Following Up While Protecting Confidential Information | Learn French in English

French lesson set in a contemporary Paris everyday setting: In a job interview follow-up, a candidate clarifies next steps and offers work samples while protecting confidential client information..

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Dialogue

A

Pourriez-vous préciser les prochaines étapes du processus ?

poo-ree-YAY voo pray-see-ZAY lay proh-SHEN ET-ahp dew proh-seh-SOOS? Could you clarify the next steps in the process?
B

Le jury examinera vos documents et décidera s'il faut un autre entretien.

luh zhewr-EE eg-zah-mee-nuh-RAH voh doh-kew-MAHN ay day-see-duh-RAH seel foh uhn OH-truh ahn-truh-TYEN. The panel will review your materials and decide whether another conversation is needed.
A

Je peux téléverser les échantillons demandés sur le portail de candidature.

zhuh puh tay-lay-vair-SAY lay-zay-shahn-TEE-yohn duh-mahn-DAY sewr luh por-TAI duh kahn-dee-dah-TEWR. I can upload the requested samples through the application portal.
B

Le résumé du projet que vous avez mentionné serait particulièrement utile.

luh ray-zew-MAY dew proh-ZHAY kuh voo-zah-VAY mahn-see-oh-NAY suh-RAY par-tee-kew-lyair-MAHN ew-TEEL. The project summary you mentioned would be especially useful.
A

Je peux fournir le contexte sans divulguer d'informations confidentielles sur les clients.

zhuh puh foor-NEER luh kohn-TEKST sahn dee-vool-GAY dahn-for-mah-SYOHN kohn-fee-dahn-see-EL sewr lay klee-YAHN. I can include context without exposing confidential client information.
B

Ce discernement dans la gestion des informations confidentielles est important ici.

suh dee-sairn-MAHN dahn lah zhay-SYOHN day-zahn-for-mah-SYOHN kohn-fee-dahn-see-EL ay-tam-por-TAHN ee-SEE. That kind of judgment when handling confidential information is important here.
A

Quand puis-je espérer connaître le résultat de l'évaluation ?

KAHN pwee-zhuh es-pay-RAY kohn-NAITR luh ray-zew-LTAH duh lay-vah-lyew-ah-SYOHN? When should I expect to hear the outcome of the review?
B

Nous vous contacterons après que le jury aura terminé sa discussion.

noo voo kohn-tak-tuh-RON ah-PRAY kuh luh zhewr-EE oh-RAH tair-mee-NAY sah dee-skew-SYOHN. We will contact you after the panel finishes its discussion.

Word by Word

Pourriez-vous Pourriez-vous means could you in this polite request for clarification. It is the conditional form related to pouvoir, used with vous to address someone formally or more than one person. A reusable pattern is Pourriez-vous + infinitive? for a courteous request.
préciser Préciser means to clarify or specify what the next steps are. Here it is an infinitive following Pourriez-vous. A reusable pattern is préciser + a detail, point, or information when asking someone to make something clearer.
les Les means the before the plural noun étapes in this sentence. It identifies specific steps in the process rather than introducing an unspecified item. Use les before a known or specific plural noun.
prochaines Prochaines means next or upcoming and describes étapes. Its form matches the feminine plural noun étapes. A reusable pattern is les prochaines + plural noun when referring to what will happen next.
étapes Étapes means steps here, specifically the stages that follow in the application process. It is used with les prochaines to refer to several upcoming stages. A common reuse pattern is les étapes de + a process or activity.
du Du means of the in du processus, linking étapes to the process they belong to. It is the contracted form of de plus le. Use du before a masculine singular noun when expressing of the or from the.
processus Processus means process, referring here to the application or interview procedure. It appears after du in the phrase les prochaines étapes du processus. A reusable pattern is le processus de + an activity or procedure.
Le Le means the before the masculine singular noun jury at the start of the sentence. The same article appears as le in other positions, while Le is capitalized because it begins a sentence. Use le before a specific masculine singular noun.
jury Jury means panel or jury, referring here to the group reviewing the candidate's materials. It is the subject of examinera and décidera. A reusable pattern is le jury + a verb when describing the panel's action.
examinera Examinera means will review or will examine the candidate's documents. It is the future form related to examiner, with le jury as its subject. A reusable pattern is examiner + documents, materials, or an application.
vos Vos means your before the plural noun documents. It addresses the candidate formally or addresses more than one person. Use vos before a plural noun for formal or plural possession.
documents Documents means documents or materials that the panel will review. In vos documents, it refers to the candidate's submitted application materials. A reusable pattern is examiner or envoyer des documents.
et Et means and, joining the panel's two actions: reviewing the materials and deciding about another interview. It connects words, phrases, or clauses without changing their meaning. Use et to add a related action or item.
décidera Décidera means will decide what is needed next. It is the future form related to décider, with le jury as the subject. A reusable pattern is décider si + a clause when deciding whether something should happen.
s'il S'il means whether it or if it in s'il faut un autre entretien. It combines si with il and introduces the question of whether another interview is needed. A reusable pattern is décider s'il faut + a noun or action.
faut Faut contributes the meaning is needed or is necessary in s'il faut un autre entretien. Together with il, it forms the impersonal expression il faut, which states a requirement or need. A reusable pattern is il faut + a noun or infinitive.
un Un means a or one before the masculine singular noun entretien. Here it introduces another possible interview as one item. Use un before a masculine singular noun when referring to an unspecified item.
autre Autre means another here, indicating an interview in addition to the one already held. It appears directly before the masculine singular noun entretien. A reusable pattern is un autre + singular noun for an additional item.
entretien Entretien means interview in this job-application context. The phrase un autre entretien refers to a possible further interview or conversation. A reusable pattern is avoir or prévoir un entretien in professional scheduling.
Je Je means I and identifies the candidate as the person who can upload the samples. It appears before peux, the verb describing that ability. Use Je + verb to state your own action, ability, or intention.
peux Peux means can or am able to in Je peux téléverser. It is the first-person form related to pouvoir and is followed here by an infinitive. A reusable pattern is je peux + infinitive when offering or stating an ability.
téléverser Téléverser means to upload the requested samples. It is an infinitive following peux and names the action the candidate can perform. A reusable pattern is téléverser + a file, document, or sample.
échantillons Échantillons means samples, referring to work samples that can be submitted through the portal. It is modified by demandés, meaning the samples that were requested. A reusable pattern is fournir or téléverser des échantillons.
demandés Demandés means requested and describes échantillons. Its form agrees with that masculine plural noun. A reusable pattern is les documents demandés or les informations demandées, with the form matching the noun.
sur Sur means on in sur le portail, identifying the platform where the samples are uploaded. It is followed here by the definite noun phrase le portail de candidature. A reusable pattern is téléverser or publier quelque chose sur + a website or platform.
portail Portail means portal, specifically the online application portal in this dialogue. It is introduced by sur le and further specified by de candidature. A reusable pattern is accéder à or utiliser un portail.
de De links portail to candidature and gives the portal's purpose: an application portal. It can express a relationship such as of or for between two nouns. A reusable pattern is a noun + de + noun to specify purpose or type.
candidature Candidature means application or candidacy, referring to the candidate's job application. In portail de candidature, it specifies what kind of portal is meant. A reusable pattern is envoyer or suivre une candidature.
résumé Résumé means summary, here a summary of the project mentioned during the interview. It is followed by du projet, which identifies what the summary concerns. A reusable pattern is un résumé de + a project, report, or discussion.
projet Projet means project, referring to the work whose summary would be useful to the panel. In le résumé du projet, it is linked to résumé by du. A reusable pattern is travailler sur un projet or présenter un projet.
que Que means that or which and introduces the clause que vous avez mentionné, identifying the project summary being discussed. Here it connects résumé du projet with the information about what was mentioned. Use que to introduce a clause that specifies a person or thing.
vous Vous means you and refers formally to the candidate in que vous avez mentionné. It is also used elsewhere in the dialogue for formal address. A reusable pattern is vous + verb when addressing one person politely or several people.
avez Avez means have in avez mentionné. It is the form related to avoir used with vous as part of the compound past construction. A reusable pattern is vous avez + past participle when referring to something you have done.
mentionné Mentionné means mentioned in the clause que vous avez mentionné. It is the past participle related to mentionner and identifies the project the candidate referred to. A reusable pattern is mentionner + a project, point, or detail.
serait Serait means would be in serait particulièrement utile. It presents the project's summary as especially useful in a possible or considered situation. It is the conditional form related to être. A reusable pattern is ce serait + an adjective when giving a cautious assessment.
particulièrement Particulièrement means particularly or especially and strengthens the assessment of usefulness. It modifies utile in the phrase serait particulièrement utile. A reusable pattern is particulièrement + adjective when emphasizing a notable quality.
utile Utile means useful, describing the project summary as valuable to the panel. It follows serait particulièrement to form the complete assessment. A reusable pattern is être utile pour + a person, task, or purpose.
fournir Fournir means to provide the context. It is an infinitive following peux in Je peux fournir. A reusable pattern is fournir + information, context, documents, or support.
contexte Contexte means context, referring to background information that helps explain the project. It is the direct object of fournir. A reusable pattern is fournir le contexte de + a project, decision, or situation.
sans Sans means without and introduces an action that is avoided: divulgu​er confidential information. Here it is followed by the infinitive divulguer. A reusable pattern is sans + infinitive to describe an action done without another action.
divulguer Divulguer means to disclose or reveal, specifically confidential client information in this sentence. It is an infinitive after sans. A reusable pattern is divulguer + information, details, or a secret.
d'informations D'informations refers to information that must not be disclosed. The d' is de elided before the vowel in informations and follows divulguer in the phrase sans divulguer d'informations. A reusable pattern is sans divulguer d' + plural information noun when limiting what is revealed.
confidentielles Confidentielles means confidential and describes informations. Its form agrees with that feminine plural noun. A reusable pattern is informations confidentielles for information that should not be shared openly.
clients Clients means clients, referring to the people connected with the confidential information. In informations confidentielles sur les clients, it is the subject that the information concerns. A reusable pattern is des informations sur + a person, group, or organization.
Ce Ce means this or that and points to the judgment described in the preceding sentence. It appears before the masculine singular noun discernement. A reusable pattern is ce + masculine singular noun when referring to a specific idea or thing.
discernement Discernement means judgment or discernment, especially the ability to handle sensitive information appropriately. It is the quality described as important here. A reusable pattern is faire preuve de discernement when describing careful judgment.
dans Dans means in here and places the judgment within the activity of managing confidential information. It introduces la gestion des informations confidentielles. A reusable pattern is dans la gestion de + a responsibility, task, or resource.
la La means the before the feminine singular noun gestion. It identifies the specific area of handling being discussed. Use la before a specific feminine singular noun.
gestion Gestion means handling or management, referring here to the handling of confidential information. It is followed by des informations confidentielles to specify what is managed. A reusable pattern is la gestion de + a project, process, or information.
des Des means of the in des informations, linking gestion to the information being handled. Here it is the contraction of de plus les before a plural noun. Use des in a de + les relationship before a plural noun.
informations Informations means information, specifically confidential information in this sentence. It is the object of gestion and is modified by confidentielles. A reusable pattern is gérer or protéger des informations.
est Est means is and links ce discernement to the evaluation important. It is the present form related to être for a singular subject. A reusable pattern is quelque chose est + adjective when assessing a thing or quality.
important Important means important and evaluates the candidate's judgment as valuable in this role. It describes ce discernement through est. A reusable pattern is être important pour + a person, task, or situation.
ici Ici means here and refers to the role or situation being discussed in the interview. It places the importance in this particular context. Use ici to point to the current place, situation, or discussion.
Quand Quand means when and introduces the question about the timing of the review outcome. It appears at the beginning of the question. A reusable pattern is Quand + question or verb phrase when asking about timing.
puis-je Puis-je means may I or can I in the polite question Quand puis-je espérer. It is an inverted question form related to pouvoir with je. A reusable pattern is Quand puis-je + infinitive? when asking politely about when an action may occur.
espérer Espérer means to hope or expect in the question about when the candidate can expect to learn the outcome. It is an infinitive following puis-je. A reusable pattern is espérer + infinitive when expressing an anticipated action.
connaître Connaître means to know or learn here, referring to learning the result of the evaluation. It is an infinitive following espérer and takes résultat as its object. A reusable pattern is connaître + information, result, or details.
résultat Résultat means result or outcome, specifically the outcome of the evaluation. It is linked to l'évaluation by de in le résultat de l'évaluation. A reusable pattern is connaître or annoncer le résultat de + a review, test, or decision.
l'évaluation L'évaluation means the evaluation or review. The article l' is the elided form of la before the vowel in évaluation. A reusable pattern is le résultat de l'évaluation when referring to the outcome of an assessment.
Nous Nous means we and refers to the interview panel or hiring team that will contact the candidate. It is the subject of contacterons. Use Nous + verb to describe an action carried out by the speaker's group.
contacterons Contacterons means will contact, referring to the team's future communication with the candidate. It is the future form related to contacter, with Nous as its subject. A reusable pattern is nous vous contacterons après + an event or time.
après Après means after and places the contact after the panel's discussion is complete. Here it is followed by que and a clause. A reusable pattern is après que + clause to connect two events in time.
aura Aura is the future form related to avoir in aura terminé. It acts as the auxiliary in the complete expression aura terminé, which means will have finished. A reusable pattern is avoir + past participle to describe a completed action in a compound tense.
terminé Terminé means finished or completed in aura terminé sa discussion. It is the past participle related to terminer and works with aura to show that the discussion will be complete before the contact. A reusable pattern is terminer + an activity, task, or discussion.
sa Sa means its here, referring to the jury's discussion. It agrees with the feminine singular noun discussion, not with the possessor. A reusable pattern is sa + feminine singular noun when expressing possession.
discussion Discussion means discussion, referring to the panel's consideration of the candidate. In sa discussion, it is the thing belonging to or associated with the jury. A reusable pattern is avoir or terminer une discussion.

Grammar Points

Le futur simple : radical + -era / -ons

Le jury examinera les documents et nous contacterons les clients.

luh zhewr-EE eg-zah-mee-nuh-RAH lay doh-koo-MAHN ay noo kohn-tak-tuh-RON lay klee-YAHN.

The panel will review the documents and we will contact the clients.

Le futur simple exprime une action à venir. Les terminaisons varient selon la personne : il/elle -era, nous -ons.

sans + infinitif

Fournir le contexte sans divulguer les informations confidentielles.

foor-NEER luh kohn-TEKST sahn dee-vool-GAY lay-zahn-for-mah-SYOHN kohn-fee-dahn-see-EL.

Provide the context without disclosing the confidential information.

Après sans, on utilise l’infinitif pour indiquer une action qui n’a pas lieu.

French Vocabulary

décider verb
day-see-DAY to decide décidera

et décidera s'il faut un autre entretien

demander verb
duh-mahn-DAY to request, to ask demandés

les échantillons demandés

document noun
doh-kew-MAHN document, material documents

vos documents

échantillon noun
ay-shahn-tee-YOHN sample échantillons

les échantillons demandés

entretien noun
ahn-truh-TYEN interview, conversation

un autre entretien

étape noun
ay-TAHP step, stage étapes

les prochaines étapes

examiner verb
eg-zah-mee-NAY to review, to examine examinera

Le jury examinera vos documents

jury noun
zhewr-EE panel, jury

Le jury examinera vos documents

préciser verb
pray-see-ZAY to clarify, to specify

Pourriez-vous préciser les prochaines étapes du processus ?

processus noun
proh-seh-SOOS process

du processus

prochain adj
proh-SHEN next, upcoming prochaines

les prochaines étapes

téléverser verb
tay-lay-vair-SAY to upload

Je peux téléverser les échantillons demandés

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

document, material

Show Answerdocuments

to decide

Show Answerdécidera

panel, jury

Show Answerjury

to clarify, to specify

Show Answerpréciser