The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 2

English → Fr Chapter I Level 3/10

Even the grass was not green, for the sun had burned the tops of the long blades until they were the same gray color to be seen everywhere.

Même l'herbe n'était pas verte, car le soleil avait brûlé le sommet des longues tiges jusqu'à ce qu'elles soient de la même couleur grise que l'on voyait partout.

Once the house had been painted, but the sun blistered the paint and the rains washed it away, and now the house was as dull and gray as everything else.

La maison avait été peinte autrefois, mais le soleil avait fait cloquer la peinture et les pluies l'avaient emportée, et maintenant la maison était aussi terne et grise que tout le reste.

When Aunt Em came there to live she was a young, pretty wife.

Quand Tante Em vint s'y installer, elle était une jeune et jolie femme.

The sun and wind had changed her, too.

Le soleil et le vent l'avaient changée, elle aussi.

They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.

Ils avaient ôté l'éclat de ses yeux et les avaient laissés d'un gris sobre ; ils avaient effacé le rouge de ses joues et de ses lèvres, et ceux-ci étaient gris également.

She was thin and gaunt, and never smiled now.

Elle était mince et décharnée, et ne souriait plus jamais.

When Dorothy, who was an orphan, first came to her, Aunt Em had been so startled by the child's laughter that she would scream and press her hand upon her heart whenever Dorothy's merry voice reached her ears; and she still looked at the little girl with wonder that she could find anything to laugh at.

Quand Dorothy, qui était orpheline, vint chez elle pour la première fois, Tante Em avait été tellement saisie par le rire de l'enfant qu'elle poussait un cri et pressait sa main sur son cœur chaque fois que la joyeuse voix de Dorothy parvenait à ses oreilles ; et elle regardait encore la petite fille avec étonnement qu'elle pût trouver quoi que ce soit qui méritât d'être ri.

Uncle Henry never laughed.

Oncle Henry ne riait jamais.

He worked hard from morning till night and did not know what joy was.

Il travaillait dur du matin au soir et ne savait pas ce qu'était la joie.

He was gray also, from his long beard to his rough boots, and he looked stern and solemn, and rarely spoke.

Il était gris lui aussi, de sa longue barbe à ses grossières bottes, et il avait l'air sévère et solennel, et parlait rarement.

It was Toto that made Dorothy laugh, and saved her from growing as gray as her other surroundings.

C'était Toto qui faisait rire Dorothy, et qui l'avait sauvée de devenir aussi grise que tout ce qui l'entourait.

Vocabulary

Même: mɛm — Same; even; emphasizes identity or similarity
l': l — The; contracted definite article before vowel
herbe: ɛʁb — Grass; green plant covering ground
n': n — Not; negative particle used before verb
était: etɛ — Was; third person singular imperfect of être
pas: pɑ — Not; used with ne to negate a verb
verte: vɛʁt — Green; feminine adjective describing color
car: kaʁ — Because; for; introduces a reason or cause
le: lə — The; masculine singular definite article
soleil: sɔlɛj — Sun; the star at center of solar system
avait: avɛ — Had; third person singular imperfect of avoir
brûlé: bʁyle — Burned; scorched by intense heat or fire
sommet: sɔmɛ — Top; summit; highest point of something
des: de — Of the; some; plural indefinite article
longues: lɔ̃ɡ — Long; feminine plural adjective indicating length
tiges: tiʒ — Stems; stalks of plants or grass
jusqu': ʒysk — Until; up to; as far as a point
à: a — To; at; preposition indicating direction or location
ce: sə — This; that; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
qu': k — That; which; conjunction linking clauses
elles: ɛl — They; third person plural feminine pronoun
soient: swɑ̃ — Be; third person plural present subjunctive of être
de: də — Of; from; preposition indicating origin or possession
la: la — The; feminine singular definite article
même: mɛm — Same; identical; used for comparison or emphasis
couleur: kulœʁ — Color; hue; visual property of an object
grise: ɡʁiz — Gray; feminine adjective describing a dull color
que: kə — That; than; which; conjunction or relative pronoun
on: ɔ̃ — One; we; they; indefinite subject pronoun
voyait: vwajɛ — Saw; could see; imperfect tense of voir
partout: paʁtu — Everywhere; in every place or direction
La: la — The; feminine singular definite article
maison: mɛzɔ̃ — House; home; building where people live
été: ete — Been; past participle of être; also summer
peinte: pɛ̃t — Painted; covered with paint; feminine past participle
autrefois: otʁəfwa — Formerly; in the past; once upon a time
mais: mɛ — But; however; introduces a contrasting idea
fait: fɛ — Made; done; caused; past participle of faire
cloquer: klɔke — To blister; to bubble up from surface
peinture: pɛ̃tyʁ — Paint; painting; colored coating on a surface
et: e — And; coordinating conjunction linking elements
les: le — The; plural definite article for nouns
pluies: plɥi — Rains; plural of pluie; precipitation events
avaient: avɛ — Had; third person plural imperfect of avoir
emportée: ɑ̃pɔʁte — Carried away; swept off; feminine past participle
maintenant: mɛ̃tnɑ̃ — Now; at this moment; currently
aussi: osi — Also; too; as; equally; likewise
terne: tɛʁn — Dull; drab; lacking brightness or luster
tout: tu — All; everything; whole; entirely
reste: ʁɛst — Rest; remainder; what is left over
Quand: kɑ̃ — When; at the time that; conjunction of time
Tante: tɑ̃t — Aunt; female relative, sister of a parent
vint: vɛ̃ — Came; third person singular simple past of venir
s': s — Oneself; reflexive pronoun before vowel sound
y: i — There; to it; pronoun replacing a place
installer: ɛ̃stale — To settle; to install oneself in a place
elle: ɛl — She; third person singular feminine pronoun
une: yn — A; an; feminine singular indefinite article
jeune: ʒœn — Young; not old; early in life
jolie: ʒɔli — Pretty; attractive; pleasant to look at
femme: fam — Woman; wife; adult female person
Le: lə — The; masculine singular definite article
vent: vɑ̃ — Wind; moving air; natural atmospheric phenomenon
changée: ʃɑ̃ʒe — Changed; transformed; feminine past participle of changer
Ils: il — They; third person plural masculine subject pronoun
ôté: ote — Removed; taken away; past participle of ôter
éclat: ekla — Brightness; sparkle; brilliance; luster of eyes
ses: se — His; her; its; third person possessive plural
yeux: jø — Eyes; plural of œil; organs of sight
laissés: lɛse — Left; left behind; plural past participle of laisser
d': d — Of; from; contracted preposition before vowel
un: œ̃ — A; an; one; masculine singular indefinite article
gris: ɡʁi — Gray; dull color between black and white
sobre: sɔbʁ — Sober; subdued; restrained; lacking decoration
ils: il — They; third person plural masculine subject pronoun
effacé: efase — Erased; faded away; removed; past participle of effacer
rouge: ʁuʒ — Red; bright warm color; adjective for redness
joues: ʒu — Cheeks; fleshy sides of the face
lèvres: lɛvʁ — Lips; fleshy edges of the mouth
ceux-ci: sø si — These; these ones; masculine plural demonstrative pronoun
étaient: etɛ — Were; third person plural imperfect of être
également: eɡalmɑ̃ — Equally; also; likewise; in the same manner
Elle: ɛl — She; third person singular feminine subject pronoun
mince: mɛ̃s — Thin; slim; slender in body or build
décharnée: deʃaʁne — Gaunt; emaciated; having little flesh on bones
ne: nə — Not; negative particle used before a verb
souriait: suʁjɛ — Smiled; imperfect tense of sourire; was smiling
plus: ply — No longer; more; used in negation or comparison
jamais: ʒamɛ — Never; not ever; at no time
qui: ki — Who; which; that; relative or interrogative pronoun
orpheline: ɔʁfəlin — Orphan; girl without living parents
chez: ʃe — At the home of; at; preposition of place
pour: puʁ — For; in order to; preposition of purpose
première: pʁəmjɛʁ — First; feminine adjective indicating initial occurrence
fois: fwa — Time; occasion; instance of occurrence
tellement: tɛlmɑ̃ — So much; to such a degree; so very
saisie: sɛzi — Seized; startled; overcome by a sudden feeling
par: paʁ — By; through; per; preposition of means or agent
rire: ʁiʁ — Laughter; to laugh; act of laughing
enfant: ɑ̃fɑ̃ — Child; young person; boy or girl
poussait: pusɛ — Pushed; let out; imperfect of pousser
cri: kʁi — Cry; shout; sudden loud exclamation
pressait: pʁɛsɛ — Pressed; pushed; imperfect tense of presser
sa: sa — His; her; its; feminine singular possessive adjective
main: mɛ̃ — Hand; part of the body at end of arm
sur: syʁ — On; upon; over; preposition of position
son: sɔ̃ — His; her; its; masculine singular possessive adjective
cœur: kœʁ — Heart; organ pumping blood; seat of emotions
chaque: ʃak — Each; every; used before a singular noun
joyeuse: ʒwajøz — Joyful; happy; cheerful; full of joy
voix: vwa — Voice; sound produced by a person speaking
parvenait: paʁvənɛ — Reached; arrived; imperfect tense of parvenir
oreilles: ɔʁɛj — Ears; organs of hearing on either side of head
regardait: ʁəɡaʁdɛ — Looked at; watched; imperfect tense of regarder
encore: ɑ̃kɔʁ — Still; yet; again; even; used for continuation
petite: pətit — Small; little; young; feminine adjective of size
fille: fij — Girl; daughter; young female person
avec: avɛk — With; in the company of; preposition
étonnement: etɔnmɑ̃ — Astonishment; amazement; great surprise
pût: py — Could; imperfect subjunctive of pouvoir
trouver: tʁuve — To find; to discover; to locate something
quoi: kwa — What; something; interrogative or relative pronoun
soit: swa — Be; present subjunctive of être; whether
méritât: meʁita — Deserved; merited; imperfect subjunctive of mériter
être: ɛtʁ — To be; infinitive of the verb être
ri: ʁi — Laughed; past participle of rire
Oncle: ɔ̃kl — Uncle; male relative, brother of a parent
riait: ʁijɛ — Laughed; was laughing; imperfect of rire
Il: il — He; it; third person singular masculine pronoun
travaillait: tʁavajɛ — Worked; was working; imperfect tense of travailler
dur: dyʁ — Hard; with great effort; intensely
du: dy — From the; of the; contracted masculine article
matin: matɛ̃ — Morning; early part of the day
au: o — To the; at the; contracted masculine article
soir: swaʁ — Evening; the later part of the day
savait: savɛ — Knew; was aware of; imperfect of savoir
joie: ʒwa — Joy; happiness; a feeling of great pleasure
lui: lɥi — Him; to him; third person singular indirect pronoun
longue: lɔ̃ɡ — Long; feminine adjective indicating considerable length
barbe: baʁb — Beard; facial hair on a man's chin
grossières: ɡʁosjɛʁ — Coarse; rough; crude; feminine plural adjective
bottes: bɔt — Boots; sturdy footwear covering ankle and leg
air: ɛʁ — Air; look; appearance; manner of a person
sévère: sevɛʁ — Severe; stern; strict; harsh in manner
solennel: sɔlanɛl — Solemn; serious; formal; grave in manner
parlait: paʁlɛ — Spoke; talked; imperfect tense of parler
rarement: ʁaʁmɑ̃ — Rarely; seldom; not very often
C': s — It is; that is; contracted demonstrative pronoun
faisait: fəzɛ — Made; did; caused; imperfect tense of faire
sauvée: sove — Saved; rescued; feminine past participle of sauver
devenir: dəvniʁ — To become; to turn into something different
entourait: ɑ̃tuʁɛ — Surrounded; encircled; imperfect tense of entourer

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