Peter Pan — Page 5
How thorough she was at bath-time, and up at any moment of the night if one of her charges made the slightest cry.
Comme elle était consciencieuse à l'heure du bain, et debout à n'importe quel moment de la nuit si l'un de ses protégés émettait le moindre cri.
Of course her kennel was in the nursery.
Bien sûr, sa niche était dans la nursery.
She had a genius for knowing when a cough is a thing to have no patience with and when it needs stocking around your throat.
Elle avait le génie de savoir quand une toux est une chose qu'il ne faut pas tolérer et quand elle nécessite une chaussette autour du cou.
She believed to her last day in old-fashioned remedies like rhubarb leaf, and made sounds of contempt over all this new-fangled talk about germs, and so on.
Elle crut jusqu'à son dernier jour aux remèdes à l'ancienne comme la feuille de rhubarbe, et émettait des bruits de mépris pour tous ces nouveaux discours sur les germes, et ainsi de suite.
It was a lesson in propriety to see her escorting the children to school, walking sedately by their side when they were well behaved, and butting them back into line if they strayed.
C'était une leçon de bienséance que de la voir escorter les enfants à l'école, marchant posément à leurs côtés quand ils se conduisaient bien, et les poussant de la tête pour les remettre en rang s'ils s'écartaient.
On John's footer days she never once forgot his sweater, and she usually carried an umbrella in her mouth in case of rain.
Les jours de football de John, elle n'oubliait jamais son pull-over, et elle portait habituellement un parapluie dans la gueule en cas de pluie.
There is a room in the basement of Miss Fulsom's school where the nurses wait.
Il y a une salle au sous-sol de l'école de Miss Fulsom où les nurses attendent.
They sat on forms, while Nana lay on the floor, but that was the only difference.
Elles s'asseyaient sur des bancs, tandis que Nana s'allongeait sur le sol, mais c'était la seule différence.
They affected to ignore her as of an inferior social status to themselves, and she despised their light talk.
Elles affectaient de l'ignorer comme étant d'un rang social inférieur au leur, et elle méprisait leurs bavardages frivoles.
She resented visits to the nursery from Mrs. Darling's friends, but if they did come she first whipped off Michael's pinafore and put him into the one with blue braiding, and smoothed out Wendy and made a dash at John's hair.
Elle n'appréciait pas les visites des amies de Mme Darling à la nursery, mais si elles venaient, elle enlevait d'abord le tablier de Michael et lui mettait celui avec des galons bleus, lissait la robe de Wendy et donnait un coup de peigne rapide aux cheveux de John.
No nursery could possibly have been conducted more correctly, and Mr.
Aucune nursery n'aurait pu être tenue de façon plus irréprochable, et M.
Vocabulary
- Comme
- kom — As, like; used for comparisons or manner
- elle
- ɛl — She; third-person singular feminine pronoun
- était
- etɛ — Was; past imperfect of être (to be)
- consciencieuse
- kɔ̃sjɑ̃sjøz — Conscientious, diligent, thorough in one's duties
- à
- a — At, to, in; common preposition of place or time
- l'
- l — The; contracted definite article before vowel
- heure
- œʁ — Hour, time; unit of time or scheduled moment
- du
- dy — Of the; contracted article combining de and le
- bain
- bɛ̃ — Bath; act of washing oneself in water
- et
- e — And; basic coordinating conjunction
- debout
- dəbu — Standing up, on one's feet, awake
- n'
- n — Not; negation particle used before vowel
- importe
- ɛ̃pɔʁt — Matters; used in n'importe quel meaning any
- quel
- kɛl — Which, what; interrogative or indefinite adjective
- moment
- mɔmɑ̃ — Moment, instant; a point or period in time
- de
- də — Of, from; very common French preposition
- la
- la — The; definite article for feminine singular nouns
- nuit
- nɥi — Night; the dark period between sunset and sunrise
- si
- si — If, so; conditional conjunction or intensifier
- un
- œ̃ — A, one; masculine indefinite article or numeral
- ses
- se — His, her, its; possessive adjective plural form
- protégés
- pʁɔteʒe — Charges, wards; people under one's protection or care
- émettait
- emɛtɛ — Emitted, gave out; past imperfect of émettre
- le
- lə — The; definite article for masculine singular nouns
- moindre
- mwɛ̃dʁ — Slightest, least; superlative adjective meaning smallest
- cri
- kʁi — Cry, shout; a loud vocal sound of distress
- Bien
- bjɛ̃ — Well, good; adverb expressing quality or approval
- sûr
- syʁ — Sure, certain; confident or secure about something
- sa
- sa — Her, his, its; possessive adjective feminine singular
- niche
- niʃ — Niche, dog kennel; a recess or dog's shelter
- dans
- dɑ̃ — In, inside; preposition indicating location within
- génie
- ʒeni — Genius, gift; exceptional natural talent or ability
- savoir
- savwaʁ — To know; to have knowledge or understanding of
- quand
- kɑ̃ — When; temporal conjunction or interrogative adverb
- une
- yn — A, one; feminine indefinite article or numeral
- toux
- tu — Cough; a forced expulsion of air from lungs
- est
- ɛ — Is; third-person singular present of être
- chose
- ʃoz — Thing; a general object, matter, or affair
- qu'
- k — That, which; conjunction or relative pronoun elided
- il
- il — He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun
- ne
- nə — Not; first part of French negation ne...pas
- faut
- fo — Must, is necessary; from falloir, impersonal verb
- pas
- pa — Not; second part of negation or step/footstep
- tolérer
- tɔleʁe — To tolerate, to endure without objection or protest
- nécessite
- nesesit — Requires, necessitates; calls for a specific response
- chaussette
- ʃosɛt — Sock; a knitted covering worn on the foot
- autour
- otuʁ — Around; preposition or adverb indicating surrounding
- cou
- ku — Neck; the part connecting head to body
- crut
- kʁy — Believed; simple past (passé simple) of croire
- jusqu'
- ʒysk — Until, up to; preposition of time or extent
- son
- sɔ̃ — His, her, its; possessive adjective masculine singular
- dernier
- dɛʁnje — Last, final; occurring at the end of a sequence
- jour
- ʒuʁ — Day; a 24-hour period of time
- aux
- o — To the, at the; contracted article combining à and les
- remèdes
- ʁəmɛd — Remedies, cures; treatments for illness or ailment
- ancienne
- ɑ̃sjɛn — Old, ancient, former; describing something traditional or past
- feuille
- fœj — Leaf, sheet; a leaf of a plant or paper
- des
- de — Some, of the; plural indefinite or partitive article
- bruits
- bʁɥi — Noises, sounds; audible disturbances or sounds
- mépris
- mepʁi — Contempt, scorn; strong disrespect or disdain
- pour
- puʁ — For, in order to; preposition of purpose or benefit
- tous
- tu — All, every; masculine plural of tout
- ces
- se — These, those; plural demonstrative adjective
- nouveaux
- nuvo — New; masculine plural of nouveau, meaning recent
- discours
- diskuʁ — Speeches, discourse; formal talk or theories
- sur
- syʁ — On, about, over; preposition of position or topic
- les
- le — The; definite article for plural nouns
- germes
- ʒɛʁm — Germs, microbes; microscopic organisms causing disease
- ainsi
- ɛ̃si — Thus, so; adverb meaning in this way or similarly
- suite
- sɥit — Continuation, sequence; et ainsi de suite means and so on
- leçon
- ləsɔ̃ — Lesson; instruction or something learned from experience
- bienséance
- bjɛ̃seɑ̃s — Propriety, decorum; proper social behavior and manners
- que
- kə — That, which, than; versatile conjunction or pronoun
- voir
- vwaʁ — To see; to perceive visually or to witness
- escorter
- ɛskɔʁte — To escort; to accompany and guide someone somewhere
- enfants
- ɑ̃fɑ̃ — Children; young people, boys and girls
- école
- ekɔl — School; an institution for education and learning
- marchant
- maʁʃɑ̃ — Walking; present participle of marcher, to walk
- posément
- pozɑ̃mɑ̃ — Calmly, steadily; in a composed and unhurried manner
- leurs
- lœʁ — Their; plural possessive adjective for multiple owners
- côtés
- kote — Sides; by their sides, alongside them
- ils
- il — They; third-person masculine plural subject pronoun
- se
- sə — Themselves, oneself; reflexive pronoun for third person
- conduisaient
- kɔ̃dɥizɛ — Behaved; past imperfect of se conduire, to behave
- bien
- bjɛ̃ — Well; adverb indicating good behavior or quality
- poussant
- pusɑ̃ — Pushing; present participle of pousser, to push
- tête
- tɛt — Head; the upper part of the body
- remettre
- ʁəmɛtʁ — To put back, to restore to proper position
- en
- ɑ̃ — In, into, while; versatile preposition or pronoun
- rang
- ʁɑ̃ — Row, rank, line; an ordered arrangement of people
- s'
- s — Themselves; elided reflexive pronoun before vowel
- écartaient
- ekaʁtɛ — Strayed, moved apart; past imperfect of s'écarter
- jours
- ʒuʁ — Days; plural of jour, periods of 24 hours
- oubliait
- ublijɛ — Forgot; past imperfect of oublier, to forget
- jamais
- ʒamɛ — Never, ever; temporal adverb of negation or emphasis
- pull-over
- pylɔvɛʁ — Pullover sweater; a knitted garment worn over shirt
- portait
- pɔʁtɛ — Carried, wore; past imperfect of porter
- habituellement
- abityɛlmɑ̃ — Usually, habitually; in the normal or customary manner
- parapluie
- paʁaplɥi — Umbrella; a device for protection against rain
- gueule
- gœl — Mouth of an animal; also informal for human mouth
- cas
- kɑ — Case, situation; en cas de meaning in case of
- pluie
- plɥi — Rain; water falling from clouds in drops
- salle
- sal — Room, hall; a large or designated indoor space
- sous-sol
- susɔl — Basement, underground floor; level below ground floor
- où
- u — Where; relative pronoun or interrogative of place
- nurses
- nœʁs — Nurses, nannies; caregivers for young children
- attendent
- atɑ̃d — Wait; third-person plural present of attendre
- Elles
- ɛl — They; third-person feminine plural subject pronoun
- asseyaient
- asɛjɛ — Sat; past imperfect of s'asseoir, to sit down
- bancs
- bɑ̃ — Benches; long seats without back support
- tandis
- tɑ̃di — While, whereas; tandis que introduces a contrast
- allongeait
- alɔ̃ʒɛ — Stretched out, lay down; past imperfect of s'allonger
- sol
- sɔl — Floor, ground, soil; the surface one stands on
- seule
- sœl — Only, alone, sole; feminine form of seul
- différence
- difeʁɑ̃s — Difference; a distinction between two things
- affectaient
- afɛktɛ — Pretended, affected; past imperfect of affecter
- ignorer
- iɲɔʁe — To ignore, to be unaware of; to disregard someone
- étant
- etɑ̃ — Being; present participle of être, to be
- social
- sɔsjal — Social; relating to society or social class
- inférieur
- ɛ̃feʁjœʁ — Inferior, lower; of lesser rank or social status
- leur
- lœʁ — Their, to them; possessive adjective or indirect pronoun
- méprisait
- mepʁizɛ — Despised, scorned; past imperfect of mépriser
- bavardages
- bavɑʁdaʒ — Chatter, gossip; idle and frivolous conversation
- frivoles
- fʁivɔl — Frivolous, trivial; lacking seriousness or importance
- appréciait
- apʁesjɛ — Appreciated, valued; past imperfect of apprécier
- visites
- vizit — Visits; instances of going to see someone
- amies
- ami — Friends; feminine plural of amie, a female friend
- Mme
- madam — Mrs., Madam; abbreviation for Madame
- elles
- ɛl — They; feminine third-person plural subject pronoun
- venaient
- vənɛ — Came; past imperfect of venir, to come
- enlevait
- ɑ̃ləvɛ — Removed, took off; past imperfect of enlever
- abord
- abɔʁ — First; d'abord means first of all, initially
- tablier
- tablie — Apron; a protective garment worn over clothes
- lui
- lɥi — Him, her, to him; indirect object pronoun
- mettait
- mɛtɛ — Put on, placed; past imperfect of mettre
- celui
- səlɥi — That one, the one; masculine singular demonstrative pronoun
- avec
- avɛk — With; preposition indicating accompaniment or means
- galons
- galɔ̃ — Stripes, braid; decorative bands or trim on clothing
- bleus
- blø — Blue; masculine plural adjective for the color blue
- lissait
- lisɛ — Smoothed, straightened; past imperfect of lisser
- robe
- ʁɔb — Dress, gown; a garment worn by girls or women
- donnait
- dɔnɛ — Gave; past imperfect of donner, to give
- coup
- ku — Stroke, hit; un coup de peigne means a quick comb
- peigne
- pɛɲ — Comb; a toothed tool used to style hair
- rapide
- ʁapid — Quick, fast; done swiftly or in a short time
- cheveux
- ʃəvø — Hair; the strands growing from a person's head
- Aucune
- okyn — None, not any; feminine negative indefinite adjective
- aurait
- oʁɛ — Would have; conditional of avoir, to have
- pu
- py — Been able; past participle of pouvoir, to be able
- être
- ɛtʁ — To be; fundamental French auxiliary and linking verb
- tenue
- təny — Behavior, dress, bearing; one's conduct or appearance
- façon
- fasɔ̃ — Way, manner; the mode or style of doing something
- plus
- ply — More; comparative adverb indicating greater degree
- irréprochable
- iʁepʁɔʃabl — Irreproachable, beyond criticism; perfectly faultless
- M
- məsjø — Mr.; abbreviation for Monsieur, a male honorific
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