"the Canada goose<br /> (the goose)", "la bernache du Canada<br /> ((la) oie)" "to ensure the continued existence of public services<br /> (perennial, permanent)", "pérenniser les services publics<br /> (pérenne)" "the straw the broke the camel's back", "la goutte qui a fait déborder le vase" "the stock bonuses<br /> - the premium, the bonus (not "le boni")", "les primes en actions<br /> - la prime" "operating under many pseudonyms<br /> (to get tough, to rage)", "sévissant sous de nombreux pseudonymes<br /> (sévir)" "Their unconditional love clouds their judgement.<br /> - to cloud/to muddy the judgement", "Leur amour inconditionnel embrouille leur jugement.<br /> - embrouiller le jugement" "She is trying to confuse Canadians.<br /> - to confuse (not "brouiller" "confondre")", "Elle tente d'embrouiller les Canadiens.<br /> - embrouiller" "the jack of all trades", "l'homme à tout faire" "the fuses blow<br /> - the fuse", "les fusibles sautent<br /> - le fusible" "You were relegated to the service road forever.<br /> (i.e., never put in the fast lane)<br /> - to relegate", "On te reléguait sur la voie de service à jamais.<br /> - reléguer" "perplexed<br /> the perplexity", "perplexe<br /> la perplexité" "It's important to surround yourself with people you trust.", "C'est important de s'entourer des gens de confiance." "I don't want to have incompetents around / underfoot.", "J'ai pas envie d'avoir des incompétents dans les pattes." "It makes me think about my family.<br /> - to cogitate, to think", "Ça me fait cogiter sur ma famille.<br /> - cogiter (2)" "to break into the US market<br /> - to pierce, to penetrate", "percer le marché américain<br /> - percer" "the briefcase", "la mallette" "to detain the prisoner", "détenir le prisonnier" "to hold/be in power", "détenir le pouvoir" "a company which has 45 branches<br /> - to have (to detain, to hold)", "une compagnie qui détient 45 succursales<br /> - détenir" "the cleaver", "le couperet<br /> (don't pronounce the first 'e')" "the axe", "(la) hache" "senile<br /> the senility", "sénile<br /> la sénilité" "but she might stare at you in the grocery store, say<br /> - to stare at somebody<br /> - the stare", "mais elle pourrait te dévisager à l'épicerie, mettons<br /> - dévisager qqn (trans)<br /> - le regard fixe" "the ally<br /> to ally with", "(le) allié<br /> s'allier avec" "chauvinist<br /> the chauvinism", "chauvin(e)<br /> le chauvinisme (pronounced 'vee')" "God, I wasn't asking for so much.", "Seigneur, j'en demandais pas tant." "It's to that old refrain that I immediately thought of.<br /> - the refrain", "C'est à cette vieille rengaine que j'ai tout de suite pensé.<br /> - la rengaine" "the same old story/tune", "la même rengaine" "timeless", "intemporel(le)" "If that day never comes, so be it.<br /> Hint: not "tant pis"", "Si ce jour-là ne vient jamais, ainsi-soit-il."
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