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Mon Voisin Totoro

Hayao Miyazaki

What if moving to a quiet countryside brought more than just fresh air? This book tells the sweet and magical story of two sisters who, faced with the sadness of their mother's illness, discover forest spirits, a giant creature named Totoro, and the wonder of small, silent miracles. It's a tale of comfort, courage, and childlike belief in a world where magic lives in nature and love manifests itself without a word.

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planchers / lɛ plɑ̃.ʃe /noun

floors

La maison avait des planchers en bois.

The house had wooden floors.

parquetsol

bougea / buʒa /verb

moved

Au lieu de cela, il bougea rapidement.

Instead, he moved quickly.

move

paisible / pe.zibl /adjective

peaceful

une soirée paisible à la maison

a peaceful evening at home

calmetranquille

semblait / sɑ̃.blɛ /verb

seemed

Cela semblait un peu effrayant.

That seemed a little scary.

devenait / dəvənɛ /verb

was becoming

le ciel devenait plus sombre

the sky was becoming darker

grinçaient / ɡʁɛ̃.se /verb

creaked

Même les planchers qui grinçaient semblaient désormais amicaux.

Even the floors that creaked now seemed friendly.

remplies / ʁɑ̃.pli /verb

filled

des pièces remplies de poussière.

rooms filled with dust.

déménageaient / de.mu.ne.ʒe /verb

were moving

Satsuki et Mei déménageaient dans une nouvelle maison.

Satsuki and Mei were moving to a new house.

emménagerdéménagement

sursauta / ʁiʁ /verb

jumped

Totoro sursauta, les yeux écarquillés.

Totoro jumped, his eyes wide.

sursauter

la suie / la ʒɥi /noun

soot

Elles étaient rondes, duveteuses, et semblaient faites de suie.

They were round, fluffy, and seemed to be made of soot.

noir de fuméerésidu de combustion

vit / vi /verb

saw

Elle vit quelque chose d'incroyable.

She saw something incredible.

regarderobserver

coururent / ku.ʁyʁ /verb

ran

Dès leur arrivée, Mei et Satsuki coururent dans toutes les pièces.

As soon as they arrived, Mei and Satsuki ran into all the rooms.

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