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a well-crafted strategy
(to tie)

une stratégie bien ficelée
(ficeler)

We've gone through the legislation. (lit: made the tour)
- to consider from all angles

On a fait le tour de la législation.
- faire le tour

in this American state, scarred by shootings
- to bruise

dans cet État américan, meurtri par les fusillades
- meurtrir

the talented speaker, speechless

l'orateur de talent, bouche bée

the modem here (lit: of place)

le modem de place

I'm going to deal with him.
lit: settle the case of him
- to settle

Je vais lui régler son cas.
- régler

the roaring of a chainsaw

le vrombissement d'une tronçonneuse

the slacker (2)

le flanc mou (QC), le fainéant (FR) (also adj: fainéant(e))

We're going to sort this out.
- to sort out, to untangle

On va démêler ça.
- démêler (2)

It doesn't take a genuis to understand (QC)

Ça ne prend pas la tête à Papineau pour comprendre (QC)

Does it scare the hell out of you? (QC)

Ça te fout-tu la chienne? (QC)
(m/ "fout" seems to translate as "give" or "scare")

The problems keep coming for the institution.

Les problèmes s'enchainent pour l'établissement.

enough to deal another blow to the budget
- to deal sb a blow

de quoi asséner un autre coup dur au budget
- asséner un coup à qqn

He's sedated but it's looking good.

Il est sous sédatifs mais ça regarde bien.

But some elected official remain unsatisfied. (not "restent insatisfaits")
This report leaves me just a bit unsatisfied.

Mais certains élus restent sur leur faim.
Ce rapport me laisse un tout petit peu sur ma faim.

the text produced by Radio-Canada
- to lay (eggs), to produce (informal)

le texte pondu par Radio-Canada
- pondre (2)

the shell

la carapace

la Caisse de dépôt: the nest egg of Quebecers

la Caisse de dépot: le bas de laine des Québécois

We were deeply scratched/clawed (QC)
- to scratch deeply/to claw

On s'est fait grafigner. (QC)
- grafigner

I have quotes from three agencies.
- the quote

J'ai les devis de trois agences.
- le devis

all dates later than today
Hint: not "après"

toutes dates ultérieures à aujourd'hui

I just screwed myself.

Je viens de me faire fourrer.

to be asleep at the switch (2) (QC)

dormir au gaz, dormir sur la switch (both QC)

the troublemaker
the instigator, the culprit (not "le fautif")

le fauteur de troubles
le fauteur (2)

He rejected the idea out-of-hand.

Il a rejeté l'idée du revers de la main.

the annoying habit
- annoying (dire, unfortunate)

la fâcheuse habitude
- fâcheux(se)

valiant, brave

vaillant(e)

I won't be missing it, fixing this wreck.
- the wreck

Ça me manquera pas de réparer cette épave.
- (la) épave

We've barely checked the photos.
- barely (lit: "it is barely [as] if")

C'est à peine si on a checké les photos.
- c'est à peine si

to take TVA private, i.e., to privatize

fermer le capital de TVA, ç.-à.-d., privatiser

the trailer, the caravan
(for, e.g., travelling)

la roulotte

the hazing in junior hockey

le bizoutage dans le hockey junior

One day he will have to answer for that.

Un jour il devra rendre des comptes à ce sujet.

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