Usages of le dossier
Au secrétariat, une employée vérifie son dossier d’inscription avant la rentrée.
At the office, an employee checks her registration file before the start of the school year.
L'employé du secrétariat vérifie mon dossier.
The office employee checks my file.
Mon dossier est enfin complet.
My file is finally complete.
Je garde une copie du contrat, mais l’original reste dans le dossier bleu.
I keep a copy of the contract, but the original stays in the blue file.
Ce document postal doit rester dans le dossier jusqu’à demain.
This postal document must stay in the file until tomorrow.
Je garde une copie de la lettre recommandée dans le dossier bleu.
I keep a copy of the registered letter in the blue file.
L’employée du secrétariat me dit que mon dossier est complet.
The office employee tells me that my file is complete.
Avant d'envoyer le dossier, il faut sauvegarder le document.
Before sending the file, you have to save the document.
Pour que la nouvelle locataire obtienne le studio, elle doit envoyer son dossier aujourd'hui.
For the new tenant to get the studio, she has to send her file today.
Avant d’envoyer le dossier, Marie attache le brouillon avec un trombone puis cherche l’agrafeuse.
Before sending the file, Marie attaches the draft with a paper clip and then looks for the stapler.
Je garde le dossier dans le coffre de la voiture.
I keep the file in the trunk of the car.
La secrétaire me demande une copie du contrat avant de compléter mon dossier.
The secretary asks me for a copy of the contract before completing my file.
La même secrétaire envoie le dossier au comptable avant midi.
The same secretary sends the file to the accountant before noon.
Le comptable envoie le dossier à la secrétaire avant midi.
The accountant sends the file to the secretary before noon.
Je vais déposer le dossier au secrétariat avant midi.
I am going to leave the file at the office before noon.
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