Quenu (fr. Quenu)

Translation into English

Quenu seul avait des tristesses parfois, quand il songeait à son pauvre Florent.

It was only Quenu who occasionally felt sad, through thinking of his brother Florent.

Quenu se laissa entraîner à des dépenses folles; il mit plus de trente mille francs en marbres, en glaces et en dorures.

Quenu allowed himself to be drawn into a lavish expenditure of money; he laid out over thirty thousand francs in marble, glass, and gilding.

Il semblait bien aise d’obliger cette belle madame Quenu, dont sa femme de ménage lui parlait souvent avec respect, comme d’une personne très estimée dans le quartier.

He seemed glad to have an opportunity of obliging the handsome Madame Quenu, of whom his housekeeper often spoke to him in terms of praise, as of a woman who was highly respected in the neighbourhood.

Puis, les Quenu et Florent, restés seuls, gardèrent le silence.

Then the Quenus and Florent remained alone, in silence.

Il trouva le petit Quenu, qui avait douze ans, sanglotant tout seul au milieu de la cuisine, assis sur une table.

Thus he found little Quenu, who was then twelve years old, sitting and sobbing alone on a table in the middle of the kitchen.

Quenu, étonné, la suivit sans mot dire, jusque dans sa chambre.

Quenu, much astonished, followed her into her bedroom without saying a word.

Il retrouve son demi-frère Quenu, charcutier, et sa femme Lisa Quenu (anciennement Macquart), avec qui il trouve refuge.

He returns to his half-brother Quenu, a charcutier and his wife Lisa Quenu (formerly Macquart), with whom he finds refuge.

Synonyms

aigri
difficult
grincheux
rancunier