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Scan 134
Le luthier de Crémone et Le trésor, 1920
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1Exercises for Translation into French
3(alors, avant de, boîte, changer, envoi, jury, ombre, porter, ruelle)
58. So he has just taken on himself his own punishment. What he has done has given back to Filippo the prize he would have won. (ainsi, se charger, châtiment, gagner, lui, prix, propre, rendre, venir)
79. The master comes, followed by the guild. Filippo takes the chain from his hands and puts it on Giannina's neck. (chaîne, confrérie, cou, entrer, main, maître, mettre, prendre, suivre)
910. He will carry far from Cremona the fame of its lute-making and his violin will console him if Giannina is happy. (consoler, heureux, loin, lutherie, porter, renom, violon)
11Exercise VI
12(Based on Le Trésor, Lines 1–92)
141. Jean's ancestors had died in the Holy Land but now he was a poor, farmer-duke. (aïeul, duc, laboureur, lieu, maintenant, mourir, pauvre, saint)
162. He used to sell his crops to his former vassals and used to drink cider with them to bind the bargain. (ancien, boire, cidre, marché, récolte, vassal, vendre)
183. The Terror did not spare those who made too much use of their rights without fulfilling their duties. (celui qui, devoir, droit, épargner, remplir, sans, Terreur, trop, user)
204. Jean now makes little account of his peerage and will renounce his coat of arms till better times. (bon, écusson, faire, maintenant, marché, meilleur, pairie, renoncer, temps)
225. But, needy as he already was, he had taken in the abbé and his niece. (abbé, déjà, mais, nièce, pauvre, recueillir, si)
246. They came back barefoot from exile at London three months ago and he had shared his crusts with them. (exil,
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