Qui est la dernière personne que t’as appelé ? 📞
Qui est la dernière personne que t’as appelé ? 📞
Who was the last person you called?
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Qui est la dernière personne que t’as appelé ? 📞
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Dialogue du Jour
Rayan : Ambre, qui est la dernière personne que tu as appelée ?
— A, who was the last person you called?
Ambre : Mon frère, je déconne ✪ pas, on a eu une sacrée prise de bec ✪!
— My brother, I'm not kidding, we had a hell of a spat!
Rayan : Ah bon, une dispute ? C'est rare entre vous deux, non ?
— Really, a row? That's rare between you two, isn't it?
Ambre : Oui, en effet. Mais, cette fois, il m'a tellement énervée que j'ai dû lui clouer le bec ✪.
— Yes, it is. But this time he made me so angry that I had to shut him up.
Rayan : Ah, c'est sérieux alors ! Que s'est-il passé ?
— Oh, that's serious then! So what happened?
Ambre : Il m'a accusée de quelque chose que je n'ai pas fait. J'étais tellement en colère que j'ai commencé à bégayer ✪ au téléphone !
— He accused me of something I didn't do. I was so angry I started stuttering on the phone!
Rayan : Oh, je vois. C'est toujours délicat quand cela arrive. Tu penses que vous allez pouvoir arranger les choses ?
— Oh, I see. It's always tricky when that happens. Do you think you'll be able to put things right?
Ambre : J'espère bien. J'ai essayé de lui tendre une perche ✪ pour qu'on puisse discuter calmement, mais il a raccroché ✪.
— I hope so. I tried to give him an olive branch so that we could talk calmly, but he hung up.
Rayan : Ne t'inquiète pas. Donne-lui un peu de temps pour se calmer. Il finira par réaliser qu'il a été trop loin.
— Don't worry. Give him a bit of time to calm down. He'll eventually realise he's gone too far.
Ambre : Oui, t’as probablement raison. Ok merci. Et toi, qui est la dernière personne que tu as appelée ?
— Yes, you're probably right. OK, thanks. And who was the last person you called?
Rayan : Ma mère, pour lui dire que je rentrais tard ce soir. Rien de plus passionnant que ça !
— My mum, to tell her I'd be home late tonight. Nothing more exciting than that!
Ambre : Oh, ça a l'air beaucoup plus paisible !
— Oh, that sounds much more peaceful!
Rayan : Oui, je préfère les conversations paisibles, surtout avec ma mère.
— Yes, I prefer quiet conversations, especially with my mother.
✪ Notes
je déconne ✨= je plaisante = I’m kidding / joking / messing around. sans déconner = sérieusement = no kidding.
une prise de bec = argument/spat/squabble “Il y a souvent des prises de becs entre les deux”
clouer le bec à = faire taire = to shut (someone) up. “Fais le maximum pour lui clouer le bec” (Anything you can do to shut her up).