1. Pour preparer une bonne dinde farcie il vous faut des marrons. To prepare a nice stuffed turkey, you need chestnuts. To prepare a good stuffed turkey, you need oysters. To prepare your dull maid for a practical joke, you'll need time. To prepare a joke for your turkey, you need to laugh.

2. Mon chat aboie a la lune, alors maintenant mon chien miaulera-t-il au soleil? My cat's drinking in the moonlight, so now will my dog maul the postman? My cat is barking at the moon, so now will my dog miaow at the sun? My cat's miaowing at the full moon, so will my dog sit out in the sun? My cat's barking at the looney birds, so now will my dog miaow at the mice?

3. Le facteur ne passera jamais. The bill never arrived. The postman rings twice. The postman will never pass his exam. The postman will never come.

4. Monsieur? Il y a une grenouille dans votre grenier qui coasse toute la nuit. Sir? There is a frog in your attic that croaks all night. Sir? There is a pomegranate in your attic that's rotting away. Sir? There's a Croatian gargoyle on your roof at night. Sir? He has a frog there in your pantry that's marinating all night.

5. Ou que tu sois, je te trouverai. No matter where you would be, I'd find you. No matter where you are, I'll find you. You must be there, or I'd find you. Either you show yourself, or else I'll hunt for you.

6. Le neveu de mon frere est mon fils. My nephew's brother is my son. My brother's niece is my daughter. My brother's nephew is my son. My brother's nephew is on the line.

7. Le chien de Madame Dupont est aux anges lorsqu'on lui donne un os. Madame Dupont's cat is an angel when you give him fish. Madame Dupont's dog is in heaven when you give him a bone. Madame Dupont's dog goes crazy whenever you give him a kick. Madame Dupont's angels are offended when you give her dog a bone.

8. La fille de la comtesse de Malabar se teint les cheveux en vert. The Countess's daughter Malabar dyes her hair red. The Countess of Malabar's daughter dyes her hair green. The girl's malabar counter is green. The Countess of Malabar's daughter dyes her horses green.

9. Lasse de sa lecon de violon, elle posa son instrument sur la table de la cuisine. Bored with her cello lesson, she placed her kitchen utensils on the table. Lassie's violin lesson was on the kitchen table. Bored with her violin lesson, she put her instrument on the kitchen table. Bored with her violin lesson, it was instrumental in her taking up French cuisine at school.

10. Barbie ne savait pas quoi mettre pour le bal donc elle demanda l'avis de Ken, qui lui a repondu, 'tu es belle deja, allons-y!'. Barbie didn't know what to wear for the ball so she asked Ken's opinion, who answered her, 'you are already beautiful, let's go!' Barbie didn't know what mattered about the ball in the game, so she asked Ken who answered, 'you don't look fat in those'. Barbie doesn't know what to put in the suitcase, so she demanded that Ken respond, 'you are handsome'. Barbie didn't know what to wear for the luncheon, so she asked Ken's advice, who answered, 'I've already seen that film'.