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Learn French with a podcast snippet! This clip is is from Vivons Heureux avant le fin de le monde podcast Numéro 1. We do not own the content. Listen to the entire episode here.
The above audio sample and transcription is from Vivons Heureux avant le fin de le monde podcast Numéro 1. We do not own the content. Listen to the entire episode here.
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Alors aujourd’hui euh c’est plus forcément une question de survie d’avoir du prestige ou du statut social mais les réseaux cérébraux qui sont mis en place sur des millions d’années ne peuvent pas changer aussi vite. Donc il continue à fonctionner comme ça.
So today it’s not necessarily a question of survival to have prestige or social status, but the brain networks that have been in place for millions of years can’t change that quickly. So it’s still working like that.
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What does “plus forcément” mean?
C’est plus forcément une question roughly means it’s not necessarily a question anymore or it’s no longer really in doubt.
Let’s break it down:
- C’est = it is
- plus = no longer (note: in spoken French, ne is often dropped)
- forcément = necessarily
- une question = a question (can mean a literal question or an open issue)
Example in context:
C’est plus forcément une question de choix, mais une nécessité.
(It’s no longer necessarily a matter of choice, but a necessity.)
So the phrase usually suggests that something has become obvious, settled, or inevitable, rather than something still open to discussion.
Culturally and stylistically, this structure is common in essays, interviews, or analysis, where the speaker wants to express that debate has moved on or the issue is now assumed.
What does “mis en place” mean?
Mis en place means put in place, set up, or implemented. It’s the past participle of the verb mettre en place (to set up), used in passive constructions or with avoir/être in compound tenses.
Un nouveau système a été mis en place.
(A new system has been put in place.)
Ils ont mis en place une stratégie efficace.
(They implemented an effective strategy.)
It’s widely used in administrative, technical, and organizational contexts—referring to measures, plans, procedures, or structures being established or activated. It sounds neutral to formal, and is very common in reports, press releases, and institutional language.
What does “aussi vite” mean?
Aussi vite means as fast or as quickly.
Il court aussi vite que son frère.
(He runs as fast as his brother.)
Pourquoi tu parles aussi vite ?
(Why are you talking so fast?)
It’s a comparative structure:
– aussi = as
– vite = fast / quickly
Used to compare speed or pace, either literally (running, speaking) or figuratively (progress, reaction time). In informal speech, it can also express surprise:
T’as déjà fini ? Aussi vite ?
(You’re already done? That fast?)
It’s a simple, very common phrase, and works with both verbs and adjectives that relate to speed.
This clip is from the “Vivons Heureux” podcast
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