translation

"Elle passait sa vie a veiller sur ses enfants, sur son gaz et a ce qu'on ne la volat point".

I am having trouble getting this all; I know the first phrase means

"She spent her life watching over her children..."

but am stumped by the rest of it; gaz is gas according to larousse, and voler is to fly;

n'est-ce pas?

tia

isabelle

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Permalink Reply by Marc Vonhalmen on August 1, 2009 at 2:24pm

voler also means "to steal". And "gaz" is "gas", yes. She's making sure that nobody steals her gas.

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Permalink Reply by isabelle hayes on August 1, 2009 at 5:15pm

what about "point"; how should that be translated?

isabelle

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Permalink Reply by Frank on August 1, 2009 at 6:11pm

"point" is an old-fashioned way of saying "pas" (not).

This is something you can stumble upon in literature and poetry.

But you'll never hear this, even in very formal speech.

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Permalink Reply by Frank on August 1, 2009 at 2:27pm

Hello Isabelle,

"voler" has two very different meanings. To fly, but also to steal, to rob.

In this context, I reckon the second meaning applies. She doesn't want to get robbed.