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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| il etait une fois... | once upon a time there was/were... |
| ils vecurent heureux et eurent beacoup d'enfants | they lived happily ever after |
| raconter | to tell |
| le conte de fees | fairy tale |
| le bien | good |
| le mal | evil |
| une histoire a dormir debout | tall tale |
| imaginer, s'imaginer | to imagine, to imagine oneself (doing or being) |
| rever a, rever de | to dream about |
| le reve | dream |
| le cauchemar | nightmare |
| revasser, etre dans la lune | to daydream |
| batir des chateaux en Espagne | to build castles in the air |
| enchanter | to enchant |
| le merveilleux | the supernatural |
| ensorceler, jeter un sort a | to cast a spell on |
| hanter | to haunt |
| le charme, le sortilege | magic spell |
| rompre le charme | to break the spell |
| la magie, la magie noir | magic, black magic |
| la malediction | curse |
| maudire | to curse someone/something |
| craindre | to fear |
| faire la cour a | to court, to woo |
| faire peur a | to frighten |
| faire semblant de | to pretend |