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THE POPULAR EDUCATOR. 



SECTION XCII. SOME PECULIAR IDIOMS. 



1. Avancer, retarder, correspond to the English verbs to gain, 

 to lose, to put forward, to put back, in speaking of a watch or 

 clock, &c. The preposition de is placed before the word ex- 

 pressing the variation : 



Ma montre retarde d'une demi- My watch is half an hour too slow. 



heure. 

 La inienne avance d'un quart Mine is a, quarter of an hour too 



d'heure. fast. 



J'ai avance 1 cette pendule d'nne I set that clock half an hour forward. 



demi-heure. 

 Eetardez votre montre de cinq Put your watch five minutes back. 



minutes. 



2. Mettre [4. ir.] a 1'heure, means to set right, to put right, 

 to set : 



Mettez cette montre a 1'heure. Set that watch right. 



3. S'accorder, to agree, is said also of clocks, watches, &c. 



MISCELLANEOUS EXAMPLES. 



Votre montre va-t-elle bien ? ! Does your watch go wett T 



Elle retarde d'une demi-heure par I It loses half an hour a day. 

 jour. 



Elle avance d'un quart d'heure par 



It gains a quarter of an hour a week. 



semame. 



De combien avance-t-elle ? j Hoio much has it gained 1 



Je viens de mettre ma montre a j I have just set my watch right. 



1'heure. 

 Si votre montre retarde, pourquoi ] If your watch loses, why do you not 



ne 1'avancez-vous pas ? 

 Ma pendule avance ; je viens de la 



retarder. 



Quelle heure est-il a votre montre ? 

 Ma pendule soune lea heures et 



lea demies. 

 J'ai oublie de la monter (or re- 



set it forward ? 

 My clock gains ; I have just set it 



back. 



What o'clock is it by your watch ? 

 My clock strikes the hour and the 



half hour. 

 I have forgotten to wind it up. 



monter). 



Votre montre est de'range'e. Four watch is out of order. 



II faudra la faire nettoyer. It will be necessary to have it cleaned. 



La. sonnerie en est de'range'e. j The striking part is out of order. 



Votre pendule et ma montre ne j Four clock and my watch do not 



s'accordent pas. agree. 



Les pendules a ressort vont mieux ; Spring-clocks go tetter than weight- 



que les pendules a poicls. clocks. 



L'horloge a sonn3 deux heures. ' The clock has struck two. 



Aiguille, f. hand. 



Arret-er (a'), 1. ref. to 

 stop. 



Balaucier, m. pen- 

 dulum. 



Boite, f . match-cose. 



Cadran, m. face, dial. 



Cass-er, 1. to break. 



Doable, double. 



EXERCISE 179. 

 Droit, e, straight. 

 Fele 1 , e, cracked. 

 Juste, right, correct. 

 Matin, m. morning. 

 Perfection, f. perfection. 



Ressort (grand), m . 

 main-spring. 



Secondes (montre a), 

 watch with a second- 

 hand. 



Plat, e, flat, thin. Timbre, m. bell of a 



RtSgl-er, 1. to regulate. clock. 

 Repetition (montre a), Vite, quick, quickly. 

 f. repeater. 



1. N'avez-vous pas une montre a repetition? 2. J'ai une 

 montre d'or a double bolte. 3. Va-t-elle mieux que la 

 mienne ? 4. Elle ne va pas bien, elle retarde d'nne henre par 

 jour. 5. Est-ce une montre a secondes ? 6. C'est une montre 

 a secondes et a cadran d'or. 7. Votre pendule ne sonne-t-elle 

 pas ? 8. Elie ne sonne plus, le timbre en est casse. 9. Pour- 

 quoi ces pendules ne s'accordent-elles pas ? 10. Parce que 

 1'une avance et 1'antre retarde. 11. N'avez-vous point casse le 

 grand ressort de votre montre ? 12. Je 1'ai casse en la remon- 

 tant. 13. Votre pendule est-elle juste? 14. Oui, Monsieur; 

 elle est juste ; je viens de la faire regler. 15. La sonnerie de 

 cette pendule est-elle derangee ? 16. La sonnerie en est de- 

 rangee et le timbre en est fele. 17. La petite aiguille de ma 

 montre plate est casse. 18. Le balancier de votre pendule 

 n'est pas droit. 19. De combien votre pendule avance-t-elle ? 

 20. Elle avance de cinq minutes par jour. 21. La perfection 

 d'une pendule n'est pas d'aller vite, mais d'etre reglee 

 (DELILLE). 22. Votre montre s'arrete-t-elle souvent ? 23. 

 Elle s'arrete tous les matins. 24. Votre pendule s'est arretee. 



EXEKCISE 180. 



1. Does your watch gain or lose ? 2. It does not lose ; it 

 goes very well. 3. It loses twenty-five minutes a day. 4. Does 

 your clock gain much ? 5. It gains one hour a week. 6. How 

 much does your son's gold watch lose ? 7. It loses much ; it 



oses one hour in (en) twenty-four (heures). S. I have put it 

 'orward one hour. 9. I will put it back half an hour. 10. 

 Does not your clock strike the half-hour ? 11. No, Sir ; it 

 only strikes the hour. 12. Have you forgotten to wind up 

 your repeater? 13. I have forgotten to wind it up, and it has 

 stopped. 14. Is your silver watch out of order ? 15. It is out 

 of order, and it will be necessary to have it cleaned. 16. What 

 o'clock is it by your watch ? 17. It is three o'clock by my 

 watch ; but it gains. 18. How much does it gain a week ? 

 19. It gains more than five minutes a day. 20. Is your watch 

 right? 21. No, Sir; it is not right; it is out of order. 22. 

 Does your clock strike right ? 23. It does not strike right ; 

 the striking part is out of order. 24. Have you broken the 

 hands of your clock ? 25. I have broken the hour hand and 

 the dial. 26. Has the clock struck three ? 27. It has struck 

 twelve. 28. It has stopped. 29. Does it stop every morning? 



30. It does not stop every morning; it stops every evening. 



31. Your watch does not agree with mine ? 32. Have you not 

 broken the main-spring of your brother's watch ? 33. He has 

 broken it in winding it up. 34. My brother's watch is right ; 

 he has had it cleaned and regulated. 35. My sister's watch is 

 not right ; it requires cleaning. 



KEY TO EXERCISES IN LESSONS IN FRENCH. 

 EXERCISE 77 (Vol. I., page 314). 



1. Who has told you that ? 2. The barrister has told it to me. 3. 

 Have you spoken to him of this affair ? 4. I have not yet spoken to 

 him about it. 5. Have you seen him lately ? 6. I saw him a few 

 days ago. 7. Did you not write yesterday ? 8. We read and wrote 

 the whole day. 9. Have you not taken off your gloves and shoes? 

 10. I have not taken off my gloves, but I have taken off my hat. 11. 

 Has not the tailor put on his hat ? 12. Yes, Sir, he has put on his 

 hat. 13. What have you done to that little boy ? 14. I have done 

 nothing to him. 15. Have you not told him that I am here ? 16. I 

 have not yet told him of it. 17. What have you studied this morning ? 

 18. We have studied our lessons, and we have road our books. 19. 

 Has the minister's gardener planted the pear-tree ? 20. He planted 

 it more than eight days ago. 21. Have you bought a black cloth 

 coat ? 22. I have bought one. 23. Have you worn it to-day ? 24. I 

 have not worn it yet. 25. We have put on our shoes and stockings 

 this morning. 



EXERCISE 78 (Vol. I., page 314). 



1. Avez-vous e'tudie' aujourd'hui? 2. Nous n'avons pas le temps 

 d'e'tudier; nous avons lu une page. 3. N'avez-vous pas e'en*; a mon 

 frere ? 4. Je ne lui ai pas encore e'crit. 5. L'Allemand n'a-t-il pas 

 e'crit a ma mere ? 6. II ne lui a pas encore e'en!. 7. Avez-vous dit a 

 ma mere que j'ai pris ce livre ? 8. Je n'ai pas encore vu votre mere. 

 9. Qu'avez-vous fait ce matin ? 10. Nous n'avons rien fait. 11. Avez- 

 vous ote' votre habit ? 12. Je n'ai pas 6t^ mon habit, il fait trop froid. 

 13. Le libraire a-t-il e'crit a votre frere ? 14. II lui a e'crit il y a long- 

 temps. 15. Lui a-t-il e'crit il y a un mois ? 16. II lui a e'crit il y a 

 plus d'un an. 17. Avez-vous plante' un poirier? 18. Nous en avons 

 plant^ plusieurs. 19. Fait-il trop froid pour planter des arbres ? 20. 

 II fait trop chaud. 21. Qu'est-ce que le jardinier a fait a votre petit 

 gar9on ? 22. 11 ne lui a rien fait. 23. Quelqu'un lui a-t-il fait quelque 

 chose ? (Lui a-t-on fait quelque chose ?) 24. On ne lui a rien fait. 25. 

 A-t-il quelque chose? 26. II n'a rien. 27. M. votre pere a-t-il mis 

 son chapeau noir? 28. Non, Monsieur, il n'a pas mis son chapeau 

 noir. 29. Qu'a dit M. votre fre're ? (or Qu'est-ce que M. votre frere a 

 dit ?) 30. II n'a rien dit. 31. M 1Ie votre sceur vous a-t-elle dit cela ? 

 32. Elle me 1'a dit. 33. N'avez-vous pas travaille hier? 34. Nous 

 n'avons pas travaille' hier, nous n'avions rien a faire. 35. Votre petit 

 garcon n'a rien fait aujourd'hui. 



EXERCISE 79 (Vol. L, page 315). 



1. Have you brought us our clothes ? 2. We have not yet brought 

 them. 3. Have you forgotten them ? 4. We have not forgotten them, 

 but we have not had time to bring them. 5. Why have you not called 

 the merchants ? 6. I have called them, but they have not heard me. 

 7. Have you heard that music ? 8. I have heard it. 9. Have you 

 not seen the pretty flowers which I have brought ? 10. I have seen 

 them ; to whom have you given them ? II. I have net given them to 

 anybody, I have kept them for you. 12. Have you examined those 

 engravings well? 13. I have examined them well. 14. Have you 

 bought them? 15. I have not bought them. 16. Have you not 

 received your income ? 17. I have not yet received it. 18. Has the 

 servant broken these cnpa ? 19. She has broken them. 20. Has she 

 broken cups on purpose? 21. She has broken none on purpose. 22. 

 Have you bought bound or sewed (unbound, stitched) books ? 23. I 

 have bought bound books. 24. Have you said those words to us ? 

 25. We have said them to you, but you have forgotten them. 26. I 

 have not forgotten your errand. 



