head-master
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Careful - nouveau is a noun here and refers to a new student.
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"not in school uniform" (Marx-Aveling, 1886)
"in street clothes" (Mackenzie, 2009)
"as a bourgeois" (me...)
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school desk
See here, for some very good examples : http://iletaitunefoislecole.fr/Le-mobilier-scolaire.html
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sit back down
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i.e. teacher.
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quietly/ in a low voice
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praiseworthy/ deserving. (rare)
synonym : "digne d'éloges"
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(unusual usage of verb "appeler") literally "whereto his age beckons/calls him"
but with the meaning of:
"as becomes his age" or "where he belongs at his age"
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corner
syn = coin
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=610504
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abbreviation of "garçon"
(still employed a lot)
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size
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choir-singer /chorister/ cantor
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"sensible" or "reasonable" or even "reliable"
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Although/whilst (+subjunctive)
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a jacket (unusual).
Google search only comes up with the jacket of the Napoleonic Army's uniform..
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cloth
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This is very clever!
Literally, it means "bother him around the arm-holes" (i.e. be tight around the arms). With the mention of his shoulders, we know that this literally applies to Charles.
However, "être gêné aux entournures" also means "to feel bothered/ embarrassed/ uncomfortable" - something that, more than likely, Charles was also feeling!
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slit
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"facings"
see here:
http://www.hussards-photos.com/Uniformologie_home.htm#Manches
"the cuffs, collar, and lapels of a military jacket, contrasting in colour with the rest of the garment." Oxford English Dictionary, 2008.
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wrists
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tights
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yellow-ish
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braces/shoulder-straps
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badly-polished
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hobnailed (clou = nail)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobnail_(footwear)
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literally, "with all his ears." (old)
More naturally translated, perhaps, with
"all ears."
A more modern synonym is "être de tout ouïe"
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not daring (see grammar for explanation of missing "pas")
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thighs
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so that (+ subj)
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se mettre dans les rangs = to fall into line
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caps
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afin de = in order to
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threshold/doorway
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bench (see "pupitre" above to get an idea..)
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in such a way that/to
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dust
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"thing" (i.e. the thing that was popular with the schoolchildren)
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either he.. or he..
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"try it out"
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headpieces /head-gears of a composite order (i.e. made up of many styles).
See analysis
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bearskin or fur hat http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bearskin
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czapka
or
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billycock / bowler/derby/coke hat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowler_hat
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cotton night-cap
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ugliness
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mute/dumb
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oval
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stiffened with whalebone
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"knobs"
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lozenge = a diamond or rhombus shape
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lozenge
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cardboard polygon
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military decoration
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soutache
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cord
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"small, twisted gold threads" (Marx-Aveling)
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tassel
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neuf (ve) = new (condition)
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visor
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"witty man"
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school kids
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flustered/ disconcerted/ put out of countenance
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so much so
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stammering/stuttering
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could be heard
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boos/ shouting
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immoderate/excessive
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at the top of his lungs
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uproar, din, racket
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literally, which "launched itself with a spring/ sprung up"
"s'élancer" is normally used for people.
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shrill/sharp
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barked/howled
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stamp one's feet
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with great difficulty
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shot out
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firecracker
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badly put out
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stifled/ suppressed
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punishments/threats of extra work
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dictate
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spell
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literally, "bench for the lazy student"
but, perhaps an equivalent of a "dunce's chair"
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The chair/table/lectern set-up from where the teacher would teach.
e.g. Il se tenait au pied de la chaire, debout, face aux élèves (Gide, Les Faux-monnayeurs, 1925, p. 1135).
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/chaire
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promener son regard sur quelque chose = to cast an eye over something.
The preposition is different here..
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lines (punishment)
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See analysis
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gust/ flurry/ squall
(the laughter/snickering of the children is being compared to the wind. This works especially well when we consider the origins of the "Quos ego" phrase.)
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wiping
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with the sense of "de " (from)
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as for
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latin for "I am ridiculous"
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"Everything became calm once more"
"Quiet was restored" (Marx-Aveling)
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(old) exercise books
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in an exemplary way/fashion/attitude or even "exemplary posture"
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paper pellet
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pen-nib (think fountain-pens)
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Mail-pen.jpg
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splash/splat
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face
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remained
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prep (period of time when students, supervised, could complete their prep)
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also known as "engageantes" or "fausses manches", these were known as "lace cuffs" or "cuff-guards." Perhaps they are to prevent him getting ink on his clothes, here?
See the bottom picture here : http://www.ministeredesmodes.com/dokuwiki/doku.php?id=engageantes
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ruled (off)
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i.e. conscientiously
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(quaint, old) "gràce à.... il dut ne pas.." = thanks to... he did not have to.."
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good will(power)
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faire preuve de quelque chose = display/show/demonstrate something (normally a quality)
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passably/reasonably well
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expression/composition/style
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apprentice army surgeon
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compromised (in something shady)
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i.e. his good looks
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snatch up (there is the connotation of haste)
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dowry
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hosier/haberdasher
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(unusual) definition: "who has the custom of speaking, at great length, in such a way as to greatly exaggerate his/her merits and misrepresent reality."
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literally, "walking in such a way as to make his spurs jangle"
but could be simply translated as "swaggering"
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whiskers (pork chops)
syn: rouflaquettes ; pattes
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adorned/decorated with
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rings
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garish, loud
syn = criardes
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1) soldier
2) dashing young man
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spirit/energy/pep
"smooth talk" (MacKenzie, 2009)
"easy go" (Marx-Aveling)
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travelling salesman
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he was indignant (about this/it)
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manufacturing
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"where he thought he would make money." (Marx-Aveling, 1886)
"make it pay off" (MacKenzie, 2009)
Interestingly, "faire-valoir" as a noun was an old word for farming
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any more
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agriculture
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type of fabric (what he attempted before)
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cask/barrels
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poultry
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greased
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he did not take long
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realise
Syn = se rendre compte
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give up (there and then)
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speculation = investment. As opposed to living off his rents...
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(literary) home, dwelling
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elegant townhouse (if in town) or manor house (if in countryside)
http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=1601404
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despondent/bitter/soured
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eaten up by regrets
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(lit) in the past/ before/previously
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servilities/ little services
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cheerful/light-hearted
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(literary) formerly/before/in the past
syn = autrefois (less literary) and naguère (even more literary)
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musty/ stale
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fretful, grumbling
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sluts (old)
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places of disrepute (as my granny would say it)/ dives
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"in a stupor" (MacKenzie, 2009)
"weary" , "listless" , "uncaring"
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stinking of drunkenness
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she shut up/she silenced herself
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lawyers
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when bills fell due...
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sewing
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bleaching
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sulky
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kid/brat
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spoilt
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candies/sweets
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tried to/set out to
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s'entretenir avec = to discuss with
s'entretenir de qch= to discuss (something)
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"charming nonsense" (Marx-Aveling)
"Baby talk" (Mackenzie)
babillard = chatty/talkative but can also mean burbling/murmering (of a river)
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sparse
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civil engineering
(literally, "bridges and roads")
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(old) boldness/nerve/sass/cheek
modern equivalent = "du culot"
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clod/clump/sod of earth
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blackberry
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ditches
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stick for driving cattle/animals.
Possibly called a "switch" in English
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"to make hay"
=to cut grass and spread it out to dry, for later use as fodder.
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harvest/ haul
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played hopscotch
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Verger
= an official in a church who acts as a caretaker and attendant.
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in its "flight" or "swing" upwards
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oak
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Sacristy/ vestry
A room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept.
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midges
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moths
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candle.
n.b. "une chandelle" was made from tallow (animal fat) whereas "Un bougie" is made from wax. The latter is certainly more common today.
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dozing off
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last rites.
Also "derniers sacrements"
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wandering about, up to no good in the fields
(un polisson = a mischievous, naughty kid)
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It would be impossible for none of us to remember nothing about him (!).
A very obtuse way of saying what is meant.
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wholesale ironmonger
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Bit of sealing wax
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A certificate of merit or a "mention"
See here http://forum.wordreference.com/showthread.php?t=779309
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dyer or cleaner
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wild cherry wood
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prunus_avium
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cast iron (en fonte) stove (poêle)
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dizzy spell/ giddiness
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Pathology: the branch of medicine concerned with the causes and effects of diseases.
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The branch of biology concerned with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
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Literally, "august darknesses"
Translated as:
"Magnificent darkness" (Marx-Aveling )
"Sacred gloom" (Roberts)
"Noble shadows" (MacKenzie)
August = inspiring respect and admiration.
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"listen as he would, he couldn't grasp it"
"however hard he listened, he just didn't get it"
See grammar for explanation of "avoir beau" structure
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bound
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mill-horse
e.g. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/Batteuse_1881.jpg
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blindfolded
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besogne = labour/ menial chore
broyer = to grind/crush or brood
However, "broyer de la besogne" = to work one's fingers to the bone/ to do difficult, burdensome work (rare)
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veal (i.e. the meat of young cattle)
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kicking/scuffing one's shoes against the wall
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clothes
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mild/tepid/lukewarm roads
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volant = a shuttle-cock (or a steering wheel!)
They appear to be playing badminton or something similar.
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'on the threshold of the houses' or on the 'doorsteps'
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lent on his elbow (elbow = le coude)
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crouched down
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'hanks' or 'skeins'
= a coil of wool, hair, or other material.
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beyond
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beech-tree grove
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nostrils
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doleful/ lifeless.
see analysis for an explanation of this phrase
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free/ release himself from
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That he had made to himself.
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laziness/idleness
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sheep-bone (what the dominoes are made from)
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forbidden
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suppressed/compressed
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dilated/expanded (i.e. came out/showed themselves in abundance)
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Pierre-Jean de Béranger (19 August 1780 – 16 July 1857) was a prolific French poet and chansonnier (songwriter), who enjoyed great popularity and influence in France during his lifetime.
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taking it upon herself
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not being able
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had been on the look out for/ had been lying in wait for
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packed his bags
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bailiff
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(rare) thin as a rake.
Modern equivalent = "maigre comme un clou"
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"bepimpled" or "spotty"
bourgeon = also (flower) "bud" so there is certainly a play on words here.
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evict
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advent/arrival
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opened
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never-attending little attentions (to her)
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