Telephone Calls

Question 1

directory/contacts

Answer 1

un réportoire

Question 2

answering machine

Answer 2

un répondeur

Question 3

a ringtone

Answer 3

une sonnerie (de téléphone)

Question 4

telephone number

Answer 4

un numéro

Question 5

dial tone

Answer 5

une tonalité

Question 6

to call

Answer 6

appeler

Question 7

to dial a number

Answer 7

composer un numéro

Question 8

to pick up

Answer 8

décrocher

Question 9

to leave a message

Answer 9

laisser un message

Question 10

to wait

Answer 10

patienter

Question 11

to hang up

Answer 11

raccrocher

Question 12

to call back

Answer 12

rappeller

Question 13

to ring

Answer 13

sonner

Question 14

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

Answer 14

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

Question 15

(May I please speak to [X]?)

Answer 15

Puis-je parler à [X]?

Question 16

(Is this [X]’s office?)

Answer 16

Est-ce le bureau de [X]?

Question 17

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

Answer 17

Je voudrais parler à [X]

Question 18

Who is on the phone?)

Answer 18

Qui est à l’appareil ?

Question 19

who is calling/speaking/

it’s on the behalf of who?

Answer 19

c’est de la part de qui?

Question 20

please hold [the line]

Answer 20

ne quitte pas [le ligne]

Question 21

I’ll put you through to him/her

Answer 21

je te le/la passe

Question 22

Wait a moment, please.

Answer 22

Merci de vouloir patienter quelques instants.

Question 23

Be so kind as to wait please.

Answer 23

Veuillez patienter, s’il vous plaît.

Question 24

(The line is busy.)

Answer 24

La ligne est occupée.

Question 25

(My reception isn’t very good.

Answer 25

Je ne capte pas très bien.

Question 26

you’re breaking up/that cuts

Answer 26

ça coupe

Question 27

I don’t hear you.)

Answer 27

Je ne t’entends pas.

Question 28

(The connection is [of] bad [quality]

Answer 28

La connexion est de mauvaise qualité.

Question 29

We were disconnected.)

Answer 29

Nous avons été coupés. (

Question 30

(Can you repeat that?)

Answer 30

Pouvez-vous répéter cela?

Question 31

. (Yes, that works.)

Answer 31

Oui, ça marche

Question 32

Tomorrow at 2 p.m. works for me

Answer 32

Demain à 14h me convient

Question 33

Which time slot works for you?

Answer 33

Quel créneau horaire vous conviendrait ?

Question 34

comme d’habitude
/
comme d’hab

Answer 34

like usual

Question 35

everything’s great

Answer 35

ça roule

Question 36

(That’s nonsense!)

Answer 36

C’est n’importe quoi !

Question 37

just forget it/never mind

Answer 37

laisse tomber..

Question 38

“Keep me up to date!”

Answer 38

Tiens-moi au courant!

Question 39

for whatever reason/who knows why

Answer 39

Allez savoir pourquoi !/Va savoir pourquoi!

Question 40

that sucks

Answer 40

C’est naze/c’est nul/c’est pourri !

Question 41

I’m feeling a little down [informal]

Answer 41

J’ai le cafard…

Question 42

that gets me down [informal

Answer 42

Ça me donne le cafard

Question 43

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

Answer 43

Ça te changera les idées

Question 44

let’s get back to the subjet

[let’s return to our sheep]

Answer 44

Revenons à nos moutons

Question 45

I can’t believe my eyes

Answer 45

Je n’en crois pas mes yeux

Question 46

you managing there? [informal]

Answer 46

Tu t’en sors

Question 47

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

Answer 47

J’en mettrais ma main au feu

Question 48

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

Answer 48

Il ne faut pas mettre tout dans le même sac !