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Scan 131
Le luthier de Crémone et Le trésor, 1920
17 lines. Read by computer on 3 September 2026. No printed page number was found. See the scan on archive.org.
1Exercises for Translation into French
38. When Giannina had put her handkerchief on his forehead he felt better and had no more pain. (avoir, front, mal, mieux, mouchoir, poser, quand, se sentir)
49. Then Taddeo came in and wanted his daughter to help him put on his blue coat. (aider, barbeau, entrer, fille, habit, mettre, vouloir)
510. Should he neglect his dress when he receives the guild he would dishonor himself. (confrérie, dégrader, manquer, recevoir, tenue)
7Exercise III
8(Based on Le Luthier, Lines 217-367)
101. Filippo had spent so many days over his violin that he knew what it was worth. (jour, passer, savoir, tant, valoir, violon)
112. She will be offended and blame him if he shows a wish to be famous in order to make himself beloved. (aimer, désir, faire, glorieux, montrer, offense, pour, prendre, en vouloir)
123. Giannina wants to find out if his violin will probably get the prize or if Sandro may still hope. (devoir, encore, espérer, gagner, pouvoir, prix, savoir, vouloir)
134. He should have told her from the first that he had done his best and was going to compete. (abord, aller, apprendre, concourir, faire, falloir, mieux)
145. Some other violins might be as well made but they had not the old-time varnish. (autre, autrefois, bien, construire, fameux, vernis)
156. He would give the formula for it to all the next day but now he was hiding his happiness like a miser. (avare, bonheur, cacher, dès, donner, formule, lendemain, tout)
167. He was sure of it, but what did it matter to him whether he had the prize or not. (avoir, en, importer, préoccuper, prix, que, sûr)
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