Ep 6
Plot of Bref.06 J'ai traîné sur internet.
The main character is bored, so like everyone else who has nothing to do, he goes on the internet.
He checks emails—nothing. Checks Facebook—nothing. He even breaks his keyboard’s “Q” key by mashing it too hard. Then, he notices tiny drawings on a nearby sign and wonders if someone actually got paid to design them.
Suddenly, something exciting happens: a girl he met at a party accepts his friend request. He stalks her profile—scrolling through her photos but only finding boring ski pictures. Then he notices that she likes The Simpsons and Daft Punk, which makes him happy… until he realizes everyone likes The Simpsons and Daft Punk.
His friend Kheiron starts texting him nonstop, asking “Are you gonna sleep with her?” via every possible channel: email, tweet, text. He ignores him, but Kheiron even messages the girl pretending to be nice, then instantly texts him again.
While checking her tagged photos, he realizes one guy appears in almost all of them—probably her boyfriend. His roommate walks in and asks for chocolate, then sees him stalking the girl’s profile. Without saying a word, they both understand what’s happening. His roommate, realizing the situation is awkward, just says, “I’ll get another snack.”
Bref. He wasted time on the internet.
Top 10 Interesting Phrases from the Bref.06 J'ai traîné sur internet.
1. “Bref, j’avais rien à faire, donc j’ai fait comme tous ceux qui n’ont rien à faire : je suis allé sur Internet.”
• Literal: “In short, I had nothing to do, so I did what everyone does when they have nothing to do: I went on the internet.”
2. “J’ai checké mes mails. Rien.”
• Literal: “I checked my emails. Nothing.”
3. “J’ai checké Facebook. Rien.”
• Literal: “I checked Facebook. Nothing.”
4. “J’ai remarqué qu’il y avait des petits dessins sur ce panneau.”
• Literal: “I noticed there were little drawings on this sign.”
5. “C’était cette fille que j’avais croisée en soirée. Elle venait d’accepter ma demande d’ami.”
• Literal: “It was that girl I met at a party. She had just accepted my friend request.”
6. “Je cherchais ses photos… Été 2011 ? Rien. Été 2010 ? Rien.”
• Literal: “I was looking for her photos… Summer 2011? Nothing. Summer 2010? Nothing.”
7. “J’ai vu qu’elle aimait les Simpson et Daft Punk.”
• Literal: “I saw that she liked The Simpsons and Daft Punk.”
8. “Kheiron m’a envoyé un mail : ‘Tu vas la baiser ?’”
• Literal: “Kheiron sent me an email: ‘Are you going to sleep with her?’”
9. “J’ai remarqué qu’un mec revenait beaucoup trop souvent sur les photos.”
• Literal: “I noticed that one guy kept appearing way too often in her photos.”
10. “Mon coloc m’a demandé : ‘Il est où le chocolat ?’”
• Literal: “My roommate asked me: ‘Where’s the chocolate?’”
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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