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The French phrase "Vide ton sac" explained

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Pronunciation

Slow pronunciation

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Example in a story with slow audio

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

C'est qui cette fille ?!

Who is this girl?!

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Emily et Philippe étaient sortis pour une promenade en ville.

Emily and Philippe were out for a walk in town.

Ils cherchaient un endroit sympa pour prendre un café.

They were looking for a nice place to have a coffee.

Mais Emily agissait bizarrement. Elle semblait énervée par quelque chose…

But Emily was acting weird. She seemed upset about something…

Philippe le sentait, mais il préférait la laisser en parler…

Philippe felt it, but he preferred to let her talk about it…

Mais elle ne parlait pas beaucoup…

But she was not talking a lot…

C’était difficile de maintenir la conversation avec elle…

It was difficult to maintain a conversation with her…