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Un mur de béton.
A wall made of concrete. OR A concrete wall.

Un cheval de course.
A horse for racing OR A racing horse. [ I am not sure.]

Une bouteille d'eau.
A bottle of water.

Rire de bon cœur.
A laugh of the heart. [ This is rubbish.]

Souffrir de la chaleur.
Suffering from heat.

Il s'en faut de deux minutes.
It is just 2 minutes. [ I am not sure.]

Il la dépasse de la tête.
What is the meaning of the above?

Votre texte est trop long de 20 lignes.
Our text is much longer than 20 lines

Cet appareil bénéficie des dernières innovations.
This apparatus/gadget was made using the latest technologies/innovations.
[ I am not sure.]

I found the above sentences in an online dictionary and translated into English.
Please correct my English ones.

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- "racing horse" is the normal expression in English
- for "rire de bon coeur", you could say "to give a hearty laugh", "to laugh heartily" ("de bon coeur" also carries the notion of "with sencere intentions", "willingly", "selflessly")
- "il s'en faut de..." generally means "We're missing...", "We just need ... in order to do the thing we want to do". With a time expression, I think it would be slightly more common in the past, e.g.: "On a raté le train-- il s'en fallait de 5 minutes" = "We missed the train, but just by 5 minutes".
- For "bénéficie de..." you could use in English "sports...", "boasts..." -- the essential idea is "has" in a positive way
Thanks Neil

For me to say laugh heartily sounds bit weird.

I have heard 'good laugh' , nervous laugh' and 'loud laugh' etc.

Laugh generally means some sound you emit expressing amusement.
Generally the opposite words are cry, weep, etc.

For me the word heart goes with love , friendship, etc.

Sometimes I tell girls that I love you from the bottom of my heart.

I wouldn't say that I laugh from the bottom of my heart.

Generally the words chuckle and giggle are synonymous with the word laugh.
However, I am no expert in these matters; I mean the nuances of English.

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