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# american — English to French

How English *american* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 5 translations with example sentences.

What it means: [american in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/american/).

Sentence pairs counted, by form: american (80 601), americans (3 934). By style: everyday 478 · literary 6 · parliamentary 6 264 · legal and administrative 1 429 · UN documents 76 358.

## américain

Used about 48 925 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 359 · literary ≈ 6 · parliamentary ≈ 5 873 · legal and administrative ≈ 532 · UN documents ≈ 42 156). Forms: american, américain, américaine, américaines, américains.

- He isn't an **American**.
  Il n'est pas **américain**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by cntrational and hortusdei · checked, community translation · [\#1120774](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1120774) [\#138604](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/138604))

- It was the **American** steamer, leaving for Yokohama at the appointed time.
  C'était le paquebot **américain**, qui sortait à l'heure réglementaire.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · verne 80 days, row 1761)

- The **Americans** have also offered money.
  Les **Américains** aussi ont proposé de l'argent.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1749748)

- North **American** Derivatives Exchange, Inc.
  North **American** Derivatives Exchange, Inc.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4211991)

- We are all **Americans**, and equals.
  Nous sommes tous **Américains** et tous égaux.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 20057027)

## latine

Used about 15 318 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 65 · legal and administrative ≈ 140 · UN documents ≈ 15 113).

- Under the terms of the deal, the EU will gradually cut its tariffs on Latin **American** banana exports, until they are reduced to the level of EUR 114/t.
  Aux termes de l'accord, l'UE réduira progressivement ses droits tarifaires sur les exportations de bananes d'Amérique **latine** jusqu'à un niveau de 114 euros la tonne.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1487155)

- The final recipients will be the Latin **American** countries referred to in Regulation (EC) No 1905/2006 and those referred to in Regulation (EU) 233/2014.
  Les bénéficiaires finaux seront les pays d'Amérique **latine** visés dans les règlements (CE) no 1905/2006 et (UE) no 233/2014.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 4133860)

- Latin **American** and Caribbean States:
  États d &apos; Amérique **latine** et des Caraïbes :
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 19474097)

- One regional seminar will be held in the Latin **American** and Caribbean region and if needed, translation into Spanish will be provided.
  Un séminaire régional se tiendra dans la région d'Amérique **latine** et des Caraïbes et, si nécessaire, la traduction vers l'espagnol sera assurée.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2497835)

- amending Regulation (EC) No 2130/2001 on operations to aid uprooted people in Asian and Latin **American** developing countries
  modifiant le règlement (CE) no 2130/2001 relatif aux actions dans le domaine de l'aide aux populations déracinées dans les pays en développement d'Amérique **latine** et d'Asie
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 636162)

## unis

Used about 3 303 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 65 · legal and administrative ≈ 56 · UN documents ≈ 3 182).

- The **American** Food and Drug Administration has some five to six thousand officials.
  Aux États-**Unis**, la Food and Drug Administration est dotée de quelque cinq à six mille fonctionnaires.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 2003414)

- Neck pendulum specification according to **American** Code of Federal Regulation (49 CFR Chapter V Part 572.33)
  Caractéristiques du pendule cervical conformément au règlement fédéral no 49 des États-**Unis**, chapitre V, partie 572.33
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5430605)

- Why are **Americans** prevented from visiting our country and receiving information first-hand?
  Pourquoi les États-**Unis** empêchent-ils leurs citoyens de se rendre dans notre pays et de voir la situation par eux-mêmes?
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 21897841)

- Pendulum corresponding with **American** Code of Federal Regulation 49 CFR Chapter V Part 572.36(a) (10-1-00 Edition) (See also Figure 4).
  Le pendule est conforme au règlement fédéral no 49 des États-**Unis**, chapitre V, partie 572.36 a) (éd. 10-1-00) (voir aussi la figure 4).
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5546919)

- Next November the **American** city of Seattle will host the third ministerial conference of the World Trade Organization.
  En novembre prochain, la ville de Seattle, aux États-**Unis**, accueillera la troisième conférence ministérielle de l &apos; OMC.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5830184)

## amérique

Used about 2 508 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 10 · legal and administrative ≈ 112 · UN documents ≈ 2 386).

- Latin **American** soccer teams perform quite well, especially vis-à-vis teams from Asia.
  Les équipes de football d'**Amérique** latine réussissent plutôt bien, en particulier par rapport aux équipes asiatiques.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by LB and pfpillon · checked, community translation · [\#4587009](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4587009) [\#4587166](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4587166))

- Only for certain South **American** countries.
  Uniquement pour certains pays d’**Amérique** du Sud.
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2345462)

- ICP Waters sites grouped in European and North **American** regions.
  Regroupement des sites du PIC-Eaux en régions en Europe et en **Amérique** du Nord.
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 17265587)

- Looking closer at the photos, I could tell that the weasel was an **American** marten by the light color of the fur on its throat.
  En regardant de plus près les photos, j'ai pu déterminer que la belette était une martre d'**Amérique** grâce à la couleur claire de la fourrure sur sa gorge.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Auride and Anxxos · checked, community translation · [\#10649752](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10649752) [\#11740217](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11740217))

- Cooperation on indigenous peoples and other Central **American** ethnic groups
  Coopération en ce qui concerne les populations autochtones et autres groupes ethniques d'**Amérique** centrale
  ([DGT-TM v2021](https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/language-technology-resources/dgt-translation-memory_en) · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 115641)

## états

Used about 810 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · UN documents ≈ 795).

- He studies **American** history.
  Il étudie l'histoire des **États**-Unis.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and sysko · checked, community translation · [\#287964](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/287964) [\#130501](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/130501))

- Only States parties and the Inter—**American** Commission have the right to submit a case to the Court (article 61).
  Seuls les **États** parties et la Commission interaméricaine des droits de l &apos; homme ont qualité pour saisir la Cour (art. 61).
  ([United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0](https://conferences.unite.un.org/UNCorpus) · Source: United Nations, United Nations Parallel Corpus v1.0 (Ziemski, Junczys-Dowmunt and Pouliquen 2016) · checked, professional translation · segment 5089683)

- He's an **American** Jew.
  C'est un juif des **États**-Unis d'Amérique du Nord.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#13100157](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13100157) [\#13100684](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13100684))

- Why do **Americans** smile so much?
  Pourquoi les **États**-Uniens sourient-ils autant ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by rul and Rovo · checked, community translation · [\#12900340](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12900340) [\#12900884](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12900884))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- He works for an **American** company.
  Il travaille pour une société étasunienne.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Spamster and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2025426](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2025426) [\#2025670](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2025670))

- He isn't an **American**.
  Il n'est pas étasunien.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by cntrational and Gijom · checked, community translation · [\#1120774](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1120774) [\#1176107](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1176107))

- The **American** anthropologist Margaret Mead once said that one should never underestimate what a small group of dedicated people can accomplish.
  L'anthropologiste étatsunienne Margaret Mead déclara un jour que l'on ne devrait jamais sous-estimer ce qu'un petit groupe de personnes dévouées peut accomplir.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Dejo and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#547011](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/547011) [\#547108](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/547108))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [French grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/fr/) · [translating between English and French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-fr/) · [translating from English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-en/) · [translating into French](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-fr/).

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