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# among — English to French

How English *among* is translated into French in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: among (327 225). By style: everyday 204 · literary 81 · biblical 871 · parliamentary 11 136 · legal and administrative 9 087 · UN documents 305 846.

## entre

Used about 109 422 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 55 · literary ≈ 19 · biblical ≈ 91 · parliamentary ≈ 3 712 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 597 · UN documents ≈ 101 949).

- Divide this **among** yourselves.
  Divisez ceci **entre** vous.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sharptoothed and Aiji · checked, community translation · [\#2450001](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2450001) [\#5367311](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5367311))

- **Among** other things, this man said:—
  **Entre** autres choses, ce passant disait:
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 18374)

- An argument arose **among** them about which of them was the greatest.
  Or, une pensée leur vint à l’esprit, savoir lequel d’**entre** eux était le plus grand.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · LUK 9:46)

- They are asking us to open up our markets, but they do not trade **among** themselves.
  Ils nous demandent d'ouvrir nos marchés mais n'ont pas d'échanges commerciaux **entre** eux.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1568871)

- Allocation **among** Member States
  Répartition **entre** les États membres
  ([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 527166)

## parmi

Used about 68 039 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 64 · literary ≈ 17 · biblical ≈ 363 · parliamentary ≈ 2 552 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 325 · UN documents ≈ 63 718).

- One miracle **among** many.
  Un miracle **parmi** d'autres.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by tieguy and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#13816556](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/13816556) [\#2026269](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2026269))

- Now, then, **among** those giants there was one Titan,—Cambronne.
  Donc, **parmi** tous ces géants, il y eut un titan, Cambronne.
  ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 7404)

- But he who is greatest **among** you will be your servant.
  Le plus grand **parmi** vous sera votre serviteur.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 23:11)

- I am aware that there are two schools of thought **among** you.
  Je suis conscient qu’il y a **parmi** vous deux sortes de réaction.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 761153)

- The Commission shall designate a System Security Officer from **among** its officials.
  La Commission désigne **parmi** ses agents un responsable de la sécurité du système.
  ([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 1993429)

## pays

Used about 26 159 times in the texts (biblical ≈ 18 · parliamentary ≈ 464 · legal and administrative ≈ 189 · UN documents ≈ 25 487).

- Be careful, lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land where you are going, lest it be for a snare **among** you;
  Garde-toi de faire alliance avec les habitants du **pays** où tu dois entrer, de peur qu’ils ne soient un piège pour toi.
  ([World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910](https://ebible.org/) · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · EXO 34:12)

- Taiwan is a country with a very ambitious public health programme, and its people are **among** those with the longest average life span in Asia.
  Taiwan est un **pays** qui a développé un programme très ambitieux en matière de santé et l'un des pays asiatiques ayant la plus longue durée moyenne de vie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 305912)

- The Convention aims to replace the protocols on rules of origin currently in force **among** the countries of the pan-Euro-Mediterranean area with a single legal act.
  La convention vise à remplacer par un acte juridique unique les protocoles relatifs aux règles d'origine actuellement en vigueur dans les **pays** de la zone paneuro-méditerranéenne.
  ([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 159073)

- 23. The fiscal response to the global financial crisis varied **among** ESCWA member countries.
  Les **pays** membres de la CESAO ont apporté une réponse fiscale variée à la crise financière mondiale.
  ([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 20703130)

- Because, according to the definition used, this income could be higher than the minimum wage, which is what 15% of French workers earn; a record **among** developed countries.
  Parce que selon la définition retenue, ce revenu pourrait être supérieur au salaire minimum, qui concerne 15 % des travailleurs en France. Un record dans les **pays** développés.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1421786)

## membres

Used about 885 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 696 · legal and administrative ≈ 189).

- The rise in unemployment **among** Member States is a matter for concern, jeopardising the principle of intergenerational solidarity.
  La hausse du chômage dans les États **membres** est inquiétante et menace le principe de solidarité intergénérationnelle.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1494706)

- The kick-off meeting will also provide the opportunity to inform TWG members on issues that need to be treated consistently **among** BREFs, in particular:
  La réunion de démarrage offrira également l’occasion d’informer les **membres** du GTT sur les questions qui doivent être traitées de manière cohérente dans tous les BREF, en particulier:
  ([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 2491238)

- The restrictions on press freedom and the arbitrary arrests **among** the opposition once again underline the lack of democracy.
  Les restrictions à la liberté de la presse et les arrestations arbitraires de **membres** de l' opposition soulignent une fois de plus le manque de démocratie.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 208341)

- We can assume that the Europe 2020 strategy will be viewed in different ways **among** the Heads of State or Governments of the Member States.
  Nous pouvons supposer que la stratégie Europe 2020 sera envisagée de différentes manières selon les chefs d'État ou de gouvernement des États **membres**.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1363025)

## More sentences

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

- Acne is a very common problem, especially **among** teenagers.
  L'acné est un problème très courant, en particulier chez les adolescents.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#3393635](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3393635) [\#10628947](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/10628947))

- The hairstyle soon became popular **among** young people.
  Cette coupe de cheveux devint rapidement populaire auprès des jeunes.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Lumi and Scott · checked, community translation · [\#44432](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/44432) [\#1897256](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1897256))

- You can number me **among** your friends.
  Vous pouvez me compter au nombre de vos amis.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Swift and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#16078](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/16078) [\#544216](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/544216))

## 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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