Au bureau, parler un anglais correct ne suffit pas toujours. Pour vraiment capter l’attention, il faut utiliser les expressions idiomatiques des anglophones. Voici une sélection qui feront de vous la rising star !
En réunion
To kick off a meeting → Démarrer une réunion
👉 Let’s kick off the meeting by reviewing our goals for this quarter.
To touch base (with someone) → Faire un point rapide avec quelqu’un
👉 I’ll touch base with you later this week.
To iron out the details → Régler les derniers détails
👉 We just need to iron out a few details before launch.
Ahead of/Behind schedule → En avance/en retard sur le planning
👉 We are two days ahead of schedule.
To meet/miss the deadline → respecter/Ne pas respecter la date limite
👉 I’m worried we might miss the deadline if we don’t get the approval today. »
To be in the pipeline → Etre en préparation
👉 Several new features are already in the pipeline for the next update.
To wrap up → Conclure, finir
👉 It’s getting late, so let’s wrap up the meeting and summarize our next steps. »
Au quotidien
To think outside the box → Penser différemment, de façon créative
👉 We need to think outside the box to solve this issue.
To learn the ropes → Apprendre les bases d’un nouveau poste
👉 Welcome to the team! It’ll take you a week or two to learn the ropes, but we’re here to help.
To call it a day → Arrêter le travail pour aujourd’hui
👉 Let’s call it a day and start fresh tomorrow morning.
To keep someone in the loop → Tenir quelqu’un informé
👉 Please keep me in the loop on this project.
To go the extra mile → Faire un effort supplémentaire
👉 The support team always goes the extra mile for customers.
