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Speaker 3: In this episode, we'll dive into a snowy Alpine Christmas

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where Camille and Lucian transform their holiday traditions, finding warmth

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and connection amidst the flurries.

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Speaker 1: Le montagnes des francaiste, couvert da ipemo don luchealles de

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sttech mpre de lunier, santiente de gierlanvert the confet set

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nooel echemie deja, rivo chalis, camilla, doreto DeNisi, noel, the

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pi desene el preparet to miniusmo l m vois la

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table decore the saper illumini ilquado sunusemn persi portin calcuchius

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monque uscien sin frequerde needepasan corla usia ariva upha suria

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messen rota sisquissou lebras de floucndnege do l cheve is

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some lea and susien cami l te fristre usia tota

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gone foi supiratl me lucia alexangois abituelle rapundi ali cami

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de tontoie senoel camis voules so noel soi parfe el

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se rapproche dluicia roteruve souliam pressie de laenfonce me Lucia

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soon les present terespa lavantur capalete tradition fami reelle amatin

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alor ca la neeche tombe ducement cami pri in decision,

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courageous el desidad de sievor lucian solepiste on this son

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Dan ensemble temis de couvrie and nouvou mounde levon foasurson

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visage like lis solainege to tet exiton lucien vallen sassirose

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proposa impose sieurram bond de bois fassor Montaigni uscienparlais guerrouvert

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cami jesuvon l a pressien de ne parret lauta the

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testante a voetille camis compriel or lamportons de lache PRIs

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el real ezacu la perfect sionne de pataud so mour

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monseamte pre saint sere de precieux. The rotu rochale is

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disider the Preparello di the Noel ensemble Le repae te

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lue that tre parfemela jouye ella on cuisine quota court entrecladrie,

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repeated disaster repuillinaire gni i lucien realiz clissontielite the tonsengbe

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setanella noelo chalfi de ferrand gemmi a pre a preci

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jaques momon mama parfe lucien u compri la valor the

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tradition familielle ensemble ycrere de sauveniru briabe so noel la

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parmila lunier santi telemntag geveni I lucien rode couvrial. Please

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your son pelagois de tonsengbe. I'm putting your rapy de

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noel de lu cree selved.

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Speaker 3: Let's take another lesson. Listen closely to any part you

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may have missed.

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Speaker 1: Les Montagne you desolve francais de te couvert to that

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ipemnto deg.

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Speaker 3: The mountains of the alp Fossas were covered with a

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thick blanket of snow.

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Speaker 1: Lechelle du st teleu mpre de lunier santillone de gierlon verte.

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Speaker 3: The ski chalet was warm, filled with twinkling lights and

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green garlands.

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Speaker 1: The conferneto fre.

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Speaker 3: Large windows offered a breath taking view of the snowy mountains.

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Speaker 1: Cite noel de ja rivio Chelle.

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Speaker 3: It was Christmas and Camille had already arrived at.

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Speaker 1: The Chalet Cemie do reto de Noel.

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Speaker 3: Camille loved organizing Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Di pidzni el prepare to.

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Speaker 3: For years. She had prepared everything meticulously.

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Speaker 1: Elevoi la tablu di courie lisapaiquerdo suenuse mont psi.

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Speaker 3: She loved seeing the decorated table, the lit tree, and

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the carefully placed gifts.

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Speaker 1: Pourtan quechus monque.

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Speaker 3: Yet something was missing.

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Speaker 1: Usien soon frequdeela.

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Speaker 3: Lucier, her younger brother, was not there yet.

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Speaker 1: Usieur ariva fa suria mesta.

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Speaker 3: Lucia finally arrived, smiling but late.

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Speaker 1: Cis tissou le bras de fiucn dene l cheveu yi

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snble sousien, his.

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Speaker 3: Skis under his arm and snowflakes in his hair. He

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seemed carefree Camille el te fristre. Camille, on the other hand,

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was frustrated.

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Speaker 1: Usien chills a da con foi.

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Speaker 3: Lucia, you're late again, soupiratel.

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Speaker 1: She saigh mee lucien avex segeois abitouel repundi ali cami

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de tontoie.

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Speaker 3: But Lucia, with his usual joy, replied, come on, Camille,

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relax se Noel, It's Christmas.

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Speaker 1: Gemi voule noel so parfe.

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Speaker 3: Camille wanted this Christmas to be perfect.

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Speaker 1: Eld lucien roue treuve soul pres de la France.

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Speaker 3: She also wished to get closer to Lucier to regain

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that precious bond from childhood me.

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Speaker 1: Lucien sole PRIs laventur tredi soon fermiel.

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Speaker 3: But Lucia seemed more interested in adventure than in family traditions.

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Speaker 1: Amatin aque du sent guemi prien de si courages.

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Speaker 3: One morning, as the snow was falling gently, Camille made

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a courageous decision.

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Speaker 1: Elid du sievro lucien soles piste.

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Speaker 3: She decided to follow Lucia on the slopes.

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Speaker 1: On this son encan temi di couvria nuvou monde.

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Speaker 3: While going down together, Camille discovered a new world.

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Speaker 1: Levon son visage led Lie Solae to Titan.

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Speaker 3: The cold wind on her face, the glide on the snow,

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everything was exciting.

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Speaker 1: Lucien v cerreros pupos a enpus.

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Speaker 3: Lucia, seeing his sister happy, suggested a break.

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Speaker 1: Sieur ram Bon de bois fassor Montaigne, lucien parlais tierrouvert.

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Speaker 3: On a wooden bench facing the mountains, Lucia spoke openly.

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Speaker 1: GEMI gesuvre de tietille, Camille.

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Speaker 3: I often feel like I'm not living up to your expectations,

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he admitted.

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Speaker 1: Camis com prie la la portons de la che prise.

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Speaker 3: Camille then understood the importance of letting.

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Speaker 1: Go el realisacule perfet t patu.

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Speaker 3: She realized that perfection wasn't everything.

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Speaker 1: Soume mon saint pre saint sere de precieu.

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Speaker 3: This simple and sincere moment was precious.

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Speaker 1: De routuro chellas ilicider de tre parello di de no

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reel l ensanbres.

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Speaker 3: Back at the chalets, they decided to prepare Christmas dinner together.

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Speaker 1: Le re pe te lu de tre parfe te la.

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Speaker 3: The meal was far from perfect, but the joy was there.

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Speaker 1: N cuisinn coute coute enrica de rille petty disaster triquilli

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neer canill lucien realiz.

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Speaker 3: Denson, cooking side by side between bursts of laughter and

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small culinary disasters. Camille and Lucia realized that the essential

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thing was to be together.

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Speaker 1: Ceta ne la noelo chell fi di ferent.

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Speaker 3: That year Christmas at the chalet was different.

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Speaker 1: Gemi a pri a precie moment mema parfe.

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Speaker 3: Camille learned to appreciate every moment, even imperfect ones.

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Speaker 1: Lucien ri concrie la vell de tradition fermilielle.

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Speaker 3: Lucia, in turn understood the value of family traditions.

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Speaker 1: En song ycrere de souveniru briebe.

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Speaker 3: Together. They created unforgettable memories.

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Speaker 1: So noel la tamilner santi gemill, lucien rod couvrill pisier

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sant plea.

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Speaker 3: That Christmas, among the twinkling lights and snowy mountains, Camille

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and Lucia rediscovered the simple pleasure and joy of being together.

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Speaker 1: And putraki de noe de lucre.

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Speaker 3: Des a little Christmas miracle in the heart of the alp.

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

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

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Speaker 1: English lemoteo, le monteu, le monteo, blanket, lafinette, lafinette, leffinette, window,

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Levy levy lev you as agis againis.

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Speaker 3: To organize n n nisus meticulously decurie, decurie de courie, decorated,

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sweeneus more plassy, sweeneus more plassy, sue us more plus,

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carefully praised.

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Speaker 1: Lavonteur, lavonteur, la vonteu, adventure, couragees, courages, courages, courageous, lissi

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glissi glassy to guide lev Levon lef wind le bon

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le bon, leu bon bench asussion a susion and sous

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carefree lachois lagois la choi joy Lisa tan't Lisa, tan't Lisa,

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don't expectations fuevue a fou to admit leshi please lashi,

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praise lash praise to I go apprecie apprecie appris ye

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to appreciate Ria lerien leria, bond long fans, long fans,

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lung fas childhood le ropa le ropa le ropa meal

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barfet tarfe darfe perfect the lunge fauns, the lung funds,

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the lung fauns from childhood let tradition, let tradition let

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radisium tradition a Susien asussion a sous carefree, Saint Se

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Saint Se Saint s.

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Speaker 3: Sincere prescieurisieu prisheu, precious, Kuriner, kuriner, kuriner culinary, ambarfet ambarfet ambafe,

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imperfect essentiel listenel yesel the essential thing.

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Speaker 1: Yeah