{"id":61,"date":"2009-02-20T06:23:32","date_gmt":"2009-02-20T10:23:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/?p=61"},"modified":"2009-02-20T06:23:32","modified_gmt":"2009-02-20T10:23:32","slug":"expressions-and-idioms-to-use-at-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/french\/expressions-and-idioms-to-use-at-work\/","title":{"rendered":"French Phrases – Expressions and Idioms to Use at Work"},"content":{"rendered":"

You may hear and see expressions all the time and sometimes they can be puzzling, other times they are crucial to understanding or feeling that you are a part of a conversation. \u00a0Today, I’ll provide some French expressions that you can use anytime, but especially when working.<\/p>\n

TIME EXPRESSIONS<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
de temps en temps<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nfrom time to time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e0 la longue<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nin the end<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
juste \u00e0 temps<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\njust in the nick of time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
au plus vite \/ sur-le-champ<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nas quickly as possible<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tous les 36 du mois<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nvery rarely<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
en un rien de temps \/ en un tournemain<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nin a very short time<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00e0 la derni\u00e8re seconde<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nat the last possible moment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
il est grand temps…<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nIt’s about time…<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
tout \u00e0 coup<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nsuddenly<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
pour le moment<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\ntemporarily<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

WHEN CONFUSED\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
J’ai perdu le fil.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nI forgot what I was talking about.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Je n’y comprends rien.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nI don’t understand anything.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Je n’ai pas pu placer un mot.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nI didn’t have a chance to say anything.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c7a m’est sorti de l’esprit.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nIt escaped my memory.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
le cul entre deux chaises<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nfind it difficult to choose between two choices<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Je l’ai sur le bout de la langue.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nIt’s on the tip of my tongue.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00c7a me d\u00e9passe.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nThat’s too difficult for me.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Je me creuse la cervelle.<\/em><\/strong><\/td>\nI’m racking my brains.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u00a0<\/td>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Utilisez-les bien!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You may hear and see expressions all the time and sometimes they can be puzzling, other times they are crucial to understanding or feeling that you are a part of a conversation. \u00a0Today, I’ll provide some French expressions that you can use anytime, but especially when working. TIME EXPRESSIONS de temps en temps from time…<\/p>\n

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