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The above audio sample and transcription is from Les P’tits Bateaux podcast. We do not own the content. Listen to the entire episode here.
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pour qui on peut éprouver plein de sentiments, allant par exemple de la peur à l’amitié, en passant par un amour très fort. Si ta question porte sur le fait de savoir à partir de quel âge on peut tomber amoureux, eh bien je dirais que cela peut arriver très tôt dans la vie.
for whom we can feel a whole range of emotions, from fear to friendship to intense love. If your question is about the age at which we can fall in love, I would say that it can happen very early in life.
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What does “éprouver” mean?
éprouver (to feel; to experience; to put to the test). Slightly formal.
Nuance: éprouver + sentiment = feel; + difficultés/épreuves = undergo; éprouver quelqu’un/quelque chose = test/try.
Close: ressentir (feel, more personal), subir (undergo, negative), vivre (go through).
Family: éprouvant (trying), épreuve (trial/test).
Examples: éprouver de la joie/de la honte (to feel joy/shame), éprouver des difficultés (to experience difficulties), éprouver une méthode (to test a method).
J’ai éprouvé une grande fatigue. (I felt great fatigue.)
Cette période nous a éprouvés. (This period really tested us.)
What does “allant par exemple” mean?
allant, par exemple, … = (ranging/going, for example, …).
allant is the present participle of aller, used like qui vont (that go/range). par exemple is a parenthetical—commas are typical.
des prix, allant, par exemple, de 5 à 10 € (prices ranging, for example, from €5 to €10)
des offres allant, par exemple, jusqu’à trois mois gratuits (offers going, for example, up to three months free)
une série de tons allant du bleu au vert (a range of tones going from blue to green)
What does “question porte” mean?
la question porte (sur …) (the question concerns / is about …).
porte = 3rd person of porter in the sense “to concern,” and it takes sur.
Examples: La question porte sur les coûts. (The question is about costs.) L’étude porte sur les 6–10 ans. (The study concerns ages 6–10.)
Note: different pattern → question + nom = “X-wise/as for X”: Question budget, on est limités. (Budget-wise, we’re limited.)
What does “très tôt dans la vie” mean?
dans la vie (in life; in real life/as a rule). Common set phrase for general truths or life stages.
très tôt dans la vie (very early in life). Often about childhood/early development.
Nuance: contrasts with specific contexts (au travail, à l’école) or with theory (en théorie vs dans la vie = in practice).
Examples: Dans la vie, on apprend de ses erreurs. (In life, we learn from our mistakes.) Très tôt dans la vie, on forge ses habitudes. (Very early in life, we form our habits.) Dans la vie de tous les jours, c’est autre chose. (In everyday life, it’s different.)
What does “” mean?
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Official synopsis: Les enfants posent des questions, des spécialistes leur répondent. Jeunes (et moins jeunes !) peuvent poser toutes les questions possibles et imaginables directement par message vocal via franceinter.fr, sauf pendant les vacances.
I recently discovered this podcast from InterFrance and love it. It’s kids posing questions and the host brings in experts to explain. And it’s aimed at young French kids, not French learners. That’s my favorite kind of content. Being for French kids is what makes it so good.
You’ve got real people (a kid, a host, and an expert), all speaking real French — no AI generated stuff here. The kid asks a question, and then an expert explains it in short, clear language. There’s a ton of repetition, natural turns of phrase, and just enough challenge to keep your ears working.
And because it’s meant for French-speaking kids, the adults naturally explain things simply but not condescendingly. You get exposed to rhythm, tone, interjections (bah, ben, alors), and full sentences — but also some real dialogue dynamics. And that’s gold if you’re trying to move from textbook filler to actually speaking and thinking in French.
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