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Speaker 1: Fluid fluent Dorg.

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In this episode, we'll uncover how a determined project manager,

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a genius developer, and a meticulous financial director combine their

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strengths to launch a groundbreaking product before Christmas, learning the

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Speaker 1: Leg Gertie technologic de paris, ligracien modern brie de mirfu

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s dio another year than bureau an Inmadian startup Chloe

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percorel open space, ave determination, Chloe te chef de proge,

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el vuletempression a vecu lance mond a, nouveau produe, vonoel medi, defisio,

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presente deserr techniit dia, toni pertio, bello proge, Thibau, the Developer,

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de geni e te pro and son Coode Czi de

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tebriant messum peperatiqi elois la direct christ Financier, rigorous, Servellelli

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deepens avequi natancition constant Chloe sutno santro de sutur beyond

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activity el rossent ello p destante meres avequi fodrea esuturna

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ver tibo avecan surer desi de sontinevant thibou mediinufo and

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planqui marche tibo acquis concid ave buswand in direction presses

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the tetracesium convene the force poorareuser proposer clue el sevequelois

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aveperla creativites de toufe pali chief nel teprette I say

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the novel La proche lejau de noella prochia rapidmo la

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pression monte lave de noel, liqid disidado pasil and jen

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saint lubiau lelineer disappan the noel santier all obscurity apart

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and puduchallo river nala atmosphere. The traaantans on trdatas, the

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chocola show Klui tibou Yelois, san foncer and artache respective

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determinea reusi noldamierso a unloop de noel, the prodif finalize

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the moment de verite tetaive, the lance mont de prodificitant

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triumph lesilo jerive de tut parl and his trie cluria

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verissi sapromo sieur tetassiure a prele suse litis regni gecomprique

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coucheous d'a portin de clui nabusuando la creativity de che

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carrie de la strictiur porasier e la veta prilici, libran

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trombi sion le travais di qui l'a vis agitiri pa

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la joili decoracium is cilebreonson, nons and grandsie professionelle meosi

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in grand luscent la neche tombe du mondeur en vlopon

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le cartie technologique jin penuvela lor celiclos de noel son

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eden Touparis.

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Speaker 4: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have messed.

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Speaker 1: Legitacion regnier del le guertier technologite de Paris.

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Speaker 4: The hustle and basle reigned in the technological district of barhis.

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Speaker 1: Li gratien, moder brie de mifu sour fe ton sol

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di couracion de noue quill.

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Speaker 4: The modern skyscrapers glittered with a thousand lights, reflected in

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the Christmas decorations that illuminated the streets below.

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Speaker 1: A La daiel daan buro a ninidin starte clui par

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courre lupen space a ve di terminecion.

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Speaker 4: Inside a bustling start up office, Kloe moved with determination

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through the open space.

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Speaker 1: Clui te chef du proge.

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Speaker 4: Chloe was a project manager.

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Speaker 1: El vule tam preci vecu lance monda nouveau pro diev noel.

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Speaker 4: She wanted to impress with the launch of a new

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product before Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Ne di di fsu presente.

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Speaker 4: But challenges were arising.

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Speaker 1: Desier te percio bellu proge.

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Speaker 4: Unexpected technical errors were disrupting the project.

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Speaker 1: Tibou le de vlou peer de geni eete punsencud.

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Speaker 4: Tibou, the genius developer was immersed in his code.

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Speaker 1: Cizidi tebrillent messun pe pratique.

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Speaker 4: His ideas were brilliant, but often impractical.

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Speaker 1: Elise Le di rechrist financier Rigurus Survellelli di pence a veciet.

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Speaker 4: Ill was the meticulous financial director, monitored the expenses with

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constant attention.

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Speaker 1: Curis su to neo sen tre de su tour billond

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et titi.

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Speaker 4: Clue stood at the center of this whirlwind of activity.

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Speaker 1: El roussonelu po de settente ne sa viqui fudrea.

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Speaker 4: She felt the weight of expectations but she knew that

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change was needed.

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Speaker 1: E sou tour na vere tibu a vecuan surier tsi

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di son tinovante Tibo.

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Speaker 4: She turned to Tibau with a smile. Your ideas are innovative.

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Speaker 1: Tibou nesiufu proquimarche.

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Speaker 4: But we need a plan that works.

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Speaker 1: Tibou e quis sa conci dive precis.

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Speaker 4: Tibo nodded, aware that his ideas needed precise direction.

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Speaker 1: The tetre qui convin farce and poor reser propos et coui.

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Speaker 4: Maybe if we combine our strengths we can succeed proposed

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Cloe e.

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Speaker 1: Seve que luis ve perre ti ne te pretai de

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nouve la proch.

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Speaker 4: She knew that ill wise feared creativity would be stifled

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by numbers, but she was ready to try new approaches.

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Speaker 1: Lu jour de nouela prochidm.

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Speaker 4: Christmas Day was approaching quickly La precionnte. The pressure was

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mounting La ve.

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Speaker 1: De noelriqui di sida de pasia yion sin lu bureau.

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Speaker 4: On Christmas Eve, the team decided to spend the night

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together at the office.

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Speaker 1: Lilignielles du Serpin de noel santier la lubscurti a port

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and pur de che l viver nala latmus fere de tres.

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Speaker 4: The lights of the Christmas tree twinkled in the darkness,

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bringing a bit of winter warmth to the intense work atmosphere.

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Speaker 1: Entredutas de che co la choux cluis tibau i luis

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senfoncertach respective di terminieres.

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Speaker 4: Sier between cups of hot chocolate, croety bau and illwise

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buried themselves in their respective tasks, determined to succeed.

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Speaker 1: Loi d'ermier zo ravnlupe de noel l pro di lisi.

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Speaker 4: In the final hours before Christmas dawn, the product was finalized.

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Speaker 1: Ble moment de verite te ta rive.

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Speaker 4: The moment of truth had arrived, Le lance mon die

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pro di ft trillon. The product launch was a triumph.

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Speaker 1: Lisil cheri ve de tutnistri.

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Speaker 4: Praise poured in from all corners of the industry.

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Speaker 1: Courier versi.

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Speaker 4: Cloi had succeeded, sa promosieur te ta suri. Her promotion

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was assured a pre des suice lis quipsu reni. After

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the success, the team gathered.

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Speaker 1: Je compri que coucheus d'am port di coui.

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Speaker 4: I understood something important, said Cloe Na Bousoin de la.

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Speaker 1: Cree ti ti de che carrie de l'estricchiur pursier.

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Speaker 4: We need every one one's creativity and structure to succeed.

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Speaker 1: E le vetri di quit.

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Speaker 4: She had learned the balance between ambition and teamwork.

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Speaker 1: L'a via di corcion professionelles meu sin.

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Speaker 4: Come lucent, their faces lit by joy and decorations. They

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celebrated together not just a great professional success, but also

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an important lesson.

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Speaker 1: Lea neesdndur en vloved noel to Paris.

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Speaker 4: The snow was gently falling outside, enveloping the technological district

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with a new piece as Christmas bells rang throughout Bahi.

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Speaker 2: Today's vocabulary words are coming up right after this show break.

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Here are today's vocabulary words, first in French, then in English.

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Speaker 4: Leg test you legg testium, leg tests you, the hustle

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and bustle, the gratielle, the gratiel, the grat cell, the

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skyscraper lydico usciun lydico hassium lydico rasci. The decorations blue,

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diffi lu diffi, the diffi, the challenge, lehre lerere lereer,

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the error, Blue Developeer, the develop peer, the developer, the developer, Lasghini, Lasghini, Lasghini,

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the genius.

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Speaker 1: Ladirec Christ Financier, Ladirec Christ Financier, La directris financier.

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Speaker 4: The financial director, Littourbillon, littou, billon, lettou, billum, the whirlwind, list,

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don't list, don't Lisa, don't expectations, Blue plan, Laplan, l plan,

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the plan, leat Farce, let force, left force, the strength, Laproche, Laproche, laproche,

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the approach, Lapricion, Lapricion, Laprici, the pressure, Billiuneer, Billigniere, lilune,

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the whites, lappin lisapin Lisapa, the tree, La chelle, la chelle,

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la chere, the warmth Lettache lettash let dash, the task,

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Blobe globe, the dawn, latriumth Letriumph, the triumph, the triumph,

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Lizzi Luge, Lazzi Luge, Lizzyluge, the praise, La promotion, La promotion,

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la promotion, the promotion La six say l sixe L

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six s the success, Blobisium, long visium, long bisium, ambition,

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latraved keep lettrevid keep lutravid, keep teamwork, Laky Libra, Leaky Libra,

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leaky Libra. The balance, le visage, le visage, le visage,

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the face, lelucon, le luson, le luis soon, the lesson,

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Let lush, Let lush, let clush, the bell, lnege len,

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the snow.

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