English Sentence:

The path became steeper and steeper, and his father could not continue.

French Translation:

Le chemin était de plus en plus escarpé, son père n'a pas pu continuer.

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Words used:

le

1. (male definite article) 2. him 3. her 4. it

Here: (male definite article)

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chemin m.

way, path, trail

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était

to be (third person singular imperfect tense of "être")

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de plus en plus

more and more

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escarpé   (Pl: escarpés, Fem: escarpée, Pl Fem: escarpées)

steep

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son

his, her, its (referring to a masculine noun or a feminine noun if followed by a noun starting with a vowel)

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père m.

father

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ne

not

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avoir

1. to have 2. to own

Here: to have

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pas

not

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pouvoir

1. can 2. may 3. to be able 4. could

Here: to be able

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continuer

to continue

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