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Speaker 2: Welcome to Fluent Fiction French, the podcast where we bring
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In this episode, we'll dive into a tense pitch day
at Axiinvert, where passion meets pragmatism as Luke and Sophie
strive to secure funding for their groundbreaking recyclable solar panels
to shape a greener future.
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Speaker 1: Land niverencre Bartier, the sole d'alden at, treverign de Lancibette,
the startup, Let's spase it al Tobillon de cretite, luc Marche, nervous,
more Antolettable, entre de ganget, proto, tippe de tableau, Blancouver,
de chemer Au, Georgie, se le grangour Beauty Sophie and
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consint Trosola, technology, giurabe ensemele is on, conciern system revolutionnaire,
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the finance Man, Polar, Prussian proget due, pre Luke de
mont Sofi, savotel Ma, contrepola, Nerrosite, palpable de la piers
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and the conviction a ten petropato talmont conventu may set
adibi promettereur lafniir do certain major d f part.
Speaker 3: Let's take another listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: En plane da nive encourco bartier le soll d'l d'n
fancier re jon at treveri grand fetriel de lan quibete
del du starte.
Speaker 3: In the heart of a winter, still hesitant to leave,
the sun finally beams its rays through the large industrial
windows of the startup incubator.
Speaker 1: Lespersitan to billon did du gre tiiti.
Speaker 3: The space is a whirlwind of ideas and creativity.
Speaker 1: Ric Marche nervous mons rillable entre de gangete pro to
tipe de tableau blancouverte de chima.
Speaker 3: Luke walks nervously between tables filled with prototype gadgets and
white bards covered in diagrams.
Speaker 1: Giorgi se l grandeur. Today is the big day, Riqui
soul fill tre Reidieu Paris.
Speaker 3: Luke and Sofi have worked hard to prepare this presentation.
Speaker 1: Lestarte accion fer sons.
Speaker 3: Their startup Axiovert, focuses on sustainable technology.
Speaker 1: ENCNGNCI Sistem revolutioner de penleb.
Speaker 3: Together they have designed a revolutionary system of recyclable solar panels.
Speaker 1: Ness lament quincus Saniel the finance.
Speaker 3: But they are missing one essential thing funding for their
next project. Tue pre Luke, are you ready?
Speaker 1: Luke de mont Soufi savoy man.
Speaker 3: Pierce asks Sofie her calm voice account point to the
palpable nervousness in the room.
Speaker 1: Ricochette ton rass.
Speaker 3: Luc nods trying to gather his thoughts.
Speaker 1: Sofie serticier pre pai pusio scenario pel.
Speaker 3: Sophie is an expert in logistics and has prepared several
scenarios to answer potential questions.
Speaker 1: Soupondon stelic de convein fritien la vistic setic.
Speaker 3: However, it is up to Luke to convince Echien, the
skeptical investor.
Speaker 1: Etiennarive sontasme reger critique.
Speaker 3: Etienne arrives his step serene, but his gay is critical.
Speaker 1: He sayci lis bras croisi pray cuti.
Speaker 3: He sits down, arms crossed, ready to listen.
Speaker 1: Poor Luis li di etanter sen me corno.
Speaker 3: Prove for him the idea is interesting but still unproven.
Speaker 1: Luke comments sounds court savoi e di.
Speaker 3: Luke begins his speech, his voice trembling at first.
Speaker 1: Ipa de l de chill.
Speaker 3: He talks about the technology, the figures and the potential savings.
Speaker 1: May y consetete pasil, but.
Speaker 3: He notices that a Tienne remains impassive dic res. Luke
takes a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Till price.
Speaker 3: He remembers the decision he made.
Speaker 1: Changes soon laproche to change his approach I dant lampact media.
Speaker 3: He decides to emphasize the long term impact rather than
immediate profitique.
Speaker 1: De fer ference di rikevic tesciu.
Speaker 3: We have a unique opportunity to make a difference, declares
Luke with passion.
Speaker 1: Note electronique toque.
Speaker 3: Our technology can reduce electronic waste while combating climate change.
Speaker 1: Sofie chier se ve can surier.
Speaker 3: Sophie nods with a smile.
Speaker 1: Lute continui ivo conin port de lavnier du pont rosue
de notre planet pore.
Speaker 3: Luke continues, evoking the importance of the future, of taking
care of our planet for future generations.
Speaker 1: De tiv.
Speaker 3: Een is captivated.
Speaker 1: I coomsa posi di questiun non prie vic citi ne
ve curiosity.
Speaker 3: He begins to ask questions, no longer with skepticism, but
with curiosity.
Speaker 1: Las presente ermine.
Speaker 3: The presentation ends.
Speaker 1: Lucie lance regna nonstan.
Speaker 3: Silence reigns for a moment en fan ecienthal. Finally, Etienne speaks.
Speaker 1: Gem real gennisi and ziem rende voud till.
Speaker 3: I would like to arrange a second meeting, He says.
Speaker 1: The trevision e tainfrigaunt, luc.
Speaker 3: Your vision is intriguing.
Speaker 1: Luke uxon poi now mossieu luvill de.
Speaker 3: Luke feels a huge weight lifted off his shoulders.
Speaker 1: A leave de la la feme soufi eluc feli quip.
Speaker 3: On the eve of International Women's Day, Sofie and Luke
make a great team en song Together. They highlighted deep values.
Speaker 1: Rica prie va conviction.
Speaker 3: Luke has learned to trust his convictions. It Ecien may
not be entirely convinced, but it is a promising start.
Speaker 1: Lenin Z.
Speaker 3: The future is still uncertain, but today they have taken
an important step. 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: The care, the caure, the care, the heart, little bion,
little billon, littur billum, the whirlwind, the proto tip, the
proto tip, le proto tip, the prototype, nervous mon nervous
mon nervous nervously Li shima li shima shima.
Speaker 3: The diagrams or rab dab dab sustainable.
Speaker 1: Le gadget, the gadget, le gadget, the gadget, revolutionaire revolutionaire
revolution revolutionary, l finos l finos more, the finance, more,
the funding, La presentation, la presentation la prison as the
presentation les start tep Le's start tep les starte the startup,
lavestisser laves tis sir la visti ser the investor, bushy
let it, bush let it, oh, let it to nod,
lalugie stick lalugi stik, lalugi steek. The logistics la neussite,
le neussite, lea neer vossite, nervousness, tom bland, tom blant,
tomue bland, trembling, laziku numi, lasiku numi, lasku numi. The
savings ambassible, ambassible, ambassible, impassive assists. An sistis an sistisieu
to emphasize, look as you look, as you look as
you the opportunity predier reduir redi.
Speaker 3: To reduce leadisches electronique leadishes, electronique ladie electronique, electronic waste,
captiv captiv cap tiv to captivate, ligion hehrasim fture, legion
rasum ficture, legion nehrasium fiture. The future generations.
Speaker 1: Atriduer adrigue, atridue to intrigue. La conviction, la conviction, la convicxiu.
Speaker 3: The conviction le ba lupa le pa the step sur
ha sur ha sour serene.
Speaker 1: Again easy again, Easy orgain, easy.
Speaker 3: To arrange, Li chif Li chif y Chief the figures.
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