General phrases for Le Silence de la Mer

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Cela aurait reflété certaines des pensées allemandes de l'époque, dont beaucoup pensaient que la guerre conduirait à la prospérité.

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Cela aurait reflété certaines des pensées allemandes de l'époque, dont beaucoup pensaient que la guerre conduirait à la prospérité.

This would have reflected some of the german thoughts of the time of whom a lot thought that the war would build prosperity

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Mais pour un audience française, qui était démographique pour la nouvelle, cela aurait été un choix bizarre pour montrer la guerre sous un jour positif.

But for a french audience, who were the demographic for the story, this would have been a strange choice to show the war in a positive light

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Pendant les années 1940, les citoyens français ont été contraints de permettre aux soldats allemands de vivre avec eux.

During the 1940's, the french citizens had been forced to allow german solider to live with them

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Craignant pour leur vie, de nombreuses familles ont dû coopérer parce que s'ils avaient ouvertement résisté, ils auraient été sévèrement punis

Fearing for their life, most families had to cooperate because if they have openly resisted, they would have been severely punished

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ils n'avaient qu'un seul choix; obéir ou mourir

they had only one choice; comply or die

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ses doigts trahissent ses vrais sentiments

her fingers betray her true feelings

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as he felt more comfortable

comme il se sentait plus à l'aise

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Si on appelait le livre le Silence de la nièce, alors il serait difficile d'englober le reste de la population française

If we called the book the Silence of the niece, then it would be difficult to encompass the rest of the French population

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L'ange au-dessus de la porte est utilisé par Vecours comme objet constant pour marquer l'évolution de von Ebrennac

The angel above the door is used by Vecours as a constant object to mark the evolution of von Ebrennac

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C'est un discours patriotique

This is a patriotic speech

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Cependant, la prochaine fois que nous verrons l'ange, tout a changé. Ebrennac est résigné à son sort et aux antipodes du patriotisme. Vecours utilise l'ange comme une constante pour opposer les deux hommes différents

However, when we next see the angel, everything has changed. Ebrennac is resigned to his fate and the opposite of patriotic. Vecours uses the angel as a constant to contrast the two different men.

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exprimant sa fierté du patriotisme des Français, des sentiments qui lui tiennent à coeur.

conveying his pride in the patriotism of the French, feelings which are important to him.

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qu'ils avaient peur

they were scared

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qui est transféré

which is transferred

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von Ebrennac n'a pas commis de crime

[...] did not commit a crime

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ni...ni...ne

Neither...nor...nor (Subject)

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le contraire

opposite

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les lecteurs

readers

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Le style d'écriture de Vecours est très ambigu

The writing style of Vecours is very ambiguous

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(pronoun) ne (verb) que

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ils n'avaient que

only

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they had only one choice; cooperate or be punished very severely

ils n'avaient qu'un seul choix; coopérer ou être puni très sévèrement

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ce qui me plaît le plus

what I like most is

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à moins qu'il y ait

unless there is a

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de peur que + subj

for fear that

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il y aurait eu

there would have been

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d'un autre coté

on the other hand

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ne verb jamais

never

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ne (verbe) rien

nothing

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mais il n'y avait rien qu'ils pouvaient faire

but there was nothing they could do

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Le revers de la médaille, c'est que

the other side of the coin is that

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Après avoir discuté..., considérons maintenant...

After having discussed..., let's now consider...

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miscellaneous

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de = of

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du/ de la/ des = of the

blah

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cela

this, that

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ce, cet, cette, ces

this, these (about something already mentioned)

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