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Vocabulary
Objective: Participate in a French professional meeting, describe project status and progress, and produce a short written update using the correct register.
| French | English | French | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| un ordre du jour | an agenda | un compte-rendu | minutes |
| un point à l'ordre du jour | an item on the agenda | un procès-verbal | an official record |
| un relevé de décisions | a record of decisions | une action à mener | an action item |
| un participant | a participant | un responsable | a lead, a manager |
| une échéance | a deadline | un jalon | a milestone |
| un standup | a standup | un blocage | a blocker |
| un livrable |
Assister takes the preposition à before an event. Without the preposition, the verb means to help, not to attend.
In formal professional French, tenir une réunion is more appropriate than the conversational faire une réunion.
Ordre du jour is the standard term for an agenda. The adjective chargé means the agenda contains many items.
Tenir une réunion is the standard expression. The passé composé uses the auxiliary avoir.
Assister à takes the preposition à. Without the preposition, the verb means to help.
Compte-rendu is the written record of a meeting. The future passive sera envoyé is standard in written follow-ups.
Standup is the daily agile meeting. Livrable and blocage are the two terms that structure each contribution.
7 exercises · about 11 minutes
| un retour |
| feedback |
| un suivi | a follow-up | un point ouvert | an open item |
The French word minutes refers to time, not to the written record of a meeting. The written record is le compte-rendu or le procès-verbal.
The pronoun on belongs to a conversational register and is avoided in formal written updates, and the tense shifts from the conversational va faire to the written ferons.
Action à mener is the standard term for an action item. Each action is assigned to a responsable.
Jalon is a milestone in a project timeline. The expression dans les délais means on schedule.
Point d'étape names a short progress check-in. The future ferons is standard in written scheduling.