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En plus, je me méfie des soldats qui se cirent les pompes.
Besides, I don't trust soldiers who shine their shoes.
Mon père disait de ne faire confiance qu'à ceux qui cirent leurs chaussures.
My father used to say you can't trust a man who doesn't shine his own shoes.
Ensuite, les enfants (et les plus grands) cirent leurs chaussures et les laissent dehors pour Saint-Nicolas, souvent accompagnées d'une lettre et d'une carotte pour son cheval.
Then the children of the house (and any big kids) polish their shoes and leave them out for St. Nicholas, often with a letter and a carrot for his horse.
Les hommes lisent les journaux pendant que les cireurs de chaussures leur cirent les chaussures.
The men read the newspapers while the shoeshiners shine their shoes.
Moi, les généraux qui nous cirent les pompes, ...j'adore ça !
I don't know about you, but generals kowtowing to us, I can't get enough.
Certains cirent les chaussures, d’autres aident les personnes à monter dans les autobus ou font l’aumône, nettoient les pare-brise des voitures aux carrefours en échange de quelque menue monnaie.
Some help people to get on buses others beg, clean car windshields at traffic lights in exchange for a little money.
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