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The French quote "Je croise les doigts pour toi"

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Example in a story with English translation

Now, let’s see a complete example of this expression in a story with slow French audio and the English translation below.

Le permis de conduire

The driving license

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Brigitte et Nicolas parlent par sms…

Brigitte and Nicolas are texting…

Nicolas: Salut Brigitte ! Comment ça va ?

Hi Brigitte! How are you?

Brigitte: Salut frère ! Je vais bien et toi ?

Hi brother! I’m fine, and you?

Nicolas: Je vais bien merci. J’organise une fête ce soir, tu peux venir et même inviter des amis si tu veux.

I’m fine thank you. I organize a party tonight, you can come and even invite some friends if you want.

Brigitte: Génial ! Mais demain matin je passe mon permis de conduire, donc malheureusement je ne viendrai pas…

Awesome! But tomorrow morning I’m passing the driving license exam, so unfortunately I won’t come…

Nicolas: Waouh ! Je ne savais pas que tu avais décidé de passer le permis de conduire !

Wow! I didn’t know you decided to get the driving license!