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The French expression "Je suis charrette"

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Example in a story with translation

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Un travail stressant

A stressful work

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Marc: Salut Léa !
Quoi de neufLiterally: What’s new?
?

Hi Léa! What’s up?

Léa: Oh, rien de génial…
je suis charretteLiterally: I’m cart
…

Oh, nothing great… I’m overwhelmed with work…

Marc: C’est vrai que tu as l’air fatiguée…

It’s true that you look tired…

Léa: Je suis submergée de travail. Je ne dors pas et je ne mange pas beaucoup…

I’m overwhelmed with work. I don’t sleep and I don’t eat a lot…

Marc: Wow ! C’est grave ! Tout ça à cause de ton travail ?

Wow! It’s serious! All that because of your work?

Léa: Principalement oui. Je veux avoir une promotion, mais je dois travailler dur pour ça.

Mainly yes. I want to be promoted, but I have to work hard for it.

Marc: C’est dangereux pour ta santé, fais attention…

It’s dangerous for your health, be careful…