On ne sait jamais d’avance de quel côté ils vont siéger… Gégé – Tu crois vraiment qu’on a le temps de rigoler ?
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You never know in advance which side they'll sit on...
Gégé — Do you really think we have time to kid around?
Translated by Mazamie 819 1 week, 4 days ago
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We never know in advance which side they will sit on...
Gégé — Do you really think we have time to kid?
Translated by Mazamie 819 1 week, 5 days ago

Discussion

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by Mazamie 1 week, 3 days ago

Avec plaisir! I love the fact that it makes me think more deeply about and explore my own native language 😀

by Merlin57 1 week, 4 days ago

Wendy, thank you so much for your clear explanations and your patience! :-))

by Mazamie 1 week, 4 days ago

Speaking generally here, it would be more natural to use 'You'. Also in informal, conversational English, we nearly always use contractions: 'they'll', rather than 'they will'.
The expression would be 'kid around' rather than just 'kid'. This expression sounds a bit odd to me, until I realised that it is more commonly used in American English, whereas Australian English tends to be more closely allied with British English. We would be more inclined to say 'fool around'.
You never know in advance which side they'll sit on . . .
Gégé — Do you really think we have time to kid around?

by Merlin57 1 week, 5 days ago