フランス語が通じなかった場合に、私たちが最後に頼りにする言語は英語だった。

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ふらんす語が通じなかった場合に、私たちが最後に頼りにする言語は英語だった。

English Translation

For us, English was the language to fall back on when we couldn't make ourselves understood in French.

Furigana

フランス語(ご)が通(つう)じなかった場合(ばあい)に、私(わたし)たちが最後(さいご)に頼(たよ)りにする言語(げんご)は英語(えいご)だった。

Romanji

Furansugo ga tsūjinakatta baai ni, watashitachi ga saigo ni tayori ni suru gengo wa eigo datta.

Words

フランス語 (フランスご)

French (language)

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

通じる (つうじる)

to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to communicate (with); to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to get through to; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored; to be good; to be well versed in; to be well-informed; to communicate clandestinely; to keep in touch (e.g. with the enemy); to form a liaison; to be intimate; to spread widely; to disseminate

場合 (ばあい)

case; situation

に (に)

at (place, time); in; on; during; to (direction, state); toward; into; for (purpose); because of (reason); for; with; by; from; as (i.e. in the role of); per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month"); and; in addition to; if; although

私たち (わたしたち、わたくしたち)

we; us

最後 (さいご)

last; end; conclusion; latest; most recent; no sooner than; right after (often having negative consequences); one's final moments

頼り (たより)

reliance; dependence

為る (する)

to do; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into); to serve as; to act as; to work as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.); to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as; to decide on; to choose; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.); to be (in a state, condition, etc.); to be worth; to cost; to pass (of time); to elapse; verbalizing suffix (applies to nouns noted in this dictionary with the part of speech "vs"); creates a humble verb (after a noun prefixed with "o" or "go"); to be just about to; to be just starting to; to try to; to attempt to

言語 (げんご、ごんご、げんきょ)

language

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

英語 (えいご)

English (language)

だ (だ)

be; is; indicates past or completed action; indicates light imperative