Example in French | Translation in English |
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Eh bien, pardonnez la boutade, Distribué lui une carte "Sorti de prison " | Well, pardon the pun, were any "get out of jail free" cards handed out? |
Une boutade au bon moment, un verre de rhum... ou un mot gentil ont plus d'effet que le chat-à-neuf-queues. | A joke at the right moment. A glass of grog. A kind word would do more with seamen than the cat-o'-nine-tails. |
Une boutade est comme une porte ouverte. | What's wrong with a line? It's like a knock at the door. |