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Can you straighten your seat back?

English: Can you straighten your seat back?

French: Pouvez-vous redresser votre dossier?


Most airplane seat backs recline for passenger comfort, but they need to be brought back up to a vertical position for in preparation for takeoff and landing.


Redresser=straighten/put back upright

Dossier (m)=seat back


You may also hear "dossier du siège", literally "seat back of the seat".


 

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Can you set your phone on airplane mode?

English: Can you set your phone on airplane mode?

French: Pouvez-vous régler votre téléphone en mode avion?


"Telephone" in French is simply "téléphone" (m). A "cell phone/cellular telephone" is "téléphone cellulaire" in Canadian French. European French speakers tend to use "portable" (m).


In a flight attendant's context, it's clear when you ask "pouvez-vous régler votre téléphone en mode avion" that you're referring to the passenger's cell phone, as opposed to their landline phone. Thus "téléphone" is usually enough. It's usually not necessary to specify "téléphone cellulaire."


 

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Can you set your tablet to airplane mode?

English: Can you set your tablet to airplane mode?

French: Pouvez-vous régler votre tablette en mode avion?


Electronic devices need to be in airplane mode for the flight. If, before takeoff, you see someone still talking on their phone or sending messages on their tablet, you may need to remind them to please set their devices to airplane mode.


Régler=set

Votre tablette=your tablet

Avion=airplane

En mode avion=in airplane mode


Pouvez-vous régler votre tablette en mode avion SVP?


 

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