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I'm at the hotel at the company's expense. (2)

Je suis à l'hotel sur le bras de la compagnie.
alt: aux frais de la compagnie

She's trying to pull the plug on me.
lit: to cut off my food

Elle essaie de me couper les vivres.

I'm just a bit tipsy.
- tipsy

Je suis juste un peu éméché.
- éméché(e)

infallible

infaillible

I learned to keep things in proportion.
- the proportion (less common) (the part)

J'ai appris à faire la part des choses.
- la part

She is the apple of his eye.

Elle est la prunelle de ses yeux.

which he is asking us to protect at all costs

qu'il nous demande de protéger comme la prunelle de ses yeux

to turn around, to come about

virer de bord

We agreed to see each other more often.
- to agree (not "s'accorder" "s'entendre")

On a convenu de se voir plus souvent.
- convenir

The signs are often misleading.
- misleading

Les signes sont souvent trompeurs.
- trompeur(se)

the judgement Roe v. Wade
- the judgement (the stop, the arrest)

l'arrêt Roe v. Wade
- (le) arrêt

It's up your alley, to help women.

C'est dans tes cordes, aider les femmes.

She was found in a clearing.
- the clearing

Elle a été retrouvée dans une clairière.
- la clairière

no defensive wounds on the nails
- the wound (not "la blessure")

aucune plaie de défense aux ongles
- la plaie

the forearm

(le) avant-bras

He wanted to cover his tracks?
- to confuse (not "confondre")

Il a voulu brouiller ses pistes?
- brouiller

a convoluted promise
- convoluted

une promesse alambiquée
- alambiqué ("lam" pronounced like "lom")

the screeching of chalk on a blackboard
- the screeching (the squealing, the crunching)
- the chalk

le crissement de craie sur un tableau
- le crissement
- la craie

the antique dealer
antique

(le) antiquaire
antique

(I didn't hit him)
but not because I don't want to
lit: it's not the desire which is missing

(je l'ai pas frappé)
mas c'est pas l'envie qui manque

(looking at images)
on another shot (i.e., snapshot) you can see

(en regardant des images)
sur un autre cliché on peut voir

the menstrual cycle
to menstruate
the menstruation

le cycle menstruel
avoir ses règles
la menstruation

The child gripped his mother's hand.
- to grip, to grab

L'enfant a agrippé la main de sa mère.
- agripper

m/ Your plate is full.

Ta cour est pleine.

the primacy of professional secrecy
- the primacy
- the secret, the secrecy

la primauté du secret professionnel
- la primauté
- le secret (2)

if I endorse your request
- to endorse (not "cautionner" "endosser") (to ratify)

si j'entérine ta requête
- entériner

to raise and help the self-esteem of girls
- the esteem
- the self-esteem

pour rehausser et aider l'estime des filles
- (la) estime
- (la) estime de soi

You (pl.) did not really understand each other.
- to understand each other

Vous ne vous êtes pas vraiment compris.
- se comprendre

The police are keeping a close watch.
- to keep watch

La police veille au grain.
- veiller

the reins of the company
- the reins

les rênes de la compagnie
- les rênes (m.pl.)

I will come over to their revolt.
- to rally, to come over

Je vais me rallier à leur révolte.
- se rallier (2)

a health juice to perk me up

un jus de santé pour me requinquer

She sweet talked me into giving her info.
- to sweet talk, to coax

Elle m'a amadouée pour que je lui donne des infos.
- amadouer

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