|
 d'l'allégresse | of joy of spirit |
| l'agrément | of pleasure, joy etc. |
| la pauvreté | the poverty |
| se cassait | was breaking, dawning itself |
| une demi-tasse de café | a demi-tasse (small cup) of coffee |
| débarbouiller | to clear up |
| tit déjeuner | a small breakfast |
| j'buvait | I would drink |
| courante | running, flowing as in water |
| des lampes | some lamps |
| alummé par d'huile à lampe | lit by kerosene or coal oil |
| un hiver très froid | a winter very cold |
| les couvertes | the covers |
| le corp | the body |
| sauf que la figure | except that of the face |
| le réchaud | the heater |
| dès que | as soon as |
| se coucher | ourselves go to bed |
| au près du feu | next (near) the fire |
| sautant carrément | jumping squarely |
| une grosse quilte | a big (heavy) quilt |
| les grosses craques | the big cracks |
| le mur du nord | the wall of the north |
| l'air sifflait | the air would blow (whistle) |
| du butin hérité | some inherited furnishings |
| fais à la main | made by hand (hand made) |
| utile | useful |
| des chaises | some chairs |
| leurs fonds en cuir | their leather bottoms |
| de bétail | of generic cattle |
| de vaches, de veaux, de taures, de tarreaux | of cows, of calves, of heifers, of bulls |
| un tit brin | a little bit |
| enduré sans plainte | endured without complaint |
| asteur (à cette heure) | at this time (literally, hour) |
| quittez-moi vous raconter | you, allow me to relate to you |
| ouai (oui) | yes (yeah, common yes) |
| jonglerie | a juggling of thoughts |
| d'un tit bougre | of a little fellow |
| tas d'idées | a heap of ideas |
| et des espoirs | and of some hopes |
| l'ennui | the boredom |
| tros pesant (lourd) | too heavy (bearing down heavily) |
| moi et mon chien | me and my dog |
| on allait prendre les clos | we would take to the fields |
| un baton en main | a stick in hand |
| sifflet de chasse sur bec | a hunting whistle on lips |
| on allait découvrir | we would go to uncover |
| des lieux de lapins | some rabbits nests (lairs) |
| le foin | the hay |
| de les chaintres | of the turnrows |
| erbuter (buter) | to stumble |
| sur des niques | on (upon) some nests |
| mais plutôt | but instead |
| de rats | of rats |
| passés | passed |
| des frissons | some goose pimples |
| cette tite promenade | that little excursion |
| avec mon chien | with my dog |
| pour un élan | for a short time |
| demain | tomorrow |
| il faudra jongler | it will be necessary to think |
| pour apaiser | to appease |
| l'esprit aventureux | adventurous spirit |
| la pauvreté me retenait | the poverty would hold me back |
| d'achever | to achieve, accomplish |
| ah bien | oh well |
| ça c'est la sort | that is the lot |
| d'un enfant en pauvreté | that is of a child in poverty |
| tout est pas sombre | all is not dark (somber) |
| une leçon | a lesson |
| m''a fait souple d'esprit | made me supple of spirit |
| subir, endurer | enduring, undergo |
| des flèches | some arrows |
| tirées avec des pointes caléés | thrown (shot) with points (arrow heads) sunk |
| chéti | bitter |
| étants lancées | were lanced |
| peut-être à une autre | perhaps at another (person) |
| survivre | to survive |
| les coups secs | the sharp blows |
| m'ont fortifié | they fortified me |
| les amertumes | the bitterness |
| plus tard | later |
| semblait comme | would seem like |
| si j'restais | I were to stay |
| dans un état | in a state |
| très triste | very sad state |
| au contraire | to the contrary |
| tissés (faufilés) parmi | intertwined among |
| améliorer | to improve, ameliorate |
| des belles choses | some nice things |
| une tablette au dessus tout | a perch, ledge, above all |
| assez haute | high enough |
| d'arriver | to reach, arrive at |
| les haler dehors brusquement | to pull them out briskly |
| j'avance pas | I do not advance |
| après le dépeindre | painting it |
| ma jeunesse | my youth |
| j'ai surmonté | I have surmounted |
| et au même temps | and at the same time |
| introduire | to introduce |
| à d'autres mots | to some other words |
| j'souhaite | I hope (wish) |
| vous-autres peut | you can |
| comprendre mes paroles | to understand my sayings (words) |
| offre | to offer |
| va avoir | you will have |
| l'occasion de les user | the occasion to use them |
| et les mettre en cachette | and to put them in hiding |
| pour les enlever plus tard | to raise them up later |
| dans vos charades | in your casual conversations |