nonnette nun.
Oh, ciel! Que c'est beau! Oh, heaven! Isn't it beautiful!
Oh, qu'elle y sera mal — peu confortable! Oh, things will be unpleasant for her there — uncomfortable!
par parenthèse by the way.
passéesout-of-style.
paysannes peasant women.
père noble de théâtre a grand patriarch of the theatre.
petitcoffre a small trunk.
porte cochère a carriage entranceway.
portent a supernatural warning or hint of danger.
pour me donner une contenance for me to give myself airs.
prête à croquer sa petite maman Anglaise ready to devour her little English mother.
Qu'avez-vous . . . des cerises!What's wrong, Miss? your fingers tremble like a leaf, and your cheeks are red: as red as cherries!
Qu'avez-vous donc? lui dit un de ces rats; parlez!"What do you have, then?" says one of the rats, "Speak!"
Rencontre a meeting.
Resurgam I will rise again.
Revenez bientôt, ma bonne amie, ma chère Mdlle Jeanette. Hurry back, my good friend, my dear Miss Jane.
sans mademoiselle? without Miss?
Signior mister.
surtout an overcoat.
taille d'athlète athletic build.
Tant pis too bad.
tête-à-tête an intimate conversation.
tête-à-tête in private conversation.
Tiens-toi tranquille, enfant; comprends-tu?Be quiet, child; do you understand?
un vrai menteur a real liar.
vicomtea viscount.
Voilà Monsieur Rochester, qui revient! Look, it's Mr. Rochester returning!
voiturea carriage.
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