Le matin même, sa tante Maria l’avait battu en lui défendant d’aller au bord du fleuve.
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That very morning, his Aunt Maria had beaten him for going down to the riverbank, after she had expressly forbidden it.
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Merlin57 39083
1 week, 4 days ago
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That very morning, his Aunt Maria had given him a chastisng, as a reminder not to go down to the riverbank.
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Merlin57 39083
1 week, 1 day ago
Discussion
Merci Pierre, pour ton aide 😃
by Merlin57 1 week, 1 day agoYes, your suggestion sounds good to me. Poor child!
by Oplusse 1 week, 1 day agoHello Pierre - Merci, I obviously misunderstood the construction of this sentence!
by Merlin57 1 week, 1 day agoCould I write instead: That very morning, his Aunt Maria had given him a chastisng to remind him not to go down to the riverbank.
I use the word chastising to indicate that it could involve both verbal and physical 'beating'.
Hi Wendy, in your translation you've added something that isn't in the text—the child didn't go to the riverbank; his aunt simply forbade him from doing so (with all the love and kindness typical of that era).
by Oplusse 1 week, 2 days ago