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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll peel back the festive layers to
uncover long hidden family secrets that transform a Christmas gathering
into a heartfelt journey toward reconciliation.
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de la maison de provence, duur avon gleasie colin portavec
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said facade el rodeu tell mommoe oliver take chier, refresher
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pe tetrolatid so mysterio di Feranphanielle, the soir man Mathieu
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in fragile stele Matthieu concreicilated damper town on the pafiary
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man parfois a tropacion really could Puvegerier debris le londo
mon Levon de Provence de te mont four ye ve
caampu du chance leavenire de se fermie so retutucier pizzi.
Speaker 3: Let's take another Listen. Listen closely to any parts you
may have missed.
Speaker 1: Legrand Saint pan de Noelli, Nellu Sellon de sa ducner.
Speaker 3: The big Christmas tree illuminated the living room with its
gentle light.
Speaker 1: De guerland de santien tournellier de la maison de Provence.
Speaker 3: Sparkling garlands adorned the walls of the house in Provos.
Speaker 1: D'uur vanlacie sou fa sol colin porton a vecui let
mons ferer particuriere de l vere.
Speaker 3: Outside, an icy wind blew over the hills, carrying with
it the peculiar atmosphere of winter.
Speaker 1: Matieur de gerde parafernette absorblon.
Speaker 3: Seponci Mathieu was looking out the window, absorbed in his thoughts.
Speaker 1: Checkni le fernie, sernieur noel.
Speaker 3: Every year the family gathered for Christmas.
Speaker 1: Cite sonceille nes se tivere in tonsils.
Speaker 3: It was supposed to be joyful, but this winter a
palpable tension hung in the air.
Speaker 1: Le rie re ve aou ame le sourier re Dechrispi.
Speaker 3: Their laughter had a bitter taste. Their smiles were strained.
Speaker 1: You see tou jour soussurse do nan paretre angelie place table.
Speaker 3: Lucy, always concerned with appearances, arranged the dishes on the table.
Speaker 1: El vule que tu su per fe come nali madue
ze d'urre.
Speaker 3: She wanted everything to be perfect, like in the magazine
she adored.
Speaker 1: Nes maturi serve sousit fa said el du tell monmo
le ver tic qu chiro freciurfas.
Speaker 3: But Machio knew beneath this facade she dreaded the moment
when hidden truths would resurface.
Speaker 1: Antoine, le cousin rebel soutur nelle care.
Speaker 3: Otoine, the rebellious cousin, stood apart.
Speaker 1: Ellen se de remarques serbes i hiton de croisitol regul
de Matieu.
Speaker 3: He made sharp remarks, avoiding meeting Matiuesqueze for too long.
Speaker 1: Antoine de nee te tro latui de su niicterio di Feronfamielle.
Speaker 3: Otoine perhaps held the key to this mysterious family rift Le.
Speaker 1: Soir meme Matieu sa veci lereta Antoine.
Speaker 3: That very evening, Matio knew he had to speak to Otoine.
Speaker 1: Nite pre possidi relli le fond la piers.
Speaker 3: It was no longer possible to ignore the elephant in
the room.
Speaker 1: Vedi de noe co monsa avectorte de la fernie.
Speaker 3: The Christmas dinner began with a toast made by the
family's eldest member, Le.
Speaker 1: Disquision reste su perficier gesque sou comtio ste moment dere Antoine.
Speaker 3: The discussions remained superficial until Maccio felt it was time
to address outoine.
Speaker 1: De la cuisine nat parti le bald lu surge de Rica.
Speaker 3: In the kitchen, privately, he broached the delicate subject.
Speaker 1: Antoine yefou conpaltouine. We need to talk, joseetchus, so said Erstoi.
Speaker 3: I know you know something about that old story.
Speaker 1: Le fernie di chier de pitre.
Speaker 3: The family has been torn apart for too long.
Speaker 1: Antoine Toroncellis sourci.
Speaker 3: Oto one furrowed his brows.
Speaker 1: Pourcui vertiur mill persi.
Speaker 3: Why do you want to stir up the past.
Speaker 1: De mon d'etille nur de reder.
Speaker 3: He asked, a hint of aggression in his eyes.
Speaker 1: Mathieu prien profoundenspiracion.
Speaker 3: Machio took a deep breath.
Speaker 1: Pasque sino peu pas continue com sin.
Speaker 3: Because it can't continue like this contillro tour mere table
la citiursieur exclusa. When they returned to the table, the
situation exploded.
Speaker 1: Mathieu ma la doratemn reve laer soon la toncieux.
Speaker 3: Marcio awkwardly revealed his intention.
Speaker 1: Lessie lanceu fi.
Speaker 3: Silence fell pi de voi silver. Then voices were raised.
Speaker 1: Cheque expose de grief.
Speaker 3: Each person airing grievances that had been kept secret for
too long.
Speaker 1: La toniet son pilul rev pu pu come prenanpete.
Speaker 3: The tension was at its peak. Then calm returned, little
by little, like after a storm.
Speaker 1: Finanmn le fernie pablen.
Speaker 3: Finally the family could address the real issue.
Speaker 1: Li remu fill dil la colais.
Speaker 3: True words were spoken and tears flowed.
Speaker 1: Angiello deui sincen pla sele masque, matio re e liza.
Speaker 3: A sincere dialogue replaced the masques, and Matio realized that
the confrontation was necessary.
Speaker 1: Allnce iquilnini lismentreu de la fernie chen gers de surier
puvre prissaints.
Speaker 3: As the night wore on and the fire crackled in
the fireplace, family members exchanged more genuine and sincere smiles.
Speaker 1: Ye veten courln chemins a barcourier missing fragill tre saints tell.
Speaker 3: There was still a long way to go, but a
fragile truce was being established.
Speaker 1: Matieu concri quilli te dain purtn de ne pe fieri
di ficuillti.
Speaker 3: Mathieu understood that it was important not to run from difficulties.
Speaker 1: Messieur tou ye veta prier respectilnence de RelA sion men.
Speaker 3: But most importantly he had learned to respect the nuances
of human relationships bar.
Speaker 1: Foi e trepasciurielli coute pouve guerille de brisieur proufund.
Speaker 3: Sometimes being patient and listening could heal deep wounds.
Speaker 1: Le Land de mont le von de provencecitte mont four
ye ve campe de chance le'vner de sefernice surretutu siller pizsi.
Speaker 3: The next day, the Provousse wind was less cold, and
with a bit of luck, the future of his family
would be just as soothing.
Speaker 4: To Day's vocabulary words are coming up right after this
commercial break. Here are to Day's vocabulary words, first in French,
then in English.
Speaker 1: Lusapon de noelle, luisapon de noelle, lisaon de noelle, the
Christmas tree, lu Sellon lu Sellon, LUs sellon the living room, ladieurlande,
la durlande, le dur lande, the garland lea coline like colin,
like colin, the hill. Let's moosphair, let'mosphere, let'mosphere the.
Speaker 6: Atmosphere, bell bable, bell bable, bal bable, palpable. Left I said,
left I said, left fast said the facade. Le's your fascerevin.
Le's your faces, your fast to resurface blue de ferran
le de ferran le di feron the rift, littoost littoost
lettoost the toast, abode aboordi, abordi to brooch la confrontation
like confrontation, like confrontaci the confrontation, le veriti, le veriti,
le veite, the truth, Crispy, crispy, crispy, strained lenience, lenians
la niance, the nuance, le malenteni, le malenten, le malenten.
Speaker 3: The misunderstanding.
Speaker 1: Amer amire amier bitter liaciel glassiel glass ciel i see
bliny pliny lini eldest le bla sieur, le blasieur, la
bla sieur, the wound, superficiel, superficiel, superficiel superficial, Bribel, rebel, rebel, rebellious, Premier,
Premier ru Remier, to stir up, Mala Doratemond, Mala Doratemond,
Mala dorotemond, awkwardly exclusi expussy, explusi to explode, les chemini,
la chemini, les chimini.
Speaker 3: The fireplace, le lame, lelamme, le lame, the tear.
Speaker 1: Yhi yehi yehi.
Speaker 7: To hear le, griev le, griev le, grief, the grievance, sassee, sasse,
sassee sincere.
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