Oliver Twist, by Charles Dickens
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86 terms
English | French |
|---|---|
 gruel | soup served at workhouses in 1800s |
| stood | opposite of "sit down" |
| a stone | like a rock |
| be hanged | être pendu |
| onto | on |
| thought | past of "to think" |
| climbed | grimper |
| to beg | mendier |
| reached | atteindre |
| exhausted | tired |
| dirty | sale |
| wore | a porté |
| sharp | pointu |
| narrow | étroite |
| whistled | siffler |
| wrinkled | ridé |
| stared | fixer |
| a rope | une corde |
| a handkerchief | un mouchoir |
| suddenly | soudainement |
| to lift | soulever |
| a sack | un sac |
| to glare | un regard fixé |
| shaking with fear | trembler de peur |
| a bowl | un bol |
| a wallet | un portefeuille |
| nearer | très près |
| clever | intelligent |
| replied | answered |
| silk | soie |
| stitches | points de coudre |
| shouted | crié |
| downstairs | en bas |
| crowded street | une foule dans la rue |
| whispered | chuchoté |
| trousers | pantalons |
| hid | s'est caché |
| doorway | le pas de la porte |
| stumbled | trébucher |
| a thief | un voleur |
| owner | propriétaire |
| bookstalls | bouquinistes |
| a cab | un taxi (with a horse drawn carriage in 1800s) |
| shadow | ombre |
| candle | bougie |
| curtains | rideaux |
| robbery | brigandage |
| shape | forme |
| warm | chaud |
| aunt | tante |
| anger | colère |
| fear | peur |
| thief | voleur |
| sigh | soupir |
| Matron | surveillante générale |
| hat | chapeau |
| slowly | lentement |
| inn | auberge |
| Beadle | Man in charge of punishing in 1800s |
| sharply | nettement |
| locket | médaillon |
| wait | attendre |
| stone | pierre |
| parish | paroisse |
| wet | humide |
| able to steal | capable de voler |
| become ill | tomber malade |
| weak | faible |
| exhausted | épuisé |
| carrying baskets | transport de paniers |
| earlier | plus tôt |
| agreed | accepté |
| knock | toc toc |
| matter | problème |
| wicked | malveillant |
| kind | gentil |
| carriage | chariot |
| breathe | respirer |
| housekeeper | gouvernante |
| laugh | rire |
| quarter | quart |
| struck | frappé |
| fear | crainte |
| behaving | comportement |
| evil | malin |
| delighted | ravi |
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