"that are staring at one another like statues<br /> lit: earthenware dogs<br /> - earthenware", "qui se regardent en chiens de faïence<br /> - de faïence<br /> (pronounced fa-en)" "The school once again comes under gunfire.<br /> lit: suffers<br /> - to suffer (to wipe)", "L'école à nouveau essuie des tirs d'arme à feu.<br /> - essuyer" "He could avail himself of this right of passage.<br /> - to avail oneself of", "Il pouvait se prévaloir de ce droit de passage.<br /> - se prévaloir de<br /> me prévaux te prévaux se prévaut<br /> nous prévalons vous prévalez se prévalent<br /> je me suis prévalu" "a period of familiarization<br /> - the familiarization (not "la familiarisation")<br /> alt: the accustoming", "une période d'accoutumance<br /> - (la) accoutumance" "They can take on various forms.<br /> - to take on", "Ils peuvent revêtir des formes diverses.<br /> - revêtir (trans) (conj like vêtir - to dress)<br /> revêts/revêts/revêt<br /> revêtons/revêtez/revêtent<br /> j'ai revêtu" "the chatter around the fact<br /> - the chatter (not "le bavardage")<br /> - to chat<br /> Note: sometimes takes on a negative connotation, e.g., to badmouth someone", "le placotage autour du fait<br /> - le placotage (QC)<br /> - placoter (QC)<br /> Note: revêt parfois une connotation négative, p.e., médire de quelqu’un" "The policemen set up a roadblock to catch a fugitive.<br /> - the roadblock<br /> (the dam)", "Les policiers ont installé un barrage routier pour capturer un fugitif.<br /> - le barrage [routier]<br /> (le barrage)" "The customer tried on some clothes behind a screen.<br /> - the screen", "Le client a essayé quelques vêtements derrière un paravent.<br /> - le paravent" "calamitous", "calamiteux(se)" "She has mixed feelings about the situation.<br /> - the mixed feelings alt: the shared feelings", "Elle a des sentiments partagés à propos de la situation.<br /> - les sentiments partagés" "Quebec is heading towards an electricity deficit.<br /> - to head towards lit: to walk towards", "Le Québec chemine vers un déficit d’électricité.<br /> - cheminer vers" "Her spouse has unpaid taxes.<br /> Is she liable for his debts?<br /> - unpaid<br /> - liable (beholden)", "Son conjoint a des impôts impayés.<br /> Est-elle redevable de ses dettes ?<br /> - impayé(e)<br /> - redevable" "the tax authorities", "le fisc (le ministère du Revenu national et le ministère du Revenu du Québec)" "My father always hums a cheery melody when he works.<br /> - to hum (not "fredonner"), to sing<br /> - the melody (not "la melodie")", "Mon père chantonne toujours un air joyeux quand il travaille.<br /> - chantonner (2)<br /> - (le) air" "She was jostled by the crowd.<br /> - to jostle", "Elle a été bousculé par la foule.<br /> - bousculer" "I don’t like to be rushed.<br /> - to rush (to jostle)", "Je n’aime pas qu’on me bouscule.<br /> - bousculer" "to shake up the established order<br /> - to shake up (to jostle, to rush)", "bousculer l’ordre établi<br /> - bousculer" "We are confined. lit: straightjacketed", "On est carcané.<br /> (du verbe "carcaner": enfermer dans un carcan)" "Just as he was about to catch the ball, I tripped him.<br /> - to trip (QC) (Fr) (not "faire trébucher")", "Juste au moment où il s’apprêtait à attraper la balle, je lui ai donné une jambette.<br /> - donner une jambette (QC), donner un croc-en-jambe (FR)" "an ineluctable vicious circle<br /> - ineluctable i.e., unable to be resisted or avoided", "un cercle vicieux inéluctable<br /> - inéluctable" "The common wall between the two properties is made of stone.<br /> - the common wall", "Le mur mitoyen entre les deux propriétés est en pierre.<br /> - le mur mitoyen" "a solution lying somewhere between the two", "une solution mitoyenne entre les deux" "I've never seen that before.<br /> - before, previously", "Je n'ai jamais vu cela auparavant.<br /> - auparavant" "I screwed up my career because of one bad decision.<br /> - to screw up", "J'ai bousillé ma carrière à cause d'une seule mauvaise décision.<br /> - bousiller ('y' sound)" "The union is weighing its options.<br /> - to weigh (advantages, disadvantages)", "Le syndicat soupèse ses options.<br /> - soupeser (avantages, inconvénients)" "the momentary contact<br /> - momentary<br /> - momentarily", "le contact momentané<br /> - momentané(e)<br /> - momentanément" "We dredge up the classic expression: the crossroads.<br /> - the crossroad", "On ressort l'expression classique: la croisée des chemins.<br /> - la croisée des chemins" "The aim is the preservation of services.<br /> lit: the line of sight", "La ligne de mire est la préservation des services." "in the forward direction<br /> in the backward/reverse direction", "dans le sens avant<br /> dans le sens inverse" "while waiting for the cavalry<br /> - the cavalry", "en attendant la cavalerie<br /> - la cavalerie"
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