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The French idiom "T'es mimi" explained

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Translation in English

How to pronounce it

Slow pronunciation

Normal pronunciation

Example in a story with translation

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

Problèmes modernes

Modern problems

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Olivia: Oh non ! J’ai pris quatre kilos !

Oh no! I gained four kilos!

Théo: Haha ! On dirait que quelqu’un a beaucoup mangé récemment…

Haha! Looks like someone ate a lot lately…

Olivia: Ce n’est pas drôle. Je me sens comme un éléphant.

That’s not funny. I feel like an elephant.

Théo: Allez, je plaisante… Je te trouve très jolie comme tu es.

Come on, I’m kidding… I find you very pretty the way you are.

Olivia: Jolie mais pas parfaite.

Pretty but not perfect.

Théo: Pourquoi tu devrais être parfaite ?

Why should you be perfect?

Olivia: Je ne sais pas. Peut-être parce que je vois toujours des corps et des visages parfaits à la télé.

I don’t know. Maybe because I always see perfect bodies and faces on TV.

Théo: Oh, je vois…

Oh, I see…