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Charlie et la Chocolaterie

Roald Dahl

In a small, dilapidated house on the outskirts of a big city, Charlie Bucket lived with his impoverished family next door to Willy Wonka's mysterious chocolate factory. Despite their hardships, Charlie's life changed dramatically when he found one of five golden tickets Wonka had hidden in chocolate bars, granting him a tour of the fabulous chocolate factory and a lifetime supply of chocolate. Throughout the tour, Charlie's humility and wonder stood in stark contrast to the other children's failings, leading Wonka to choose him as his successor. Overwhelmed but excited, Charlie accepted, ready to begin a new life as a chocolatier, securing his family's future and continuing the factory's legacy of joy and creativity.

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restant / ʁɛstɑ̃ /verb

staying

les quatre grands-parents de Charlie occupaient le seul lit, restant là toute la journée

Charlie's four grandparents occupied the only bed, staying there all day

d'amour / lamuʁ /noun

love

remplissant la maison d'amour et de chaleur.

filling the house with love and warmth.

l'amour

l'espace / ɛs.pas /noun

space

À l'intérieur, l'espace était étroit.

Inside, the space was cramped.

placeétenduevolume

l'usine / yzin /noun

factory

d'explorer la célèbre usine

to explore the famous factory

manufactureatelierétablissement industriel

la banlieue / la ban.ljø /noun

suburbs

Dans la banlieue d'une grande ville.

In the suburbs of a large industrial city.

périphériefaubourg

billets / le bijɛ /noun

tickets

La nouvelle des billets d'or créa une frénésie.

The news of the gold tickets created a frenzy.

ticketnote

le dentifrice / lə dɑ̃tifʁis /noun

toothpaste

usine de dentifrice

Toothpaste factory

brosse à dents

les deux bouts / le dø bu /noun

ends

la famille peinait à joindre les deux bouts

the family struggled to make ends meet

financesbudget

dur labeur / dyʁ labœʁ /noun

hard work

Malgré son dur labeur, la famille peinait à joindre les deux bouts.

Despite their hard work, the family struggled to make ends meet.

travail acharnéeffort intense

joyeux / ʒwa.jø /adjective

cheerful

Néanmoins, les parents et les grands-parents de Charlie essayaient toujours de rester joyeux.

Nevertheless, Charlie's parents and grandparents always tried to stay cheerful.

gaicontentheureux

la maison / la mɛzɔ̃ /noun

house

Les Bucket étaient très pauvres, et les minces murs en bois de leur maison faisaient peu pour empêcher le froid et l'humidité.

The Buckets were very poor, and the thin wooden walls of their house did little to keep out the cold and damp.

foyerhabitationdemeure

murs / myʁ /noun

walls

les minces murs en bois de leur maison

the thin wooden walls of their house

cloisonparoi

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