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the killer whale, the orca

(le) épaulard (2)

Columbia is on the alert.

La Columbie est sur le qui-vive.

the whistleblower

le lanceur d'alerte

ADD - attention deficit disorder
ADHD - attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

TDA - Trouble déficitaire d'attention
TDAH - ... avec hyperactivité

to detect, to screen
the detection, the screening

dépister (2)
le dépistage (2)

until further notice

jusqu'à nouvel ordre

In other words, the borrower cannot duck out.
- to duck out of, to run away

Autrement dit, l'emprunteur ne peut se défiler.
- se défiler

to be promoted (take a braid)
to be demoted

prendre du galon
perdre du galon

the porch

le porche

the tannery

la tannerie

under the yoke

sous le joug

the recollection, the remembrance, the meditation

le recueillement

the acrimony (not "(la) acrimonie")

la hargne

m/The conservatives are ready to let the criminals languish in prison.
- to languish

Les conservateurs s'apprêtent à laisser les criminels croupir en prison.
- croupir

to deprive (not "priver"), to strip

déchoir (2)
déchois déchois déchoit
déchoyons déchoyez
déchoient

the statue of limitation

le délai de prescription

the clerk

le greffier
la greffière
(PRR2 - 'e' as in "elle")

The article substantiated its claims with concrete examples.
- to substantiate

L'article a étayé ses affirmations avec des exemples concrets.
- étayer
PRR4 - "ay" as in "payer"

the suspended sentence

la peine avec sursis

to limit (not "limiter")
without limits (not "sans limites")

borner
sans bornes <- plural only (fem)

the planes grounded

les avions cloués au sol
(clouer: to nail)

the heatwave

la canicule

the gateway

la passerelle

the foodstuffs

les denrées (n.f.)

without his knowledge
unbeknownst to his family

à son insu
à l'insu de sa famille

the work-to-rule strike

la grève du zèle

a m/bidding war (one-upmanship) among the political parties

une surenchère parmi les partis politiques

the display
to flaunt his power
lit: to make a display

(le) étalage
faire étalage de sa puissance

the helmsman

le timonier

the most affluent
the well-off person

les mieux nantis
le nanti, la nantie

They are overwhelmed by the heat.
This heat is overwhelming.
- to overwhelm
- overwhelming

Ils sont accablés par la chaleur.
Cette chaleur est accablante.
- accabler
- accablant

I'm sure there will be more legal clarity as the legislation is applied.
- as ... (implying progression)

Je suis sûr qu'il y aura davantage de clarté juridique au fur et à mesure de l'application de la legislation.
- au fur et à mesure

The union announced a stoppage of two hours.
- the work stoppage
- to stop work

Le syndicat a annoncé un débrayage de deux heures.
- le débrayage
- débrayer
PRR4: "ay" as in "payer"

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