He swore at us in German (which I should judge to be a singularly effective language for that purpose), and he danced, and shook his fists, and called us all the English he knew.
Il nous injuria en allemand (langue a mon avis singulierement appropriée a cet usage), et il trépigna, brandit le poing et nous donna tous les noms d’oiseaux qu’il savait en anglais.