People all over the world they're good. People all over the world ain't bad. If everybody be snobs like I've been, they won't get what they wished they had: affection. [Jonathan Richman, "Affection"]
Les gens autour du monde, ils sont bons. Les gens autour du monde, ils sont pas méchants. Si tout le monde soit snob comme j'étais, ils ne recevront pas ce qu'ils souhaitaient avoir: l'affection.
The man spoke four languages so fluently he was mistaken for a native in each. But he was not a linguist. He was a polyglot. "One is an academic, one is a Swiss waiter," he remarked.
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faire gaffe - watch out, be careful
Faut faire gaffe quand on traverse, à ne pas se faire écraser par un vélo. Be careful crossing, or you'll be run over by a bike.
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Я хочу оплатить счёт . I want to pay the bill.
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Gamahouche or gamahuche . I came across this archaic term in, unlikely though it is, a modern urban murder mystery by highly lauded nove...
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他 要 计算 一下 他 的 收入。 tā yào jìsuàn yíxià tā de shǒurù He wants to calculate his income.
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