Alice's Adventures in Wonderland — Page 6
There was not a moment to be lost: away went Alice like the wind, and was just in time to hear it say, as it turned a corner, "Oh my ears and whiskers, how late it's getting!"
Il n'y avait pas un moment à perdre : Alice partit comme le vent, et arriva juste à temps pour l'entendre dire, au moment où il tournait un coin, « Oh mes oreilles et mes moustaches, comme il se fait tard ! »
She was close behind it when she turned the corner, but the Rabbit was no longer to be seen: she found herself in a long, low hall, which was lit up by a row of lamps hanging from the roof.
Elle était juste derrière lui lorsqu'elle tourna le coin, mais le Lapin n'était plus visible : elle se retrouva dans une longue salle basse, éclairée par une rangée de lampes suspendues au plafond.
There were doors all round the hall, but they were all locked; and when Alice had been all the way down one side and up the other, trying every door, she walked sadly down the middle, wondering how she was ever to get out again.
Il y avait des portes tout autour de la salle, mais elles étaient toutes fermées à clé ; et après qu'Alice eut parcouru tout un côté et remonté l'autre, en essayant chaque porte, elle s'avança tristement vers le milieu, se demandant comment elle pourrait jamais sortir.
Suddenly she came upon a little three-legged table, all made of solid glass; there was nothing on it except a tiny golden key, and Alice's first thought was that it might belong to one of the doors of the hall;
Soudain, elle tomba sur une petite table à trois pieds, entièrement faite de verre massif ; il n'y avait rien dessus, excepté une toute petite clé dorée, et la première pensée d'Alice fut qu'elle appartenait peut-être à l'une des portes de la salle ;
but, alas! either the locks were too large, or the key was too small, but at any rate it would not open any of them.
mais, hélas ! soit les serrures étaient trop grandes, soit la clé était trop petite, mais en tout cas elle n'en ouvrit aucune.
However, on the second time round, she came upon a low curtain she had not noticed before, and behind it was a little door about fifteen inches high: she tried the little golden key in the lock, and to her great delight it fitted!
Cependant, lors de son second tour, elle tomba sur un rideau bas qu'elle n'avait pas remarqué auparavant, et derrière se trouvait une petite porte d'environ trente-cinq centimètres de haut : elle essaya la petite clé dorée dans la serrure, et à sa grande joie elle s'y adapta parfaitement !
Vocabulary
- y
- Pronoun meaning 'there' or 'it' replacing a place
- avait
- Past imperfect of 'avoir', meaning 'had/there was'
- moment
- A short period of time; an instant
- perdre
- To lose or waste something
- partit
- Simple past of 'partir', meaning 'left/departed'
- comme
- Conjunction or preposition meaning 'like' or 'as'
- vent
- The wind; moving air outdoors
- arriva
- Simple past of 'arriver', meaning 'arrived'
- juste
- Meaning 'just', 'exactly', or 'barely' in time
- temps
- Time or weather; general duration or period
- entendre
- To hear or listen to something
- dire
- To say or tell something to someone
- où
- Relative or interrogative adverb meaning 'where'
- tournait
- Imperfect of 'tourner', meaning 'was turning'
- coin
- A corner, as in a street or room corner
- oreilles
- Ears; the organs used for hearing
- moustaches
- Whiskers or a mustache on a face
- fait
- Present of 'faire', meaning 'makes' or 'is'
- tard
- Late; after the expected or usual time
- était
- Imperfect of 'être', meaning 'was' or 'used to be'
- derrière
- Behind or at the back of something
- lorsqu'
- Conjunction meaning 'when', used before vowel sounds
- tourna
- Simple past of 'tourner', meaning 'turned'
- Lapin
- A rabbit; small furry mammal with long ears
- plus
- Meaning 'no more', 'no longer', or 'more'
- visible
- Able to be seen; perceptible to the eye
- retrouva
- Simple past of 'retrouver', meaning 'found herself'
- longue
- Feminine adjective meaning 'long' in length
- salle
- A room or hall in a building
- basse
- Feminine adjective meaning 'low' in height
- éclairée
- Past participle of 'éclairer', meaning 'lit up'
- rangée
- A row or line of objects arranged neatly
- lampes
- Lamps; light-producing devices or fixtures
- suspendues
- Hanging or suspended from above; dangling
- plafond
- The ceiling of a room or building
- portes
- Doors; entryways that open and close
- tout
- Meaning 'all', 'every', or 'completely'
- autour
- Around or surrounding something or a place
- étaient
- Imperfect plural of 'être', meaning 'were'
- toutes
- Feminine plural of 'tout', meaning 'all of them'
- fermées
- Closed or shut, feminine plural past participle
- clé
- A key used to lock or unlock a door
- après
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' in time
- eut
- Simple past of 'avoir', meaning 'had' (formal)
- parcouru
- Past participle of 'parcourir', meaning 'gone along'
- côté
- A side or direction relative to something
- remonté
- Past participle of 'remonter', meaning 'gone back up'
- autre
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'other' or 'another'
- essayant
- Present participle of 'essayer', meaning 'trying'
- chaque
- Adjective meaning 'each' or 'every' one
- porte
- A door; also third person singular of 'porter'
- avança
- Simple past of 'avancer', meaning 'moved forward'
- tristement
- Adverb meaning 'sadly' or 'sorrowfully'
- vers
- Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'around' a place
- milieu
- The middle or center of a space
- demandant
- Present participle of 'demander', meaning 'wondering/asking'
- comment
- Interrogative adverb meaning 'how'
- pourrait
- Conditional of 'pouvoir', meaning 'could' or 'would be able'
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'
- sortir
- To go out or exit a place
- Soudain
- Adverb meaning 'suddenly' or 'all at once'
- tomba
- Simple past of 'tomber', meaning 'fell' or 'came across'
- petite
- Feminine adjective meaning 'small' or 'little'
- table
- A table; flat-surfaced furniture for placing objects
- trois
- The number three
- pieds
- Feet; also legs or feet of furniture
- entièrement
- Adverb meaning 'entirely' or 'completely'
- faite
- Feminine past participle of 'faire', meaning 'made'
- verre
- Glass; the transparent material or a drinking glass
- massif
- Adjective meaning 'solid', 'massive', or 'heavy'
- rien
- Nothing; not anything at all
- dessus
- Adverb meaning 'on top' or 'above it'
- excepté
- Preposition meaning 'except' or 'apart from'
- toute
- Feminine singular of 'tout', meaning 'all' or 'entire'
- dorée
- Feminine adjective meaning 'golden' or 'gilded'
- première
- Feminine ordinal adjective meaning 'first'
- pensée
- A thought or idea that comes to mind
- fut
- Simple past of 'être', meaning 'was' (formal/literary)
- appartenait
- Imperfect of 'appartenir', meaning 'belonged to'
- peut-être
- Adverb meaning 'perhaps' or 'maybe'
- hélas
- Exclamation meaning 'alas' expressing regret or sorrow
- soit
- Subjunctive of 'être', meaning 'whether' or 'be'
- serrures
- Locks; mechanisms for securing doors with keys
- trop
- Adverb meaning 'too' or 'too much'
- grandes
- Feminine plural adjective meaning 'large' or 'big'
- cas
- A case, situation, or instance of something
- ouvrit
- Simple past of 'ouvrir', meaning 'opened'
- aucune
- Feminine negative pronoun meaning 'none' or 'not any'
- Cependant
- Conjunction meaning 'however' or 'nevertheless'
- lors
- Used in 'lors de', meaning 'at the time of'
- second
- Adjective meaning 'second' in a sequence of two
- tour
- A turn, round, or circuit around something
- rideau
- A curtain hanging over a window or doorway
- bas
- Adjective meaning 'low'; also 'stocking' as a noun
- remarqué
- Past participle of 'remarquer', meaning 'noticed'
- auparavant
- Adverb meaning 'before' or 'previously' in time
- trouvait
- Imperfect of 'trouver', meaning 'found' or 'was located'
- environ
- Adverb meaning 'about' or 'approximately' a quantity
- trente-cinq
- The number thirty-five
- centimètres
- Centimeters; metric units of length measurement
- haut
- Adjective or noun meaning 'high' or 'tall'
- essaya
- Simple past of 'essayer', meaning 'tried' it
- serrure
- A lock on a door or box
- grande
- Feminine adjective meaning 'great', 'large', or 'big'
- joie
- Joy or happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
- adapta
- Simple past of 'adapter', meaning 'fit' or 'suited'
- parfaitement
- Adverb meaning 'perfectly' or 'exactly right'
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