French Chapter 14

To express an emotion or feeling use être + adjective

Je suis

to express an emotion or feeling use se sentir + adjective

je me sens

Expressions with avoir

J’ai or j’en ai

avoir envie de

to want to

avoir peur de

to be afraid of

en avoir marre de

to be fed up with

Verbs of emotion and feeling

Votre travail vous…stresse

Ça + direct object pronoun + verb

Oui, mon travail ça me stresse beaucoup.

Obligation

Devoir + infinitive (duty/must); Être obligé(e) de + infinitive (obligation); Obliger quelqu’un à + infinitive (forcing someone to)

Prohibition

Ne pas pouvoir + infinitive (not being able to)

Permission

Pouvoir + infinitive (can); Avoir la permission de + infinitive (giving permission); Permettre à quelqu’un de + infinitive (allow someone to)

Prohibition (impersonal) - Il est interdit de + infinitive

it is forbidden to

Permission (impersonal) - Il est permis de + infinitive

It is allowed do

To tell what another person said, either directly or indirectly use

reporting verbs

Reporting Verb: Dire

statements

Reporting Verb: remarquer

to point out

Reporting Verb: Souligner

to underline

Reporting Verb: Insister

to be insistent

Reporting Verb: Affirmer

To maintain

Reporting Verb: Répéter

to repeat

Reporting Verb: Commenter

to comment on

Reporting Verb: Rappeler

to remind someone of

Reporting Verb: Préciser

to explain

Reporting Verb: Ajouter

to add

Another person’s questions can be reported directly or indirectly by using

the introductory verb demander (to ask)

If reported directly, demander is followed by

the exact words spoken in quotation marks, and includes the question mark.

If reported indirectly, the introductory verb is followed by

the interrogative word (quand, comment, pourquoi, où, quel(le)(s), etc.) and no quotation or question marks are used.

Qu’est-ce que, Que/qu’, Quoi

what → direct object

Qu’est-ce qui

what → subject

l’auditorium

auditorium

le bureau

office/desk

les bureaux partagés

shared workspaces

l’espace de détente

relaxation space, recreational area

le poste de travail

work station

la salle de réunion

meeting room

le/la chef or le/la boss

boss

le/la collègue

colleague

le/la directeur(rice)

director

l’homme d’affaires

businessman

la femme d’affaires

businesswoman

l’investisseur(euse)

investor

le/la recruteur(euse)

recruiter

le/la salarié/e

employee

le/la supérieur/e

supervisor, boss

le poste

position, job

la société

company

le dossier

file

le temps: de repos

rest time

le temps: de travail

work time

le temps: libre

free time

le règlement intérieur

internal rules/regulations

les devoirs

duties

les droits

rights

le jour de congé

paid holiday

le matériel informatique

computer hardware

la réunion

meeting

la conférence

conference

les fonctions

duties, tasks

le télétravail

telecommuniting, teleworking

le/la télétravailleur(euse)

telecommuter, teleworker

actif(ive)

active

calme

calm

content/e

happy

en forme

feeling great/fit

fier, fière

proud

heureux(euse)

happy

joyeux(euse)

joyful

motivé/e

motivated

satisfait/e

satisfied

soulagé/e

relieved

anxieux(euse)

anxious

avoir peur/être apeuré

to be afraid

débordé/e

overwhelmed

déconnecté/e

disconnected

démotivé/e

unmotivated

épuisé/e

exhausted

fâché/e

angry

être sur

to be angry

le gros nerf

angry

insatisfait/e

unsatisfied, dissatisfied

nerveux(se)

nervous

stressé/e

stressed (out)

triste

sad

affirmer

to state

bénéficier

to benefit

classifier

to classify

commenter

to comment

convenir à

to be suitable for, convenient for

encourager

to encourage

ennuyer

to bore

entretenir

to maintain

épuiser

to exhaust, wear out

exiger

to demand

exposer

to exhibit, show

faciliter

to faciliate

favoriser

to promote

financer

to finance

fournir

to provide, supply

imposer

to impose

impressionner

to impress