Adventures of Huckleberry Finn — Page 3

English → Fr CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

I didn't want him to try.

Je ne voulais pas qu'il essaie.

I said Jim might wake up and come.

Je dis que Jim pourrait se réveiller et venir.

But Tom wanted to resk it; so we slid in there and got three candles, and Tom laid five cents on the table for pay.

Mais Tom voulait tenter le coup ; alors nous nous sommes glissés là-dedans et avons pris trois bougies, et Tom a posé cinq cents sur la table en paiement.

Then we got out, and I was in a sweat to get away; but nothing would do Tom but he must crawl to where Jim was, on his hands and knees, and play something on him.

Ensuite nous sommes sortis, et j'étais impatient de partir ; mais rien n'y faisait avec Tom, il devait ramper jusqu'à l'endroit où se trouvait Jim, sur les mains et les genoux, et lui jouer un tour.

I waited, and it seemed a good while, everything was so still and lonesome.

J'attendis, et cela sembla durer longtemps, tout était si calme et si solitaire.

As soon as Tom was back we cut along the path, around the garden fence, and by-and-by fetched up on the steep top of the hill the other side of the house.

Dès que Tom fut de retour, nous filâmes le long du sentier, contournâmes la clôture du jardin, et arrivâmes peu à peu au sommet escarpé de la colline de l'autre côté de la maison.

Tom said he slipped Jim's hat off of his head and hung it on a limb right over him, and Jim stirred a little, but he didn't wake.

Tom dit qu'il avait glissé le chapeau de Jim de sa tête et l'avait accroché à une branche juste au-dessus de lui, et que Jim avait bougé un peu, mais ne s'était pas réveillé.

Afterwards Jim said the witches bewitched him and put him in a trance, and rode him all over the State, and then set him under the trees again, and hung his hat on a limb to show who done it.

Par la suite, Jim dit que les sorcières l'avaient ensorcelé et mis en transe, l'avaient promené dans tout l'État, puis l'avaient remis sous les arbres, et avaient accroché son chapeau à une branche pour montrer qui l'avait fait.

And next time Jim told it he said they rode him down to New Orleans; and, after that, every time he told it he spread it more and more, till by-and-by he said they rode him all over the world, and tired him most to death, and his back was all over saddle-boils.

Et la fois suivante où Jim en parla, il dit qu'ils l'avaient emmené jusqu'à La Nouvelle-Orléans ; et, après cela, chaque fois qu'il en parlait, il en rajoutait de plus en plus, jusqu'à ce qu'il finisse par dire qu'ils l'avaient promené dans le monde entier, l'avaient épuisé presque jusqu'à la mort, et que son dos était tout couvert de furoncles de selle.

Vocabulary

Je: zhuh — First person singular subject pronoun: I
ne: nuh — Negative particle used with pas or other negatives
voulais: voo-leh — Imperfect tense of vouloir: I/you wanted
pas: pah — Negation word meaning not, used with ne
qu': kuh — Contracted form of que: that, which
il: eel — Third person singular masculine pronoun: he, it
essaie: eh-seh — Present tense of essayer: tries, attempts
dis: dee — Present tense of dire: say, tell (I/you say)
que: kuh — Conjunction or pronoun meaning that, which, what
pourrait: poo-reh — Conditional of pouvoir: he/she/it could
se: suh — Reflexive pronoun: himself, herself, itself, themselves
réveiller: reh-veh-yeh — To wake up, to rouse from sleep
et: eh — Conjunction meaning and, connecting words or clauses
venir: vuh-neer — To come, to arrive, to move toward
Mais: meh — Conjunction meaning but, however, yet
voulait: voo-leh — Imperfect of vouloir: he/she/it wanted
tenter: tahn-teh — To attempt, to try, to tempt
le: luh — Definite article or pronoun: the, him, it
coup: koo — A blow, strike; also used in phrases like tenter le coup
alors: ah-lor — So, then, therefore, at that moment
nous: noo — First person plural pronoun: we, us
sommes: som — First person plural of être: we are
glissés: glee-seh — Past participle of glisser: slipped, slid quietly
là: lah — Adverb meaning there, in that place
dedans: duh-dahn — Adverb meaning inside, within, in there
avons: ah-vohn — First person plural of avoir: we have
pris: pree — Past participle of prendre: taken, grabbed
trois: trwah — The number three
bougies: boo-zhee — Plural of bougie: candles
a: ah — Third person singular of avoir: has
posé: poh-zeh — Past participle of poser: placed, put down
cinq: sank — The number five
cents: sahn — Cents, unit of currency; also hundreds
sur: sür — Preposition meaning on, upon, on top of
la: lah — Feminine definite article: the
table: tah-bluh — A table, flat-surfaced furniture for placing objects
en: ahn — Preposition or pronoun: in, as, some, of it
paiement: peh-mahn — Payment, the act of paying for something
Ensuite: ahn-sweet — Then, next, afterward, following that
sortis: sor-tee — Past tense of sortir: went out, exited
j': zhuh — Contracted form of je: I, before a vowel
étais: eh-teh — Imperfect of être: I/you were
impatient: am-pah-syahn — Impatient, eager, unable to wait calmly
de: duh — Preposition: of, from, about, some
partir: par-teer — To leave, to depart, to go away
mais: meh — Conjunction meaning but, however, yet
rien: ryahn — Nothing, not anything, no effect
n': nuh — Contracted negative particle ne before a vowel
y: ee — Pronoun meaning there, to it, in it
faisait: fuh-zeh — Imperfect of faire: was doing, made, did
avec: ah-vek — Preposition meaning with, along with
devait: duh-veh — Imperfect of devoir: had to, was supposed to
ramper: rahm-peh — To crawl, to creep on hands and knees
jusqu': zhüs-kuh — Contracted form of jusqu'à: until, up to
à: ah — Preposition: to, at, in, for
l': luh — Contracted definite article le or la before vowel
endroit: ahn-drwah — A place, spot, location, specific area
où: oo — Relative or interrogative adverb: where, in which
trouvait: troo-veh — Imperfect of trouver: found, was finding, located
les: leh — Plural definite article: the; also plural pronoun them
mains: mahn — Plural of main: hands
genoux: zhuh-noo — Plural of genou: knees
lui: lwee — Third person singular pronoun: him, her, to him
jouer: zhoo-eh — To play; to play a trick on someone
un: uhn — Indefinite article or number: a, an, one
tour: toor — A turn, trick, or tour; jouer un tour means to trick
J': zhuh — Contracted first person pronoun I before a vowel
attendis: ah-tahn-dee — Simple past of attendre: I waited
cela: suh-lah — Demonstrative pronoun: that, this, it
sembla: sahm-blah — Simple past of sembler: seemed, appeared to be
durer: dü-reh — To last, to continue for a period of time
longtemps: lohn-tahn — A long time, for a lengthy duration
tout: too — All, everything, every, quite, very
était: eh-teh — Imperfect of être: was, it was
si: see — So, so much, if; intensifier or conditional word
calme: kalm — Calm, quiet, still, peaceful
solitaire: sol-ee-tehr — Solitary, lonely, isolated, alone
Dès: deh — Preposition meaning as soon as, from, since
fut: fü — Simple past of être: was (third person singular)
retour: ruh-toor — Return, the act of coming back
filâmes: fee-lahm — Simple past of filer: we dashed off, slipped away
long: lohn — Along; also adjective meaning long
du: dü — Contraction of de le: of the, from the, some
sentier: sahn-tyeh — A path, trail, or footpath through nature
contournâmes: kohn-toor-nahm — Simple past of contourner: we went around, bypassed
clôture: kloh-tür — A fence, enclosure, or barrier around an area
jardin: zhar-dahn — A garden, yard, or cultivated outdoor space
arrivâmes: ah-ree-vahm — Simple past of arriver: we arrived, reached
peu: puh — A little, few, not much
au: oh — Contraction of à le: to the, at the
sommet: so-meh — Summit, top, peak of a hill or mountain
escarpé: es-kar-peh — Steep, abrupt, sheer; describing sharp inclines
colline: ko-leen — A hill, a rounded elevated landform
autre: oh-truh — Other, another, different
côté: koh-teh — Side, direction; de l'autre côté means on the other side
maison: meh-zohn — House, home, dwelling place
dit: dee — Simple past or present of dire: said, says
avait: ah-veh — Imperfect of avoir: had (third person singular)
glissé: glee-seh — Past participle of glisser: slipped, slid down
chapeau: shah-poh — A hat, cap worn on the head
sa: sah — Possessive adjective: his, her, its (feminine noun)
tête: tet — Head, the upper part of the body
accroché: ah-kroh-sheh — Past participle of accrocher: caught, hooked, hung on
une: ün — Feminine indefinite article: a, an, one
branche: brahnsh — A branch of a tree or shrub
juste: zhüst — Just, right, exactly, barely, fair
dessus: duh-sü — Above, on top, overhead
bougé: boo-zheh — Past participle of bouger: moved, stirred
s': suh — Contracted reflexive pronoun se before a vowel
réveillé: reh-veh-yeh — Past participle of réveiller: woken up, awoken
Par: par — Preposition: by, through, per, because of
suite: sweet — Continuation, sequence; par suite means consequently
sorcières: sor-syehr — Plural of sorcière: witches, sorceresses
avaient: ah-veh — Imperfect of avoir: they had
ensorcelé: ahn-sor-suh-leh — Past participle of ensorceler: bewitched, put under a spell
mis: mee — Past participle of mettre: put, placed, set
transe: trahns — A trance, hypnotic or magical unconscious state
promené: prom-neh — Past participle of promener: taken for a walk, led around
dans: dahn — Preposition meaning in, inside, within
État: eh-tah — State, a political or geographic territory
puis: pwee — Then, next, afterward, subsequently
remis: ruh-mee — Past participle of remettre: put back, returned, replaced
sous: soo — Preposition meaning under, beneath, below
arbres: ar-bruh — Plural of arbre: trees
son: sohn — Possessive adjective: his, her, its (masculine noun)
pour: poor — Preposition: for, in order to, because of
montrer: mohn-treh — To show, to demonstrate, to point out
qui: kee — Relative or interrogative pronoun: who, which, that
fait: Done, made; past participle of faire
Et: eh — Conjunction meaning and
fois: fwah — Time, occurrence, instance; une fois means once
suivante: swee-vahnt — Feminine adjective: next, following, subsequent
parla: par-lah — Simple past of parler: he/she spoke
ils: eel — Third person plural masculine pronoun: they
emmené: ahm-neh — Past participle of emmener: taken away, led away
La: lah — Feminine definite article: the
Nouvelle: noo-vel — Feminine adjective: new; La Nouvelle-Orléans means New Orleans
après: ah-preh — After, afterward, following in time or order
chaque: shahk — Each, every, referring to individual items
parlait: par-leh — Imperfect of parler: was speaking, used to speak
rajoutait: rah-zhoo-teh — Imperfect of rajouter: was adding more, kept adding
plus: plü — More, plus, no longer; comparative or negation use
ce: suh — Demonstrative pronoun or adjective: this, that, it
finisse: fee-nees — Subjunctive of finir: that it finish, end
par: par — By, through, per; used in various expressions
dire: deer — To say, to tell, to speak words
monde: mohnd — World; tout le monde means everyone
entier: ahn-tyeh — Entire, whole, complete
épuisé: eh-pwee-zeh — Exhausted, worn out, completely drained of energy
presque: pres-kuh — Almost, nearly, not quite
mort: mor — Dead; also noun meaning death
dos: doh — Back, the rear side of the body
couvert: koo-vehr — Covered, coated; past participle of couvrir
furoncles: fü-rohn-kluh — Plural of furoncle: boils, painful skin infections
selle: sel — A saddle used on a horse for riding

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