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There is a rather crass ignorance of certain levels of our history.
- the dirt
(crass: lacking sensitivity, refinement or intelligence)

Il y'a une ignorance assez crasse à certains niveaux de notre histoire.
- la crasse

It's the third day in a row below the threshold/bar of 1000 cases.
Hint: not "consécutif"
- in a row

C'est le troisième jour d'affilée sous la barre des milles cas.
- d'affilée (adverb)

He was arrested for acts of a sexual nature.
- the gesture, the act

Il a été arrêté pour des gestes de nature sexuelle.
- le geste (2)

the will
at his/her/its discretion
willingly
against his will

le gré
à son gré
de son plein gré
contre son gré

to stone
the stoning

lapider
la lapidation

Today, however, I would like to talk about canola, whose price has stopped plummeting.
- to plummet
- the plummet

Aujourd'hui, toutefois, j'aimerais parler du canola, dont le prix a cessé de dégringoler.
- dégringoler
- la dégringolade

I blame him.
alt: I'm mad at him.
- to blame/to be mad a someone

Je lui en veux. (2)
- en vouloir a quelqu'un

The sound of the waves.
- the sound, the noise
- the waves (not "les vagues")

Le bruit des flots.
- le bruit (2)
- les flots

At first I thought it was a set-up.
- the set-up

J'ai d'abord pensé que c'était un coup monté.
- le coup monté

The peace process will continue to stumble, stall and fail.
- to stall

Le processus de paix continuera de trébucher, de piétiner et d'échouer.
- piétiner

They will double down.
alt: They will work very hard.
- the bite, the mouthful

Ils vont mettre les bouchées doubles.
- la bouchée

I'm going to give you a tip.
- to give (not "donner")
- the tip, the pipe

Je vais vous filer un tuyau.
- filer
- le tuyau

The total amount that the family can receive is capped.
- to perceive, to receive
- capped
- to cap something

Le montant total que la famille peut percevoir est plafonné.
- percevoir (2)
- plafonné
- plafonner quelque chose

to muzzle

museler
(the 's' has a 'z' sound)

The runner was breathless after the intense race.
- breathless

Le coureur était éssoufflé après la course intense.
- éssoufflé

The economy of the mining town began to falter.
- to falter

L'économie de la ville minière a commencé à s'éssouffler
- s'éssouffler

the genesis

la genèse

the jet lag, the time difference
- the lag, the difference

le décalage horaire (2)
- le décalage (2)

then to argue with your family
- to argue (2)

pis de se pogner avec ta famille
- se pogner (QC), se disputer

a very eventful year

une année fort mouvementée

He is infatuated with her.

Il est amouraché d'elle.

In the stadium, the Danish supporters chanted the name of the player.
- to chant

Dans le stade, les partisans danois ont scandé le nom du joueur.
- scander

I dread their return.
- to dread, to fear

Je redoute leur retour.
- redouter (2)

the procuring, the pimping

le proxénétisme

the Hells Angels lair
- the lair, the den

le repaire des Hells Angels
- le repaire

This card is supposed to be proof of an insurance contract.
- to be proof of

Cette carte est censée faire foi d'un contrat d'assurance.
- faire foi de

the milking of the cows
the drug trafficking

la traite des vaches
la traite des drogues

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