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to blaspheme
blasphemous
the blasphemer
the blasphemy

blasphémer
blasphématoire
le blasphémateur
le blasphème

The fact that he's with Sara certainly helped to cushion the shock.
- to amortize, to cushion

Le fait qu'il soit avec Sara a sûrement aidé à amortir le choc.
- amortir (2)

It's time to cut ties with him.
alt: burn bridges

Il est temps de couper les ponts avec lui.

a person with a borderline personality

une personne avec une personnalité limite

Deep down, they are always terrified of being abandoned.
- to be terrified of (QC)

Dans le fond, ils ont toujours la chienne d'être abandonnés.
- avoir la chienne (QC)

the godson
the goddaughter

le filleul
la filleule
('ll' as in "fille")

Your convictions are no longer worth much.

Tes convictions ne valent plus cher.

the kid

le môme

if she hadn't detected my despair
- to detect (not "détecter")

si elle avait pas décelé mon désespoir
- déceler

the balaclava

la cagoule

The letters were jumbled up.

Les lettres étaient pêle-mêle.

I closed the valve tightly to prevent leaks.
- the valve

J'ai bien fermé la valve pour empêcher des fuites.
- la valve

to take a powder i.e., to flee

prendre la poudre d'escampette

All my friends are swooning over him.

Toutes mes amies sont pâmées sur lui.

small mood swings at first
- the swing

des petites sautes d'humeur au début
- la saute

the sudden wind change
- the sudden change (the swing)

la saute du vent
- la saute

He came to see you. :: For what purpose?
lit: in what honour?

Il est venu vous voir. :: En quel honeur?

You must have been through a lot.
lit: seen it of all colors

Tu as dû en voir de toutes les couleurs.

He put us through a lot.

Il nous en a fait voir de toutes les couleurs.

to pick the lock

crocheter la serrure
(sai-rrure)

to knit

tricoter

Are you always up so early?
- to be up early
- early, morning

Êtes-vous toujours aussi matinal?
- être matinal
- matinal (2)

the analysis matrices
- the grid, the grating

les grilles d'analyse
- la grille (2)

You detach yourself a bit more.
- to detach oneself

Tu te détaches un peu plus.
- se détacher

The door handle came off.
- to come off
- to detach sth (trans)

La poignée de la porte s'est détachée.
- se détacher
- détacher qqch

Pronunciation
(PRR1) 'e' before a single consonant and a vowel
(PRR2) 'e' before 2 consonants
(PRR3) 'ein' when final or before a consonant

(1) le cheval, le benêt
(2) elle, le tesson, la serrure, chevronné
m/ exception: "re": ressentir, la ressource
(3) plein, la ceinture

It's vile/foul.

C'est immonde.

And your hate towards him?
alt: with regard to him?

Et votre haine à son égard?

nervous and arrogant/detestable (QC)
(not "détestable")

nerveux et fendant (QC)

to yap like a poodle

japper comme une caniche

We certainly won't skimp on the resources.
- to skimp (on)

On ne lésinera certainment pas sur les moyens.
- lésiner (sur)

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