casse-pieds « This article will be introducing a couple of nifty tricks that I've seen scattered around the Internet. One of which is how to detect for the presence of those pesky carriage returns. »
harnais to harness [+resources, power, potential] = exploiter « Scientists are trying to harness that power for human medecine » « Autonomy's range of Virage products enables media companies to harness the true value of their rich media assets »
(=hiccough) hoquet contretemps, petit problème => « The free market system is wonderful, even if once in a while we have a hiccup as we're having right now »
[situation, idea, claim] ridicule, absurde « as far as withholding information... that's ludicrous »« the growth of government the last thirty years is ludicrous »
bord « He banged his knee against the edge of the chair. » cutting-edge = bout coupant
bleeding-edge (=cutting-edge) = de pointe bleeding-edge, cutting edge technology.
dépenser sans compter (≈to go on a spending spree) Let's splurge and take a taxi home. a splurge = une folie « Her last splurge was a last-minute plane ticket to Miami. »