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to get sloshed (QC)
to get drunk

prendre une brosse
se soûler (alt spelling: se saouler)

m/ Juneau is starting to drink quite a bit. (QC)

Juneau commence à brosser pas mal. (QC)

According to me, he's in very low spirits.
- the morale (the mood)

D'après moi il a le moral dans les talons.
- le moral

They want to go after the Prime Minister's reputation.
- to go after, to attack (verbally or physically)

Ils veulent s'en prendre à la réputation du premier ministre.
- s'en prendre à

a greater attendance/larger crowds in public places
- the crowds, the attendance

une plus grande affluence dans les lieux publics
- (la) affluence (2)

Health Canada approves the vaccine for Covid-19
- to approve, to certify

Santé Canada homologue le vaccin contre Covid-19
- homologuer

We keep it for ourselves then we release it in due course.
- it, this, that
- in due course (i.e., at the appropriate time)

On garde ça pour nous autres pis on la sort en temps et lieu.
- ça
- en temps et lieu

Too many splinters in your ass?
- the splinter

Trop d'échardes dans le cul?
- (la) écharde

the most expensive drug in the world
- expensive (not "cher")

le médicament le plus dispendieux au monde
- dispendieux(se)

You're going to give him ten bucks each time m/he hits the net?
- to hit the net (QC)

Tu vas lui donner dix piasses à chaque fois qu'il pogne le net?
- pogner le net

the syringe

la seringue

My new medication can cause dizziness.
- the dizziness

Mon nouveau médicament peut provoquer des étourdissements.
- (le) étourdissement

It's hard but we're hanging in.
- to hang in/on

C'est difficile mais on s'accroche.
- s'accrocher

Compulsory overtime: The federation puts Quebec on notice.
- to put on notice, to give formal notice (legal)

Les heures supplémentaires obligatoires: La fédération met en demeure le Québec.
- mettre en demeure

The Minister may require a resident to sign the forms.
- to require (2)

Le ministre peut mettre en demeure un résident de signer les formulaires.
- (1) mettre en demeure
(2) requérir: requiers requiers requiert requérons requérez requièrent
j'ai requis

Do we have a reason to get excited?
- to get excited (not "s'exciter")

Est-ce qu'on a raison de s'emballer?
- s'emballer

If I dumped you, he wouldn't lay a charge.
- to dump (2)

Si je te sacrais là il ne déposerait pas d'accusation.
alt: si je te larguais
- sacrer là (QC), larguer
Si clause second conditional:
- si + imperfect ... conditional
- if event1 happened, event2 would happen

I no longer know ... which direction to take with this.
alt: where to begin with this
lit: by which end to take this

Je ne sais plus ... par quel bout prendre ça.

a pile of adhesive tape
- the pile (not "la pile"), the heap

un amas de rubans adhésifs
- (le) amas

repentant
the repentance

repentant(e)
la repentance

to raise the flags again
- to raise (not "élever")

hisser de nouveau les drapeaux
- hisser

They make us slave away and in the end we have nothing
- to slave away

On nous fait trimer et au bout du compte nous n'avons rien.
- trimer

I can't stand Laurent.
- to stand

Je piffe pas Laurent.
- piffer

He speaks out of both sides of his mouth.

Il parle les deux bords de la bouche.

th/ I won't go reluctantly.
lit: go backwards

Je n'irai pas de reculons.

The government can conclude direct, negotiated contracts.
(as opposed to a mandated contract)

Le gouvernement peut conclure des contrats de gré à gré.

the account holder
- the holder

le titulaire du compte
- le titulaire