0:00Hi everyone, hope you are doing well.
0:03Welcome to this new video where we will see a French expression in a few minutes.
0:11Today, we are going to see the expression "prendre du recul".
0:15This expression was requested by a subscriber a few weeks ago, but it can be
0:21useful for everyone, because it is an expression that is used a lot in France.
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0:37This expression to take a step back can be
0:41used literally, exactly as it is intended, or figuratively.
0:47When we use it literally, to take a step back means to go backwards.
0:54For example, if I'm in front of the Eiffel Tower and I want to take a picture, but I
1:02don't see it in its entirety, I'll go back a little and there I can say I'm taking a
1:10step back to see the Eiffel Tower in its entirety.
1:15Here, we are really doing the action of stepping back, of taking a step back.
1:21But most of the time, we use this expression figuratively.
1:26Taking a step back means looking at
1:29things, looking at a situation differently, from another angle, taking
1:36some time for yourself to better analyze a situation.
1:41Taking a step back usually allows you to put a situation into perspective or to
1:47realize that it is less serious than expected.
1:50Or to be able to make a big decision, to change things in your life.
1:55For example, when you are in a
1:58relationship with someone and it is not going well anymore, you can tell the
2:04person I need to take a step back from our relationship.
2:08So we need to think, we need to reflect,
2:11we need to analyze what is happening to be able to make the right decision, to be
2:18able to evaluate if the situation suits us or not.
2:22Or for example, at work, if you are extremely stressed every day from your
2:28job, it can be good to take a step back and put things in perspective.
2:35For example, if you work for a site that sells sneakers and you don't meet your
2:41sales goals, you can step back and say it's okay, I'm not in the business of
2:46saving lives, so it's not that big of a deal.
2:50I take a step back and realize that the situation is not that bad.
2:56It's not a big deal if I can't meet my sales targets.
3:01And let's end this video just with a
3:03little quote from a French rapper named MC Solaar, maybe you know him.
3:09In one of his songs, I'll put it in the video description, he says "so I get ahead
3:14by stepping back, because stepping back is gaining momentum."
3:19In order to move forward, you have to step
3:22back, because stepping back means gaining momentum.
3:25That's it for today, I hope you enjoyed this video, I hope you understood in what
3:31context you should use this expression step back.
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