The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies — Page 5
McGregor had "done it a purpose."
McGregor l'avait « fait exprès ».
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And Mr. McGregor was very angry too.
Et M. McGregor était très en colère lui aussi.
One of the rotten marrows came flying through the kitchen window, and hit the youngest Flopsy Bunny.
L'une des courges pourries passa en volant par la fenêtre de la cuisine et frappa le plus jeune des Lapins Flopsies.
It was rather hurt.
Il était assez blessé.
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Then Benjamin and Flopsy thought that it was time to go home.
Alors Benjamin et Flopsy pensèrent qu'il était temps de rentrer à la maison.
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So Mr. McGregor did not get his tobacco, and Mrs. McGregor did not get her rabbit skins.
Ainsi M. McGregor n'eut pas son tabac, et Mme McGregor n'eut pas ses peaux de lapin.
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But next Christmas Thomasina Tittlemouse got a present of enough rabbit-wool to make herself a cloak and a hood, and a handsome muff and a pair of warm mittens.
Mais au Noël suivant, Thomasina Tittlemouse reçut en cadeau suffisamment de laine de lapin pour se confectionner une cape et un capuchon, ainsi qu'un beau manchon et une paire de moufles bien chaudes.
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THE TALE OF THE FLOPSY BUNNIES
LE CONTE DES LAPINS FLOPSIES
BY BEATRIX POTTER
PAR BEATRIX POTTER
F.
F.
Vocabulary
- l'
- Contracted definite article 'the' before vowel sounds.
- avait
- Past tense of 'avoir'; had.
- fait
- Done or made; past participle of 'faire'.
- exprès
- On purpose; deliberately; intentionally done.
- Illustration
- A picture or drawing accompanying a text.
- Et
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
- M.
- Abbreviation for 'Monsieur'; Mister.
- était
- Imperfect tense of 'être'; was or used to be.
- très
- Adverb meaning very; used to intensify adjectives.
- en
- Preposition meaning in, on, or into.
- colère
- Anger; a strong feeling of displeasure or fury.
- lui
- Personal pronoun meaning him, her, or to him/her.
- aussi
- Adverb meaning also, too, or as well.
- L'
- Contracted definite article 'the' before a vowel.
- une
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (feminine).
- des
- Plural indefinite article or partitive article; some.
- courges
- Squashes or gourds; large vegetable fruits.
- pourries
- Rotten; decomposed; spoiled (feminine plural adjective).
- passa
- Passed; went by (simple past tense of 'passer').
- volant
- Flying; moving through the air (present participle).
- par
- Preposition meaning by, through, or per.
- la
- Definite article meaning 'the' (feminine singular).
- fenêtre
- Window; an opening in a wall for light.
- de
- Preposition meaning of, from, or about.
- cuisine
- Kitchen; the room where food is prepared.
- et
- Coordinating conjunction meaning 'and'.
- frappa
- Hit or struck (simple past tense of 'frapper').
- le
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular).
- plus
- More; most; used in comparisons and superlatives.
- jeune
- Young; not old in age (adjective).
- Lapins
- Rabbits; small furry mammals (plural noun).
- Il
- Subject pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'.
- assez
- Enough; fairly; sufficiently (adverb).
- blessé
- Injured or wounded; hurt physically.
- Alors
- Then; so; at that moment (conjunctive adverb).
- pensèrent
- Thought; considered (simple past of 'penser', plural).
- qu'
- Contracted conjunction 'que' meaning that or than.
- il
- Subject pronoun meaning 'he', 'it'.
- temps
- Time; also weather (masculine noun).
- rentrer
- To return home; to go back inside.
- à
- Preposition meaning to, at, or in.
- maison
- House; home; a place where one lives.
- Ainsi
- Thus; so; in this way (adverb).
- n'
- Contracted negative particle 'ne' used before vowels.
- eut
- Had (simple past tense of 'avoir', third person singular).
- pas
- Negative particle meaning 'not'; used with 'ne'.
- son
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its'.
- tabac
- Tobacco; dried plant leaves used for smoking.
- Mme
- Abbreviation for 'Madame'; Mrs. or Ms.
- ses
- Possessive adjective meaning 'his', 'her', or 'its' (plural).
- peaux
- Skins or hides; plural of 'peau'.
- lapin
- Rabbit; a small furry burrowing mammal.
- Mais
- Conjunction meaning 'but'; introduces a contrast.
- au
- Contracted form of 'à le'; at the, to the.
- Noël
- Christmas; the Christian holiday celebrated on December 25th.
- suivant
- Following; next; coming after (adjective or participle).
- reçut
- Received (simple past tense of 'recevoir').
- cadeau
- Gift; present; something given to another person.
- suffisamment
- Sufficiently; enough; in adequate quantity or degree.
- laine
- Wool; fiber from sheep used to make fabric.
- pour
- Preposition meaning for, in order to, or to.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, or itself.
- confectionner
- To make or craft; to manufacture clothing or items.
- cape
- Cape; a sleeveless cloak worn over the shoulders.
- un
- Indefinite article meaning 'a' or 'an' (masculine).
- capuchon
- Hood; a covering for the head attached to clothing.
- ainsi
- Thus; so; in this manner (adverb).
- beau
- Beautiful; handsome; attractive (masculine adjective).
- manchon
- Muff; a warm tube-shaped covering for the hands.
- paire
- Pair; a set of two matching items.
- moufles
- Mittens; warm gloves covering all fingers together.
- bien
- Well; good; thoroughly (adverb or adjective).
- chaudes
- Warm or hot (feminine plural adjective).
- LE
- Definite article meaning 'the' (masculine singular, uppercase).
- CONTE
- Tale; short story, often involving fantasy or animals.
- DES
- Plural definite article or partitive; of the.
- LAPINS
- Rabbits; small mammals (plural noun, uppercase).
- PAR
- Preposition meaning by; indicating authorship here.
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