James - james, Jacques
It is, I confess, with considerable diffidence that I approach the strange narrative which I am about to relate. The events which I purpose detailing are of so extraordinary a character that I am quite prepared to meet with an unusual amount of incredulity and scorn. I accept all such beforehand. I have, I trust, the literary courage to face unbelief.
confess - avouer, confesser
considerable - considérable
diffidence - la défiance, timidité
approach - approche, approchons, abordent, abordez, rapprochons
strange - étrange, anormal, inconnu, étranger
narrative - narratif, récit
relate - se rapporter, concerner
purpose - objectif, dgssein, dessein, finalité, but
extraordinary - extraordinaire
character - caractere, personnage, caractere
unusual - inhabituel, insolite, inusuel
amount - montant, quantité, monter, correspondre
incredulity - l'incrédulité, incrédulité
scorn - mépriser, dédaigner, mépris, dédain
Accept - accepter, accepter (de), prendre sur soi, endurer patiemment
such - tel, tellement, ainsi
beforehand - a l'avance
trust - confiance, trust, faire confiance, avoir foi en quelqu’un
literary - littéraire
courage - bravoure, courage, cour, vaillance
unbelief - l'incrédulité, incrédulité
I have, after mature consideration, resolved to narrate, in as simple and straightforward a manner as I can compass, some facts that passed under my observation, in the month of July last, and which, in the annals of the mysteries of physical science, are wholly unparalleled.
mature - mature, pruine, mur
consideration - considération, checkraison, checkmotif, checkrécompense
resolved - résolu, prendre la résolution de
narrate - raconter, narrer, rapporter, relater
simple - simple
straightforward - direct, simple, franc, facile, aisé
manner - maniere, maniere, façon, mode
compass - boussole, compas
passed - passé, passer (devant), dépasser
observation - observation, remarque
Last - derniere, dernier, durer, dernierere, durez, passé, durent
mysteries - mysteres, mystere
physical - physique, physiologique, visite médicale, check-up
wholly - entierement
unparalleled - inégalée
I live at No. - Twenty-sixth Street, in New York. The house is in some respects a curious one. It has enjoyed for the last two years the reputation of being haunted. It is a large and stately residence, surrounded by what was once a garden, but which is now only a green enclosure used for bleaching clothes.
sixth - sixieme, sixieme ('before the noun'), ('in names of monarchs and popes') six ('after the name') ('abbreviation' VI)
York - york, Yorck, Yorque
respects - respecte, respect, respecter
Curious - vous etes curieux, curieux, intéressant, singulier
reputation - réputation, renommée (more slang)
haunted - hanté, hanter, demeurer, point de rencontre
stately - majestueux, imposant
residence - résidence, siege social
surrounded - entouré, entourer, enceindre
enclosure - l'enfermement, piece jointe, encloitrer, encloîtrer, enclos
bleaching - blanchiment, blanchisserie, (bleach) blanchiment
The dry basin of what has been a fountain, and a few fruit trees ragged and unpruned, indicate that this spot in past days was a pleasant, shady retreat, filled with fruits and flowers and the sweet murmur of waters.
dry - sec, anhydre, sécher, tfaire sécher
basin - bassin, cuvette, bassine, lavabo
fountain - fontaine
fruit trees - des arbres fruitiers
ragged - dépenaillé, loqueteuxse, (rag) dépenaillé
unpruned - non taillé
indicate - indiquer, signaler
spot - spot, tache, bouton, peu, endroit, zone, détecter, trouver
pleasant - agréable, plaisant
shady - ombragé, louche
retreat - retraite
sweet - doux, doucement, friandise, bonbon, sucreries
murmur - murmure, rumeur, souffle, murmurer
The house is very spacious. A hall of noble size leads to a large spiral staircase winding through its centre, while the various apartments are of imposing dimensions. It was built some fifteen or twenty years since by Mr. A--, the well-known New York merchant, who five years ago threw the commercial world into convulsions by a stupendous bank fraud. Mr.
spacious - spacieux, ample, grand, logeable
hall - couloir, corridor, salle, salon, manoir, foyer
noble - noble, aristocrate, aristocratique
size - taille, ampleur, pointure
leads - des pistes, conduire, mener
spiral - spirale, hélice, spiraler
staircase - escalier
winding - bobinage, (wind) bobinage
various - divers
imposing - imposant, imposer
dimensions - dimensions, dimension
Since - depuis lors, depuis, depuis que, puisque, vu que
Mr - monsieur
merchant - marchand, marchande
threw - jeté, jeter, lancer
commercial - publicité, commercial
convulsions - des convulsions, convulsion
stupendous - stupéfiante
fraud - fraude, imposteur, charlatan, fraudeur
A--, as every one knows, escaped to Europe, and died not long after, of a broken heart. Almost immediately after the news of his decease reached this country and was verified, the report spread in Twenty-sixth Street that No. - was haunted.
escaped - s'est échappé, échapper, s'échapper, éviter, tirer
heart - cour
almost - presque, quasiment
immediately - immédiatement, tout de suite, aussitôt
decease - déces, déces, décéder, expirer, mourir, trépasser
reached - atteint, arriver/parvenir a
verified - vérifié, vérifier
spread - se propager, étaler, écarter, disperser, répandre, éparpiller
Legal measures had dispossessed the widow of its former owner, and it was inhabited merely by a caretaker and his wife, placed there by the house agent into whose hands it had passed for the purposes of renting or sale. These people declared that they were troubled with unnatural noises. Doors were opened without any visible agency.
legal - légale, juridique, légal
measures - mesures, mesure, mesurer
dispossessed - dépossédés, déposséder
widow - veuve
former - ancien, ancienne, ci devant
inhabited - habité, habiter
merely - simplement, uniquement, seulement
caretaker - concierge, gardien, gardienne
agent - agent, espion, complément d'agent
whose - a qui, de qui, dont, duquel (de + lequel), duquel
purposes - objectifs, but, objet
renting - la location, loyer
sale - vente, écouler
declared - déclarée, expliquer, déclarer
troubled - troublé, peine, mal, probleme, emmerde, fr
unnatural - contre nature
noises - bruits, bruit, vacarme, brouhaha, boucan, tintamarre
visible - visible
agency - l'agence, capacité d'agir, agentivité, agence, action
The remnants of furniture scattered through the various rooms were, during the night, piled one upon the other by unknown hands. Invisible feet passed up and down the stairs in broad daylight, accompanied by the rustle of unseen silk dresses, and the gliding of viewless hands along the massive balusters. The caretaker and his wife declared they would live there no longer.
remnants - des vestiges, reste
furniture - mobilier, meubles
scattered - dispersé, disperser, se disperser, éparpiller, parsemer
piled - empilés, pile, tas
upon - sur, a
unknown - inconnu, inconnue
invisible - invisible, caché
stairs - escaliers, marche, escalier, volée
broad - large
daylight - la lumiere du jour, jour, lumiere du jour
accompanied - accompagné, accompagner
rustle - bruissement, froufrou, froufrouter
unseen - invisible
silk - soie
gliding - le vol a voile, vol a voile, (glide), glisser, planer
viewless - sans visibilité
along - le long de, accompagné, rench: t-needed r
massive - massive, massif
balusters - les balustres, balustre
The house agent laughed, dismissed them, and put others in their place. The noises and supernatural manifestations continued. The neighbourhood caught up the story, and the house remained untenanted for three years. Several persons negotiated for it; but, somehow, always before the bargain was closed they heard the unpleasant rumours and declined to treat any further.
dismissed - licencié, renvoyer, limoger, licencier, démettre
supernatural - surnaturel, surnaturelle
manifestations - manifestations, manifestation
continued - suite, continuer
neighbourhood - quartier
caught - pris, prise, touche, loquet, loqueteau, verrou, hic, couille
remained - est restée, reste, rester, demeurer
several - plusieurs
negotiated - négocié, négocier
somehow - d'une maniere ou d'une autre
bargain - marché, accord, affaire, bonne affaire, marchander
unpleasant - déplaisant, pénible, désagréable
rumours - rumeurs, rumeur
declined - refusé, déclin
treat - négocier, traiter, régaler, guérir, soigner
further - encourager, ultérieur, plus loin, de plus, (furth)
It was in this state of things that my landlady, who at that time kept a boarding-house in Bleecker Street, and who wished to move further up town, conceived the bold idea of renting No. - Twenty-sixth Street.
state - l'État
landlady - propriétaire
boarding-house - (boarding-house) Une pension de famille
wished - souhaité, souhait, souhaiter, espérer
conceived - conçu, concevoir, tomber enceinte
bold - audacieux, gros, épais
Happening to have in her house rather a plucky and philosophical set of boarders, she laid her scheme before us, stating candidly everything she had heard respecting the ghostly qualities of the establishment to which she wished to remove us. With the exception of two timid persons,-a sea-captain and a returned Californian, who immediately gave notice that they would leave,-all of Mrs.
plucky - courageux, qui a du cran
philosophical - philosophique
set - set, Seth
boarders - pensionnaires, pensionnaire, interne
laid - posé, poser
scheme - le projet, plan, combine, machination, schéma, systeme
stating - en déclarant, état, Etat, déclarer
candidly - franchement, de bonne foi
respecting - respecter, respect
ghostly - fantomatique
qualities - qualités, qualité
establishment - établissement, systeme, classe dirigeante, establishment
remove - supprimer, enlever
exception - exception
timid - timide, craintif
captain - capitaine, capitaine de vaisseau, agir en capitaine, piloter
Californian - californien, Californienne
gave notice - Donner un préavis
Moffat's guests declared that they would accompany her in her chivalric incursion into the abode of spirits.
guests - invités, invité, invitée, hôte, client
accompany - accompagner
chivalric - chevaleresque
incursion - incursion, invasion
abode - domicile, demeure, (abide), endurer, tolérer
spirits - les esprits, esprit, moral, élan
Our removal was effected in the month of May, and we were charmed with our new residence. The portion of Twenty-sixth Street where our house is situated, between Seventh and Eighth avenues, is one of the pleasantest localities in New York. The gardens back of the houses, running down nearly to the Hudson, form, in the summer time, a perfect avenue of verdure.
removal - l'éloignement, enlevement, élimination, prélevement
effected - affectée, effet, effets-p, effectuer
charmed - charmé, charme
portion - part, portion
situated - situé, situer
seventh - septieme, septieme ('before the noun'), ('in names of monarchs and popes') sept ('after the name') ('abbreviation' VII)
Eighth - huitieme, huitieme
avenues - voies, avenue
pleasantest - le plus agréable, agréable, plaisant
localities - localités, région, quartier, voisinage, localité
nearly - presque
verdure - verdure, vigueur
The air is pure and invigorating, sweeping, as it does, straight across the river from the Weehawken heights, and even the ragged garden which surrounded the house, although displaying on washing days rather too much clothesline, still gave us a piece of greensward to look at, and a cool retreat in the summer evenings, where we smoked our cigars in the dusk, and watched the fireflies flashing their dark lanterns in the long grass.
pure - pure, pur, pudique
sweeping - balayage, a l'emporteiece, radical, complet
straight - droit, rectiligne, comme il faut, pur, pure, hétéro, tout droit
heights - les hauteurs, hauteur, taille
although - bien que, combien que, encore que, nonobstant que
displaying - l'affichage, représentation, spectacle, moniteur, écran
clothesline - corde a linge, corde a linge
greensward - vert
smoked - fumé, fumée
cigars - des cigares, cigare
dusk - crépuscule
fireflies - des lucioles, luciole, mouche a feu
lanterns - lanternes, lanterne
grass - l'herbe, herbe, pelouse, gazon, beuh, balance, moucharder
Of course we had no sooner established ourselves at No. - than we began to expect ghosts. We absolutely awaited their advent with eagerness. Our dinner conversation was supernatural. One of the boarders, who had purchased Mrs. Crowe's "Night Side of Nature" for his own private delectation, was regarded as a public enemy by the entire household for not having bought twenty copies.
established - établie, affermir, établir
ourselves - nous-memes, nous-meme
expect - s'attendre a, attendre, s'attendre a
ghosts - fantômes, fantôme, t+spectre, t+esprit, t+revenant
absolutely - absolument
awaited - attendue, attendre, s'attendre a, servir, guetter
advent - l'avenement, arrivée
purchased - achetée, achat, acquisition, acheter
side - côté, parti, flanc
nature - nature
private - personnel, personnelle, privé, privée
delectation - délectation
regarded - considérée, considérer
public enemy - ennemi public
entire - entiere, entier, entiere
household - foyer, ménage, maisonnée, domestique
copies - copies, copie, exemplaire, copier
The man led a life of supreme wretchedness while he was reading this volume. A system of espionage was established, of which he was the victim. If he incautiously laid the book down for an instant and left the room, it was immediately seized and read aloud in secret places to a select few.
led - dirigé, DEL, LED, (lead) dirigé
supreme - supreme, supreme
wretchedness - la misere
volume - volume, tome
system - systeme, systeme
espionage - l'espionnage, espionnage
victim - victime
incautiously - de maniere imprudente
instant - instantanée, moment
seized - saisi, saisir
read aloud - Lire a haute voix
in secret - en secret
select - sélect, choisir, sélectionner
I found myself a person of immense importance, it having leaked out that I was tolerably well versed in the history of supernaturalism, and had once written a story the foundation of which was a ghost.
myself - moi-meme, me, m'
immense - immense
importance - importance
leaked out - a été divulguée
tolerably - de maniere tolérable
versed - versés, strophe
supernaturalism - le surnaturalisme
foundation - fondation, fondement, fond de teint
ghost - fantôme, spectre, esprit, revenant
If a table or a wainscot panel happened to warp when we were assembled in the large drawing-room, there was an instant silence, and every one was prepared for an immediate clanking of chains and a spectral form.
wainscot - lambris, panneau
panel - panel, panneau, table ronde, case, vignette, g
warp - déformation, gauchir
assembled - assemblés, assembler, rassembler
silence - le silence, silence
immediate - immédiate, immédiat, proche
clanking - cliquetis, (clank) cliquetis
chains - chaînes, chaîne, enchaîner
spectral - spectrale, spectral, spectral?
After a month of psychological excitement, it was with the utmost dissatisfaction that we were forced to acknowledge that nothing in the remotest degree approaching the supernatural had manifested itself.
psychological - psychologique
excitement - l'excitation, excitation
utmost - le plus important, extreme, plus grand, supreme, maximum
dissatisfaction - l'insatisfaction, insatisfaction, mécontentement
forced - forcée, force
acknowledge - reconnaître, accuser réception, certifier
remotest - le plus éloigné, distant, éloigné, télécommande
degree - diplôme, degré, ordre
approaching - en approche, (s')approcher (de)
manifested - manifesté, manifeste, bordereau, profession de foi
itself - elle-meme, se, soi-meme
Once the black butler asseverated that his candle had been blown out by some invisible agency while he was undressing himself for the night; but as I had more than once discovered this coloured gentleman in a condition when one candle must have appeared to him like two, I thought it possible that, by going a step further in his potations, he might have reversed this phenomenon, and seen no candle at all where he ought to have beheld one.
butler - sommelier, majordome
candle - bougie, chandelle
blown out - soufflé
undressing - se déshabiller, déshabillant, (undress), déshabiller
discovered - découvert, découvrir
gentleman - gentilhomme, monsieur, messieurs
condition - condition
appeared - est apparu, apparaître, paraître, sembler
step - étape, marche
reversed - inversé, faire marche arriere, inverser
phenomenon - phénomene, phénomene
beheld - a été observée, regarder, voir, observer, voici, voila
Things were in this state when an accident took place so awful and inexplicable in its character that my reason fairly reels at the bare memory of the occurrence. It was the tenth of July. After dinner was over I repaired, with my friend Dr. Hammond, to the garden to smoke my evening pipe.
state - l'état, état, Etat, déclarer, indiquer
accident - accident
awful - terrible, épouvantable, horrible
inexplicable - inexplicable
fairly - équitable, justement, assez
reels - bobines, reel, bobine, enrouleur, embobiner, enrouler, tituber
bare - a nu, dénudé, dégarnir, nu
memory - mémoire, souvenir
Occurrence - occurrence
tenth - dixieme, dixieme ('before the noun'), ('in names of monarchs and popes') dix ('after the name') ('abbreviation' X)
repaired - réparé, réparer
smoke - la fumée, fumons, griller, fumer, fument, fumée, fumez
pipe - cornemuse, conduit, tuyau, barre verticale, tube, pipe
Independent of certain mental sympathies which existed between the Doctor and myself, we were linked together by a vice. We both smoked opium. We knew each other's secret, and respected it.
independent - indépendant
Certain - certain, quelconque
mental - mentale, affectif, mental
sympathies - sympathies, compassion, sympathie, condoléance
existed - a existé, exister
linked - liés, maillon, chaînon
vice - vice, vertu
opium - l'opium, opium
secret - secret
respected - respecté, respect, respecter
We enjoyed together that wonderful expansion of thought, that marvellous intensifying of the perceptive faculties, that boundless feeling of existence when we seem to have points of contact with the whole universe,-in short, that unimaginable spiritual bliss, which I would not surrender for a throne, and which I hope you, reader, will never-never taste.
expansion - l'expansion, expansion
marvellous - merveilleux
intensifying - s'intensifier, intensifier
perceptive - perspicace
faculties - facultés, faculté
boundless - sans limites, illimité
existence - l'existence, existence
Seem - sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
contact - contact, lentille, connaissance, toucher, contacter
universe - univers
unimaginable - inimaginable
spiritual - spirituel
bliss - bonheur, béatitude, félicité
surrender - la reddition, capituler, capitulation, reddition
throne - trône
taste - gout, gout, saveur, avant-gout, gouter, avoir un gout
Those hours of opium happiness which the Doctor and I spent together in secret were regulated with a scientific accuracy. We did not blindly smoke the drug of paradise, and leave our dreams to chance. While smoking, we carefully steered our conversation through the brightest and calmest channels of thought.
those - ceux-ci, ces, celles-la, ceux-la
Happiness - le bonheur, bonheur
regulated - réglementé, régler
scientific - scientifique
accuracy - l'exactitude, exactitude, précision
blindly - aveuglément, a l’aveuglette
drug - médicament, droque, drogue
paradise - le paradis, paradis, cieux
dreams - reves, reve, t+songe, t+voeu, t+souhait, t+vou
chance - chance, hasard
smoking - fumant, (smoke) fumant
carefully - attentivement, soigneusement
steered - piloté, bouvillon
brightest - les plus brillants, brillant, éclatant
calmest - le plus calme, calme, tranquille, calme plat
channels - chaînes, chenal
We talked of the East, and endeavoured to recall the magical panorama of its glowing scenery. We criticized the most sensuous poets,-those who painted life ruddy with health, brimming with passion, happy in the possession of youth and strength and beauty. If we talked of Shakespeare's "Tempest," we lingered over Ariel, and avoided Caliban.
endeavoured - s'est efforcé, s'efforcer (de)
recall - rappeler
magical - magique
panorama - panorama
glowing - rayonnante, briller, luire, irradier, lueur
scenery - décor naturel, paysage, décor
criticized - critiqué, critiquer
poets - poetes, poete
ruddy - ruddy, rougeâtre
brimming - débordant, bord
passion - passion
possession - bien, possession, propriété, possessions
youth - la jeunesse, jeunesse, jeune, jeune homme, les jeunes
strength - la force, force, vigueur, effectif, point fort
beauty - la beauté, beauté
Shakespeare - shakespeare
tempest - tempete, tempete, (temp) tempete
lingered - s'est attardé, s'installer, stagner, s'incruster, s'éteindre
Ariel - ariel
avoided - évitée, éviter, fuir
Like the Guebers, we turned our faces to the East, and saw only the sunny side of the world.
sunny side - côté ensoleillé
This skilful colouring of our train of thought produced in our subsequent visions a corresponding tone. The splendours of Arabian fairyland dyed our dreams. We paced the narrow strip of grass with the tread and port of kings. The song of the rana arborea, while he clung to the bark of the ragged plum-tree, sounded like the strains of divine musicians.
skilful - pu
produced - produit, produire, produits-p
subsequent - ultérieures, subséquent, suivant, prochain
visions - visions, vision, vue, aspiration, apparition
corresponding - correspondant, correspondre (...a qqchose)
tone - ton, tonalité, tonale
fairyland - le pays des fées, royaume des fées, pays des fées
dyed - teintée, (se) teindre
paced - rythmée, pas
narrow - étroite, pressé, étroit
strip - de la bande, bandeau, dégarnir, dépouillons, frange, dépouillez
tread - la bande de roulement, piétiner, escabeau
port - port, connexion
Kings - les rois, roi
rana - Rana
clung to - a laquelle il s'est accroché
bark - l'écorce, écorce, coque, aboyer
plum - prune
strains - les souches, tendre fortement
divine - divine, divin
musicians - musiciens, musicien, musicienne
Houses, walls, and streets melted like rain clouds, and vistas of unimaginable glory stretched away before us. It was a rapturous companionship. We enjoyed the vast delight more perfectly because, even in our most ecstatic moments, we were conscious of each other's presence. Our pleasures, while individual, were still twin, vibrating and moving in musical accord.
melted - fondu, fondre (1), se dissoudre (2)
clouds - nuages, s'obscurcir
vistas - des panoramas, vue, point de vue
glory - gloire
stretched - étiré, étendre, s'étendre, s'étirer, étirement
rapturous - ravie
vast - vaste
delight - plaisir, délice, joie, enchanter, ravir
perfectly - parfaitement
ecstatic - extatique
conscious - conscient
presence - présence
pleasures - plaisirs, plaisir, volupté, désir
individual - individu, individuel, checkindividuelle
twin - jumeau, jumeau/-elle
vibrating - vibrant, vibrer
musical - musical, musicale, musicien, musicienne, comédie musicale
accord - accord, entente, accorder
On the evening in question, the tenth of July, the Doctor and myself drifted into an unusually metaphysical mood. We lit our large meerschaums, filled with fine Turkish tobacco, in the core of which burned a little black nut of opium, that, like the nut in the fairy tale, held within its narrow limits wonders beyond the reach of kings; we paced to and fro, conversing.
drifted - a la dérive, dérive, dériver, errer, dévier
unusually - de façon inhabituelle
metaphysical - métaphysique
mood - l'humeur, humeur, changeant, ambiance, diapason
meerschaums - des écus, écume de mer
Turkish - turque, turc
tobacco - le tabac, tabac
core - noyau
burned - brulé, bruler
Nut - noix, écrou, maternel
fairy tale - un conte de fées
held - détenus, (main)tenir
within - a l'intérieur, dedans, avant, d'ici
limits - des limites, limite, limitation
wonders - s'interroge, merveille, étonner
beyond - au-dela, au-dela, par-dela
reach - atteindre, parviens, allonge, parvenir, préhension
fro - fro
conversing - en train de converser, converser
A strange perversity dominated the currents of our thought. They would not flow through the sun-lit channels into which we strove to divert them. For some unaccountable reason, they constantly diverged into dark and lonesome beds, where a continual gloom brooded.
currents - les courants, courant, présent, actuel
flow through - s'écouler
strove - s'efforcer, s'efforcer de
divert - détourner, dévier, divertir
unaccountable - sans avoir a rendre de comptes
constantly - constamment, en boucle
diverged - ont divergé, diverger
lonesome - solitaire
continual - continuelle
gloom - obscurité, pénombre, grisaille, morosité, noirceur
brooded - couvé, couvée, couver, protéger
It was in vain that, after our old fashion, we flung ourselves on the shores of the East, and talked of its gay bazaars, of the splendours of the time of Haroun, of harems and golden palaces. Black afreets continually arose from the depths of our talk, and expanded, like the one the fisherman released from the copper vessel, until they blotted everything bright from our vision.
in vain - en vain
fashion - la mode, mode, vogue, façon, façonner
flung - jeté, lancer
shores - rivages, rivage
gay - gay, gai
bazaars - bazars, bazar, foire, marché
harems - les harems, harem
palaces - des palais, palais
arose from - est née de
depths - profondeurs, profondeur, épaisseur
expanded - élargi, agrandir, développer, élaborer, (s')éteindre
fisherman - pecheur, pecheur, pecheuse
released - libéré, libérer
copper - cuivre
vessel - navire, vaisseau, vase
blotted - éponge, tache, (ink) pâté, souillure, tacher
bright - lumineux, éclatant, clair
vision - vision, vue, aspiration, apparition
Insensibly, we yielded to the occult force that swayed us, and indulged in gloomy speculation. We had talked some time upon the proneness of the human mind to mysticism, and the almost universal love of the terrible, when Hammond suddenly said to me, "What do you consider to be the greatest element of terror?"
yielded - cédé, céder
occult - occulter, occulte, occultisme
force - force, forcez, contrainte, forçons, contraindre, forcent
swayed - balancés, autorité, poids, influence, prépondérance, balancer
indulged in - s'est laissé aller
gloomy - morose, lugubre, sombre, terne, maussade
speculation - spéculation
proneness - la prononciation
human - humain
mind - l'esprit, esprit, raison, intelligence, mémoire
mysticism - le mysticisme, mysticisme
universal - universel
suddenly - soudain, soudainement, tout d'un coup
Consider - envisager, considérer, examiner, réfléchir, songer
element - élément, membre, point
terror - la terreur, terreur, effroi, terrorisme
The question puzzled me. That many things were terrible, I knew.
puzzled - perplexe, mystere, énigme, puzzle, casse-tete, jeu de patience
Stumbling over a corpse in the dark; beholding, as I once did, a woman floating down a deep and rapid river, with wildly lifted arms, and awful, upturned face, uttering, as she drifted, shrieks that rent one's heart while we, spectators, stood frozen at a window which overhung the river at a height of sixty feet, unable to make the slightest effort to save her, but dumbly watching her last supreme agony and her disappearance. A shattered wreck, with no life visible, encountered floating listlessly on the ocean, is a terrible object, for it suggests a huge terror, the proportions of which are veiled. But it now struck me, for the first time, that there must be one great and ruling embodiment of fear,-a King of Terrors, to which all others must succumb. What might it be? To what train of circumstances would it owe its existence?
stumbling - trébucher, chute, faux pas, bourde
corpse - cadavre, corps, corps sans vie
beholding - l'observation, regarder, voir, observer, voici, voila
floating - flottant, (float), flotter, flotteur, taloche, char
deep - profond, épais, grave, foncé, foncée, profondeurs
rapid - rapide, rapides
wildly - sauvage, sauvagement
lifted - soulevée, soulever
uttering - prononcer, (utter) prononcer
shrieks - des cris, hurlement, crier
rent - loyer, louez, louons, arrentez, accensons
spectators - spectateurs, spectateur, spectatrice, badaud, badaude
frozen - gelé, geler
overhung - en surplomb, surplomber, surplomb
height - hauteur, taille
unable - incapable, inapte, inhabile
slightest - le moins du monde, insignifiant, léger
effort - l'effort, effort
save - sauver, sauvegarder, épargner, préserver, protéger
dumbly - betement
agony - l'agonie, agonie, angoisse
disappearance - disparition
shattered - brisé, fracasser, réduire en miettes, mettre en pieces, briser
wreck - épave, carcasse, accident, bousiller, ruiner
encountered - rencontré, rencontrer, rencontre
listlessly - creuxse
Ocean - l'océan, océan
suggests - suggere, proposer, suggérer
huge - énorme
proportions - proportions, proportion
veiled - voilée, voile, voiler
struck - frappé, biffer, rayer, barrer, frapper, battre
embodiment - l'incarnation, incarnation
fear - peur, angoisse, craignent, crainte, crains, craignons
king - roi, dame
terrors - terreurs, terreur, effroi, terrorisme
succumb - succomber
circumstances - circonstances, circonstance
owe - doit, devoir
"I confess, Hammond," I replied to my friend, "I never considered the subject before. That there must be one Something more terrible than any other thing, I feel. I cannot attempt, however, even the most vague definition."
replied - a répondu, répondre, réponse
considered - envisagée, considérer, examiner, réfléchir, songer
more terrible - plus terrible
attempt - tenter, essayer, tentative, attentat
vague - vague
definition - définition
"I am somewhat like you, Harry," he answered. "I feel my capacity to experience a terror greater than anything yet conceived by the human mind;-something combining in fearful and unnatural amalgamation hitherto supposed incompatible elements.
somewhat - en quelque sorte, assez, quelque peu
Harry - Harry
capacity - capacité
Experience - expérience, éprouver, vivre
combining - combinant, combiner
fearful - effrayant, redoutable, peureux, craintif, terrible, affreux
amalgamation - fusion, amalgamation
hitherto - jusqu'a présent, jusqu'ici, jusqu'alors, jusqu'a maintenant
supposed - supposé, supposer, imaginer
incompatible - incompatible
elements - éléments, élément, membre
The calling of the voices in Brockden Brown's novel of 'Wieland'is awful; so is the picture of the Dweller of the Threshold, in Bulwer's 'Zanoni'; but," he added, shaking his head gloomily, "there is something more horrible still than those."
voices - voix
novel - roman, nouveau
dweller - habitant
threshold - seuil, seuil de tolérance
shaking - tremblant, (shake), secouer, agiter, se serrer la main, secousse
more horrible - plus horrible
"look here, Hammond," I rejoined, "let us drop this kind of talk, For heaven's sake! We shall suffer for it, depend on it."
look here - regarder ici
drop - chute, goutte, tomber
For heaven's sake - Pour l'amour du ciel
shall - doit, rench: 'shall' followed by the infinitive is translated using the future tense'
suffer - souffrir, souffrir de, pâtir de, endurer, supporter, subir
Depend - dépendre
"I don't know what's the matter with me tonight," he replied, "but my brain is running upon all sorts of weird and awful thoughts. I feel as if I could write a story like Hoffman, tonight, if I were only master of a literary style."
matter - matiere, matiere, affaire, question, cause, substance
brain - cerveau, or when used as food, tete, processeur
sorts - sortes, sorte
weird - bizarre, étrange
thoughts - réflexions, idée, pensée
Master - maître, patron, maîtriser, maitre, maîtrisent
"Well, if we are going to be Hoffmanesque in our talk, I'm off to bed. Opium and nightmares should never be brought together. How sultry it is! Good night, Hammond."
I'm off - Je m'en vais
off to bed - au lit
nightmares - des cauchemars, cauchemar, mauvais reve, tourment
brought together - réunir, rassembler
sultry - sulfureux, étouffant, torride
"Good night, Harry. Pleasant dreams to you."
"To you, gloomy wretch, afreets, ghouls, and enchanters."
wretch - malheureux, malheureux/-euse
ghouls - goules, goule
enchanters - les enchanteurs, enchanteur, enchanteuse
We parted, and each sought his respective chamber. I undressed quickly and got into bed, taking with me, according to my usual custom, a book, over which I generally read myself to sleep. I opened the volume as soon as I had laid my head upon the pillow, and instantly flung it to the other side of the room.
sought - recherchée, chercher
respective - respectifs
chamber - chambre, piece, salle
undressed - déshabillé, déshabiller
according - selon, entente, accorder
usual - habituel/habituelle
custom - coutume, us, connaissance, droit de douane, sur mesure
generally - en général
pillow - oreiller, tetiere
instantly - instantanément, instamment
It was Goudon's "History of Monsters,"-a curious French work, which I had lately imported from Paris, but which, in the state of mind I had then reached, was anything but an agreeable companion. I resolved to go to sleep at once; so, turning down my gas until nothing but a little blue point of light glimmered on the top of the tube, I composed myself to rest.
monsters - des monstres, monstre, bete, monstrueux
French - français, tlangue française, t+Français
lately - dernierement
imported - importé, importer
agreeable - agréable, complaisant
companion - compagnon, compagne
turning down - Baisser
glimmered - miroité, lueur, émettre une lueur
top - haut, dessus, sommet, couvercle, hune, premiere demi-manche
tube - tuyau, tube, canette (de biere)
composed - composé, composer
rest - se reposer, reposent, reposez, reposons, se, reposer, débris
The room was in total darkness. The atom of gas that still remained alight did not illuminate a distance of three inches round the burner. I desperately drew my arm across my eyes, as if to shut out even the darkness, and tried to think of nothing. It was in vain. The confounded themes touched on by Hammond in the garden kept obtruding themselves on my brain. I battled against them.
Total - total, somme, entier, tout, totaliser
darkness - l'obscurité, obscurité, ténebres
atom - atome
alight - s'enflammer, amerrissent, amerris, amerrissons, amerrissez
illuminate - éclairer, illuminer
distance - distance, éloigner, checks'éloigner
inches - pouces, pouce
round - ronde, cyclo, arrondissent, arrondis, arrondir
burner - bruleur, feu, bruleur, graveur
desperately - désespérément
shut - fermé, fermer
vain - vaine, rench: vaniteux, frivole, vain, futile
themes - themes, theme
touched - touché, toucher, émouvoir, contact
obtruding - genante, (obtrude), empiéter, transparaître
themselves - eux-memes, se, eux-memes, elles-memes
battled - s'est battu, bataille, combat
against - contre, face a, pour
I erected ramparts of would-be blankness of intellect to keep them out. They still crowded upon me. While I was lying still as a corpse, hoping that by a perfect physical inaction I should hasten mental repose, an awful incident occurred.
erected - érigé, droit, dressé
ramparts - des remparts, rempart
blankness - le vide
crowded - encombré, foule
lying still - couché
inaction - l'inaction, inaction
hasten - se hâter, dépecher
repose - repos
incident - incident, checkfait-divers, checkaccident
occurred - s'est produite, produire
A Something dropped, as it seemed, from the ceiling, plumb upon my chest, and the next instant I felt two bony hands encircling my throat, endeavouring to choke me.
dropped - a déposé, goutte
seemed - semblait, sembler, paraître, avoir l'air
ceiling - plafond, (ceil) plafond
plumb - d'aplomb
chest - poitrine, sein, commode, coffre
bony - osseux
encircling - encerclant, ceignant, (encircle), encercler
throat - gorge, goulot
endeavouring - s'efforcer, s'efforcer (de)
choke - l'étranglement, étouffer, étouffez, suffoquer, laminer
I am no coward, and am possessed of considerable physical strength. The suddenness of the attack, instead of stunning me, strung every nerve to its highest tension. My body acted from instinct, before my brain had time to realize the terrors of my position. In an instant I wound two muscular arms around the creature, and squeezed it, with all the strength of despair, against my chest.
coward - lâche, couard, couarde, poltron, poltronne
possessed - possédé, posséder, s'emparer de
suddenness - soudaineté
attack - attaque, attaquer, apostropher, invectiver
instead - a la place, a la place, au lieu de
stunning - époustouflant, étourdir, étonner, époustoufler
strung - cordée, corde, suite, série, chaîne de caracteres
nerve - nerf, nervure, toupet, culot, cran
tension - tension, traction
acted - agi, acte, loi, action, agir
instinct - l'instinct, instinct
realize - réaliser, se rendre compte, prendre conscience
position - position, poste
wound - blessons, blessent, blessez, blessure, blesser
muscular - musculaire, musclé, musculeux
creature - créature, etre
squeezed - pressé, presser, comprimer, tasser, serrer
despair - le désespoir, désespérer, désespoir
In a few seconds the bony hands that had fastened on my throat loosened their hold, and I was free to breathe once more. Then commenced a struggle of awful intensity.
fastened - fixé, attacher, fixer
loosened - desserré, desserrer
hold - tenir, stopper, tiens, tiennent, tenons
breathe - respirer, inspirer, expirer, reprendre son souffle
commenced - commencé, commencer
Struggle - lutte, lutter, s'efforcer, combattre
intensity - l'intensité, intensité
Immersed in the most profound darkness, totally ignorant of the nature of the Thing by which I was so suddenly attacked, finding my grasp slipping every moment, by reason, it seemed to me, of the entire nakedness of my assailant, bitten with sharp teeth in the shoulder, neck, and chest, having every moment to protect my throat against a pair of sinewy, agile hands, which my utmost efforts could not confine,-these were a combination of circumstances to combat which required all the strength, skill, and courage that I possessed.
immersed - immergé, immerger
most profound - le plus profond
totally - totalement
ignorant - ignorant
attacked - attaqué, attaque, attaquer, apostropher
grasp - saisir, agripper, comprendre
slipping - glissement, glisser
nakedness - la nudité, nudité
assailant - l'agresseur, agresseur, assaillant
bitten - mordu, mordre, maintenir, garder
sharp - pointu, affilé, coupant, affuté, tranchant
neck - cou, kiki
protect - protéger
agile - agile
efforts - efforts, effort
confine - enfermer, confiner, limite
combination - combinaison, sélection, association, groupement, side-car
combat - combat, bataille, lutte, combattre
required - nécessaires, exiger, demander, avoir besoin de, requérir
At last, after a silent, deadly, exhausting struggle, I got my assailant under by a series of incredible efforts of strength. Once pinned, with my knee on what I made out to be its chest, I knew that I was victor. I rested for a moment to breathe. I heard the creature beneath me panting in the darkness, and felt the violent throbbing of a heart.
silent - silencieux
deadly - mortelle, mortel, fatal, létal
exhausting - épuisant, épuiser, échappement
series - suite, série
pinned - épinglé, épingle
Victor - Victor
rested - reposé, repos
beneath - dessous
panting - haletant, (pant) haletant
violent - violent, vif
throbbing - des palpitations, (throb), battre, palpiter, vibrer, résonner
It was apparently as exhausted as I was; that was one comfort. At this moment I remembered that I usually placed under my pillow, before going to bed, a large yellow silk pocket handkerchief. I felt for it instantly; it was there. In a few seconds more I had, after a fashion, pinioned the creature's arms.
apparently - apparemment, évidemment, en apparence
exhausted - épuisé, épuiser, échappement
comfort - le confort, confort, consoler
Pocket - poche, empocher, de poche
handkerchief - mouchoir
I now felt tolerably secure. There was nothing more to be done but to turn on the gas, and, having first seen what my midnight assailant was like, arouse the household. I will confess to being actuated by a certain pride in not giving the alarm before; I wished to make the capture alone and unaided.
secure - sécurisé, sur, sécuriser
arouse - éveiller, émoustiller, exciter
pride - l'orgueil, orgueil, fierté
alarm - alarme, réveille-matin, réveil, alarmer, donner/sonner l'alerte
capture - capture, prisonnier, saisir, capturer, enregistrer, prendre
alone - seul
unaided - sans aide
Never losing my hold for an instant, I slipped from the bed to the floor, dragging my captive with me. I had but a few steps to make to reach the gas-burner; these I made with the greatest caution, holding the creature in a grip like a vice. At last I got within arm's length of the tiny speck of blue light which told me where the gas-burner lay.
slipped - a glissé, glisser
dragging - traînant, tirer, entraîner
captive - captif, captive
steps - étapes, pas
gas-burner - (gas-burner) bruleur a gaz
caution - prudence, admonition, checkavertissement, checkmise en garde
holding - en attente, possession, (hold) en attente
grip - poignée, ballot, grippe, saisir, agripper, préhension
Length - longueur, durée
tiny - minuscule
speck - tache, petite tache
lay - laique, pondre, pose
Quick as lightning I released my grasp with one hand and let on the full flood of light. Then I turned to look at my captive.
lightning - la foudre, éclair, éloise, foudre
let on - Laisser paraître
flood - inondation, inonder, submerger, noyer
I cannot even attempt to give any definition of my sensations the instant after I turned on the gas. I suppose I must have shrieked with terror, for in less than a minute afterward my room was crowded with the inmates of the house. I shudder now as I think of that awful moment. I saw nothing!
sensations - sensations, sensation
suppose - supposer, imaginer
shrieked - a crié, hurlement, crier
afterward - apres
inmates - détenus, détenu, détenue, codétenu, codétenue, résident
shudder - frémir, tremblement, frisson, frissonner, trembler
Yes; I had one arm firmly clasped round a breathing, panting, corporeal shape, my other hand gripped with all its strength a throat as warm, as apparently fleshy, as my own; and yet, with this living substance in my grasp, with its body pressed against my own, and all in the bright glare of a large jet of gas, I absolutely beheld nothing! Not even an outline,-a vapour!
clasped - serré, fermoir, serrer
breathing - respirer, respiration, (breath), souffle, haleine
corporeal - corporelle
shape - forme
gripped - saisi, empoigner
fleshy - charnue, carné, pulpeux, viandeux, charnu
substance - substance, fond, biens
pressed - pressé, appuyer sur, presser
glare - éblouissement, éclat
jet - jet, avion a réaction, jais
outline - les grandes lignes, contour, silhouette, esquisse, aperçu
vapour - vapeur, fumées
I do not, even at this hour, realize the situation in which I found myself. I cannot recall the astounding incident thoroughly. Imagination in vain tries to compass the awful paradox.
astounding - stupéfiante, étonner, stupéfier, ébahir, épater
thoroughly - a fond, absolument, completement
imagination - l'imagination, imagination
paradox - paradoxe, antinomie
It breathed. I felt its warm breath upon my cheek. It struggled fiercely. It had hands. They clutched me. Its skin was smooth, like my own. There it lay, pressed close up against me, solid as stone,-and yet utterly invisible!
breathed - respiré, respirer, inspirer, expirer
cheek - joue, fesse, culot, toupet, potence de bringuebale
struggled - en difficulté, lutte, lutter, s'efforcer, combattre
fiercely - férocement, âprement, farouchement
clutched - serré, se raccrocher (a)
skin - la peau, peau, apparence, écorcher, égratigner, dépouiller
smooth - lisse, doux, facile, sophistiqué, naturel, souple, régulier
close up - de pres
solid - solide, massif, plein, continu
stone - pierre, roche, caillou, roc
utterly - tout a fait
I wonder that I did not faint or go mad on the instant. Some wonderful instinct must have sustained me; for, absolutely, in place of loosening my hold on the terrible Enigma, I seemed to gain an additional strength in my moment of horror, and tightened my grasp with such wonderful force that I felt the creature shivering with agony.
wonder - merveille, se demander, conjecturer
faint - évanouissement, s'évanouir, défailles, défaillez, défaillir
go mad - devenir fou
sustained - soutenue, maintenir, subvenir
loosening - le relâchement, desserrer
enigma - énigme
gain - gain, gagner, produit
additional - supplémentaires, additionnel
horror - l'horreur, horreur, effroi, dégout, aversion
tightened - serré, serrer, se resserrer, resserrer les taux
shivering - des frissons, (shiver) des frissons
Just then Hammond entered my room at the head of the household. As soon as he beheld my face-which, I suppose, must have been an awful sight to look at-he hastened forward, crying, "Great heaven, Harry! what has happened?"
entered - a pénétré, entrer, rench: -neededr, taper, saisir
sight - vue, quelque chose a voir, truc a voir, mire, viseur
hastened - s'est hâté, dépecher
forward - avant, acheminent, acheminer, avanten, acheminons
crying - pleurer, pleur, (cry), crier, hurler, gueuler
Heaven - le paradis, ciel, paradis, au-dela, cieux
"Hammond! Hammond!" I cried, "come here. O, this is awful! I have been attacked in bed by something or other, which I have hold of; but I can't see it,-I can't see it!"
cried - pleuré, pleurer, crier, hurler, gueuler, pleur, cri
Hammond, doubtless struck by the unfeigned horror expressed in my countenance, made one or two steps forward with an anxious yet puzzled expression. A very audible titter burst from the remainder of my visitors. This suppressed laughter made me furious. To laugh at a human being in my position! It was the worst species of cruelty.
doubtless - sans doute, sans aucun doute, sans nul doute, indubitablement
unfeigned - non feinte
expressed - exprimée, exprimer
countenance - visage, approuver
anxious - anxieux, désireux
expression - expression
audible - audible
titter - titrer, rire sottement
burst - l'éclatement, éclater, faire éclater, rompre, briser
remainder - reste, restant, checkreste, checkrésidu, checkinvendu
suppressed - supprimée, contenir, fr
laughter - rires, rire
furious - furieux
cruelty - la cruauté, cruauté
Now, I can understand why the appearance of a man struggling violently, as it would seem, with an airy nothing, and calling for assistance against a vision, should have appeared ludicrous. Then, so great was my rage against the mocking crowd that had I the power I would have stricken them dead where they stood.
appearance - l'apparence, apparition, apparence, comparution
struggling - en difficulté, luttant, (struggle), lutte, lutter, s'efforcer
violently - violemment
airy - aéré
assistance - l'assistance, assistance
ludicrous - ridicule
rage - rage, furie, fureur, courroux, rager, faire rage
mocking - se moquer, (moc) se moquer
crowd - foule, acculer, amas, marée humaine
power - pouvoir, puissance, électricité, courant, alimenter
dead - morts, mort, milieu, cour, profondeurs
"Hammond! Hammond!" I cried again, despairingly, "For God's sake come to me. I can hold the-the thing but a short while longer. It is overpowering me. Help me! Help me!"
despairingly - désespérément
For God's sake - Pour l'amour de Dieu
overpowering - surpuissant, soumettre
"Harry," whispered Hammond, approaching me, "you have been smoking too much opium."
whispered - chuchoté, chuchotement, chuchoter, susurrer, murmurer
"I swear to you, Hammond, that this is no vision," I answered, in the same low tone. "Don't you see how it shakes my whole frame with its struggles? If you don't believe me, convince yourself. Feel it,-touch it."
swear - jurer, blasphémer, jurez, jurons, jurent
low - faible, inférieure
shakes - secousses, secouer, agiter
frame - encadrer, cadre, armature, ossature, image, manche, frame, trame
struggles - des luttes, lutte, lutter, s'efforcer, combattre
convince - convaincre, persuader
touch - toucher, émouvoir, contact
Hammond advanced and laid his hand in the spot I indicated. A wild cry of horror burst from him. He had felt it!
advanced - avancé, élever, avancer, avancée, progression, progres
indicated - indiqué, indiquer, signaler
wild - sauvage, pétulant, grose
cry - pleurer, crier, hurler, gueuler, pleur, cri
In a moment he had discovered somewhere in my room a long piece of cord, and was the next instant winding it and knotting it about the body of the unseen being that I clasped in my arms.
somewhere - quelque part
cord - corde, cordon
knotting - le nouage, (knot) le nouage
"Harry," he said, in a hoarse, agitated voice, for, though he preserved his presence of mind, he was deeply moved, "Harry, it's all safe now. You may let go, old fellow, if you're tired. The Thing can't move."
hoarse - rauque, rugueux
voice - voix
though - mais, néanmoins, cependant, malgré, bien que
preserved - préservée, confiture, conserve, réserve naturelle
deeply moved - profondément touché
safe - sur, en sécurité, o longer in danger, sans danger, sur, sauf
fellow - un camarade, ensemble, mâle
I was utterly exhausted, and I gladly loosed my hold.
gladly - heureusement, volontiers
loosed - desserré, ample
Hammond stood holding the ends of the cord that bound the Invisible, twisted round his hand, while before him, self-supporting as it were, he beheld a rope laced and interlaced, and stretching tightly around a vacant space. I never saw a man look so thoroughly stricken with awe. Nevertheless his face expressed all the courage and determination which I knew him to possess.
bound - lié, entrain, (bind), lier, attacher, nouer, connecter, coupler
twisted - tordu, twist, torsion, entortiller, tordre
self - soi, soi-meme
supporting - appuyant, soutenant, (support) appuyant
rope - corde, funiculaire
interlaced - entrelacé, entrelacer
stretching - l'étirement, étendre, s'étendre, s'étirer, étirement
tightly - étanche, fermement
vacant - vacant, vide, niais
awe - la stupeur, crainte, révérence, admiration
nevertheless - néanmoins, toutefois, pourtant, malgré tout
determination - détermination
possess - posséder, s'emparer de
His lips, although white, were set firmly, and one could perceive at a glance that, although stricken with fear, he was not daunted.
lips - levres, levre
perceive - percevoir
glance - regard, jeter un coup d’oil
daunted - découragé, décourager, intimider, démonter
The confusion that ensued among the guests of the house who were witnesses of this extraordinary scene between Hammond and myself,-who beheld the pantomime of binding this struggling Something,-who beheld me almost sinking from physical exhaustion when my task of jailer was over,-the confusion and terror that took possession of the bystanders, when they saw all this, was beyond description.
confusion - confusion, désordre, malentendu
ensued - s'ensuivit, résulter, découler
among - parmi
witnesses - des témoins, témoignage, témoin, preuve, témoigner
scene - scene, scene, scene de ménage
pantomime - pantomime
binding - contraignante, contraignant, reliure, liaison, (bind), lier
sinking - en train de couler, naufrage, (sink), couler, s'enfoncer
exhaustion - l'épuisement, épuisement, harassement
task - tâche
jailer - geôlier, geôliere, gâfe
took possession of - a pris possession de
bystanders - des passants, passant, badaud
The weaker ones fled from the apartment. The few who remained clustered near the door and could not be induced to approach Hammond and his Charge. Still incredulity broke out through their terror. They had not the courage to satisfy themselves, and yet they doubted.
weaker - plus faible, faible, débile
fled - fui, s'enfuir, prendre la fuite, fuir, échapper
clustered - en grappe, groupe, grappe, régime, amas, rench: -neededr
induced - induite, induire
charge - frais, charge, chef d’accusation, chef d’inculpation, meuble
broke out - a éclaté
satisfy - satisfaire
doubted - douté, douter, doute
It was in vain that I begged of some of the men to come near and convince themselves by touch of the existence in that room of a living being which was invisible. They were incredulous, but did not dare to undeceive themselves. How could a solid, living, breathing body be invisible, they asked. My reply was this.
begged - supplié, mendier
come near - s'approcher
incredulous - incrédule
dare - oser, aventurer
undeceive - tromper
reply - répondre, réponse
I gave a sign to Hammond, and both of us-conquering our fearful repugnance to touch the invisible creature-lifted it from the ground, manacled as it was, and took it to my bed. Its weight was about that of a boy of fourteen.
sign - signe, signent, signez, placard, caractériser
conquering - a la conquete, conquérir
repugnance - répugnance
ground - sol, foncierere, terre, terrain, (grind) sol
weight - poids, lest, graisse, alourdir, lester, appesantir
"Now, my friends," I said, as Hammond and myself held the creature suspended over the bed, "I can give you self-evident proof that here is a solid, ponderable body, which, nevertheless, you cannot see. Be good enough to watch the surface of the bed attentively."
suspended - suspendue, suspendre
evident - évidentes, évident
Proof - la preuve, preuve, épreuve
ponderable - pondérable
surface - surface, faire surface
attentively - attentivement
I was astonished at my own courage in treating this strange event so calmly; but I had recovered from my first terror, and felt a sort of scientific pride in the affair, which dominated every other feeling.
astonished - étonné, étonner, surprendre
treating - traiter, traitant, (treat), négocier, régaler, guérir
calmly - calmement, paisiblement
recovered - récupéré, recouvrer (la santé)
sort - tri, assortir, esrece, assortis, sorte
affair - affaire, aventure, liaison
The eyes of the bystanders were immediately fixed on my bed. At a given signal Hammond and I let the creature fall. There was a dull sound of a heavy body alighting on a soft mass. The timbers of the bed creaked. A deep impression marked itself distinctly on the pillow, and on the bed itself. The crowd who witnessed this gave a low cry, and rushed from the room.
fixed - fixé, réparer, fixer, préparer, truquer, tricher, réparation
signal - signal, signaler
dull - émoussé, ennuyeux, barbant, mat, terne, sot, obtus
heavy - lourd, emporté
alighting - descendre (de)
soft - souple, moelleux, alcoolsans, mou, doux
mass - masse, foule, amas
timbers - bois de construction
creaked - a grincé, craquement, craquer
impression - impression
marked - marqué, Marc
distinctly - distinctement
witnessed - témoins, témoignage, témoin, preuve, témoigner
rushed - précipité, se précipiter, emmener d'urgence
Hammond and I were left alone with our Mystery.
mystery - mystere, mystere
We remained silent for some time, listening to the low, irregular breathing of the creature on the bed, and watching the rustle of the bed-clothes as it impotently struggled to free itself from confinement. Then Hammond spoke.
irregular - irréguliere, irrégulier
impotently - par impuissance
confinement - l'enfermement, confinement
"Harry, this is awful."
"Ay, awful."
Ay - il est vrai que
"But not unaccountable."
"Not unaccountable! What do you mean? Such a thing has never occurred since the birth of the world. I know not what to think, Hammond. God grant that I am not mad, and that this is not an insane fantasy!"
birth - naissance
God - dieu, idolâtrer, déifier
Grant - la subvention, accorder, admettre
mad - fou, folle, fol, fâché, en colere
insane - dérangé, délirant, fou, dément, dérangeant
fantasy - fantaisie, imaginaire, fantasme, fantasy
"Let us reason a little, Harry. Here is a solid body which we touch, but which we cannot see. The fact is so unusual that it strikes us with terror. Is there no parallel, though, for such a phenomenon? Take a piece of pure glass. It is tangible and transparent. A certain chemical coarseness is all that prevents its being so entirely transparent as to be totally invisible.
strikes - greves, biffer, rayer, barrer, frapper, battre
parallel - parallele, parallele, parallele a, parallelement
tangible - tangible, palpable
chemical - chimique, produit chimique
coarseness - crudité
prevents - empeche, empecher
entirely - entierement, entierement, entierement (1)
It is not theoretically impossible, Mind you, to make a glass which shall not reflect a single ray of light,-a glass so pure and homogeneous in its atoms that the rays from the sun will pass through it as they do through the air, refracted but not reflected. We do not see the air, and yet we feel it."
theoretically - théoriquement, en théorie
impossible - impossible, insupportable
Mind you - Attention
single - seul, célibataire f, célibataire, simple
ray of light - un rayon de lumiere
homogeneous - homogene
atoms - atomes, atome
rays - rayons, rayon
pass through - passer a travers
refracted - réfracté, réfracter
reflected - réfléchie, refléter, réfléchir
"That's all very well, Hammond, but these are inanimate substances. Glass does not breathe, air does not breathe. This thing has a heart that palpitates,-a will that moves it,-lungs that play, and inspire and respire."
inanimate - inanimé
substances - substances, substance, fond, biens-p
palpitates - palpite, palpiter
lungs - poumons, poumon
inspire - inspirer
respire - respirer, respiration
"You forget the phenomena of which we have so often heard of late," answered the Doctor, gravely. "At the meetings called 'spirit circles,'invisible hands have been thrust into the hands of those persons round the table,-warm, fleshly hands that seemed to pulsate with mortal life."
phenomena - des phénomenes
gravely - gravement
spirit - l'esprit, esprit, moral, élan, spiritueux
circles - cercles, cercle, disque, yeux cernés-p, cerne
thrust - estocade, poussée, propulser
fleshly - charnel
mortal - mortel, mortelle
"What? Do you think, then, that this thing is--"
"I don't know what it is," was the solemn reply; "but please the gods I will, with your assistance, thoroughly investigate it."
solemn - solennel
gods - dieux, idolâtrer, déifier
investigate - enqueter, étudier, enqueter, rechercher
We watched together, smoking many pipes, all night long, by the bedside of the unearthly being that tossed and panted until it was apparently wearied out. Then we learned by the low, regular breathing that it slept.
pipes - des tuyaux, cornemuse, conduit, tuyau, barre verticale, tube
bedside - au chevet du malade
unearthly - non terrestre, inquiétant
tossed - ballotté, jet, au pile ou face, tirage au sort, pile ou face
panted - paniqué, haleter
wearied - fatigué, las, lasser
regular - réguliere, régulier, habitué, habituée, habitués, habituées
The next morning the house was all astir. The boarders congregated on the landing outside my room, and Hammond and myself were lions. We had to answer a thousand questions as to the state of our extraordinary prisoner, for as yet not one person in the house except ourselves could be induced to set foot in the apartment.
astir - en éveil
prisoner - prisonnier, prisonniere
as yet - a ce jour
Except - sauf, faire une exception
The creature was awake. This was evidenced by the convulsive manner in which the bed-clothes were moved in its efforts to escape. There was something truly terrible in beholding, as it were, those second-hand indications of the terrible writhings and agonized struggles for liberty which themselves were invisible.
awake - éveillé, (se) réveiller, (s')éveiller
evidenced - prouvé, preuve, prouver, démontrer
convulsive - convulsif
escape - échapper, s'échapper, éviter, échapper (a quelqu'un), évasion
truly - vraiment
second-hand - (second-hand) de seconde main
indications - indications, indication
liberty - liberté
Hammond and myself had racked our brains during the long night to discover some means by which we might realize the shape and general appearance of the Enigma. As well as we could make out by passing our hands over the creature's form, its outlines and lineaments were human.
racked - en rack, porte-outils, étagere, porte-bagages, etc
brains - cerveau, qualifierejorative or when used as food
discover - découvrir
general - général, communal, en chef, universal, d'ensemble
by passing - en passant
hands over - Remettre
outlines - les grandes lignes, contour, silhouette, esquisse, aperçu
lineaments - des linéaments, linéament
There was a mouth; a round, smooth head without hair; a nose, which, however, was little elevated above the cheeks; and its hands and feet felt like those of a boy. At first we thought of placing the being on a smooth surface and tracing its outlines with chalk, as shoemakers trace the outline of the foot. This plan was given up as being of no value.
elevated - élevé, (elevate), élever, augmenter
cheeks - joues, joue, fesse, culot, toupet, potence de bringuebale
tracing - le traçage, (trace) le traçage
chalk - craie, magnésie
shoemakers - les cordonniers, cordonnier, cordonniere
trace - trace, projection horizontale, décalquer
value - valeur, évaluer, valoriser
Such an outline would give not the slightest idea of its conformation.
conformation - conformation
A happy thought struck me. We would take a cast of it in plaster of Paris. This would give us the solid figure, and satisfy all our wishes. But how to do it? The movements of the creature would disturb the setting of the plastic covering, and distort the mould. Another thought. Why not give it chloroform? It had respiratory organs,-that was evident by its breathing.
cast - casting, jeter, diriger, lancer, additionner, sommer, muer
plaster of Paris - du plâtre de Paris
figure - figure, forme, personnage, personnalité, chiffre
wishes - souhaits, souhait, souhaiter, espérer
movements - mouvements, mouvement
disturb - déranger, perturber, gener
setting - de l'environnement, réglage, configuration
plastic - plastique
covering - la couverture, bâchant, couvrant, (cover), couvercle
distort - déformer, distordre
mould - moule, modeler
chloroform - chloroforme, chloroformer
respiratory - respiratoire
organs - organes, organe, orgue
Once reduced to a state of insensibility, we could do with it what we would. Doctor X-- was sent for; and after the worthy physician had recovered from the first shock of amazement, he proceeded to administer the chloroform.
reduced - réduite, réduire, diminuer, fr
insensibility - l'insensibilité
worthy - digne
physician - médecin, femme médecin, docteur
shock - choc, choquons, offusquer, choquez, choquer, secouer
amazement - l'étonnement, stupéfaction, stupeur
proceeded - a procédé, avancer, procéder
administer - administrer, gérer
In three minutes afterward we were enabled to remove the fetters from the creature's body, and a modeller was busily engaged in covering the invisible form with the moist clay. In five minutes more we had a mould, and before evening a rough facsimile of the Mystery. It was shaped like a man,-distorted, uncouth, and horrible, but still a man.
enabled - activée, autoriser, permettre, activer
fetters - des entraves, entrave, fers-p, obstacle, entraver
modeller - modélisateur
busily - avec activité
engaged - engagé, attirer l'attention, engager, embrayer
moist - humide, moite
clay - l'argile, argile, terre battue
rough - rude, rugueux, brut, approximatif, difficile, brutal, ébaucher
shaped - en forme, forme
distorted - déformé, déformer, distordre
uncouth - grossier, rustre
horrible - horrible, affreux, épouvantable
It was small, not over four feet and some inches in height, and its limbs revealed a muscular development that was unparalleled. Its face surpassed in hideousness anything I had ever seen. Gustav Doré, or Callot, or Tony Johannot, never conceived anything so horrible.
limbs - membres, membre
revealed - révélée, révéler, laisser voir
development - développement
surpassed - surpassé, surpasser, dépasser, excéder
There is a face in one of the latter's illustrations to Un Voyage oů il vous plaira, which somewhat approaches the countenance of this creature, but does not equal it. It was the physiognomy of what I should fancy a ghoul might be. It looked as if it was capable of feeding on human flesh.
illustrations - des illustrations, illustration, représentation
un - un, ONU
Voyage - voyage
oů - ou
approaches - approches, (s')approcher (de)
Equal - l'égalité, égal, égaler a, égale
physiognomy - la physionomie, physiognomonie
fancy - fantaisie, imaginer, songer
ghoul - goule
capable - capable
feeding - l'alimentation, alimentant, (feed) l'alimentation
flesh - de la chair, chair, peau, viande, corps, pulpe
Having satisfied our curiosity, and bound every one in the house to secrecy, it became a question what was to be done with our Enigma? It was impossible that we should keep such a horror in our house; it was equally impossible that such an awful being should be let loose upon the world. I confess that I would have gladly voted for the creature's destruction.
satisfied - satisfaits, satisfaire
curiosity - curiosité
secrecy - le secret, secret, secrétisme
equally - également
loose - en vrac, ample, desserré
voted - votée, voix, vote, votation, voter
destruction - la destruction, destruction
But who would shoulder the responsibility? Who would undertake the execution of this horrible semblance of a human being? Day after day this question was deliberated gravely. The boarders all left the house. Mrs. Moffat was in despair, and threatened Hammond and myself with all sorts of legal penalties if we did not remove the Horror.
responsibility - responsabilité
undertake - entreprendre
execution - l'exécution, exécution
deliberated - délibéré, concerté, délibérer
threatened - menacé, menacer
penalties - des sanctions, penalisation, peine
Our answer was, "We will go if you like, but we decline taking this creature with us. Remove it yourself if you please. It appeared in your house. On you the responsibility rests." To this there was, of course, no answer. Mrs. Moffat could not obtain for love or money a person who would even approach the Mystery.
decline - déclin
rests - se repose, repos
obtain - obtenir, se procurer, réussir, avoir succes, s'établir
The most singular part of the affair was that we were entirely ignorant of what the creature habitually fed on. Everything in the way of nutriment that we could think of was placed before it, but was never touched. It was awful to stand by, day after day, and see the clothes toss, and hear the hard breathing, and know that it was starving.
singular - singulier
habitually - de maniere habituelle
fed - alimentée, alimentées, alimenterent
nutriment - pâture
toss - de la balle, jet, au pile ou face, tirage au sort, lancer
Starving - affamés, affamant, (starve), mourir de faim, crever de faim
Ten, twelve days, a fortnight passed, and it still lived. The pulsations of the heart, however, were daily growing fainter, and had now nearly ceased. It was evident that the creature was dying for want of sustenance. While this terrible life-struggle was going on, I felt miserable. I could not sleep. Horrible as the creature was, it was pitiful to think of the pangs it was suffering.
fortnight - quinze jours, deux semaines, quinzaine
pulsations - des pulsations, pulsation
daily - quotidien, journellement
fainter - plus faible, (faint) plus faible
ceased - cessé, cesser, s'arreter, cesser de + 'infinitive'
dying - teignant, mourant, (dye) teignant
miserable - misérable
pitiful - pitoyable
pangs - des douleurs, douleur (soudaine)
suffering - la souffrance, souffrance, douleur
At last it died. Hammond and I found it cold and stiff one morning in the bed. The heart had ceased to beat, the lungs to inspire. We hastened to bury it in the garden. It was a strange funeral, the dropping of that viewless corpse into the damp hole. The cast of its form I gave to Doctor X--, who keeps it in his museum in Tenth Street.
stiff - rigide, raide, macchabée
beat - battre
hastened to - s'est empressé de faire
bury - enterrer, enterrez, enterrent, enterrons
funeral - funérailles, obseques
dropping - de la chute, crotte, fiente, (drop) de la chute
damp - humide, moite, mouillé, humidité, grisou, amortir
hole - trou, réduit, fosse
As I am on the eve of a long journey from which I may not return, I have drawn up this narrative of an event the most singular that has ever come to my knowledge.
eve - veille
my knowledge - mes connaissances
