водить - to drive [imp]

Я могу водить автомобиль. 

Je peux conduire un auto.

clapoter: to splash or lap, to chop (as waves)

Les vagues continuant de clapoter à leurs pieds, les enfants couraient le long de la plage.

The waves continuing to lap at their feet, the children ran along the beach.

 

J'étais assis au bout de la jetée et je contemplais les eaux bleues clapotantes du détroit de Taiwan.  

I sat at the end of the jetty and gazed into the choppy blue waters of the Taiwan strait.

pflegen zu - to be in the habit of doing

Er pflegte zu reisen. 

He used to travel.

东西 - object, thing

我 要 买 很多 东西。 

Wǒ yào mǎi hěnduō dōngxi. 

I want to buy a lot of things.

зато - but, however

Ты спишь зато я работаю.

You're sleeping, but I'm working.

место - place, site, spot

Я здесь, потому что здесь мое место.

Je suis ici parce que c'est là que j'appartiens.

der Truthahn - the turkey

Ich mag essen Truthahn, wenn es richtig gekocht wird.

I enjoy eating turkey when it is properly cooked.

auftauen - to defrost

Du musst den Truthahn auftauen bevor du ihn in den Ofen schiebst.

You have to defrost the turkey before putting it in the oven.

пока - while, during

Моя жена работает, пока я готовлю.

Ma femme travaille pendant que je cuis.

новости - news

У меня есть хорошие новости. 

J'ai de bonnes nouvelles.

die Geduld - patience

Geduld ist eine Tugend.  Mein Nachbar hat viel Geduld mit mir.

Patience is a virtue. My neighbor has a lot of patience with me.

der Nachbar - the neighbor

Meine Nachbarin hat Ihren Cousin zweiten Grades geheiratet.

My neighbor married her second cousin.

un archet - a bow (music)

Le violoncelliste frotte la corde avec son archet pour la mettre en vibration. Ainsi excitée, la corde peut vibrer selon plusieurs modes. 

The violinist strokes the strings with his bow to make them vibrate.  Thus stirred, the strings can vibrate in various tones.

носить - to wear

Я хочу носить эту шляпу.

I want to wear this hat.

очки - glasses, spectacles

Я ношу очки, когда читаю.

I wear glasses when I read.

дворец - a palace

У короля большой дворец. 

The king has a big palace.

weinen - to cry

Das Mädchen hörte auf zu weinen, als es seine Mutter sah.

The girl stopped crying when she saw her mother. 

Ich weine, wenn ich an Krieg denke.

I weep when I think of war.

en selle - seated; established

Dans dix ans, leurs enfants seront bien en selle dans leurs carrières et ils élèveront parallèlement leurs familles.

Ten years from now their children will be well established in their careers with growing families of their own.

мыть - to wash

Я буду мыть руки с мылом.

I will wash my hands with soap.

prévu - planned, scheduled

L'armistice de 1918, signé le 11 novembre 1918 à 5 h 15 met provisoirement fin aux combats de la Première Guerre mondiale (1914-1918). Prévu pour durer 36 jours, il est ensuite renouvelé.

The 1918 armistice, signed on November 11, 1918, at 5:15 in the morning, marked a provisional end to the fighting in the First World War (1914-1918).  Intended to last 36 days, it was renewed thereafter.

мыло - soap

Мыло на столе.

The soap is on the table.

сумка - a bag, satchel

Я положил карандаш в сумку.

I put my pencil in the bag.

лежать - to lie on, be situated on

Мы можем лежать на кровать и поспать.

We can lie on the bed and go to sleep.

трава - grass, lawn

Почему машина на траве?

Why is a car on the grass?

продукты - food, products, groceries

Продукты лежат на столе.

Food is on the table.

sauter - to blow up

Le nuit de Guy Fawkes est un événement qui est célébré chaque année, principalement en Grande-Bretagne, l'anniversaire de la Conspiration des poudres le 5 novembre 1605, journée au cours de laquelle des catholiques anglais menés par Robert Catesby, accompagné de Guy Fawkes et 11 autres conspirateurs, tentèrent de faire sauter le Parlement.

Guy Fawkes Night is a yearly celebration, mainly in Great Britain, of the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot of November 5 1605, a day during which English Catholics led by Robert Catesby, accompanied by Guy Fawks and eleven others conspirators, attempted to blow up Parliament.

рядом с - next to

Рядом с домом стоит машина.

Close to the house is a car.

 

Кошка рядом с собакой. 

The cat is near the dog.

jadis - of long ago, formerly.

Cette ville a conservé sa splendeur de jadis.

This town has kept its former splendor.

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[This word's etymology is interesting. It comes from an old French expression "ja a dis," meaning roughly "it has been days."  Ja is a form of the modern word déjà, a stands for "il y a," and dis means "days," as in lundi, mardi, etc.]

发 展 - to develop

中国 发展 得 很快。  

Zhōngguó fāzhǎn de hěnkuài.     

China is developing fast.

火车 - a train

你 可以 坐 火车 去。 

Nǐ kěyǐ zuò huǒchē qù. 

You can take the train to go there.