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Aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles

Roald Dahl

Alice, a young girl, is drawn into a bizarre adventure when she follows a hurried white rabbit down a rabbit hole. As she plummets down an endless waterfall, she encounters a fantastical world filled with oddball characters and illogical rules. Her journey through this surreal landscape includes moments where she grows and shrinks, attends a wild tea party, and witnesses a chaotic trial where she defies the authority of the Queen of Hearts. Throughout her experiences, Alice faces a series of whimsical, often nonsensical challenges that test her perception and intelligence. Eventually, she realizes the absurdity of her surroundings and awakens on the shore, recognizing her adventures as a vivid dream.

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nager / naʒe /verb

swim

Elle commença à nager.

She began to swim.

rétrécir / ʁetʁesiʁ /verb

shrink

Elle se demanda comment elle pourrait rétrécir suffisamment pour y passer.

She wondered how she could shrink enough to get through.

recroqueviller / ʁəkʁɔkville /verb

crouch

Sa tête heurta le plafond, et elle dut se recroqueviller pour tenir.

Her head hit the ceiling, and she had to crouch to hold on.

crouchhuddlecurl up

tableaux / ta.blo /noun

paintings

de cartes et de tableaux

of maps and paintings

peintureillustration

acclamèrent / aklamɛʁ /verb

cheered

Les animaux acclamèrent cette nouvelle.

The animals cheered this news.

elles atteignirent / ɛl.z‿atɛɲ.ʒiʁ /verb

They reached

Elles atteignirent toutes deux la rive.

They both reached the shore.

aucune / ɔ.kœ̃ /adjective

no

il n'y avait plus aucune chance

there was no chance anymore

friandises / bɔ̃.bɔ̃ /noun

sweets

Elle remit à contrecœur sa boîte de friandises.

She reluctantly handed over her box of sweets.

aléatoire / alewatwa /adjective

random

le caractère aléatoire de la course

the random nature of the race

décida / de.si.da /verb

decided

Elle décida qu'elle devait être plus prudente.

She decided that she should be more careful.

dégoulinants / de.ɡu.linɑ̃ /adjective

dripping

Les animaux étaient tous dégoulinants et mal à l'aise.

The animals were all dripping and uncomfortable.

dérivèrent / de.ʁi.ve /verb

drifted

Malheureusement, les pensées d'Alice dérivèrent vers son chat.

Unfortunately, Alice's thoughts drifted to her cat.

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