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  1. Manon
    French Le nouveau contrat a été signé par le manager hier après-midi dans son bureau.

    The new contract was signed by the manager yesterday afternoon in his office.

  2. Antoine
    French Excellent ! Le programme qui a été développé pour l'entreprise a vraiment économisé beaucoup de temps.

    Excellent! The program developed for the company has really saved a lot of time.

  3. Manon
    French Un nouveau bâtiment est en construction par la société pour accueillir tous les employés.

    The company is building a new building to house all the employees.

  4. Antoine
    French Quand sera-t-il terminé ? Notre ancien bureau devient vraiment trop petit pour notre équipe.

    When will it be finished? Our old office is really getting too small for our team.

  5. Manon
    French Le chantier sera fini en automne et nous pourrons commencer à travailler là-bas en décembre [[December]].

    The construction site will be finished in autumn and we can start working there in December.

  6. Antoine
    French Mon employeur m'a aussi parlé d'un nouveau projet important qui changera notre façon de travailler.

    My employer also told me about an important new project that will change the way we work.

  7. Manon
    French J'ai entendu dire que beaucoup d'industries adoptent maintenant la technologie pour augmenter leur production.

    I heard that many industries are now using technology to increase their production.

  8. Antoine
    French Mon frère est ingénieur dans une grande usine et il développe des machines très avancées.

    My brother is an engineer in a large factory and he develops very advanced machines.

  9. Manon
    French Si notre entreprise investissait dans la formation, nos employés seraient plus professionnels et heureux.

    If our company invested in training, our employees would be more professional and happier.

  10. Antoine
    French Je suis d'accord ! Le commerce international devient très compétitif et nous devons rester modernes.

    I agree! International trade is becoming very competitive and we must stay up to date.

  11. Manon
    French Le directeur organisera une réunion importante vendredi pour discuter de tous ces changements.

    The director will hold an important meeting on Friday to discuss all these changes.

  12. Antoine
    French Je serai là sans faute. C'est une bonne occasion d'exprimer nos idées et de poser nos questions.

    I'll definitely be there. It's a good opportunity to share our ideas and ask our questions.

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