#19 – Hey there, you person everyone thinks is really nice ! 🥰

Vendredi

TGIF /ˌtiː dʒiː aɪ ˈef/ = Thank God It’s Friday = used to say that you are glad the working week is nearly over, to express the joy one feels in knowing that the work week has officially ended and that they have two days off with which to enjoy. “TGIF! Sweet. No more school for 2 whole days!” “TGIF, I can’t wait for the weekend.”

61 > So I thought, what better way to spice things up than to… (quoi de mieux pour pimenter les choses que de…)
62 > FYI – this has clearly gone down very badly!! (Ça a été très mal pris)
63 > Professor Eric Kaufmann has arguably (probablement, peut-être) gone the furthest – by setting up a…
64 > every rule has an exception / To every rule there is an exception / There is an exception to every rule
65 > Boeing needs to get its act together (se ressaisir) and start delivering these aircraft on time
66 > Let me psych /saɪk/ myself up to open the PDF… 😊 (Je vais me préparer à ouvrir le PDFvoir DICLOOKUP_14 – tab #7)
67 > We returned late last night (on est rentrés tard hier soir) so apologies for missing your call earlier… I was enjoying a lie in!! (rester au lit = une grasse mâtinée – “It was a Sunday, so she could lie in till almost lunch time“).
68 > and his love of all things tech (son amour pour tout ce qui touche à la technologie) is well-documented (bien connu, bien établi)
69 > Without a workforce (main-d’œuvre) that is going to be here when we come through the other side (lorsque nous aurons franchi cette étape, lorsque nous serons sortis d’affaire) we’re not going to be able to…
70 > I must say that it has been an incredible experience filled with challenges, and unforgettable memories (des souvenirs inoubliables)
71 > Thanks for that, could I ask you to do that sooner rather than later (sans tarder) as I need to finalise the deal asap
72 > I also extend my thanks to (je tiens également à remercier) my amazing colleagues for their support and dedication throughout this journey (parcours, chemin)
73 > Special mentions go out to Simon Dardis and John woods.
74 > Furthermore, I wish to express my heartfelt gratitude (sincère reconnaissance) to my academic mentors (maîtres de stage).
75 > As I conclude my time here, I wish to convey (vous faire part de) my deep gratitude through a musical tribute (un hommage en musique – [ndlr] et il se met à jouer un air au piano)

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