Sell TO / Buy FROM, uses of ABOUT, (to) DO
| You SELL TO customers
You BUY FROM suppliers |
Vous vendez aux clients
Vous achetez aux (ou auprès de) fournisseurs |
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| In English the direction of an action is always explicit | En anglais la direction d’une action est toujours explicite. | |
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| About our order, …
About 20 boxes |
Concernant notre commande,
Environ 20 boites |
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| In the first case you can also write “Regarding (or Re:) our order” | Dans le premier cas on peut aussi écrire “Regarding (or Re:) our order” | |
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| Is it correct TO SAY…
Can you SAY… |
Est-ce correct de dire…
Peut-on dire… |
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| The meaning of the two phrases is identical but be careful of the form of the (main) verb! | Le sens des deux locutions est identique mais attention à la forme du verbe (principal) ! |
Three points of English WEEK 2 – 2013