Story in French, level C1
A bold idea in Toulouse
Jonas is three weeks into his new job and presents a project.
Watch the video, 45 secondsJonas présente son projet à la directrice. Elle l’écoute jusqu’au bout, sourit, puis lâche :
Jonas presents his project to the director. She listens to the end, smiles, then says...
« C’est… audacieux. Il faudrait qu’on y réfléchisse à tête reposée. »
"That’s... bold. We should think it over with a clear head."
Jonas, aux anges, file à la machine à café annoncer qu’elle a adoré.
Delighted, Jonas rushes to the coffee machine to announce that she loved it.
Son collègue Hugo manque de s’étrangler avec son café :
His colleague Hugo nearly chokes on his coffee.
« Mon pauvre… Chez nous, “audacieux”, ça veut dire “jamais de la vie”. »
"Poor you... In our office, ‘bold’ means ‘not in a million years’."
Here, a polite no.
C’est audacieux. Il faudrait qu’on y réfléchisse.
That’s bold. We should think it over. Here, Hugo hears a polite no.
Good to know
Pas mal means not bad. Tone can make it praise.
Which polite refusal do you know? Tell us in the comments.
