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We skip consultations.
- to skip

On escamote des consultations.
- escamoter

in order to close the loop (e.g., follow up on an area of discussion)

pour boucler la boucle

the fissure

la fissure

the tornado

la tornade

The products comply with the latest safety standards.
- to conform to, to comply with

Les produits se conforment aux dernières normes de sécurité.
- se conformer à

a refusal to comply
- to comply

un refus d'obtempérer
- obtempérer

He sure is really messed up.

C'est sûr qu'il est vraiment amoché.

I don't hold it against them.
lit: I don't hold to them harshness
- the harshness (the rigour)

Je leur en tiens pas rigueur.
- la rigeur

The exasperation of the population is at its height.

L'exaspération de la population est à son comble.

a close-knit community

une communauté tissée serrée

the porthole

le hublot

The crowd booed the controversial speaker.
- to boo

La foule a hué l'orateur controversé.
- huer (trans, intrans)

Brian Mulroney praises Trudeau.
- to praise (not "louer" "faire l'éloge de")

Brian Mulroney encense Trudeau.
- encenser

a seasoned observer of retail
- seasoned

un observateur aguerri du commerce de détail
- aguerri(e)

I should arrest this guy right now.
- to arrest (not "arrêter") (to challenge, to question)

Je devrais interpeller ce type maintenant.
- interpeller

He repeatedly called Mario Dumont a weather vane.
- the weather vane

Il a traité Mario Dumont de girouette à maintes reprises.
- la girouette

Trump faces up to 20 years in prison.
- punishable

Trump est passible de vingt ans de prison.
- passible

an audience of supporters
Hint: not "(la) audience"

un parterre de partisans

the lawn chair
- the lawn

la chaise de parterre
- le parterre

the engine restarts but still with a jolt
- the jolt

le moteur repart mais toujours avec un soubresaut
- le soubresaut

the insurgent
the insurrection, the insurgency

(le) insurgé
(la) insurrection (2)

The government seems to be applying a double standard.

Le gouvernement semble appliquer deux poids deux mesures.

the penalty range
- the range (the fork)

la fourchette de peine
- la fourchette

the Afghan quagmire

le bourbier afghan

in all this mess
- the mess (the quagmire)

dans tout ce bourbier
- le bourbier

the soap opera, the TV series

le feuilleton (2)

I find it so sad.
Hint: not "triste"

Je trouve ça tellement désolant.

His phone stopped ringing m/pinging last night at 11:00 p.m..
(to limit)

Son téléphone a arrêté de borner hier soir à 23h.
(borner)

My long coat goes down to my feet.
- long

Mon manteau long descend jusqu'à mes pieds.
- long/ue longs/longues

The underwriter decided not to insure the applicant.
- the underwriter
- to insure (to provide, to ensure)
- the applicant

Le souscripteur a décidé de ne pas assurer le demandeur.
- le souscripteur
- assurer
- le demandeur, la demandeuse

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