\documentclass[10pt,a4paper]{article} % Packages \usepackage{fancyhdr} % For header and footer \usepackage{multicol} % Allows multicols in tables \usepackage{tabularx} % Intelligent column widths \usepackage{tabulary} % Used in header and footer \usepackage{hhline} % Border under tables \usepackage{graphicx} % For images \usepackage{xcolor} % For hex colours %\usepackage[utf8x]{inputenc} % For unicode character support \usepackage[T1]{fontenc} % Without this we get weird character replacements \usepackage{colortbl} % For coloured tables \usepackage{setspace} % For line height \usepackage{lastpage} % Needed for total page number \usepackage{seqsplit} % Splits long words. %\usepackage{opensans} % Can't make this work so far. Shame. Would be lovely. \usepackage[normalem]{ulem} % For underlining links % Most of the following are not required for the majority % of cheat sheets but are needed for some symbol support. \usepackage{amsmath} % Symbols \usepackage{MnSymbol} % Symbols \usepackage{wasysym} % Symbols %\usepackage[english,german,french,spanish,italian]{babel} % Languages % Document Info \author{tinkledotty (Tinkle)} \pdfinfo{ /Title (french-conversational-phrases.pdf) /Creator (Cheatography) /Author (tinkledotty (Tinkle)) /Subject (French Conversational phrases Cheat Sheet) } % Lengths and widths \addtolength{\textwidth}{6cm} \addtolength{\textheight}{-1cm} \addtolength{\hoffset}{-3cm} \addtolength{\voffset}{-2cm} \setlength{\tabcolsep}{0.2cm} % Space between columns \setlength{\headsep}{-12pt} % Reduce space between header and content \setlength{\headheight}{85pt} % If less, LaTeX automatically increases it \renewcommand{\footrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove footer line \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt} % Remove header line \renewcommand{\seqinsert}{\ifmmode\allowbreak\else\-\fi} % Hyphens in seqsplit % This two commands together give roughly % the right line height in the tables \renewcommand{\arraystretch}{1.3} \onehalfspacing % Commands \newcommand{\SetRowColor}[1]{\noalign{\gdef\RowColorName{#1}}\rowcolor{\RowColorName}} % Shortcut for row colour \newcommand{\mymulticolumn}[3]{\multicolumn{#1}{>{\columncolor{\RowColorName}}#2}{#3}} % For coloured multi-cols \newcolumntype{x}[1]{>{\raggedright}p{#1}} % New column types for ragged-right paragraph columns \newcommand{\tn}{\tabularnewline} % Required as custom column type in use % Font and Colours \definecolor{HeadBackground}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{FootBackground}{HTML}{666666} \definecolor{TextColor}{HTML}{333333} \definecolor{DarkBackground}{HTML}{999999} \definecolor{LightBackground}{HTML}{F8F8F8} \renewcommand{\familydefault}{\sfdefault} \color{TextColor} % Header and Footer \pagestyle{fancy} \fancyhead{} % Set header to blank \fancyfoot{} % Set footer to blank \fancyhead[L]{ \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{C} \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \vspace{-7pt} {\parbox{\dimexpr\textwidth-2\fboxsep\relax}{\noindent \hspace*{-6pt}\includegraphics[width=5.8cm]{/web/www.cheatography.com/public/images/cheatography_logo.pdf}} } \end{tabulary} \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{11cm}{L} \vspace{-2pt}\large{\bf{\textcolor{DarkBackground}{\textrm{French Conversational phrases Cheat Sheet}}}} \\ \normalsize{by \textcolor{DarkBackground}{tinkledotty (Tinkle)} via \textcolor{DarkBackground}{\uline{cheatography.com/22211/cs/8047/}}} \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \fancyfoot[L]{ \footnotesize \noindent \begin{multicols}{3} \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{LL} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheatographer}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}tinkledotty (Tinkle) \\ \uline{cheatography.com/tinkle} \\ \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Cheat Sheet}} \\ \vspace{-2pt}Published 29th April, 2016.\\ Updated 13th May, 2016.\\ Page {\thepage} of \pageref{LastPage}. \end{tabulary} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabulary}{5.8cm}{L} \SetRowColor{FootBackground} \mymulticolumn{1}{p{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Sponsor}} \\ \SetRowColor{white} \vspace{-5pt} %\includegraphics[width=48px,height=48px]{dave.jpeg} Measure your website readability!\\ www.readability-score.com \end{tabulary} \end{multicols}} \begin{document} \raggedright \raggedcolumns % Set font size to small. Switch to any value % from this page to resize cheat sheet text: % www.emerson.emory.edu/services/latex/latex_169.html \footnotesize % Small font. \begin{multicols*}{3} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.23965 cm} x{2.73735 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Greetings \& Response}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça va? & How's it going? \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Ça va & OK \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça ne va pas & Not going well \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Ça va de soi & It goes without saying \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça va mal finir & It's going to end badly \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Ça te va bien! & That suits you! \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça ne va pas, non? & What's wrong with you? \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{0.9954 cm} x{3.9816 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Conversational Filler / Common interjection}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça y est! & There we go! There it is! Finally! It's done! similar to voilà \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} C'est ça? & Is that it? Is that right? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} C'est ça & That's it, that's right. \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Bon & Good \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ah Bon? & Oh really? \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Alors & So, then or while \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Et alors & So?, So what? \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Bien & Well... \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Eh bien & So or well... \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Ben oui & Well, yeah \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ben non & Well, no \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Mais oui! & Absolutely! \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Mais non! & Absolutely not \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Useful transition}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça m'est égal & Doesn't matter to me / I don't care \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 2) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Ce n'est pas grave /C'est pas grave & No big deal \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 3) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça marche? & Does that work? \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Ça marche & That works \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Pas de problème & No problem / no worries \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 2) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} Ça ne fait rien / ça fait rien & Nevermind \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} C'est-à-dire? & What do you mean \tn % Row Count 12 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} C'est-à-dire & In other words \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 1) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Franchement & Honestly \tn % Row Count 14 (+ 1) % Row 9 \SetRowColor{white} Quand même & Really, all the same, still \tn % Row Count 16 (+ 2) % Row 10 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Enfin & Well, finally, afterall \tn % Row Count 18 (+ 2) % Row 11 \SetRowColor{white} Ça te dit? / Ça vous dit? & How does that sound?) \tn % Row Count 20 (+ 2) % Row 12 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} À cause de & because of (negative cause) \tn % Row Count 22 (+ 2) % Row 13 \SetRowColor{white} grâce à & thanks to (more positive cause) \tn % Row Count 24 (+ 2) % Row 14 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} en raison de & because of (neutral) \tn % Row Count 25 (+ 1) % Row 15 \SetRowColor{white} D'ailleurs & Incidentally / by the way \tn % Row Count 27 (+ 2) % Row 16 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} En tout cas & in any case, anyhow or anyway \tn % Row Count 29 (+ 2) % Row 17 \SetRowColor{white} Tout à fait & exactly \tn % Row Count 30 (+ 1) \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \vfill \columnbreak \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Useful transition (cont)}} \tn % Row 18 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Tout à façon & anyway \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 19 \SetRowColor{white} Et puis & And what's more / and then \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 2) % Row 20 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} En fait & actually \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 21 \SetRowColor{white} Au fait & by the way \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 22 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Je n'en sais rien / J'en sais rien & I don't know anything about it / I have no idea \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 3) % Row 23 \SetRowColor{white} Ensuite & then \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 24 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Finalement & After all, in the end \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.83689 cm} x{2.14011 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Checking if Someone or Something is Basically Cool}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça va? & How's it going? \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Ça marche? & Does that work? \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça te dit? / Ça vous dit? & How does that sound? \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Being a Good Listener and Reassuring Presence}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ce n'est pas grave /C'est pas grave & No big deal / It doesn't matter \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 3) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Pas de problème & No problem \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ça ne fait rien & Never mind \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} Ah bon? & Oh really? \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} C'est-à-dire? & What do you mean? \tn % Row Count 7 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} C'est-à-dire & In other words \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 1) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Ne t'en fais pas & Don't worry! \tn % Row Count 9 (+ 1) % Row 7 \SetRowColor{white} Il n'y a pas de problème & Don't worry about it \tn % Row Count 11 (+ 2) % Row 8 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} T'inquiète pas! C'est pas grave. & Don't worry about it! It doesn't matter. \tn % Row Count 13 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{2.43873 cm} x{2.53827 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Getting from One Thought to the Next}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bon & Good \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} Alors & So, then, while \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} Bien & Well... \tn % Row Count 3 (+ 1) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} à cause de/grâce à/en raison de & Because of / thanks to / because of \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 2) % Row 4 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} d'ailleurs & Incidentally \tn % Row Count 6 (+ 1) % Row 5 \SetRowColor{white} en tout cas & Anyhow, anyway, in any case \tn % Row Count 8 (+ 2) % Row 6 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} et puis & And what's more / and then \tn % Row Count 10 (+ 2) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} \begin{tabularx}{5.377cm}{x{1.09494 cm} x{3.88206 cm} } \SetRowColor{DarkBackground} \mymulticolumn{2}{x{5.377cm}}{\bf\textcolor{white}{Words and Phrases You Can Drop Just About Anywhere}} \tn % Row 0 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} enfin & Well, finally, afterall \tn % Row Count 1 (+ 1) % Row 1 \SetRowColor{white} bon & good \tn % Row Count 2 (+ 1) % Row 2 \SetRowColor{LightBackground} \seqsplit{franchement} & Honestly/as long as you really mean it, of course! \tn % Row Count 4 (+ 2) % Row 3 \SetRowColor{white} alors & so, then, while \tn % Row Count 5 (+ 1) \hhline{>{\arrayrulecolor{DarkBackground}}--} \end{tabularx} \par\addvspace{1.3em} % That's all folks \end{multicols*} \end{document}