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1. La fonction d’exportation échoue chaque fois que j’inclus des résultats filtrés.

   The export feature fails whenever I include filtered results.

   fonction

   feature; function

   d’exportation

   export

   échoue

   fails

   chaque fois que

   whenever

   j’inclus

   I include

   résultats

   results

   filtrés

   filtered

   More detail

   fonction means a function or feature. In this sentence, fonction is feminine singular, which is relevant to the form of the article La and to agreement with any adjective modifying it. In technical French, it can naturally refer to a software feature. Example: Cette fonction est utile. — “This feature is useful.” d’exportation identifies what kind of function it is: an export function or export feature. exportation is a feminine noun meaning exportation; the preposition de becomes d’ before the vowel of exportation. The pattern fonction de + noun is reusable for naming a function by its purpose, as in une fonction de recherche — “a search function.” échoue is the third-person singular present form of échouer, “to fail.” Its subject is the singular noun phrase La fonction d’exportation, so the verb is singular. The present tense describes what happens whenever the stated condition occurs, rather than placing the failure at one completed past time. Example: Le programme échoue au démarrage. — “The program fails at startup.” chaque fois que is a reusable conjunction meaning “whenever” or, more literally, “each time that.” It introduces the condition or repeated circumstance under which the main-clause event occurs. The pattern chaque fois que + clause can be reused with any suitable subject and verb. j’inclus is the first-person singular present form of inclure, “to include.” The subject je is shortened to j’ before the vowel at the beginning of inclus. The present form here describes the inclusion as the repeated trigger in the chaque fois que clause. Example: J’inclus les données nécessaires. — “I include the necessary data.” résultats is the plural of the masculine noun résultat, “result.” The plural ending is written -s; in ordinary French pronunciation, this final s is generally not pronounced. Example: Les résultats sont disponibles. — “The results are available.” filtrés is the masculine plural form of filtré, from the verb filtrer, “to filter.” Here it describes résultats, so it agrees with that masculine plural noun: résultats filtrés means “filtered results.” The ending -s marks plural agreement; the masculine plural form is also the default form when referring to a group of masculine nouns or to a mixed group. Example: J’affiche les messages filtrés. — “I display the filtered messages.” Together, La fonction d’exportation is “the export feature,” and échoue says that this feature fails. chaque fois que j’inclus des résultats filtrés adds the repeated condition: each time the speaker includes filtered results. The complete meaning is therefore: “The export feature fails whenever I include filtered results.”

2. Cela semble reproductible, ce qui facilite grandement le diagnostic.

   That sounds reproducible, which makes troubleshooting much easier.

   Cela

   That

   semble

   seems

   reproductible

   reproducible

   ce qui

   which

   facilite

   makes easier

   grandement

   greatly

   diagnostic

   troubleshooting

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   Cela is a demonstrative pronoun meaning “that” or “this.” Here it refers to the situation just discussed, without naming a specific noun. It is singular, but unlike a demonstrative adjective, it stands on its own. semble is the third-person singular present form of sembler, “to seem.” The pattern cela semble + adjective expresses an appearance or assessment: Cela semble utile means “That seems useful.” The form is singular because its subject is cela. reproductible is an adjective meaning “reproducible”: something can be produced or observed again under comparable conditions. Its base form is reproductible; it has the same spelling for masculine and feminine singular, while the plural is reproductibles. In this sentence it describes the situation referred to by cela. ce qui is a relative construction meaning “which” or “something that.” In this use, ce qui is the subject of the following verb, so the pattern is ..., ce qui + verb ...: Il a réussi, ce qui nous réjouit means “He succeeded, which makes us happy.” It refers to the preceding fact or situation rather than naming a separate participant. facilite is the third-person singular present form of faciliter, “to make easier” or “to facilitate.” Its object is le diagnostic: the sentence says that the diagnostic process is made easier. For example, Cette information facilite le travail means “This information makes the work easier.” grandement is an adverb meaning “greatly” or “considerably.” It modifies facilite, strengthening the degree of improvement: the diagnostic process is made much easier. It does not itself mean “easy”; it describes how strongly the action has that effect. diagnostic is a masculine noun meaning “diagnosis” or, in this technical context, “troubleshooting/diagnostic work.” The fixed translation selects the troubleshooting sense. Its related plural form is diagnostics. For example, Le diagnostic prend du temps means “Troubleshooting takes time.” Together, Cela semble reproductible says that the situation appears reproducible. Ce qui facilite grandement le diagnostic adds that this fact makes troubleshooting considerably easier. The complete meaning is: “That sounds reproducible, which makes troubleshooting much easier.”

3. Je l’ai testé avec des données non filtrées, et l’exportation a fonctionné normalement.

   I tested it with unfiltered data, and export worked normally.

   l’ai testé

   tested it

   données

   data

   non filtrées

   unfiltered

   exportation

   export

   a fonctionné

   worked

   normalement

   normally

   More detail

   l’ai testé means “tested it” here. It contains l’, an object pronoun referring to the thing tested, ai, the first-person singular present form of avoir, and testé, the past participle of tester. Together they form the passé composé: j’ai testé = “I tested / I have tested.” The apostrophe in l’ai reflects the elision of le or la before a vowel; the translation identifies the pronoun’s intended meaning as “it,” without specifying a grammatical gender. Example: Je l’ai vérifié. — “I checked it.” données is the plural feminine noun meaning “data” in this sentence. Its singular form is donnée; the plural ending is visible here. In technical French, données commonly refers to information or data. Example: Les données sont disponibles. — “The data are available.” non filtrées describes données as “unfiltered.” Filtrées is the feminine plural past participle of filtrer, used adjectivally, so it agrees with the feminine plural noun données; non negates that description and does not change form. The useful pattern is des données filtrées / des données non filtrées — “filtered data” / “unfiltered data.” exportation is a feminine noun meaning “export” or “exporting” as a process. In the source, it appears within l’exportation; the definite article has been elided before the vowel. Example: L’exportation est rapide. — “Export is fast.” a fonctionné means “worked” here. a is the third-person singular present form of avoir, and fonctionné is the past participle of fonctionner; together they form the passé composé. The subject is l’exportation, so the singular auxiliary a is used. Unlike a participle used adjectivally, fonctionné does not agree with that subject in this construction. Example: Le système a fonctionné. — “The system worked.” normalement is an adverb meaning “normally” or “as usual.” It modifies the result expressed by a fonctionné, describing how the export worked. It is formed from the adjective normal with the common adverb ending -ment; the adverb itself does not agree in gender or number. The utterance first states Je l’ai testé avec des données non filtrées: “I tested it with unfiltered data.” The first-person subject is expressed by Je in the full sentence, while l’ai testé places the object pronoun before the auxiliary. et then links this test to the result, l’exportation a fonctionné normalement: “and export worked normally.” The complete meaning is: “I tested it with unfiltered data, and export worked normally.”

4. La logique des filtres interagit peut-être avec le module d’exportation.

   Then the filter logic may be interacting with the export module.

   logique

   logic

   filtres

   filters

   interagit

   interacts

   peut-être

   perhaps; may be

   module

   module

   exportation

   export

   More detail

   logique means “logic” here. Its base form is the same noun in the singular; the plural is logiques. In French, the noun is feminine, but that gender is not visible in logique alone. Example: La logique est claire. — “The logic is clear.” filtres means “filters.” It is the plural of filtre; the singular is un filtre, and the plural marker is the final -s. In la logique des filtres, des links the noun to the filters: “the logic of the filters.” interagit means “interacts” in this sentence. It is the third-person singular present form of interagir: j’interagis, il/elle interagit. The subject here is la logique, so the singular form interagit is used. Example: Le logiciel interagit avec le serveur. — “The software interacts with the server.” The pattern interagir avec means “to interact with.” peut-être means “perhaps” or “possibly.” It is an adverb and adds uncertainty to the statement; it does not assert that the interaction definitely occurs. Example: Le problème vient peut-être du fichier. — “The problem may come from the file.” module means “module.” It is a masculine noun: un module, plural des modules. The construction interagir avec is followed here by le module, giving “interact with the module.” exportation means “export.” It is a feminine noun: une exportation, plural des exportations. In le module d’exportation, d’ is the shortened form of de before a vowel, and the phrase means “the export module” or “the module for export.” The apostrophe does not make exportation a separate verb form; it remains a noun. Together, la logique des filtres is “the filter logic,” interagit avec le module d’exportation is “interacts with the export module,” and peut-être makes the interaction uncertain. The complete utterance means: “The filter logic may be interacting with the export module.”

5. Je peux envoyer un fichier d’exemple qui ne contient aucune information sensible.

   I can send a sample file without sensitive information.

   Je peux

   I can

   envoyer

   send

   fichier

   file

   d’exemple

   sample

   contient

   contains

   information

   information

   sensible

   sensitive

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   Je peux combines the subject pronoun je (“I”) with peux, the first-person singular present form of pouvoir (“to be able to; can”). Here it expresses the ability or possibility to do the action. The form changes with the subject: je peux, tu peux, but il/elle peut; the final consonant is written differently in peut, although these forms are pronounced alike. Example: Je peux aider. — “I can help.” envoyer is the infinitive “to send.” After a conjugated form of pouvoir, French uses the infinitive: Je peux envoyer... — “I can send...” It is the action made possible by peux. fichier is a masculine noun meaning “file.” In the sentence, un fichier means “a file”; un marks an indefinite noun, not a specific numerical claim. Example: J’ouvre un fichier. — “I am opening a file.” d’exemple means “of example” and modifies fichier, giving the established meaning “sample file.” It is d’, the elided form of de, before the vowel-initial noun exemple. The noun exemple itself means “example”; in this noun combination, it identifies the file as a sample. contient means “contains” here. It is the third-person singular present form of contenir (“to contain”), agreeing with the singular noun fichier, not with the speaker. Example: Le dossier contient une image. — “The folder contains an image.” information is a feminine noun meaning “information.” French commonly uses it as a mass or uncounted noun, as in de l’information; its plural informations is also possible when referring to separate pieces or items of information. In this sentence, aucune information means “no information.” sensible means “sensitive” here and describes information. The form is the same for masculine and feminine singular nouns: un document sensible, une information sensible. Its plural is sensibles. The phrase aucune information sensible supplies the negative content of contient: the file contains no sensitive information. Together, un fichier d’exemple qui ne contient aucune information sensible means “a sample file that contains no sensitive information.” The relative clause introduced by qui describes the file, and ne ... aucune forms the negation around contient; aucune agrees with the feminine noun information. As a whole, Je peux envoyer un fichier d’exemple qui ne contient aucune information sensible. means “I can send a sample file without sensitive information.” The wording is suitable for a clear, professional statement about what can be sent and its safety constraint.

6. Cela nous aiderait à isoler le problème en toute sécurité.

   That would help us isolate the issue safely.

   Cela

   That

   nous

   us

   aiderait

   would help

   isoler

   isolate

   problème

   issue

   en toute sécurité

   safely

   More detail

   Cela is a demonstrative pronoun meaning “that” here. It refers to an already understood situation or action, without naming a specific object in this sentence. A useful contrast is ceci (“this”), often used for something presented as nearer or more immediate. nous is the first-person plural pronoun meaning “us” in this sentence. It is the group helped by the action; the form is also used as the subject “we” in other structures. Example: Cela nous aide. — “That helps us.” aiderait is the third-person singular conditional form of aider, “to help.” The conditional gives the meaning “would help” here: Cela aiderait — “That would help.” The ending agrees with the singular subject Cela, not with nous. The present form is aide (“helps”): Cela nous aide à travailler. — “That helps us work.” isoler is the infinitive of isoler, “to isolate.” After aider, the pattern aider quelqu’un à + infinitive means “help someone to do something”; in natural English, the to is often omitted. Example: Elle nous aide à trouver la cause. — “She helps us find the cause.” problème is a masculine singular noun meaning “problem” or, in this translation, “issue.” The article le marks it as a specific masculine singular noun phrase: le problème. Its plural is les problèmes. en toute sécurité is a fixed adverbial expression meaning “safely” or “with complete safety.” In it, toute agrees with the feminine singular noun sécurité; the whole expression modifies the isolating action rather than naming an additional object. Example: Vous pouvez travailler en toute sécurité. — “You can work safely.” Together, Cela nous aiderait means “That would help us,” à isoler le problème specifies the action helped with, and en toute sécurité describes how that action would be carried out. The complete utterance is: “That would help us isolate the issue safely.”

7. Pouvez-vous confirmer si les journaux contiennent des informations privées ?

   Please confirm whether logs include any private content.

   Pouvez-vous

   Can you

   confirmer

   confirm

   si

   whether

   journaux

   logs

   contiennent

   contain

   informations

   information

   privées

   private

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   Pouvez-vous is an inverted question form of pouvoir (“can, be able to”): vous pouvez becomes pouvez-vous. Here it makes a polite request. The form is present tense, second-person plural; French also uses vous for one person in a formal situation. Example: Pouvez-vous attendre ? — “Can you wait?” confirmer is the infinitive “to confirm.” After a conjugated form of pouvoir, the following verb stays in the infinitive: Vous pouvez confirmer — “You can confirm.” si introduces an indirect yes/no question and means “whether” here. The pattern confirmer si + clause means “confirm whether + clause”; it is not the conditional “if” meaning in this sentence. Example: Je ne sais pas s’il vient. — “I don’t know whether he is coming.” journaux is the plural of journal, “log” in this technical context. The plural is marked by the final -x; the singular is un journal, and the plural noun appears with les here: les journaux — “the logs.” contiennent means “contain” or “include” here. It is the third-person plural present form of contenir: ils/elles contiennent. This verb has an irregular stem change in the present forms, so its base form is contenir, not a hypothetical form built from contiennent. Example: Ces fichiers contiennent des erreurs. — “These files contain errors.” informations is the plural of the feminine noun information. In this sentence, des informations privées means “private information,” matching the translation’s “private content.” French commonly uses the plural when referring to information or details in this way. privées is the feminine plural form of the adjective privé (“private”). It agrees with the feminine plural noun informations: singular une information privée, plural des informations privées. The adjective describes the information, not the logs. Together, les journaux contiennent des informations privées means “the logs include private information/content.” The full structure is Pouvez-vous confirmer si ... ? — “Can you confirm whether ...?” Thus the utterance asks the listener to confirm whether the logs contain any private content. It is a polite, formal request.

8. Je vérifierai cela avant de demander les journaux.

   I will verify that before requesting the logs.

   vérifierai

   will verify

   cela

   that

   avant de

   before doing something

   demander

   request

   journaux

   logs

   More detail

   vérifierai means “will verify” here. Its base form is vérifier; vérifierai is the first-person singular future form, used with the subject je. The future ending is attached to the infinitive: je vérifierai. Example: Je vérifierai cela demain. — “I will verify that tomorrow.” cela is a demonstrative pronoun meaning “that” in this sentence. It refers to the matter being verified, without naming that matter again. Unlike a noun, cela does not change for grammatical gender or number. Example: Cela est important. — “That is important.” avant de introduces an action that happens later than the reference point: “before doing something.” It is followed by an infinitive when the understood subject of that action is the same as the preceding subject. Example: Avant de partir, je fermerai la porte. — “Before leaving, I will close the door.” demander is the infinitive “to request” or “to ask for.” After avant de, it remains in the infinitive rather than being conjugated. In this sentence, it describes the later action of requesting the logs. Example: Je vais demander de l’aide. — “I am going to ask for help.” journaux means “logs” in the supplied context. It is the plural of journal; this plural uses the spelling change journal → journaux. The same noun can have other context-dependent meanings, such as newspapers or journals, but the fixed translation establishes “logs” here. Together, Je vérifierai cela says “I will verify that.” avant de demander places the requesting action afterward, and les journaux identifies what will be requested. The complete utterance means: “I will verify that before requesting the logs.”