Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 1

English → Fr CHAPTER I. Level 6/10

You don't know about me without you have read a book by the name of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer; but that ain't no matter.

Vous ne me connaissez pas si vous n'avez pas lu un livre qui s'appelle Les Aventures de Tom Sawyer ; mais ça n'a pas d'importance.

That book was made by Mr. Mark Twain, and he told the truth, mainly.

Ce livre a été écrit par M. Mark Twain, et il a dit la vérité, en grande partie.

There was things which he stretched, but mainly he told the truth.

Il y avait des choses qu'il a exagérées, mais en grande partie il a dit la vérité.

That is nothing.

Ça, ce n'est rien.

I never seen anybody but lied one time or another, without it was Aunt Polly, or the widow, or maybe Mary.

Je n'ai jamais vu personne qui n'ait pas menti à un moment ou à un autre, sauf peut-être Tante Polly, ou la veuve, ou peut-être Marie.

Aunt Polly—Tom's Aunt Polly, she is—and Mary, and the Widow Douglas is all told about in that book, which is mostly a true book, with some stretchers, as I said before.

Tante Polly — la Tante Polly de Tom, c'est elle — et Marie, et la Veuve Douglas sont toutes mentionnées dans ce livre, qui est pour la plupart un livre vrai, avec quelques exagérations, comme je l'ai dit avant.

Now the way that the book winds up is this: Tom and me found the money that the robbers hid in the cave, and it made us rich.

Voici comment le livre se termine : Tom et moi avons trouvé l'argent que les voleurs avaient caché dans la grotte, et cela nous a rendus riches.

We got six thousand dollars apiece—all gold.

Nous avons eu six mille dollars chacun — tout en or.

It was an awful sight of money when it was piled up.

C'était une somme d'argent impressionnante quand elle était entassée.

Well, Judge Thatcher he took it and put it out at interest, and it fetched us a dollar a day apiece all the year round—more than a body could tell what to do with.

Eh bien, le juge Thatcher l'a pris et l'a placé à intérêt, et cela nous rapportait un dollar par jour chacun tout au long de l'année — plus qu'on ne savait quoi en faire.

The Widow Douglas she took me for her son, and allowed she would sivilize me; but it was rough living in the house all the time, considering how dismal regular and decent the widow was in all her ways; and so when I couldn't stand it no longer I lit out.

La Veuve Douglas m'a pris pour son fils, et a décidé qu'elle allait me civiliser ; mais c'était pénible de vivre dans la maison tout le temps, vu à quel point la veuve était tristement régulière et convenable dans toutes ses habitudes ; et alors quand je ne pouvais plus le supporter, je me suis sauvé.

Vocabulary

Vous: voo — You (formal or plural subject pronoun).
ne: nuh — Negative particle used with pas or other negatives.
me: muh — Me, first-person singular object pronoun.
connaissez: koh-neh-say — You know (a person or thing), from connaître.
pas: pah — Not, used with ne to form negation.
si: see — If, or yes (contradicting a negative statement).
vous: voo — You (formal or plural), subject or object pronoun.
n'avez: nah-vay — Have not, negated form of avez (avoir).
lu: lü — Read, past participle of lire (to read).
un: uhn — A, an, indefinite article masculine singular.
livre: lee-vruh — Book, a written or printed publication.
qui: kee — Who, which, relative or interrogative pronoun.
s': s — Reflexive pronoun se, elided before a vowel.
appelle: ah-pel — Is called, third-person singular of appeler.
Les: lay — The, definite article for plural nouns.
Aventures: ah-vahn-tür — Adventures, exciting or unusual experiences or events.
de: duh — Of, from, preposition indicating belonging or origin.
mais: meh — But, conjunction expressing contrast or opposition.
ça: sah — That, it, informal demonstrative pronoun.
n: n — Elided form of ne, negative particle.
a: ah — Has, third-person singular of avoir (to have).
d': d — Of, elided preposition de before a vowel.
importance: an-por-tahns — Importance, significance or consequence of something.
Ce: suh — This, it, demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
été: ay-tay — Been, past participle of être (to be).
écrit: ay-kree — Written, past participle of écrire (to write).
par: par — By, through, preposition indicating agent or means.
M.: muh-syuh — Mr., abbreviation for Monsieur, a title of address.
et: ay — And, conjunction linking words or clauses.
il: eel — He, it, third-person masculine singular pronoun.
dit: dee — Says, told, third-person singular of dire.
la: lah — The, definite article feminine singular.
vérité: vay-ree-tay — Truth, that which is true or factual.
en: ahn — In, on, by, preposition with various uses.
grande: grahnd — Great, large, big, feminine adjective.
partie: par-tee — Part, portion, or a game or match.
Il: eel — He, it, third-person masculine singular pronoun.
y: ee — There, it, adverbial pronoun referring to a place.
avait: ah-veh — Had, third-person singular imperfect of avoir.
des: day — Some, of the, indefinite plural article.
choses: shohz — Things, objects or matters of any kind.
qu': k — That, which, elided relative or conjunction que.
exagérées: eg-zah-zhay-ray — Exaggerated, overstated, past participle feminine plural.
Ça: sah — That, it, informal demonstrative pronoun.
ce: suh — This, it, demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
est: eh — Is, third-person singular present of être.
rien: ryahn — Nothing, not anything, used in negation.
Je: zhuh — I, first-person singular subject pronoun.
ai: ay — Have, first-person singular present of avoir.
jamais: zhah-meh — Never, ever, used in negative or emphatic statements.
vu: vü — Seen, past participle of voir (to see).
personne: pair-son — Nobody, no one; also means person in positive context.
ait: eh — Has (subjunctive), third-person singular of avoir.
menti: mahn-tee — Lied, past participle of mentir (to lie).
à: ah — At, to, in, preposition with many uses.
moment: moh-mahn — Moment, a brief period or point in time.
ou: oo — Or, conjunction expressing alternatives.
autre: oh-truh — Other, another, different person or thing.
sauf: sohf — Except, save, apart from, excluding something.
peut-être: puh-teh-truh — Perhaps, maybe, possibly, expressing uncertainty.
Tante: tahnt — Aunt, a parent's sister or related female relative.
veuve: vuhv — Widow, a woman whose husband has died.
c': s — Elided form of ce (this, it) before a vowel.
elle: el — She, her, third-person feminine singular pronoun.
Veuve: vuhv — Widow, woman whose husband has died.
sont: sohn — Are, third-person plural present of être.
toutes: toot — All, every, feminine plural adjective or pronoun.
mentionnées: mahn-syoh-nay — Mentioned, past participle feminine plural of mentionner.
dans: dahn — In, inside, within, preposition of location or time.
pour: poor — For, in order to, preposition of purpose.
plupart: plü-par — Most, the majority, usually used with la.
vrai: vreh — True, real, genuine, masculine adjective.
avec: ah-vek — With, together with, preposition of accompaniment.
quelques: kel-kuh — Some, a few, an indefinite small quantity.
exagérations: eg-zah-zhay-rah-syohn — Exaggerations, statements that overstate the truth.
comme: kom — Like, as, how, conjunction of comparison.
je: zhuh — I, first-person singular subject pronoun.
l': l — The, elided definite article before a vowel.
avant: ah-vahn — Before, earlier, ahead in time or position.
Voici: vwah-see — Here is, here are, used to introduce something.
comment: koh-mahn — How, in what way, interrogative or relative adverb.
le: luh — The, definite article masculine singular.
se: suh — Himself, herself, itself, reflexive pronoun.
termine: tair-meen — Ends, finishes, third-person singular of terminer.
moi: mwah — Me, I, stressed first-person singular pronoun.
avons: ah-vohn — Have, first-person plural present of avoir.
trouvé: troo-vay — Found, discovered, past participle of trouver.
argent: ar-zhahn — Money; also silver, common masculine noun.
que: kuh — That, which, whom, conjunction or relative pronoun.
les: lay — The, definite article for plural nouns.
voleurs: voh-luhr — Thieves, robbers, people who steal things.
avaient: ah-veh — Had, third-person plural imperfect of avoir.
caché: kah-shay — Hidden, concealed, past participle of cacher.
grotte: grot — Cave, grotto, a natural underground hollow space.
cela: suh-lah — That, it, formal demonstrative pronoun.
nous: noo — We, us, first-person plural pronoun.
rendus: rahn-dü — Made, rendered, past participle plural of rendre.
riches: reesh — Rich, wealthy, having a great deal of money.
Nous: noo — We, us, first-person plural pronoun.
eu: ü — Had, past participle of avoir (to have).
six: sees — Six, the number 6.
mille: meel — Thousand, the number 1,000.
dollars: doh-lar — Dollars, units of currency (borrowed English word).
chacun: sha-kuhn — Each one, everyone, each person individually.
tout: too — All, everything, entirely, adjective or pronoun.
or: or — Gold, the precious yellow metal.
C': s — Elided ce (it, this) before a vowel.
était: ay-teh — Was, were, third-person singular imperfect of être.
une: ün — A, an, indefinite article feminine singular.
somme: som — Sum, amount, a total quantity of money.
impressionnante: an-preh-syoh-nahnt — Impressive, striking, feminine adjective describing something remarkable.
quand: kahn — When, at what time, conjunction or adverb.
entassée: ahn-tah-say — Piled up, heaped together, past participle feminine.
Eh: ay — Hey, well, interjection expressing surprise or emphasis.
bien: byahn — Well, good, correctly, adverb or adjective.
juge: zhüzh — Judge, an official who makes legal decisions.
pris: pree — Taken, past participle of prendre (to take).
placé: plah-say — Placed, invested, past participle of placer.
intérêt: an-tay-reh — Interest, financial return on invested money.
rapportait: rah-por-teh — Brought in, yielded, imperfect of rapporter.
dollar: doh-lar — Dollar, a unit of currency.
jour: zhoor — Day, a 24-hour period of time.
au: oh — To the, at the, contraction of à + le.
long: lohn — Long, lengthy, extended in duration or length.
année: ah-nay — Year, a period of twelve months.
plus: plü — More, no more, adverb of degree or negation.
on: ohn — One, we, people, indefinite subject pronoun.
savait: sah-veh — Knew, third-person singular imperfect of savoir.
quoi: kwah — What, interrogative or relative pronoun.
faire: fair — To do, to make, infinitive of common verb.
La: lah — The, definite article feminine singular.
m': m — Me, elided first-person object pronoun me.
son: sohn — His, her, its, possessive adjective masculine singular.
fils: fees — Son, a male child of a parent.
décidé: day-see-day — Decided, resolved, past participle of décider.
allait: ah-leh — Was going to, third-person singular imperfect of aller.
civiliser: see-vee-lee-zay — To civilize, to refine someone's manners or behavior.
pénible: pay-nee-bluh — Painful, tedious, difficult, unpleasant to endure.
vivre: vee-vruh — To live, to exist or to reside somewhere.
maison: meh-zohn — House, home, a building where people live.
temps: tahn — Time; weather, a common multifaceted French noun.
quel: kel — What, which, interrogative or exclamatory adjective.
point: pwahn — Point, degree, extent; also a dot or period.
tristement: trees-tuh-mahn — Sadly, in a sad or sorrowful manner.
régulière: ray-gü-lyair — Regular, steady, consistent, feminine adjective.
convenable: kohn-vuh-nah-bluh — Proper, suitable, acceptable, conforming to standards.
ses: say — His, her, its, possessive adjective for plural nouns.
habitudes: ah-bee-tüd — Habits, customs, regular ways of behaving.
alors: ah-lor — So, then, at that time, common connector.
pouvais: poo-veh — Could, was able to, first-person imperfect of pouvoir.
supporter: sü-por-tay — To bear, to stand, to tolerate something difficult.
suis: swee — Am, first-person singular present of être.
sauvé: soh-vay — Saved, escaped, past participle of sauver.

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