Ep 1
Plot of Bref.01 J'ai dragué cette fille.
The main character spots a girl at a party and tries to flirt with her. He awkwardly asks several people if she is single, but no one gives him a straight answer. He tries making a joke—she laughs at the first one but not the second. A guy named Steve shows up, and the protagonist assumes he’s her boyfriend, but he’s just a friend.
Later, he notices a piece of caramel popcorn on her shoulder and wonders how it got there. They start talking, but he gets nervous and mumbles about his sick mother to hide an explicit message his friend Kheiron sends him. She goes outside to smoke, and even though he hates cigarettes, he follows her because he hates being alone more. She keeps blowing smoke in his face while they talk. Eventually, she asks if she can have his phone number, which he takes as a small victory because he’s been waiting to talk to her all night, but she asks him the phone number for her gay friend Steve
In the end, he realizes that the popcorn on her shoulder had been there the whole time. Bref. He tried to flirt with this girl.
Top 10 Phrases from Bref.01 J'ai dragué cette fille.
1. “Bref.”
• Literal: “In short.”
• The most efficient way to say, “Yeah, so that happened.”
2. “J’avais repéré cette fille à la soirée.”
• Literal: “I spotted this girl at the party.”
• I activated my ‘crush radar’ at this party.
3. “J’ai pris ça pour un non.”
• Literal: “I took that as a no.”
• My flirting skills are so bad that even silence rejects me.
4. “J’ai cru que c’était son mec.”
• Literal: “I thought he was her boyfriend.”
• Nothing kills a vibe faster than assuming a random dude is your competition.
5. “Comment il est arrivé là ?”
• Literal: “How did it get there?”
• The popcorn mystery—harder to solve than a Netflix crime documentary.
6. “Je supporte pas la cigarette, mais je supporte pas la solitude.”
• Literal: “I can’t stand cigarettes, but I can’t stand being alone.”
• Love is about sacrifice… even if that means inhaling secondhand smoke.
7. “Elle m’a soufflé sept fois sa putain de fumée dans le visage.”
• Literal: “She blew smoke in my face seven times.”
• Is this flirting or chemical warfare?
8. “Elle m’a demandé: ‘Je peux prendre ton briquet ?’”
• Literal: “She asked: ‘Can I take your lighter?’”
• I waited all night for this moment… I hope she doesn’t ghost me now.
9. “Bref, j’ai dragué cette fille.”
• Literal: “In short, I hit on this girl.”
• In short, I tried, I failed, but at least I got a good story out of it.
10. “Kheiron me fait un signe discret pour m’encourager.”
• Literal: “Kheiron gave me a subtle sign to encourage me.”
• That one friend who believes in you even when you clearly have no chance.
About This Series
This blog is part of the Bref Commentary Series, where we break down episodes of the iconic French TV show Bref. Each post includes summaries, key phrases, and cultural insights to help you understand real, everyday French.
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💡 Language Learning Tip
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