Teacher: Given an English sentence, convert it into the french language.
Teacher: Now, understand the problem? If you are still confused, see the following example:
He later scouted in Europe for the Montreal Canadiens .
Solution: Il a plus tard été dépisteur du Canadiens de Montréal en Europe .
Reason: English sentence is converted to the French language.

Now, solve this instance: By acquiring Finland , Russian politicians aspired to move the Swedish border considerably to the north , thus reducing the danger of Swedish attack on the Russian capital , Saint Petersburg .
Student:
En annexant la Finlande , la classe politique russe visait à repousser la frontière suédoise bien plus au nord , amenuisant ainsi le danger d' une attaque suédoise sur la capitale russe , Saint-Pétersbourg .