PHRASES
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Tout le monde a chaud.
→ “Everyone's hot.”
Tout [tóng] — All/every. Think of it as 'the whole thing'.
le monde [mònghuà] — world. Here it's used to mean 'everyone' in a funny way.
a [a] — has. Present tense of avoir (to have).
chaud [cháodù] — hot. Literally 'temperature', but here it's slang for being upset or angry.
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C'est rare d'ailleurs de vivre un événement universel.
→ “It's rare to experience a universal event.”
C'est [cè shì] — It is. A contraction of 'ce est' (this is).
rare [ránguì] — rare. Like 'not often seen'.
d'ailleurs [dàilìwài] — besides/also. Literally 'from elsewhere'.
de [de] — of. Links the subject to the action.
vivre [huózhe] — to live/experience. Like 'living through something'.
un événement [shìjiàn] — event. Literally 'thing that happens'.
universel [quánguó] — universal. Like 'worldwide' or 'for everyone'.
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On est tous logés à la même enseigne.
→ “We're all in the same boat.”
On [wǒmen] — we. Informal and inclusive.
est [shì] — is. Present tense of être.
tous [dōu] — all/everyone. Like 'every single one'.
logés [bǎnghuò] — lodged/stayed. Past participle of 'loger' (to lodge).
à [dào] — at/to. Indicates location or direction.
la même [yīyàng] — same. Like 'identical' or 'equal'.
enseigne [chuán] — boat. Literally 'flagship', but here it's a metaphor.
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Si vous croisez Bernard Arnault, il aura chaud.
→ “If you meet Bernard Arnault, he'll be upset.”
Si [rúguǒ] — if. Sets up a condition.
vous [nǐmen] — you (plural/formal).
croisez [xiāngjiàn] — meet. From 'croiser' (to cross paths).
Bernard [bērnād] — Bernard. A proper name.
Arnault [ārnǎo] — Arnault. Another proper name.
il aura [yào] — will have. Future tense of 'avoir'.
chaud [cháodù] — hot. Used idiomatically for 'upset' or 'angry'.
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Enfin non ! Il y a cette catégorie de personnes qui est plus concernée que tous les autres.
→ “No, finally! There's this category of people who are more concerned than everyone else.”
Enfin [zuìhòu] — finally/at last. Shows a conclusion.
non [bù] — no. Contradiction.
Il y [yǒu] — there is. Exists.
a [de] — of. Linking words.
cette [zhè] — this. Points to something specific.
catégorie [fēnlèi] — category. Like 'group' or 'type'.
de [de] — of. Linking preposition.
personnes [rén] — people. Plural of 'personne'.
qui [shì] — who. Relative pronoun.
est [shì] — is. Present tense of être.
plus [gèng] — more. Comparative degree.
concernée [guānxīn] — concerned. From 'concerner' (to concern).
que [bǐ] — than. Comparison particle.
