Cranford — Page 2
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Standing over him like a bold dragoon
Se tenant au-dessus de lui comme un fier dragon
"You must give me your note, Mr Dobson, if you please"
« Vous devez me remettre votre billet, M. Dobson, s'il vous plaît »
"Please, ma'am, he wants to marry me off hand"
« S'il vous plaît, madame, il veut m'épouser sur-le-champ »
Miss Matty and I sat assenting to accounts
Miss Matty et moi étions assises à approuver les comptes
Smiling glory ... and becoming blushes
Gloire souriante... et rougeurs seyantes
I went to call Miss Matty
Je suis allée appeler Miss Matty
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_Most of the three-colour blocks used in this book have been made by the Graphic Photo-Engraving Co.
_La plupart des blocs trichromiques utilisés dans ce livre ont été réalisés par la Graphic Photo-Engraving Co.
Vocabulary
- Se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning 'himself, herself, itself, themselves'
- tenant
- Holding; present participle of 'tenir' (to hold)
- au
- Contraction of 'à le', meaning 'at the, to the'
- dessus
- Above, on top of something
- de
- Preposition meaning 'of, from, by'
- lui
- Personal pronoun meaning 'him, her, to him'
- comme
- As, like; used for comparisons
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a, an, one'
- fier
- Proud, arrogant; describing a dignified manner
- dragon
- Dragon; mythical fire-breathing creature
- Vous
- Formal or plural 'you' in French
- devez
- Must, have to; second person plural of 'devoir'
- me
- Reflexive or object pronoun meaning 'me, to me'
- remettre
- To hand over, give back, or deliver something
- votre
- Possessive adjective meaning 'your' (formal/plural)
- billet
- Ticket, note, or short written message
- s'
- Elided reflexive pronoun 'se' before vowel
- il
- Third person singular masculine pronoun meaning 'he, it'
- vous
- Formal or plural pronoun meaning 'you'
- plaît
- Pleases; used in 's'il vous plaît' meaning 'please'
- madame
- Formal address for a woman, meaning 'ma'am, madam'
- veut
- Wants; third person singular of 'vouloir'
- m'
- Elided object pronoun 'me' before a vowel
- épouser
- To marry, wed someone
- sur
- Preposition meaning 'on, upon, over'
- le
- Definite article or pronoun meaning 'the, him, it'
- champ
- Field; 'sur le champ' means 'immediately, on the spot'
- et
- Conjunction meaning 'and'
- moi
- Emphatic first person pronoun meaning 'me, I'
- étions
- Were; first person plural imperfect of 'être'
- assises
- Seated, sitting; feminine plural past participle of 'asseoir'
- à
- Preposition meaning 'at, to, in'
- approuver
- To approve, validate, or agree with something
- les
- Definite plural article meaning 'the'
- comptes
- Accounts, financial records, or bills
- Gloire
- Glory, fame, splendor
- souriante
- Smiling; feminine adjective describing a cheerful expression
- rougeurs
- Redness, blushes on the skin
- seyantes
- Becoming, flattering; describing what suits someone well
- Je
- First person singular pronoun meaning 'I'
- suis
- Am; first person singular of 'être' (to be)
- allée
- Gone, went; feminine past participle of 'aller'
- appeler
- To call, summon, or phone someone
- plupart
- Most, the majority of something
- des
- Plural indefinite article meaning 'some, of the'
- utilisés
- Used, employed; masculine plural past participle
- dans
- Preposition meaning 'in, inside, within'
- ce
- Demonstrative adjective meaning 'this, that'
- livre
- Book; also a unit of weight or currency
- ont
- Have; third person plural of 'avoir'
- été
- Been; past participle of 'être'; also 'summer'
- réalisés
- Made, produced, realized; masculine plural past participle
- par
- Preposition meaning 'by, through, per'
- la
- Feminine definite article meaning 'the'
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