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Panache Marley
Comprehension a la page 116
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Un collier en or dix-huit carats | a gold 18 carat necklace |
| un jolie petit fermoir | a pretty little clasp |
| elle avait mis | she had put |
| porta (porter) | carried |
| cria (crier) | shouted ( to shout) |
| Je ne l'ai plus | i haven't it any longer |
| une voix stridente | a strident voice |
| Ce truc qui pend de sa gueule | this thing which is hanging from his mouth |
| Pas de gestes brusques | no sudden gestures |
| lança (lancer) | threw ( to throw) |
| se muer (se muant) | se transformer ( transformant) |
| prÎmes (prendre) | took ( to take) |
| une lenteur mesurée | a measured slowness |
| On aurait dit | one would have said |
| chargé d'explosifs | loaded with explosifs |
| que | that |
| le moindre faux mouvement | the least mouvement |
| Doucement | gently, softly |
| fit (faire) | made/did |
| personne ne sera blessé | no-one will be injured |
| avaler ( il val l'avaler) | to swallow ( he is going to swallow it) |
| nous nous jetâmes sur lui se jetter sur | we threw ourselves on him to throw oneself |
| immobilisa | immobilised |
| ses pattes | his paws |
| je plongeais (plonger) | I plunged |
| au plus profond de sa gorge | as deep into his throat |
| donna | gave |
| sur l'arrière- train | hindquarters |
| en criant | while shouting |
| crache-le | spit it |
| Bon sang | Good grief |
| une bataille | a battle |
| pas la guerre | not the war |
| la nature etait de notre côté | nature was on our side |
| tôt ou tard | sooner or later |
| ingéré | ingested |
| aussi pénible que me fût cette idée | as painful as was the idea to me |
| je savais | I knew |
| C'est ainsi | it is |
| une mangue | a mango |
| chaque fois | each time |
| Je me sentais | I felt |
| un chercheur d'or | a gold miner |
| des lacets de chaussures | shoe laces |
| les clés de guitare | guitar keys |
| furent ( être ) | were |
| récompensés récompenser | rewarded |
| les selles | the soles |
| j.aperçus apercevoir | I noticed to notice |
| une boule | a ball |
| attira attirer | attracted to attract |
| Grace à | thanks to |
| puissant | powerful |
| parvins parvenir | managed to manage |
| démêler | untangle |
| retrouva retrouver | found again to find again |
| sa forme | it's shape |
| neuve | brand new |
| enore plus belle | even more beautiful |
| nous nous émerveillâmes s' émerveiller | we marveled at to marvel at |
| un bijou | a piece of jewellery |
| plus étincillant | more shiny |
| les sucs gastriques | the gastric juices |
| C'était l'or le plus pur | It was the purest gold |
| une boutique de nettoyage | a cleaning shop |