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Allégez votre vie, c'est simple : consommez moins !

Allégez votre vie, c'est simple : consommez moins !
Lighten your life, it is simple: consume less!
From Lesson 195:Expressing 'only' (ne... que)·French

Questions & Answers about Allégez votre vie, c'est simple : consommez moins !

Why doesn't allégez change its accent to a grave accent (è) like some other forms of this verb?
The infinitive is alléger. Verbs with an é in the second-to-last syllable only change to a grave accent (è) when the ending is silent (like in the tu imperative form: allège). Since the vous ending (-ez) is pronounced, the original é stays the same.
How could we express a similar idea using the focus of this lesson, ne... que (only)?
You could say ne consommez que l'essentiel (only consume the essentials). Remember that ne goes before the conjugated verb and que goes right before the specific thing you are limiting yourself to.
Why does the sentence use c'est simple instead of il est simple?
We use c'est followed by a masculine singular adjective to comment on a general idea, an action, or a statement we just made. Here, c'est refers back to the entire concept of lightening your life.
Do I pronounce the final 's' in moins?
No, the 's' is silent here. You only pronounce the 's' in moins (as a 'z' sound) when making a liaison with a following word that starts with a vowel. Since it is at the very end of the sentence, it stays silent.

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