The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 6

Vocabulary

vit

vit — He lives or he saw, depending on context

Cité

site — City or citadel, a named urban settlement

Émeraudes

emʁod — Emeralds, precious green gemstones

allait

ale — Was going to, imperfect tense of 'aller'

poser

poze — To place, ask, or pose a question

autre

otʁ — Another or other, indicating something different

question

kɛstjɔ̃ — A question, an inquiry seeking information

moment-là

mɔmɑ̃ la — That moment, referring to a specific point in time

s'étaient

setɛ — Had been, reflexive past perfect of 'être'

tenus

təny — Held or kept, past participle of 'tenir'

silencieusement

silɑ̃sjøzmɑ̃ — Silently, in a quiet and noiseless manner

l'écart

lekɑʁ — At a distance, set apart from the main group

poussèrent

pusɛʁ — They pushed or let out, past tense of 'pousser'

cri

kʁi — A cry or shout, a loud exclamation

pointèrent

pwɛ̃tɛʁ — They pointed, past tense of 'pointer'

coin

kwɛ̃ — Corner or nook of a room or structure

Méchante

meʃɑ̃t — Wicked or mean, describing a villainous female character

Sorcière

sɔʁsjɛʁ — Witch, a woman who practices magic or sorcery

étendue

etɑ̃dy — Stretched out or lying flat on a surface

Qu'est-ce

kɛs — Part of 'what is it', an interrogative expression

demanda

dəmɑ̃da — Asked, past tense of 'demander'

vieille

vjɛj — Old woman or elderly, feminine form of 'vieux'

regarda

ʁəɡaʁda — Looked at, past tense of 'regarder'

mit

mi — Put or began, past tense of 'mettre'

rire

ʁiʁ — To laugh or laughter, an expression of amusement

pieds

pje — Feet, the lower extremities of the human body

morte

mɔʁt — Dead, feminine adjective describing loss of life

entièrement

ɑ̃tjɛʁmɑ̃ — Entirely, completely, or wholly without any remainder

disparu

dispaʁy — Disappeared, past participle of 'disparaître'

restait

ʁɛstɛ — Remained or was left, imperfect of 'rester'

plus

ply — No more or no longer in negative constructions

rien

ʁjɛ̃ — Nothing, indicating an absence of anything

souliers

sulje — Shoes, formal or dress footwear for the feet

d'argent

daʁʒɑ̃ — Of silver, made from or colored like silver

expliqua

ɛksplike — Explained, past tense of 'expliquer'

Nord

nɔʁ — North, the cardinal direction opposite to south

rapidement

ʁapidmɑ̃ — Rapidly, quickly, in a fast manner

desséchée

desʃe — Dried out or desiccated, withered from lack of moisture

soleil

sɔlɛj — Sun, the star at the center of our solar system

ainsi

ɛ̃si — Thus, so, or in this way

fini

fini — Finished or ended, past participle of 'finir'

pourrez

puʁe — Will be able to, future tense of 'pouvoir'

porter

pɔʁte — To wear or carry, a common French verb

pencha

pɑ̃ʃa — Leaned or bent over, past tense of 'pencher'

ramassa

ʁamasa — Picked up or gathered, past tense of 'ramasser'

après

apʁɛ — After, following in time or order

avoir

avwaʁ — To have, one of the two main auxiliary verbs

secoué

səkwe — Shaken, past participle of 'secouer'

poussière

pusjɛʁ — Dust, fine particles that settle on surfaces

tendit

tɑ̃di — Held out or handed, past tense of 'tendre'

l'Est

lɛst — The East, the cardinal direction toward the sunrise

fière

fjɛʁ — Proud, feeling or showing pride in something

ces

se — Demonstrative adjective meaning 'these' or 'those'

l'un

lœ̃ — One of them, indefinite pronoun meaning 'one'

y

i — Pronoun meaning 'there' or 'to it', 'in it'

certain

sɛʁtɛ̃ — Certain or a particular, indicating something specific

charme

ʃaʁm — Charm or spell, magical power or enchantment

lié

lje — Linked or tied, past participle of 'lier'

jamais

ʒamɛ — Never or ever, used in negative or interrogative contexts

su

sy — Known, past participle of 'savoir'

porta

pɔʁta — Carried or wore, past tense of 'porter'

posa

poza — Placed or set down, past tense of 'poser'

Puis

pɥi — Then or next, indicating sequence of events

ressortit

ʁəsɔʁti — Went back out, past tense of 'ressortir'

vers

vɛʁ — Toward or around, indicating direction or approximation

impatiente

ɛ̃pasjɑ̃t — Impatient or eager, anxious for something to happen

rentrer

ʁɑ̃tʁe — To return home or go back inside

chez

ʃe — At the home of, used to indicate someone's place

tante

tɑ̃t — Aunt, a parent's sister or uncle's wife

oncle

ɔ̃kl — Uncle, a parent's brother or aunt's husband

car

kaʁ — Because or for, a conjunction giving a reason

sûre

syʁ — Sure or certain, confident about something being true

s'inquiéteront

sɛ̃kjɛtʁɔ̃ — Will worry, future reflexive of 's'inquiéter'

Pouvez-vous

puve vu — Can you, polite second person question form

m'aider

mede — Help me, infinitive with first person object pronoun

trouver

tʁuve — To find, to locate or discover something

chemin

ʃəmɛ̃ — Path or way, a route to reach a destination

regardèrent

ʁəɡaʁdɛʁ — They looked, past tense plural of 'regarder'

d'abord

dabɔʁ — First or at first, indicating an initial action

autres

otʁ — Others, plural of 'autre', indicating different ones

puis

pɥi — Then, afterwards, indicating the next step

hochèrent

ɔʃɛʁ — Nodded or shook, past tense of 'hocher'

tête

tɛt — Head, the uppermost part of the human body

négativement

neɡativmɑ̃ — Negatively, in a way indicating refusal or denial