Telephone Calls Flashcards by Emily Smith

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directory/contacts

A

un réportoire

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answering machine

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un répondeur

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a ringtone

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une sonnerie (de téléphone)

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telephone number

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un numéro

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dial tone

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une tonalité

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to call

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appeler

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to dial a number

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composer un numéro

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to pick up

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décrocher

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to leave a message

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laisser un message

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to wait

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patienter

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to hang up

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raccrocher

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to call back

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rappeller

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to ring

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sonner

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(Hello, it’s [Y], is [X] there/available?

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Bonjour, c’est [Y], [X] est là/disponible?

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(May I please speak to [X]?)

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Puis-je parler à [X]?

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(Is this [X]’s office?)

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Est-ce le bureau de [X]?

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. (I would like to speak to [X].)

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Je voudrais parler à [X]

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Who is on the phone?)

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Qui est à l’appareil ?

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who is calling/speaking/

it’s on the behalf of who?

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c’est de la part de qui?

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please hold [the line]

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ne quitte pas [le ligne]

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I’ll put you through to him/her

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je te le/la passe

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Wait a moment, please.

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Merci de vouloir patienter quelques instants.

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Be so kind as to wait please.

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Veuillez patienter, s’il vous plaît.

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(The line is busy.)

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La ligne est occupée.

(My reception isn’t very good.

Je ne capte pas très bien.

you're breaking up/that cuts

ça coupe

I don’t hear you.)

Je ne t’entends pas.

(The connection is [of] bad [quality]

La connexion est de mauvaise qualité.

We were disconnected.)

Nous avons été coupés. (

(Can you repeat that?)

Pouvez-vous répéter cela?

. (Yes, that works.)

Oui, ça marche

Tomorrow at 2 p.m. works for me

Demain à 14h me convient

Which time slot works for you?

Quel créneau horaire vous conviendrait ?

comme d'habitude / comme d'hab

like usual

everything's great

ça roule

(That’s nonsense!)

C’est n’importe quoi !

just forget it/never mind

laisse tomber..

“Keep me up to date!”

Tiens-moi au courant!

for whatever reason/who knows why

Allez savoir pourquoi !/Va savoir pourquoi!

that sucks

C’est naze/c’est nul/c’est pourri !

I'm feeling a little down [informal]

J’ai le cafard…

that gets me down [informal

Ça me donne le cafard

that'll take your mind off things [that'll change your ideas- informal]

Ça te changera les idées

let's get back to the subjet | [let's return to our sheep]

Revenons à nos moutons

I can't believe my eyes

Je n’en crois pas mes yeux

you managing there? [informal]

Tu t’en sors

I'd bet on it / I'd put my hand in the fire!

J’en mettrais ma main au feu

you can't put them all into the same category [bag]

Il ne faut pas mettre tout dans le même sac !