passant; ; passager, éminent, rapide, extremement
suited - adapté; complet, costume, tailleur, combinaison, costard
entered - a pénétré; entrer, rench: -neededr, taper, saisir
engaged - engagé; attirer l'attention, engager, engager, embrayer
third - troisieme; ; troisieme, trois, tiers, tierce
power on - l'alimentation est en marche
earth - terre, terrier, relier a la terre, tmettre a la terre, enterrer
reconciled - réconciliés; réconcilier, réconcilier, concilier
wonder - merveille, se demander, conjecturer
"What did you see?"
"It was not so much what we saw or heard that drove us away, as it was an undefinable terror which seized both of us whenever we passed by the door of a certain unfurnished room, in which we neither saw nor heard anything. Accordingly, on the fourth morning I summoned the woman who kept the house and attended on us, and told her that the rooms did not quite suit us, and we would not stay out our week.
undefinable - indéfinissable
terror - la terreur; ; terreur, effroi, terrorisme
seized - saisi; saisir, saisir
whenever - chaque fois que
passed - passé; passer (devant), dépasser
Certain - certain, quelconque
neither - ni l'un ni l'autre; ; aucun des deux, ni X ni Y, non plus
nor - ni; ; NON-OU
accordingly - en conséquence, conséquemment
summoned - convoqué; convoquer
attended - a assisté; assister a, suivre
suit - complet, costume, tailleur, combinaison, costard, enseigne
She said, dryly: 'I know why; you have stayed longer than any other lodger. Few ever stayed a second night; none before you a third. But I take it they have been very kind to you.'
lodger - locataire; sows locataire
none - aucun; ne nulle
"'They-who?'I asked, affecting to smile.
affecting - affectant; affecter
smile - sourire
"'Why, they who haunt the house, whoever they are. I don't mind them; I remember them many years ago, when I lived in this house, not as a servant; but I know they will be the death of me some day. I don't care-I'm old, and must die soon anyhow; and then I shall be with them, and in this house still.
haunt - hanter, demeurer, point de rencontre
Whoever - quiconque, qui que ce soit qui
I don't mind - Ça ne me dérange pas
servant - serviteur, domestique, servante, checkserviteur
Death - mort, déces, camarde, la mort, l'arcane sans nom
some day - un jour
care - soins; s'occuper, soin, souci
anyhow - d'une maniere ou d'une autre; ; de toute maniere
shall - doit; ; rench: '''''shall''' followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense''
The woman spoke with so dreary a calmness that really it was a sort of awe that prevented my conversing with her further. I paid for my week, and too happy were my wife and I to get off so cheaply."
dreary - lugubre; ; terne, insipide, maussade
calmness - le calme; ; calme
sort - tri; assortir, tri, esrece, assortis, sorte, esrece
awe - la stupeur; ; crainte, révérence, admiration
prevented - empeché; empecher
conversing - en train de converser; converser
further - encourager, ultérieur, plus loin, de plus; (furth); encourager
"You excite my curiosity," said I; "nothing I should like better than to sleep in a haunted house. Pray give me the address of the one which you left so ignominiously."
excite - exciter
curiosity - curiosité, curiosité
Pray - prier; prions, priez, prient
ignominiously - ignominieusement
My friend gave me the address; and when we parted, I walked straight toward the house thus indicated.
straight - droit, rectiligne, comme il faut, pur, pure, hétéro, tout droit
toward - vers, envers, pour, pres de
thus - donc; ainsi, tellement, pour cette raison, également
indicated - indiqué; indiquer, signaler, indiquer
It is situated on the north side of Oxford Street, in a dull but respectable thoroughfare. I found the house shut up-no bill at the window, and no response to my knock. As I was turning away, a beer-boy, collecting pewter pots at the neighbouring areas, said to me, "Do you want any one at that house, sir?"
situated - situé; situer
side - côté; parti, côté, flanc
Oxford - oxford; Oxford
dull - émoussé, ennuyeux, barbant, mat, terne, sot, obtus
respectable - respectable, convenable
thoroughfare - voie de circulation; ; passage, grand-rue, voie principale
shut - fermé; fermer
response - réponse
knock - coup, frapper
turning away - se détourner
collecting - la collecte; ; collection; (collect) la collecte; ; collection
pewter - étain; ; métal blanc, potin, potin gris
pots - des casseroles; pot
"Yes, I heard it was to be let."
"Let!-Mr. J. offered mother, who chars for him, a pound a week just to open and shut the windows, and she would not."
Mr - monsieur
offered - proposé; offrir, proposer
chars - chars; carboniser
"Would not!-and why?"
"The house is haunted; and the old woman who kept it was found dead in her bed, with her eyes wide open. They say the devil strangled her."
is haunted - est hanté
dead - morts; ; mort, milieu, cour, profondeurs
wide - large
devil - Diable, Satan, type
strangled - étranglé; étrangler
"Pooh!-you speak of Mr. J--. Is he the owner of the house?"
"Yes."
"Where does he live?"
"In G-- Street, No. -."
I gave the pot-boy the gratuity earned by his liberal information, and I was lucky enough to find Mr. J-- at home-an elderly man, with intelligent countenance and prepossessing manners.
pot - l'herbe; pot
earned - gagnée; gagner (sa vie), rapporter
liberal - libéral, large, généreux, de gauche
lucky - chanceux, heureux, veinard, fortuné
elderly - personnes âgées; ; vieux, ancien, âgé
intelligent - intelligent
countenance - visage, approuver
manners - les bonnes manieres; maniere, façon, mode
I communicated my name and my business frankly. I said I heard the house was considered to be haunted-that I had a strong desire to examine a house with so equivocal a reputation-that I should be greatly obliged if he would allow me to hire it, though only for a night. I was willing to pay for that privilege whatever he might be inclined to ask. "Sir," said Mr. J--, with great courtesy, "the house is at your service, for as short or as long a time as you please. Rent is out of the question. The poor old woman who died in it three weeks ago was a pauper whom I took out of a workhouse, for in her childhood she had been known to some of my family, and had once been in such good circumstances that she had rented that house of my uncle.
communicated - communiquée; communiquer, communier, communiquer
frankly - franchement
considered - envisagée; considérer, examiner, réfléchir, songer, songer
desire - désirer, désir
examine - examiner
equivocal - équivoque
reputation - réputation, renommée (more slang)
greatly - grandement
obliged - obligée; imposer, obliger, rendre service
allow - laisser, accorder, permettre
hire - embaucher; embaucher, louer
though - mais; ; néanmoins, cependant, malgré, bien que
privilege - privilege; ; privilege, privilégier
whatever - quoi qu'il en soit; ; quel que soit, n'importe quel
be inclined - etre enclin
courtesy - courtoisie, politesse, indulgence
service - service; messe
pauper - pauvre, indigent
whom - que, qui
workhouse - l'hospice
childhood - l'enfance; ; enfance
such - tel, tellement, ainsi
circumstances - circonstances; circonstance
rented - loué; loyer
She was a woman of superior education and strong mind, and was the only person I could ever induce to remain in the house. Indeed, since her death, which was sudden, and the coroner's inquest which gave it a notoriety in the neighbourhood, I have so despaired of finding any person to take charge of the house, much more a tenant, that I would willingly let it rent free for a year to any one who would pay its rates and taxes."
superior - supérieur, supérieur
education - l'éducation; ; éducation, enseignement
mind - l'esprit; ; esprit, raison, intelligence, mémoire
induce - induire
remain - reste, rester, demeurer
indeed - certainement, vraiment, en effet, bien sur, certes
sudden - soudain, soudaine, subit
coroner's inquest - l'enquete du coroner
in the neighbourhood - dans le quartier
despaired - désespéré; désespérer, désespérer, désespoir
charge - frais, charge, chef d’accusation, chef d’inculpation, meuble
tenant - locataire; locataire
willingly - volontairement; ; volontiers
rent - loyer; louez, loyer, louons, arrentez, accensons
rates - taux; taux, pourcentage
taxes - impôts; taxe, impôt
"How long is it since the house acquired this sinister character?"
acquired - acquis; acquérir, acquérir, acquérir
sinister - sinistre
character - caractere; ; personnage, caractere
"That I can scarcely tell you, but very many years since. The old woman I spoke of said it was haunted when she rented it between thirty and forty years ago. I never had one lodger who stayed more than three days. I do not tell you their stories-to no two lodgers have there been exactly the same phenomena repeated.
scarcely - a peine; ; a peine, guere
exactly - exactement
phenomena - des phénomenes
It is better that you should judge for yourself than enter the house with an imagination influenced by previous narratives; only be prepared to see and to hear something or other, and take whatever precautions you yourself please."
judge - juge; juge, juger
enter - entrer, rench: t-needed r, taper, saisir
imagination - l'imagination; ; imagination
influenced - influencée; influence, influence, influencer, influer
previous - précédente; ; préalable
narratives - récits; narratif, récit
precautions - des précautions; précaution
"Have you never had a curiosity yourself to pass a night in that house?"
pass - passer; doubler, passe, dépasser, passez, passons, passage
"Yes. I passed not a night, but three hours in broad daylight alone in that house. My curiosity is not satisfied, but it is quenched. I have no desire to renew the experiment. You can not complain, you see, sir, that I am not sufficiently candid; and unless your interest be exceedingly eager and your nerves unusually strong, I honestly add, that I advise you not to pass a night in that house."
broad - large; large
daylight - la lumiere du jour; ; jour, lumiere du jour
alone - seul
satisfied - satisfaits; satisfaire
quenched - étanchée; apaiser, étancher, rassasier, désaltérer, éteindre
renew - renouveler
experiment - expérience, expérimenter
complain - se plaindre, porter plainte
sufficiently - suffisamment
candid - sincere, spontané, candide
Unless - a moins que; ; a moins que, sauf si
exceedingly - excessivement; ; extremement, énormément
eager - enthousiaste; désireux
nerves - des nerfs; nerf, nervure, toupet, culot, cran, nerf
unusually - de façon inhabituelle
honestly - honnetement; ; honnetement, franchement
advise - conseiller, renseigner
"My interest is exceedingly keen," said I, "and though only a coward will boast of his nerves in situations wholly unfamiliar to him, yet my nerves have been seasoned in such variety of danger that I have the right to rely on them-even in a haunted house."
keen - enthousiaste; désireux, poivré, vif
coward - lâche; ; couard, couarde, poltron, poltronne
boast - se vanter; vantent, vantez, vantons, fanfaronner, vanter
wholly - entierement
unfamiliar - peu familier
seasoned - assaisonné; saison
variety - variété, variété
danger - danger, péril
rely - s'appuyer; ; compter sur
Mr. J-- said very little more; he took the keys of his house out of his bureau, gave them to me-and, thanking him cordially for his frankness, and his urbane concession to my wish, I carried off my prize.
bureau - bureau, agence, secrétaire, chiffonnier, commode
cordially - cordialement
frankness - la franchise; ; franchise
urbane - urbain
concession - concession
wish - souhait, souhaiter, espérer
carried off - emportés
prize - prix; prix, houp, récompense
Impatient for the experiment, as soon as I reached home, I summoned my confidential servant-a young man of gay spirits, fearless temper, and as free from superstitious prejudice as any one I could think of.
impatient - impatient
reached - atteint; arriver/parvenir a
confidential - confidentiel
gay - gay; gai
spirits - les esprits; esprit, esprit, esprit, moral, élan, esprit
fearless - sans peur; ; courageux, brave, intrépide
temper - caractere, tempérament, humeur, état d'esprit, recuit
superstitious - superstitieux
prejudice - préjugés; ; préjugé, idée préconçue, préjudice
"F--," said I, "you remember in Germany how disappointed we were at not finding a ghost in that old castle, which was said to be haunted by a headless apparition? Well, I have heard of a house in London which, I have reason to hope, is decidedly haunted. I mean to sleep there tonight. From what I hear, there is no doubt that something will allow itself to be seen or to be heard-something perhaps, excessively horrible. Do you think, if I take you with me, I may rely on your presence of mind, whatever may happen?
Germany - l'allemagne; Allemagne
disappointed - déçue; décevoir, désappointer
ghost - fantôme, spectre, esprit, revenant
castle - château, château-fort, roquer
headless - sans tete; ; tete
apparition - apparition
decidedly - résolument; ; décidément, clairement
doubt - des doutes; ; douter, doute
itself - elle-meme; ; se, soi-meme
Perhaps - peut-etre; ; peut-etre, possiblement
excessively - de maniere excessive; ; excessivement, bien trop (much too...)
horrible - horrible, affreux, épouvantable
presence - présence
"Oh, sir! pray trust me," answered F--, grinning with delight.
trust - confiance, trust, faire confiance, avoir foi en quelqu’un
grinning - sourire; avoir un grand sourire
delight - plaisir, délice, joie, enchanter, ravir
"Very well; then here are the keys of the house-this is the address. Go now-select for me any bedroom you please; and since the house has not been inhabited for weeks make up a good fire-air the bed well-see, of course, that there are candles as well as fuel. Take with you my revolver and my dagger-so much for my weapons-arm yourself equally well; and if we are not a match for a dozen ghosts we shall be but a sorry couple of Englishmen.
select - sélect, choisir, sélectionner
inhabited - habité; habiter
candles - bougies; bougie, chandelle
fuel - carburant, combustible, alimenter, attiser
revolver - revolver
dagger - poignard; surin
weapons - des armes; arme
equally - également
match - match; s'entremettre, match, allumette, concorder
dozen - douzaine, dizaine
couple - couple, paire, époux, quelques, deux ou trois.., couple, coupler
Englishmen - des anglais; Anglais
I was engaged for the rest of the day on business so urgent that I had not leisure to think much on the nocturnal adventure to which I had plighted my honour. I dined alone, and very late, and while dining read, as is my habit. I selected one of the volumes of Macaulay's essays.
rest - se reposer; reposent, reposez, reposons, se, reposer, débris
on business - sur les affaires
urgent - urgent
leisure - les loisirs; ; loisir, temps libre
nocturnal - nocturne
adventure - l'aventure; aventure
plighted - plié; situation critique
honour - l'honneur; honorer
dined - dîné; vacarme
dining - dîner; vacarme
habit - habitude; habitude, configuration
selected - sélectionné; sélect, choisir, sélectionner
volumes - volumes; volume, volume, volume, volume, tome, volume, volume
essays - des essais; dissertation, essai
I thought to myself that I would take the book with me; there was so much of healthfulness in the style and practical life in the subjects, that it would serve as an antidote against the influence of superstitious fancy.
myself - moi-meme; ; me, m'
healthfulness - la santé
practical - pratique
serve - service, servir, signifier, purger
antidote - antidote, contrepoison, alexipharmaque, thériaque
against - contre, face a, pour
influence - influence, influencer, influer
Accordingly, about half-past nine, I put the book into my pocket and strolled leisurely toward the haunted house. I took with me a favourite dog-an exceedingly sharp, bold, and vigilant bull-terrier-a dog fond of prowling about strange ghostly corners and passages at night in search of rats-a dog of dogs for a ghost.
Pocket - poche, empocher, de poche
strolled - flâné; promenade, flânerie, balade, flâner, promener
leisurely - tranquillement
sharp - pointu; ; affilé, coupant, affuté, tranchant
bold - audacieux; gros, épais
vigilant - vigilant
Bull - le taureau; taureau
terrier - terrier; (fox-)terrier; (terry) terrier; (fox-)terrier
fond - fond; tendre, amoureux
prowling - rôder; (prowl); rôder
strange - étrange, anormal, inconnu, étranger
ghostly - fantomatique
corners - coins; coin, coin, coin, rencogner, piéger, acculer
passages - passages; passage
rats - les rats; rat
It was a summer night, but chilly, the sky somewhat gloomy and overcast. Still there was a moon-faint and sickly, but still a moon-and, if the clouds permitted after midnight it would be brighter.
chilly - frisquet
sky - ciel; ciel, nue
somewhat - en quelque sorte; ; assez, quelque peu
gloomy - morose; ; lugubre, sombre, terne, maussade
overcast - nuageux, couvert
moon - lune
faint - évanouissement; s'évanouir, défailles, défaillez, défaillir
sickly - malade; ; maladif, souffreteux, chétif, valétudinaire, douçâtre
clouds - nuages; s'obscurcir
permitted - autorisé; permettre
brighter - plus lumineux; brillant, éclatant
I reached the house, knocked, and my servant opened the door with a cheerful smile.
knocked - frappé; coup, frapper
cheerful - joyeux, content, de bonne humeur
"All right, sir, and very comfortable."
comfortable - confortable
"Oh!" said I, rather disappointed; "have you not seen nor heard anything remarkable?"
remarkable - remarquable
"Well, sir, I must own I have heard something queer."
queer - pédé; ; étrange, bizarre
"What?-what?"
"The sound of feet pattering behind me; and once or twice small noises like whispers close at my ear-nothing more."
pattering - le patinage; crépiter
noises - bruits; bruit, vacarme, brouhaha, boucan, tintamarre, bruit
whispers - chuchotements; chuchotement, chuchoter, susurrer, murmurer
"You are not at all frightened?"
frightened - effrayé; effrayer, redouter, terrifier
"I! not a bit of it, sir;" and the man's bold look reassured me on one point-viz.: that happen what might, he would not desert me.
bit - bit; mordis, mordit, mordîmes, mordirent, bit; (bite); mordre
reassured - rassuré; tranquilliser, rassurer, réassurer
desert - désert; désertez, quitter, désertons, désertent, déserter
We were in the hall, the street door closed, and my attention was now drawn to my dog. He had at first run in eagerly enough but had sneaked back to the door, and was scratching and whining to get out. After patting him on the head, and encouraging him gently, the dog seemed to reconcile himself to the situation and followed me and F-- through the house, but keeping close at my heels instead of hurrying inquisitively in advance, which was his usual and normal habit in all strange places. We first visited the subterranean apartments, the kitchen, and other offices, and especially the cellars in which last there were two or three bottles of wine still left in a bin, covered with cobwebs, and evidently, by their appearance, undisturbed for many years. It was clear that the ghosts were not wine-bibbers. For the rest, we discovered nothing of interest.
hall - couloir, corridor, salle, salon, manoir, foyer
attention - attention, attention, attentions, garde a vous
eagerly - avec empressement; ; avidement
sneaked - en cachette; resquilleur, faucher, piquer, resquiller, cacher
scratching - grattage; éraflant; (scratch); gratter, égratigner, piquer
whining - se plaindre; (whin) se plaindre
patting - la caresse; petite tape
encouraging - encourageant; encourager, encourager
seemed - semblait; sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
reconcile - se réconcilier; ; réconcilier
heels - talons; talon
instead - a la place; ; a la place, au lieu de
hurrying - se dépecher; dépechant; (hurry); précipitation, hâte
inquisitively - avec curiosité
advance - élever, avancer, avancée, progression, avance, souscription
usual - habituel/habituelle
normal - normal, ordinaire, normale
subterranean - souterraine; ; souterrain
especially - spécialement, particulierement, surtout, en particulier
cellars - caves; cave
bin - bin; coffre, boîte, corbeille, poubelle
covered - couverts; couvercle, couverture, couverture, couvert
cobwebs - toiles d'araignées; toile d''araignée
evidently - évidemment, de toute évidence, manifestement
appearance - l'apparence; ; apparition, apparence, apparence, comparution
undisturbed - sans etre dérangé
clear - clair, transparent, libre, dégagé, sans ambiguité, s'éclaircir
There was a gloomy little back-yard, with very high walls. The stones of this yard were very damp; and what with the damp, and what with the dust and smoke-grime on the pavement, our feet left a slight impression where we passed. And now appeared the first strange phenomenon witnessed by myself in this strange abode. I saw, just before me, the print of a foot suddenly form itself, as it were. I stopped, caught hold of my servant, and pointed to it. In advance of that footprint as suddenly dropped another. We both saw it. I advanced quickly to the place; the footprint kept advancing before me, a small footprint-the foot of a child; the impression was too faint thoroughly to distinguish the shape, but it seemed to us both that it was the print of a naked foot.
stones - des pierres; pierre, t+roche, pierre, t+caillou, t+roc, t+roche
damp - humide, moite, mouillé, humidité, grisou, amortir
dust - la poussiere; ; poussiere, épousseter, pulvériser
smoke - la fumée; fumons, griller, fumer, fument, fumée, fumez
grime - de la crasse; ; crasse, saleté
pavement - revetement, chaussée, pavement
Slight - insignifiant, léger
impression - impression
appeared - est apparu; apparaître, paraître, apparaître, sembler, paraître
phenomenon - phénomene; ; phénomene
witnessed - témoins; témoignage, témoin, témoin, preuve, témoigner
abode - domicile; domicile, demeure; (abide); endurer, tolérer
suddenly - soudain; ; soudainement, tout d'un coup
caught - pris; prise, touche, loquet, loqueteau, verrou, hic, couille
hold - tenir; stopper, tiens, tiennent, tenons, tenir
footprint - empreinte de pied, empreinte écologique
dropped - a déposé; goutte
advanced - avancé; élever, avancer, avancer, avancée, progression, progres
advancing - l'avancement; élever, avancer, avancer, avancée, progression
thoroughly - a fond; ; absolument, completement
distinguish - distinguer
shape - forme, forme
naked - nue; nu, a poil, dénudé
This phenomenon ceased when we arrived at the opposite wall, nor did it repeat itself on returning. We remounted the stairs, and entered the rooms on the ground floor, a dining-parlour, a small back-parlour, and a still smaller third room that had been probably appropriated to a footman-all still as death. We then visited the drawing-rooms, which seemed fresh and new.
ceased - cessé; cesser, s'arreter, cesser de + ''infinitive''
stairs - escaliers; marche, escalier, volée
ground floor - le rez-de-chaussée
dining - dîner; dîner
parlour - salon; salon
appropriated - appropriée; approprié, idoine, approprier
footman - valet de pied; ; laquais
fresh - frais; frais
In the front room I seated myself in an armchair. F-- placed on the table the candlestick with which he had lighted us. I told him to shut the door. As he turned to do so, a chair opposite to me moved from the wall quickly and noiselessly, and dropped itself about a yard from my own, immediately fronting it.
seated - assis; place, siege, assise, séant, siege, fond, siege, siege
armchair - fauteuil, chaise bourrée
candlestick - chandelier
opposite to - en face de
noiselessly - sans bruit
immediately - immédiatement, tout de suite, aussitôt
"Why, this is better than the turning-tables," said I, with a half-laugh; and as I laughed, my dog put back his head and howled.
put back - remis en place
howled - hurlé; hurlement, hurler
F--, coming back, had not observed the movement of the chair. He employed himself now in stilling the dog. I continued to gaze on the chair, and fancied I saw on it a pale blue misty outline of a human figure, but an outline so indistinct that I could only distrust my own vision. The dog was now quiet.
observed - observée; observer, remarquer, respecter, observer, garder
movement - mouvement
employed - employés; employer, embaucher, recruter
continued - suite; continuer, continuer
gaze - regard; ; fixer
fancied - aimée; envie, caprice
pale - pâle; pâle, hâve
misty - brumeux
outline - les grandes lignes; ; contour, silhouette, esquisse, aperçu
human - humain
figure - figure, forme, personnage, figure, personnalité, chiffre
indistinct - indistinct
distrust - défiance, méfiance, se méfier
vision - vision, vue, aspiration, apparition
"Put back that chair opposite to me," said I to F--; "put it back to the wall."
F-- obeyed. "Was that you, sir?" said he, turning abruptly.
obeyed - obéi; obéir, obtempérer
abruptly - brusquement; ; abruptement, tout d'un coup, précipitamment
"I!-what?"
"Why, something struck me. I felt it sharply on the shoulder-just here."
struck - frappé; biffer, rayer, barrer, frapper, battre, frapper
sharply - brusquement
"No," said I. "But we have jugglers present, and though we may not discover their tricks, we shall catch them before they frighten us."
discover - découvrir
tricks - des astuces; tour, tour, astuce, truc, rench: -neededr, pli
catch - attraper; ; prise, touche, loquet, loqueteau, verrou, hic
frighten - effrayer, redouter, terrifier
We did not stay long in the drawing-rooms-in fact, they felt so damp and so chilly that I was glad to get to the fire upstairs. We locked the doors of the drawing-rooms-a precaution which, I should observe, we had taken with all the rooms we had searched below. The bedroom my servant had selected for me was the best on the floor-a large one, with two windows fronting the street. The four-posted bed, which took up no inconsiderable space, was opposite to the fire, which burnt clear and bright; a door in the wall to the left, between the bed and the window, communicated with the room which my servant appropriated to himself. This last was a small room with a sofa-bed, and had no communication with the landing-place-no other door but that which conducted to the bedroom I was to occupy. On either side of my fireplace was a cupboard, without locks, flush with the wall, and covered with the same dull-brown paper.
Glad - heureux; heureuse
locked - verrouillé; serrure
precaution - précaution
observe - observer, remarquer, respecter, garder
searched - recherchée; recherche, chercher, fouiller, chercher
inconsiderable - insignifiante
burnt - brulé; ; brulé; (burn) brulé; ; brulé
bright - lumineux; éclatant, lumineux, clair
small room - petite piece
sofa - canapé, sofa
communication - la communication; ; communication, message
conducted - conduite; comportement, conduite, se comporter, conduire, mener
occupy - occuper, habiter
either - chaque, non plus, ou, soit, soit , ou
fireplace - âtre, foyer, cheminée
cupboard - placard, armoire, buffet
locks - des serrures; serrure
flush - la chasse d'eau; vidanger, rougeur
We examined these cupboards-only hooks to suspend female dresses-nothing else; we sounded the walls-evidently solid-the outer walls of the building. Having finished the survey of these apartments, warmed myself a few moments, and lighted my cigar, I then, still accompanied by F--, went forth to complete my reconnoitre. In the landing-place there was another door; it was closed firmly. "Sir," said my servant, in surprise, "I unlocked this door with all the others when I first came; it can not have got locked from the inside, for--"
examined - examinés; examiner, examiner
cupboards - armoires; placard, armoire, buffet
hooks - des crochets; crochet, agrafe, hook, crochet, accrocher, ferrer
suspend - suspendre, mettre en suspension
female - femelle, femelle
solid - solide, massif, plein, continu, solide
survey - enquete; ; sondage, arpentage, reconnaissance, enquete
cigar - cigare
accompanied - accompagné; accompagner, accompagner
forth - avant; en avant
reconnoitre - reconnaître (le terrain)
surprise - surprise, surprendre, étonner
unlocked - déverrouillé; déverrouiller, déverrouiller, débloquer
inside - a l'intérieur; ; intérieur, dedans, au-dedans, la-dedans
Before he had finished his sentence, the door, which neither of us then was touching, opened quietly of itself. We looked at each other a single instant. The same thought seized both-some human agency might be detected here. I rushed in first-my servant followed. A small blank dreary room without furniture-a few empty boxes and hampers in a corner-a small window-the shutters closed-not even a fireplace-no other door but that by which we had entered-no carpet on the floor, and the floor seemed very old, uneven, worm-eaten, mended here and there, as was shown by the whiter patches on the wood; but no living being, and no visible place in which a living being could have hidden.
touching - toucher; attendrissant; (touch); toucher, émouvoir, toucher
quietly - paisablement, tranquillement, quietement
single - seul, célibataire f, célibataire, simple
instant - instantanée; moment
agency - l'agence; ; capacité d'agir, agentivité, agence, action
detected - détecté; détecter
rushed - précipité; se précipiter, emmener d''urgence
blank - vide; ; blanc, vierge, balles a blanc, blanc, préforme, espace
furniture - mobilier, meubles
empty - vide, vider, cadavre
hampers - des paniers; entraver
corner - coin, rencogner, piéger, acculer, négocier un prix de gros
shutters - des volets; volet, contrevent, obturateur
carpet - tapis, moquette, tapisser
uneven - inégale; ; inégal
worm - ver, vermine, scarabée, vis sans fin, dragon, remords, ramper
mended - réparé; réparer, raccommoder, rapiécer, s'améliorer
patches - des correctifs; piece, rustine
wood - du bois; (de) bois
visible - visible
hidden - caché; (se) cacher
As we stood gazing around, the door by which we had entered closed as quietly as it had before opened; we were imprisoned.
gazing - regarder; fixer
imprisoned - emprisonné; emprisonner, mettre en prison
For the first time I felt a creep of undefinable horror. Not so my servant. "Why, they don't think to trap us, sir; I could break that trumpery door with a kick of my foot."
creep - rampant; ; ramper, rampement, fatigue, fluage, reptation
horror - l'horreur; ; horreur, effroi, dégout, aversion
trap - piege; piege
trumpery - trumperie
kick - coup de pied; bottons, bottent, escabeau, bottez, botter
"Try first if it will open to your hand," said I, shaking off the vague apprehension that had seized me, "while I unclose the shutters and see what is without."
shaking off - en se secouant
vague - vague
unclose - se déconnecter
I unbarred the shutters-the window looked on the little back-yard I have before described; there was no ledge without-nothing to break the sheer descent of the wall. No man getting out of that window would have found any footing till he had fallen on the stones below.
unbarred - non barré; débarrer
ledge - la corniche; rebord
sheer - transparent; pur
descent - descente, origine, ascendance
F--, meanwhile, was vainly attempting to open the door. He now turned round to me and asked my permission to use force. And I should here state, in justice to the servant, that far from evincing any superstitious terrors, his nerve, composure, and even gaiety amid circumstances so extraordinary, compelled my admiration, and made me congratulate myself on having secured a companion in every way fitted to the occasion. I willingly gave him the permission he required. But though he was a remarkably strong man, his force was as idle as his milder efforts; the door did not even shake to his stoutest kick. Breathless and panting, he desisted. I then tried the door myself, equally in vain. As I ceased from the effort, again that creep of horror came over me; but this time it was more cold and stubborn. I felt as if some strange and ghastly exhalation were rising up from the chinks of that rugged floor, and filling the atmosphere with a venomous influence hostile to human life. The door now very slowly and quietly opened as of its own accord. We precipitated ourselves into the landing-place. We both saw a large pale light-as large as the human figure, but shapeless and unsubstantial-move before us, and ascend the stairs that led from the landing into the attic. I followed the light, and my servant followed me. It entered to the right of the landing, a small garret, of which the door stood open. I entered in the same instant.
Meanwhile - pendant ce temps
vainly - vainement
attempting - tenter; tenter, essayer, tentative, attentat
round - ronde; cyclo, ronde, arrondissent, arrondis, arrondir
permission - autorisation; ; permission, permis
use force - utiliser la force
state - l'État
justice - justice, équité, conseiller
evincing - évocation; montrer, prouver
terrors - terreurs; terreur, effroi, terreur, terrorisme
nerve - nerf, nervure, toupet, culot, cran
composure - le sang-froid; ; calme, quiétude
amid - amid; au milieu de, parmi, entre
extraordinary - extraordinaire
compelled - contraint; contraindre, forcer, obliger, contraindre
admiration - l'admiration; ; admiration
congratulate - féliciter
secured - sécurisé; sur, sur, sur, sur, sur, sur, sécuriser
companion - compagnon, compagne
fitted - adapté; en forme
Occasion - occasion
required - nécessaires; exiger, demander, avoir besoin de, requérir
remarkably - remarquablement
idle - au ralenti; fainéant
milder - plus doux; doux, douce, léger, doux
efforts - efforts; effort
shake - secouer, agiter, se serrer la main, secousse
stoutest - le plus robuste; solide
panting - haletant; (pant) haletant
in vain - en vain
stubborn - tetu; ; tetu, enteté, borné
ghastly - épouvantable, effrayant, affreux, horrible
chinks - les chinetoques; fente, fissure
rugged - robuste; déchiqueté, accidenté; (rug); tapis, couverture
atmosphere - atmosphere; ; atmosphere, ambience, ambiance
venomous - venimeux
hostile - hostile
slowly - lentement
accord - accord; ; entente, accorder
precipitated - précipité; précipité
ourselves - nous-memes; nous-meme
unsubstantial - non substantielle
ascend - s'élever; ; monter
attic - grenier, combles, mansarde
garret - garret; ; galetas
stood open - est resté ouvert
The light then collapsed into a small globule, exceedingly brilliant and vivid; rested a moment on a bed in the corner, quivered, and vanished. We approached the bed and examined it-a half-tester, such as is commonly found in attics devoted to servants. On the drawers that stood near it we perceived an old faded silk handkerchief, with the needle still left in a rent half repaired. The kerchief was covered with dust; probably it had belonged to the old woman who had last died in that house, and this might have been her sleeping-room. I had sufficient curiosity to open the drawers: there were a few odds and ends of female dress, and two letters tied round with a narrow ribbon of faded yellow. I took the liberty to possess myself of the letters. We found nothing else in the room worth noticing-nor did the light reappear; but we distinctly heard, as we turned to go, a pattering footfall on the floor-just before us. We went through the other attics (in all four), the footfall still preceding us. Nothing to be seen-nothing but the footfall heard. I had the letters in my hand: just as I was descending the stairs I distinctly felt my wrist seized, and a faint soft effort made to draw the letters from my clasp. I only held them the more tightly, and the effort ceased.
collapsed - effondré; s'effondrer, s'effondrer, effondrement
globule - globule
brilliant - brillante; ; brillant, perle
vivid - vivante; ; vivide
rested - reposé; repos
quivered - a tremblé; frémir
vanished - disparue; disparaître, s'évanouir, s'annuler
approached - approché; (s'')approcher (de)
commonly - communément; ; fréquemment
attics - les greniers; grenier, combles-p, mansarde
devoted - dévouée; consacrer, vouer
servants - serviteurs; serviteur, domestique, servante, domestique, fr
drawers - tiroirs; tiroir
perceived - perçue; percevoir
faded - fanée; (s'')affaiblir, diminuer
silk - soie
handkerchief - mouchoir
needle - aiguille, saphir, coudre, taquiner, monter
repaired - réparé; réparer
belonged - a appartenu; appartenir a
sufficient - suffisante; ; suffisant
odds - des cotes; rench: -neededr, bizarre, étrange, impair
tied round - un tour de piste
narrow - étroite; pressé, étroit
ribbon - ruban
liberty - liberté
possess - posséder, s'emparer de
worth - valeur; valeur
noticing - remarquer; remarquer, notification, préavis, préavis, remarquer
reappear - reparaître, réapparaître
distinctly - distinctement
preceding - précédent; précéder, précéder
descending - descendant; descendre, descendre, descendre
wrist - poignet
soft - souple; moelleux, alcoolsans, mou, doux
effort - l'effort; ; effort
clasp - fermoir, serrer
held - détenus; (main)tenir
tightly - étanche; ; fermement
We regained the bed-chamber appropriated to myself, and I then remarked that my dog had not followed us when we had left it. He was thrusting himself close to the fire, and trembling.
regained - retrouvée; reconquérir, reprendre
chamber - chambre, piece, salle
remarked - remarqué; remarque
thrusting - poussée; (thrust); estocade, poussée, propulser
I was impatient to examine the letters; and while I read them, my servant opened a little box in which he had deposited the weapons I had ordered him to bring; took them out, placed them on a table close at my bed-head, and he occupied himself in soothing the dog, who, however, seemed to heed him very little.
deposited - déposé; dépôt, gisement, dépôt, dépôt, acompte, arrhes-p
occupied - occupée; occuper, occuper, occuper, occuper, habiter, occuper
soothing - apaisant, pacifiant, rassurant; (sooth); apaisant, pacifiant
heed - attention, observer, surveiller, preter attention
The letters were short-they were dated; the dates exactly thirty-five years ago. They were evidently from a lover to his mistress, or a husband to some young wife. Not only the terms of expression, but a distinct reference to a former voyage, indicated the writer to have been a seafarer. The spelling and handwriting were those of a man imperfectly educated, but still the language itself was forcible. In the expressions of endearment there was a kind of rough wild love; but here and there were dark unintelligible hints at some secret not of love-some secret that seemed of crime.
lover - amante, amant, maîtresse
Mistress - madame; ; maîtresse, amante
terms - conditions; peine, mandat, période
distinct - distinct, intelligible, reconnaissable
reference - référence, recommandation, faire référence a, référencer
former - ancien; ancienne, ancien, ci devant
Voyage - voyage
seafarer - marin
handwriting - l'écriture; ; écriture de main
those - ceux-ci; ; ces, celles-la, ceux-la
imperfectly - imparfaitement
educated - éduqués; éduquer
forcible - forcé, forçable, puissant, violent, impressionnant
expressions - expressions; expression, expression, expression, expression
endearment - un attachement; ; affection
rough - rude, rugueux, brut, approximatif, difficile, brutal, ébaucher
wild - sauvage; pétulant, grose, sauvage
unintelligible - inintelligible
hints - indices; indication, soupçon, faire allusion
secret - secret
crime - délit (max 10 years imprisonment according to law) crime (15 years and more) (nothing strictly between 10 and 15)
"We ought to love each other," was one of the sentences I remember, "for how every one else would execrate us if all was known." Again: "Don't let any one be in the same room with you at night-you talk in your sleep." And again: "What's done can't be undone; and I tell you there's nothing against us unless the dead could come to life." Here there was underlined in a better handwriting (a female's): "They do!" At the end of the letter latest in date the same female hand had written these words: "Lost at sea the 4th of June, the same day as--"
execrate - exécuter; ; exécrer
undone - défait; défaire
underlined - souligné; soulignement, souligner, souligner, attention
I put down the letters, and began to muse over their contents.
muse - muse
Contents - contenu; satisfait
Fearing, however, that the train of thought into which I fell might unsteady my nerves, I fully determined to keep my mind in a fit state to cope with whatever of marvellous the advancing night might bring forth. I roused myself-laid the letters on the table-stirred up the fire, which was still bright and cheering, and opened my volume of Macaulay. I read quietly enough till about half-past eleven. I then threw myself dressed upon the bed, and told my servant he might retire to his own room, but must keep himself awake. I bade him leave open the door between the two rooms. Thus alone, I kept two candles burning on the table by my bed-head. I placed my watch beside the weapons, and calmly resumed my Macaulay. Opposite to me the fire burned clear; and on the hearth-rug, seemingly asleep, lay the dog. In about twenty minutes I felt an exceedingly cold air pass by my cheek, like a sudden draft. I fancied the door to my right, communicating with the landing-place, must have got open; but no-it was closed. I then turned my glance to my left, and saw the flame of the candles violently swayed as by a wind. At the same moment the watch beside the revolver softly slid from the table-softly, softly-no visible hand-it was gone. I sprang up, seizing the revolver with one hand, the dagger with the other: I was not willing that my weapons should share the fate of the watch. Thus armed, I looked round the floor-no sign of the watch.
fearing - craindre; peur
unsteady - instable, branlant, fébrile
fully - pleinement; ; entierement, completement
determined - déterminé; déterminer, déterminer
fit - s'adapter; adapter
state - l'état; ; état, Etat, déclarer, indiquer
cope - se débrouiller, faire face (a)
marvellous - merveilleux
roused - réveillé; réveiller
laid - posé; poser
stirred - remué; brasser, agiter
cheering - des applaudissements; acclamation(s)
volume - volume, tome
lay - laique; pondre, pose
threw - jeté; jeter, lancer
upon - sur, a
retire - prendre sa retraite; retirent, retirez, se retirer, retirer
awake - éveillé; (se) réveiller; (s'')éveiller
bade - Bade
leave open - laisser ouvert
burning - bruler; ; brulant, ardent, brulage; (burn) bruler; ; brulant
beside - a côté; ; aupres
calmly - calmement; ; paisiblement
resumed - reprise; reprendre
burned - brulé; bruler
hearth - âtre, foyer, foyers
rug - tapis, couverture
seemingly - censément
asleep - endormi
cold air - air froid
pass by - passer
cheek - joue, fesse, culot, toupet, potence de bringuebale
draft - projet; ; courant d'air, gorgée, biere a la pression, tirant
communicating - communiquer; communiquer, communier, communiquer
got open - est ouvert
glance - regard; ; jeter un coup d’oil
flame - flamme, polémique
violently - violemment
swayed - balancés; autorité, poids, influence, prépondérance, balancer
wind - vent; emmailloter, détortiller, langer, enrouler, vent
softly - en douceur; ; doucement
slid - glissée; (slide); glisser, déraper, toboggan, glissoire
sprang up - a surgi
seizing - la saisie; emparant; (seize); saisir, emparer
fate - le destin; ; destin, destinée, sort
sign - signe; signent, signez, placard, caractériser, signe
Three slow, loud, distinct knocks were now heard at the bed-head; my servant called out: "Is that you, sir?"
loud - bruyante; fort
knocks - coups; coup, frapper
"No; be on your guard."
guard - garde, garde, protection, gardien, arriere, défense, garder
The dog now roused himself and sat on his haunches, his ears moving quickly backward and forward. He kept his eyes fixed on me with a look so strange that he concentrated all my attention on himself. Slowly, he rose up, all his hair bristling, and stood perfectly rigid, and with the same wild stare. I had not time, however, to examine the dog. Presently my servant emerged from his room; and if ever I saw horror in the human face, it was then. I should not have recognized him had we met in the street, so altered was every lineament.
backward - a l'envers; ; arriéré, en arriere, a reculons
forward - avant; acheminent, acheminer, avanten, acheminons
fixed - fixé; réparer, fixer, préparer, truquer, tricher, réparation
concentrated - concentré; concentrer, concentrer, concentrer
rose - Rose; (rise); Rose
bristling - se hérisser; soie, poil, se hérisser
perfectly - parfaitement
rigid - rigide
stare - fixer; regarder (fixement), dévisager
emerged - a émergé; émerger, émerger, sortir, émerger
recognized - reconnu; reconnaître
altered - modifié; transformer, changer, altérer
lineament - linéament
He passed by me quickly, saying in a whisper that seemed scarcely to come from his lips: "Run-run! it is after me!" He gained the door to the landing, pulled it open, and rushed forth. I followed him into the landing involuntarily, calling him to stop; but, without heeding me, he bounded down the stairs, clinging to the balusters, and taking several steps at a time. I heard, where I stood, the street-door open-heard it again clap to. I was left alone in the haunted house.
whisper - chuchotement, chuchoter, susurrer, murmurer
lips - levres; levre, levre
Gained - gagné; gagner
pulled - tiré; tirer, tirer, retirer, tirer un coup, influence
involuntarily - involontairement
heeding - l'écoute; attention, observer, surveiller, preter attention
clinging to - s'accrocher
balusters - les balustres; balustre
several - plusieurs
steps - étapes; pas
clap - applaudir; claquent, claquer, applaudissement, claquez
It was but for a moment that I remained undecided whether or not to follow my servant; pride and curiosity alike forbade so dastardly a flight. I re-entered my room, closing the door after me, and proceeded cautiously into the interior chamber. I encountered nothing to justify my servant's terror.
remained - est restée; reste, rester, demeurer, rester
undecided - hésitant, checkindécis, checkvelléitaire
whether - si, que, soit, si oui ou non
pride - l'orgueil; ; orgueil, fierté, fierté
alike - comme; ; semblable, pareil, analogue, pareillement
forbade - interdit; interdire, nier, dénier
dastardly - ignoble
proceeded - a procédé; avancer, procéder, procéder
cautiously - avec prudence; ; précautionneusement
interior - intérieur, intérieur
encountered - rencontré; rencontrer, rencontre, rencontre
justify - justifier
I again carefully examined the walls, to see if there were any concealed door. I could find no trace of one-not even a seam in the dull-brown paper with which the room was hung. How, then, had the Thing, whatever it was, which had so scared him, obtained ingress except through my own chamber?
carefully - attentivement; ; soigneusement
concealed - dissimulée; dissimuler, cacher
trace - trace; trace, projection horizontale, décalquer
seam - couture; couture
hung - accroché; suspendre, etre accroché
scared - effrayé; (scar); effrayé
obtained - obtenu; obtenir, se procurer, réussir, avoir succes, avoir
ingress - l'entrée; ; entrée
Except - sauf; ; faire une exception
I returned to my room, shut and locked the door that opened upon the interior one, and stood on the hearth, expectant and prepared. I now perceived that the dog had slunk into an angle of the wall, and was pressing himself close against it, as if literally striving to force his way into it. I approached the animal and spoke to it; the poor brute was evidently beside itself with terror. It showed all its teeth, the slaver dropping from its jaws, and would certainly have bitten me if I had touched it.
expectant - en attente; ; expectatif
pressing - pressant; pressant; (pres) pressant; pressant
literally - littéralement
striving - en quete d'une solution; (strive) en quete d'une solution
force - force; forcez, contrainte, forçons, contraindre, forcent
brute - brute; bete, brutal
slaver - esclavagiste; (Slav); Slave
dropping - de la chute; ; crotte, fiente; (drop) de la chute; ; crotte
jaws - mâchoires; mâchoire
Certainly - certainement, surement, sans nul doute, sans aucun doute
bitten - mordu; mordre, mordre, mordre, maintenir, garder, mordre
touched - touché; toucher, toucher, émouvoir, toucher, toucher, contact
It did not seem to recognize me. Whoever has seen at the Zoological Gardens a rabbit, fascinated by a serpent, cowering in a corner, may form some idea of the anguish which the dog exhibited. Finding all efforts to soothe the animal in vain, and fearing that his bite might be as venomous in that state as in the madness of hydrophobia, I left him alone, placed my weapons on the table beside the fire, seated myself, and recommenced my Macaulay.
Seem - sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
recognize - reconnaître; reconnaissons, homologuer, reconnaitre, retrouve
zoological - zoologique
rabbit - lapin; lapin
fascinated - fasciné; fasciner, fasciner, fasciner
serpent - serpent
cowering - se recroqueviller; se recroqueviller
anguish - l'angoisse; angoissons, angoissez, angoisser, angoissent
exhibited - exposée; exposer, exposition, piece a conviction
soothe - apaiser, calmer, soulager
vain - vaine; ; rench: vaniteux, frivole, vain, futile
madness - la folie; ; folie
recommenced - repris; recommencer
I now became aware that something interposed between the page and the light-the page was overshadowed; I looked up, and I saw what I shall find it very difficult, perhaps impossible, to describe.
aware - conscient; ; attentif, vigilant, en éveil, en alerte
interposed - interposée; interposer, intercaler, interrompre, couper
overshadowed - éclipsé; ombrager, éclipser (''la gloire'', ''une personne'')
impossible - impossible, insupportable
It was a darkness shaping itself forth from the air in very undefined outline. I can not say it was of a human form, and yet it had more resemblance to a human form, or rather shadow, than to anything else. As it stood, wholly apart and distinct from the air and the light around it, its dimensions seemed gigantic, the summit nearly touching the ceiling. While I gazed, a feeling of intense cold seized me. An iceberg before me could not more have chilled me; nor could the cold of an iceberg have been more purely physical.
darkness - l'obscurité; ; obscurité, ténebres
shaping - la mise en forme; façconnant, façonnage; (shape); forme, forme
undefined - indéfini
resemblance - ressemblance, comparaison, probabilité
shadow - l'ombre; ; ombre, prendre en filature, filer
apart - a part; ; séparé, séparément, a part, en morceaux, en pieces
dimensions - dimensions; dimension, dimension, dimension, dimension
gigantic - gigantesque, colossal
summit - sommet; apogée
nearly - presque
ceiling - plafond; plafond; (ceil) plafond; plafond
gazed - regardé; fixer
intense - intense
iceberg - iceberg, montagne de glace
chilled - réfrigéré; froid
purely - purement
physical - physique, physique, physiologique, visite médicale, check-up
I feel convinced that it was not the cold caused by fear. As I continued to gaze, I thought-but this I can not say with precision-that I distinguished two eyes looking down on me from the height. One moment I fancied that I distinguished them clearly, the next they seemed gone; but still two rays of a pale-blue light frequently shot through the darkness, as from the height on which I half-believed, half-doubted, that I had encountered the eyes.
Convinced - convaincu; convaincre, persuader
caused - causée; cause, raison, cause, causer
fear - peur; angoisse, craignent, crainte, crains, craignons
precision - précision
distinguished - distingué; distinguer, distinguer, distinguer
height - hauteur, taille
One moment - Un moment
Clearly - en clair; ; clairement
rays - rayons; rayon
frequently - fréquemment
shot through - tiré a travers
as from - a partir de
doubted - douté; douter, doute
I strove to speak-my voice utterly failed me; I could only think to myself: "Is this fear? it is not fear!" I strove to rise-in vain; I felt as if weighed down by an irresistible force. Indeed, my impression was that of an immense and overwhelming power opposed to my volition-that sense of utter inadequacy to cope with a force beyond man's, which one may feel physically in a storm at sea, in a conflagration, or when confronting some terrible wild beast, or rather, perhaps, the shark of the ocean, I felt morally.
strove - s'efforcer; s''efforcer de
voice - voix; voix
utterly - tout a fait
failed - a échoué; échouer (a)
rise - hausse; remonte, élévation, débout, surcroît
weighed - pesée; peser, peser, peser, peser, lever l’ancre
irresistible - irrésistible
immense - immense
overwhelming - écrasante; abreuver, accabler, envahir, accabler
power - pouvoir, puissance, électricité, courant, alimenter
opposed - opposée; s'opposer a, opposer
volition - volition; ; volonté, énergie
sense - sens, acception, sentir
beyond - au-dela; ; au-dela, par-dela
physically - physiquement
storm - tempete; orage, tempete
conflagration - conflagration, incendie, rench: t-needed r
confronting - confrontant; confronter, confronter
beast - bete; ; bete, bete sauvage
Shark - requin; requin
Ocean - l'océan; ; océan
Opposed to my will was another will, as far superior to its strength as storm, fire, and shark are superior in material force to the force of man.
strength - la force; ; force, vigueur, effectif, point fort
material - matériel, matériau, matiere, matériel, étoffe, tissu
And now, as this impression grew on me-now came, at last, horror-horror to a degree that no words can convey. Still I retained pride, if not courage; and in my own mind I said: "This is horror, but it is not fear; unless I fear I can not be harmed; my reason rejects this thing; it is an illusion-I do not fear." With a violent effort I succeeded at last in stretching out my hand toward the weapon on the table: as I did so, on the arm and shoulder I received a strange shock, and my arm fell to my side powerless. And now, to add to my horror, the light began slowly to wane from the candles-they were not, as it were, extinguished, but their flame seemed very gradually withdrawn; it was the same with the fire-the light was extracted from the fuel; in a few minutes the room was in utter darkness. The dread that came over me, to be thus in the dark with that dark Thing, whose power was so intensely felt, brought a reaction of nerve. In fact, terror had reached that climax, that either my senses must have deserted me, or I must have burst through the spell. I did burst through it. I found voice, though the voice was a shriek. I remembered that I broke forth with words like these: "I do not fear, my soul does not fear"; and at the same time I found strength to rise. Still in that profound gloom I rushed to one of the windows-tore aside the curtain-flung open the shutters; my first thought was-Light. And when I saw the moon high, clear, and calm, I felt a joy that almost compensated for the previous terror.
degree - diplôme, degré, ordre
convey - transmettre; ; transporter, véhiculer, communiquer
retained - retenue; retenir, conserver, maintenir
courage - bravoure, courage, cour, vaillance
harmed - lésé; mal, tort, dommage, nuire a, faire du mal a
rejects - rejette; rejeter
illusion - illusion
violent - violent, vif
succeeded - a réussi; succéder, réussir, avoir du succes
stretching - l'étirement; étendre, s'étendre, s'étirer, étirement
weapon - arme
received - reçu; recevoir, recevoir, recevoir, recevoir
shock - choc; choquons, offusquer, choquez, choquer, secouer
powerless - impuissante; ; impuissant
wane - s'affaiblir; diminuer
extinguished - éteinte; éteindre
gradually - progressivement
withdrawn - retiré; (se) retirer
extracted - extraites; extrait, extrait, extrait, extraire, extraire
utter - l'utérus; émettre
dread - peur; ; redouter, craindre, crainte
whose - a qui, de qui, dont, duquel (de + lequel), duquel
intensely - intensément
reaction - réaction
climax - l'apogée; ; climax, apogée, paroxysme, jouissance, orgasme
senses - sens; sens, sens, sens, sens, sens, acception, sentir, sentir
deserted - désertée; abandonner
burst - l'éclatement; ; éclater, faire éclater, rompre, briser
shriek - cri; ; hurlement, crier
soul - âme; âme
profound - profond
gloom - obscurité, pénombre, grisaille, morosité, noirceur
tore - a la déchirure
aside - a part; ; a côté, en passant, aparté
curtain - rideau
flung - jeté; lancer
Calm - calme, tranquille, calme plat, calmer, apaiser
joy - joie; joie
almost - presque, quasiment
compensated - indemnisés; compenser
There was the moon, there was also the light from the gas-lamps in the deserted slumberous street. I turned to look back into the room; the moon penetrated its shadow very palely and partially-but still there was light. The dark Thing, whatever it might be, was gone-except that I could yet see a dim shadow, which seemed the shadow of that shade, against the opposite wall.
slumberous - somnolent
penetrated - pénétré; pénétrer
palely - pâlement
partially - partiellement, en partie
dim - dim; faible, vague
shade - ombre, store, nuance, ton, esprit, ombrager, faire de l'ombre
My eye now rested on the table, and from under the table (which was without cloth or cover-an old mahogany round table) there rose a hand, visible as far as the wrist. It was a hand, seemingly, as much of flesh and blood as my own, but the hand of an aged person-lean, wrinkled, small, too-a woman's hand. That hand very softly closed on the two letters that lay on the table; the hand and letters both vanished.
cloth - tissu, étoffe, tenue
cover - couvercle, couverture, couvert, couvrir, reprendre, parcourir
mahogany - acajou, mahagoni
flesh - de la chair; ; chair, peau, chair, viande, corps, pulpe
lean - maigre; maigre, adossons, adossent, appuyer, adossez
wrinkled - ridé; ride
lay on - s'allonger
Then there came the same three loud measured knocks I had heard at the bed-head before this extraordinary drama had commenced.
measured - mesurée; mesure, mesure, mesure, mesurer
drama - drame
commenced - commencé; commencer
As those sounds slowly ceased, I felt the whole room vibrate sensibly; and at the far end there rose, as from the floor, sparks or globules like bubbles of light, many coloured-green, yellow, fire-red, azure. Up and down, to and fro, hither, thither, as tiny Will-o'-the-Wisps, the sparks moved, slow or swift, each at its own caprice. A chair (as in the drawing-room below) was now advanced from the wall without apparent agency, and placed at the opposite side of the table.
vibrate - vibrer
sensibly - raisonnablement
sparks - des étincelles; étincelle
globules - globules; globule
bubbles - bulles; bulle, trou, vent, bulle, ambiance, bouillonner
Azure - l'azur; azur, azur, azur, azur, azur
fro - fro
thither - la; ; la, d'ici la
tiny - minuscule
wisps - des feux follets; brin, fétu, touffe
swift - rapide, martinet, dévidoir
caprice - caprice
apparent - apparente; ; apparent, visible, manifeste, criant, évident
opposite side - du côté opposé
Suddenly, as forth from the chair, there grew a shape-a woman's shape. It was distinct as a shape of life-ghastly as a shape of death. The face was that of youth, with a strange mournful beauty; the throat and shoulders were bare, the rest of the form in a loose robe of cloudy white. It began sleeking its long yellow hair, which fell over its shoulders; its eyes were not turned toward me, but to the door; it seemed listening, watching, waiting. The shadow of the shade in the background grew darker; and again I thought I beheld the eyes gleaming out from the summit of the shadow-eyes fixed upon that shape.
youth - la jeunesse; ; jeunesse, jeune, jeune homme, les jeunes
mournful - triste; ; affligé, éploré, mélancolique, lugubre
beauty - la beauté; ; beauté
throat - gorge, goulot
bare - a nu; dénudé, dégarnir, nu
loose - en vrac; ample, desserré
robe - robe de chambre; ; robe
cloudy - nuageux, trouble, brumeux, nébuleux, opaque
sleeking - sleeking; (sleek); brillant, luisant, lisse, lisse
background - arriere-plan, trame, fond
beheld - a été observée; regarder, voir, observer, voici, voila
gleaming - étincelante; ; brillant; (gleam) étincelante; ; brillant
As if from the door, though it did not open, there grew out another shape, equally distinct, equally ghastly-a man's shape-a young man's. It was in the dress of the last century, or rather in a likeness of such dress (for both the male shape and the female, though defined, were evidently unsubstantial, impalpable-simulacra-phantasms); and there was something incongruous, grotesque, yet fearful, in the contrast between the elaborate finery, the courtly precision of that old-fashioned garb, with its ruffles and lace and buckles, and the corpse-like stillness of the flitting wearer. Just as the male shape approached the female, the dark Shadow started from the wall, all three for a moment wrapped in darkness. When the pale light returned, the two phantoms were as if in the grasp of the Shadow that towered between them; and there was a blood-stain on the breast of the female; and the phantom male was leaning on its phantom sword, and blood seemed trickling fast from the ruffles, from the lace; and the darkness of the intermediate Shadow swallowed them up-they were gone.
male - mâle, homme, mâle
defined - défini; déterminer, définir, définir
impalpable - impalpable
simulacra - simulacre
incongruous - incongru
grotesque - grotesque
fearful - effrayant, redoutable, peureux, craintif, terrible, affreux
contrast - contraste, contraster
elaborate - élaborer; ; approfondir
finery - parure
courtly - courtois
old-fashioned - (old-fashioned) vieux jeu
garb - vetements
ruffles - des volants; falbala, ébouriffer
lace - dentelle; dentelle, pointue
buckles - boucles; boucle
corpse - cadavre, corps, corps sans vie
stillness - l'immobilité; ; calme, immobilité
flitting - flottement; (flit); voltiger, voleter, papillonner, virevolter
wearer - support
wrapped - enveloppé; enrouler (autour de)
the pale - les pâles
phantoms - fantômes; fantôme
grasp - saisir, agripper, comprendre
towered - en hauteur; tour
stain - tache, souillure, colorant, tacher, entacher, colorer
breast - sein, poitrine, cour, poitrail, blanc
leaning - penchant, adossant; (lean) penchant, adossant
sword - l'épée; ; épée, glaive, épéiste
trickling - au compte-gouttes; (trickle); filet, dégoulinade
intermediate - intermédiaire, intermédiaire, concilier
swallowed - avalé; avaler
And again the bubbles of light shot, and sailed, and undulated, growing thicker and thicker and more wildly confused in their movements.
shot - tir; tirai, tiré, tirâmes, tirerent, tira
Sailed - navigué; voile
undulated - ondulé; onduler, ondoyer
thicker - plus épais; épais, gros, épais, dense, épais, épais, épais
wildly - sauvage; ; sauvagement
confused - confus; rendre perplexe, confondre, confondre
movements - mouvements; mouvement, mouvement, mouvement
The closet door to the right of the fireplace now opened, and from the aperture there came forth the form of an aged woman. In her hand she held letters-the very letters over which I had seen the Hand close; and behind her I heard a footstep. She turned round as if to listen, and then she opened the letters and seemed to read; and over her shoulder I saw a livid face, the face as of a man long drowned-bloated, bleached-seaweed tangled in his dripping hair; and at her feet lay a form as of a corpse, and beside the corpse there cowered a child, a miserable squalid child, with famine in its cheeks and fear in its eyes.
closet - placard
aperture - ouverture, ouverture
aged woman - femme âgée
footstep - empreinte, trace de pas, pas, bruit de pas, marche, enjambée
livid - livide, furieux
drowned - noyé; noyer
bloated - gonflé; gonfler, météoriser, gonfler, bouffir, boursoufler
bleached - blanchi; eau de javel, décolorant
seaweed - des algues; ; algues
tangled - enchevetrés; désordre, enchevetrement
dripping - goutte a goutte; dégoulinade
cowered - s'est recroquevillé; se recroqueviller
miserable - misérable
squalid - sordide; sordide
famine - la famine; ; famine
cheeks - joues; joue, fesse, culot, toupet, potence de bringuebale
And as I looked in the old woman's face, the wrinkles and lines vanished, and it became a face of youth-hard-eyed, stony, but still youth; and the Shadow darted forth, and darkened over those phantoms as it had darkened over the last.
looked in - regardé
wrinkles - rides; ride
stony - pierreux; ; froid, sec
darted - dardé; dard, fleche
darkened - assombri; obscurcir, assombrir, obscurcir, foncer, foncer
Nothing now was left but the Shadow, and on that my eyes were intently fixed, till again eyes grew out of the Shadow-malignant, serpent eyes. And the bubbles of light again rose and fell, and in their disordered, irregular, turbulent maze, mingled with the wan moonlight. And now from these globules themselves, as from the shell of an egg, monstrous things burst out; the air grew filled with them; larvć so bloodless and so hideous that I can in no way describe them except to remind the reader of the swarming life which the solar microscope brings before his eyes in a drop of water-things transparent, supple, agile, chasing each other, devouring each other-forms like naught ever beheld by the naked eye. As the shapes were without symmetry, so their movements were without order. In their very vagrancies there was no sport; they came round me and round, thicker and faster and swifter, swarming over my head, crawling over my right arm, which was outstretched in involuntary command against all evil beings.
intently - attentivement
malignant - maligne; ; malin, malveillant
disordered - désordonné; désordre, trouble, trouble, désordre
irregular - irréguliere; ; irrégulier, irrégulier
maze - labyrinthe; ; dédale
mingled - mélangés; mélanger
wan - wan; pâle, blafard
moonlight - le clair de lune; ; clair de lune, travailler au noir
themselves - eux-memes; ; se, eux-memes, elles-memes
shell - coquille, coquillage, carapace, coque, cosse, douille, obus
monstrous - monstrueux
larvć - larves
hideous - hideux, strident, atroce, répugnant
remind - rappeler
swarming - l'essaimage; (swarm); essaim (flying insects)
solar - solaire; solaire
microscope - microscope
drop - chute; goutte, tomber
supple - souple
agile - agile
chasing - chassant; (chas) chassant
devouring - dévorant; dévorer, dévorer, dévorer
shapes - formes; forme, forme
symmetry - symétrie
vagrancies - vagabondages; vagabondage
swifter - plus rapide; (swift); rapide, martinet, dévidoir
crawling - a quatre pattes; (crawl) a quatre pattes
involuntary - involontaire
Command - commandement, ordre, maîtrise, commande, commander, ordonner
evil - le mal; mauvais, torve
beings - etres; etre, créature, existence, etre
Sometimes I felt myself touched, but not by them; invisible hands touched me. Once I felt the clutch as of cold soft fingers at my throat. I was still equally conscious that if I gave way to fear I should be in bodily peril; and I concentrated all my faculties in the single focus of resisting, stubborn will. And I turned my sight from the Shadow-above all, from those strange serpent eyes-eyes that had now become distinctly visible. For there, though in naught else around me, I was aware that there was a WILL, and a will of intense, creative, working evil, which might crush down my own.
invisible - invisible, caché
clutch - embrayage; agriffons, couplage, saisir, agriffez, agriffent
fingers - doigts; pointer, tripoter, doigter, doigter
conscious - conscient
gave way - a cédé le passage
bodily - corporel
peril - péril, risque
faculties - facultés; faculté
focus - l'accent; ; foyer, attention, focaliser, mettre au point
resisting - résister; résister, résister, s'opposer, rejeter, dégouter
sight - vue, quelque chose a voir, truc a voir, mire, viseur
creative - créatif, créatif, créative, checkcréative
crush - le coup de foudre; ; barricade, béguin, amourette, faible
The pale atmosphere in the room began now to redden as if in the air of some near conflagration. The larvć grew lurid as things that live in fire. Again the moon vibrated; again were heard the three measured knocks; and again all things were swallowed up in the darkness of the dark Shadow, as if out of that darkness all had come, into that darkness all returned.
redden - rouge; ; rougir, faire rougir
lurid - lugubre; ; choquant, choquante, blafard, livide, bleme, jaunâtre
vibrated - vibré; vibrer
swallowed up - englouti
As the gloom receded, the Shadow was wholly gone. Slowly, as it had been withdrawn, the flame grew again into the candles on the table, again into the fuel in the grate. The whole room came once more calmly, healthfully into sight.
receded - a reculé; reculer
grate - grilles; grille, crisser, grincer, râper
healthfully - saine
The two doors were still closed, the door communicating with the servant's room still locked. In the corner of the wall, into which he had so convulsively niched himself, lay the dog. I called to him-no movement; I approached-the animal was dead; his eyes protruded; his tongue out of his mouth; the froth gathered round his jaws. I took him in my arms; I brought him to the fire; I felt acute grief for the loss of my poor favourite-acute self-reproach; I accused myself of his death; I imagined he had died of fright.
convulsively - convulsivement
niched - niched; niche, niche, niche
self - soi; ; soi-meme
protruded - en saillie; dépasser, saillir
tongue - langue, languette
froth - de l'écume; ; mousse, écume
gathered - rassemblés; rassembler, ramasser, recueillir, ramasser
acute - aigu, aiguë
grief - le chagrin; ; douleur, peine
Loss - perte; perte, déperdition, perdition, déchet, coulage
reproach - des reproches; ; reproche, opprobre, reprocher
accused - accusé; accuser
fright - d'effroi; anxiété, peur, frayeur
But what was my surprise on finding that his neck was actually broken. Had this been done in the dark?-must it not have been by a hand human as mine?-must there not have been a human agency all the while in that room? Good cause to suspect it. I can not tell. I can not do more than state the fact fairly; the reader may draw his own inference.
my surprise - ma surprise
neck - cou; cou, kiki
actually - en fait, effectivement
cause - cause, raison, causer
suspect - suspecter, soupçonner, suspect
fairly - équitable; ; justement, assez
inference - inférence, déduction
Another surprising circumstance-my watch was restored to the table from which it had been so mysteriously withdrawn; but it had stopped at the very moment it was so withdrawn; nor, despite all the skill of the watchmaker, has it ever gone since-that is, it will go in a strange erratic way for a few hours, and then come to a dead stop-it is worthless.
surprising - surprenant, étonnant, surprenante
circumstance - circonstances; ; circonstance
restored - restaurée; restaurer, rétablir, rétablir, rendre, restituer
despite - en dépit de, malgré
watchmaker - horloger, horlogere
erratic - erratique
worthless - sans valeur, ne vaut rien, misérable, nul
Nothing more chanced for the rest of the night. Nor, indeed, had I long to wait before the dawn broke. Nor till it was broad daylight did I quit the haunted house. Before I did so, I revisited the little blind room in which my servant and myself had been for a time imprisoned. I had a strong impression-for which I could not account-that from that room had originated the mechanism of the phenomena-if I may use the term-which had been experienced in my chamber. And though I entered it now in the clear day, with the sun peering through the filmy window, I still felt, as I stood on its floors, the creep of the horror which I had first there experienced the night before, and which had been so aggravated by what had passed in my own chamber.
chanced - hasardeux; hasard
dawn - l'aube; ; se lever, naître, aube, lever du soleil, aurore
quit - démissionner; quittons, quittez, démissioner, quittent
revisited - revisité; revoir
blind - aveugle, mal-voyant, mal-voyante, store, blind, aveugler
account - compte; supputation, demande, compte
originated - d'origine; instituer, prendre sa source
mechanism - mécanisme
term - terme; ajournement, listing
experienced - expérimenté; expérience, expérience, expérience, expérience
peering - peering; pair
filmy - filmique
I could not, indeed, bear to stay more than half a minute within those walls. I descended the stairs, and again I heard the footfall before me; and when I opened the street door, I thought I could distinguish a very low laugh. I gained my own house, expecting to find my runaway servant there. But he had not presented himself, nor did I hear more of him for three days, when I received a letter from him, dated from Liverpool to this effect:
bear - ours; endurer, naîs, produire, ours, souffrir, subir
within - a l'intérieur; dedans, avant, d'ici
descended - descendu; descendre, descendre, descendre
low - faible; inférieure
runaway - fugue; ; fugitif, fugueur, emballement
Liverpool - liverpool; Liverpool, Liverpool
effect - effet, effet, effets, effectuer
"Honoured Sir:-I humbly entreat your pardon, though I can scarcely hope that you will think that I deserve it, unless-which Heaven forbid!-you saw what I did. I feel that it will be years before I can recover myself; and as to being fit for service, It is out of the question. I am therefore going to my brother-in-law at Melbourne.
honoured - honoré; honneur
humbly - humblement
Pardon - pardon, grâce, pardonner, gracier, désolé, excusez-moi
deserve - mériter
Heaven - le paradis; ; ciel, paradis, au-dela, cieux
forbid - interdire, nier, dénier
recover - récupérer; captons, capter, recouvrent, recouvrer, recouvrons
fit for service - apte au service
It is out of the question - C'est hors de question
therefore - par conséquent, en conséquence, donc, pour ça
law - loi; loi
Melbourne - melbourne; Melbourne
The ship sails tomorrow. Perhaps the long voyage may set me up. I do nothing now but start and tremble, and fancy It is behind me. I humbly beg you, honoured sir, to order my clothes, and whatever wages are due to me, to be sent to my mother's, at Walworth-John knows her address."
ship - navire; manipuler, navire, expédier, vaisseau
sails - voiles; voile
set - set; ; Seth
tremble - trembler, vibrer, tremblement, vibration
beg - mendier; implorer, mendier, prier
wages - les salaires; s''engager dans
due - due; ; du
The letter ended with additional apologies, somewhat incoherent, and explanatory details as to effects that had been under the writer's charge.
additional - supplémentaires; ; additionnel
apologies - des excuses; excuse, apologie
incoherent - incohérent
explanatory - explicatif
effects - effets; effet, effet, effet, effets-p, effectuer
This flight may perhaps warrant a suspicion that the man wished to go to Australia, and had been somehow or other fraudulently mixed up with the events of the night. I say nothing in refutation of that conjecture; rather, I suggest it as one that would seem to many persons the most probable solution of improbable occurrences. My belief in my own theory remained unshaken. I returned in the evening to the house, to bring away in a hack cab the things I had left there, with my poor dog's body. In this task I was not disturbed, nor did any incident worth note befall me, except that still, on ascending and descending the stairs, I heard the same footfall in advance.
warrant - garantie, mandat, mandat de conformité
suspicion - suspicion, soupçon
wished - souhaité; souhait, souhaiter, espérer, souhaiter
Australia - l'australie; Australie, Australie
somehow or other - d'une maniere ou d'une autre
fraudulently - frauduleusement
mixed - mixte; mélanger
refutation - réfutation
conjecture - conjecture, conjecturer
suggest - proposer, suggérer
most probable - le plus probable
solution - solution
improbable - invraisemblable, improbable
occurrences - des événements; occurrence
belief - croyance, conviction, foi
theory - théorie
unshaken - inébranlable
bring away - emporter
hack - hack; pic, hacher
cab - cab; fiacre
task - tâche; tâche, tâche
disturbed - perturbé; déranger, perturber, gener, perturber, déranger
incident - incident, checkfait-divers, checkaccident
ascending - ascendante; monter
On leaving the house, I went to Mr. J--'s. He was at home. I returned him the keys, told him that my curiosity was sufficiently gratified, and was about to relate quickly what had passed, when he stopped me, and said, though with much politeness, that he had no longer any interest in a mystery which none had ever solved.
gratified - gratifié; gratifier
relate - se rapporter; ; concerner
politeness - la politesse; ; politesse
mystery - mystere; ; mystere
solved - résolu; résoudre, régler, solutionner
I determined at least to tell him of the two letters I had read, as well as of the extraordinary manner in which they had disappeared, and I then inquired if he thought they had been addressed to the woman who had died in the house, and if there were anything in her early history which could possibly confirm the dark suspicions to which the letters gave rise. Mr. J-- seemed startled, and, after musing a few moments, answered: "I am but little acquainted with the woman's earlier history, except, as I before told you, that her family were known to mine.
manner - maniere; ; maniere, façon, mode
disappeared - a disparu; disparaître
inquired - a demandé; enqueter, renseigner
Possibly - peut-etre; ; possiblement, peut-etre
confirm - confirmer
suspicions - des soupçons; suspicion, soupçon, soupçon
startled - surpris; sursauter, surprendre
musing - muser; ; songeur, pensif, pensée; (mus) muser; ; songeur
But you revive some vague reminiscences to her prejudice. I will make inquiries, and inform you of their result. Still, even if we could admit the popular superstition that a person who had been either the perpetrator or the victim of dark crimes in life could revisit, as a restless spirit, the scene in which those crimes had been committed, I should observe that the house was infested by strange sights and sounds before the old woman died-you smile-what would you say?"
reminiscences - des réminiscences; réminiscence
inquiries - des demandes de renseignements; enquete
inform - informer; renseignent, faire savoir, renseignons, informez
admit - admettre, avouer, reconnaître
superstition - superstition
perpetrator - l'auteur de l'infraction; ; coupable
victim - victime
crimes - crimes; délit(max 10 years imprisonment according to law) crime (15 years and more) (nothing strictly between 10 and 15)
revisit - revisiter; revoir
restless - inquiet, agité, checkimpatient
spirit - l'esprit; ; esprit, moral, élan, spiritueux
scene - scene; ; scene, scene de ménage
committed - engagé; confier, commettre, remettre, consigner, commettre
sights - vues; vue, quelque chose a voir, truc a voir, mire, viseur
"I would say this, that I am convinced, if we could get to the bottom of these mysteries, we should find a living human agency."
bottom - fond, bas, dessous, arriere-train, cul
mysteries - mysteres; mystere
"What! you believe it is all an imposture? for what object?"
imposture - imposture
"Not an imposture in the ordinary sense of the word. If suddenly I were to sink into a deep sleep, from which you could not awake me, but in that sleep could answer questions with an accuracy which I could not pretend to when awake-tell you what money you had in your pocket-nay, describe your very thoughts-it is not necessarily an imposture, any more than it is necessarily supernatural.
ordinary - piece, ordinaire, quelconque
sink - couler, s'enfoncer, couler, évier, lavabo
deep sleep - un sommeil profond
accuracy - l'exactitude; ; exactitude, précision
pretend - prétendre, prétendre a, feindre, faire semblant
Nay - nay; ou plutôt, voire, que dis-je
thoughts - réflexions; idée, pensée, pensée
necessarily - nécessairement
supernatural - surnaturel, surnaturelle
I should be, unconsciously to myself, under a mesmeric influence, conveyed to me from a distance by a human being who had acquired power over me by previous rapport."
unconsciously - inconsciemment
mesmeric - mesmeric
conveyed - transmis; transporter, véhiculer, communiquer
distance - distance, éloigner, checks'éloigner
"But if a mesmerizer could so affect another living being, can you suppose that a mesmerizer could also affect inanimate objects; move chairs-open and shut doors?"
mesmerizer - hypnotiseur
affect - affecter; affectez, influer, concernent, affectons
suppose - supposer, imaginer
inanimate - inanimé; inanimé
"Or impress our senses with the belief in such effects-we never having been en rapport with the person acting on us? No. What is commonly called mesmerism could not do this; but there may be a power akin to mesmerism and superior to it-the power that in the old days was called Magic.
impress - impressionner
en - en
acting on - a agir
akin - apparenté, analogue
magic - la magie; ; magie, magique, sorcelerie, checkensorcelé
That such a power may extend to all inanimate objects of matter, I do not say; but if so, it would not be against nature-it would only be a rare power in nature which might be given to constitutions with certain peculiarities, and cultivated by practise to an extraordinary degree.
extend - étendre, prolonger
matter - matiere; ; matiere, affaire, question, cause, substance
nature - nature
rare - rares; rare
constitutions - constitutions; constitution, constitution, constitution
peculiarities - particularités; singularité, bizarrerie, étrangeté
cultivated - cultivé; cultiver, cultiver, cultiver
"That such a power might extend over the dead-that is, over certain thoughts and memories that the dead may still retain-and compel, not that which ought properly to be called the Soul, and which is far beyond human reach, but rather a phantom of what has been most earth-stained on earth to make itself apparent to our senses-is a very ancient though obsolete theory, upon which I will hazard no opinion. But I do not conceive the power to be supernatural. Let me illustrate what I mean from an experiment which Paracelsus describes as not difficult, and which the author of the 'Curiosities of Literature'cites as credible: A flower perishes; you burn it. Whatever were the elements of that flower while it lived are gone, dispersed, you know not whither; you can never discover nor re-collect them. But you can, by chemistry, out of the burned dust of that flower, raise a spectrum of the flower, just as it seemed in life. It may be the same with the human being. The soul has as much escaped you as the essence or elements of the flower. Still you may make a spectrum of it. And this phantom, though in the popular superstition it is held to be the soul of the departed, must not be confounded with the true soul; it is but the eidolon of the dead form. Hence, like the best attested stories of ghosts or spirits, the thing that most strikes us is the absence of what we hold to be the soul; that is, of superior emancipated intelligence. These apparitions come for little or no object-they seldom speak when they Do come; if they speak, they utter no ideas above those of an ordinary person on earth. Wonderful, therefore, as such phenomena may be (granting them to be truthful), I see much that philosophy may question, nothing that it is incumbent on philosophy to deny-viz., nothing supernatural. They are but ideas conveyed somehow or other (we have not yet discovered the means) from one mortal brain to another. Whether, in so doing, tables walk by their own accord, or fiend-like shapes appear in a magic circle, or bodyless hands rise and remove material objects, or a Thing of Darkness, such as presented itself to me, freeze our blood-still am I persuaded that these are but agencies conveyed, as by electric wires, to my own brain from the brain of another.
memories - des souvenirs; mémoire, souvenir, mémoire
retain - retenir, conserver, maintenir
compel - contraindre, forcer, obliger
properly - proprement, correctement, convenablement
reach - atteindre; atteindre, parviens, allonge, parvenir, préhension
phantom - fantôme
stained - taché; tache, souillure, colorant, tacher, entacher, colorer
ancient - ancienne; antique
obsolete - obsolete; dépassé, obsolete
hazard - hasard, danger, tenter, hasarder
conceive - concevoir, tomber enceinte
illustrate - illustrer
author - auteur, auteure, autrice, écrire, créer
curiosities - curiosités; curiosité, curiosité
literature - la littérature; ; littérature
cites - cites; (cite) cites
credible - crédible
perishes - périt; périr, périr, périr
burn - bruler; s'allumer, brulons, brulez, bruler, cuite, griller
elements - éléments; élément, élément, élément, élément, élément, membre
dispersed - dispersé; disperser, qualifier
whither - ou; ou
collect - collecter; recueillir, recuellir, recueillez, encaisser
chemistry - chimie
raise - augmenter; levent, arborent, entonner, levez, élever, levons
spectrum - spectre
escaped - s'est échappé; échapper, s'échapper, éviter, tirer
essence - essence
departed - parti; partir, s’en aller, dévier, quitter
confounded with - confondu avec
eidolon - eidolon
hence - d'ou; ; d'ici, ainsi, donc, d'ou
attested - attestée; attester
strikes - greves; biffer, rayer, barrer, frapper, battre, frapper
absence - absence, manque, absence du fer
emancipated - émancipé; émanciper, affranchir
intelligence - l'intelligence; ; intelligence, renseignements
apparitions - des apparitions; apparition
seldom - rarement
Do come - Venir
granting - l'octroi; accorder, admettre
truthful - véridique; ; sincere
Philosophy - philosophie
incumbent - en titre, titulaire, titulaire
deny - nier, démentir, refuser
somehow - d'une maniere ou d'une autre
mortal - mortel, mortel, mortelle
fiend - fieffé; ; démon, monstre, addict
appear - apparaître, sembler
circle - cercle, disque, yeux cernés, cerne, cercler, entourer, encercler
bodyless - sans carrosserie
remove - supprimer; ; enlever
freeze - geler; congeler, gelez, gelent, gelons, gelent, geler
persuaded - persuadé; persuader, convaincre
agencies - agences; capacité d'agir, agentivité, agence, agence, action
Electric - électrique, voiture électrique
wires - fils; fil
In some constitutions there is a natural chemistry, and those constitutions may produce chemic wonders-in others a natural fluid, call it electricity, and these may produce electric wonders. But the wonders differ from Natural Science in this-they are alike objectless, purposeless, puerile, frivolous. They lead on to no grand results; and therefore the world does not heed, and true sages have not cultivated them. But sure I am, that of all I saw or heard, a man, human as myself, was the remote originator; and I believe unconsciously to himself as to the exact effects produced, for this reason: no two persons, you say, have ever experienced exactly the same thing. Well, observe, no two persons ever experience exactly the same dream. If this were an ordinary imposture, the machinery would be arranged for results that would but little vary; if it were a supernatural agency permitted by the Almighty, it would surely be for some definite end. These phenomena belong to neither class; my persuasion is that they originate in some brain now far distant; that that brain had no distinct volition in anything that occurred; that what does occur reflects but its devious, motley, ever-shifting, half-formed thoughts; in short, that it has been but the dreams of such a brain put in action and invested with a semi-substance. That this brain is of immense power, that it can set matter into movement, that it is malignant and destructive, I believe; some material force must have killed my dog; the same force might, for aught I know, have sufficed to kill myself, had I been as subjugated by terror as the dog-had my intellect or my spirit given me no countervailing resistance in my will."
chemic - chimique
wonders - s'interroge; merveille, étonner
fluid - fluide, liquide
electricity - l'électricité; ; électricité
differ - different; différer, different, séparer
objectless - sans objet
puerile - puéril
frivolous - frivole
lead - du plomb
grand - grand; grandiose
sages - sages; sauge
remote - a distance; ; distant, éloigné, télécommande
originator - l'initiateur; ; demandeur, expéditeur
exact - exact, précis, exiger
produced - produit; produire, produits-p
Experience - expérience, éprouver, vivre
machinery - des machines; ; machines, pieces, machinerie, mécanique
arranged - arrangé; arranger, organiser
vary - varier
Almighty - tout-puissant; ; toutuissant
surely - surement; ; surement, assurément
definite - définitif
belong - appartiennent; appartenons, faire partie de, appartiens
persuasion - la persuasion; ; persuasion
originate - naissent; ; instituer, prendre sa source
distant - distante; ; distant, lointain, éloigné
occurred - s'est produite; produire
reflects - réfléchit; refléter, réfléchir, refléter, réfléchir, refléter
devious - rusé, roublard, sournois
motley - motley; ; hétéroclite, bigarré
shifting - le changement de vitesse; mutation; (shift); quart, équipe
dreams - reves; reve, t+songe, reve, t+songe, t+voeu, t+souhait, t+vou
invested - investi; investir, placer
semi - semi
substance - substance, fond, biens
destructive - destructrice
killed - tué; tuer
aught - rien
sufficed - suffisent; suffire, suffire 2, fr
subjugated - soumis; assujettir
resistance - résistance
"It killed your dog! that is fearful! indeed it is strange that no animal can be induced to stay in that house; not even a cat. Rats and mice are never found in it."
induced - induite; induire
"The instincts of the brute creation detect influences deadly to their existence. Man's reason has a sense less subtle, because it has a resisting power more supreme. But enough; do you comprehend my theory?"
instincts - instincts; instinct
creation - création
detect - détecter; détectez, détectent, dénicher, détectons, détecter
influences - influences; influence, influence, influencer, influer
deadly - mortelle; ; mortel, fatal, létal
existence - l'existence; ; existence
subtle - subtile; ; subtil, délicat, astucieux
resisting power - résister au pouvoir
supreme - supreme; ; supreme
comprehend - comprendre
"Yes, though imperfectly-and I accept any crotchet (pardon the word), however odd, rather than embrace at once the notion of ghosts and hobgoblins we imbibed in our nurseries. Still, to my unfortunate house the evil is the same. What on earth can I do with the house?"
Accept - accepter, accepter (de), prendre sur soi, endurer patiemment
crotchet - crochet; ; noire
odd - rench: t-needed r, bizarre, étrange, impair, a peu pres
Embrace - étreindre, embrasser, accolade, embrassement, embrassade
notion - notion
hobgoblins - les hobgobelins; lutin
imbibed - imbibé; boire, absorber
nurseries - les creches; creche, pouponniere, creche, pépiniere
unfortunate - malheureux; ; infortuné, malencontreux
"I will tell you what I would do. I am convinced from my own internal feelings that the small unfurnished room at right angles to the door of the bedroom which I occupied forms a starting-point or receptacle for the influences which haunt the house; and I strongly advise you to have the walls opened, the floor removed-nay, the whole room pulled down.
internal - interne
feelings - sentiments
receptacle - le réceptacle; ; réceptacle
strongly - fort, fortement
removed - supprimée; enlever
pulled down - tiré vers le bas
I observe that it is detached from the body of the house, built over the small back-yard, and could be removed without injury to the rest of the building."
detached - détaché; détacher
injury - blessure
"And you think, if I did that--"
"You would cut off the telegraph wires. Try it. I am so persuaded that I am right that I will pay half the expense if you will allow me to direct the operations."
Telegraph - télégraphe, télégraphier, dépecher
expense - dépenses; ; dépense
Direct - direct, mettre en scene, ordonner
operations - des opérations; opération, fonctionnement, exploitation
"Nay, I am well able to afford the cost; for the rest, allow me to write to you."
afford - se permettre; ; offrir
About ten days after I received a letter from Mr. J--, telling me that he had visited the house since I had seen him; that he had found the two letters I had described, replaced in the drawer from which I had taken them; that he had read them with misgivings like my own; that he had instituted a cautious inquiry about the woman to whom I rightly conjectured they had been written. It seemed that thirty-six years ago (a year before the date of the letters) she had married, against the wish of her relations, an American of very suspicious character; in fact, he was generally believed to have been a pirate.
replaced - remplacés; remplacer
drawer - tiroir; souscripteur, tiroir
misgivings - des réticences; état d'âme
instituted - institué; institut
cautious - prudent
inquiry - demande; ; enquete
rightly - a juste titre
conjectured - conjecturé; conjecture, conjecture, conjecture, conjecturer
relations - relations; relation, relation, parent, parente
suspicious - suspect, méfiant, soupçonneux, suspicieux
generally - en général
pirate - pirate, corsaire, boucanier, pirater, piraté
She herself was the daughter of very respectable tradespeople, and had served in the capacity of a nursery governess before her marriage. She had a brother, a widower, who was considered wealthy, and who had one child of about six years old. A month after the marriage, the body of this brother was found in the Thames, near London Bridge; there seemed some marks of violence about his throat, but they were not deemed sufficient to warrant the inquest in any other verdict than that of "found drowned."
served - servi; service, servir, servir, servir, signifier, purger
capacity - capacité
nursery - pépiniere; ; creche, pouponniere, pépiniere
governess - gouvernante, gouverneuse
marriage - mariage, noces
widower - veuf
wealthy - riches; ; riche, nanti
Thames - la tamise; Tamise
Bridge - le pont; carpette
marks - marques; Marc, Marc, Marc
violence - la violence; ; violence
deemed - jugée; estimer, croire, considérer, croire
inquest - enquete (criminelle)
verdict - verdict
The American and his wife took charge of the little boy, the deceased brother having by his will left his sister the guardianship of his only child-and in the event of the child's death, the sister inherited. The child died about six months afterward-it was supposed to have been neglected and ill-treated. The neighbours deposed to having heard it shriek at night. The surgeon who had examined it after death said that it was emaciated as if from want of nourishment, and the body was covered with livid bruises. It seemed that one winter night the child had sought to escape-crept out into the back-yard-tried to scale the wall-fallen back exhausted, and had been found at morning on the stones in a dying state. But though there was some evidence of cruelty, there was none of murder; and the aunt and her husband had sought to palliate cruelty by alleging the exceeding stubbornness and perversity of the child, who was declared to be half-witted. Be that as it may, at the orphan's death the aunt inherited her brother's fortune.
deceased - décédé; déces, décéder, expirer, mourir, trépasser
ill - malade, écouré, écourée
guardianship - la tutelle; ; tutelle
inherited - hérité; hériter, hériter
afterward - apres
supposed - supposé; supposer, imaginer, supposer
neglected - négligé; négliger, négliger, négliger, négligence, négligence
treated - traité; négocier, traiter, traiter, régaler, traiter, guérir
deposed - déposé; déposer, fraire une déposition, frrester serment, fr
surgeon - chirurgien, chirurgienne
emaciated - émacié; amaigrir, émacier, s'émacier, s'amaigrir
nourishment - l'alimentation; ; nourriture
bruises - des bleus; contusionner, meurtrir, taler, cotir, se taler
sought - recherchée; chercher
escape - échapper, s'échapper, éviter, échapper (a quelqu'un), évasion
crept - rampé; ramper, rampement, fatigue, fluage, reptation
scale - échelle; escaladez, escalader, escaladent, gravir, bareme
exhausted - épuisé; épuiser, épuiser, épuiser, échappement
dying - teignant, mourant; (dye) teignant, mourant
evidence - des preuves; ; preuve, prouver, démontrer
cruelty - la cruauté; ; cruauté
murder - meurtre, homicide, assassinat, occire
palliate - pallier, atténuer, remedier a, soulager
alleging - alléguer; prétendre, alléguer
exceeding - dépassant; excéder, excéder, dépasser, excéder
stubbornness - l'entetement; ; entetement
declared - déclarée; expliquer, déclarer, déclarer, déclarer, déclarer
witted - d'esprit
orphan - orphelin, orpheline
Fortune - la fortune; ; destin, bonne chance, fortune
Before the first wedded year was out, the American quitted England abruptly, and never returned to it. He obtained a cruising vessel, which was lost in the Atlantic two years afterward. The widow was left in affluence; but reverses of various kinds had befallen her; a bank broke-an investment failed-she went into a small business and became insolvent-then she entered into service, sinking lower and lower, from housekeeper down to maid-of-all-work-never long retaining a place, though nothing decided against her character was ever alleged. She was considered sober, honest, and peculiarly quiet in her ways; still nothing prospered with her. And so she had dropped into the workhouse, from which Mr. J-- had taken her, to be placed in charge of the very house which she had rented as mistress in the first year of her wedded life.
wedded - marié(e); marier, épouser
quitted - a démissionné; quitter, abandonner
cruising - en croisiere; (cruise) en croisiere
vessel - navire; ; vaisseau, vase
Atlantic - atlantique
widow - veuve
affluence - l'opulence; ; opulence
reverses - inverse; faire marche arriere, inverser
various - divers
investment - l'investissement; ; investissement
insolvent - insolvable
entered into - dans laquelle il est entré
sinking - en train de couler; ; naufrage; (sink); couler, s'enfoncer
lower - plus bas; abaisser, en privé, rabattre, baissent
housekeeper - femme de ménage; ; gouvernante, ménagere
maid - femme de ménage; ; demoiselle, jeune fille, bonne
retaining - la conservation; retenir, conserver, maintenir
alleged - allégué; prétendre, alléguer
sober - sobre, cuver
honest - honnete; ; honnete; (hon) honnete; ; honnete
peculiarly - de façon particuliere
prospered - prospéré; prospérer
Mr. J-- added that he had passed an hour alone in the unfurnished room which I had urged him to destroy, and that his impressions of dread while there were so great, though he had neither heard nor seen anything, that he was eager to have the walls bared and the floors removed as I had suggested. He had engaged persons for the work, and would commence any day I would name.
urged - pressé; pulsion, pousser, inciter, inciter, provoquer, insister
destroy - détruire, euthanasier
impressions - impressions; impression
bared - n'a pas été rasé; barre, tablette
suggested - suggéré; proposer, suggérer, suggérer
commence - commencer
The day was accordingly fixed. I repaired to the haunted house-we went into the blind dreary room, took up the skirting, and then the floors. Under the rafters, covered with rubbish, was found a trap-door, quite large enough to admit a man. It was closely nailed down, with clamps and rivets of iron. On removing these we descended into a room below, the existence of which had never been suspected. In this room there had been a window and a flue, but they had been bricked over, evidently for many years. By the help of candles we examined this place; it still retained some mouldering furniture-three chairs, an oak settle, a table-all of the fashion of about eighty years ago.
rafters - des chevrons; chevron
rubbish - des déchets; ; absurdités, inepties, décombres, pourri
trap-door - (trap-door) une trappe
closely - de pres; ; étroitement, pres
nailed - cloué; ongle
clamps - pinces; attache
rivets - rivets; rivet, riveter
of iron - de fer
removing - l'enlevement; enlever
suspected - soupçonné; suspecter, soupçonner, soupçonner, soupçonner
flue - conduit
bricked - brické; brique, brique, soutien, rouge brique, brique
oak - chene; ; chene, chenes
settle - régler; décréter
fashion - la mode; ; mode, vogue, façon, façonner
There was a chest of drawers against the wall, in which we found, half-rotted away, old-fashioned articles of a man's dress, such as might have been worn eighty or a hundred years ago by a gentleman of some rank-costly steel buttons and buckles, like those yet worn in court-dresses, a handsome court sword-in a waistcoat which had once been rich with gold lace, but which was now blackened and foul with damp, we found five guineas, a few silver coins, and an ivory ticket, probably for some place of entertainment long since passed away. But our main discovery was in a kind of iron safe fixed to the wall, the lock of which it cost us much trouble to get picked.
chest - poitrine; sein, poitrine, commode, coffre
rotted - pourri; pourrir, pourrir
fashioned - a la mode; mode, vogue, façon, façonner
gentleman - gentilhomme, monsieur, messieurs
rank - rang; rangée, rang, unie, standing
costly - couteux; ; couteux, lourd
steel - l'acier; acier
buttons - boutons; (button) boutons
Court - la cour; ; cour, tribunal, court de tennis, court, courtiser
handsome - beau
waistcoat - gilet
gold - l'or; or
blackened - noirci; noircir, souiller, noircir, salir, noircir
foul - la faute; infâme
guineas - guinées; Guinée
silver coins - des pieces d'argent
ivory - ivoire
some place - quelque part
entertainment - divertissement
discovery - découverte
iron - le fer; ; fer, repasser
safe - sur; ; en sécurité, o longer in danger, sans danger, sur, sauf
lock - serrure; clôturer, cerrure, arret, serrure, obturer, pene
trouble - des problemes; ; peine, mal, probleme, emmerde, checksouci
picked - choisi; pioche, passe-partout, choix, écran, prendre, cueillir
In this safe were three shelves, and two small drawers. Ranged on the shelves were several small bottles of crystal, hermetically stoppered. They contained colourless volatile essences, of the nature of which I shall only say that they were not poisonous-phosphor and ammonia entered into some of them.
shelves - étageres; rayon, étagere, tablard, étagere, rayonnage
ranged - rangé; chaîne (de montagnes), cuisiniere, sélection, gamme
crystal - cristal, de cristal, en cristal
hermetically - hermétiquement
contained - contenu; contenir, contenir, contenir, contenir
colourless - sans couleur, incolore
volatile - volatile; ; volatil
essences - essences; essence, essence
poisonous - toxiques
ammonia - ammoniaque, ammoniac
There were also some very curious glass tubes, and a small pointed rod of iron, with a large lump of rock crystal, and another of amber-also a loadstone of great power.
Curious - vous etes curieux; curieux, intéressant, singulier
tubes - tubes; tuyau, tube, canette (de biere)
rod - tige, canne a peche, verges, bite; paf; pine; queue; vit; zob
lump - lump; ; masse, tas, protubérance, renflement
rock crystal - du cristal de roche
amber - l'ambre; ; ambre, ambre jaune, couleur d'ambre, feu orange
loadstone - pierre de charge
great power - grande puissance
In one of the drawers we found a miniature portrait set in gold, and retaining the freshness of its colours most remarkably, considering the length of time it had probably been there. The portrait was that of a man who might be somewhat advanced in middle life, perhaps forty-seven or forty-eight.
miniature - miniature, enluminure, figurine
portrait - portrait
freshness - fraîcheur
considering - en tenant compte; ; compte tenu de, vu, étant donné
Length - longueur, durée
Middle - au milieu; ; milieu, moyen, central
It was a remarkable face-a most impressive face.
most impressive - le plus impressionnant
If you could fancy some mighty serpent transformed into a man, preserving in the human lineaments the old serpent type, you would have a better idea of that countenance than long descriptions can convey; the width and flatness of frontal-the tapering elegance of contour disguising the strength of the deadly jaw-the long, large, terrible eye, glittering and green as the emerald-and withal a certain ruthless calm, as if from the consciousness of an immense power.
mighty - puissant
transformed - transformé; transformer, transformer, transformée, transformée
preserving - préserver; confiture, conserve, réserve naturelle
lineaments - des linéaments; linéament
width - largeur
flatness - la planéité; ; planéité, planitude, platitude, matité
frontal - frontal
tapering - le tapering; (taper) le tapering
elegance - l'élégance; ; élégance, grâce, finesse
contour - contour, ligne de niveau
disguising - déguisement; déguisant; (disguise); déguisement, déguiser
jaw - mâchoire; mâchoire
glittering - scintillant; ; étincelant; (glitter); étincellement, paillette
emerald - émeraude
withal - en tout état de cause
ruthless - impitoyable
consciousness - la conscience; ; conscience
Mechanically I turned round the miniature to examine the back of it, and on the back was engraved a pentacle; in the middle of the pentacle a ladder, and the third step of the ladder was formed by the date 1765. Examining still more minutely, I detected a spring; this, on being pressed, opened the back of the miniature as a lid. Withinside the lid was engraved, "Marianna to thee-Be faithful in life and in death to --." Here follows a name that I will not mention, but it was not unfamiliar to me.
mechanically - mécaniquement
engraved - gravé; graver
pentacle - pentacle, pentacle
ladder - l'échelle; ; échelle
step - étape; marche
examining - l'examen; examiner, examiner
minutely - minutieusement
pressed - pressé; appuyer sur, presser
lid - couvercle
thee - toi; toi
faithful - fidele; ; fidele, loyal
mention - mentionner
I had heard it spoken of by old men in my childhood as the name borne by a dazzling charlatan who had made a great sensation in London for a year or so, and had fled the country on the charge of a double murder within his own house-that of his mistress and his rival. I said nothing of this to Mr. J--, to whom reluctantly I resigned the miniature.
old men - des vieux hommes
borne - porté; supporter
charlatan - charlatan
sensation - sensation
fled - fui; s'enfuir, prendre la fuite, fuir, échapper
double - double, double, sosie, doublon, doubler
rival - rival, rivale, rivaliser
reluctantly - a contrecour
resigned - résigné; démissionner
We had found no difficulty in opening the first drawer within the iron safe; we found great difficulty in opening the second: it was not locked, but it resisted all efforts, till we inserted in the chinks the edge of a chisel. When we had thus drawn it forth, we found a very singular apparatus in the nicest order. Upon a small thin book, or rather tablet, was placed a saucer of crystal; this saucer was filled with a clear liquid-on that liquid floated a kind of compass, with a needle shifting rapidly round; but instead of the usual points of the compass were seven strange characters, not very unlike those used by astrologers to denote the planets. A peculiar but not strong nor displeasing odour came from this drawer, which was lined with a wood that we afterward discovered to be hazel.
difficulty - difficulté
resisted - résisté; résister, résister, s'opposer, rejeter, dégouter
inserted - inséré; insérer, introduire, insinuer, in texte, illustration
edge - bord, côté, arete, carre
chisel - ciseau; ciseler, ciseau, buriner
singular - singulier, singulier
apparatus - l'appareil; ; appareil
saucer - soucoupe, sous-tasse
liquid - liquide, liquide
floated - flotté; flotter, flotter, flotter, flotter, flotter, flotter
compass - boussole; compas, boussole
rapidly - rapidement
characters - des personnages; personnage, caractere, caractere, personnage
unlike - contrairement a; différent
astrologers - les astrologues; astrologue
denote - dénote; ; dénoter, indiquer, marquer, signifier
planets - planetes; planete, planete, planete
peculiar - particulier, extraordinaire, bizarre, curieux
odour - odeur; odeur
hazel - noisetier, avelinier, noisette
Whatever the cause of this odour, it produced a material effect on the nerves. We all felt it, even the two workmen who were in the room-a creeping, tingling sensation from the tips of the fingers to the roots of the hair. Impatient to examine the tablet, I removed the saucer. As I did so the needle of the compass went round and round with exceeding swiftness, and I felt a shock that ran through my whole frame, so that I dropped the saucer on the floor. The liquid was spilled-the saucer was broken-the compass rolled to the end of the room-and at that instant the walls shook to and fro, as if a giant had swayed and rocked them.
workmen - des ouvriers; ouvrier
creeping - rampant; ramper, rampement, fatigue, fluage, reptation
tingling - picotements; ; picotement; (tingle); picoter, picotement
tips - des conseils; bout, pointe
roots - des racines; racine
swiftness - rapidité
frame - encadrer, cadre, armature, ossature, image, manche, frame, trame
spilled - déversé; déverser, répandre, renverser, déversement
rolled - roulé; rouleau
shook - secoué; (shake); secouer, agiter, se serrer la main, secousse
giant - géant
rocked - bercé; rocher, roc
The two workmen were so frightened that they ran up the ladder by which we had descended from the trap-door; but seeing that nothing more happened, they were easily induced to return.
ran up - a couru
descended from - descendant de
easily - facilement
Meanwhile I had opened the tablet: it was bound in plain red leather, with a silver clasp; it contained but one sheet of thick vellum, and on that sheet were inscribed, within a double pentacle, words in old monkish Latin, which are literally to be translated thus: "On all that it can reach within these walls-sentient or inanimate, living or dead-as moves the needle, so work my will!
bound - lié; entrain; (bind); lier, attacher, nouer, connecter, coupler
plain - simple; unie, net, plaine
leather - cuir, de cuir
silver - l'argent; argent
sheet - feuille, plaque, écoute
thick - épais, gros, dense, opaque, incompréhensible, lourd
vellum - vélin
inscribed - inscrit; graver
Latin - latine
translated - traduit; traduire, translater
sentient - sensible, doué de sensation, conscient, sentient
Accursed be the house, and restless be the dwellers therein."
Therein - dans
We found no more. Mr. J-- burned the tablet and its anathema. He razed to the foundations the part of the building containing the secret room with the chamber over it. He had then the courage to inhabit the house himself for a month, and a quieter, better-conditioned house could not be found in all London. Subsequently he let it to advantage, and his tenant has made no complaints.
anathema - anatheme; ; anatheme
razed - rasé; raser
foundations - des fondations; fondation, fondation, fondement, fondation
containing - contenant; contenir, contenir, contenir, contenir
inhabit - habiter
conditioned - conditionné; condition, condition, condition
advantage - avantage, avantager, favoriser
complaints - plaintes; plainte, réclamation, plainte, porter plainte
