stuff like "small binder clips" versus "pince-notes de petit format." but on the other hand they kinda make up for it by deleting half the consonants
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/smɔlbɑ͡i̯ndə(r)klɪps/ vs /pɛ̃snɔtdəp(ə)tifɔʁma/... fourteen or fifteen phonemes for english vs sixteen or seventeen for french. pretty close. though english definitely wins in number of syllables