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October 23, 2025 14 mins
Fluent Fiction - French: From Shadows to Spotlight: Luc's Halloween Triumph
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Fr: Dans un lycée animé à Paris, les couloirs sont remplis de rires et de costumes colorés.
En: In a lively high school in Paris, the hallways are filled with laughter and colorful costumes.

Fr: Des toiles d'araignées artificielles et des citrouilles souriantes décorent les murs.
En: Artificial spider webs and smiling pumpkins decorate the walls.

Fr: C’est l’automne, et le festival d’Halloween approche à grands pas.
En: It's autumn, and the Halloween festival is fast approaching.

Fr: Luc, un élève timide mais plein de talent, marche seul.
En: Luc, a shy but talented student, walks alone.

Fr: Il porte toujours son carnet de dessin sous le bras.
En: He always carries his sketchbook under his arm.

Fr: Luc est passionné par l'art et le design.
En: Luc is passionate about art and design.

Fr: Mais personne ne le sait vraiment.
En: But no one really knows that.

Fr: Ses amis, Clara et Mathieu, sont plus extravertis et populaires.
En: His friends, Clara and Mathieu, are more outgoing and popular.

Fr: Luc se sent souvent dans leur ombre.
En: Luc often feels in their shadow.

Fr: Cette année, le concours d'art pour le festival est une grande opportunité.
En: This year, the art contest for the festival is a great opportunity.

Fr: Luc veut participer.
En: Luc wants to participate.

Fr: Il rêve de créer le plus beau dessin d’Halloween.
En: He dreams of creating the most beautiful Halloween drawing.

Fr: Un dessin qui lui permettrait enfin d’être reconnu.
En: A drawing that would finally allow him to be recognized.

Fr: Mais une angoisse envahit Luc : et si son art n’était pas à la hauteur ?
En: But an anxiety overwhelms Luc: what if his art wasn't up to standard?

Fr: Dans sa chambre, Luc se concentre sur son projet.
En: In his room, Luc concentrates on his project.

Fr: Il décide de ne pas sortir avec Clara et Mathieu ce soir-là.
En: He decides not to go out with Clara and Mathieu that evening.

Fr: Il veut finir son design.
En: He wants to finish his design.

Fr: Pourtant, le doute persiste.
En: Yet, doubt persists.

Fr: Alors, surmontant sa peur, Luc demande l'avis de ses amis.
En: So, overcoming his fear, Luc asks for his friends' opinions.

Fr: Clare regarda le dessin avec attention.
En: Clare looked at the drawing attentively.

Fr: "C’est génial, Luc !
En: "It’s amazing, Luc!"

Fr: ", s’exclame-elle.
En: she exclaims.

Fr: Mathieu, émerveillé, ajoute : "On dirait une véritable œuvre d'art !"
En: Mathieu, amazed, adds: "It looks like a real work of art!"

Fr: Encouragé, Luc travaille avec détermination.
En: Encouraged, Luc works with determination.

Fr: Le grand jour arrive.
En: The big day arrives.

Fr: Au festival, une foule d’élèves en costumes remplit le gymnase.
En: At the festival, a crowd of students in costumes fills the gymnasium.

Fr: Luc, nerveux, attend le dévoilement de son œuvre.
En: Luc, nervous, awaits the unveiling of his work.

Fr: Quand son dessin est présenté, la salle tombe silencieuse, puis éclate en applaudissements.
En: When his drawing is presented, the room falls silent, then bursts into applause.

Fr: Son œuvre, un paysage mystérieux et vibrant de couleurs, capte l’attention de tous.
En: His work, a mysterious landscape vibrant with colors, captures everyone’s attention.

Fr: Luc, baigné dans la reconnaissance, sourit.
En: Luc, bathed in recognition, smiles.

Fr: Pour la première fois, il se sent fier et accepté.
En: For the first time, he feels proud and accepted.

Fr: Une nouvelle confiance grandit en lui.
En: A new confidence grows in him.

Fr: Clara et Mathieu le congratulent, leurs sourires sincères remplis de fierté.
En: Clara and Mathieu congratulate him, their sincere smiles filled with pride.

Fr: À partir de ce jour, Luc partage plus souvent ses créations.
En: From that day on, Luc shares his creations more often.

Fr: Il comprend que ses idées sont précieuses.
En: He understands that his ideas are valuable.

Fr: Et il sait qu’il peut toujours compter sur ses amis pour le soutenir.
En: And he knows he can always count on his friends for support.

Fr: L’automne avance, les
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:09):
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Speaker 3 (00:25):
In this episode, we'll explore how Luke transforms his anxiety
into artistic triumph, discovering the power of friendship and self
belief in the vibrant backdrop of a Parisian high school's
Halloween festival.

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plan the confience de Promeise.

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Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any party may
have missed.

Speaker 1 (04:36):
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Speaker 3 (04:44):
In a lively high school in Barhis, the hallways are
filled with laughter and colorful costumes.

Speaker 1 (04:50):
The tuld' renis artificielle de sitrouis surient de.

Speaker 3 (04:55):
Colignieur artificial spiderwebs and smiling pumpkin decorate the walls.

Speaker 1 (05:01):
Se lutin ilu festival de luina procia Granpa.

Speaker 3 (05:08):
It's autumn and the Halloween festival is fast approaching.

Speaker 1 (05:11):
Luc Anle del marche sel.

Speaker 3 (05:18):
Look, a shy but talented student, walks alone.

Speaker 1 (05:21):
Bill Porte toujour so do di sainsule bras.

Speaker 3 (05:26):
He always carries his sketch book under his arm.

Speaker 1 (05:29):
Le que persia la reli design.

Speaker 3 (05:33):
Luke is passionate about art and design.

Speaker 1 (05:36):
Ne Personlremont, but no one really knows that sizeI Clara
Matieu son pustre verti populaires.

Speaker 3 (05:49):
His friends Clahai and Matieux are more outgoing and popular.

Speaker 1 (05:53):
Lit Sumbre.

Speaker 3 (05:57):
Luke often feels in their shadow.

Speaker 1 (05:59):
Setni le councour da poule festive le tingrendo Portniti.

Speaker 3 (06:06):
This year the art contest for the festival is a
great opportunity.

Speaker 1 (06:10):
Litte ve participi.

Speaker 3 (06:14):
Luke wants to participate.

Speaker 1 (06:15):
Ill re de gre pre budi sin de luine.

Speaker 3 (06:20):
He dreams of creating the most beautiful allowin drawing and this.

Speaker 1 (06:24):
Santiri termetre enfand tron.

Speaker 3 (06:29):
A drawing that would finally allow him to be recognized.

Speaker 1 (06:32):
Nesinnisn vailuc is si soon te pa lat.

Speaker 3 (06:39):
But an anxiety overwhelms Lick. What if his art wasn't
up to standard don sa.

Speaker 1 (06:44):
Chambre ritsu con sinroge.

Speaker 3 (06:49):
In his room, Luke concentrates on his project I.

Speaker 1 (06:52):
Desid de ne pass tire veci matieu sou so la.

Speaker 3 (06:58):
He decides not to go out with Clahai and Machieux
that evening ve finer soun design. He wants to finish
his design pourt le duet persists, yet doubt persists.

Speaker 1 (07:13):
Allo chien mont sa perre luets de monde le vie
de sisenni.

Speaker 3 (07:20):
So overcoming his fear, Luke asks for his friend's opinions.

Speaker 1 (07:24):
Pierre Roger de la de sa vegue tonciu.

Speaker 3 (07:28):
Claire looked at the drawing attentively.

Speaker 1 (07:31):
Segenielle luc.

Speaker 3 (07:34):
It's amazing look six clermil, She exclaims.

Speaker 1 (07:40):
Mathieu emer Velli agut and in veritable.

Speaker 3 (07:47):
Matio. Amazed ads, it looks like a real work of art.

Speaker 1 (07:51):
Encouragi littreve vetermineciun.

Speaker 3 (07:57):
Encouraged. Luke works with determination lu gonjourrarive. The big day
arrives buffestivelle in fu de le fancristiuemn pile gas. At
the festival, a crowd of students in costumes fills the gymnasium.

Speaker 1 (08:15):
Uq nervu atten de di vou monde sonevre.

Speaker 3 (08:21):
Lick nervous awaits the unveiling of his.

Speaker 1 (08:23):
Work consun de sais presenti la ston crancis pic pie pudment.

Speaker 3 (08:32):
When his drawing is presented, the room falls silent, then
bursts into applause.

Speaker 1 (08:38):
Son neve and pisage. Misteriu y bond de courler capte
la tons de tous.

Speaker 3 (08:47):
His work, a mysterious landscape, vibrant with colors, captures everyone's attention.

Speaker 1 (08:52):
Q laissance Suri.

Speaker 3 (08:58):
Luke bathed in recognition, smiles.

Speaker 1 (09:00):
Paul Premier foi is sou son fieri excepti.

Speaker 3 (09:06):
For the first time, he feels proud and accepted.

Speaker 1 (09:09):
Binuve confience gondioi.

Speaker 3 (09:13):
A new confidence grows in him.

Speaker 1 (09:15):
Clara ematiu u con ratieu le sourier, sin ser npri
de fierti.

Speaker 3 (09:23):
Clahay and Machiu congratulate him their sincere smiles, filled with
pride a.

Speaker 1 (09:28):
Barthio de su jou ric partege prisun sigreciu.

Speaker 3 (09:34):
From that day on, Luke shares his creations more often.

Speaker 1 (09:37):
Y compni de son precieus.

Speaker 3 (09:42):
He understands that his ideas are valuable.

Speaker 1 (09:44):
He seti pe tu jour conte ni poule sun, and.

Speaker 3 (09:50):
He knows he can always count on his friends for support.

Speaker 1 (09:54):
L'utourn avance yefe continue du chitti nee poulic in now
ve season comments plein de confiance de promise.

Speaker 3 (10:06):
Autumn progresses. The leaves continue to fall, but for Luke,
a new season begins, full of confidence and promises.

Speaker 2 (10:18):
Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this commercial break.
Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

Speaker 1 (10:33):
Licoului, licoului, licoului.

Speaker 3 (10:38):
The hallways liri leri let.

Speaker 1 (10:44):
The laughter, licustume, licustume, licustume costumes. Litois d' regni, litois
d'a regni, litois d'ar regni. The websca deca dec decorates timid, timid, timid,

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shy plan de talent, clan de talent, plun de taillon
talented let diss let dis son let this so the
sketchbook pu portuniti, poportuniti ou portugniti, opportunity bino guas enonguess

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inonguas an anxiety, laot laut l'aute, the standard Blue du
lu dutel dut, the doubt, chiermonte, cheronte, cherramonte, To overcome,
Lady termination blade termination, la de termination determination Blagi naz

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Lagi naz ugen naz, The Gymnasium Lu de vouillemont lu
des voillemont lu devouil moon, the unveiling tom cielancieuse tom
cilancieuse tombu cilancius fall silent de claton a prudissement a
claton a prudissement a clat on na prudis.

Speaker 3 (12:19):
Sement bursts into applause.

Speaker 1 (12:22):
Lupisage lupissage, lupeisage.

Speaker 3 (12:27):
Landscape, Hibro, the v broon vi B Vibrant.

Speaker 1 (12:33):
Laroconnaissance, Laroconnaissance, Laoconnaissance, The recognition, Saint Er, Saint Set, Saint
se sincere, fier fier fier fierce, Congradieu, Congratieu, congradieu, congratulates,

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La confience, la conference, la confe chance, the confidence, likriec
licriec li triescum, the creation, presius, precius, preciuse, valuable, lisutia, lisutien,

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lu suitia, The support, hitty shitty, shitty to fall, plend
de promise, plend de promise, plend de promise.

Speaker 3 (13:30):
Full of promises.

Speaker 2 (13:37):
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