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English → Fr CHAPTER II. Level 6/10

So Tom got out a sheet of paper that he had wrote the oath on, and read it.

Tom sortit alors une feuille de papier sur laquelle il avait écrit le serment, et le lut.

It swore every boy to stick to the band, and never tell any of the secrets; and if anybody done anything to any boy in the band, whichever boy was ordered to kill that person and his family must do it, and he mustn't eat and he mustn't sleep till he had killed them and hacked a cross in their breasts, which was the sign of the band.

Il engageait chaque garçon par serment à rester fidèle à la bande, et à ne jamais révéler aucun des secrets ; et si quelqu'un faisait quoi que ce soit à un membre de la bande, le garçon qui serait désigné pour tuer cette personne et sa famille devait s'en acquitter, et il ne devait ni manger ni dormir avant de les avoir tués et d'avoir taillé une croix sur leur poitrine, ce qui était le signe de la bande.

And nobody that didn't belong to the band could use that mark, and if he did he must be sued; and if he done it again he must be killed.

Et personne n'appartenant pas à la bande ne pouvait utiliser cette marque, et s'il le faisait il devait être poursuivi en justice ; et s'il recommençait il devait être tué.

And if anybody that belonged to the band told the secrets, he must have his throat cut, and then have his carcass burnt up and the ashes scattered all around, and his name blotted off of the list with blood and never mentioned again by the gang, but have a curse put on it and be forgot forever.

Et si quelqu'un appartenant à la bande révélait les secrets, il devait avoir la gorge tranchée, puis son cadavre devait être brûlé et ses cendres dispersées partout, et son nom devait être effacé de la liste avec du sang et ne plus jamais être mentionné par la bande, mais une malédiction devait être prononcée sur lui et il devait être oublié à jamais.

Everybody said it was a real beautiful oath, and asked Tom if he got it out of his own head.

Tout le monde dit que c'était un vraiment beau serment, et demanda à Tom s'il l'avait inventé lui-même.

He said, some of it, but the rest was out of pirate-books and robber-books, and every gang that was high-toned had it.

Il dit qu'une partie venait de lui, mais que le reste était tiré de livres de pirates et de livres de brigands, et que toutes les bandes qui se respectaient l'avaient.

Some thought it would be good to kill the families of boys that told the secrets.

Certains pensèrent qu'il serait bien de tuer les familles des garçons qui révéleraient les secrets.

Tom said it was a good idea, so he took a pencil and wrote it in.

Tom dit que c'était une bonne idée, alors il prit un crayon et l'inscrivit.

Vocabulary

sortit
He/she went out or took out (past tense).
alors
Then, so, or at that moment.
une
A, an (feminine indefinite article).
feuille
A sheet of paper or a leaf.
de
Of, from (very common preposition).
papier
Paper, a material for writing on.
sur
On, upon (common preposition of place).
laquelle
Which, on which (feminine relative pronoun).
il
He, it (third-person masculine subject pronoun).
avait
Had (third-person singular imperfect of avoir).
écrit
Written (past participle of écrire).
le
The (masculine definite article).
serment
An oath or solemn vow.
et
And (basic coordinating conjunction).
lut
He/she read aloud (past historic of lire).
Il
He, it (third-person masculine subject pronoun).
engageait
Was binding or obligating someone to something.
chaque
Each, every (adjective used before nouns).
garçon
A boy or young male person.
par
By, per, through (common preposition).
à
To, at, in (very common preposition).
rester
To stay, to remain in a place or state.
fidèle
Faithful, loyal, true to someone.
la
The (feminine definite article or pronoun).
bande
A gang, group, or band of people.
ne
Not (part of French negation structure).
jamais
Never, or ever (used in negation).
révéler
To reveal or disclose a secret.
aucun
None, not any (negative adjective or pronoun).
des
Some, of the (plural partitive or article).
secrets
Secrets, things kept hidden from others.
si
If, or yes (in response to negation).
quelqu'un
Someone, somebody (indefinite pronoun).
faisait
Was doing or making (imperfect of faire).
quoi
What (interrogative or relative pronoun).
que
That, what, than (conjunction or pronoun).
ce
This, that (demonstrative adjective or pronoun).
soit
Be (subjunctive of être), or so be it.
un
A, an (masculine indefinite article).
membre
A member of a group or organization.
qui
Who, which (relative or interrogative pronoun).
serait
Would be (conditional of être).
désigné
Designated, appointed for a specific task.
pour
For, in order to (preposition or conjunction).
tuer
To kill, to take someone's life.
cette
This, that (feminine demonstrative adjective).
personne
A person, or nobody (in negation).
sa
His, her, its (feminine possessive adjective).
famille
A family, group of related people.
devait
Had to, was supposed to (imperfect of devoir).
s'en
Of it/them (reflexive pronoun combined with en).
acquitter
To fulfill an obligation or acquit a duty.
ni
Neither, nor (negative conjunction).
manger
To eat food.
dormir
To sleep, to rest at night.
avant
Before (in time or order).
les
The (plural definite article or object pronoun).
avoir
To have; auxiliary verb for compound tenses.
tués
Killed (past participle of tuer, plural).
d'avoir
Of having (infinitive avoir with elided de).
taillé
Carved or cut (past participle of tailler).
croix
A cross, a mark shaped like a plus sign.
leur
Their, to them (possessive or indirect pronoun).
poitrine
The chest or breast of a person.
était
Was (third-person singular imperfect of être).
signe
A sign, mark, or symbol.
Et
And (basic coordinating conjunction).
n'appartenant
Not belonging (negative present participle of appartenir).
pas
Not (second part of French negation).
pouvait
Could, was able to (imperfect of pouvoir).
utiliser
To use something for a purpose.
marque
A mark, brand, or distinctive sign.
s'il
If he (contraction of si + il).
être
To be (fundamental French infinitive verb).
poursuivi
Pursued or prosecuted (past participle of poursuivre).
en
In, by, or as a pronoun replacing partitive.
justice
Justice, or the legal court system.
recommençait
Started again, repeated an action (imperfect).
tué
Killed (past participle of tuer, singular).
appartenant
Belonging (present participle of appartenir).
révélait
Was revealing or disclosing (imperfect of révéler).
gorge
The throat or gorge of a person.
tranchée
Cut, slashed (past participle of trancher).
puis
Then, afterwards, next in sequence.
son
His, her, its (masculine possessive adjective).
cadavre
A corpse, a dead body.
brûlé
Burned, consumed by fire (past participle).
ses
His, her, its (plural possessive adjective).
cendres
Ashes remaining after something is burned.
dispersées
Scattered, spread in different directions (plural).
partout
Everywhere, in all places.
nom
A name or noun.
effacé
Erased, wiped out (past participle of effacer).
liste
A list of names or items.
avec
With (common preposition indicating accompaniment).
du
Of the (masculine partitive article).
sang
Blood, the red liquid in the body.
plus
More, or no longer (in negation).
mentionné
Mentioned, referred to (past participle).
mais
But (coordinating conjunction of contrast).
malédiction
A curse or malediction placed on someone.
prononcée
Pronounced, uttered (past participle, feminine).
lui
Him, her, to him/her (personal pronoun).
oublié
Forgotten (past participle of oublier).
Tout
All, every, everything (adjective or pronoun).
monde
World or people (tout le monde = everyone).
dit
Said (past historic or present of dire).
c'était
It was (contraction of ce + était).
vraiment
Really, truly (adverb of emphasis).
beau
Beautiful, fine, handsome (masculine adjective).
demanda
Asked (past historic of demander).
l'avait
Had it (pronoun l' + avait, auxiliary).
inventé
Invented, made up (past participle of inventer).
lui-même
Himself (emphatic reflexive pronoun).
qu'une
That a, only one (que + une contracted).
partie
A part, portion, or share of something.
venait
Was coming from (imperfect of venir).
reste
The rest, the remainder of something.
tiré
Drawn from, pulled, or derived (past participle).
livres
Books, or pounds (currency/weight).
pirates
Pirates, sea robbers or buccaneers.
brigands
Brigands, bandits who rob travellers.
toutes
All (feminine plural adjective or pronoun).
bandes
Gangs, bands or groups of people.
se
Himself, herself, themselves (reflexive pronoun).
respectaient
Respected, observed rules (imperfect of respecter).
l'avaient
Had it (plural: l' + avaient auxiliary).
Certains
Some, certain ones (indefinite plural pronoun).
pensèrent
Thought (past historic of penser, third plural).
qu'il
That he (conjunction que + pronoun il).
bien
Well, good, really (common adverb or adjective).
familles
Families, groups of related people (plural).
garçons
Boys, young male persons (plural).
révéleraient
Would reveal (conditional of révéler, third plural).
bonne
Good (feminine adjective, feminine of bon).
idée
An idea, a thought or suggestion.
prit
Took (past historic of prendre).
crayon
A pencil or crayon for writing/drawing.
l'inscrivit
Wrote it down, enrolled it (past historic of inscrire).
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