The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 5
I know this is true, for I am one of them myself, and cannot be mistaken.
Je sais que c'est vrai, car j'en suis moi-même une, et je ne peux pas me tromper.
Those who dwelt in the East and the West were, indeed, wicked witches; but now that you have killed one of them, there is but one Wicked Witch in all the Land of Oz—the one who lives in the West.
Celles qui habitaient l'Est et l'Ouest étaient, en effet, de méchantes sorcières ; mais maintenant que vous en avez tué une, il n'y a plus qu'une seule Méchante Sorcière dans tout le Pays d'Oz — celle qui vit à l'Ouest.
"But," said Dorothy, after a moment's thought, "Aunt Em has told me that the witches were all dead—years and years ago."
« Mais, » dit Dorothée, après un moment de réflexion, « Tante Em m'a dit que toutes les sorcières étaient mortes — il y a des années et des années. »
"Who is Aunt Em?" inquired the little old woman.
« Qui est Tante Em ? » demanda la petite vieille femme.
"She is my aunt who lives in Kansas, where I came from."
« C'est ma tante qui vit au Kansas, d'où je viens. »
The Witch of the North seemed to think for a time, with her head bowed and her eyes upon the ground.
La Sorcière du Nord sembla réfléchir un moment, la tête baissée et les yeux fixés sur le sol.
Then she looked up and said, "I do not know where Kansas is, for I have never heard that country mentioned before.
Puis elle leva les yeux et dit : « Je ne sais pas où se trouve le Kansas, car je n'ai jamais entendu parler de ce pays auparavant.
But tell me, is it a civilized country?"
Mais dites-moi, est-ce un pays civilisé ? »
"Oh, yes," replied Dorothy.
« Oh, oui, » répondit Dorothée.
"Then that accounts for it.
« Cela explique tout alors.
In the civilized countries I believe there are no witches left, nor wizards, nor sorceresses, nor magicians.
Dans les pays civilisés, je crois qu'il ne reste plus ni sorcières, ni sorciers, ni enchanteresses, ni magiciens.
But, you see, the Land of Oz has never been civilized, for we are cut off from all the rest of the world.
Mais, voyez-vous, le Pays d'Oz n'a jamais été civilisé, car nous sommes coupés du reste du monde.
Therefore we still have witches and wizards amongst us."
C'est pourquoi nous avons encore des sorcières et des sorciers parmi nous. »
"Who are the wizards?" asked Dorothy.
« Qui sont les sorciers ? » demanda Dorothée.
"Oz himself is the Great Wizard," answered the Witch, sinking her voice to a whisper.
« Oz lui-même est le Grand Sorcier, » répondit la Sorcière, baissant la voix jusqu'au murmure.
"He is more powerful than all the rest of us together.
« Il est plus puissant que nous tous réunis.
Vocabulary
- sais
- First person singular present tense of 'savoir' (to know)
- vrai
- Adjective meaning true or real
- car
- Conjunction meaning 'because' or 'for'
- en
- Pronoun or preposition meaning 'in' or 'of it'
- moi
- Stressed first person singular pronoun meaning 'me' or 'I'
- même
- Adjective or adverb meaning 'same' or 'even'
- peux
- First person singular present tense of 'pouvoir' (to be able)
- tromper
- Verb meaning to deceive or to be mistaken
- Celles
- Feminine plural demonstrative pronoun meaning 'those ones'
- habitaient
- Third person plural imperfect tense of 'habiter' (to live)
- Est
- Noun meaning 'East' as a cardinal direction
- Ouest
- Noun meaning 'West' as a cardinal direction
- effet
- Noun meaning 'effect' or used in phrase 'en effet' (indeed)
- méchantes
- Feminine plural adjective meaning wicked, mean, or evil
- sorcières
- Feminine plural noun meaning witches or sorceresses
- maintenant
- Adverb meaning 'now' or 'at this moment'
- tué
- Past participle of 'tuer' meaning killed or slain
- y
- Adverbial pronoun meaning 'there' or 'in it'
- plus
- Adverb meaning 'more' or in negation 'no longer'
- seule
- Feminine adjective meaning alone, single, or only
- Méchante
- Feminine adjective used as noun meaning wicked or evil
- Sorcière
- Feminine noun meaning witch or sorceress
- tout
- Adjective or pronoun meaning 'all,' 'every,' or 'whole'
- Pays
- Noun meaning country, land, or region
- celle
- Feminine singular demonstrative pronoun meaning 'the one'
- vit
- Third person singular present tense of 'vivre' (to live)
- dit
- Third person singular past tense of 'dire' (to say)
- après
- Preposition or adverb meaning 'after' or 'afterward'
- moment
- Noun meaning a moment or short period of time
- réflexion
- Noun meaning reflection, thought, or consideration
- Tante
- Noun meaning aunt, a female relative
- toutes
- Feminine plural adjective or pronoun meaning 'all'
- mortes
- Feminine plural past participle of 'mourir' meaning dead
- années
- Feminine plural noun meaning years
- demanda
- Third person singular simple past of 'demander' (to ask)
- petite
- Feminine adjective meaning small, little, or young
- vieille
- Feminine adjective meaning old or elderly
- femme
- Feminine noun meaning woman or wife
- tante
- Noun meaning aunt, a female relative
- où
- Relative adverb or pronoun meaning 'where'
- viens
- First person singular present tense of 'venir' (to come)
- Nord
- Noun meaning 'North' as a cardinal direction
- sembla
- Third person singular simple past of 'sembler' (to seem)
- réfléchir
- Verb meaning to reflect, think, or ponder
- tête
- Feminine noun meaning head (body part)
- baissée
- Feminine past participle of 'baisser' meaning lowered
- yeux
- Masculine plural noun meaning eyes
- fixés
- Masculine plural past participle of 'fixer' meaning fixed
- sol
- Masculine noun meaning ground, floor, or soil
- Puis
- Adverb meaning 'then' or 'afterward'
- leva
- Third person singular simple past of 'lever' (to lift)
- trouve
- Third person singular present of 'trouver' (to find)
- jamais
- Adverb meaning 'never' or 'ever'
- entendu
- Past participle of 'entendre' meaning heard
- parler
- Infinitive verb meaning to speak or to talk
- pays
- Masculine noun meaning country, land, or region
- auparavant
- Adverb meaning previously, before, or formerly
- dites
- Second person plural present tense of 'dire' (to say)
- civilisé
- Adjective meaning civilized or having an advanced culture
- répondit
- Third person singular simple past of 'répondre' (to answer)
- Cela
- Demonstrative pronoun meaning 'that' referring to something
- explique
- Third person singular present of 'expliquer' (to explain)
- alors
- Adverb or conjunction meaning 'then,' 'so,' or 'therefore'
- civilisés
- Masculine plural adjective meaning civilized societies
- crois
- First person singular present of 'croire' (to believe)
- reste
- Third person singular present of 'rester' meaning remains
- ni
- Negative conjunction meaning 'neither' or 'nor'
- sorciers
- Masculine plural noun meaning sorcerers or wizards
- enchanteresses
- Feminine plural noun meaning enchantresses or sorceresses
- magiciens
- Masculine plural noun meaning magicians or wizards
- voyez
- Second person plural present of 'voir' meaning you see
- coupés
- Masculine plural past participle of 'couper' meaning cut off
- monde
- Masculine noun meaning world or people
- pourquoi
- Interrogative adverb or conjunction meaning 'why'
- encore
- Adverb meaning still, yet, or again
- parmi
- Preposition meaning 'among' or 'amongst'
- lui
- Third person singular stressed pronoun meaning 'him' or 'her'
- Grand
- Masculine adjective meaning great, grand, or large
- Sorcier
- Masculine noun meaning sorcerer, wizard, or warlock
- baissant
- Present participle of 'baisser' meaning lowering
- voix
- Feminine noun meaning voice
- murmure
- Masculine noun or verb meaning whisper or murmur
- puissant
- Adjective meaning powerful, mighty, or potent
- tous
- Masculine plural pronoun or adjective meaning 'all'
- réunis
- Masculine plural past participle of 'réunir' meaning gathered
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