Explaining a saved dashboard view feature | Learn French in English

French lesson set in a contemporary Paris everyday setting: In a software support exchange, a customer explains why saved dashboard views would help weekly reviews and asks about sharing them with teammates..

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Dialogue

A

J'aimerais que le tableau de bord enregistre des vues personnalisées.

zhem-REH kuh luh tah-BLOH duh BOR ahn-ruh-ZHEESTR day VOO pair-soh-nah-lee-ZAY I would like the dashboard to save custom views.
B

Plusieurs utilisateurs ont demandé un moyen de conserver leur configuration habituelle.

ploo-ZYUR oo-tee-lee-zah-TUR ohn duh-mahn-DAY uhn mwah-YEHN duh kohn-sair-VAY lur kohn-fee-goo-rah-SYOHN ah-bee-tyoo-EL Several users have asked for a way to keep their usual setup.
A

Changer constamment de filtres fait perdre du temps pendant les revues hebdomadaires.

shahn-ZHAY kohn-stah-MAHN duh FEEL-truh feh pair-DR duh TAHN pahn-DAHN lay ruh-VYOOZ eb-doh-mah-DAIR Switching filters repeatedly wastes time during weekly reviews.
B

Les vues enregistrées pourraient accélérer cette routine.

lay VOO ahn-ruh-zhee-STRAY poo-REH ahk-say-lay-RAY set roo-TEEN Saved views could make that routine faster.
A

Il serait utile de pouvoir partager les vues avec ses coéquipiers.

eel suh-REH oo-TEEL duh poo-VWAR par-tah-ZHAY lay VOO ah-VEK say koh-ay-kee-PYAY It would be useful if views could be shared with teammates.
B

Le partage nécessiterait des règles d'autorisation, donc nous pourrions le traiter séparément.

luh par-TAHZH nay-say-see-tuh-REH day regl dah-toh-ree-zah-SYOHN donk noo poo-ree-OHN luh treh-TAY say-pah-ray-MAHN Sharing would need permission rules, so we could treat it separately.
A

Même une version personnelle résoudrait la majeure partie de mon problème.

mem uhn vair-SYOHN pair-soh-NEL ray-zoo-DREH lah mah-ZHYUR par-TEE duh mohn proh-BLEM Even a personal version would solve most of my problem.
B

Dans ce cas, la première étape pourrait se concentrer sur les vues enregistrées privées.

dahn suh kah lah pruh-MYER ay-TAHP poo-REH suh kohn-sahn-TRAY syur lay VOO ahn-ruh-zhee-STRAY pree-VAY Then the first step could focus on private saved views.

Word by Word

J'aimerais J'aimerais expresses a polite personal wish: “I would like.” It is the form of aimer used here to make a feature request, in the construction “J'aimerais que”. A useful situation is politely proposing a product improvement.
que In “J'aimerais que”, que links the speaker’s wish to the action they want the dashboard to perform. It introduces the clause describing that requested action. Reuse the construction J'aimerais que followed by a clause when expressing a wish about what someone or something should do.
le In “le tableau de bord”, le means “the” and refers to the specific dashboard under discussion. It is the singular masculine definite article here. Reuse le before a known singular masculine noun.
tableau de bord Tableau de bord is the complete French expression for “dashboard” in this software context. Tableau contributes the idea of a display or panel, de links the components, and bord is the final component of the fixed expression. Use the full expression when referring to a software dashboard.
enregistre Enregistre is the form of enregistrer used for the requested action of saving the views. In “que le tableau de bord enregistre”, it states what the dashboard should do. Reuse it after a structure such as “J'aimerais que” when describing this kind of requested action.
des Des introduces the unspecified plural noun “vues personnalisées”, meaning custom views in this sentence. It is a plural indefinite article rather than a reference to particular named views. Reuse des before an unspecified plural noun.
vues Vues means “views”, referring here to dashboard display arrangements. In “des vues personnalisées”, it names the views that the dashboard should save. Reuse vues with a describing word such as personnalisées when specifying the type of views.
personnalisées Personnalisées describes the views as customized for particular users or needs. Its feminine plural form matches vues in “vues personnalisées”. A useful situation is describing views or settings tailored to an individual workflow.
Plusieurs Plusieurs means “several” and introduces more than one user without giving an exact number. In “Plusieurs utilisateurs”, it comes before the plural noun it quantifies. Reuse Plusieurs + a plural noun when referring to an unspecified number greater than one.
utilisateurs Utilisateurs means “users”, here referring to people who use the software and have made the request. It is the plural subject of “ont demandé”. Reuse utilisateurs when discussing people using an application or service.
ont Ont is the plural form of avoir used with demandé in “ont demandé”, meaning the users have asked. It helps report a completed request made by several users. Reuse ont + a past participle for a plural subject reporting an action.
demandé Demandé is the past participle of demander and means “asked for” in “ont demandé un moyen”. It reports the users’ request for a way to keep their setup. Reuse demander when describing a request, especially with an object such as un moyen.
un In “un moyen”, un means “a” and introduces one unspecified way or method. It is the singular masculine indefinite article here. Reuse un before an unspecified singular masculine noun.
moyen Moyen means “way” or “means” in “un moyen de conserver”, referring to a method for keeping the usual setup. It is followed by de and an infinitive to specify the purpose of the method. Reuse moyen de + an infinitive when describing a way to do something.
de In “un moyen de conserver”, de links the noun moyen to the action that the method makes possible. Here it can be understood as “to” before conserver. Reuse moyen de followed by an infinitive to describe a way of doing something.
conserver Conserver means “keep” or “retain” in “conserver leur configuration habituelle”. It describes retaining the users’ usual setup instead of recreating it. Reuse conserver + an object when describing something that should be kept.
leur Leur means “their” in “leur configuration habituelle”, referring to the configuration associated with the users. It comes before the singular noun configuration even though several users are mentioned. Reuse leur before a singular noun for something associated with them.
configuration Configuration means “setup” or “configuration”, here the arrangement of filters and other dashboard choices that users normally use. In “leur configuration habituelle”, it is the object being retained. A useful situation is discussing a user’s saved software settings.
habituelle Habituelle means “usual” or “customary” and describes the configuration that users normally use. Its feminine singular form matches configuration in “configuration habituelle”. Reuse it after a feminine singular noun when describing something customary.
Changer Changer is the infinitive of changer and means “changing” at the start of the sentence. It names the activity that wastes time during the weekly reviews. An infinitive can be used this way to present an activity as the topic of a statement.
constamment Constamment means “repeatedly” or “constantly” and emphasizes the frequent nature of changing the filters. In “Changer constamment de filtres”, it describes how often the action occurs. A useful situation is explaining why a repeated workflow is inefficient.
filtres Filtres means “filters”, referring to the dashboard filters that users keep switching. In “changer constamment de filtres”, it follows de as the object of the change. Reuse changer de + a noun when describing switching from one selection or setting to another.
fait Fait is the form of faire used in “fait perdre du temps”. The full construction expresses that changing filters causes time to be lost, rather than fait alone carrying the whole meaning. Reuse faire + an infinitive to describe one action causing another result.
perdre Perdre means “lose” in “fait perdre du temps”, describing time being consumed by repeated filter changes. It is the infinitive that follows fait in this causative construction. Reuse fait perdre du temps when explaining that an activity wastes time.
du Du introduces the quantity of time in “perdre du temps”, meaning that some time is lost. It is the contracted form of de plus le in this expression. Reuse perdre du temps when describing time spent or wasted.
temps Temps means “time” in “faire perdre du temps”. Here it is the resource consumed by repeatedly changing filters. Reuse temps with expressions about spending, saving, or losing time.
pendant Pendant means “during” and introduces the period when the time is lost: “pendant les revues hebdomadaires”. Reuse pendant before a noun to locate an action within a period or activity. A useful situation is describing when a workflow problem occurs.
les In “les revues hebdomadaires”, les means “the” and refers to the weekly reviews relevant to the discussion. It is the plural definite article. Reuse les before a known or contextually identified plural noun.
revues Revues means “reviews”, referring here to the recurring review activities during which users work with the dashboard. In “les revues hebdomadaires”, it is modified by the adjective hebdomadaires. Reuse revues when discussing review sessions or review activities.
hebdomadaires Hebdomadaires means “weekly” and specifies that the reviews take place every week. Its plural form matches revues in “revues hebdomadaires”. A useful situation is describing a recurring weekly work process.
enregistrées Enregistrées means “saved” in “les vues enregistrées”, describing views that have been stored for later use. It is the feminine plural past-participle adjective from enregistrer and matches vues. Reuse vues enregistrées when referring to stored dashboard views.
pourraient Pourraient is the conditional form of pouvoir for the plural subject vues. In “Les vues enregistrées pourraient accélérer”, it presents making the routine faster as a possible benefit, not a certainty. Reuse a plural subject + pourraient + an infinitive to describe a possible effect.
accélérer Accélérer means “speed up” in “pourraient accélérer cette routine”. It describes the possible benefit of using saved views during weekly reviews. Reuse it after pourraient when describing something that may make a process faster.
cette Cette means “this” and points to the routine just discussed in “cette routine”. It is the feminine singular demonstrative determiner. Reuse cette before a singular feminine noun that refers to a specific item or situation.
routine Routine means “routine”, here the repeated process of preparing for weekly reviews. In “accélérer cette routine”, it is the process that saved views could make faster. A useful situation is describing a regular work procedure.
Il In “Il serait utile”, Il is an impersonal “it” introducing an evaluation rather than naming a particular person or thing. The full expression says that being able to share the views would be useful. Reuse impersonal Il + serait + an adjective when giving a tentative evaluation.
serait Serait is the conditional form of être and means “would be” in “Il serait utile”. It makes the evaluation tentative and polite. Reuse Il serait + an adjective when presenting a possible benefit or recommendation.
utile Utile means “useful” in “Il serait utile de pouvoir partager”. It evaluates the ability to share the views as beneficial. Reuse Il serait utile de + an infinitive when explaining why a proposed capability would help.
pouvoir Pouvoir means “to be able to” in “de pouvoir partager”. It expresses the possibility or ability to share the views. Reuse pouvoir + an infinitive when describing a capability.
partager Partager means “share” in “pouvoir partager les vues avec ses coéquipiers”. It names the proposed action of making the views available to teammates. Reuse partager + an object + avec + a person when describing what is shared and with whom.
avec Avec means “with” and introduces the people who would share the views: “avec ses coéquipiers”. Reuse avec to identify the person or group involved in a shared action. A useful situation is describing collaboration with teammates.
ses Ses means “his”, “her”, or “its” before the plural noun coéquipiers. In “ses coéquipiers”, it marks the teammates associated with the person sharing the views. Reuse ses before a plural noun for something belonging or connected to that person or thing.
coéquipiers Coéquipiers means “teammates”, the people on the same team who might receive access to the shared views. In “avec ses coéquipiers”, it follows avec. A useful situation is discussing collaboration within a software or work team.
partage Partage means “sharing” in “Le partage nécessiterait des règles d'autorisation”. With le, it functions as a noun naming the sharing feature under discussion. Reuse partage when treating the act of sharing as a separate product topic or feature.
nécessiterait Nécessiterait is the conditional form of nécessiter and means “would need” or “would require”. In “Le partage nécessiterait des règles d'autorisation”, it presents the permission requirement as a consequence to consider. Reuse a feature + nécessiterait + a requirement when describing what that feature would need.
règles Règles means “rules”, here the rules that would control authorization for sharing. In “des règles d'autorisation”, it is followed by a phrase specifying the type of rules. Reuse règles de or règles d' + a noun to identify what the rules concern.
d'autorisation D'autorisation means “of authorization” and specifies that the rules concern permission to share. The d' is the shortened form of de before the vowel in autorisation. Reuse règles d'autorisation when discussing permission rules.
donc Donc means “so” or “therefore” and introduces the consequence of needing permission rules: handling sharing separately. It connects the stated requirement with the proposed decision. Reuse donc before a conclusion or resulting action.
nous Nous means “we” here and refers to the people discussing or planning the feature. It is the subject of “pourrions le traiter séparément”. Reuse nous as the subject when proposing an action jointly.
pourrions Pourrions is the conditional form of pouvoir with nous and means “could”. In “nous pourrions le traiter séparément”, it presents separate handling as a possible plan. Reuse nous pourrions + an infinitive when making a tentative joint proposal.
traiter Traiter means “handle” in “le traiter séparément”, where le refers to the sharing feature or issue. It describes dealing with that topic as its own piece of work. Reuse traiter + an object when describing how a team will deal with a topic.
séparément Séparément means “separately” and modifies traiter in “le traiter séparément”. It indicates that sharing would be handled apart from the initial saved-view feature. A useful situation is dividing a broader feature request into separate work items.
Même Même means “even” and introduces a limited option that would still solve most of the speaker’s problem. In “Même une version personnelle”, it emphasizes that a personal version would already be sufficient. Reuse même before a noun phrase when highlighting an unexpected or minimum sufficient case.
une In “une version personnelle”, une means “a” and introduces one unspecified version. It is the singular feminine indefinite article. Reuse une before an unspecified singular feminine noun.
version Version means “version”, here a possible implementation of the saved-view feature. In “une version personnelle”, it refers to a version intended for individual use. A useful situation is distinguishing an initial product version from a later, broader one.
personnelle Personnelle means “personal” and describes a version intended for an individual rather than shared use. Its feminine singular form matches version in “version personnelle”. A useful situation is proposing an individual-use option as a first step.
résoudrait Résoudrait is the conditional form of résoudre and means “would solve”. In “résoudrait la majeure partie de mon problème”, it presents the expected benefit of a personal version as a possibility. Reuse a subject + résoudrait + a problem when describing an anticipated solution.
la In “la majeure partie”, la means “the” and introduces the specific portion being discussed. It is the feminine singular definite article before partie. Reuse la before a known or specified singular feminine noun.
majeure Majeure means “major” or “greater” in the expression “la majeure partie de”, which means “the greater part of”. It identifies most, but not necessarily all, of the problem. Reuse la majeure partie de + a noun when referring to most of something.
partie Partie means “part” in “la majeure partie de mon problème”. Together with majeure, it identifies the greater portion of the problem that would be solved. Reuse partie when describing a portion of a larger issue or whole.
mon Mon means “my” in “mon problème”, marking the problem as belonging to or affecting the speaker. It comes before the singular masculine noun problème. Reuse mon before a singular masculine noun to express possession or personal connection.
problème Problème means “problem”, here the speaker’s difficulty caused mainly by repeatedly changing filters. It is the object of résoudrait in “résoudrait la majeure partie de mon problème”. A useful situation is discussing an issue that a proposed software feature could address.
Dans Dans means “in” in the expression “Dans ce cas”, which means “in that case”. It refers back to the situation just described and introduces the resulting plan. Reuse Dans ce cas when responding to a proposal or condition.
ce Ce means “this” or “that” in “Dans ce cas”, pointing to the situation under discussion. It is the singular masculine demonstrative determiner before cas. Reuse ce before a singular masculine noun when referring to a particular case or item.
cas Cas means “case” in “Dans ce cas”, referring to the situation created by the preceding proposal. The full expression introduces a consequence or next step. Reuse Dans ce cas when drawing a conclusion from what was just said.
première Première means “first” and identifies the initial step in the planned feature work. In “la première étape”, it modifies étape and marks its position in a sequence. Reuse première before a feminine singular noun when identifying the initial item or stage.
étape Étape means “step” or “stage”, here the first stage of implementing the saved-view feature. In “la première étape”, it refers to a planned unit of work. A useful situation is discussing the order of steps in a product or project plan.
pourrait Pourrait is the conditional form of pouvoir with the singular subject étape and means “could”. In “la première étape pourrait se concentrer”, it presents the proposed focus as a possible plan. Reuse a singular subject + pourrait + an infinitive when suggesting a possible action.
se Se is the reflexive pronoun in the construction “se concentrer sur”, meaning “to focus on”. It belongs to the whole reflexive expression rather than meaning “itself” independently here. Reuse se concentrer sur + a topic when describing what an activity will focus on.
concentrer Concentrer means “focus” in “se concentrer sur les vues enregistrées privées”. With se and sur, it describes directing attention or effort toward a topic. Reuse se concentrer sur + a noun to state the focus of a step or activity.
sur Sur means “on” in “se concentrer sur”, introducing the topic of the focus. Here that topic is the private saved views. Reuse se concentrer sur + a noun when specifying what receives attention or effort.
privées Privées means “private” and describes the saved views as intended for individual use rather than teammate sharing. Its feminine plural form matches vues in “vues enregistrées privées”. A useful situation is defining an initial feature that does not yet include shared access.

Grammar Points

Adjectif après un nom : accord en genre et en nombre

vues personnalisées

VOO pair-soh-nah-lee-ZAY

customized views

« personnalisées » s’accorde avec « vues », un nom féminin pluriel.

Conditionnel présent : radical + terminaison pour une possibilité

résoudrait le problème

ray-zoo-DREH luh proh-BLEM

would solve the problem

« résoudrait » exprime une solution hypothétique ou dépendante d’une condition.

French Vocabulary

changer verb
shahn-ZHAY change; switch
configuration noun
kohn-fee-goo-rah-SYOHN setup; configuration
conserver verb
kohn-sair-VAY keep; retain
constamment adv
kohn-stah-MAHN constantly; repeatedly
demander verb
duh-mahn-DAY ask for; request demandé
enregistrer verb
ahn-ruh-ZHEESTRAY save enregistre
habituel adj
ah-bee-tyoo-EL usual habituelle
moyen noun
mwah-YEHN way; means
personnalisé adj
pair-soh-nah-lee-ZAY custom personnalisées
tableau de bord noun
tah-BLOH duh BOR dashboard
utilisateur noun
oo-tee-lee-zah-TUR user utilisateurs
vue noun
VOO view vues

Quiz

Spelling

Tap the letters to spell the word.

save

Show Answerenregistre

way; means

Show Answermoyen

user

Show Answerutilisateurs

keep; retain

Show Answerconserver