Voltaire--Candide chapitre 1 -10
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raconter
to tell
digne de
worthy of
un personnage
character (in a story)
les pierres (f)
stones
justement
rightly so, exactly
surtout
especially
de retour
upon returning
laisser tomber
to drop (something)
ce qui se passe
what is going on, happening
être en colère
to be angry
chasser
to chase away
gai
(ici) ideal, perfect
les champs (m)
fields
avoir raison
to be correct
ma part
my share, my portion
plaisez (plaire)
to please
Combien mesurez-vous?
How tall are you?
d'ailleurs
in any case, besides
le regiment
military regiment
ne...que
only
le surlendemain
the day after the next day, two days later
emmener
to lead someone somewhere
d'habitude
usually; normally
frappé
struck
une balle
bullet
pourtant
in any case, however
compter
to include, to count
la guerre
war
au milieu de
in the middle of
de chaque côté
on each side
se cacher
to hide (oneself)
ailleurs
elsewhere
abare
from the Abare side (enemies of Bulgares)
ne...plus rien
nothing more
un morceau de
a piece of
la bonne cause
for the right reason
mériter
to deserve
la peau
skin
ses dents (f)
his teeth
sauter au cou
to embrace around the neck, to fly into one's arms
arriver
to happen, occur
le chef-d'œuvre
masterpiece
revenir à lui
to come to one's senses
coupée en morceau
chopped into little pieces
détruit
destroyed
qui l'ont rendu
which made him
grâce à
thanks to
remercier
to thank
de chacun
of each individual
la tempête
storm
se lever
to rise up (as a storm)
sauter à l'eau
to jump back into the water
ramener
to bring back someone
exprès
on purpose
se reposer
to rest
à peine
barely, hardly
quelque chose à gagner
something to be gained
les choses ne peuvent être autrement
Things can't be any other way
trois-quarts
three quarters
un Basque
a man from Basque country
rester
to stay, remain
en cadence
rhythmically
encore plus
even more, still more
se lamenter
to complain
une vieille
an old woman
suivre
to follow
se soigner
to take care of oneself
laisser
to leave behind
s'évanouir
to faint
celle (demon. pronoun)
the one (referring to Candide's story)
haut de six pieds
6 ft tall
donner un coup de couteau
to stab
au côté gauche
on the left hand side
la trace
scar
saluer
salute
ne comptent pas
does not consider, count
effrayer
to scare
fessé
spanked
expliquer
(ici) to demonstrate, show
un conseil
advice
puisque
since/because
justement
in fact
C'est du joli!
Well, that's a fine how do you do!
que Candide les prépare
Let Candide get them ready! (subjonctif)
les Jésuites
a less dogmatic order of Catholicisme
un valet
a servant
celui-là
that one (referring to the new universe)
Dieu le veuille!
God willing
le mien
mine (referring to Cunégonde's pas life)
le mal physique
physical evil
oser
to dare (to do something)
saluer
to greet
un quart d'heure
fifteen minutes
attrapé
arrested
la poursuite
pursuit
