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THEMES & TOPICS
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COVERING LETTER / VOCABULARY
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"covering letter" (n) a
letter you send with your CV.
lettre explicative, lettre d'accompagnement
Examples:
You must send a covering letter with your CV. Il
faut envoyer une lettre explicative avec son CV.
There's no use to expound everything in a covering
letter. Pas besoin de tout expliquer dans une lettre
d'accompagnement.
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"introduce
yourself"
If you introduce yourself you say your name in order to make
yourself known .
Présentez vous.
EXAMPLES
She introduced me to her mother. Elle m'a présenté à sa
mère.
The foreman introduced him to the team. Le contremaître le
présenta à l'équipe.

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"to state"
to express in words, esp. carefully
mentionner, indiquer, énoncer
EXAMPLES
He stated positively that he had never
been to the town where the murder had been committed. Il a
clairement dit (indiqué) qu'il n'était jamais allé dans la ville où le
meurtre avait été commis.
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"to advertise"
to advertise is to aim at persuading people to
buy things or to make something known to people. faire
de la publicité; chercher par voie d'annonce.
EXAMPLES
Don't advertise your ignorance! Inutile d'afficher
votre ignorance!
The boss advertised for a secretary. Le patron a
fait de la réclame pour trouver une secrétaire.
It pays to advertise. La publicité paie.
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"to meet the
description"
satisfy, be adequate or satisfactory correspondre
(à la description), satisfaire, être adéquat (e)
EXAMPLES
This will meet the case. Cela fera l'affaire.

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"to expound /
expounded"
To expound is to explain and make clear by giving
details. You expound a theory or views.
développer, exposer, expliquer
EXAMPLES
Mormons travel round the world to expound their views
of the bible. Les membres de l'église mormone parcourent le
monde pour expliquer leurs vues sur la bible.
Don't expound too much on the subject or you 'll bore
everybody. Ne développe pas trop le sujet ou tu vas raser tout le
monde.
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"enclosed" To
enclose something in a letter or a parcel is to put something in the
envelope or the parcel you are sending. joint,
ci-joint
EXAMPLES
Please find enclosed... Veuillez trouver
ci-joint...
Look! Mike has enclosed a cheque in his letter. Regarde!
Dans sa lettre Mike a inclus un chèque. Il y a un chèque d'inclus dans
la lettre de Mike.
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"available"
able to be used or able to be present,
eg for an interview.
disponible, libre,
EXAMPLES
Sorry, the article is no longer
available. Désolé, cet article n'est plus
disponible.
Are you available on Thursday evening?
Es-tu libre jeudi soir?
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"beneath"
under
sous, dessous
EXAMPLES
They live in the flat beneath. Ils
habitent l'appartement du dessous.
Beneath the table. Sous la table.
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"letter of application" A
letter you send to an employer to find a job. If you enclose your CV,
then the letter you send is a covering letter, not a letter of
application. Lettre de demande (d'emploi, etc.) EXAMPLES Details
may be had on application to X. S'adresser à X pour tous
renseignements. On application. Sur demande.
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