the hare
le lièvre
I would like to set the record straight on this subject.
alt: give a clear picture
Je voudrais donner l'heure juste à ce sujet. (2)
I had a good scare.
- to be scared stiff
J'ai eu une bonne frousse.
- avoir la frousse
Did they issue a prognosis?
- the prognosis
Est-ce-qu'ils ont émis un pronostic?
- le pronostic
I hadn't felt that in a long time.
- to feel (Yabla: an intense emotion), to experience
J'avais pas ressenti ça depuis longtemps.
- ressentir (2)
The cat shredded the blanket with his claws.
- to shred
- the shredding
Le chat a déchiqueté la couverture avec ses griffes.
- déchiqueter
- le déchiquetage
(pronunciation of "que" - very short, just hear the 'q')
the bullet-proof vest (2)
la veste/le gilet pare-balles
He depicts a Russian army in tatters.
- to depict
- in tatters
Il dépeint une armée Russe en lambeaux.
- dépeindre
- en lambeaux
to handle a gun
the handling of weapons
manier une arme
le maniement d'armes
the shuffle, the redesign
le remaniement (2)
the onlooker
le badaud, la badaude
This Kyoto protocol must not be watered down under any pretext.
- to water down, to sweeten
Ce protocole de Kyoto ne doit être edulcoré sous aucun prétexte.
- édulcorer (2)
They can, however, withdraw before the first round of voting.
- to withdraw (not "se retirer"), to step down
Ils peuvent, néanmoins, se désister avant le premier tour de scrutin.
- se désister
I didn't do it so that you would be beholden to me.
- beholden
Je l'ai pas fait pour que tu me sois redevable.
- redevable.
It's leaning towards that.
m/alt: It's looking like that.
Ça penche vers ça.
to compartmentalize things
compartimenter les choses
She doesn't care about the CAQ.
lit: she wipes herself with it
Elle s'en torche de la CAQ.
He hid himself, in a cowardly way.
Il s'est caché lâchement.
the armory
(la) armurerie
That experience made her much more mature.
- to make mature, to ripen (trans)
Cette expérience l'a beaucoup mûrie.
- mûrir (2) (trans)
His ideas took some time to mature.
- to mature, to ripen (intrans)
Ses idées ont mis du temps à mûrir.
- mûrir (2) (intrans)
His decision is well-considered.
lit: mature, ripe
Sa décision est mûrie.
(mûrir)
the alternate, the substitute
le suppléant
but the gun jammed
- to jam
(to stop, to halt the behavior)
mais le pistolet s'est enrayé
- s'enrayer
(enrayer les comportements)
The latch is here. You push to release the magazine.
- the latch
- the charger, the magazine
Le loquet est ici. Vous poussez pour sortir le chargeur.
- le loquet
- le chargeur (2)
You seem to be looking quite a bit for a while.
T'as l'air de chercher pas mal depuis tantôt.
These doubts transcend the generations.
- the doubt (the uncertainty)
- to transcend
Ces incertitudes transcendent les générations.
- (la) incertitude
- transcender
You would move heaven and earth to save him.
- to stir, to move
Tu remuerais ciel et terre pour le sauver.
- remuer (2)
the contempt
contemptuous
le mépris
méprisant(e)
It's so dismissive what you just told me.
- dismissive (contemptuous)
alt: - dismissive (disdainful)
C'est tellement méprisant ce que tu viens de me dire.
- méprisant
alt: - dédaigneux(se)