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Vocabulario Sobre Acuerdos
Vocabulario Sobre Acuerdos
Can you (just) get me the number please? Something one asks to request the information
needed to contact someone else by telephone.
circumstances beyond our control Situations which one lacks the ability,
competence or means to control.
Could you (just) get me the number please? Something one asks (sometimes with
impatience) to request the information needed
to contact someone else by telephone.
I'll see what I can do. Something one says as a promise to try to
assist someone as best one can.
I'm afraid we've had a problem with ... A polite apology explaining that there has been
trouble with something.
I'm sorry, but ... is just not acceptable. A polite complaint, meaning: I apologise.
However, (something) is simply not worthy of
being accepted.
I spoke to you yesterday about ... Something one says to remind another about
what they talked about the previous day.
I would like to confirm ... Something one says to verify the accuracy of
some information.
I would like to draw your attention to ... Something one says to highlight or focus the
attention of the audience on (something).
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This is a matter of some urgency. Something one says to indicate that the
present subject or issue is to be dealt with
immediately or as soon as possible.
This is just to let you know that ... A written expression to introduce the purpose
of contacting someone.
Would you get me the number please? Something one asks to request the information
needed to contact someone else by telephone.
Would you mind getting me the number A polite request for the information needed to
please? contact someone else by telephone.
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