personnel required to

personal de servicios — maintenance staff

había mucho personal en el cine — there was a big crowd in the cinema

objetos de uso personal — personal effects

estamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

objetos de uso personal — personal effects

estamos escasos de personal — we're short-staffed

despido arbitrario — wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal

despido disciplinario — dismissal on disciplinary grounds

despido forzoso — compulsory redundancy

despido improcedente — wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal

despido incentivado — voluntary redundancy

despido injustificado, despido injusto — wrongful dismissal, unfair dismissal

despido libre — right to hire and fire

despido voluntario — voluntary redundancy

alumnos con buen/mal expediente — pupils with a good/poor track record

lo haré por cubrir el expediente — I'll do it to keep up appearances

expediente policial — police dossier

recurrir al expediente de hacer algo — to resort to the device of doing sth

expediente académico — student record

un brillante expediente profesional — a brilliant track record

recurrieron a expedientes drásticos — they resorted to drastic measures

expediente académico — student record

un brillante expediente profesional — a brilliant track record

recurrieron a expedientes drásticos — they resorted to drastic measures

demander l'asile politique — to apply for political asylum

demander la main de quelqu'un — to ask for somebody's hand

demander quelqu'un en mariage — to propose to somebody

fais ce qu'on te demande! — do as you're told!

il n'en demandait pas tant — he didn't expect all that

je ne demande pas mieux que de partir — there's nothing I would like better than to go

je ne demande que ça! — that's exactly what I want!

il ne demande qu'à te croire — he'd really like to believe you

demander quelque chose à quelqu'un — to ask somebody something

‘un vendeur est demandé à l'accueil’ — ‘would a salesman please come to reception’

se demander si/pourquoi — to wonder whether/why

ce genre de choses ne se demande pas — it's not the kind of thing you ask

demander qch à qn — to ask sb sth

Nous avons demandé notre chemin à un chauffeur de taxi. — We asked a taxi driver the way.

demander si... — to ask if..., to ask whether...

Va demander si c'est gratuit. — Go and ask if it's free.

demander pourquoi — to ask why

J'ai demandé la permission. — I've asked for permission.

Je lui ai demandé un renseignement concernant... — I asked him for some information about...

demander la main de qn — to ask for sb's hand, to ask for sb's hand in marriage

demander pardon à qn — to apologize to sb

demander à faire qch — to ask if one can do sth, to ask to do sth

Elle a demandé à parler au directeur. — She asked if she could speak to the headteacher., She asked to speak to the headteacher.

demander à voir qch — to ask to see sth

je demande à voir! — I'll believe that when I see it!

il ne demande qu'à faire — all he wants is to do

demander à qn de faire — to ask sb to do

Je lui ai demandé de m'aider. — I asked him to help me.

demander que; Ils ont demandé qu'on leur rembourse le prix du voyage. — They asked to be reimbursed for the cost of the journey.

il ne demande que ça — that's all he wants

je ne demande pas mieux — I'd like nothing better

Ils demandent 2 secrétaires et un ingénieur. — They're looking for 2 secretaries and an engineer.

En ce moment on demande beaucoup de linguistes. — Linguists are very much in demand at the moment.

Il vous demande, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He's asking for you, what shall I say?, He wants to speak to you, what shall I say?

On vous demande au téléphone. — You're wanted on the phone., There's someone on the phone for you.

Il demande M. Duval, qu'est-ce que je dis? — He wants to see M. Duval, what shall I say?

un travail qui demande beaucoup de temps — a job that requires a lot of time

on a refait la route — the road was resurfaced

on a prétendu que — it was claimed that

une démission dont on a beaucoup parlé — a much talked-about resignation

on le dit très malade — he's said to be very ill

on dit qu'il a une maîtresse — it's said he has a mistress

il pleut des cordes, comme on dit — it's raining cats and dogs, as they say

mon copain et moi, on va en Afrique — my boyfriend and I are going to Africa

au lycée on n'a pas le droit de fumer — smoking is not allowed at school

toi et moi, on est faits pour s'entendre — we're two of a kind

on en parlait avec Janet hier — I was discussing it with Janet yesterday

qu'est-ce qu'on mange ce soir? — what's for dinner tonight?

on recherche une secrétaire de direction bilingue — bilingual personal assistant required

il y a tellement de bruit qu'on ne s'entend plus — there's so much noise that you can't hear yourself think

alors, on se promène? — so you're taking a stroll then?

quand on veut, on peut — where there's a will, there's a way

on fait ce qu'on peut! — one does what one can!

toi, on ne t'a rien demandé — nobody asked you for your opinion

on ne m'a pas demandé mon avis — they didn't ask me for my opinion

est-ce qu'on nous a livré le piano? — has the piano been delivered?

on t'appelle — someone's calling you

on a refusé de me laisser entrer — I was refused admittance

on frappe — there's someone at the door

si on me demande, dites que je ne suis pas là — if anyone asks for me, tell them I'm out

on ne peut pas vivre avec 300 euros par mois — you can't live on 300 euros a month

on peut le dire — you can say that

on peut le faire ainsi — you can do it like this, one can do it like this, it can be done like this

On peut visiter le château en été. — You can visit the castle in the summer.

D'ici, on voit la côte française. — From here you can see the French coast.

On m'a volé mon porte-monnaie. — Someone has stolen my purse., My purse has been stolen.

On les a attaqués. — They were attacked.

On vous demande au téléphone. — There's a phone call for you., You're wanted on the phone.

On frappe à la porte. — Someone's at the door., There's someone at the door

On m'a dit d'attendre. — I was told to wait.

On va y aller demain. — We're going tomorrow.

On va à la plage demain. — We're going to the beach tomorrow.

On a pensé que ça te ferait plaisir. — We thought you'd be pleased.

on dit que... — they say that..., it is said that...

autrefois, on croyait que... — people used to believe that...