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La Derniere Classe - Alphonse Daudet
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vocabulaire utile
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B
etre gronde
to be scolded
manquer la classe
to skip the class, to cut class
les merles
blackbirds
siffler
to whistle
la lisiere du bois
edge of the woods
le pre
meadow
la scierie
sawmill
la regle
the rule / ruler
la mairie
city hall
le forgeron
blacksmith
affiche
bulletin
se depecher
to hurry
tot
early
se moquer de
to make fun of
etre essouffler
to be out of breath
un tapage
noise
les pupitres
pupils' desks
ouvert
opened
fermer
to close
les lecons
lessons
se boucher les oreilles
to block one's ears
taper
to tap
ce train (ici)
noise (ici)
en fer
metal (iron)
sous le bras
under your arm
enjamber
to step over
le banc
seat, bench
un peu remis de
recovered from
ma frayeur
my fright
sa redingote
frock coat
son jabot
ruffle (worn like a tie)
plisse
pleated
la calotte
skullcap
en soie
silk
brodee
embroidered
des prix
awards
au fond de
at the back of
d'habitude
usually
son tricorne
three-cornered hat
l'ancien maire
former mayor
l'ancien facteur
former postman
un abecedaire
primer (first school book)
mange aux bords
eaten (worn) at the edges
sa chaire
(teacher's chair) often elevated
douce
soft, low
grave
serious
enseigner
to teach
prier
to beg
ces paroles
these words
bouleverser
upset
en rester la
to remain at that point (in my studies)
courir les nids
hunting bird's nests
faire des glissades
make slides
ennuyeux
boring
lourd
heavy
punitions
punishments
les coups de regle
the blows with the ruler
mon tour
my turn
tout au long
from beginning to end
haut
out loud
s'embrouiller
get mixed up
se balancer
to sway
le coeur gros
with a heavy heart
sans oser
without daring
punir
to punish
coupable
guilty
tenir a
to insist on
instruits
educated
aux filatures
spinning mills
a la terre (ici)
on the farm (ici)
quelques sous
a few pennies
arroser
to water
pecher des truites
to fish for trout
un esclave
a slave
donner conge
give a day off
la clef
the key
explications
explanations
son savoir
one's knowledge
d'un seul coup
in one blow/ at once
l'ecriture
writing
tout neufs
brand new
des drapeaux
flags
pendus
hanging / hung /suspended
la tringle
a rod
le grincement
scratching
des plumes
pens (quills)
des hannetons
June bugs
la toiture
the roof
roucouler
cooing
tout bas
softly
au dessus
above
toute pareille
all alike
polis
polished
frottes
rubbed
les noyers
walnut trees
le houblon
hop (plant)
enguilander
encircled
au toit
on the rooftop
creve-coeur
heartbreak
leurs malles
their trunks
le lendemain
day after tomorrow
au bout
at the end
l'ecriture
handwriting
epeler
to spell
l'horloge
the clock
etouffer
to choke
la craie
chalk
appuyer
to lean on/ against
les habits
clothes
le malheur
misfortune
autant de
as much
eclater
burst (out)
le morceau
piece
au lieu de
instead of
avoir envie de
to feel like
d'autant plus que
all the more because
d'habitude
ordinarily
du reste
moreover
en retard
late
en train de
in the act of
en travers
across
en vouloir a
hold a grudge against
faire la classe
teach
faire l'exercice
exercise, drill
ne...plus que
no longer anything but
qu'est-ce qu'il y a
what is the matter
tant que
as long as
tenir a (faire)
to insist on (doing), to be anxious to (do)
tout a l'heure
a little while ago; in a little while
tout de meme
all the same
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