L'Étranger mystérieux

Original author

Mark Twain

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Line by Line Publishing,

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Short, concrete sentences for early learners.

4,787 sentences

Chapter 1 of 14

L'Étranger mystérieux, Chapitre 1

The Mysterious Stranger, Chapter 1

C'était l'hiver de l'année 1590.

It was winter in the year 1590.

L'Autriche était loin du reste du monde.

Austria was far away from the rest of the world.

Le pays dormait tranquillement.

The country was sleeping and quiet.

La vie en Autriche ressemblait encore au Moyen Âge.

Life in Austria was still like the Middle Ages.

On avait l'impression que ça resterait toujours comme ça.

It seemed like it would stay that way forever.

Certaines personnes disaient que l'Autriche avait des centaines d'années de retard sur d'autres endroits.

Some people said Austria was hundreds of years behind other places.

Ils disaient que les gens là-bas croyaient encore aux vieilles idées et histoires.

They said people there still believed in old ideas and stories.

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