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fichiers joints
/fi.ʃje ʒwɛ̃/
attached files
Veuillez trouver ci-joints les fichiers demandés.
Please find the requested files attached.
formal
Files that are included with an email or digital message for the recipient to download.
Les fichiers joints contiennent les données nécessaires.
The attached files contain the necessary data.
N'oubliez pas de joindre les fichiers joints à votre réponse.
Don't forget to attach the files to your reply.
Commonly used in professional and formal digital communication, especially in emails.
Collocations
joindre des fichiers jointsto attach filestélécharger les fichiers jointsto download the attached filesenvoyer avec fichiers jointsto send with attachments
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Pro Tip
Email Etiquette
In French professional emails, 'Veuillez trouver ci-joints...' is a polite way to introduce attached files. Avoid using 'fichiers joints' in the subject line; instead, use 'Document joint' or 'Fichiers à consulter'.
Gold Rule
Placement in Sentences
'Fichiers joints' typically appears after the main verb or at the end of a sentence. Example: 'Je vous envoie les fichiers joints.' (I am sending you the attached files.)
Word Origin
The phrase combines 'fichiers' (files) and 'joints' (attached, from the verb 'joindre' meaning 'to attach'). The term emerged with the rise of digital communication in the late 20th century.
Usage Notes
In French emails, 'fichiers joints' is typically placed at the end of a sentence or in a separate line. It is often abbreviated as 'pj' in informal contexts.
Word Breakdown
fichiers
files
nounjoints
attached
adjective (past participle)Dictionnaire Français-Anglais