French–English parallel text
L’ascenseur
The Lift
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Il y a un ascenseur dans l’hôtel. Il est très petit.
There is a lift in the hotel. It is very small.
Il y a un panneau dessus : « Une personne. »
There is a sign on it: “One person.”
Il y a un papier dessus : « L’ascenseur ne fonctionne pas aujourd’hui. »
There is a paper on it: “The lift doesn’t work today.”
Nina lit ce papier chaque matin. C’est toujours le même papier.
Nina reads that paper every morning. It is always the same paper.
Il est jaune. C’est un très vieil aujourd’hui.
It is yellow. It is a very old today.
C’est encore lundi, trois heures de l’après-midi.
It is Monday again, three o’clock in the afternoon.
Un homme entre avec trois grands sacs.
A man comes in with three big bags.
« J’ai une réservation », dit-il. « Chambre douze. »
“I have a booking,” he says. “Room twelve.”
Nina arrête de nettoyer le sol. Elle lève les yeux.
Nina stops cleaning the floor. She looks up.
« Quatre-vingts euros pour une nuit », dit Mme Berg. « L’ascenseur ne fonctionne pas aujourd’hui. »
“Eighty euros for a night,” Mrs Berg says. “The lift doesn’t work today.”
« Aujourd’hui ? » dit l’homme.
“Today?” the man says.
« Aujourd’hui. Utilisez les escaliers, s’il vous plaît. »
“Today. Please use the stairs.”
« Est-ce qu’il y a du wifi ? »
“Is there wifi?”
« Oui. Le mot de passe du wifi est sur le comptoir. »
“Yes. The wifi password is on the desk.”
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