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By style: everyday 28 · literary 7 · parliamentary 2 174 · legal and administrative 2 996 · UN documents 54 374. ## milieux Used about 6 236 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 181 · legal and administrative ≈ 391 · UN documents ≈ 5 664). - Therefore, it is untrue that only children from privileged **backgrounds** can benefit from Erasmus grants. Il n'est donc pas vrai que seuls les enfants de **milieux** favorisés peuvent bénéficier de bourses Erasmus. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 83231) - Children from disadvantaged **backgrounds** have the right to specific measures to enhance equal opportunities. Les enfants de **milieux** défavorisés ont le droit de bénéficier de mesures spécifiques visant à renforcer l'égalité des chances. ([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 4224007) - (c) That most children subject to them are from disadvantaged **backgrounds**. c) Le fait que la plupart des enfants faisant l ' objet d ' une ASBO sont issus de **milieux** défavorisés. ([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 22468581) - What prejudices are there in society, for example against young people from migrant **backgrounds**? Quelles discriminations existe-t-il au sein de la société, par exemple à l'encontre des jeunes issus des **milieux** d'immigrants? ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 909686) - They should raise overall education levels, particularly for the least qualified and learners from disadvantaged **backgrounds**. Ils devraient améliorer le niveau global de formation, en particulier pour les moins qualifiés et les apprenants issus de **milieux** défavorisés. ([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 4528473) ## fond Used about 3 002 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7 · literary ≈ 7 · parliamentary ≈ 136 · legal and administrative ≈ 586 · UN documents ≈ 2 266). - The TV blared in the **background**. La télé beuglait en **fond** sonore. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#5337284](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5337284) [\#9704171](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9704171)) - Marius, more intent on the outside than on the interior, had not, up to that time, taken a good look at the pinioned spy in the dark **background** of the tap-room. Marius, plus occupé du dehors que du dedans, n'avait pas jusque-là regardé attentivement l'espion garrotté au **fond** obscur de la salle basse. ([Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators)](https://www.gutenberg.org/) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 26773) - All of this is set against a **background** of violence and oppression. Tout cela sur **fond** de violence et d'oppression. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 974248) - Urban **background** increment: shipping Incrément niveau de **fond** urbain: transport maritime ([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 2296795) - The new text has been printed on a grey **background**. Le nouveau texte apparaît sur **fond** gris. ([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 9798689) ## issus Used about 2 897 times in the texts (legal and administrative ≈ 65 · UN documents ≈ 2 832). - The general objective of the Fund is to support the efforts made by the Member States in enabling third-country nationals of different economic, social, cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic **backgrounds** to fulfil the conditions of residence and to facilitate their integration into the European societies. Le Fonds a pour objectif général de soutenir les efforts faits par les États membres pour permettre aux ressortissants de pays tiers **issus** de contextes économiques, sociaux, culturels, religieux, linguistiques et ethniques différents de remplir les conditions de séjour et pour faciliter leur intégration dans les sociétés européennes. ([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 1138260) - Information concerning children and young people with immigrant **backgrounds** Informations concernant les enfants et les adolescents **issus** de l ' immigration ([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 20625398) - In the light of INTI and referring to the Commission Communications on immigration, integration and employment and the First annual report on Migration and Integration, it is considered necessary to endow the Community from 2007 with a specific instrument designed to contribute to the national efforts of Member States to develop and implement integration policies which enable third-country nationals of different cultural, religious, linguistic and ethnic **backgrounds** to fulfil the conditions of residence and to facilitate their integration into European societies, in accordance with the Common Basic Principles and in complementarity with the European Social Fund (hereinafter referred to as ESF). À la lumière du programme INTI et en référence aux communications de la Commission sur l'immigration, l'intégration et l'emploi et au premier rapport annuel sur la migration et l'intégration, il convient de doter la Communauté, à partir de 2007, d'un instrument spécifique visant à contribuer aux efforts nationaux déployés par les États membres pour élaborer et mettre en œuvre des politiques d'intégration qui permettent aux ressortissants de pays tiers **issus** de contextes culturels, religieux, linguistiques et ethniques différents de remplir les conditions de résidence et à faciliter leur intégration dans les sociétés européennes, conformément aux principes de base communs et en complémentarité avec le Fonds social européen (ci-après dénommé «FSE»). ([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 1138215) - There is no clear pattern of either motivation or choice of victim, and citizens of all social and economic **backgrounds** have been targeted. Les motifs ou le choix des victimes ne sont pas clairs, les citoyens **issus** de toutes les couches sociales et économiques étant pris pour cibles. ([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 14209436) - Among Norwegian nationals with immigrant **backgrounds**, there is no difference between men and women with regard to voter participation. Parmi les citoyens norvégiens **issus** de l ' immigration, il n ' y a pas de différence entre les taux de participation au vote des hommes et des femmes. ([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 16968259) ## différents Used about 2 728 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 136 · legal and administrative ≈ 326 · UN documents ≈ 2 266). - There's a stark difference in **background** and ideology between the two presidential candidates. Les deux candidats à l'élection présidentielle ont un parcours et une idéologie complètement **différents**. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by patgfisher and lbdx · checked, community translation · [\#4719422](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4719422) [\#9989649](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9989649)) - The Member States have different **backgrounds** where military alliances and neutrality are concerned. Nos pays connaissent effectivement des contextes historiques **différents** sur la question des alliances et du non-alignement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 42042) - approach with regard to involving young people from different **backgrounds**; leur approche visant à associer des jeunes d'horizons **différents**; ([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 4681803) - - illuminate and increase understanding and appreciation of alternative points of view and different cultural **backgrounds**; - mettre en lumière, mieux comprendre et apprécier des points de vue et des modes de vie **différents**; ([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 1827308) - The Member States do have different **backgrounds** where military alliances and neutrality are concerned. Nos pays connaissent effectivement des contextes historiques **différents** sur la question des alliances et du non-alignement. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 39378) ## contexte Used about 2 250 times in the texts (parliamentary ≈ 453 · legal and administrative ≈ 98 · UN documents ≈ 1 699). - Against this **background**, I share the views of Mr de Brémond d'Ars. Dans ce **contexte**, je partage l'avis de M. Brémond d'Ars. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1664468) - In Annex II, the following paragraph is added at the end of point 2 **Background**: dans l'annexe II, l'alinéa suivant est inséré à la fin du point 2 «**Contexte**»: ([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 599576) - Explosive Ordnance Disposal - **background** Neutralisation des explosifs et munitions - **Contexte** ([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 8955432) - All this is taking place against a dramatic economic **background**. Et tout ceci se produit dans un **contexte** économique dramatique. ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1117693) - This development has to be seen against the **background** of the significant increase of Union consumption by 66 % during the same period. Cette évolution doit être placée dans le **contexte** de la forte hausse de la consommation de l’Union, de 66 %, au cours de la même période. ([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 1949542) ## More sentences Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out. - I'll stay in the **background**. Je vais rester en retrait. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and flowingwords · checked, community translation · [\#3826401](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/3826401) [\#11925042](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11925042)) - There is a castle in the **background** of the picture. On voit un château à l'arrière-plan du tableau. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and mookeee · checked, community translation · [\#49018](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/49018) [\#1091880](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1091880)) - The CIA runs a thorough **background** check on all new employees. La CIA procède à une analyse détaillée des antécédents de tous les nouveaux employés. ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1168523](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1168523) [\#1170067](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1170067)) ## 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/). ## About these examples Translations are found by how often the two words stand in the same sentence pairs, and the highlighted words are matched automatically: both are approximate. Counts are estimated from a sample of each source. 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