"a well-crafted strategy<br /> (to tie)", "une stratégie bien ficelée<br /> (ficeler)" "We've gone through the legislation. (lit: made the tour)<br /> - to consider from all angles", "On a fait le tour de la législation.<br /> - faire le tour" "in this American state, scarred by shootings<br /> - to bruise", "dans cet État américan, meurtri par les fusillades<br /> - 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.<br /> lit: settle the case of him<br /> - to settle", "Je vais lui régler son cas.<br /> - 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.<br /> - to sort out, to untangle", "On va démêler ça.<br /> - 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)<br /> (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<br /> - to deal sb a blow", "de quoi asséner un autre coup dur au budget<br /> - 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")<br /> This report leaves me just a bit unsatisfied.", "Mais certains élus restent sur leur faim.<br /> Ce rapport me laisse un tout petit peu sur ma faim." "the text produced by Radio-Canada<br /> - to lay (eggs), to produce (informal)", "le texte pondu par Radio-Canada<br /> - 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)<br /> - to scratch deeply/to claw", "On s'est fait grafigner. (QC)<br /> - grafigner" "I have quotes from three agencies.<br /> - the quote", "J'ai les devis de trois agences.<br /> - le devis" "all dates later than today<br /> 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<br /> the instigator, the culprit (not "le fautif")", "le fauteur de troubles<br /> le fauteur (2)" "He rejected the idea out-of-hand.", "Il a rejeté l'idée du revers de la main." "the annoying habit<br /> - annoying (dire, unfortunate)", "la fâcheuse habitude<br /> - fâcheux(se)" "valiant, brave", "vaillant(e)" "I won't be missing it, fixing this wreck.<br /> - the wreck", "Ça me manquera pas de réparer cette épave.<br /> - (la) épave" "We've barely checked the photos.<br /> - barely (lit: "it is barely [as] if")", "C'est à peine si on a checké les photos.<br /> - 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<br /> (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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