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English → Fr Chapter II. Level 4/10

THE SHADOW

L'OMBRE

Mrs. Darling screamed, and, as if in answer to a bell, the door opened, and Nana entered, returned from her evening out.

Mme Darling poussa un cri, et, comme en réponse à une sonnette, la porte s'ouvrit, et Nana entra, de retour de sa soirée dehors.

She growled and sprang at the boy, who leapt lightly through the window.

Elle grogna et se jeta sur le garçon, qui bondit légèrement par la fenêtre.

Again Mrs. Darling screamed, this time in distress for him, for she thought he was killed, and she ran down into the street to look for his little body, but it was not there; and she looked up, and in the black night she could see nothing but what she thought was a shooting star.

Mme Darling cria de nouveau, cette fois d'angoisse pour lui, car elle pensait qu'il avait été tué, et elle courut dans la rue pour chercher son petit corps, mais il n'y était pas ; elle leva les yeux, et dans la nuit noire elle ne voyait rien d'autre que ce qu'elle croyait être une étoile filante.

She returned to the nursery, and found Nana with something in her mouth, which proved to be the boy's shadow.

Elle retourna dans la chambre des enfants, et trouva Nana avec quelque chose dans la gueule, qui s'avéra être l'ombre du garçon.

As he leapt at the window Nana had closed it quickly, too late to catch him, but his shadow had not had time to get out; slam went the window and snapped it off.

Alors qu'il bondissait vers la fenêtre, Nana l'avait refermée rapidement, trop tard pour le rattraper, mais son ombre n'avait pas eu le temps de sortir ; la fenêtre claqua et la coupa net.

You may be sure Mrs. Darling examined the shadow carefully, but it was quite the ordinary kind.

Vous pouvez être sûr que Mme Darling examina l'ombre attentivement, mais c'était une ombre tout à fait ordinaire.

Nana had no doubt of what was the best thing to do with this shadow.

Nana ne doutait pas de ce qu'il convenait de faire avec cette ombre.

She hung it out at the window, meaning "He is sure to come back for it; let us put it where he can get it easily without disturbing the children."

Elle la suspendit à la fenêtre, voulant dire : « Il reviendra sûrement la chercher ; mettons-la là où il pourra la prendre facilement sans déranger les enfants. »

But unfortunately Mrs. Darling could not leave it hanging out at the window, it looked so like the washing and lowered the whole tone of the house.

Mais malheureusement Mme Darling ne pouvait pas la laisser suspendue à la fenêtre, cela ressemblait tellement au linge étendu et rabaissait tout le standing de la maison.

She thought of showing it to Mr.

Elle pensa à la montrer à M.

Vocabulary

OMBRE: ombr — Shadow or shade; darkness cast by an object.
Mme: madam — Abbreviation for Madame, title for a woman.
poussa: poosa — Past tense of pousser; pushed or let out a sound.
cri: kree — A cry or shout expressing strong emotion.
comme: kom — Conjunction or adverb meaning 'as' or 'like'.
réponse: ray-pohns — A response or answer to something said or done.
sonnette: so-net — A small bell or doorbell used to signal arrival.
porte: port — A door or gate of a building or room.
ouvrit: oo-vree — Past tense of ouvrir; opened, as a door.
entra: ahn-trah — Past tense of entrer; entered a room or place.
retour: ruh-toor — A return or coming back from somewhere.
soirée: swah-ray — An evening out or social gathering at night.
dehors: duh-or — Outside, referring to the exterior of a place.
grogna: gro-nyah — Past tense of grogner; growled or grumbled angrily.
jeta: zhuh-tah — Past tense of jeter; threw or flung something forcefully.
garçon: gar-sohn — A boy or young male; also means waiter.
bondit: bohn-dee — Past tense of bondir; leaped or jumped suddenly.
légèrement: lay-zhair-mahn — Lightly or slightly, in a gentle or nimble manner.
fenêtre: fuh-neh-tr — A window in a wall of a building.
cria: kree-ah — Past tense of crier; cried out or shouted loudly.
nouveau: noo-voh — New or again; used in 'de nouveau' meaning again.
fois: fwah — Time or instance, as in 'cette fois' meaning this time.
angoisse: ahn-gwas — Anguish or deep anxiety felt in distressing situations.
car: kar — Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'.
pensait: pahn-say — Imperfect tense of penser; was thinking or believed.
été: ay-tay — Past participle of être; been; also means summer.
tué: tway — Past participle of tuer; killed or slain.
courut: koo-roo — Past tense of courir; ran quickly to somewhere.
rue: roo — A street or road in a town or city.
chercher: shair-shay — To search for or look for something or someone.
petit: puh-tee — Small or little in size; also used affectionately.
corps: kor — The body of a person or living creature.
y: ee — Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'it'.
leva: luh-vah — Past tense of lever; lifted or raised upward.
yeux: yuh — Plural of œil; eyes, the organs of sight.
nuit: nwee — Night, the dark period between sunset and sunrise.
noire: nwar — Feminine of noir; black or very dark in color.
voyait: vwah-yay — Imperfect tense of voir; was seeing or could see.
rien: ryahn — Nothing; used in negative constructions.
autre: oh-tr — Other or another, referring to a different thing.
croyait: krwah-yay — Imperfect tense of croire; believed or thought something.
être: eh-tr — Infinitive of 'to be'; fundamental linking verb.
étoile: ay-twahl — A star in the sky; also means a leading performer.
filante: fee-lahnt — Shooting, as in étoile filante meaning shooting star.
retourna: ruh-toor-nah — Past tense of retourner; returned or went back.
chambre: shahm-br — A bedroom or private room in a home.
enfants: ahn-fahn — Children; young boys and girls.
trouva: troo-vah — Past tense of trouver; found or discovered something.
quelque: kel-kuh — Some or a certain, referring to an unspecified thing.
chose: shohz — A thing or object, used in general reference.
gueule: gul — Mouth of an animal; colloquially a person's mouth.
avéra: ah-vay-rah — Past tense of avérer; proved or turned out to be.
ombre: ombr — Shadow or shade cast by blocking a light source.
Alors: ah-lor — Then or so, used as a transitional connector.
bondissait: bohn-dee-say — Imperfect of bondir; was leaping or jumping repeatedly.
vers: vair — Preposition meaning 'toward' or 'around' a direction.
refermée: ruh-fair-may — Past participle of refermer; closed again or shut back.
rapidement: rah-peed-mahn — Quickly or rapidly, at a fast pace.
trop: troh — Too or too much, indicating an excessive degree.
tard: tar — Late in time; too slow to act in time.
rattraper: rah-trah-pay — To catch up to or recapture something escaping.
temps: tahn — Time or weather; here meaning enough time.
sortir: sor-teer — To go out or exit from a place.
claqua: klah-kah — Past tense of claquer; slammed or snapped shut.
coupa: koo-pah — Past tense of couper; cut or severed something.
net: net — Cleanly or sharply; cut off completely and precisely.
pouvez: poo-vay — Second-person plural of pouvoir; you can or are able.
sûr: soor — Sure or certain; confident about a fact or situation.
examina: eg-zah-mee-nah — Past tense of examiner; examined or inspected carefully.
attentivement: ah-tahn-teev-mahn — Attentively or carefully, with close focused attention.
tout: too — All, every, or completely; used for emphasis.
fait: fay — Done or made; part of the phrase tout à fait.
ordinaire: or-dee-nair — Ordinary or common; nothing special or unusual.
doutait: doo-tay — Imperfect of douter; was doubting or was uncertain.
convenait: kon-vuh-nay — Imperfect of convenir; was suitable or appropriate.
faire: fair — To do or to make; a common and versatile verb.
suspendit: soos-pahn-dee — Past tense of suspendre; hung up or suspended something.
voulant: voo-lahn — Present participle of vouloir; wanting or wishing to.
dire: deer — To say or to tell; a fundamental French verb.
reviendra: ruh-vyahn-drah — Future tense of revenir; will come back again.
sûrement: soor-mahn — Surely or certainly; with confidence something will happen.
mettons: meh-tohn — First-person plural of mettre; let's put or place.
là: lah — There, indicating a location or pointing something out.
où: oo — Where; relative adverb indicating location or direction.
pourra: poo-rah — Future tense of pouvoir; will be able to.
prendre: prahn-dr — To take or to grab something or someone.
facilement: fah-seel-mahn — Easily, without difficulty or effort.
sans: sahn — Preposition meaning 'without', lacking something.
déranger: day-rahn-zhay — To disturb or bother someone; to inconvenience.
malheureusement: mah-luh-ruhz-mahn — Unfortunately; sadly, expressing regret about a situation.
pouvait: poo-vay — Imperfect of pouvoir; was able to or could.
laisser: leh-say — To leave or let something remain in a place.
suspendue: soos-pahn-doo — Feminine past participle of suspendre; hung up or suspended.
cela: suh-lah — That or this; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
ressemblait: ruh-sahm-blay — Imperfect of ressembler; resembled or looked like something.
tellement: tel-mahn — So much or so very; indicating a great degree.
linge: lahnzh — Laundry or linen; washed fabric or household cloth.
étendu: ay-tahn-doo — Past participle of étendre; spread out or hung out.
rabaissait: rah-beh-say — Imperfect of rabaisser; was lowering or diminishing something.
standing: standing — English loanword meaning social status or prestige level.
maison: may-zohn — A house or home; a place of residence.
pensa: pahn-sah — Past tense of penser; thought or considered something.
montrer: mohn-tray — To show or display something to someone.
M: muh-syuh — Abbreviation for Monsieur, a title meaning Mister.

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