translate English to French: I work as the head of department in one of the big companies. For a long time I admired one of my female colleagues, not for her beauty, but for her serious attitude towards her work, her intelligence and her excellent achievements – in addition to the fact that she was a decent and modest person who focused only on her work.
Jeune enfant, je regardais de mes propres yeux les veillées qui réunissaient les amis de la famille à la maison.