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English → Fr Preface Level 6/10

Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England

Produit par Nick Hodson de Londres, Angleterre

Won from the Waves, by W.H.G. Kingston.

Gagné sur les Vagues, par W.H.G. Kingston.

This is a splendid book, one of Kingston's very best, written and published at the very end of his life, and it will give you a very good read.

C'est un livre splendide, l'un des meilleurs de Kingston, écrit et publié à la toute fin de sa vie, et il vous offrira une très bonne lecture.

Of course there are the usual swimming exercises, but there is just so much more going on, that you will always be wanting to turn the next page to see what happens.

Bien sûr, il y a les exercices de natation habituels, mais il se passe tellement plus de choses que vous voudrez toujours tourner la page suivante pour voir ce qui se passe.

WON FROM THE WAVES, BY W.H.G. KINGSTON.

GAGNÉ SUR LES VAGUES, PAR W.H.G. KINGSTON.

Vocabulary

Produit
pro-dwee — Produced; created or manufactured by someone
par
par — By; indicates authorship or means
de
duh — Of, from; very common French preposition
Londres
lon-druh — London; capital city of England
Angleterre
ang-gluh-tair — England; country in the United Kingdom
Gagné
ga-nyay — Won; past participle of gagner, to win
sur
syur — On, upon; common French preposition
les
lay — The; plural definite article in French
Vagues
vag — Waves; undulating movements of water
C'
say — It; contraction of ce before a vowel
est
ay — Is; third person singular of être, to be
un
uhn — A, one; masculine indefinite article
livre
lee-vruh — Book; a written or printed publication
splendide
splen-deed — Splendid; magnificent, impressively beautiful or excellent
l'
luh — The; definite article contracted before vowel
des
day — Some, of the; plural indefinite article
meilleurs
may-yuhr — Best; superlative form of bon, good
écrit
ay-kree — Written; past participle of écrire, to write
et
ay — And; basic coordinating conjunction
publié
poo-blee-ay — Published; past participle of publier, to publish
à
ah — At, to, in; very common French preposition
la
lah — The; feminine singular definite article
toute
toot — All, entire; feminine form of tout
fin
fan — End; conclusion or final part of something
sa
sah — His, her; feminine singular possessive adjective
vie
vee — Life; the existence of a living being
il
eel — He, it; third person masculine singular pronoun
vous
voo — You; second person plural or formal pronoun
offrira
oh-free-rah — Will offer; future tense of offrir, to offer
une
oon — A, one; feminine indefinite article
très
treh — Very; adverb intensifying adjectives or adverbs
bonne
bon — Good; feminine form of bon, positive quality
lecture
lek-tyur — Reading; the act of reading a text
Bien
byan — Well, good; adverb expressing quality or approval
sûr
syur — Sure, certain; confident or without doubt
y
ee — There, it; pronoun replacing a place or thing
a
ah — Has; third person singular of avoir, to have
exercices
eg-zair-sees — Exercises; physical or mental training activities
natation
na-ta-syon — Swimming; sport or activity of moving through water
habituels
ah-bee-tyoo-el — Usual, habitual; regular or customary occurrences
mais
may — But; conjunction expressing contrast or opposition
se
suh — Oneself; reflexive pronoun used with verbs
passe
pass — Happens, passes; third person of se passer
tellement
tel-mahn — So much, so many; intensifying adverb
plus
ploo — More; comparative adverb indicating greater quantity
choses
shohz — Things; objects or matters of any kind
que
kuh — That, than, which; conjunction or relative pronoun
voudrez
voo-dray — Will want; future tense of vouloir, to want
toujours
too-zhoor — Always, still; adverb of time or continuity
tourner
toor-nay — To turn; to rotate or flip something over
page
pazh — Page; one side of a leaf in a book
suivante
swee-vahnt — Next, following; feminine adjective indicating next item
pour
poor — For, to; preposition indicating purpose or direction
voir
vwar — To see; to perceive visually or understand
ce
suh — This, that, what; demonstrative pronoun or adjective
qui
kee — Who, which, that; relative or interrogative pronoun
GAGNÉ
ga-nyay — Won; past participle of gagner, to win
SUR
syur — On, upon; common French preposition
LES
lay — The; plural definite article in French
VAGUES
vag — Waves; undulating movements of water
PAR
par — By; indicates authorship or means
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