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# basis — English to French

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

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

Sentence pairs counted, by form: basis (383 700). By style: everyday 37 · biblical 5 · parliamentary 23 132 · legal and administrative 72 438 · UN documents 288 088.

## base

Used about 174 739 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 15 · parliamentary ≈ 13 976 · legal and administrative ≈ 34 710 · UN documents ≈ 126 038).

- Every vector space has a **basis**.
  Tout espace vectoriel a une **base**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by halfb1t and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#2128083](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2128083) [\#2128418](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2128418))

- A sound **basis** is now available to the governments.
  Les gouvernements disposent à présent d'une **base** solide.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 469366)

- 愦灭;gt; 10 %, expressed as the anion on dry **basis**
  愦灭;gt; 10 %, exprimés en anions sur **base** sèche.
  ([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 3688484)

- 8. There thus exists a constitutional **basis** for:
  8. En conséquence, il existe une **base** constitutionnelle pour :
  ([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 2704675)

- Water is the **basis** for all life.
  L'eau est à la **base** de toute vie.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Adelpa and Adelpa · checked, community translation · [\#8892796](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8892796) [\#8891748](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8891748))

## sur

Used about 38 522 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 3 · parliamentary ≈ 964 · legal and administrative ≈ 7 546 · UN documents ≈ 30 009).

- What is the **basis** for the argument?
  **Sur** quoi se fonde cet argument ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#48747](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/48747) [\#914285](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/914285))

- On what **basis** is the Commission granting these appropriations?
  **Sur** quels critères la Commission accorde-t-elle ces crédits ?
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 299922)

- Not more than 1 % on the dried **basis** (insoluble in 10 % hydrochloric acid)
  Pas plus de 1 % **sur** la matière sèche (insolubles dans l'acide chlorhydrique à 10 %)
  ([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 1736831)

- Furthermore, some substances may only be transported on the **basis** of an approval by the competent authority.
  Certaines matières, en outre, peuvent seulement être transportées **sur** autorisation délivrée par l &apos; autorité compétente.
  ([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 6648925)

- What is the **basis** for the argument?
  **Sur** quoi s'appuie cet argument ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CM and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#48747](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/48747) [\#914287](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/914287))

## régulièrement

Used about 15 509 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 5 · parliamentary ≈ 482 · legal and administrative ≈ 3 018 · UN documents ≈ 12 004).

- We talk on the phone on a regular **basis**.
  Nous nous appelons **régulièrement**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Hybrid and whinsp92 · checked, community translation · [\#8746025](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/8746025) [\#9070252](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9070252))

- You must be aware of this, as we have been discussing matters with you on a very regular **basis** for three years. The way ahead is open.
  J'ai toujours considéré, et vous le savez car nous vous en parlons très **régulièrement** depuis trois ans, qu'il fallait le faire pour montrer le chemin pour le reste.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 485820)

- The Handbook of Procedures is updated on a regular **basis**.
  Ce manuel de procédures est **régulièrement** mis à jour.
  ([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 4680622)

- (d) Heritage Learning a free magazine sent to schools on a termly **basis**;
  d) Heritage Learning, qui est un magazine gratuit diffusé **régulièrement** auprès des établissements scolaires ;
  ([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 9115072)

- She visits the dentist on a regular **basis**, so she seldom gets toothaches.
  Comme elle se rend chez le dentiste **régulièrement**, elle a rarement mal aux dents.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CK and U2FS · checked, community translation · [\#510208](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/510208) [\#835188](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/835188))

## juridique

Used about 6 485 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 1 · parliamentary ≈ 482 · UN documents ≈ 6 002).

- The jury in the Depp-Heard case was improper, having been given full access to the Internet, and its decision had no **basis** in law.
  Le jury dans le procès Depp contre Heard fut inapproprié, étant donné leur libre accès à Internet, et la décision qu'ils ont prise n'avait aucun fondement **juridique**.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shekitten and zogwarg · checked, community translation · [\#11986297](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11986297) [\#11986520](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11986520))

- Companies need a stable, predictable legal **basis** on which to be able to make plans.
  Or les entreprises ont besoin d'un cadre **juridique** stable et prévisible pour planifier leurs activités.
  ([Europarl v8](https://www.statmt.org/europarl/) · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1165613)

- However, they were all rejected because, inter alia, the applicants could not prove the legal **basis** on which they lived in the respective plots.
  Toutefois, elles ont toutes été déboutées, notamment du fait qu &apos; elles ne pouvaient pas établir le fondement **juridique** de leur occupation des parcelles.
  ([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 29369985)

## More sentences

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

- Hey, we aren't on first name **basis**.
  Nous n'avons pas gardé les cochons ensemble.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by zogwarg and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#11960431](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11960431) [\#911165](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/911165))

- Few people are on a first name **basis** with the president.
  Peu de gens nomment le président par son prénom.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by darinmex and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#607047](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/607047) [\#817678](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/817678))

- Since when are you two on a first name **basis**?
  Depuis quand vous appelez-vous tous deux par vos prénoms ?
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by CS and sacredceltic · checked, community translation · [\#1508180](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1508180) [\#1509916](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1509916))

## 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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