das Eichhörnchen - the squirrel

Das Eichhörnchen versteckte die Nüsse in einem hohlen Baum.

The squirrel stashes the nuts in a hollow tree.

das Schloss - the castle

Das Schloss liegt innerhalb der Stadtmauern.

The castle is situated within the city walls.

les douves - the moat [f]

Alors qu'il tentait d'escalader les murs du château, le Viking tomba dans les douves. 

While trying to scale the walls of the castle, the viking fell in the moat.

le guidon - bike handlebars; a banner

Le héros tenait hissé à la tête de son grand mât le guidon bleu et or.

The hero kept the blue and gold pennant hoisted to the top of its tall mast.

 

Les premières guidons modernes ont été équipés sur les bicyclettes en 1885.

The first modern handlebars were installed on bicycles in 1885.

That's a nice pair of avocados

Word fact time!  The delicious fruit the avocado does not derive from the Romance language word for lawyer but from a Nahuatl word ahuakatl which meant both the fruit and "testicle."  Now you know!

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2016 EDIT TO THIS POST: According to this guy, the above appears to be only a later meaning, with the Nahuatl word originally only indicating the fruit and Spanish speakers in the 16th century adopting it for the old huevos based on appearance.  So while it's true that the word ahuakatl or some later derivation was indeed used for both the food and the ol' nuts, that's just the way people use words, like saying nuts or balls or weiner.  Those words aren't etymologically attached to body parts; they're just appropriated due to their physical similarity.

What's totally false is that guacamole means testicle sauce.  I mean, come on.

礼物 - gift

你 的 圣诞 礼物 是 什么？ 

Nǐ de shèngdàn lǐwù shì shénme? 

What is your Christmas gift?

圣诞节 - Christmas

圣诞节 我 要 回家。 

Shèngdànjié wǒ yào huíjiā

I will go home for Christmas.

das Wohnzimmer - the living room

Schafft den Weihnachtsbaum ins Wohnzimmer!

Take the Christmas tree into the living room!

brauchen - to need

Ich brauche mehr Zeit! Es ist fast Weihnachten! 

I need more time! Christmas is almost here!

le menuisier - the carpenter

Le menuisier peut-il me fabriquer une férule en acajou pour Noël ? 

Can the carpenter make me a mahogany paddle for Christmas?

une férule - a paddle of wood or leather for whipping

Jadis, on croyait que la férule était l’outil le plus nécessaire pour le maître d'école ; aujourd'hui, les peines corporelles ont disparu de notre enseignement public.

In olden days, it was believed that a wooden paddle was the most important tool for a schoolmaster to possess; today, corporal punishment has vanished from our public education system.

nennen - to name, quote, refer, state

Ich werde ein Beispiel nennen, um mein Argument zu stützen.

I will cite an example to support my argument. 

Sie nannte die Gründe für ihre Entscheidung.  

She stated the reasons for her decision. 

der Grund - a reason

Kannst du mir einen guten Grund nennen?

Can you show me a good reason?

schädlich - harmful

Alkohol kann schädlich für die Leber sein.

Alcohol can be harmful to the liver.

 

Unsere Produkte enthalten keine schädlichen Substanzen.

Our products do not contain noxious substances. 

verstecken - to hide

Die Katze kann sich überall im Haus verstecken.

The cat can hide anywhere in the house.

überall - anywhere

Er kann überall schlafen.

He can sleep anywhere.

nirgendwo - nowhere

Heutzutage darf man nirgendwo mehr rauchen.

One is not allowed to smoke anywhere these days.

déclencher - to trigger, set off, spark

Un briquet est une petite pièce d’acier dont on se servait pour créer par percussion avec un silex une étincelle, et par extension moderne un dispositif pyrotechnique autonome, destiné à produire une flamme ou une étincelle suffisamment puissante pour déclencher l'embrasement d'un combustible. 

A lighter is a small piece of steel which one uses to create a spark by striking a flint, and by modern extension a disposable, self-contained fire starter, meant to produce a flame or spark powerful enough to trigger the burning of a combustible material.

un briquet - a lighter

Le créateur du Zippo, George G. Blaisdell, voulut un briquet beau à regarder, simple à utiliser et surtout fiable.

The inventor of the Zippo, George G. Blaisdell, wanted a lighter that was nice to look at, simple to use, and above all reliable.

die Brille - glasses, spectacles

Der Text ist unscharf ohne meine Brille.

The text is blurry without my glasses.

 

Ich trage eine Brille, um besser lesen zu können.

Je porte des lunettes pour mieux lire.

der Zucker - sugar

Ich hätte gerne Zucker zum Kaffee, bitte.

I would like to have sugar with my coffee, please.

附近 - next to, near

我家 附近 有 两 所 学校。 

wǒjiā fùjìn yǒu liǎng suǒ xuéxiào

Il y a deux écoles près de chez moi.

本 - measure word for books, files

你 有 多少 本 书？  

nǐ yǒu duōshǎo běn shū

How many books do you own?

念 - to read, study

我 在 学校 念书. 

wǒ zài xuéxiào niànshū

I study at school.

学校 - a school

这 所 学校 很 大。 

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào hěn dà

This school is quite big.

上学 - to attend school

今天 我 要 去 上学。 

Jīntiān wǒ yào qù shàngxué. 

Today I am going to school.

吃 - to eat

我 爱 吃 烤鸭。 

wǒ ài chī kǎoyā

I love to eat roast duck.

dürfen - may, can, to be allowed

Heute dürfen sogar Frauen wählen.

Today even woman are permitted to vote.

 

Darf ich Ihr Telefon benutzen?

May I use your phone?

wählen - to select, to vote

Wähle "Optionen" aus dem Hauptmenü. 

From the main menu, select "options." 

 

Heutzutage können sogar Frauen wählen. 

Nowadays even woman can vote.

грузовик - a truck

Я не умею водить грузовик.

I can't drive a truck.

十二月 - December

圣诞节 在 十二月。 

Shèngdànjié zài shíèr yuè. 

Christmas is in December.