French Phrase
On finalise les détails.
Meaning
Literally “We are finalizing the details.” In everyday French it signals that a project, plan, or agreement is being wrapped up and the remaining specifics are being settled.
When to use
Use this sentence at the end of a meeting, during a project update, or when you want to tell a colleague that the last bits are being ironed out before moving forward.
✦Grammar Breakdown
Onfinaliselesdétails
On (impersonal pronoun)
In spoken French, *on* often replaces *nous* and means “we” or “one”. It takes third‑person singular verb forms.
finalise (present tense)
The verb *finaliser* conjugated in the present third‑person singular: *il/elle/on finalise* = “he/she/we finalize”.
les (definite article)
The plural definite article *les* is used before a specific, known noun – here *les détails* (the details).
détails (masculine plural noun)
*Détail* is masculine; its plural is *détails*. It means “detail(s)”.
🗨In Conversation
On finalise les détails.
We’re finalizing the details.
Parfait, on passe à la signature.
Great, let’s move on to the signing.
✕Common Mistakes
Nous finalise les détails.
With *nous* the verb must be conjugated to *finalisons* (first‑person plural).
On finalise les détail.
The noun *détail* is plural here, so use *détails*.
On finalise le détails.
The article must agree in number: *les* for plural nouns.
↔Alternatives
Nous finalisons les détails.
We are finalizing the details.
Les détails sont finalisés.
The details are finalized.
On termine les détails.
We’re finishing up the details.
Cultural Tip
In informal spoken French, *on* is the go‑to pronoun for “we”. In formal writing or very polite contexts, replace it with *nous*. Also, remember that *détails* is masculine, so adjectives agree in the masculine plural (e.g., *les détails importants*).