Peter Pan — Page 4

English → Fr Chapter I. Level 4/10

"Mumps one pound, that is what I have put down, but I daresay it will be more like thirty shillings—don't speak—measles one five, German measles half a guinea, makes two fifteen six—don't waggle your finger—whooping-cough, say fifteen shillings"—and so on it went, and it added up differently each time; but at last Wendy just got through, with mumps reduced to twelve six, and the two kinds of measles treated as one.

« Oreillons une livre, c'est ce que j'ai noté, mais je suppose que ce sera plutôt trente shillings — ne parlez pas — rougeole un cinq, rubéole une demi-guinée, ça fait deux quinze six — ne remuez pas votre doigt — coqueluche, disons quinze shillings » — et ainsi de suite, et le total était différent à chaque fois ; mais enfin Wendy s'en tira, les oreillons réduits à douze six, et les deux sortes de rougeole comptées comme une seule.

There was the same excitement over John, and Michael had even a narrower squeak; but both were kept, and soon, you might have seen the three of them going in a row to Miss Fulsom's Kindergarten school, accompanied by their nurse.

Il y eut la même agitation pour John, et Michael eut une échappée encore plus belle ; mais tous deux furent gardés, et bientôt, on aurait pu les voir tous les trois marchant en rang vers l'école maternelle de Miss Fulsom, accompagnés de leur nurse.

Mrs. Darling loved to have everything just so, and Mr. Darling had a passion for being exactly like his neighbours; so, of course, they had a nurse.

Mme Darling aimait que tout soit parfaitement en ordre, et M. Darling avait la passion d'être exactement comme ses voisins ; ainsi, bien entendu, ils avaient une nurse.

As they were poor, owing to the amount of milk the children drank, this nurse was a prim Newfoundland dog, called Nana, who had belonged to no one in particular until the Darlings engaged her.

Comme ils étaient pauvres, en raison de la quantité de lait que buvaient les enfants, cette nurse était un sage chien de Terre-Neuve, appelé Nana, qui n'avait appartenu à personne en particulier jusqu'à ce que les Darling l'engagent.

She had always thought children important, however, and the Darlings had become acquainted with her in Kensington Gardens, where she spent most of her spare time peeping into perambulators, and was much hated by careless nursemaids, whom she followed to their homes and complained of to their mistresses.

Elle avait toujours considéré les enfants comme importants, cependant, et les Darling avaient fait sa connaissance dans les jardins de Kensington, où elle passait la plupart de son temps libre à regarder dans les landaus, et était fort détestée des nurses négligentes, qu'elle suivait jusque chez elles et dont elle se plaignait à leurs maîtresses.

She proved to be quite a treasure of a nurse.

Elle se révéla être une nurse tout à fait précieuse.

Vocabulary

Oreillons: Mumps; a contagious viral childhood illness.
une: Feminine indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'one'.
livre: Pound; a unit of currency or weight.
c'est: It is; a common French expression of identification.
ce: This or that; a demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
que: That, which, or what; a versatile conjunction or pronoun.
j'ai: I have; first-person singular of avoir.
noté: Noted or written down; past participle of noter.
mais: But; a conjunction expressing contrast or exception.
je: I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
suppose: Suppose or assume; to think something is likely true.
sera: Will be; future tense of être, third-person singular.
plutôt: Rather or quite; indicating preference or approximation.
trente: Thirty; the number 30.
shillings: Shillings; former British currency units worth 12 pence.
ne: Part of French negation; used with pas or other particles.
parlez: Speak; second-person plural imperative or indicative of parler.
pas: Not; the main negation particle used with ne.
rougeole: Measles; a contagious viral disease causing red spots.
un: A or one; masculine indefinite article or number.
cinq: Five; the number 5.
rubéole: Rubella or German measles; a mild viral illness.
demi-guinée: Half a guinea; old British coin worth ten shillings sixpence.
ça: That or it; informal demonstrative pronoun.
fait: Makes or does; third-person singular of faire.
deux: Two; the number 2.
quinze: Fifteen; the number 15.
six: Six; the number 6.
remuez: Move or stir; second-person plural imperative of remuer.
votre: Your; second-person plural possessive adjective.
doigt: Finger; a digit on the human hand.
coqueluche: Whooping cough; a severe bacterial respiratory illness.
disons: Let's say; first-person plural of dire, used as filler.
et: And; a basic coordinating conjunction.
ainsi: Thus or so; indicating manner or continuation.
de: Of or from; a very common French preposition.
suite: Continuation; used in 'et ainsi de suite' meaning and so on.
le: The; masculine definite article or direct object pronoun.
total: Total; the complete sum or final amount.
était: Was or were; imperfect tense of être, third-person singular.
différent: Different; not the same, varying each time.
à: To, at, or in; a very common French preposition.
chaque: Each or every; indicating every individual instance.
fois: Time or instance; as in each time something occurs.
enfin: Finally or at last; indicating conclusion or exasperation.
s'en: Of it or from it; reflexive pronoun combined with en.
tira: Got through or pulled; past tense of tirer, here meaning escaped.
les: The; plural definite article or plural direct object pronoun.
oreillons: Mumps; plural form of oreillon, a viral illness.
réduits: Reduced; cut down in number or severity.
douze: Twelve; the number 12.
sortes: Sorts or kinds; varieties of something counted together.
comptées: Counted; past participle of compter, feminine plural form.
comme: As or like; a conjunction or preposition of comparison.
seule: Single or alone; only one, feminine form of seul.
Il: He or it; third-person masculine singular subject pronoun.
y: There or in it; a locative or indirect object pronoun.
eut: Had; simple past tense of avoir, third-person singular.
la: The; feminine definite article or direct object pronoun.
même: Same or even; indicating similarity or emphasis.
agitation: Agitation or commotion; a state of excited disturbance.
pour: For or in order to; a common French preposition.
échappée: Escape or close call; a narrow escape from danger.
encore: Still, again, or even; indicating repetition or degree.
plus: More; used in comparisons or to indicate greater degree.
belle: Beautiful or fine; feminine form of beau.
tous: All; masculine plural form of tout.
furent: Were; simple past of être, third-person plural.
gardés: Kept or confined; past participle of garder, kept in bed.
bientôt: Soon; indicating something will happen in the near future.
on: One or we; an indefinite subject pronoun widely used in French.
aurait: Would have; conditional of avoir, third-person singular.
pu: Been able to; past participle of pouvoir.
voir: To see; an infinitive verb of perception.
trois: Three; the number 3.
marchant: Walking or marching; present participle of marcher.
en: In, on, or as; a versatile French preposition or pronoun.
rang: Row or rank; a line of people walking together.
vers: Toward; a preposition indicating direction.
l'école: The school; a place of learning for children.
maternelle: Nursery school or kindergarten; early childhood education.
accompagnés: Accompanied; escorted by someone, past participle of accompagner.
leur: Their or to them; possessive adjective or indirect pronoun.
nurse: Nurse or nanny; a caregiver for young children.
Mme: Mrs.; abbreviation of Madame, a title for a woman.
aimait: Loved or liked; imperfect tense of aimer, third-person singular.
tout: Everything or all; an indefinite pronoun or adjective.
soit: Be; subjunctive of être, used to express desire or condition.
parfaitement: Perfectly; in a completely correct or ideal manner.
ordre: Order; a state of proper arrangement or organization.
M.: Mr.; abbreviation of Monsieur, a title for a man.
avait: Had; imperfect tense of avoir, third-person singular.
passion: Passion; a very strong enthusiasm or desire for something.
d'être: Of being; contracted preposition de plus infinitive être.
exactement: Exactly; in a precise or identical manner.
ses: His, her, or its; third-person singular possessive adjective, plural.
voisins: Neighbors; people who live nearby or next door.
bien: Well or good; an adverb indicating quality or degree.
entendu: Understood; past participle of entendre, in 'bien entendu' means of course.
ils: They; third-person masculine plural subject pronoun.
avaient: Had; imperfect tense of avoir, third-person plural.
Comme: As, since, or like; conjunction introducing reason or comparison.
étaient: Were; imperfect tense of être, third-person plural.
pauvres: Poor; having little money or resources.
raison: Reason; a cause or justification for something.
quantité: Quantity or amount; the measure of how much of something.
lait: Milk; a white liquid produced by mammals.
buvaient: Were drinking; imperfect tense of boire, third-person plural.
enfants: Children; young people, plural of enfant.
cette: This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
sage: Wise or well-behaved; describing someone sensible and calm.
chien: Dog; a common domestic animal kept as a pet.
Terre-Neuve: Newfoundland; a large breed of dog from Canada.
appelé: Called or named; past participle of appeler.
qui: Who or which; a relative or interrogative pronoun.
n'avait: Had not; negative imperfect of avoir, third-person singular.
appartenu: Belonged; past participle of appartenir, to belong to someone.
personne: Person or nobody; used positively or in negation.
particulier: Particular or private individual; a specific or special person.
jusqu'à: Until or up to; a preposition indicating a limit.
l'engagent: Hire her; third-person plural present of engager with pronoun.
Elle: She or it; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun.
toujours: Always or still; indicating constant or continuing action.
considéré: Considered; past participle of considérer, to regard as important.
importants: Important; of great significance, masculine plural form.
cependant: However or nevertheless; a conjunction indicating contrast.
sa: His, her, or its; third-person singular possessive adjective, feminine.
connaissance: Knowledge or acquaintance; familiarity gained through experience.
dans: In or inside; a preposition indicating location or time.
jardins: Gardens; cultivated outdoor spaces, plural of jardin.
où: Where; a relative or interrogative adverb of place.
elle: She or it; third-person feminine singular subject pronoun.
passait: Spent or passed; imperfect tense of passer, third-person singular.
plupart: Most; the majority of something, used with de.
son: His, her, or its; third-person singular possessive adjective.
temps: Time or weather; a common and versatile French noun.
libre: Free; available or unoccupied, not restricted.
regarder: To watch or look at; an infinitive verb of observation.
landaus: Prams or baby carriages; four-wheeled carriages for infants.
fort: Very or strongly; an adverb intensifying a description.
détestée: Hated; past participle of détester, greatly disliked.
des: Some or of the; plural indefinite article or partitive.
nurses: Nurses or nannies; caregivers for young children, plural.
négligentes: Negligent; careless or inattentive, feminine plural form.
qu'elle: That she; conjunction que contracted before elle.
suivait: Followed; imperfect tense of suivre, third-person singular.
jusque: Until or all the way to; a preposition of extent.
chez: At the home of; a preposition indicating someone's place.
elles: They; third-person feminine plural subject or stress pronoun.
dont: Whose or of which; a relative pronoun replacing de plus noun.
se: Oneself or themselves; a reflexive pronoun.
plaignait: Complained; imperfect tense of se plaindre, third-person singular.
leurs: Their; third-person plural possessive adjective, plural form.
maîtresses: Mistresses or employers; women in charge of a household.
révéla: Revealed or proved; simple past of révéler, third-person singular.
être: To be; the fundamental infinitive verb of existence.
précieuse: Precious or invaluable; extremely useful or highly valued.

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