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Scan 133
Le luthier de Crémone et Le trésor, 1920
25 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. He was foolish to think that the artist's fire was extinguished or that to make his work useless would hinder him from suffering. (artiste, croire, empêcher, éteint, faire, fou, inutile, rendre, souffrir, travail)
59. If I put my masterpiece in the case of Sandro's he will never know how to tell mine from his. (celui, chef-d'œuvre, distinguer, étui, mien, poser, savoir, sien)
710. While Sandro carries off the exhibits the jury is gathering and all the violins are being tuned. (s'accorder, s'assembler, emporter, envoi, pendant que, violon)
9Exercise V
10(Based on Le Luthier, Lines 505-620)
121. How much good fortune it does take to win a prize if one has not talent! (bon, chance, falloir, gagner, prix, que, talent)
142. Filippo distrusted himself too much in thinking he would have no luck. (chance, se douter, en, penser, trop)
163. Master Ferrari had not been good-looking either but he had known how to make his fortune. (faire, fortune, joli, plus, savoir)
184. In spite of all, Giannina had gone to church to pray that Sandro should win, whatever might happen. (aller, arriver, église, être, malgré, prier, tout, vainqueur)
205. He was impatient for he had found how hard it was to stay at his workbench till it was all over. (car, comme, difficile, établi, se réaliser, rester, que, se tarder, tout, trouver)
226. Sandro could not bear the idea that a rival should overcome him and that she should be witness of it. (se faire, idée, pouvoir, rival, témoin, vaincre)
247. So before he carried the exhibits to the judges he changed them from case to case in the shadow of an alley-way.
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