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How to Say ‘Shall I suggest it to the team later?’ in French

Je le propose à l'équipe tout à l'heure ?

zhuh luh pro-POHZ ah l' ay-keep too ah l' UR

[zhuh luh pro-POHZ ah l' ay-keep too ah l' UR]

🇫🇷 In France: Checking with a colleague before raising an idea in front of the team is good office manners in France. It avoids putting anyone on the spot.

Phrase Breakdown

Je le propose

zhuh luh pro-POHZ

Shall I suggest it

With rising intonation, this becomes an offer.

Example

Je le propose demain ?

Shall I suggest it tomorrow?

Words in this phrase

[zhuh]

Pronoun used by the speaker to identify themselves.

Example

Je suis content.

I am happy.

[luh]

it / him

Object pronoun for a masculine thing, placed before the verb.

Example

Le billet ? Je le vois.

The ticket? I see it.

propose

[pro-POHZ]

suggest / propose

Verb 'proposer': to put forward an idea for others to consider.

Example

Je propose une pause.

I suggest a break.

à l'équipe

ah l' ay-keep

to the team

'Équipe' starts with a vowel, so 'la' becomes 'l''. Say 'a lay-keep'.

Example

Je parle à l'équipe.

I'm talking to the team.

Words in this phrase

[ah]

Used with infinitive verbs to indicate purpose.

Example

Elle commence à chanter.

She begins to sing.

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

équipe

[ay-keep]

team

"Équipe" means a team, especially a group working together.

Example

L'esprit d'équipe se voit dans les projets communs.

Team spirit can be seen in shared projects.

tout à l'heure ?

too ah l' UR

later on?

Linked pronunciation 'too-ta-lur', with a rising tone for the question.

Example

On se voit tout à l'heure ?

See you later?

Words in this phrase

tout

[too]

very (in 'tout à l'heure')

Part of the set phrase 'à tout à l'heure', meaning 'see you later'.

Example

Je reviens tout à l'heure.

I'll be back shortly.

[ah]

A preposition indicating position or direction.

Example

À la maison.

At the house.

[l']

the

Used before singular when the item is known.

Example

L'homme est là.

The man is there.

heure

[UR]

hour

A period of sixty minutes; 'un quart d'heure' is fifteen minutes.

Example

J'attends depuis une heure.

I've been waiting for an hour.

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