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It's like my bedside book.

C'est comme mon livre de chevet.

Did Mathis have a bowel movement?

Est-ce que Mathis est allé à la selle?

Allow me to add to what I've already said on the subject.
- to add to (not "ajouter")

Permettez moi de renchérir sur ce que j'ai déjà dit sur ce sujet.
- renchérir sur

the flying saucer
- the saucer

la soucoupe volante
- la soucoupe

the kite
(the deer)

le cerf-volant
(le cerf, le chevreuil)
- don't pronounce 'f'
- cer: e as in elle
- che: as in cheveux

The Kremlin disputes that Putin is disappointed.
- to contest, to dispute

Le Kremlin conteste que Poutine soit déçu.
- contester (2)

the shelling
to shell

le pilonnage
pilonner

I was exempted from military service.
- to exempt
- exempt

J'ai été exempté du service militaire.
- exempter
- exempt(e) (pronounced like "exen(te)")

when you inquire about me

quand vous prenez de mes nouvelles

to color

colorier

I shot myself straight into a cement wall.
- to shoot (to pull)
- direct, straight

Je me suis tiré direct dans un mur de ciment.
- (se) tirer
- direct (2)

It works out well.
- to work out (QC) ("tomber bien")

Ça adonne bien.
- adonner (QC)

Would it suit you that we have the meeting Wednesday instead of tomorrow?
- to suit (QC) ("convenir")

Est-ce que ça t’adonnerait qu’on fasse la réunion mercredi plutôt que demain?
- adonner (QC)

NATO and Washington are being careful/are toeing the line.
- the window, the tile

L'OTAN et Washington se tiennent à carreau.
- le carreau (2)

the proxy war
the proxy

la guerre par procuration
- la procuration

Several countries joined NATO to the chagrin of Moscow.
- the chagrin (2)

Plusieurs pays ont rejoint l'OTAN au grand dam to Moscou.
- le chagrin, le grand dam

the grandson
the granddaughter
the great ...

le petits-fils
la petite-fille
l'arrière ...

Ideas just show up in my head when I'm writing.
- to show up

Les idées déboulent dans ma tête lorsque j'écris.
- débouler

to sand

sabler
pronounced as in ça

the warmonger, the hawk

le va-t-en-guerre (2)

the unwavering supporter
- unwavering

le partisan indéfectible
- indéfectible

His parents do their best to educate him well.
- to educate, (less frequent) to raise

Ses parents font de leur mieux pour bien l'éduquer.
- éduquer (2)

We've gotten used to this new normal.
- the normality

On s'est fait à cette nouvelle normalité.
- la normalité

The speaker spent several hours polishing his speech.
- to polish (not "polir"), to refine (not "raffiner")

L'orateur a passé plusieurs heures à peaufiner son discours.
- peaufiner

the wrinkle
the fine line

la ride
la ridule

The contest ...
... it's soon. (QC) (not "bientôt")
... it's this afternoon. (France)

Le concours, c'est tantôt. (2)

If it was just up to me, I'd spend the hour in the bathroom.

Si c'était juste de moi, je passerais l'heure aux toilettes.

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