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