The Wonderful Wizard of Oz — Page 8
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"Yes," answered the child, looking up and drying her tears.
« Oui », répondit l'enfant, levant les yeux et séchant ses larmes.
"Then you must go to the City of Emeralds. Perhaps Oz will help you."
« Alors vous devez vous rendre à la Cité des Émeraudes. Peut-être qu'Oz pourra vous aider. »
"Where is this city?" asked Dorothy.
« Où se trouve cette ville ? » demanda Dorothée.
"It is exactly in the center of the country, and is ruled by Oz, the Great Wizard I told you of."
« Elle se trouve exactement au centre du pays, et est gouvernée par Oz, le Grand Sorcier dont je vous ai parlé. »
"Is he a good man?" inquired the girl anxiously.
« Est-ce un homme bien ? » s'enquit la fillette avec anxiété.
"He is a good Wizard. Whether he is a man or not I cannot tell, for I have never seen him."
« C'est un bon Sorcier. Je ne peux pas dire s'il est un homme ou non, car je ne l'ai jamais vu. »
"How can I get there?" asked Dorothy.
« Comment puis-je m'y rendre ? » demanda Dorothée.
"You must walk. It is a long journey, through a country that is sometimes pleasant and sometimes dark and terrible. However, I will use all the magic arts I know of to keep you from harm."
« Vous devez y aller à pied. C'est un long voyage, à travers un pays qui est parfois agréable et parfois sombre et terrible. Cependant, j'userai de tous les arts magiques que je connais pour vous protéger du danger. »
"Won't you go with me?" pleaded the girl, who had begun to look upon the little old woman as her only friend.
« Ne viendrez-vous pas avec moi ? » supplia la fillette, qui avait commencé à considérer la petite vieille femme comme sa seule amie.
"No, I cannot do that," she replied, "but I will give you my kiss, and no one will dare injure a person who has been kissed by the Witch of the North."
« Non, je ne peux pas faire cela », répondit-elle, « mais je vous donnerai mon baiser, et personne n'osera blesser une personne qui a été embrassée par la Sorcière du Nord. »
She came close to Dorothy and kissed her gently on the forehead. Where her lips touched the girl they left a round, shining mark, as Dorothy found out soon after.
Elle s'approcha de Dorothée et l'embrassa doucement sur le front. Là où ses lèvres touchèrent la fillette, elles laissèrent une marque ronde et brillante, comme Dorothée le découvrit peu après.
"The road to the City of Emeralds is paved with yellow brick," said the Witch, "so you cannot miss it.
« La route menant à la Cité des Émeraudes est pavée de briques jaunes », dit la Sorcière, « vous ne pouvez donc pas la manquer.
Vocabulary
- Oui
- Yes; affirmative response word.
- répondit
- Replied; past tense of répondre, to answer.
- l'
- Contracted definite article the before vowel.
- enfant
- Child; a young person, boy or girl.
- levant
- Raising; present participle of lever, to lift.
- les
- Plural definite article meaning the.
- yeux
- Eyes; plural of œil, the organ of sight.
- et
- And; coordinating conjunction linking words or phrases.
- séchant
- Drying; present participle of sécher, to dry.
- ses
- His, her, its; plural possessive adjective.
- larmes
- Tears; drops of liquid shed while crying.
- Alors
- Then, so; adverb indicating consequence or time.
- vous
- You; second-person plural or formal pronoun.
- devez
- Must, have to; second-person plural of devoir.
- rendre
- To go, return, or render something somewhere.
- à
- To, at, in; common French preposition of direction.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- Cité
- City; an urban settlement or municipality.
- des
- Of the; contraction of de and les.
- Émeraudes
- Emeralds; precious green gemstones.
- Peut-
- Part of peut-être, meaning perhaps or maybe.
- être
- To be; fundamental auxiliary and lexical verb.
- qu'
- That; conjunction or relative pronoun before vowel.
- pourra
- Will be able; future tense of pouvoir.
- aider
- To help; to assist someone with something.
- Où
- Where; interrogative adverb of place.
- se
- Reflexive pronoun meaning himself, herself, itself.
- trouve
- Is located; third-person singular of trouver.
- cette
- This; feminine singular demonstrative adjective.
- ville
- City, town; an urban place of residence.
- demanda
- Asked; past tense of demander, to ask.
- Elle
- She, it; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
- exactement
- Exactly; precisely, without error or deviation.
- au
- To the, at the; contraction of à and le.
- centre
- Center; the middle point of something.
- du
- Of the; contraction of de and le.
- pays
- Country, land; a nation or territory.
- est
- Is; third-person singular present of être.
- gouvernée
- Governed; ruled or administered by an authority.
- par
- By; preposition indicating agent or means.
- le
- The; masculine singular definite article.
- Grand
- Great, grand; adjective meaning large or important.
- Sorcier
- Wizard, sorcerer; a person who practices magic.
- dont
- Of whom, of which; relative pronoun.
- je
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
- ai
- Have; first-person singular of avoir, to have.
- parlé
- Spoken, talked; past participle of parler.
- Est-
- Part of est-ce, meaning is it or is he.
- ce
- This, it; demonstrative pronoun or adjective.
- un
- A, an, one; indefinite article, masculine.
- homme
- Man; an adult male human being.
- bien
- Good, well; adverb or adjective of quality.
- s'
- Reflexive pronoun se contracted before vowel.
- enquit
- Inquired; past tense of s'enquérir, to ask.
- fillette
- Little girl; a young female child.
- avec
- With; preposition indicating accompaniment or manner.
- anxiété
- Anxiety; a feeling of worry or unease.
- C'
- Contracted form of ce before est, meaning it's.
- bon
- Good; adjective describing positive quality.
- Je
- I; first-person singular subject pronoun.
- ne
- Not; negative particle used with pas.
- peux
- Can; first-person singular of pouvoir.
- pas
- Not; negation particle paired with ne.
- dire
- To say, to tell; common verb of speech.
- il
- He, it; third-person masculine singular pronoun.
- ou
- Or; coordinating conjunction presenting alternatives.
- non
- No; negative response or negation.
- car
- Because, for; conjunction explaining a reason.
- jamais
- Never; adverb indicating absence of occurrence.
- vu
- Seen; past participle of voir, to see.
- Comment
- How; interrogative adverb asking about manner.
- puis-
- Can I; inverted first-person of pouvoir.
- m'
- Me; contracted first-person reflexive pronoun.
- y
- There; adverbial pronoun referring to a place.
- Vous
- You; second-person plural or formal pronoun.
- aller
- To go; fundamental verb of movement.
- pied
- Foot; body part used for walking.
- long
- Long; adjective describing great length or duration.
- voyage
- Journey, trip; travel from one place to another.
- travers
- Across, through; used in à travers meaning through.
- qui
- Who, which; relative or interrogative pronoun.
- parfois
- Sometimes; adverb meaning on certain occasions.
- agréable
- Pleasant, agreeable; describes something enjoyable.
- sombre
- Dark, gloomy; adjective describing lack of light.
- terrible
- Terrible, dreadful; causing fear or distress.
- Cependant
- However, nevertheless; conjunction indicating contrast.
- j'
- I; contracted first-person pronoun before vowel.
- userai
- Will use; future tense of user, to use.
- de
- Of, from; very common French preposition.
- tous
- All, every; masculine plural adjective or pronoun.
- arts
- Arts, skills; areas of creative or magical practice.
- magiques
- Magical; adjective relating to magic or sorcery.
- que
- That, which, whom; conjunction or relative pronoun.
- connais
- Know; first-person singular of connaître.
- pour
- For, in order to; preposition of purpose.
- protéger
- To protect; to keep safe from harm.
- danger
- Danger; risk or threat of harm or injury.
- Ne
- Not; negative particle used in questions or negation.
- viendrez-
- Will you come; inverted future of venir.
- moi
- Me; stressed first-person singular pronoun.
- supplia
- Begged, implored; past tense of supplier.
- avait
- Had; third-person singular imperfect of avoir.
- commencé
- Started, begun; past participle of commencer.
- considérer
- To consider; to think about or regard something.
- petite
- Little, small; feminine adjective of size.
- vieille
- Old; feminine adjective describing advanced age.
- femme
- Woman, wife; an adult female person.
- comme
- As, like; comparison conjunction or preposition.
- sa
- Her, his, its; feminine singular possessive adjective.
- seule
- Only, alone; adjective meaning solitary or unique.
- amie
- Friend; feminine noun for a female friend.
- Non
- No; negative answer or refusal.
- faire
- To do, to make; fundamental versatile French verb.
- cela
- That; demonstrative pronoun referring to something.
- répondit-
- Replied; inverted past tense of répondre.
- elle
- She, her; third-person feminine singular pronoun.
- mais
- But; coordinating conjunction expressing contrast.
- donnerai
- Will give; first-person future of donner.
- mon
- My; masculine singular first-person possessive adjective.
- baiser
- Kiss; a touch of lips as affectionate gesture.
- personne
- Person; or nobody when used with ne.
- n'
- Not; contracted negative particle before vowel.
- osera
- Will dare; future tense of oser, to dare.
- blesser
- To hurt, wound; to cause physical or emotional harm.
- une
- A, an, one; feminine singular indefinite article.
- a
- Has; third-person singular present of avoir.
- été
- Been; past participle of être, to be.
- embrassée
- Kissed, embraced; feminine past participle of embrasser.
- Sorcière
- Witch, sorceress; a female practitioner of magic.
- Nord
- North; one of the four cardinal directions.
- approcha
- Approached; past tense of approcher, to come near.
- embrassa
- Kissed; past tense of embrasser, to kiss.
- doucement
- Gently, softly; adverb describing a tender manner.
- sur
- On, upon; preposition indicating position above.
- front
- Forehead; the part of the face above eyebrows.
- Là
- There; adverb indicating a specific place.
- où
- Where; relative adverb of place.
- lèvres
- Lips; the fleshy edges of the mouth.
- touchèrent
- Touched; past tense of toucher, to touch.
- elles
- They; third-person feminine plural pronoun.
- laissèrent
- Left, left behind; past tense of laisser.
- marque
- Mark, trace; a visible sign left on a surface.
- ronde
- Round, circular; feminine adjective of shape.
- brillante
- Shining, brilliant; adjective meaning bright or sparkling.
- découvrit
- Discovered; past tense of découvrir, to discover.
- peu
- Little, a bit; adverb indicating small quantity.
- après
- After, afterward; preposition or adverb of time.
- La
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- route
- Road, route; a path or way for travel.
- menant
- Leading; present participle of mener, to lead.
- pavée
- Paved; adjective describing a surface covered with bricks.
- briques
- Bricks; rectangular blocks used in construction.
- jaunes
- Yellow; plural adjective describing the color yellow.
- dit
- Said, told; past tense of dire, to say.
- pouvez
- Can, are able; second-person plural of pouvoir.
- donc
- Therefore, so; conjunction indicating logical consequence.
- manquer
- To miss, to lack; to fail to notice something.
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