Lesson 19: Approaching problems with IT

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Approaching problems with IT - Asking for IT support


Vocabulary

J’ai besoin d’aide en informatique.

I need IT support.

As-tu essayé de l’éteindre et de le rallumer ?

Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Il y a un problème avec mon ordinateur portable.

There's something up with my laptop.

installer

to install

allumer / éteindre

to turn on / to turn off

Je ne peux pas allumer mon écran.

I can't turn my screen on.

rafraîchir

to refresh

télécharger

to upload

Comment puis-je télécharger cette image ?

How do I upload this picture?

télécharger

to download

Peux-tu télécharger ce message pour moi ?

Can you download this message for me?

redémarrer

to restart

Tu as peut-être besoin de redémarrer ton ordinateur.

Maybe you need to restart your computer.

éteindre

to shut down

Quand as-tu éteint ton ordinateur pour la dernière fois ?

When was the last time you shut down your computer?

un virus

a virus

Tu as un virus sur ton ordinateur.

You have a virus on your computer.

une capture d'écran

a screenshot

Peux-tu faire une capture d’écran du problème ?

Can you take a screenshot of the problem?


Here's a tip

In this unit, we'll move onto some useful words and phrases associated with asking for or giving IT support. Each word in this unit has an example: a useful phrase or sentence which contains the word you're learning. Pay special attention to these; they are all very common when giving IT support.


Dialogue

Eva: Salut Rob. Il y a un problème avec mon ordinateur portable.

Eva: Hi, Rob. There's something up with my laptop.

Rob: As-tu essayé de l’éteindre et de le rallumer ?

Rob: Have you tried turning it off and on again?

Eva: Oui mais l’écran est vraiment sombre et il est très lent.

Eva: Yes, but the screen is really dark and it's really slow.

Rob: Hmm. Voyons voir. Tu as un chargeur ?

Rob: Hmm. Let's have a look. Do you have your charger?

Eva: Oui, tiens.

Eva: Yes, here.

Rob: D’accord. Tout va bien.

Rob: OK, that's all fine.

Eva: Tu sais quel est le problème ?

Eva: Do you know what the problem is?

Rob: Je pense qu’il y a un virus sur ton ordinateur.

Rob: I think you have a virus on your computer.

Eva: Ah, d’accord. Que dois-je faire ?

Eva: Oh, ok. What should I do?

Rob: Laisse-le moi. Je vais m’en occuper.

Rob: Leave it with me. I'll sort it out for you.