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Usages of le brouillon
Au bureau, je garde le brouillon de mon document dans un classeur bleu.
At the office, I keep the draft of my document in a blue binder.
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.
Après la réunion, Paul fait un brouillon plus clair et l’attache avec un trombone rouge.
After the meeting, Paul makes a clearer draft and attaches it with a red paper clip.
Pour l’entretien de demain, je vais me faire relire le dernier brouillon par Marie avant de l’envoyer en pièce jointe par courriel.
For tomorrow’s interview, I am going to have Marie reread the latest draft before sending it as an email attachment.
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