Veuillez trouver le fichier ci-joint
To write please find attached file in French, use Veuillez trouver le fichier ci-joint.
This is the standard formal line in a professional email. A common variation puts ci-joint right after the verb: Veuillez trouver ci-joint le fichier. Other formal choices are Je vous prie de trouver ci-joint le fichier. and Je vous adresse le fichier ci-joint, which means I am sending you the attached file.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
Veuillez is a polite imperative that makes the phrase highly formal and suited to professional correspondence.
How does it change in a sentence?
Placed after the noun, as in le fichier ci-joint, ci-joint agrees in gender and number with that noun.
What mistakes should you avoid?
Do not translate please word for word at the start of the sentence. Use Veuillez instead.
Did you know?
- There is a theory that trouver stems from an old fishing technique where one would 'disturb' or 'churn up' the water to drive fish into a net.
- In French business culture, omitting the polite imperative Veuillez in a first-contact email can be perceived as overly blunt or even rude. The phrase functions more as a social lubricant than a literal instruction to find something.
Examples in context
- Veuillez trouver ci-joint le fichier demandé. Merci de votre attention.Please find attached the requested file. Thank you for your attention.
- Veuillez trouver ci-joint le document PDF.Please find attached the PDF document.
- Veuillez trouver ci-joint le rapport à des fins de relecture.Please find attached the report for your review.
- Veuillez trouver le fichier ci-joint pour votre dossier.Please find the attached file for your records.
- Veuillez trouver le fichier ci-joint concernant la facture.Please find the attached file regarding the invoice.
- Veuillez trouver le fichier ci-joint pour validation.Please find the attached file for validation.
Example conversation
Léa sends a professional email to Nathan to complete a project.
- LéaBonjour Nathan, veuillez trouver le fichier ci-joint.Hello Nathan, please find the attached file.
- NathanBien reçu, merci pour l'envoi, Léa.Received, thank you for sending it, Léa.
- LéaEst-ce que tout est correct pour vous ?Is everything correct for you?
- NathanOui, c'est parfait, merci beaucoup.Yes, it is perfect, thank you very much.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries fichier, le, trouver, CC BY-SA 4.0.
