| Term | Definition |
|---|
| il y a | there is |
| un tas | a lot |
| qu'ont | who have |
| des mamans | some mommas |
| on était malade | we were sick |
| qui donnent pas | who do not give |
| le soulagement | the relief (assuagement) |
| de lequel | of which |
| j'parle | I speak |
| une seule main | a sole hand |
| le front | the forehead |
| nous apportait | would bring to us |
| du | of the |
| une main | a hand |
| tendre | tender |
| nous montrait | would show us |
| qu'elle avait (ait) | that she would have |
| une affection | an affection |
| pour nous-autres | for us |
| qu'avait pas besoin | that had no need |
| en paroles | into words |
| d'la soupe | some soup |
| a | she |
| faisait | would make |
| l'apportait | would take it |
| au lit | to the bed |
| une sourire | a smile |
| sur la figure | on the face |
| une mine | an expression |
| d'inquiet | of concern, inquietude |
| si | if |
| on | we |
| une fièvre | a fever |
| un linge | a cloth |
| trempé | dampened, soaked |
| l'eau froid | the cold water |
| épis-là | and then there |
| sur | on |
| des fois | sometimes |
| plutôt que | instead of, rather than |
| é | she |
| calait | would sink, soak |
| du vinagre | some vinegar |
| mettait | would put |
| on avait pas | we did not have |
| par | by |
| moyens | means |
| deux | two |
| elle | she |
| prenait (prenne) | would take (subjunctive) |
| nous frottait | would rub us |
| les tempes | the temples |
| un morceau | a piece, morsel |
| d'glace | of ice |
| faire | to make |
| diminuer, baisser | to diminish, to lower |
| la température | the (body) temperature |
| j'connais pas si | I do not know if |
| serait | would be (conditionel) |
| c'était | that it was |
| qu'a usait | that she would use |
| soulager | to bring relief, to assuage |
| sa chère main | her dear hand |
| seulement | only, solely |
| ou | or |
| qu'accomplirait | that she would accomplish |
| la plus grande | the greatest, the most |
| portion | portion |
| d'apporter | of to bring about |
| oui | yes |
| les pauvres | the poor |
| enfants | children |
| délaissé | abandoned |
| leurs mères | their mothers |
| sont trés malchanceux | are very unfortunate |
| doivent être tenu | should be held |
| en pitié | in pity |
| est nécessaire | is necessary |
| donner | to give |
| aux enfants | to the children |
| sans de çula | without that, or this one |
| ça peut se faire | that could be so |
| qu'y | that they |
| vont peut être | will perhaps, maybe (they) |
| jamais | never |
| atteindre | to attain |
| à une guérison entièrement | to a complete healing |
| j'sus pas | I am not |
| après bavarder | babbling |
| j'parle | I speak |
| avec | with |
| le sujet | the subject |
| du titre | of the title |
| la faute | the fault |
| gaspiller | to waste, squander |
| haler | to haul, pull |
| l'idée | the idea, mind, intent |
| le jambon | the ham |
| le kildie | the kildeer (type of plover) |
| la larme | the tear |
| la lame | the blade, the wave |
| massacrer | to massacre or disfigure |
| le mouchoir | the handkerchief |
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